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By Deborah Kolben have become hangouts for youths over cyber-cafes boiled over following an ton Parkway at 62nd Street. Hamilton Parkway, a Bay Ridge group Despite their “cafe” moniker, there is The Brooklyn Papers playing hooky. attack on 61st Street between Ninth Av- Other nearby cyber-cafes include the that is concerned about the internet cafes usually no food served at these centers, enue and Fort Hamilton Parkway that left Matrix LAN Party, on Fort Hamilton cropping up in the area. which offer up computer and Internet serv- A deadly teen gang fight that The stabbing death Sunday night of Tony Lee, 16, of Flushing, follows by a a Fort Hamilton High School freshman in Parkway at 70th Street, and Ecline, on “Large groups of kids hang out there. ice by the hour and tend to draw teens play- erupted inside an Internet cafe has week a vicious bat and knife attack on a critical condition. Third Avenue at 76th Street. Gangs, drug dealers seem to prey on kids ing online video games and sometimes be- already-incensed Bay Ridge and teen by a gang said to hang out at another On Sept. 22, Nicholas Brooks, 14, was “We’re very concerned about the activi- that go there. It’s a great target market for come hangouts for kids cutting class. Sunset Park community leaders call- area cyber-cafe. attacked by a group of teens wielding bats ties that happen inside cyber-cafes,” said thugs and drug dealers. When they’re out of Lee was killed after he and a group of ing for tighter restrictions on the Just last week the concerns of local and pipes who were said to hang out at the Josephine Beckmann, president of the public view and there is no parental supervi- friends burst into the Y & Z Computers establishments which, they claim, community groups and elected officials nearby Cyber Sniper Cafe, on Fort Hamil- United Neighbors Association of Fort sion, bad things can happen,” he said. See MURDER on page 6 Ridge GOP slams CB10 chair over 9-11 namings By Deborah Kolben In other communities, including The Brooklyn Papers neighboring Bensonhurst and Stat- en Island, community boards have While Community Board approved all requests for streets to 10 has been grappling for be named in honor of 9-11 vic- months over how to deal with tims. the issue of requests to rename The issue came to a head at streets in honor of civilian vic- CB10 in June when a request by tims of 9-11, this week the Eileen Geraty to have a stretch of
Republican brass of southwest Gelston Avenue named for her Callan / Tom Brooklyn jumped into the daughter, Suzanne, an employee at fray. Cantor Fitzgerald who worked on In a strongly worded letter ad- the 103rd floor of the North Tow- dressed to CB10 Chairman Mango / Greg er, was up before the board. Stephen Harrison, Rep. Vito Fos- At the behest of Harrison, that sella, state Sen. Marty Golden, As- vote was tabled until the board Papers The Brooklyn semblyman Matthew Mirones and could make a uniform policy The 155-year-old stained glass windows of St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights are on a list of the Councilman James Oddo jointly about street namings for civilians. “100 Most Endangered Sites” in the world. blasted the board’s decision to im- “I thank them for writing their pose a moratorium on such memo- Papers File The Brooklyn letter, but I also point out that it’s rials. Eileen Geraty holds a photo of her daughter, Suzanne, who died really something that they’re com- “We contend that this policy is in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. ing in on at the very last second. wrong and misguided and respect- The community board has been fully request that this decision be considering this all summer,” Har- reversed,” reads the letter, which reasoning to be wrong because of rison said. ENDANGERED us not forget that more than 730 was signed by all four politicians. one fundamental difference. days have passed since the attacks. Harrison also criticized the Referring to a letter to the editor “The victims of the attacks of We believe that is long enough.” politicians for calling the policy Stained glass rates on ‘World’ list by Harrison that was published in Sept. 11, 2001, were killed because Harrison contends the legisla- “wrong and misguided.” a local newspaper in defense of the they were enjoying the American “The simple fact is that the if I tors have misconstrued the board’s By Deborah Kolben Both rank among the top “100 volvement. board’s moratorium, the politicians way of life,” the letter reads. policy. had not taken the action, the likely It goes on to say, “The policy of result would have been that the re- The Brooklyn Papers most endangered sites” on a list put In addition to the gothic church at wrote: “In your letter … you justi- Back in June, CB10 tabled all fied the course of action taken be- street namings that you have re- quest would have been denied,” What does the Great Wall of out by the New York-based World Montague and Clinton streets, other cause the civilian victims did not jected has been successfully im- requests for street and park nam- Harrison said pointing out that un- Monument Fund. monuments making the cut included ings after civilians killed in the China — one of the Seven Every two years the organization the Panama Canal zone, Sir Ernest display the same level of heroism plemented in other sections of der CB10’s street-naming guide- Wonders of the World, spanning as the emergency personnel killed New York City … as a proper and World Trade Center attacks, while lines Geraty would not have quali- nominates 100 cultural and architec- Shackleton’s expedition hut in that day, and indeed equated the respectful way to remember the all requests on behalf of police of- fied. more than 4,100 miles — have tural landmarks in need of restora- Antarctica, the Nineveh and Nimrud killing of the World Trade Center dead and what happened on that ficers, firefighters and other emer- But it was Harrison’s own in common with the 155-year- tion. The distinction is intended to palaces in Iraq, and five other sites victims with that of a felonious car day. gency workers killed in the World guidelines, drafted well after Sept. old Church of St. Ann and the attract attention to monuments in in the United States including Lower accident. “Finally, while you contend that Trade Center were eligible to have 11, 2001, that would cause the ex- Holy Trinity in Brooklyn need or maintenance and restoration, Manhattan. “Let us state we believe your a go-slow approach is needed, let a street named after them. See CB10 on page 4 Heights? and spur government and activist in- See WINDOWS on page 5 Trio stabs 2 in Dodgers statue Prospect Park set for Keyspan By Deborah Kolben “The mayor is completely in fa- By Deborah Kolben from the park was arrested in connec- The Brooklyn Papers vor of the statue,” Chris Coffey, a tion with the attack. spokesman for Mayor Michael The Brooklyn Papers Plans for a statue of A trio of muggers stabbed two Tuesday night’s stabbings follow a Bloomberg, said this week. recent spate of other attacks in Prospect Brooklyn Dodgers immortals The mayor spoke extensively with men in separate incidents inside Park. Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Robinson’s widow, Rachel, at a cere- Prospect Park Tuesday night. On Sept. 17, a man sexually assault- Reese, shelved by 9-11, are mony in June where Robinson’s No. 42 At 8:45 pm, the three approached ed an 11-year-old boy around 9 am in a back in the works. See NO. 42 on page 4 their first victim, 42, walking on East section of the park near Empire Boule- Drive, north of the Prospect Park Zoo vard. and asked him for money. Police patrolling the park spotted When the victim tried to run away, two boys and tried to stop them to in- he was punched, kicked and stabbed in the chest and right arm, police said. quire why they weren’t in school. They CORRECTIONS The assailants made off with his jacket. initially evaded the officers but when The victim was taken to Kings County caught, they reported the assault. The Brooklyn Papers and was eulogized by former On Sept. 2, an attempted rape was Hospital where he was listed in stable The article headlined Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, among condition. allegedly thwarted when Police Officer other notable figures. A year later, Anthony Ward nabbed an ex-con “Parents of Hurst cop-shoot Just five minutes later the roving victim sue city” (The Bay the city renamed 58th Street be- band of thugs attacked a 22-year-old named Bennie Hogan as he viciously tween Fifth and Sixth avenues man near the Eastern Parkway exit at beat a woman near the Third Street en- Ridge Paper, Sept. 29) incor- “Chief Patrick Brennan Way.” Grand Army Plaza. One of the attack- trance off Prospect Park West. rectly identified Police Officer The Bay Ridge Paper apolo- ers pulled out a box-cutter and slashed That attack followed an incident on John Brennan, who fired the gizes to the Brennan family and the victim’s throat. The suspects made July 10, when a 45-year-old woman fatal shot, as one of the sons of to our readers for the mistake. off with $70. The victim refused med- was attacked at Lookout Hill, inside the the late assistant police chief • • • ical attention, police said. park off Prospect Park South and Ter- and Patrol Borough Brooklyn In a photo caption accompany- Dwayne Smith, 18, from Crown race Place, around 10:45 am. South commanding officer, ing the article headlined “Brook- Heights, who lives less than a mile Her assailant was scared off by another Patrick Brennan. lyn Jews welcome 5764,” in the jogger as she tried to fight her attacker. The John Brennan involved in same edition, we misidentified In January, a woman reported to po- the shooting of suspected car thief the synagogue over which Rabbi Online at lice that she was raped in Prospect John Lagattuta is not in any way Joseph Potasnik presides. Potas-
www.BrooklynPapers.com Park during the night near what is Associated Press related to Chief Brennan, who nik is the spiritual leader of Con- Hear our editors and reporters discuss the news known as the Three Arch Bridge. Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop and captain Pee Wee Reese (right) congratulates Jackie Robinson on served on the police force for gregation Mount Sinai in Brook- every week in EDITORIAL ROUNDTABLE A suspect was arrested in the inci- home run after he crosses plate during game at Ebbets Field in 1954. A statue of the two is more than 30 years before retiring lyn Heights. dent. planned for Keyspan Park. in 1998. He died of cancer in 1999 We regret the error.
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In fact, cuss the larger vision for the M ., N . 3 for The Brooklyn Papers said Alicia Moore, a project as- canal area, which could in- Families celebrating Na- sociate with the Gowanus Canal clude new market-rate hous- tional Estuaries Day last Community Development Cor- ing, cultural facilities, a con- new class schedule weekend gathered Satur- poration, it’s nearly impossible tinuous walkway along the day along the Gowanus to tell just by looking whether canal and a restoration of the Canal to lend support to the system is operating. That’s local ecosystem. Dance Classes local artists and communi- why residents are petitioning for “This is a two-sided proj- Martial Art Classes ty groups who have been ways to find out whether the ect,” said Jeanne DiLascio, Swim Academy Program banding together in an pumps are working. executive director of the GC- On Saturday, the High CDC. “The Army Corps of Gymnastics effort to revitalize the canal and surrounding School for Environmental Engineers is working on the Jazz & Tap Classes Studies tested the waters just water and we’re looking at the Basketball neighborhoods. “There are still thousands below the Carroll Street properties along the canal.” of people, some who live in Bridge for signs of pollutants. Other groups such as Red Writing the neighborhood, who when The class of seven students Dive, which for years has ew and biology teacher Naomi been sponging creative energy N his they see the canal think of the t Poetry bad old days,” said John Muir, Nwosu poured foggy water from the canal’s waters, ex- all! from the canal into glass jars hibited a big red tent as a se- F Latin dance founder of the group Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environ- and began recording its tem- quel to an earlier project titled Playwriting ment. “But this is the first year perature and phosphorus lev- “Peripheral City: Rediscover- Acting for teens it’s been noticed as a healthy Callan / Tom els, which were high. ing the Gowanus Canal.” In environment.” “If the dissolved oxygen is that, the four-person collective To be sure, instead of the lower than the nutrients then gathered audio interviews and 30 Third Avenue nasal-nagging odor often asso- there’s a problem,” said sailed up and down the canal. of Brooklyn (bet. Atlantic & State) ciated with the canal, vendors Nwosu. “That means some- This time around, they chose Y Papers The Brooklyn thing’s going on. It’s not as to stay ashore. on Saturday sold lemonade and hotdogs. While the Red High above eveyone else, David Sharps leads Saturday’s Estuary Day parade along the pristine as it could be.” “We can’t be taking people For more information call 718-875-1190 It’s because of findings on boats all the time because Dive arts collective held court wooden Carroll Street drawbridge traversing the Gowanus Canal. on the Carroll Gardens side of such as Nwosu’s that the of costs,” said Kerry Lowe, a the 114-year-old retractile Gowanus Canal Community member of the all-woman col- oxygen-rich Buttermilk Chan- for more than 30 years. covered in the Gowanus Bay bridge, kids as young as 5 Development Corporation lective. “But there was still a nel water into the canal at its Since 1999, aquatic life when it jumped ashore at the hoisted papier-mache horses (GCCDC ) has been working story to be told. The canal is northern end at Douglass such as ducks and oysters have mouth of the canal. with the Army Corps of Engi- on the periphery, and a lot of high above their heads as they PERFECT LEGS Street. been cultivated in the canal. The flushing tunnel, however, neers for the past two years. people don’t think about it un- marched with members of The pump had been inactive Even a seal was recently dis- has been having propeller prob- In November, a community less they have to.” Treating varicose veins and spiders Flying Bridge Community by treating the source (leaks) Arts. The Urban Divers, mean- while, cruised the waterway below in monitoring vessels while the Jimmy Nation’s Combo, a surf-rock quartet, provided music, and comic re- Take a walk along the Canal lief, above. “We’re happy to be helping in this wonderful cause to get the canal cleaned Planners reach out to landowners for canal esplanade up, so that one day we can all go swimming in it,” said By Patrick Gallahue “There are three selected sites and that is building a megastore on a 9.4- was out of context with the surrounding James Sardone, the group’s The Brooklyn Papers the one that you go with is the one that acre former U.S. Postal Service site at two- and three-story buildings and singer and guitarist, before says, ‘You can go now and we’ll put up Second Avenue between 10th and 12th there was some support to keep the quickly adding, “Well, maybe They’ve got the pictures, now the money,’” said GCCDC Chairman streets. building zoned for manufacturing. not.” all they need is the land. Joseph Messineo said at a public meet- Architect Rosemarie Isleib said The next BSA hearing on the pro- Long known as “Lavender The Gowanus Canal Community ing on the canal last month. Lowe’s is constructing an esplanade posal is scheduled for Oct. 21 and a de- Lake” for its industrially pol- Development Corporation (GCCDC) If it sounds too good to be true, that’s that would be open during as yet unde- termination could be made a couple of Before er luted hue, the canal has for the has identified potential sites on the because it partially is. Most of the termined store hours. The Lowe’s is ex- months after that, said Christopher Afte past four years been getting mile-and-a-half-long canal for a long- landowners have yet to agree to devel- pected to open in January. Wright, an attorney for the developer. cleaner thanks to the efforts of discussed public walkway and the op their waterfront property with a Another developer has agreed to In addition to those sites, the GC- Exclusive Patent pending procedure local activists, but also be- neighborhood group is reaching out to small public walkway, said Jeanne Di- build a walkway on land near a planned CDC will now seek the cooperation of Entirely in the office 18 YEARS cause of the reactivation of the landowners to accelerate the plan. Lascio, director of the GCCDC. Bol- residential development at 460 Carroll other businesses along the canal such as No need for major anesthesia experience flushing tunnel. The GCCDC has identified 13 prime stered by the commitment of a few St. the Pathmark supermarket at 12 Street Immediate return to work The device, known as an sites, rated on a grading system based property owners, DiLascio added, “I That project is less certain than and Hamilton Avenue; Verizon, which “impeller,” pulls fresh water on the willingness of property owners think that one year from now, we Lowe’s, however, because it still re- has a parking lot at 450 Union St.; and from the Buttermilk Channel, to participate and the efficiency with should have a walkway. In two years, quires a variance from the Board of the more than 60 other property owners Brooklyn Vein-Laser Center a narrow body of water be- which they would be able to create we should have three walkways.” Standards and Appeals to change the along the canal. tween Brooklyn and Gover- walkways. Among those that have expressed a designated use from manufacturing to “If we put a walkway on any piece 263 7th Avenue (718) 499-7755 nor’s Island. The impeller Additional criteria was also consid- willingness to develop the waterfront residential. we can begin connecting it to adjacent pulls about 200 million gal- ered such as the surrounding land use portion of their property is Lowe’s, the Community Board 6 rejected the sites,” said GCCDC consultant Joseph Suite 5E http://www.cureveins.com lons a day of comparatively and bulkhead conditions. large-scale home improvement retailer proposal last year on the grounds that it Porrovecchio.
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During a particularly nasty game against the Reds at School can cause Cincinnati’s old Crosley Field in his rookie year, Robinson endured a litany of racist heckling from both the Reds players and their fans. kid’s high anxiety But at one point in the game, shortstop Reese, a white south- Q: “My kindergartner ap- schooler’s fits in the hallway erner who was the team’s cap- pears anxious on the way to before school. She considered tain, walked over to the belea- her classroom. She wants me Parent-to-Parent withdrawing her child from guered second baseman and put to stay with her.” ... “My BBy B Betsy t Fl l Flagler & B Mill school, but the child’s teachers his arm around his shoulders. daughter worries about being convinced the mother that the XAVERIAN’S That embrace is considered a called on in class. How can I crying ended as soon as Mom landmark in baseball history help her?” departed. TEN STEPS TO SUCCESS and signified a step towards A: Along the wide spectrum At the more severe end of Robinson’s acceptance across of kids’ angst about school — the anxiety range, a New Jersey the nation, and on the Dodgers. Mom’s gone, I’m going to barf mother pulled her anxious mid- 1. International Baccalaureate Degree Program (IB) In 1999, then-Mayor Ru- before my math test — children dle-schooler out of school but 2. Advanced Placement Program (AP) dolph Giuliani announced the need help to confront the anxi- was unable to keep up with the formation of a committee that ety every time. state’s homeschooling require- 3. Xaverian High School Honors Program would capture that moment in a “Varying degrees of school ments. Getting the boy to attend statue to be placed in Brooklyn. phobia are common among school this year, she says, has 4. R.E.A.C.H.: NYS- Certified Program for Special-Need Students On the morning of Sept. 11, children,” says Elizabeth been a major struggle. What’s 2001, both Rachel Robinson DuPont Spencer, co-author of 5. Music Program: Jazz, Chorus, Concert-Band, Beginners’ Band behind his school refusal, she and Reese’s widow, Dorothy, “The Anxiety Cure for Kids: A suspects, is clinical depression 6. Prep Program Guide for Parents” (John Wiley and an anxiety disorder. She’s were among a group of people & Sons, 2003). “The single trying to get him medication, 7. Full-Time Guidance Department gathered at City Hall to review most important thing is to keep therapy and a suitable individ- five model statues, when the the child going to school. It can ual plan for attending school. 8. Largest Extra-Curricular Program in the City first plane hit the Twin Towers. The statue then sat on the seem cruel, but it’s crucial.” “Parents do not have to be 9. Full-Time Campus Minister To be helpful, parents need on their own on this,” Spencer backburner, but Bloomberg to understand what inner says. “There are lots of mental 10. Educating your Son in the Legacy of Christ confirmed this week that the process is driving their child’s big math test, some anxiety health resources out there.” memorial is back on track. outward behavior, the authors helps you focus your attention The authors of “The Anxiety The idea for the sculpture say. Just what is your child wor- and not fritter away your time.” Cure for Kids,” who advocate came from retired Newsday ried about? What’s clicking There’s a problem, though, taking a family approach to eas- TH reporter Stan Isaacs who an- away in her brain? when too much anxiety takes ing a child’s anxiety, are a fami- OPEN Sunday, October 19 , 2003 nounced it during a 1999 me- For kids in early grades who over and the child can’t think of ly of mental health profession- morial service for Reese at St. don’t like leaving Mom and any answers, says Spencer, a als: Spencer and her father, AM PM Patrick’s Church in Bay Dad, their separation anxiety social worker who deals prima- Robert L. DuPont, M.D., a psy- HOUSE 10:00 - 2:00 Ridge. Reese died in August typically is brief and easily over- rily with anxiety disorders in chiatrist and founding president of that year, in his hometown come. Older anxious kids tend her private practice and re- of the Anxiety Disorders Asso- search. of Louisville, Ky. He was 81 to worry a lot about school. Not ciation of America; and FOR MORE INFORMATION and had been fighting lung just what will happen in class- Throughout “The Anxiety Spencer’s sister, Caroline M. Cure for Kids,” the authors use PLEASE CONTACT THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE AT cancer. Robinson died in 1972 rooms, but on the playground, in Dupont, M.D., a psychiatrist on at the age of 53. The two the lunchroom, in hallways. a dragon to characterize anxiety the faculty of the Johns Hop- and a wizard to manage anxi- played on the Dodgers togeth- “A little bit of the jitters are kins School of Medicine. (718) 836-7100 ext 117 er from 1947 to 1953. helpful. The brain gets a signal ety. They describe anxiety as a If your child’s anxiety con- that something new is happen- “false alarm of danger.” The “We have the naming of tinues, ask your primary care parkways like Jackie Robinson ing,” Spencer says. “Before a alarm itself is normal but in an physician for a referral to a or visit our website at www.xaverian.org anxious child, the alarm goes A XAVERIAN BROTHERS’ SPONSORED SCHOOL Parkway, but all you hear is mental health care provider. located in the heart of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn off when there is no real danger. One resource: the Anxiety about [traffic] tie-ups. I The mind reacts, imagines dan- 7100 Shore Road, Brooklyn, NY 11209 Accredited by the New York State Board of Regents & thought, that’s not as good a Disorders Association of Amer- The Middle States’ Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools ger and the child gets even ica at www.adaa.org. memorial as that great moment more scared as her heart races Tips from “The Anxiety when Pee Wee put his arm and her muscles tense up. Cure for Kids”: around Jackie,” said Isaacs, Do you understand what’s •Kids with school phobia who was also at City Hall re- driving your child’s anxious be- will often say they feel sick in viewing the sculptures on 9-11. havior? If your daughter does- the morning. Find out your n’t like to be called on in class, school’s rules on illnesses, and is she afraid of getting answers show your child a list of illness- wrong or is she shy and embar- es that prohibit attendance. Re- The rassed by attention? Or afraid of mind her if she gets sick at Kinderland looking too smart among her school, help is available. peers? The answers will deter- •Help your child learn to re- CB10 mine how you help her face her Shule: lax and breathe deeply to com- Continued from page 1 anxiety. bat anxious symptoms, such as a secular Jewish, It’s vital to sort out what’s a racing heart. clusion. And in the past, Har- progressive school brief separation anxiety or nor- •A consistent sleep and wak- rison has made clear his mal jitters vs. more severe anxi- ing schedule can reduce the stance that the purpose of for children ages 6-12, ety that takes away from your amount of anxiety your child street namings in CB10 is to integrating history, child’s daily life. experiences. honor achievements, not to literature, Yiddish, If your kindergartner clutch- Parents concerned about their serve as memorials. es your legs and tugs at your children’s calorie intake can ob- Harrison also said he was arts, and social justice. heartstrings, for example, don’t tain a copy of the new Parent To surprised that Oddo had signed give in and linger but do ex- Parent newsletter “Getting Over New York City Department of Education on to the letter since his office plore whether she’s able to turn Overeating” by sending a long, had been involved in the ongo- her sad act on and off for show. self-addressed, stamped envelope SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ing discussions about street If she’s anxious all day and and $2 to Newsletter, P.O. Box namings over the summer. doesn’t fit in the group, she’ll 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. If you During those meetings, the ad need more assistance. have tips or a question, please Your child may be eligible for free academic tutoring and assistance hoc committee on street nam- (718) 643-0771 One Tennessee mother dis- call our toll-free hotline any time in English language arts, reading and/or mathematics. Under federal ings came up with the idea of covered jealousy over a new at (800) 827-1092 or e-mail us posting memorial plaques on baby was driving her pre- at [email protected]. law, children are eligible if they are enrolled in a Title I School In streets where families of 9-11 victims request them. Need Of Improvement and are eligible for the Federal Free Lunch “Councilman Oddo’s office has been present at the meet- Program. ings. He knew well that that was what we were doing,” Parents can select tutoring, remediation, and other academic programs Harrison said, adding, “It seems a little bit strange that from a list of approved program providers, which includes school districts, you would get a letter from community-based organizations, religious groups, and for-profit education the person who is involved in the very action he is asking companies. you to do.” But Oddo told The Bay Parents of eligible students should receive information regarding these Ridge Paper that he has be- come frustrated with the services in the mail during the week of September 22, 2003. process. “It’s not brain surgery — Completed Program Selection Forms Should we’re talking about putting up commemorative street signs,” Be Submitted to Program Providers said Oddo, who before 9-11 had introduced a bill to take No Later Than October 15, 2003. the City Council out of the street naming process. But in light of the CB10 Programs Will Begin November 2003. moratorium, Oddo said he was rethinking leaving those decisions in the hands of com- DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS munity boards. OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CHILD. Fossella spokesman Craig Donner said the congressman got involved because his of- Day For More Information on Eligibility, fice was recently contacted by the family of a victim in Bay Program Providers, and the Program Ridge. School, “This has been done Selection Process, Please Contact the throughout Staten Island and Inc. nobody has encountered any Parent Coordinator at Your Local School kind of problem. The families A fully licensed and certified preschool or a Parent Support Office in One of the are tremendously appreciative. It’s been a very positive expe- City’s Learning Support Center Sites. rience for everyone. We think I 2-4 year old programs I 2, 3, 4 or 5 mornings, the same could apply to You Can Also Call the City’s Hotline at 311 Brooklyn. It’s worked before I Licensed teachers afternoons or full days or Visit www.nycenet.edu. and seems to be a positive un- dertaking,” Donner said. I Optimal educational equipment I Spacious Classrooms Asked about the plaque com- promise, Donner said it depend- I Exclusive outdoor facilities I Enriched Curriculum ed on what the families wanted. No Child Left Behind Golden, through spokes- I Indoor Gym facilities I Caring, loving environment man John Quaglione, said he supported the plaque idea but 763 President Street (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) • (718) 230-5255 that it was vital to have the street signs as well. “You need both,” Quaglione said. October 6, 2003 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS BRZ 5 BAY RIDGE CENTER FOR OLDER ADULTS tthh Anniversary Bombers 2277 Celebration Dr. Peter Marascia You are invited to celebrate 27 years of Fourth Avenue Family Chiropractic Center providing services to the community beat Bums 8415 Fourth Ave., Suite A2, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209 WHEN: Thursday, October 9, 6:00 - 10:00pm (between 84th & 85th Sts.) 718-745-9045 WHERE: Bay Ridge Manor, 476 - 76th Street. Featuring: Cocktail Hour; Dinner; Open Bar; 50/50 Drawing; Raffle Prizes. Patient Appreciation Day HONORING: WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Colleen Golden MAN OF THE YEAR: Sal Calabrese ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY: The Mersey Beat, BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND, (www.merseybeat.com). TICKETS: $65 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Open House Please Reserve Places At The Bay Ridge Center Anniversary Fundraiser. (no tickets will be issued; reservations will be held at the door) I Am Sorry, I Cannot Attend, Saturday, Oct. 4th – 11am to 3:30pm But Please Accept the Enclosed Donation of $ Mickey Green, playing for Curtis Sliwa’s Bronx team, swings Dedicating October 2003 as Spinal Healthcare Month Name: and misses during Thursday’s stickball game against Borough President Marty Markowitz’s team outside Borough Hall. Organization (if applicable): By Patrick Gallahue We will provide complimentary . . . Address: The Brooklyn Papers • Chiropractic examinations and consultations Home Phone: Work Phone: They’ve hurled words at one another, but on Sept. 18 • computerized posture analysis Borough President Marty Markowitz and Guardian Angels Guests: founder Curtis Sliwa duked it out with sticks … and • computerized scoliosis screenings Spaldeens. • Chiropractic spinal health disability evaluations Please mail to: Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults The first-ever “stickball challenge,” between Markowitz and the 411 Ovington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 Bronx’s Sliwa, a conservative radio personality, didn’t bode well for • Chiropractic preventive healthcare information the Borough of Kings, but at least the two men buried the hatchet. and recommendations fax to 718-680-5143 or call (718) 748-0873, ext. 101 and speak to Lisa. After Brooklyn lost the game by a score of 2-1, Sliwa and Markowitz engaged in a more friendly form of ribbing and even of- Call for more information. You deserve this opportunity All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. fered praise to each other, in sharp contrast to some of their earlier verbal scrimmages. to experience Chiropractic approach to healthcare. Reservations should be received “All right Curtis you won it,” Markowitz conceded before at the above address by Monday, Oct. 6, 2003. vowing in true Brooklyn fashion, “Wait ‘til next year. We’ll be (718) 745-9045 back.” Said Sliwa, “I had a few ringers, some old friends.” Embodying the long-standing baseball wars between the Yan- kees and the Dodgers, there was little love lost between the liber- al Markowitz and conservative Sliwa. The Guardian Angels founder, who is originally from Canarsie but now lives in the Bronx, heaped criticism on Markowitz shortly after he was elect- ed borough president in 2001. The two met last month and agreed to settle their dispute over stickball. Both convened teams representing their respective boroughs, and settled on the terms of their bet. If Markowitz won, he would )F YOU THINK YOU CANT AFFORD keep Sliwa’s red Guardian Angels beret and jacket to display at Borough Hall. If Sliwa won, Markowitz would hand over a Ju- nior’s cheesecake and egg cream making kit. Neither man played on his own team, serving as managers-cum- cheerleaders instead. A HOME THINK AGAIN On Brooklyn’s side there was an array of Borough Hall staffers and Markowitz friends such as John Imbriale, the owner of Peggy O’Neill’s at Keyspan Park in Coney Island. On the oth- er side, there were some hardened challengers like John Keeney, 80, of Throgs Neck who, although lacking speed, boasts 69 years of stickball experience. “Let me tell you,” said Keeney. “Curtis and Markowitz have a little thing going. This is the challenge.” Even as their respective bets were announced and Markowitz pre- sented the cheesecake in question, Sliwa told the borough president, “You taste it first and if you’re alive after half an hour, I’ll eat it.” The field was drawn in chalk at Columbus Park behind Bor- ough Hall and beside the Booklyn Supreme Court. In deep center field, about 200 feet from home plate, stood the statue of the aboli- tionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, which nearly got pelted with Spaldeens on several occasions. While Brooklyn enjoyed a clear home-field advantage — Sli- wa’s squad got few if any cheers — the bronx hitters put them in an early deficit. After driving home two runners in the top of the first, Brooklyn was retired scoreless leaving one man stranded at first base. The crowd stayed hopeful throughout. Spectator Herb Moses, a lawyer from Crown Heights who stopped to take in a few innings on his lunch break, said, “Brook- lyn’s the best. We’re going to win.” Moses grew up representing Lincoln Place in his neighbor- hood stickball tournaments. Although they held Sliwa’s team at two runs, Brooklyn’s of- fense was dormant until the fourth and final inning. A sacrifice fly drove Bensonhurst’s Anthony Gigante home. The following at bat, a ground out to the shortstop, however, left Imbriale stranded at second and ended the game. Markowitz handed over the cheesecake and egg cream kit while Sliwa gave up his beret as a peace offering and warned Markowitz, “Don’t take a whiff of that hat.” Despite the loss, spectator Barbara Cockrell, of Bay Ridge, kept her Brooklyn pride even as Sliwa walked away with the cheesecake. “They won but they’re going back to eat our food,” she said. “We’re still winners. We still got Junior’s.”
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