THE LATE NO Millman Bill Would Close Bar Patios at Midnight, Ending the Good Times by Natalie O’Neill Blywoman Joan Millman (D– Voices
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The Brooklyn Paper Carroll Gardens) would apply “We’ve gotten a lot of com- The city that never sleeps now to all bars and restaurants less plaints about it,” Millman said. apparently wants to nod off by than 10 stories high or within “We’re not trying to put any- midnight. 500 feet of residential properties one out of business; if you are A Carroll Gardens lawmaker in New York City — meaning a good, responsible owner then is pushing a bill that would close basically everywhere in Brown- it won’t affect you.” backyard and rooftop bars by 12 stone Brooklyn. But bar operators who depend am on weekends — and ban all Supporters of the so-called on open-air drinking — espe- Photo Callan by Tom outdoor amplified music at such “Millman Cut-off” say that late cially in sweaty summer months Jim Rowe of Trophy Bar in Williamsburg is upset establishments. patio boozing burdens neigh- — say it’s not that simple. by a state bill that would close his gorgeous patio The bill, drafted by Assem- bors with the boom of drunken See BILL on page 5 at midnight on weekends. Usama, get your gun Photo by Stefano Giovannini Jessica Little loves smoking while watching kickball in McCa- rren Park in Greenpoint. Her comment on the outdoor puff- FBI reaches out to Muslim ing ban? “You live in New York City, there is pollution.” youth — with fi repower! By Thomas Tracy The G-Men, as well as other fed- THEY’LL KEEP The Brooklyn Paper eral agencies, flocked to Kingsbor- Photo by Arthur De Gaeta The FBI built bridges with Brook- ough Community College in Man- Usama Nadeem checks out a missile launcher during the FBI’s lyn’s Muslim community last week- hattan Beach last Saturday for the “Muslim Youth Conference” last week. The event was designed to end with the help of some really seri- first-ever FBI Muslim Youth Confer- ON SMOKIN’ strengthen relations between the feds and Muslim-Americans. ous firepower. See USAMA on page 5 By Aaron Short smoke them,” said Sheepshead Bay The Brooklyn Paper resident Leor Hadar as he puffed The city will begin enforcing away on the Boardwalk on Sun- its sweeping prohibition on public day. “But I’ll take the risk and still puffing on Monday — but smok- smoke in public.” Everyone loves Brooklyn! ers say they’d rather fight than Bloomberg has been pushing the switch. law, highlighting the alleged dan- Dozens of Marlboro men gers of secondhand smoke, namely and women across the borough that even brief exposure to out- door cigarette smoke can lead to Girl’s name 34th in U.S.A. say they’ll openly flout Mayor more-frequent asthma attacks in Bloomberg’s Smoke Free Air Act, children with the condition, and which passed in February and goes By Gary Buiso ing baby Brooklyns were born in the 9-11, and Utah is a pretty patriotic state,” respiratory ailments in otherwise The Brooklyn Paper United States — though Brooklyn’s no said Josh Mills, 35, mayor of Herriman, into effect on May 23. healthy adults. The new law bans lighting up in Now that’s a baby bump! queen of the Big Apple, as the name Utah, whose daughter Brooklyn was City data claim that 7,500 New didn’t even crack the top-100 in New born in 2002. “When we were pick- public parks, beaches, the Board- Yorkers die each year from ciga- Brooklyn the borough is fast becom- York, where Isabella is the leader of ing out name, we wanted to commem- walk and the Brooklyn Heights rette smoke, and more than half of ing usurped by “Brooklyn” the baby Promenade, where it will soon non-smokers have elevated levels — at least on out-of-town birth certif- the girl pack. orate the spirit of the city — it’s not be illegal to smoke and walk — of a nicotine by-product in their icates, new data reveals. Out West, it’s a different story: In Manhattan, but it’s close.” or risk a $50 fine. blood. The girl’s name has become the 34th- Utah, South Dakota and North Dakota, It’s been a meteoric rise for “Brook- “It’s so unfair because we’re “The science is clear: prolonged most-popular name in the country, ac- Brooklyn is in sixth place — its high- lyn,” crawling all the way from 177th in paying $12 or $13 a pack for cig- exposure to secondhand smoke — cording to the Social Security Adminis- est rank in the nation. 2000, and rising nine slots from when arettes and now there’s nowhere to See BUTTING on page 1 tration , which oversees such things. “Everyone in the country has an emo- we cast a spotlight on the phenomenon Associated Press / Peter Kramer Nationwide last year, 6,068 bounc- tional connection to what happened on See NAME on page 5 Brooklyn Decker — nice name. It’s junk justice in Cobble Hill Ex–PS 29 treasurer to skip jail — if she returns the cash ecutors say. By Thomas Tracy “At the minimum, she On the withdrawal slips, The Brooklyn Paper should do some commu- Hogan, who owns the Prov- The former PTA trea- nity service along the lines idence Day Spa on Atlan- surer accused of swiping of 4,000 hours or for a cou- tic Avenue, claimed that nearly $100,000 from a ple years rather than get a the pilfered cash was be- Cobble Hill public school free pass,” said Tom Fuco, ing spent on class trips to won’t face any jail time if who has a son and daugh- the Brooklyn–Queens Con- she returns every dollar — ter at the school. servatory of Music and Club and parents at the school Others backed hard Getaway. feel like they’ve been vic- time. But investigators say that timized again. “She should serve in she spent the funds on fer- Brooklyn DA Charles jail for what she did,” said tility treatments and the rent school parent Clyde Bab- Hynes presented the on both her home and her son. “Just like if you steal prison-free sweetheart business between Smith and deal to Providence Hogan money from the bank, you Photo Callan by Tom need to serve time.” Hoyt streets. — who allegedly stole funds Hogan admitted to steal- Volunteers and kids are organizing a full-time patrol inside Prospect Park to set aside for trips and after- As treasurer, Hogan had protect Canada geese, including the cute new baby gosling (inset). access to the PTA’s check- ing from the PTA in Feb- school programs — during ruary after the group dis- a brief court appearance on book between May, 2008, Photo by Paul Martinka covered a disparity on its Monday. and September, 2010. Dur- tax returns. Hogan admit- “The deal was for full Providence Hogan, the former treasurer of the ing that time, she cut checks restitution and probation,” PTA at PS 29 in Cobble Hill – is facing no jail time to herself ranging from ted stealing the $100,000, The bird warriors! Hynes’s spokesman Jerry if she pays back the money she stole. $6,000 to $52,000, pros- See JUSTICE on page 2 Schmetterer explained. “If Park activist start a 24/7 ‘goosewatch’ she doesn’t accept the plea and goes to trial, she could By Natalie O’Neill “If they come back [for the geese], it should be get two to six years.” ... And yard vandals offer money, too The Brooklyn Paper documented,” said Edita Birnkrant, an organizer. But on Tuesday at the Meet the goose patrol. “It’s an outrage; and people should see it.” Henry Street school, par- By Gary Buiso attorney Sam Gregory to set up a A group of watchdogs has launched “a 24/7 Appropriately titled “Goose Watch,” the ents were quick to blast The Brooklyn Paper $50,000 bank account to pay for the goose watch” in Prospect Park to prevent fed- group’s meetings are the first organized effort Hynes’s use of the “Get Parents of the privileged teens who damage done by their spawn. eral officials from once again slaughtering by citizens to monitor the behavior of the out of Jail” card. torched a Cobble Hill playground have “The parents were very upset about their feathered friends. agency that secretly exterminated hun- “It’s not fair because she set aside $50,000 to cover the damage, what happened, and they wanted to The group — which consists of about dreds of geese in the park last July. stole, regardless of whether but critics say the PR move amounts figure out a way to get that playground 40 wildlife advocates, business lead- Plans for the military-style oper- or not she returns it,” said to little more than a cynical sociol- operational and up and running as soon ers and residents — says it will ation come after six geese hatched Mitciacima Morisset, whose ogy lesson about class — and, per- as possible,” Gregory said, claiming plant night-vision cameras and in the park last week — the first two daughters attend the haps, the lack thereof.