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Published every Saturday — online all the time — by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington St, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2005 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 16 pages •Vol.28, No. 21 BRZ •Saturday, May 21, 2005 • FREE Magic’s BORO’S BEACON kingdom Our 9-11 memorial dedicated in Ridge By Jotham Sederstrom NBA Hall-of-Famer buys The Brooklyn Papers On a breezy, sun-filled day eerily reminiscent of the September morning when two commercial jets were flown into the World Trade Center towers, several hundred people, many of whom wit- Williamsburgh Bank tower nessed the destruction from the 69th Street Pier in Bay Ridge, returned to that dock for the unveiling of Brooklyn’s first-ever By Jess Wisloski borough-wide memorial to victims of those attacks. The Brooklyn Papers Fire and police boats quietly circled Monday morning as, one-by-one, He conquered the NBA, he’s a giant in the officials involved with the Brooklyn Remembers memorial project stepped retail franchising field and now Earvin behind a podium and carefully reflected on the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A “Magic” Johnson towers above Brooklyn with light fog blurred an otherwise clear view of Lower Manhattan. his latest purchase — the Williamsburgh Sav- “You can understand what a perfect place this is for a memorial. Just ings Bank tower. look around you,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg during the May 16 cer- An investment fund led by the NBA Hall-of- emony, adding later, “We saw blazing towers go down. But human beings Famer teamed up with a New York developer to have the capability to mourn while also looking to the future.” purchase the building at 1 Hanson Place, the bor- More than 400 men and women, many of them relatives of the 283 Brook- ough’s tallest, the partners announced this week. lynites who died that day, appeared stoic, if not a bit solemn, as Bloomberg They plan to convert the city landmark office and other elected officials took turns praising the memorial, a bronze sculpture building, which stands 34 stories and 512 feet tall, depicting the once prominent trumpet used by firefighters to announce danger. into luxury condominiums with ground-floor retail. See BEACON on page 5 The Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund, which incor- porates Johnson’s development company — which also has another luxury condominium project in progress in Park Slope, at 45 Park Place — “focus- es on the development of urban properties in under- served neighborhoods,” according to a press re- lease by the company. They teamed up with the Dermot Co. to pur- chase the building. One report had the price tag at $71 million, although that could not be confirmed by press time. From the time it was built in 1929 until 1962, the Williamsburgh Bank building’s four-sided clock was the largest in the nation. A city landmark, the grand limestone building, which combines Ro- manesque and Byzantine elements, is overdue for a facelift. Besides HSBC bank, which sold the tower and will vacate its eight floors, the building houses the offices of many dentists. Aproject manager for Canyon-Johnson, Bobby Turner, said he saw the Williamsburgh tower op- portunity as “unrivaled” and “unbelievable.” “The whole mandate of the fund that we manage is to revitalize densely populated and ethnically di- / Tom Callan / Tom verse communities, and look for unique opportuni- / Tom Callan / Tom ties to contribute in development,” Turner said. “Here’s a building that was built in the 1920s that is unparalleled in its landmark status and archi- tectural design. It has the fourth largest four-faced clock in the world, it’s got unobstructed views of The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn Manhattan, we are strategically located at the front The Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower, at 1 Hanson Place, door of one of the largest business transit terminals Firefighter John Dilillo (Engine 14, Manhattan) with his mother, Angela Dilillo, visit Brooklyn’s Sept. 11 memorial, “Beacon,” on has been purchased by Magic Johnson and partners. See MAGIC on page 5 the 69th Street Pier in Bay Ridge on Tuesday, the first night it cast its beam of light into the sky.

Fort Ham Nords March Children from the Fredheim Lodge, Sons of Norway, ride in a mockup Viking Boat during last Sunday’s Norwegian Day Pa- survives rade down Fifth Avenue. At right, Miss Norway 2005 Karen Freely acknowledg- cut-backs es her adoring fans. By Jotham Sederstrom The Brooklyn Papers Fort Hamilton made the final cut. The 175-year-old garrison in Bay Ridge will re- main active, according to a base closure list re- leased by the Department of Defense this week that calls for shutting down more than 150 military in- / Greg Mango / Greg stallations nationwide. Mango / Greg Although the list awaits final approval, elected officials who helped spearhead a campaign to save the base say they are confident, finally, that Brook- lyn’s only military outpost will survive a final deci- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn sion in September by President George W. Bush. Papers The Brooklyn Since 2003, many Bay Ridgites have worried that the base might be included in the push to con- solidate the nation’s military might. “We didn’t take anything for granted, and we won’t take anything for granted,” said Bay Ridge- Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who created a task force last year to study the consequences of a pos- sible closure. “We felt passionately about Fort UN in Brooklyn could clog streets Hamilton because of what it’s meant to our national security. It’s not just a piece of land.” By Jotham Sederstrom the issuance of $600 million in one reason he blocked the bid headquarters on the East River Designed as a major push to United Nations and its slew of Fossella cited community activism as one reason The Brooklyn Papers bonds to fund construction of a for new digs in Manhattan. is being renovated. retain back-office space in New diplomatic license plates, inter- the base was spared. Although many supporters 35-story skyscraper next to the Secretary-General Kofi An- Besides its staff of 3,000, the York City and keep corporations sections all along Flatbush Av- contend that it was never in danger, a 15,000-signa- Even with hundreds of new United Nations’ current head- nan said in a report issued last U.N.’s General Assembly meet- from fleeing to New Jersey, the enue are predicted to see added ture petition in support of the garrison was sent to parking spaces included in the quarters, said that a move to week that the United Nations ings require a conference hall Downtown Brooklyn Plan, traffic. It cited Willoughby Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld earlier this Downtown Brooklyn Plan Brooklyn would almost certainly may have found commercial big enough to seat 1,800 — passed by the City Council in Street in particular, of which de- month. Combined with a 66-page report detailing redevelopment project, the usher in traffic and parking woes. space in Downtown Brooklyn which a development proposed August, is expected to encour- veloper Joseph Sitt has said Fort Hamilton’s role in homeland security and mili- arrival of some 3,000 United “They don’t respect the traffic that could serve its Secretariat on the southern corner of age more than 6 million square U.N. officials inquired. tary recruitment, the campaign sought to enlighten Nations employees would laws of the city of New York, so and General Assembly needs Willoughby and Flatbush av- feet of office development in ad- “Willoughby Street would an otherwise uninformed ad hoc committee in drown the area’s already I expect them to be parked all while its iconic glass-and-steel enues might be able to provide. dition to 1 million square feet of function as the primary access charge of selecting the closures. packed streets with wall-to- over the place,” said Golden. retail space and residential de- corridor for much of the com- Leading up to the May 13 announcement, Fos- wall congestion, not to men- “So in Downtown Brooklyn, velopment — in part by allow- mercial development that would sella and other officials touted the 35,000 new re- which is already congested, it PAGE 7 ing buildings to rise up to 400 occur with the proposed ac- cruits that pass through the base each year as well tion deplete an already bleak will just continue to go on. feet. tions,” it states, before adding: as the $1.3 million saved annually by providing parking situation, a traffic They’ll need more meter maids, But according to a draft envi- “The east-bound left-turn move- space on the base for the Army Corps of Engineers, expert and an elected official which will cost taxpayers more Where ronmental impact statement for ment from Willoughby Street which would otherwise be faced with renting pri- warned this week. money.” the Downtown Brooklyn Plan onto Flatbush Avenue Extension vate property at the expense of taxpayers. State Sen. Marty Golden, of The failure of U.N. officials and how released in November 2003, experiences congestion in all But most crucial, they say, is the fort’s unique Bay Ridge, who blocked a vote and foreign diplomats to repay to tan whose authors could not have peak periods.” See FORT HAM on page 12 in Albany over whether to allow parking violations, he said, is foreseen the added impact of the See CLOGGED on page 15

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Service fee paid at time of enrollment. Narrows Botanical Gardens. Soon, contributions from area to the city, and the nearby tur- Not valid with any other offers. valid only at participating locations. “When we began, it was just merchants allowed for renova- tle sanctuary, which draws to clean up the park and make tions like a hillside cobble- dozens of students each year. it presentable, but before we stone wall and a rose garden, Helen Bruno, another Bay knew it, it became more than the first of more than a dozen Ridge resident, is the Gar- we had ever dreamed of. that followed. Two years into dens’ educational instructor. We’re still excited.” the campaign, said Regan, the Despite the sanctuary’s Loose Dentures? “WHAT?” The birthday party is this Parks Department took notice close quarters, Regan and GO AHEAD.... 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The widespread Gazelle said she was dis- wrong, this is what I have to The Brooklyn Papers attention of Brooklyn Borough tiara on.” interest led to media attention covered by the plus-size de- improve on.” President Marty Markowitz, She did fine, as did the worldwide, including from signer Lonie Cisco, who In Randolph’s opinion, Andria Gazelle, a regis- himself a pudgy politico who event itself. Several hundred Japan, Spain and Finland. passed her name on to There- Gazelle benefited from the tered nurse and profession- often makes light of his weak- participants gathered in Bay That year, Gazelle said, she sa Randolph, who created the Cisco-designed clothing she al model, has squeezed ness for Junior’s cheesecake. Ridge on Saturday, May 15, was living in Carroll Gardens Ms. Full-Figured USA com- wore on the catwalk and, well, into a full range of clothing Looking to continue his “Light- and in Downtown Brooklyn with her husband of eight petition in 1989 as a way to just about everything else. sizes. If memory serves, en Up Brooklyn” campaign, on Sunday, May 16. years, Joseph Stewart, and raise the self-esteem of “It was her style, it was her the Bedford-Stuyvesant- credited in 2002 with helping On Sunday, Markowitz and was unable to reverse a grow- women like herself. presentation,” said Randolph. born woman wore size-12 some 6,000 Brooklynites drop Gazelle began their jaunt at ing weight problem. After bal- “Even as recently as 1989, “Her gown was phenomenal. pants as a teenager, size-20 a combined 41 tons, Markowitz Borough Hall Plaza, where looning to around 400 pounds, there was no outlet for us,” Her designer Lonie Cisco was after settling down in enlisted Gazelle to lead last they walked to the Brooklyn however, she began exercising said Randolph. phenomenal. It was how she regularly and paying closer at- Speaking of last year’s stood, her eye contact, her Brooklyn Heights and weekend’s walk. Bridge — but only to its cen- “Marty wanted me to lead ter (wouldn’t want to cross tention to the health advice competition, held in New Jer- smile, her poise and grace. size-34 after relocating to the walk, which was great,” into Manhattan, would we?). she was offering to patients as sey, Randolph said that the She wowed the audience.” Carroll Gardens. Gazelle said of the two-day In Bay Ridge, the pair and a nurse at Mount Sinai Med- theater was packed with Randolph said she will be-

But it was only after return- outing in both Bay Ridge and several hundred other health Callan / Tom ical Center, in Manhattan. Brooklynites, both on the gin auditioning on May 22 for ing to a size 18, following Downtown Brooklyn, which nuts began their hike on the These days a size-18, who stage and in the audience. the first-ever Ms. Full-Figured years as a 400-pound woman, on Sunday came to a close 69th Street Pier, and continued says her ideal weight is just “Brooklyn was definitely in New York, a competition that that Gazelle tapped into her near the middle of the Brook- south along the Shore Parkway two sizes smaller, Gazelle the house — and this was in could earn Brooklyn a second ideal weight and went on to lyn Bridge. Bike Path all the way to the goes to the gym thrice weekly New Jersey,” said Randolph. princess sometime in Septem- become Ms. Full-Figured “But he was outpacing Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and hits the pavement for long Gazelle (a stage name she ber. Gazelle said she doesn’t The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn USA, a competition that each me,” she added. “And the and then returned to the pier. walks almost every day after prefers over Andrea Wallace- mind sharing that mantle. year scours the country for whole time I was thinking, “I have asked Andria Borough President Marty Markowitz and Ms. Full-Figured work. She even has a personal Stewart) actually first sought As is, said Randolph, at plump princesses. this isn’t going to look good if Gazelle, the Ms. Full-Figured Andria Gazelle walk the Brooklyn Bridge on May 15. trainer. the Ms. Full-Figured crown in least 10 of the 30 New York- That honor, bestowed upon Ms. Full-Figured USA passes USA 2005 winner — who is “It really doesn’t matter if 2003, but was named runner- ers who have already audi- also a Brooklynite — to join weigh-ins during an eight-week you’re a size 2, 12, 24 or 34 up. In her case, it was the sec- tioned and plan to compete in us, since she exemplifies that exercise program. Even — I’ve been all of those,” said ond time that turned out to be September’s pageant call one can be full bodied, beauti- Markowitz managed to lose 11 Gazelle. “Hopefully, what I a charm. Brooklyn home. ful and fit!” pounds, but then regained 17. can show people is that you “It’s like anything else,” “Brooklyn will be well rep- This year’s campaign, how- The biggest weight losers can lead a productive positive said Gazelle. “It’s like when a resented, that’s for sure,” ever, was leaner than in 2002, — from Canarsie, Crown happy life regardless of what football player loses the game, added Randolph. when thousands of Brook- Heights and East New York size you are, and regardless of they look back at the tapes If not, the borough still has lynites dutifully submitted to — were rewarded with trips to how much you weigh.” and say this is what I did Gazelle. City still assigning no blame in girl’s snowplow death By Jess Wisloski have finally proceeded in pre-trial ques- “I sent them a bill to pay for the rather unusual.” The Brooklyn Papers tioning sessions with the family. headstone,” Schlossman added. “I think “They know which vehicle it is,” she The family’s lawyer, Beth Schloss- they’re paying for that, too.” maintained. Six months after a snowplow man, has said the police narrowed it The city paid for the little girl’s fu- Neither did the office of Mayor took the life of a 10-year-old Red down to one of four city Department of neral after her parents signed a waiver Michael Bloomberg share any sympa- Hook girl, the city still has not told Sanitation vehicles operating in Red agreeing that the payment was not cor- thy, Schlossman said. the family who was responsible. Hook that day and told The Brooklyn relative to an admittance of guilt. “Not since the accident. Nobody has On Jan. 23, Markita Weaver was sit- Papers in February that investigators Police department spokesman Detec- contacted [Weaver’s mother, Maria ting against a snow bank at the corner told her “they did find hair or one of tive Walter Burns declined this week to Jimenez]. Nobody has told her who the of Richards and Wolcott streets putting her hairs and are doing some kind of comment on the case except to say, driver was. Nobody has reached out to plastic bags over her shoes to play in new genetic testing [on it]. “That investigation is ongoing. There’s her,” said the lawyer. the bountiful snow when a plow turned “The investigation is not complete a lot of different tests we have to do.” The mayor’s press office referred all the corner and crushed her into the yet, but they are fairly certain it’s a San- Asked about Schlossman’s assertion calls seeking comment for this article to snow. The plow proceeded on without itation vehicle,” said Schlossman. that the city knows who drove the the NYPD, and declined to comment stopping, presumably unaware of what Just three weeks after the tragedy, snowplow that struck Weaver, Burns on behalf of the mayor. had happened, according to witnesses. Schlossman said, she was told by an in- said, “We’re not going to talk about Responding to requests to transfer Though it’s now May, and the snow vestigator that they knew who the driv- lawsuits, they will be fought out in from their Red Hook Houses public banks have long melted, Markita’s er was, but that she had to wait for the court.” housing apartment building, because death is still fresh in the minds of her forensic tests to be completed. Schlossman says she’s perplexed as the family’s home overlooks the corner family. 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Until the sale, an Calling for a return to the 13 develop a fiscally prudent plan — to that idea. “Initially, we were talk- observation deck had been accessible afforded spectacular “guiding principles” upon which and not include housing. ing about restaurants,” she went on. views of the New York Harbor and Statue of Liberty, as well the notion of a public park along In a presentation on behalf of the “They’ve been given the kibosh com- as Brooklyn itself. the waterfront between the Man- Willowtown Association, Francis pletely for a private land grab.” Asked about the possibility of a public viewing station in hattan Bridge and Atlantic Avenue urged the park planners to hark back Matthew Urbanski, one of the two the building, Turner said, “This will be a private condo facili- became a city- and state-funded to those principles and to build the principal landscape architects work- ty. I think when it operated as a commercial office building plan, members of Brooklyn Heights’ park in phases “in order to maintain ing on Brooklyn Bridge Park, re- that was one thing, but I don’t think insurance would provide Willowtown Association on Tues- the true intent of these principles.” sponded to the group’s criticisms, for a private condominium residential building to offer that day night told a group of Brooklyn She referred to the new park at Main which were shown on a PowerPoint / Jori Klein kind of access.” Bridge Park planners to go back to Street in DUMBO as an example of slideshow, by saying he thought they With an anticipated completion date of the summer of the drawing board. how it should be done. were mistaken on a lot of what the 2006, and an already-secured broker in the Corcoran Group, “Why is there this rush to build park plans were. Turner said the investment fund isn’t bothered that plans for And this time, they noted, leave housing first?” asked Francis. “The “There are numerous things I new residential and office towers down the block, as part of out the luxury condominiums. process caters to residential real es- would like to respond to, and there are developer Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards plan, could dwarf the At least 70 residents crammed into tate developers, which is in conflict many things that are based on blind iconic bank building. the Alfred T. White Community Cen- with the public park values,” outlined misunderstandings, that are absolutely Papers File The Brooklyn Ratner’s plan, which includes 17 towers ranging from 110- ter on Willow Place at Joralemon in the guiding principals, which were not true” said Urbanski. One point, he The park model presented in February included a 30-story building. feet to 620-feet tall, would build the new tallest building in Street May 16 to hear and respond to designed and approved by a group of said, was an issue raised by Francis Brooklyn only a block away at the intersection of Flatbush the new plans which, unlike designs community members and local elect- about lack of recreational opportuni- tal impact statement for the project. “Guys, it’s either you do or you and Atlantic avenues. Those towers are part of the company’s presented in 2000, rely on large con- ed officials in 1992. ties in the project plan. To that he The one point reiterated by the Wil- don’t. Do you have the numbers? Or plans to build a professional basketball arena and 17 office do developments — a total of 730 The principles were also refer- pointed at re-use of pier sheds for ten- lowtown members was the need for do you not? If you do, can we have and residential towers on property emanating from the inter- units — at the DUMBO and Cobble enced in a memorandum of under- nis and basketball court shelters and a numbers. them? And, if not, let’s just say so section of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues and stretching three Hill ends of the park to pay for annu- standing that commits city and state year-round soccer field on Pier 5. Park planning consultant Tom and let’s come clean. We want to see block into Prospect Heights. al upkeep. funding that was allocated in 2002 by He also said it was unfair to com- Montvel-Cohen pointed out that the what the buildings cost,” she said. “I think our theory and philosophy’s always been we don’t “We want a park we can use, not Gov. George Pataki and Mayor pare the Master Plan of 2000 to the BBPDC has provided information Mary Goodman, another member need to be the biggest, we need to be the best,” said Turner. just look at,” said Judi Francis, a mem- Michael Bloomberg. current Master Plan because the for- packets with “all of the revenue-gener- of the Willowtown Association, said “We think this will provide the best services and amenities ber of the loose-knit organization of Francis said the community was mer was “impossible” to build given ating uses as much as we can.” But that for her, the model that the devel- for the community.” residents. “It is not a park — it is an shown housing before any other the BBPDC’s budget. those have not included the costs of the opers presented was emblematic of Johnson, a five-time NBA champion, won the league’s exclusive luxury condo development plans of how to generate revenue, In March, neighborhood groups in development sites or maintenance of the communication problems. Most Valuable Player award three times and was three times that is publicly inaccessible, but with and asked why the community was- DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Cobble Hill, each pier individually, as Francis asked. “We were in the audience, and I named MVP of the NBA finals. After retiring from the NBA, award-winning landscaping!” n’t involved in the process that led to Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, At- “We have the money to build the couldn’t figure out how to look at the he became something of a mogul starting ventures that in- The 13 guiding principles included that solution. lantic Avenue, Fulton Ferry and the park, however the longer we wait the thing,” said Goodman, who said she clude joint involvement through his Urban Fund with the TGI strictures that the planning for the Ellen Bate, a Hicks Street resident, Columbia Street Waterfront District less park we have,” said Urbanski believed the model was done from a Friday’s restaurant chain, Magic Johnson Theaters movie 1.3-mile park would include full pub- said she’d heard that one of the park drafted a letter asking that the bluntly. Manhattan-eye view. “Then I realized multiplexes and Washington Mutual Home Loan Centers. lic participation throughout the plan- planners asked at a recent meeting if BBPDC make public all of the finan- Francis pointed out that without that DUMBO was on the left; that’s Last September, Johnson’s company opened a Starbuck’s ning, development and management residents would rather have big-box cial information that led to their deci- specific revenue numbers and compa- not how we’d view it. in Ratner’s Atlantic Center mall, across the street from the process; retain and enhance scenic stores on their waterfront. sion to change the plan and to incor- rable options that the public could re- “I think that’s sort of symbolic of Williamsburgh tower, and he appeared at the official opening views; publicly issue Requests for Her response, she said, would have porate the community throughout the view, it did them no good to have the how they view the park, and what their to throngs of adoring fans. Proposals for any commercial devel- been, “Frankly, yeah!” process of preparing an environmen- information piecemeal. relationship is to the community.” “I’ve been here a number of times already,” Johnson told The Brooklyn Papers during the coffeehouse grand opening. “I know the people are nice, but I also know the people are hardworking. It’s a great community and it’s a community sculpture — a 25-foot depiction of a just before the third anniversary of that I’m happy to be a part of.” firefighter’s trumpet laid on its bell the terrorist attacks. But delays stem- Unlike the housing being talked about in the Atlantic Yards — is symbolic of hope. ming from engineering issues and plan, half of which development company Forest City Ratner has BROOKLYN BEACON… Because of delays by the city Art artistic vision (the words “Brooklyn vowed will be “affordable,” all of the units in the Williamsburgh Commission, technical difficulties at Remembers” are now raised rather Bank building will likely be high-end if the Dermot Company Continued from page 1 dreds paid homage to the memorial. as a monument for all those people sticks to its trademark of remodeling for luxury housing. Among the young and old who gath- who died. It was well organized.” the foundry and, most recently, ef- than engraved) pushed the date to For a moment at least, hope replaced forts to schedule around citywide 9- October. Arental development of theirs in Kew Gardens, Queens, sadness, as onlookers cast approving ered on Monday afternoon, and again One Bay Ridge native, Charlie 11 ceremonies and inclement weath- More engineering issues and the fetches a starting price of $1,155 a month rent for studios. glances at the tribute, whose name, that evening, one young boy, the son Zito, said that he decided to visit the Neither Dermot nor Canyon-Johnson spokesmen would er, picking a final date had always simple fact that a ceremony in spring “Beacon,” proved fitting thanks to the of a firefighter, held high an authentic memorial after hearing about its un- address how much they paid for the building, which was put cluster of boats that dutifully surround- fireman’s trumpet, said to be 100 veiling while chatting with friends. Al- been easier said than done. was preferable to one in winter, per- on the market by HSBC Bank in June 2004. ed the pier. years old. though the sculpture has been in the Difficulties first surfaced when the suaded organizers to yet again Initial projections by brokers estimated the property to be “Right behind us, you could see Vito Albanese, a Bensonhurst resi- works, at least in the planning stages, Art Commission asked that the reschedule, this time in May. sold for $60 to $90 million. smoke billowing in the air,” said state dent, was among those in attendance. since October 2001, Zito said that sculpture be installed at the center of Finally installed, the sculpture will The New York City Employee Retirement Funds-New York Sen. Marty Golden, recalling the His sister, Maria LaVache, who was a news of the tribute escaped him until the pier — despite a previous request project its beam of light into the sky City Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement Sys- hundreds of shocked residents who receptionist at Marsh & McLellan, earlier this month. But standing in the to place it near the harbor’s edge by each evening from 9 pm to 11 pm, tem, New York City Police Pension Fund and New York City squeezed onto the pier early that died in the World Trade Center. background behind a semicircle of the Department of Parks and Recre- 365 days a year. Not a day too soon, Fire Department Pension Fund are among the investors in Tuesday morning after learning of the Albanese lauded the memorial ef- chairs that day, Zito appeared as mes- ation. As was evident on Monday, said Markowitz, who allowed that Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund II and, thus, 1 Hanson Place. first plane crash. “Since then, thou- fort. merized by the memorial as those who the Art Commission had final say. even a memorial such as Ressler’s New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. said sands of silent prayers have gone “I thought it was a terrific thing, had spearheaded its arrival. William Guarinello, president of would not wash away the city’s loss. of the purchase, “One Hanson epitomizes the double-bottom- from this pier to the heavens.” said Albanese, who along with other “I think it’s really nice,” said Zito. Brooklyn Remembers, the non-profit “For those of you who lost some- line agenda we have set forth for the City’s retirement funds: Besides elected officials such as family members will memorialize his “It’s outspoken. It’s a nice gesture for organization that put together the one dear, that emptiness can never be to do good for the people of New York and to do well finan- Rep. Vito Fossella, Borough Presi- sister at a street renaming ceremony the community.” memorial effort and raised funds for filled,” said Markowitz, just before a cially for the City’s pension plans. By making smart, prof- dent Marty Markowitz and City on 12th Avenue at 76th Street on The piece itself, said Robert it, had initially believed that the stat- distant fireboat shot water high into itable investments like 1 Hanson, we have created a win-win Councilman Vincent Gentile, hun- May 22. “I think it will stand forever Ressler, the artist who created the ue would be unveiled last August, the air. formula for success.” It’s Time to Stop What makes Maimonides the Blame Game Stroke Center one of the between a teacher and a student is best in the world? By Randi Weingarten unacceptable and that any teacher proven to have engaged in such ublic officials who falter on a pledge generally have activity has no place in a class- Ptwo choices: They can admit the task was too tough room. Last November, the union proposed a zero tolerance policy on and promise to work harder, or they can blame some- this issue that would ensure the one else. Sadly, the current school system administra- safety of children and safeguard tion has chosen the latter. teachers against false accusations. “Teamwork.” The city rejected it. During his first mayoral cam- – Sought salary incentives to The City Council Commission on “Talent.” paign, Mike Bloomberg asked the attract the best teachers to the low- the Campaign for Fiscal Equity - public to hold him accountable for est-performing schools. headed by Anthony Alvarado, an “Technology.” the schools. He deserves credit for – Proposed a zero tolerance plan educator who turned around that. Since taking office, he and to fire any teacher proven to have District 2 and District 4 - recently Chancellor Joel Klein have pro- had a sexual relationship with a issued a report saying that quality posed various policies and initia- student. teachers, smaller class sizes and a tives that made big news splashes – Offered ideas to streamline the laser-like focus on the lowest-per- and reorganized virtually every- process to help, and failing that, forming students are the key ingre- thing. But, if public opinion polls remove, incompetent teachers. dients to improving student per- are any measure, no one believes Instead of negotiating in good formance. Numerous studies have the schools are better. In fact, faith, the school system’s adminis- shown that children in smaller teachers and parents, by and large, tration has rejected our proposals classes have higher test scores, think they are worse. and embarked on a media cam- better grades and a greater Now with the mayoral election paign to demonize the union and appetite for learning. just a few months away, some, strip away most of our contractual Despite the findings of the com- including the chancellor, are taking rights and protections. mission - and a $3.3 billion city every opportunity to blame the sys- For example, the administration budget surplus unveiled earlier this tem’s woes on the contractual pro- says it wants more productivity month - Mayor Bloomberg has said visions the city previously negotiat- from teachers even though we are the city does not have the ed with the teachers’ union, the among the lowest paid teachers in resources to give raises to teach- United Federation of Teachers. the region with the highest class ers, police and firefighters beyond The fact is our teachers have sizes. We responded by proposing the 5 percent over three years he been without a contract for two to add 10 percent more instruction- offered other municipal workers years now since the previous pact al time - the equivalent of four who were willing to reduce the expired on May 31, 2003. Even so, weeks - but the administration starting salaries of workers hired we soldier on. Our teachers earn rejected the idea. after these latest contracts were 15 to 20 percent less than teach- The administration says it wants approved. ers in the surrounding suburbs the best teachers assigned to the The New York Times noted last while teaching classes that, worst schools. A year ago we pro- fall that the UFT has been a partner depending upon the subject, can be posed a school enterprise zone for to every positive school reform over up to 60 percent above the state the 200 lowest-performing schools the past 40 years. We want to keep average. We work in buildings that in the city. The proposal included a that track record going strong. But are overcrowded and dangerously 15 percent pay differential for because the school system admin- dilapidated from years of deferred everyone working in the zone. The istration has squandered opportu- PREVENTION ■ DIAGNOSIS ■ TREATMENT ■ REHABILITATION ■ RESEARCH maintenance and neglect. administration said no. nities for real educational reform, it All we want is a fair contract and The administration says it wants has resorted to playing the blame the support we need to educate the to get rid of incompetent teachers. game and scapegoating. And that Have regular checkups. city’s 1.1 million students. 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extraordinarily relaxing. at home. Because the face fades faster than oth- Otwell. Their Sandra Burns The Spa uses the Fake Bake product line, er parts of the body, a bronzer ($25) can come piece, about a which includes three steps: exfoliation, dry-oil in handy; The Spa carries bronzers for all skin- disastrous molasses spill in 1919 Boston, will be spray and self-tanner. First, Shalene massages types, in several degrees of sparkle that can staged May 28 and May 29 as part of “Program A.” the customer from head-to-toe with the Fake take you from the office (minimum glitz) to Tickets are $20 for one “Labapalooza!” pro- Bake passion fruit body polish. The polish nightclubs (sparkle like a diamond). gram or $30 for both programs (A and B). St. smells great and isn’t as drying as a salt scrub. Total time spent tanning: 90 minutes; total Ann’s Warehouse is located at 38 Water St. be- Then its into The Spa’s shower to rinse off cost: $95 (plus gratuity). — Lisa J. Curtis tween Main and Dock streets. For more informa- the polish and back to the table for dry-oil spray tion, call (718) 254-8779. — Lisa J. Curtis on typically dry areas and nails. The spray en- Spray-it-on ables the self-tanner to smooth over these areas Melaina Ulino’s full-service salon, Down- without leaving dark patches or staining finger- Time Spa, a tranquil and elegant retreat in / Greg Mango / Greg nails or toenails. Williamsburg with high ceilings and gilded fur- Then, Shalene applies the Fake Bake tanner. niture, added its “Beautiful Tan” airbrush tan- DINING Because it has a tint, she can see — and imme- ning line last year. diately fix — any imperfections. She can also Vindy Lam, the resident expert technician,

adjust the level of darkness of the tan to the cus- Papers The Brooklyn applies this all-natural compound with an air- tomer’s wishes. brush sprayer to ensure an Slow down After applying the Fake even, streakless glow. (And Bake tanner, she carefully she can get to those hard-to- Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay buffs the skin with a towel reach spots you would nor- Harden (pictured) will play the role of co-chair at to remove excess product mally miss with your self- “Fertile Ground,” a benefit for Slow Food USA in and erase errors. This left tanner.) DUMBO. my skin with a head-to-toe The spraying process is The event, co-chaired by Chez Panisse founder Al- rosy glow beneath my new a somewhat noisy and a bit ice Waters, will honor school nutrition consultant and tan. Because of the buff- chilly, but the application author Ann Cooper, for- ing, you can immediately room is serene and private mer executive chef and get dressed and go out af- — as long as you don’t director of wellness and ter treatment without wait- mind Lam’s close inspec- nutrition at The Ross ing to dry or worrying tion of every inch of your School in East Hampton. about your clothes (al- epidermis. Funds raised at the

though I wouldn’t recom- / Jori Klein (Prior to the spray tan, benefit, to be held Wed- mend wearing white). we recommend getting a nesday, May 25, at 7 pm, The self-tanner gives full body scrub at a spa, or will benefit “Slow Food your skin a natural bronze do-it-yourself, for an even in Schools,” a national that’s not at all orange-y. tan. The scrub should also education program of

But it also has a tint — Papers The Brooklyn help the spray tan to last garden-to-table projects Fake Bake calls it their longer.) that help children devel- “color guide” — so we At DownTime, a disposable paper thong is op an appreciation for could see immediate re- provided for those who want to further the il- real, wholesome food

sults and could immediate- Mango / Greg lusion with tan lines. and an understanding of sustainable food practices ly go out for a night on the The tanning solution, a blend of DHA (di- through cooking classes, school lunch initiatives and town. (The Spa carries an- hydroxyacetone, a simple sugar that causes a by cultivating school gardens. (Funds raised will also other self-tanner, but it chemical reaction with amino acids in the provide seed money to local “Slow Food in Schools” takes up to three hours to surface cells of the skin, producing a darken- projects; the New York chapter of Slow Food is based

appear.) Papers The Brooklyn ing effect) and erythrulose (a natural sugar) in DUMBO.) Before you leave The in an aloe vera and white tea base, dries Slow Food, a non-profit organization, was found- Spa, you have the option of a free, quick make- (Clockwise from top) Ashley Mc- quickly and doesn’t leave you with a sticky, ed in Italy nearly two decades ago as a response to up touch up. For me, Shalene applied bronzer, Namara shows off the immediate oily residue. The solution also contains a the opening of a McDonald’s in Rome’s Piazza di eye shadow and mascara for a fresh-from- results of spray tanning applied at light bronzer for some instant color. Spagna and has since grown into an international Monaco look. Downtime Spa in Williamsburg; Ulino recommends waiting a few hours movement with more than 80,000 members in 100 The body polish — with its aloe vera, aesthetician Shalene Persico ap- before exercising to avoid sweating off the countries. chamomile, yarrow, elder flowers and other plies Fake Bake self-tanning lotion bronzer. At “Fertile Ground,” to be held at 37 Main St. at botanicals — left my skin smooth, and the tan to the legs of Felicia Brunetti at The full tan takes a few hours to develop, Water Street in DUMBO, a silent auction and hors

faded naturally away without leaving behind The Spa in Bay Ridge; Downtime Mango / Greg but when it appears, it’s worth it. Unfortu- d’oeuvres reception (featuring a spring menu of patches of discoloration. My tan lasted for three aesthetician Vindy Lam airbrush- nately, for me, the tan faded faster than the slow foods) will be followed by a live auction. Tick- days, although Shalene says it can last as long es McNamara;Marissa Venable promised week; a few days after treatment, I ets are $150. The online auction is being held now as five to seven days. (Moisturizing — espe- shows off the Ergoline 450 tan- looked more sun-kissed than sun-wor- through May 22 at www.slowfoodusa.org. For more cially with the Fake Bake dry-oil spray — after ning bed at The Tanning Annex in shipped, but this tan can be maintained with information or to purchase tickets, call Sara or Ra-

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Tanning Annex in Carroll Gardens. 450 beds, which mix the powerful thick melanin in your skin.” So you can treat The following day, a few hours after What consisted of only one tanning B bulbs with their thin and less strong A your skin like you would after a day on I went into the level two Sun Dash for TANNING... booth at the adjacent gym facility, counterparts. The Ergoline has an op- the beach — gently. nine minutes, my skin started to change Body Elite, owned by born-and-bred tional facial bronzer, which you can Wearing protective eyewear when color. As I alternated between the level- Continued from page 7 Carroll Gardener, Robert Alimena, is turn on and off while tanning. inside a booth is recommended. While two and -three booths during the course regular spa visits. now a separate tanning salon on the As with most tanning salons, your The Tanning Annex loans goggles of the week, working up to the maxi- Total time spent tanning: one floor above, run by Alimena’s wife, experience starts with the signing of the (which they disinfect) free of charge, mum of 12 minutes in the Sun Dash on hour; total cost: $50 (plus gratuity). Robin Figueroa. release form that informs you of the Alimena recommends purchasing your my fifth and last visit, my skin went —Erin Daly The new top-of-the-line equipment risks and precautions you need to take. own pair (available for $3) to minimize from pale to rosy red and finally to a in the year-old facility features three The salon is fully stocked with tan-en- risks of eye infection. bronzy tan — as tan as my fair skin Sci-fi tanning levels of tanning in a total of five ma- hancing moisturizing lotions (trial The informative receptionist, Ma- will ever get. The days of feeling your skin sim- chines in addition to the popular spray packs are $4-$6 and full-size bottles rissa Venable, sized up my skin tone But if you’re fair, I suggest spending 4 Course Dinner mer as you bathe in your own puddle tanning known as MysticTan. (For range between $19.99 and $49.95), be- and then customized a tan regimen more time than I did building up to the Open Bar of sweat for 20 miserable minutes are more on spray tanning, see “Spray-it- cause tanning can dry out your skin. for me. 12 minutes in the Sun Dash, which left long gone. Today’s standard tanning on” above.) Also for sale are SPF-enriched lip On my first day, I opted for the lie- me with a deep shade of red for a day, $75 per person machines are sci-fi contraptions with Tanning Annex has a level-one Hex balms and glosses and Fresh-Ease af- down Ergoline 450, because I was before it turned into a tan after my last bulbs powerful enough to do their job II stand-up machine — the least strong ter-tan body cloths ($.75 each) to neu- looking forward to dozing off for a few visit. in just 12 minutes. of the three — with thin A bulbs that are tralize post-tanning odor. minutes. But with this being a level It’s been a week and a half and my But if you’re anything like me — spread apart for less potency. The two According to Alimena, having to three bed and I being a tanning novice, tan is still going strong. I predict it will freckles, fair skin, light hair and eyes level-two Sun Dash stand-up booths wait a few hours after tanning before I only subjected my skin to six minutes last two weeks total. — start small and work your way up to use the strong B bulbs placed close to- showering is a myth. of exposure, as recommended by Ven- Total time spent tanning: 48 min- the big guys. gether for a faster effect. Then there are “If you think about what UVAis do- able, in order to prevent unwanted burn- utes (over five visits); total cost: $81. That is exactly what I did at The the two level-three lie-down Ergoline ing,” he said, “it’s working with the ing. The results were hardly noticeable. — Ajla Grozdanic

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Soup, Salad & Soda By Streetcar” (1953). 7 pm. 376 Ninth St. (718) 965-9177. Free. Mon-Fri, 11-3 BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Paul SAT, MAY 28 (Eat-in Only) Robeson Speaks!” film series. Today: “Emperor Jones” (1933). $10, $7 stu- dents, $6 members. 7:30 pm. Paul Memorial Day Robeson, Jr. introduces the film. 30 Weekend Begins Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. OUTDOORS AND TOURS • BOAT TOUR: Brooklyn Historical Society TUES, MAY 24 hosts a tour, “Brooklyn’s Working • Waterfront.” $20, $18 members, $12 BAMCINEMATEK: presents “The Best children of members ages 12 and Summer days: Bodegas hosts a reception for Cynthia Edorh’s photography exhibit, “Forget,” including of The African Film Festival.” Today: younger. 11:05 am at Fulton Ferry this 2005 c-print, on May 21. “Jaguar” (1967). $10, $7 students, $6 Landing. (718) 222-4111. 3-6 Foot Subs – $9.50 per ft, salads incl. members. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Historic Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Fund Tour explores “Venture to WILLS FOR PARENTS: Workshop on Valley Water.” Visits to the restored • stoop sale on Sackett Street. 10 am between Third and Fourth streets. SAT, MAY 21 legal planning for parents with young historic chapel, the Receiving Tomb to 4 pm. Between Smith and Hoyt (718) 768-3195. Free. children. $15, $10 members. 7 pm to and gardens as well as monuments. streets. (718) 596-5543. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Tour this 8:30 pm. Families First, 250 Baltic St. $10, $5 for Historic Fund members. 1 OUTDOORS AND TOURS FASHION MARKET: Brooklyn Designers Victorian city of the dead. $10, $5 (718) 237-1862. pm. Call for meeting location. (631) BENEFIT WALK: Kidney Urology Showcase features emerging design- members. 1 pm. Meet at Ft. Hamil- READING: Darcy Steinke, author of 549-4891. Foundation of America hosts a three- ers of handcrafted merchandise. ton Parkway Gate off McDonald “Milk” reads at BookCourt. 7 pm. TWILIGHT WALK: Big Onion Tours mile “Find a Cure Walk.” Sign up at 10:30 am to 3 pm. 157 Montague St. Avenue. (718) 768-7300. 163 Court St. (718) 875-3677. Free. takes a walk across Brooklyn Bridge 9:30 am; walk begins at 11 am. (718) 763-7654. BIG ONION TOURS: Take a walk BARNES AND NOBLE: presents a read- and through Brooklyn Heights. $15, Prospect Park, 15th Street and TAG SALE: 450 families of Cadman through Green-Wood Cemetery and ing with NPR journalist and memoirist $12 seniors, $10 students. 5 pm. Prospect Park West. (212) 981-5264. Towers hosts a sale on the full block learn about the history, architecture Scott Simon. 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh Meet at southeast corner of Broad- BOAT TOUR: Brooklyn Historical Society front of Clark Street, corner of Henry and people who rest here. $15, $12 Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. way and Chambers Street, lower hosts a tour of “Brooklyn’s Working Street. 10 am through the afternoon. seniors, $10 students. 1 pm. Meet at CAFE STEINHOF: presents the movie Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. Waterfront.” $20, $18 members, $12 (718) 625-6376. Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. (212) “North by Northwest” (1959). 10:30 CAMPING AT THE MARSH: Spend a children of members ages 12 and PLANT SALE: PTA of PS 107 hosts a 439-1090. pm. 422 Seventh Ave. (718) 369- night under the stars at the Salt younger. 11:05 am at Fulton Ferry sale. 10 am to 4 pm. 13th Street GARDEN PARTY: Narrows Botanical 7776. Free. Marsh Nature Center. 7 pm. Reser- Landing. (718) 222-4111. Garden, Eighth Avenue and Prospect Gardens hosts “Chefs in the Gar- vations a must. Call 311 and ask for Newly redecorated, come and enjoy! STUDIO STROLL: South of the Navy Yard Park West. (718) 965-6377. den.” $50 includes tastings from the Urban Park Rangers. Free. Artists (SONYA) hosts its sixth annual SIDEWALK SALE: Sunset Park Com- many Bay Ridge restaurants. 4 pm to WEDS, MAY 25 Elegantly Casual – Not Stuffy event featuring over 100 artists at 47 munity Church hosts a flea market. 10 7 pm. (718) 748-9848. PERFORMANCE STUDIO STROLL: South of the Navy Serving your Family & Friends since 1964. locations. Event offers chance to meet am to 3 pm. 5324 Fourth Ave. (718) LUNCHTIME TOUR: Brooklyn Historical BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert artists working in an array of styles and 439-6944. Yard Artists (SONYA) hosts an event. Society offers a tour of its land- features an all-Mendelssohn pro- craft media. Noon to 8 pm. Reception Noon to 6 pm. See Sat, May 21. marked building and the adjacent gram. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Center, 1110 Fulton St. Concert from OTHER Also, paint-a-mug workshop. $20. 1 neighborhood. $6, $4 students and Landing. (718) 624-2083. 8 pm to 10 pm at Fading Ad Gallery. RECEPTION: for photographer Cynthia pm to 5 pm. 1110 Fulton St. (212) seniors. Meet at 12:30 pm. 128 DANCE AFRICA: Brooklyn Academy of (718) 857-5696. Free. Edorh’s exhibition, “Forget.” 2 pm-6 927-5121. Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. Music hosts the 28th annual African LEAF LITTER: Find out what is living in pm. Bodegas, 860 Fulton St. at Clin- PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront BARNES AND NOBLE: presents a read- and African Diaspora dance festival. piles of dead leaves. Urban Park Ran- ton Avenue. (646) 831-6439. Free. Artists Coalition hosts its 25th ing with Alfred Gingold, author of Features include Dance Africa Bazaar, gers hosts. 1 pm. Salt Marsh Nature FILMS: Brooklyn Arts Council hosts the anniversary spring art show. Six artists “Dog World: And The Humans Who dance master classes, an African art Center, 3302 Ave. U. Call 311. Free. Independent Film and Video Artists give 30-minute presentations. 2 pm Live There.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh garden, African films and live music. FORT GREENE TOUR: New York Like a festival. Included in museum admis- to 5 pm. Red Hook Pier, 499 Van Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. $45 to $20. 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Visit ••••••• Native hosts a tour around Ft. sion of $6, free for members. Noon Brunt St. (718) 596-2507. Free. www.bam.org. Also, BAM Cafe pres- Greene and Clinton Hill featuring an to 6 pm. Call for film schedule. Brook- ents reggae, ska and R&B band. $10 introduction to its row houses and lyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway. PERFORMANCE THURS, MAY 26 food and drink minimum. 10 pm. 30 mansions. $15. 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Call (718) 625-0080. SYNAGOGUE MUSIC: East Midwood Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. ••••••• for meeting location. (718) 393-7537. KABBALAH CLASS: at Bay Ridge Jewish Center presents “A Song of LEAD PAINT TALK: Gowanus Canal STAGED READINGS: Brooklyn College PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Jewish Center. 12:45 pm. 405 81st Ascent: The Synagogue Music of Community Development Corp. Department of Theater presents Artists Coalition hosts its 25th Street. (718) 836-3103. Free. Salamone Rossi.” $25, $20 seniors sponsors a talk. Speaker is from “Each One Teach One,” a collection and students. 4 pm. 1625 Ocean ••••••• anniversary spring art show. 15 artists ISRAEL’SWAR ON TERRORISM: Con- Department of Housing, Preservation of plays written by Brooklyn high Ave. (718) 338-3800. speak about their works, inspirations gregation B’nai Avraham of Brooklyn and Development. 3 pm. 515 Court school students. 2 pm to 4 pm and 5 and techniques. 2 pm to 5 pm. Red Heights presents New York Sun Pub- RECITAL: Union Church of Bay Ridge St. (718) 858-0057. Free. pm to 7 pm. Meet the playwrights Hook pier, 499 Van Brunt St. (718) lisher Seth Lipsky who will speak dur- presents a recital of three centuries of BARNES AND NOBLE: presents reception from 4 pm to 5 pm. New 596-2507. Free. ing a shabbat lunch and lecture. Lipsky works for trumpet and organ. 4 pm. Brooklyn Poetry Outreach Open Mic. Workshop Theater at Brooklyn DOWNTOWN TOUR: Mauricio Lorence is an expert on Israeli affairs who was 8101 Ridge Blvd. (718) 745-0438. 6:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. (718) 832- College, one block from the intersec- leads a tour of historic sites of Ft. founding editor of the English lan- Free. 9066. Free. tion of Flatbush and Nostrand Greene and Clinton Hill. $25. 2 pm to guage Forward newspaper before CHORAL MUSIC: Plymouth Church avenues. (718) 951-5882. Free. 5 pm. Marriott hotel, 333 Adams St. launching the New York Sun. For presents five local choirs in a per- (718) 789-0430. lunch, $30, $15 senior citizens and stu- formance. 4 pm. Orange Street CHILDREN dents; lecture is free. 117 Remsen St. between Henry and Hicks streets. BARNES AND NOBLE: Storytime: RESTAURANT PERFORMANCE (718) 596-4840 ext 18. (718) 624-4743. Free. Dora the Explorer. 11 am. 106 Court Michael’s St. (718) 246-4996. Free. DANCE: Covenant Dance Theater per- BULBS IN THE GARDEN: Floyd Bennett BROADWAY MUSIC: Congregation forms its ballet “Fool’s Gold.” $20, Gardens Association offers a talk Mount Sinai hosts “Broadway Comes PUPPETWORKS: presents the adven- $15 seniors and children 12 and “Organic Gardening: Good Bug/ Bad to Brooklyn.” $25, $10 children 12 ture story “Around the World in 80 younger. 1 pm and 7 pm. Kings- Bug.” 2 pm. Ryan Visitor Center, Floyd and younger. 4 pm. 250 Cadman Days.” $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm and borough Community College, end of Bennett Field. (718) 338-3799. Free. Plaza West. (718) 875-9124. 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. Reservations Oriental Boulevard. (718) 891-6199. BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Once RECITAL: Union Church presents trum- suggested. (718) 965-3391. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert Upon a Time: Sergio Leone” film pet player Gregory Lane Anderson. 4 OTHER features a program of Dvorak, series. Today: “Once Upon a Time in pm. Ridge Boulevard and 80th Haydn, Brahms. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton America” (1983). $10, $7 students, Street. (718) 745-0438. Free. PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. $6 members. 2 pm and 7 pm. 30 BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert Coalition hosts its 25th anniversary GALLERY PLAYERS: presents “The Full features a program of Dvorak, spring art show. Noon to 6 pm. Red Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Hook pier, 499 Van Brunt St. (718) Monty.” $15, $12 seniors. 8 pm. 199 READING: Spiral Thought Magazine Haydn, Brahms. $35. 4 pm. Fulton 14th St. (718) 595-0547. Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. 596-2507. Free. hosts a reading. 6 to 8 pm. FASHION MARKET: Brooklyn Designers CONCERT: Fading Ad Gallery presents Shakespeare’s Sister, 270 Court St. BRICK THEATER: presents a comedy singer, composer and instrumentalist about clowns, “Absence of Magic.” Showcase features emerging design- (718) 832-2310. Free. ers of handcrafted merchandise. Pan Morigan. 8 pm. 679 Myrtle Ave. GRAND SLAM: Open mic and slam at $10. 7 pm. 575 Metropolitan Ave. Call for ticket info. (718) 254-9300. (718) 907-3457. 10:30 am to 3 pm. 157 Montague St. Vox Pop Bookstore. 7 pm. 1022 Cortel- (718) 763-7654. BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: pres- you Road. (718) 940-2084. Free. GALLERY PLAYERS: “The Full Monty.” ents Theater Performance Workshop. 3 pm. See Sat., May 21. HEALTH FAIR: St. Luke’s Evangelical BROOKLYN LYCEUM: The Brooklyn Lutheran Church hosts a day of health- $8, $5 students. 8 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. Underground Film Festival hosts an PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Remember (718) 832-0018. Me?” 3:30 pm. See Sat., May 21. related information, music, perform- evening of short films. $12. 8 pm. ances and vendors. 11 am to 5 pm. Hall JAMAICAN MUSIC: Oliver Samuels 227 Fourth Ave. (718) 857-4816. CHILDREN Standing O: Peggy Alston (pic- Street, between DeKalb and Willough- stars in “Ras Noah and the Hawk.” by avenues. (718) 622-5612. Free. $36 to $45. 8 pm. Brooklyn College, BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the tured), director of Restoration Youth PET ADOPTION: Cats, dogs, kittens one block from the junction of SUN, MAY 22 Performing Arts presents Hudson Arts Academy at the Center for Nostrand and Flatbush avenues. Call. Vagabond’s Players’ “The Mammoth and puppies available at Commerce (718) 941-1879. Follies.” Appropriate for ages 4 to 10. Arts & Culture Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bank. $30. Noon to 5 pm. 1630 Shore Parkway. (212) 593-0078. PAPER MOON PLAYERS: presents ro- OUTDOORS AND TOURS $15. 2 pm. Walt Whitman Theater at and Macy’s Chairman and CEO Ron SINGLES DINNER: Bay Ridge Singles mantic comedy “Remember Me?” $9. BIRD WATCHING: at Green-Wood Brooklyn College, one block from the Klein will be honored at Brooklyn 8 pm. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Cemetery. 9 am. Meet at main intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand Club hosts a dinner for ages 35 to 2635 E. 23rd St. (718) 848-2837. entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th avenues. (718) 951-4500. Center for the Performing Arts’ 60. Call for restaurant information and cost. (718) 745-8659. HIGH SCHOOL SHOW: New Utrecht Street. (718) 768-7300. Free. PUPPETWORKS: “Around the World in Ovation Awards, on May 23. High School presents musical “Into FIGHT AGAINST CANCER: Brooklyn 80 Days.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Cyclones and the American Cancer See Sat., May 21. the Woods.” $10, $8 students and SUN, MAY 29 seniors. 8 pm. 1601 80th St. (718) Society host a fundraiser. Walk takes OTHER BAMCINEMATEK: presents “The Best 232-2500, ext. 585. participants down the Coney Island of The African Film Festival.” Today: boardwalk. 10 am. Register at Keyspan FLEA MARKET: PS 295 PTA hosts a huge “Kounandi” (2003). $10, $7 students, OUTDOORS AND TOURS CHILDREN Park, Coney Island. (718) 449-8497. sale. 10 am to 2:30 pm. 18th Street CANOEING: Urban Park Rangers explores and Sixth Avenue. (718) 469-4084. $6 members. 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. WORLD TURTLE DAY: NY Aquarium EVERGREEN CEMETERY: Meet perma- 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. the lake in Prospect Park. Reserva- hosts a day of turtles featuring crafts, nent residents of this cemetery and TAG SALE: The Maple Street School WINE TASTING: Fulton Area Business tions necessary. 11 am. Call 311 and storytelling and keeper chats. $11, $7 learn its 150 year history. 11 am. hosts a fundraiser. Items include chil- ask for the Urban Park Rangers. Free. children ages 2 to 12 and seniors. Meet at front gate on the corner of dren and adult clothes, books and Association and The Pratt Area Community Council host a benefit. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Tour this Opens at 10 am. Chinese dances at 1 Bushwick Avenue and Conway Street. more. 10 am to 4 pm. 21 Lincoln Victorian city of the dead. $10, $5 pm and 3 pm; storytelling at 12:30 (718) 455-5300. Free. Road. (718) 282-4345. Open to adults 21 and older. $40. 7 pm to 9 pm. Lafayette Avenue Pres- members. 1 pm. Meet at Fourth pm, 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm. Call for WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Center for BODYWORK FOR DOGS: Learn how to Avenue Gate and 35th Street. (718) listings. Surf Avenue and Eighth the Urban Environment hosts a tour massage your dog for better health, byterian Church, 85 South Oxford St. 768-7300. Street. (718) 265-FISH. of Clinton Hill and the art scene in mobility and spirit. Bring your dog. www.fultonareabusiness.org. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and Art Fort Greene. $11, $9 members, $8 $50 includes instructional video. 10 am LECTURE: Positive Focus presents a PERFORMANCE presents “Inside/ Outside.” $6, $3 seniors and students. 1 pm to 3 pm. to noon. 405 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-2030. seminar on how artists can develop a BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert seniors and students, free for mem- Meet at Fulton Street and South LECTURE: Positive Focus offers a talk successful portfolio. $15, $10 mem- features an all-Mendelssohn pro- bers and children under age 12. 11 Elliott Place. (718) 788-8500. with Thomas Werner, commercial bers and students. 7 pm to 9 pm. gram. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry am and 2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Historical photographer. $15, $10 members. 11 111 Front St. (718) 854-4639. Landing. (718) 624-2083. (718) 638-5000. Society presents “Brooklyn Baseball am to 1 pm. 111 Front St. (718) 854- BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert BRICK THEATER: presents a comedy BARNES AND NOBLE: presents story- History, Part 2.” Tour JJ Byrne Park, 4639. features an all-Mendelssohn pro- about clowns, “Absence of Magic.” time with Phil Bildner, author of “The the site of the first baseball field for LIFE AND ETHICS: Brooklyn Society for gram. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry $10. 7 pm. 575 Metropolitan Ave. Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” 7:30 the 19th century, and the Brooklyn Ethical Culture offers a talk, “Making Landing. (718) 624-2083. (718) 907-3457. pm. 267 Seventh Ave. (718) 832- Dodgers original home. Guided by Music While Creating Family 9066. Free. Thomas Gilbert, author of a dozen Traditions.” $10. 1 pm to 3 pm. 53 PUPPETWORKS: presents the adven- books on baseball history. $15, $10 Prospect Park West. (718) 768-2972. ture story “Around the World in 80 members, $5 children 12 years and POETIC MUSINGS: A Touch of Folklore Days.” $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm and younger. 2 pm. Meet at Fifth Avenue and More presents “Moving On: Read online 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. Reservations and Third Street. (718) 222-4111. Listen, Words Are Clear.” $17. 2 pm. LIST YOUR EVENT… suggested. (718) 965-3391. TARA FEST: The Old Stone House hosts Charles Moore Dance Theater, 397 To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send Bridge St. (718) 254-0670. its annual festival. Event features the your listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite 624, SALES march of pipers, traditional Irish BAMCINEMATEK: presents “Once every week at SALE: at The Ovington School. 9 am to music, jam sessions, songs, step- Upon a Time: Sergio Leone” film Brooklyn, NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a space 5 pm. 1225 69th St. (718) 236-9053. dancing, storytellers and more. 1 pm series. Today: “The Good, the Bad, available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. STOOP SALE: 10th annual block-long to 6 pm. JJ Byrne Park, Fifth Avenue and the Ugly” (1966). $10, $7 stu- Seniors: 15% Discount May 21, 2005 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 9

M Shanghai Bistro Spoken Words BROOKLYN & Den Cafe 129 Havemeyer St. at Grand Street in Williams- 226 Fourth Ave. at Union Street in Park Slope, burg, (718) 384-9300, www.mshanghaiden.com. (718) 783-1197. Sundays: Hip-hop karaoke with Dynamic Damien May 27: Lalo, 8 pm, $TBD. and DJ Harry Ballz, 10 pm, FREE; May 21: DJ Party, 10 pm, FREE; May 26: Bret Mosley and Sputnik guests, 9 pm, FREE; May 28: Brian J. and the 262 Taaffe Pl. at DeKalb Avenue in Bedford- Pimp of Joytime with DJ Black Pearl, 9 pm, $3. Stuyvesant, (718) 398-6666, www.barsputnik.com. Nightlife May 21: Tiffany Pfeiffer & The Discarnate Band, National Israeli Warplane, In Petto, Time TBD, $TBD; May 24: “Free the Hood Benefit” with Bedouin, M1 The Backroom Crossroads Restaurant od Dead Prez (and the People’s Army), Saigon, (Inside Freddy’s Bar) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Saloon 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second and guests, 9 pm, $15 in advance, $20 day of the Avenue in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, show; May 27: Mathematicians, The Likes of www.freddysbackroom.com. 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in www.come2national.com. Franny, The Sixfifteens, One Man Machine, Time May 21: Patty Keough, 9:30 pm, Joss, 10:30 pm, Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393. Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 TBD, $TBD. Pocket Monster, 11:30 pm, FREE; May 22: Go Saturdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE. pm, FREE (with $65 prix fixe dinner); Fridays: Live FREE Show screenings (a variety show), 6 pm, FREE, Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with Stain DELIVERY Pub Quiz, 9 pm, FREE; May 23: Minimalist Europa Night Club $50 prix fixe dinner); Sundays: Live Russian music and dance show, 7 pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williams- Brooklyn Chick Jazz, Time TBD, FREE; May 24: 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Green- burg, (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com. Will Vinson jazz, 9 pm, FREE; May 25: Spelling dinner). point, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. Mondays: “Paint Stain,” 5 pm, FREE; Wednes- Bee, 8 pm, FREE; May 26: Rock, Paper, Scissors Saturdays: “VIP Dance Party,” 10 pm, FREE days: Open Mic, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Eastern Seaboard Pro-Am Series, 8 pm, $6; May before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Fridays: Night of the Benecio and the Del Toros, 10 pm, FREE; May 27: Actual Facts, 9:30 pm, Colin McEnearney, Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREE before 21: Poetry & Rock featuring singer/songwriters 10:30 pm, Al Duvall, 11:30 pm, FREE; May 28: 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; May 22: Dana Cookers 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Andrew Jimenez and Rorie Kelly, poets Sliva and Tasting Zoo, 9:30 pm, The Frosen Ox Trio, 10:30 LaCroix, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE before 8 pm with Chaka, followed by Eben Pariser, 9 pm, $TBD; pm, Scott MX Turner, 11:30 pm, FREE. student ID). Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live May 27: Matt Logan, 10 pm, $TBD; May 28: Matt Jasper, 10 pm, $TBD. music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, BAM Cafe Five Spot FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton Superfine Greene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Northsix 126 Front St. at Jay Street in DUMBO, (718) May 21: Bonga and the Vodou Drums of Haiti, 9 Saturdays: DJ Aki, 6 pm, FREE, DJ C2, 9 pm, 243-9005. pm, $10 food/drink minimum; May 28: The FREE, Riddim Nation, 11 pm, $5; Sundays: DJ 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- burg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. May 26: “Urban Cowgirl Cabaret” with The May- LUNCH SPECIAL Foundation, 10 pm, $10 food/drink minimum. Tek, 6 pm, FREE; Mondays: Open turntables belles, The Wiyos, and more, 10 pm, FREE. hosted by Marlon (bring your own needles and May 21: Deerhoof, Warbler, One Long Lash, Barbes wax), 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: DJ Handspin Di- Nedelle, 8 pm, $10; May 22: Deerhoof, Blood on nero, 6 pm, FREE, Hot Damn Comedy Night with the Wall, Nedelle, Nuees Ardentes, 8 pm, $10; Trash Bar 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, DJ Daddy, 9 pm, $5; Wednesdays: DJ Copa, 6 May 24: Lightning Bolt, Metalux, Mouthus, Bug 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williams- (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. pm, FREE, Soul F’Real, an R&B open mic, with Sized Mind, 8 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the burg, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. Mondays: Las Rubias del Norte, 9:30 pm, FREE; Field, 9 pm, $5; May 21: A. Mays with special show; May 25: (Downstairs) Infidel, Burial Year, May 21: Horse Ass Music presents The Angelis Tuesdays: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, FREE, Slavic guest ATM, 9 pm, FREE; May 22: Jazz band Andrew Bird will perform at Wrong Day to Quit, REDS, The Fiction, 7 pm, $7; Bombs, Tommy Lombardozzi, Kierstin Gray, Pete Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednesdays: “Night of the showcase, 5 pm, $5; May 26: DJ Chris, 6 pm, Southpaw on May 22. May 27: Redrum Records &SMN News present List, Bongo Jones, 8:30 pm, $TBD; May 22: Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm, $8; Sundays: Stephane FREE, Selective Security, 9 pm, $5, DJ Tek, mid- Impaled, Aborted, Malignancy, Leng T’Che, Hands and Thumbs record release party, 8:30 Wrembel, 9 pm, FREE; May 21: Sophie Auster, 8 night, FREE; May 27: DJ Corey, 6 pm, FREE, NU Digested Flesh, Fecal Corpse, 7 pm, $15. pm, $TBD; May 23: 7 Inch Wave, 8 pm, The pm, Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts, 10 pm, FREE; May Sundresses, 9 pm, Citizens of Contrary Know- Soul, 9:30 pm, $5, Soul in the Hole, midnight, $5; 855-5574. 22: Josh Roseman’s Execution Quintet, 5 pm, $8, May 28: Terryl, 9 pm, FREE. Parlor Jazz ledge, 11 pm, $TBD; May 24: Moloko Cane, 8 Judith Berkson, 7 pm, FREE, An evening of vin- Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: pm, Nor I, 9 pm, Tiny Robot, 10 pm, Aspire, 11 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue in Clin- tage movies with live music by Brian Dewan, 9 DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and funk, 10:30 pm, $5; May 25: Squeaky Fromme, 8:30 pm, Frank’s Lounge ton Hill, (718) 855-1981, www.parlorjazz.com. pm, FREE; May 25: Andy Laster’s Sounds of pm, FREE. Strange Attractions, 9:30 pm, Mighty High, 10:30 Cairo, 8 pm, $8, John Hebert Quartet, 10 pm, $8; 660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort May 21: “Art of the Trios” with Don Friedman, pm, R.U.O.K., 11:30 pm, Five Year Jacket, 12:30 May 26: Art Bailey’s Orkestra Popilar, 7 pm, Greene, (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktail- Laila Lounge Drori Mondlak and Martin Wind, 9:30 pm, Lew am, $6; May 26: Escape Room 101, 8 pm, The lounge.com. Tabackin, Drori Mondlak and Martin Wind, 10:45 FREE, Yale Strom, 9 pm, $10; May 27: Matt 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in Nolan Gate, 9 pm, Metalfier, 9:30 pm, Blood Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and pm, $25. Munisteri, 8 pm, River Alexander and his Mad Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, From Stone, 10 pm, Kevorkian, 11 pm, Dirty Rig, Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live, Jazz Hatters, 10 pm, FREE; May 28: Little Jack www.lailalounge.com. midnight, Supervillain, 1:45 am, $8; May 27: Brett Melody, 8 pm, FREE, Banning Eyre’s African 9 pm, 2-drink minimum; Wednesdays: Karaoke Peggy O’Neills Kelly, 8 pm, Monolith, 9 pm, Finster Baby, 10 pm, with Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Lonnie Saturdays, Sundays, Thursdays and Fridays: Live Night, 10 pm, $5. DJs, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Karaoke Madness (two locations) Black Tongue, 11 pm, Playing Dead, midnight, Youngblood & The Blood Brothers, 8 pm, FREE; $7; May 28: Hands Are, 8:30 pm, Sleep of Fridays: Ffun Dance Party, 10 pm, $5. with the Corn-Fed Sisters, 10 pm, FREE; Tues- 8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, Bembe days: Twin Peaks, 7 pm, Whiskey Breath with Rick Reason, 9:30 pm, So Was Red, 10:30 pm, Stifling (718) 748-1400, www.peggyoneills.com. Neglect, 11:30 pm, Fatality, 12:30 am, $8. Brooklyn Heights 81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg, Galapagos Royale, Alexander Lowry, and guests, 9:30 pm, Fridays: DJ Richie, 10 pm, FREE; May 21: Live (718) 387-5389, www.bembe.us. FREE; Wednesdays: Jezebel Music Showcase, 8 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, music, 10 pm, $TBD. Saturdays: Live DJs alongside live Latin percus- pm, FREE; May 21: “No Koji,” audible edibles by Tuk Tuk (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. 1904 Surf Ave. at Keyspan Park in Coney sion flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Groove DJ Spanky, 10 pm, FREE; May 22: Bloody’s & 204 Smith St. at Butler Street in Boerum Hill, Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; BBQ, 3 pm, FREE; May 26: Raise the Vibration Island, (718) 449-3200, www.peggyoneills.com. (718) 222-5599. is PIG’N OUT! Organic” with Selectors Trevor GoOdchiLde and Mondays: SMUT presents Ixion Burlesque, 8 pm, May 28: Peggy-Poluzza featuring Brooklyn bands DJ Kofi Obafemi, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: “Cold presents The Ladies Liberty Fundraiser, 7 pm, May 27: The Kelsey Jillette Trio, 7:30 pm, $TBD. $3, Monday Night Burlesque hosted by Lucky, 10 all day and night, 1 pm, $TBD. Hands” with DJ DiGilog, 9:30 pm, FREE; Tues- FREE; May 28: “No Koji,” audible edibles by DJ pm, FREE; Tuesdays: New Rock Weekly, 8 pm, $6; days: “Fresh Directions” with DJ N-Ron Hub- Spanky, 10 pm, FREE. Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; May Two Boots bard, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “Conva- Pete’s Candy Store 21: Jezebel Music presents The Animators with 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Williams- lescence” with DJ Stefan Andemicael, 9 pm, Charles Zerner, 8 pm, FREE, Acoustic Blowout in Les Babouches (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. burg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescandystore.com. FREE; Thursdays: “Toque” with DJ Nat, 9 pm, Brooklyn with The Avett Brothers, Langhorne 7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge, May 28: Mike Brick & the Music Grinders, 10 pm, Spare Ribs FREE; Fridays: “Call to Drum,” world beat fla- Slim, Just About to Burn, 10 pm, $7; May 24: (718) 833-1700. Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE, Matty FREE. vors, 9 pm, FREE. Sometimes Why, Jake Silver, Earthworks Song and Saturdays and Fridays: Belly dancer Shahrazad, 9 Charles and the Valentines, 10 pm, FREE; May Salvage, 7 pm, $7; May 25: International Cork pm, FREE. 21: Rock for Mental Health Benefit with The 200 Fifth Black Betty presents Brooklyn Sunset Music Festival with Vitamen, Seer, Rakehells, Condo, Rayograf, The Don’t Stop, Mixed Art Foundation, Owen 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park Slope, 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Marianne Pillsbury, Special Patrol Group, Liberty Heights Tromans, Mike Devigne, 1 pm, $8, TBD, 9 pm, (718) 638-2925. Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.black- Americans, Tom Geiger, 6:30 pm, $7, Darmstadt, Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae and hip- betty.net. 10 pm, FREE; May 26: Eak the Geek presents Tap Room Robert Skoro, 10 pm, TBD, 11 pm, FREE; May 22: Molly Thomas, 8:30 pm, FREE; May 23: hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10; Fridays: Friday Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalimar, 11 pm, FREE; Sun- Heather Holliday, Roc-Roc-it, Crystal Swarovsky, 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, Spelling Bee, 7 pm, Drew Victor, 9 pm, Cor- Night Salsa with a live salsa band and DJs Blazer days: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and Miss Allison, and Simon from Simon and the bar (718) 246-8050, www.libertyheightstaproom.com. rientes, 10 pm, Rae Spoon, 11 pm, FREE; May One and Big Will spinning salsa, reggae, hip-hop, Sinesters, 8 pm, $TBD, Hungry March Band Thursdays: Open mic, 9 pm, FREE; May 21: DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: The Rev- 24: Slow Buildings, 8 pm, Amiel, 9 pm, Kevin 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10. Experience, 10 pm, FREE; May 27: The Starving Benefit for Holy Name School in Windsor Terrace erend Vince Anderson and his Love Choir, 10:30 Shima, 10 pm, Miki Huber, 11 pm, FREE; May 25: pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Artist Showcase featuring Zoned Out, Blow Out, featuring Dry Heaves, The Shoes, Gutter Flower, The Dizzy Band, Kim Cardiel, 7 pm, $10, Ukemi, Matthew Worden, 10 pm, FREE; May 26: Sim- Vox Po p Thursdays: The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne, 8:30 pm, $TBD; May 27: Open jam with Kitchen- pulife, 9 pm, The Mittens, 10 pm, Sugar and 11 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. 11 pm, $TBD; May 28: Uncomun, 10 pm, $8. rocks, 8:30 pm, FREE. 1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road in Flat- Gold, 11 pm, FREE; May 27: The Redcoats, 9 pm, bush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. Wet Confetti, 10 pm, Automatic Arms, 11 pm, Sundays: Open mic, 7:30 pm, FREE. Bread Stuy The Hook Life Cafe 983 FREE; May 28: A Million Billion, 9 pm, Dave 403 Lewis Ave. at Decatur Street in Bedford 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red 983 Flushing Ave. at Central Avenue in Bush- Novak, 10 pm, Paul Hogan, 11 pm, FREE. Stuyvesant, (718) 771-0633, www.breadstuy.com. Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com. wick, (718) 386-1133, www.lifecafenyc.com. Waterfront Ale Tuesdays: Chess Club, 5 pm, FREE; Thursdays: May 21: Gotham Rodeo Roundup with Blind Tuesdays: Bingo for Beer, 8 pm, FREE; Wednes- Rbar House Jazz Lounge with Gregory Porter, 6 pm, FREE. Pharoahs, Alex Battle’s Whiskey Rebellion, Lead- days: Open Mic with Chuck, 10 pm, FREE. foot, 6 pm, $TBD; May 26: No Fun Productions 451 Meeker Ave. at Graham Avenue in Green- 155 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 522-3794, www.waterfrontale- presents Vegas Martyrs, 9 pm, Aaron Dilloway, 10 point, (718) 486-6116. house.com. Cabaret Ovation pm, Mutant Life Expectancy, 11 pm, Lightning Lillie’s Saturdays: Live music featuring local artists, 10 860 Atlantic Ave. at Vanderbilt Avenue in Clinton Bolt, midnight, $10; May 27: Lugosi Sterling, 10 46 Beard St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, pm, FREE; Sundays: Open Mic, 9 pm, FREE; May 21: Joe Barbato Quartet, 11 pm, FREE; May Hill, (718) 636-1400, www.cabaretovation.com. pm, Lord Sterling, 11 pm, $TBD; May 28: Brook- (718) 858-9822. Tuesdays: “Mikey’s Big Gay Pajama Party,” 10 28: Jason Green Trio, 11 pm, FREE Wednesdays: Karaoke, 6 pm, FREE. lyn Country Fest featuring Michael Leviton, 6 pm, May 28: “Hill Billy Hay Ride” with The Maybelles, pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; The Flanks, 7 pm, The Wiyos, 8 pm, The Cobble Van Hay Ride, 10 pm, FREE. Thursdays: Comedy Night, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: Williamsburg Cafe Steinhof Hillbillies, 9 pm, The Fandanglers, 10:30 pm, Open Mic, 9 pm, FREE. Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers, mid- Music Center 422 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park Slope, The Lucky Cat night, $TBD. Solomon’s Porch 367 Bedford Ave. at South Fifth Street in (718) 369-7776, www.cafesteinhof.com. 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams- Williamsburg, (718) 384-1654. May 25: River Alexander and his Mad Jazz burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. 307 Stuyvesant Ave. at Halsey Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 919-8001. Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, $5; Fridays: Live Hatters, 10:30 pm, FREE. Hope and Anchor Tuesdays: Joe McGuinty’s Piano Parlor and key- vocals, 10 pm, $5. 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red board karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! Sundays: Open mic, 6 pm, FREE. Chocolate Monkey Hook, (718) 237-0276. with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke host- Zebulon 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park “Futurefunk Sessions” with DJ Sport Casual, 10 Southpaw ed by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. pm, FREE; May 21: “Saturday Night Stomp” with 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in Slope, (718) 813-1073. 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Slope, Williamsburg, (718) 218-6939, www.zebulon- Dangerville, Devil Spades, 9 pm, $5; May 22: DJ Saturdays: Express a.k.a. Open Mic Poetry talent (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. cafeconcert.com. Spinoza, 9 pm, FREE. showcase, 8 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge Party with DJ iO Restaurant May 21: Stereophonics, Augustana, 9 pm, $20; May 21: Imo and One Africa, 10 pm, FREE; May Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics and rare 119 Kent Ave. at North Seventh Street in May 22: Andrew Bird, Antena, 8 pm, $12 in 22: Explorations with Matana Roberts and grooves, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Krazy Nanny Williamsburg, (718) 388-3320, The LuLu Lounge advance, $14 day of the show; May 24: Guillermo E. Brown, 10 pm, FREE; May 23: Sundays” and karaoke with Lisa Love, 8 pm, www.iorestaurantandlounge.com. (Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. at Bedford jenyk.com presents Vicious (One Night Stand in Peosia Negroide with Furiosa from Puerto Rico FREE; Tuesdays: Singles party, 5 pm, FREE; Saturdays: DJ spins salsa and house, 10 pm, Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-7889, Brooklyn), Mistakes, The Comas, Hopewell, and Zemog, el Gallo Bueno, 10 pm, FREE; May Wednesdays: Live showcase with Boo Boo FREE ($5 after 11 pm); Fridays: DJ spins salsa and www.ricerepublic.com. Birdie, 8 pm, $8; May 25: Rasputina, Contra- 24: Slam with Kenny Wollesen, 10 pm, FREE; Cousins, 7 pm, FREE; Thursdays: “Misbehaving house, 10 pm, FREE. Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 8 mano, 9 pm, $15; May 26: Brant Bjork & the May 25: The Velocity of Hue, 10 pm, Raw Meet, Thursdays” hosted by Sandy and Nicole, 6 pm, pm, FREE. Bros., Diamond Nights, zZz, 8 pm, $10 in midnight, FREE; May 27: The Beat Circus, 10 Karaoke hosted by Lisa Smiles and Monique, 10 Jazz 966 advance, $12 day of the show; May 27: Zion-I, pm, FREE; May 28: Zemog, el Gallo Bueno, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: “Reggae After Work” with Lu…Rreals, One Be Lo, 9 pm, $10; May 28: pm, FREE. 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Magnetic Field JellyNYC presents Jelly with DJ Melody Nelson live DJ, 5 pm, FREE, Live music and DJ, 9 pm, $5. Hill, (718) 639-6910. 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn and The Cloud Room, 11 pm, $5. —compiled by Chiara V. Cowan May 27: Mari Toussaint, plus Charles Carrington, Heights, (718) 834-0069, www.magnetic- Club Exit 8 pm, $10 suggested donation. brooklyn.com. 147 Greenpoint Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, FREE; Greenpoint, (718) 349-6969, www.club-exit.com. The Jazz Spot May 21: The Crybabies, The Cinders, 8 pm, $5, Saturdays: DJ Dance Party, 10 pm, $15 (ladies 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at Kosciuszko Street Penetration, 10:30 pm, FREE; May 26: Live band FREE until midnight); Fridays: DJ Dance Party, 10 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 453-7825, karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; May 27: Wide Right, 8 pm, TALK TO US… pm, FREE. www.thejazz.8m.com. $TBD, Shakin’ not Stirred, 10:30 pm, FREE. To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include name Mondays: Jam Session, 8 pm, $5; May 21: Ben of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site address, dates, Cornerstone Bar James Rhythm and Jazz Ensemble, 9 pm, $10. Montauk Club times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color photos of performers via e-mail to 1502 Cortelyou Road at Marlborough Road in 25 Eighth Ave. at Lincoln Place in Park Slope, [email protected] or via fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed on a Flatbush, (718) 940-9037. Kili Bar-Cafe (718) 638-0800, www.montaukclub.com. space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Open mic, 8 pm, FREE. 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, (718) May 27: Pre-Memorial Day Party, 5:30 pm, FREE.

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The ChipShop Papers The Brooklyn 383 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 832-7701, www.chipshopnyc.com (Cash only) Entrees: $7- $12. Owner Christopher Sell has a real winner with this

Park Slope version of an English staple. The Chip- Mango / Greg Shop is open daily for lunch and dinner, serving all the British classics: fish and chips, bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie, etc. Desserts include fruit crumbles (apple-blackberry and rhubarb, both served with custard) and deep-fried candy bars. Warm weather Turning up fare includes chicken-finger salad and poached salmon salad, and macaroni-and-cheese for the kids. ChipShop has 18 sidewalk cafe seats available. The Papers file The Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights location [129 Atlantic Ave. at Fish and chips rule at The ChipShop. Henry Street, (718) 855-7775.] accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa. everyday at 3 pm; the kitchen closes at 1 am. On weekends, the restaurant offers a “hangover brunch” The Chocolate Room for $9.95 from 11 am–5 pm. Call for delivery. 86 Fifth Ave. at St. Marks Place, (718) 783-2900, www.thechocolateroombrooklyn.com (Cash only) thevolume Desserts: $5-$7.50; chocolates: $40 per pound. Nana 155 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place, (718) 230- Husband-and-wife team Jon Payson and Naomi Josepher operate this chocolate boutique and 3749 (Cash only) Entrees: $8-$15. Applewood’s menu of great dessert emporium which offers a variety of deca- Helen Chen is the proprietor of this pan-Asian ven- dent treats, including cupcakes, cookies and ture with “modern industrial” decor. The menu brownies. Pastry chefs Anna Stacia Weiss and Mar- features Japanese-Thai fusion entrees like a yel- food is marred by kids, din garet Hastings serve up molten chocolate cake fla- lowtail roll with cilantro in jalapeno sauce, mussels vored with cinnamon, cloves and ancho chile, and with lemongrass, red onion, okra and basil and var- warm brownie sundaes with homemade ice cream. ious Thai curries. On weekends, the bar scene By Tina Barry Chicago. In 2002, Shea was named

Springtime specials include a weekly fruit and picks up with a DJ spinning house music on Fridays for The Brooklyn Papers one of “Ten Cooks with Heat” in Mango / Greg (homemade) ice cream crepe, as well as strawber- and Saturdays. Nana’s can be rented for parties. ry shortcake. A favorite remains the chocolate fon- Open daily. Expansive outdoor dining — 70 seats Forbes Magazine. The dishes that due for two with fresh fruit, pound cake and home- — available in the sidewalk cafe. n September, the homey restaurant emerge from his kitchen capitalize on made marshmallows. Knipschildt chocolates are Applewood opened on a tree-lined the pairing of a few excellent ingredi- sold by the pound. Or try one of the chocolate The Oak Room street in Park Slope. The pop of this ents, much of it slow-cooked to pro- bars, including those by Michel Cluizel or non- I dairy soymilk Plantation Bars. The extensive tea, Supper Club mom-and-pop operation is chef David duce big flavors. Papers The Brooklyn beer and wine list is “chocolate-friendly” to com- (at Grand Prospect Hall) 263 Prospect Ave. at Fifth Shea; mom is Laura Shea, who oper- Awaiter walks through the room Duck, duck, goose: (Above left) Chef David Shea’s roasted duck breast plement the dessert menu, including ports, Avenue, (718) 788-0777, www.oakroomrestau- ates the front of the house. carrying a basket depositing crusty with roasted rutabaga and persimmons. (Above) The Park Slope restau- Banyuls wine, and of course Brooklyn Brewery’s rant.com, (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $17-$30. The Sheas offer urbanites a country- country bread at each table. With the chocolate stout. Open Tuesday through Sunday. rant’s dining room, with cozy fireplace in the background, is frequented In the Oak Room Restaurant & Supper Club, con- Closed Mondays. style fantasy complete with a toddler bread comes a long, covered dish that by diners of all ages — at all hours of the night. tained within the ornate, restored 114-year-old and pink-cheeked baby that, judging holds a puff of whipped butter, a gar- Grand Prospect Hall, executive chef Michel Aytekin Cocotte serves up surf and turf with fusion touches and mag- from the packed room on a recent Fri- licky puree of carrots and another of 337 Fifth Ave. at Fourth Street, (718) 832-6848 nificent fish entrees using only market-fresh ingredi- day evening, is hard for Brooklynites to rutabaga (with an aroma too close to chewy dried cherries is brightened by jarring. Something soft — maybe (MC, Visa) Entrees: $12-$21. ents. The Oak Room’s glamorous main dining room resist. baby food). properly tart, well-salted sherry vinai- some pillows — are needed to absorb features a wall-to-wall mural of a hunting scene lit Indulge in traditional French-American fare served The fantasy be- One constant grette. the sound. with bugle-shaped sconces and gold brocade chairs up by Christine and Bill Snell, who also own Fort that accompany expansive round tables. As an gins with the DINING is the appetizer — Bacon works its magic again with Pastry chef Michael Hyman offers Greene’s beloved Lou Lou bistro. Cocotte features appetizer, Aytekin recommends the pan-seared long, high-ceil- or “small plate” an entree of roasted “poussin” (young one of the best desserts I’ve enjoyed in French classics including bouillabaisse (fish stew), Maryland lump crabmeat cake with corn, yellow Applewood (501 11th St. be- as well as seasonally inspired dishes. Now on the inged room. Wood — of braised pork chicken). The hen’s mild-flavored a long time. His apple tart with ice peppers and Thai spiced buerrre blanc sauce. For an tween Seventh and Eighth avenues in menu are grilled pork tenderloin with braised cab- entree, he suggests the roast rack of lamb with abounds — there’s Park Slope) accepts American Express, belly. It’s served flesh gets a hit of salt and smoke from cream features a ring of buttery, roast- bage, roasted sweet potato puree and sage apple thyme, garlic, lamb au jus, caramel and fresh mint the dark-stained Discover, MasterCard and Visa. En- as a generous the pieces of crusty applewood bacon. ed apple slices that sit on a crisp round cider sauce, or the roasted butternut squash soup sauce, or the grilled fillet of salmon in a lime and trees: $18-$24. The restaurant serves with spiced creme fraiche, apples and toasted wooden floor, ta- square of meat for Swiss chard, a green that, when of pastry that leaves a lingering taste Chardonnay sauce. And don’t forget the tableside dinner Tuesday through Sunday and squash seeds. Chef Rebecca Peters also offers oys- bles and Colonial- brunch on Sundays, from 10 am to 3 one diner that’s cooked, tastes like spinach, absorbs of fresh, sweet butter on the tongue. flambe for dessert. The wine list features over 700 ters and whole grilled fish of the day. Rough-hewn pm. Closed Mondays. For reserva- wines, and there’s live piano brunch on Sundays. style chairs. There’s brittle on the out- the chicken’s well-seasoned juices. The scoop of juniper berry ice cream wooden tables and wall sconces round out the tions, call (718) 768-2044. Garden seating is available, too. Call ahead for plenty of brick, side, and with all Afilet of sauteed wild striped bass adds a pleasingly peppery, herbal note prosperous farmhouse atmosphere, adding to their live music line-up on Saturday nights. Cocotte’s “romantic charm,” noted Peters. On too, and on chilly of its fat rendered, was a bit bland, even with its partners to the dish. It’s superb. Saturdays and Sundays, enjoy a brunch of special- evenings a work- succulently moist of sweet, roasted cipolline onions (hy- Not quite up to par is a large mug ty crepes and homemade pastries from 11 am to 3 Red Cafe ing fireplace adds soul-warming com- within. A tiny dab of pesto served with acinth bulbs that look and taste like filled with chocolate malted pudding. pm. Dinner served daily at 5:30 pm. Kids 10 and 78 Fifth Ave. at St. Mark’s Place, (718) 789-1100 fort. the pork is less appealing than a sim- small, flat onions), the knot of delicate The dessert is somewhere between a under eat free on Mondays, entrees are 2-for-1 on (MC, Visa) Entrees: $15-$22. Tuesdays, and there is no corkage fee on The Sheas are disciples of the “slow ple swirl of red wine glaze that adds a crawfish salad that crowned the fish thick, cold soup and a loose pudding. Wednesdays. Outdoor dining in the sidewalk cafe. Deep, ruby-red walls set a mood at chef Mark food” movement, which means they tart note to the sweetish meat. and unthickened, garlic-laced shellfish It’s dull after a few bites, and the over- Shenk’s Red Cafe that is part jazz and part kitsch. The soundtrack features Etta James and Billie purchase their organic provisions from Another “small plate” that we sam- broth. ly dry madeleines should never have Convivium Osteria Holiday while portraits of famous “reds,” from Karl small, local farms, the meat is hor- pled, which worked just as well as the If you love what you’re served and made their way out of the kitchen. 68 Fifth Ave. at St. Marks Avenue, (718) 857- Marx to Lucille Ball, decorate the walls. His “new mone and antibiotic free, the fish is braised pork belly, was the trio of look forward to polishing off the re- In a family-centered neighborhood 1833, (AmEx) Entrees: $13-$24. bistro” menu offers chicory salads with bacon lar- wild, not farmed, and even the cock- smoky lardons of bacon that amplified mains of your meal at lunch the next like Park Slope, dining with children dons, burgers, sandwiches and entrees like horse- Convivium Osteria, with its ocher-toned walls and radish-encrusted salmon with French lentils and tail menu is big on herbal infusions the woodsy notes of wild mushrooms day, then eat lightly. Applewood’s por- early in the evening is unavoidable. rough-hewn tables — some communal — has a pecan-breaded chicken topped with Dijon mus- and freshly squeezed juices. In this and sweet cloves of garlic. Shea serves tions are on the small side, especially But by 10 pm, they should be asleep rustic Mediterranean feel. Chef and owner Carlo tard sauce. For dessert, try the framboise creme Pulixi has skipped around the Mediterranean to rustic, carefully contrived setting, the mushrooms over polenta made by Brooklyn restaurant standards, so in their cribs, not schlepped around the brulee crowned with fresh raspberries. Serves din- combine the flavors of Spain, Portugal and Italy on ner Tuesdays through Sundays. you’d expect a meal long on good in- creamy with tart mascarpone cheese, it’s doubtful you’ll be returning home dining room by their mother. Even the Convivium Osteria menu. Among the tapas tentions and short on finesse, but that that’s like a decadently lush, grainy with doggy bags. with an infant as adorable and well be- highlights are the seafood tapas for two, Vermont isn’t so. pudding. What you may leave with is a haved as the Sheas’, when I’m eating quails with figs, and “boquerones” (pickled Tempo David Shea is the former executive Asimple salad of organic lettuces headache. When the room is full, the well, I only want the company of anchovies). Try the Sardinian dessert “sebadas,” 256 Fifth Ave. at Carroll Street, (718) 636-2020 ravioli filled with pecorino cheese, fried and (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $17-$27. chef of Spruce and Twelve 12 in with toasted hazelnuts and sweet, din in that wood-friendly space can be adults and the pleasure of good food. topped with bitter honey. Open daily for dinner. Outdoor garden seating available. Tempo has a sophisticated yet comfortable bar and two dining rooms, making it the perfect spot for tete-a-tetes and family dinners alike. Chef- The CurryShop owner Michael Fiore (formerly of Cucina at the 383 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 832-7701, same location) offers a Mediterranean-inspired www.curryshopnyc.com (Cash only) Entrees: $8- American menu. Appetizers include fresh steamed New spice road $12. mussels flavored with white wine, garlic and chori- zo sausage cubes; herbed “fazzoletti” with rabbit British interpretations of Indian cuisine find a home Dhaka, a new Indian restaurant that specializes in ragu, morel mushrooms, and cippoline onions; and at CurryShop, adjacent to its sister restaurant, bucatini with Sicilian pistachio nut pesto. For an curries and tandoori opened in March on Atlantic Av- ChipShop. Chef-owner Christopher Sell’s rich entree, try the grilled Niman Ranch pork chops enue. Mulligatawny soup is worthy of Seinfeld “Soup with savory bread pudding and golden apricot Nazi” praise, so thick and aromatic you might mis- Tandoori dishes employ meat or seafood roasted chutney or the roasted orata fish with cherry toma- take its long-simmered rice and lentils for ground quickly in a tandoor, a traditional clay oven using toes, white wine and Stella Cadente Meyer lemon lamb. Entrees consist of curries by design: pick a olive oil. For dessert, sample the house-made sor- wood or coal. Out of that oven comes dishes like the sauce and pair it with your choice of five savory bets and gelatos, or go for the sticky date and tof- shrimp tandoori — large shrimp marinated in herbs offerings. For dessert, try the heart-stopping spe- fee pudding served with creme fraiche and warm cialty, a battered and deep-fried Snickers bar. and spices, then seared in the oven and served with toffee sauce. Tempo offers about 200 wines from Open daily for dinner starting at 4 pm. Weekend spinach and mushrooms. (Pictured is owner Mo- around the world, a dozen of which are available brunch is offered from 11 am–3:30 pm. Sidewalk by the “quartino” (a third of a bottle) — making it hammed Talukder serving chicken tandoori at a pro- cafe dining available. more affordable for diners to order a different motional event for “Dine In Brooklyn” at Borough wine with each course. Open Tuesday through Hall in April.) Lighthouse Tavern Sunday for dinner. Closed Mondays. Vegetarians will be thrilled with chef Sirazul Is- Bar and Grill lam’s long list of vegetable-based entrees; his “Bain- 243 Fifth Ave. at Carroll Street, (718) 788-8070, Trattoria Mulino gan Bhurta,” a whole eggplant, baked and blended (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8-$10. 133 Fifth Ave. at Sterling Place, (718) 398-9001 with herbs, sauteed onions and tomatoes, sounds like This nautical-theme pub, which opened in 2003 in (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $10-$14.95. a winner. Park Slope, offers dining at the bar, in cozy ban- Chef Louis Mulino recasts familiar Italian favorites quettes or on the charming rear patio (weather per- in this cheery yet handsome Park Slope locale. For everyone there’s flat “nan” and puffy “poori” mitting). In addition to Chef David Quiros’ variety of Tony Soprano wouldn’t turn down Mulino’s brawny breads plus a few more breads with assorted fillings. burgers, he offers staples such as mozzarella sticks veal chop Valdostana, which nearly blankets the While Dhaka is a popular destination for takeout, and chicken fingers and distinguishes himself by serving dish. Cheese oozes from the center of the the burgundy walls, candlelit, linen-covered tables offering several Costa Rican “bocas,” or bite-size tender cutlet topped by a layer of wine-drenched appetizers: homemade “enyucados” (fried balls of mushrooms. For dessert, Mulino offers an array of and soft music make for a relaxing dining environ- yucca dough filled with ground beef and cheese), homemade treats including fresh fruit sorbet, ment. ceviche, tortillas and more. The Lighthouse opens tiramisu, cheesecake and cannoli. An international The restaurant’s “lunch box to go” with one meat, selection of reasonably priced wines by the glass may have something to do with the contented air seafood or vegetable curry, served with basmatic rice, of the diners. Mulino’s daily prix-fixe lunch menu nan, cabbage, “dal” (lentil curry), condiments and = Full review available at includes an appetizer, second course and bever- soda may leave your office smelling like Sixth Street age, for $9.95. Open daily for lunch and dinner. in the East Village, but for $6.95 to $8.95 for a whole lot of food, what do you care? Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants Dhaka Indian Restaurant (148 Atlantic Ave. be- in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not / Jori Klein comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to tween Clinton and Henry streets in Cobble Hill) ac- Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American www.brooklynpapers.com on the Web. If your cepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Dis- Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover restaurant is not listed and you would like it to be, cover. Entrees: $7.75-$14.95. The restaurant serves Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card please contact GO Brooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via e-mail at [email protected]. lunch and dinner daily. Delivery available. For more information, call (718) 858-4340. — Tina Barry The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn

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Regina Opera Company Presents Junkie stabs bus driver in Hurst VERDI’S By Jotham Sederstrom Takes wheels Hooded hood his hands in his pockets, even- Parkway after his car began OTELLO The Brooklyn Papers tually pulling out $250. Making acting up around 4:15 am on Ateen attacked a 12-year- A hood-cloaked teenager With Full Orchestra old boy and took off with his 62/68 BLOTTER robbed another boy his age af- matters worse, the duo ripped May 15. Minutes after park- An alleged junkie with a away the man’s keys from the ing, however, a white vehicle Sat. June 4 & 11 at 7pm mean streak plunged a bicycle just as the youngster ter wielding a pocket-sized was preparing for an after- knife in his face. ignition before running from pulled up beside him. Sun. June 5 & 12 at 4pm ballpoint pen between the head with a brick. cell phone. When he took it the vehicle and jumping into The driver of the vehicle eyes of a city bus driver noon ride across Bensonhurst. Police say the 19-year-old Regina Hall Police say the victim was When the man woke up, back, the two pushed him tackled his victim from behind their own white car and sped rolled down his window and 12th Ave. & 65th St., Brooklyn after the pair began feud- circling his own driveway on just after 1 am on May 14, his onto a nearby bench. while he walked along Still- east on Shore Parkway. demanded, “What are you look- ing amid a crowd of fright- May 11, just after 3 pm, when wallet and $60 was gone. After pushing him against a well Avenue near 72nd Street Bike bullies ing at?” Before the victim could Gen. Adm. - $15; ened commuters. the 17-year-old approached Police say the 47-year-old wall, one of the perps re- around 5:30 pm on May 13. A 16-year-old Bay Ridge answer, he lunged from his dri- Senior Cit./Students - $10 Police say the female passen- him at his home on 77th Street man was walking home along strained the man while the Before the victim could break boy was tackled and thrown ver’s seat with a steel pipe and Teens - $5 ger, 44, boarded the B1 bus on at Bay Parkway. After the teen Quentin Road near West Sev- other, the girl, rifled through free, he drew the pocketknife from his bike by a pair of bul- began bashing the victim’s car. Children - Free; TDF/V May 12, sometime before 12:30 asked, gently at first, “Can I enth Street when he was at- his pockets before lifting $35. and began making threats. lies, who then assaulted the After shattering a front win- (718) 232-3555 pm, but refused to pay the $2 test-drive your bike?” the tacked. Police cornered and arrest- After snatching the victim’s defenseless kid with a knife. dow, the perp started swinging fare. When the 38-year-old youngster said no, and then Not a charm ed two suspects shortly after cell phone, the crook fled Police say two men, be- at the man, eventually striking driver protested, she pulled a began peddling away. Cops say a music-loving the pair fled the station. north on Stillwell Avenue, his lieved to be in their late teens, him on the shoulder and face pen from her jacket pocket and Rather than asking again, crook broke into the basement description unknown because grabbed the boy on May 14, before fleeing eastbound on began lunging fiercely at the Bar brawlers however, the perp punched him apartment of a 27-year-old of the hooded jacket pulled around 10:30 am, as he ped- the Belt Parkway. man as the bus crossed 21st Av- Apair of early morning in the face, knocked him to the Dyker Heights man sometime well below his face. aled along Bay Ridge Parkway enue on 86th Street. brawlers exchanged words ground and rode away on his around 4 am on May 6. While between 10th and 11th av- Police say the driver re- outside of a Bay Ridge bar Hop-in mug bike toward Bay Parkway. most everything else was left enues. After tossing the boy to mained in control of the wheel last week — and didn’t stop A 46-year-old Bensonhurst Pumping green untouched, the thief couldn’t the sidewalk, one of the as- even as the jittery and out-of- shouting at each other until man had the fright of his life resisting hauling away a $150 sailants tried to wrest his wallet control woman, who police Someone broke into the one of them bashed the other while driving along Shore Park- Magnavox stereo. away while another flashed a described as a heroin addict, locker of a gym instructor at a with a blunt object. way, after a brief stop in traffic The tenant told police that knife before slicing through his stabbed at his right leg and be- Bay Ridge health club. Police say that as the bars allowed two 20-somethings the the break-in was his third since right thumb and index finger. tween his eyes before biting Cops say that the crook began closing, around 4 am chance to invade his car and moving into the apartment on The boy received stitches at him on the face and chest. walked into the club on on May 15, the two men, who make off with his goods. 10th Avenue at 64th Street. Lutheran Medical Center, and The bus driver slammed on Fourth Avenue at 87th Street did not know each other, be- Police say that the man was sometime around 4 pm on Dumb duo gan arguing on Third Avenue heading east on Shore Parkway police say the pair who attacked the brakes, and the addict fled him are still on the loose. the bus, only to be nabbed May 9. When nobody was Apair of teenage co-eds at 97th Street. As the fight be- near 24th Avenue on May 4 soon after by police from the looking he broke into the overpowered a man two years came more intense, police say when evening traffic ground to Pulled over 62nd Precinct. Upon making locker, from which he pocket- their senior after accosting one of them pulled out a blunt a halt just after 8 pm. Waiting The frustration of car trouble the arrest, Police Officer Mich- ed $86 before slipping away him on a train platform in object and began whacking patiently for the line of cars to likely seemed the least of a ael O’Halloran reported find- undetected. Bensonhurst last week. his foe across the face. creep forward, the man was Bensonhurst man’s problems ing a straw full of heroin in The instructor, a 25-year- Cops say the 17-year-old After the 28-year-old Ben- shocked and speechless when a after the 44-year-old pulled to the woman’s pants pocket. old Bay Ridge man, told po- victim had just exited a south- sonhurst man fell to the ground, pair of men suddenly lunged the side of Shore Parkway only The woman was charged lice he was working out at the bound D-train at 79th Street his attacker fled the scene. He’s into his backseat. to be attacked moments later. with assault, menacing, ha- time of the theft. and New Utrecht Avenue just described as a 5-foot-11 white While one of the crooks Police say that the driver rassment and criminal posses- Brick basher before 11 am on May 13 male with short brown hair, wrapped his arms around the stopped along the shoulder of sion of a weapon in the fourth ABensonhurst man was when the boy and girl grabbed weighing around 200 pounds. victim’s neck, the other stuck Shore Parkway near Bay degree, according to a crimi- unconscious for nearly an him from behind. 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By Jotham Sederstrom restaurant and exhibition space signs for Ground Zero, which 7,000-square-foot, city-owned troopers. But Strong began to The Brooklyn Papers at the base of the 262-foot-tall received more than a thousand lot showcased the neighbor- receive so many requests for landmark. submissions. hood’s freak show legacy, with rides on his contraption that he Coney Island’s fabled “There were all kinds of ideas “There was a lot of imagina- life-size images of bearded developed a more public-friend- Parachute Jump is slated about Coney Island from across tion and a big range of imagina- ladies and sword swallowers. ly version that included seats for for a modern makeover — the globe,” said Joshua Siref- tion,” said Cohen-Litant, who As for the winning bid, ju- two and shock absorbers at the and blueprints for its man, chief operating officer of confirmed that among more rors say that the final decision base. He successfully operated a revival have already been the city Economic Development than a dozen finalists, entries ar- was approved unanimously. 200-foot jump in Chicago and selected. Corporation, one of 11 jurors se- rived from Canada, England, While none would reveal par- then applied for permits to build Over the course of Thursday lected to pick the winning de- France, Germany and Greece. ticulars, several agreed that the and operate a jump at the 1939 and Friday last week, officials sign. “Evidently, there’s an un- “Definitely, it’s one of the largest design mixed history with New York World’s Fair. scrutinized nearly 900 designs believable interest in Coney responses we’ve ever had.” modernity while also blending At the close of the Fair in from across the globe before Island and a powerful identity of While details of the winning with the neighborhood’s sur- 1940, Edward Tilyou pur- choosing a plan that, according the neighborhood in peoples’ bid are scant, hundreds of un- roundings. chased it and brought the jump to several jurors, infuses the imaginations.” successful designs, all brought “It pays homage to the to Steeplechase Park. It opened structure’s historic charm with Culled from 864 designs, to life on 4-foot by 3-foot plac- ocean,” said Michael Manfre- for the 1941 season and offered modern flourishes that promise the winning plan will be an- ards, revealed a limitless dis- di, a juror with the Manhattan- 12 two-seater chutes. Each to align with a larger revitaliza- nounced on May 26, say offi- play of ideas. With names like based architectural firm chute would be pulled up to the tion of the entire neighborhood. cials with the Van Alen Insti- the “Liquid Tent,” “Starfish Weiss/Manfredi. “It’s the Callan / Tom top of the tower, then passen- Although thrill-seekers tute, the architectural firm Cafe,” “Psychoplex” and Coney Island of the 21st cen- gers would feel a slight jolt, fol- shouldn’t expect to plunge from hired to revive the landmark. “Galaxi,” the designs suggest- tury.” lowed by the sound of the para- the jump anytime soon — it is The range of responses, said ed larger-than-life animal- The Parachute Jump was de- chute bursting opening and not expected to be made active Jonathan Cohen-Litant, a proj- shaped structures and sleek signed by retired Naval Air passengers would then hurtle to

again — others can look for- ect manager for the firm, is saucer-like buildings. At least Commander James F. Strong in Papers The Brooklyn the ground. Shock absorbers at ward to a pavilion including a second only to a call for de- one entry envisioned for the the mid-1930s to train para- Juror Jennifer Siegal with one of the Parachute Jump pavilion proposals. the bottom would bounce pas- sengers back up into the air several times before they came to a stop. Steeplechase Park closed in 1964, but the ride did not shut down until 1968, when weather conditions and high mainte- nance costs led to its demise. Baseball’s Iron Man visits Keyspan The structure, which Borough President Marty Markowitz likes to call “Brooklyn’s Eiffel By Ed Shakespeare if you look at the facilities “In pro ball you have col- “The minors [are] more of a Alevel sometimes the major Tower,” was declared a city for The Brooklyn Papers around minor league baseball, lege stars and high school business, and especially at the league clubs feel compelled to landmark on July 10, 1977. there’s no comparison,” he said. stars from around the country, Double A and Triple A levels, sign or send down players to In 2002, the city Economic Baseball’s Iron Man visit- “At Bluefield there were and you have to learn how to they are selling wins and loses a help the team win.” ed Brooklyn on Friday as Cal Development Corporation un- four or five light standards and continue to improve,” he said. little more,” he said. “That’s Ripken, who was an all-star dertook a $5 million refurbish- Ripken Jr. brought his travel- a lot of the bulbs were out, so “If you came into pro ball what’s good about the New shortstop, is most remembered ment of the Parachute Jump, lit- ing Minor League Expe- we had to learn to hit in the with an attitude that you had York-Penn League. We’re sell- for his consecutive game erally taking it apart and putting rience Fantasy Camp to Con- dark, he continued. “I would nothing to learn, you washed ing a family experience. We streak. He was asked if he it back together again to strip ey Island’s Keyspan Park. have loved to play on a field out pretty quickly.” don’t get many of our players feels anyone could eventually the old lead paint and repair and The action on the field was like this,” he said of Keyspan. And while the farm system until the draft, so every year we break his record. replace old metal parts. Those about what you’d expect from Ripken explained the ad- has changed a bit since he have a new team, and we’re “I don’t think that I was Su- repairs were completed the next four teams of 40-to 70-year- justments that an amateur came up through it, Ripken not expected to see a really pol- perman, by any means,” he year, leaving the Brooklyn icon old businessmen, salesmen player has to make while tran- still has a liking for the lower ished team that is expected to said. “If I could do it, some- gleaming with a fresh coat of and attorneys who love base- sitioning to minor league play. levels of the system. win. At the double-A and triple- body else can.” red paint. ball and can afford to pay $4,000 for four days of play in Aberdeen, Md, Staten Island, and Brooklyn. The action off the field was Brooklyn’s bubbley ball player far more interesting as Ripken shared his thoughts on the mi- The Brooklyn Papers the hugely successful bubble course, in the ’70s we were all nor league baseball. Brooklyn is known for being gum shredded to resemble wearing white shoes. It was a The future Hall of Famer the former home of Topps chewing tobacco, and pack- badge of honor if you could broke Lou Gehrig’s consecu- Chewing Gum Company, mak- aged in a chewing tobacco-in- squirt tobacco juice on some- tive game streak on September ers of the famous baseball spired pouch. one’s shoes. 6, 1995 — his 2,131st straight cards, but let’s remember anoth- As Nelson tells it, Jim Bou- “So Jim [Bouton] said, ‘You appearance — eventually ex- er contributor to bubble gum ton, the former Yankee pitcher, know, that’s really disgusting.’ tending the streak to 2,632. lore — Brooklyn-born Rob and the author of “Ball Four,” So I said to him, ‘I’ve had this But Ripken didn’t just step Nelson, the minor league pitch- was in the process of making a idea for a long time; we should into the major leagues. After er with a major league idea. baseball comeback with the At- have shredded bubble gum leaving high school, he began Despite playing baseball lanta Braves, and was spending rather than chew something his minor league career at around the world, Nelson, who time in the bullpen with Nelson, bad for us,’ and Jim said, ‘Do Bluefield (West Virginia) in attended Cal Ripken’s Minor both members of the Portland you have a name for it?’And I the Appalachian League. League Experience Fantasy Mavericks, an independent team said, ‘I have a few, but I like

Ripken, who owns the Ab- camp at Keyspan Park this in the Class-A Northwest Big League Chew.’” Callan / Tom / Greg Mango / Greg erdeen Ironbirds of the New weekend, never played in one League, when inspiration struck. “Jim loved the idea, and he York-Penn League, was asked major league game. But Nel- “We were in the bullpen at did all the work going to gum to compare the facilities at son’s fame comes not from the Portland Civic Stadium, and a companies,” he concluded. Bluefield with those at Ab- perspiration of a career, but for couple of guys were having the “And I just kept playing ball, erdeen and Keyspan, where the inspiration of a moment. ‘Spitting Olympics,’ spitting to- and now it’s the 25th anniver- The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn the Brooklyn Cyclones play. That moment led to the bacco juice for distance and ac- sary of Big League Chew. ” Cal Ripken Jr. at Keyspan Park Friday. “Bluefield was charming, but creation of Big League Chew, curacy,” he said. “And, of — Ed Shakespeare Tipaldi’s Way From left, step-mom Joyce Tipaldi, sister Paige Tipaldi, dad Richard Tipaldi, mom Stella Lombardo, step-dad Ger- Boro Bravest tops ‘Survivor’ ard Lombardo, and sister Lauen Tipaldi at street re-naming Street for Kathleen of 79th Street and 11th Avenue for Robert Tipaldi, who Associated Press Merced, Calif., won $100,000 as the runner-up. died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Brooklyn firefighter Tom Westman In a game where over-the-radar power play- ers are usually booted way before the finale, won “Survivor: Palau” on Sunday night, Westman was an anomaly. He dominated the picking up a million dollars in the live individual immunity challenges, but his strong finale of the CBS hit. alliances and strategic relationships kept him Westman, a lieutenant with Williamsburg’s from coming under fire. Ladder Company 108, bested Katie Gallagher, The 41-year-old father of three from

Ian Rosenberger and Jennifer Lyon on the fi- Sayville, N.Y., led the Koror tribe to demolish Callan / Tom nal night of competition. Many of his fellow the Ulongs in every immunity challenge — a firefighters were in the audience cheering him “Survivor” first. on as the Survivor votes were counted. Westman said he won by simply being him- Gallagher, a radio ad saleswoman from self. The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn / Tom Callan / Tom FORT HAM… Continued from page 1 Chefs Papers The Brooklyn position as an induction station for soldiers nationwide should an- From left (front row), nephew Vinny Mosca, sister Maureen Hunt, Councilman Vincent other terror attack strike New York. Gentile, son Matthew Casey and the Rev. Caleb Buchanan of St. Ephrem’s Church, at re- Elected officials were thrilled by word of the base’s salvation. in the naming of Senator Street at Third Avenue for Kathleen Hunt Casey, who died in the at- “Fort Hamilton is not only historic, it’s critical to our national tacks of Sept. 11, 2001. defense,” said Sen. Hilary Clinton. “And if you look at a map, there is no other federal installation left in the city that is as avail- able and as strategically located as Fort Hamilton.” B”H Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a statement saying: “The Pentagon has thankfully decided today not to recommend the ISRAEL AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM closing of the military installation at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn … Since Sept. 11, Fort Hamilton has assumed a greater role as it Garden is the city’s only active military base. Today, Fort Hamilton pro- Lunch with vides a secure location for training for the FBI, Secret Service, NYPD and FDNY, including counter terrorism exercise pro- You are cordially invited to join us grams [and] serves a vital role in protecting national security be- for an invitation only Garden Party cause it is a strategic location from which to support New York Seth Lipsky City and represents a secure staging location.” under a Big Top Tent to celebrate Borough President Marty Markowitz said, “I am delighted that the 10th Anniversary of the Department of Defense realized the value of keeping the Fort President and Editor of Hamilton Army Base in Brooklyn active. The base not only has The Narrows Botanical Gardens great strategic value, it has great historic value to Brooklyn and to our residents — especially our veterans. … This is a great day for Brooklyn.” Sunday, May 22, 2005 The announcement marks the fifth round of closures by the Department of Defense, which began seeking ways to consoli- 4:00 - 7:00pm date the nation’s military bases in 1988. Fort Hamilton narrowly at The Narrows Botanical averted being closed in 1995. In 2001, Congress authorized another round of closures, de- Gardens Center Oval ************************* spite previous cuts that had already saved taxpayers $6.6 billion annually. A law passed in 2003 provided that the Pentagon sub- $ The Following Restaurants Will Be Joining Us: SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1PM mit a list of bases it believed should be closed to the Base Re- 50 alignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). Baci’s • Canedo’s • Casa Pepe • Circles • Griswold’s The committee chose among the bases on that list and passed per ************************* its recommendations on to Bush, who has until Sept. 23 to accept person Henry Gratten • Les Babouches • Peggy O’Neil’s of Coney Island or reject it in its entirety. If he chooses to accept the list, Congress Samm’s • Salty Dog • The Family Store - Middle Eastern Cuisine then has 45 days to vote against the list, although officials in The Pearl Room • Tuscany Grill Brooklyn did not believe that was likely to happen. Congregation B’nai Avraham “While no change was announced for Fort Hamilton, this is an important process for transforming the Army into the force For Tickets call (718) 748-9848 117 Remsen St. (bet. Clinton & Henry Sts.) America needs in a changing world that includes the global war on terrorism,” said Col. Tracey Nicholson, the garrison’s com- or email us at narrowsbg.org To reserve: (718) 596-4840 Ext.18 mander. Sponsored by Maimonides Medical Center www.bnaiavraham.com “The decision process is ongoing and will not be finalized un- and in part by Lutheran Medical Center til November 2005 at the earliest and the BRAC commission can make their own recommendation to the president.” May 21, 2005 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 15

said Peters. “Someone was nervous Prospect Heights. about the outcome.” Considered by some observers to be Arnold Kris, a former legal counsel especially disappointing for Peters, a DA hopeful charges vote tampering for the police department, received 16 member of the club, the endorsement percent of the vote. Sampson, Roper, was the first of at least three for which he By Jotham Sederstrom roiled Mark Peters, a former state prosecutor man accused the challenger of enlisting man. “Hynes has taken on judicial cor- arrived with nearly 30 supporters, many Fenner and Paul Wooten, a former as- and the other candidates expect to vie The Brooklyn Papers under Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who in long-dormant club members to stuff the ruption, and I don’t want to see that in- who had to immediately pay their dues sistant district attorney and counsel to among the borough’s progressive clubs the first round received more than 30 percent ballot boxes. Those members left before terrupted in midstream.” in order to vote,” said Matz. “Despite an the New York State Black and Puerto this month. One of Brooklyn’s oldest De- of the vote. the second round of voting, depleting Pe- Calling Peters a “petulant child” and attempt to stack, he was rebuffed and Rican legislation caucus, each tallied Peters has received the endorsement mocratic reform clubs endorsed While less than Hynes’ take, the results ters’ 30 percent draw to just 12 percent, a “spoiled brat” in a press release this many of his clique were so unmotivated less than 1 percent of the vote. of Brooklyn Democrats for Change, a incumbent Charles Hynes for re- placed him well ahead of five other candi- according to voting records obtained by week, Mortimer Matz, a campaign that they left before the final vote.” The club, said Fleishman, was formed Bay Ridge club formed last year. election as district attorney during dates, including state Sen. John Sampson The Brooklyn Papers. spokesman for Hynes, charged that Pe- Peters denied the accusations and re- in Carroll Gardens 30 years ago in oppo- Endorsements were expected to fol- a tense meeting last week that and attorneys Sandra Roper and Braxton “It was a split between Hynes and ters raised issue with the club’s voting sponded with his own — that the ballot sition to the Vietnam War. The club en- low from the Central Brooklyn Inde- erupted into name calling and al- Fenner — all of whom received less than 1 Peters, but in the end for most people methods and began shouting at Assem- had been tampered with to ensure compasses the neighborhoods of pendent Democrats, on May 19, and the legations of vote tampering. percent of the vote. this isn’t the right time for us to be blywoman Joan Millman. Hynes’ victory. Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Lambda Independent Democrats, on The Brownstone Brooklyn- “It was a fairly outrageous meeting,” said changing district attorneys,” said Fleish- “Mark Peters, a member of the club, “Ballots got taken out of the box,” Gardens, Cobble Hill, Park Slope and May 25. based Independent Neighborhood Peters, 40, who lives in Park Slope. Democrats club, a bastion of liber- “I’m not pleased, but then again no alism when it was formed to one who really follows this stuff protest the Vietnam War, handed thought they were going to do any- Hynes 67 percent of the vote at its thing other than endorse Joe Hynes.” ATTORNEYS May 11 meeting after a first round Alan Fleishman, a Democratic To advertise call (718) 834-9350 of ballots failed to provide any of district leader who heads the club, REAL the seven candidates with the ma- denied that the endorsement had jority required for an endorsement. been apparent from the start. 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