Two Sections w Facebook.com/ Twitter.com Volume 59, No. 83 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2013 BrooklynEagle.com BrooklynEagle @BklynEagle 50¢

BROOKLYN Has LICH TODAY Red Bulls Soccer AUG.7 Viewing Party at Become Good morning. Today is B’klyn Bridge Park the 219th day of the year. In The New York Red An Armed 1902, much of Brooklyn, espe- cially the southern and eastern Bulls professional soc- parts of the borough, was still cer team will host a Camp? farmland. The Brooklyn Daily viewing party with a Eagle of Aug. 7, 1902, informed big screen at Pier 1 in Patients and staff at Long its readers that “Canarsie has Brooklyn Bridge Park Island College Hospital been invaded as of lately by for their match against (LICH) in Cobble Hill say chicken thieves. Last night, the the Columbus Crew on security guards are harass- hen house of H.W. Schemelk Saturday, Aug. 10. ing them as they arrive for was broken into and most of his their appointments choice breeders stolen.” Speak- The festivities kick ing to the Eagle, Schemelk said off at 7 p.m., and match or try to go about their the hens were trained — they en- time is 7:30 p.m. Bring work at the hospital. tered the house every morning your blankets, lawn The guards, both armed and laid their eggs in a basket. chairs, towels and, of and unarmed, are part of a Well-known people who course, cameras. Food massive security presence were born today include satirist and beverages will be put in place by SUNY Down- Stan Freberg, singer B.J. available for purchase state as they try to shut Thomas (“Raindrops Keep as well, but on a cash- down the hospital in the Falling on My Head,” only basis. face of massive opposition. “Hooked on a Feeling”), To reserve space, go In this photo, NYPD officers Brooklyn-born actor Harold Parrineau (“Lost,” “Oz”), and onto the Red Bulls’ set up barricades as humorist radio host Garrison Facebook site: https:// security officers watch. Keillor (“The Prairie Home www.facebook.com/eve See story, page 2. Companion”). nts/408172705968892/. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

B’klyn Health Woes Get National Press Kaiser Health News, a nationwide health publication, has published an article about the financial troubles of Brooklyn hospitals. It examines the bankruptcy of Inter- faith Hospital and the hospital's plans to close down operations, as well as the fact that SUNY Downstate has been trying to shut down Long Island College Hospital since March. “Brooklyn is close to losing two large and historic hos- pitals, and others might not be far behind,” the publica- tion reads. The article also examines Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, which will have trouble breaking even this year, according to its CEO.

LEFT: SEEN HERE IS A DETAIL OF A NEW MURAL IN GROVE ALLEY, which the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership wants to turn into

a quirky commercial corridor. Two street artists held massive Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Cyclones spray-painting sessions on Saturday and Sunday at the dead-end alley near the Fulton Mall. See story and more photos, page 5. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan

A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT has reinstated the gambling conviction of a man who oper- ated an underground poker club. The decision overruled an earlier decision by Brook- Cyclones’ lyn Federal Court Judge Jack Weinstein, seen here. See Pitcher Diaz story, page 12. Eagle file photo Goes To SINGER LUKE JAMES HAS recently had one of the tough- All-Star Game est jobs in Brooklyn. He has been the opening act for Bey- BROOKLYN CYLCLONES’ ACE once on her “Mrs. Carter Miller Diaz will get to start in Show” world tour, including at next week’s NY-Penn League Barclays Center, which he calls All-Star game. He is one of five “a fabulous arena.” He will Cyclones players, four of them also be performing at BAM pitchers, who have been on Aug. 29. See story, page 8. named to the National League Photo by Yosra El-Essawy squad. See Sports, page 11. Wednesday, August 7, 2013 • Brooklyn Daily Eagle • 1 LICH Has Become an Armed Camp, Supporters Say Patients, Staff: Guards Are There To Intimidate Them By Mary Frost resident who says she has “often intimidated by hospital security at Brooklyn Eagle used the hospital and depends on LICH trying to enter for a doctor’s ap- Patients and staff at Long Island it,” told the Eagle via email that the pointment today. Not cool!” College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble main hospital door remained locked Patients were advised to call 911 Hill say that security guards are ha- on Monday. “Patients, no matter to report harassment. rassing them as they arrive for their what state they were in, have to go Besides SUNY police, guards appointments or try to go about through two regular doors,” she said. have been hired from Summit Secu- their work at the hospital. “I saw an elderly lady who was rity, CSC (Command Security Cor- The guards, both armed and un- pushing a walker [she had just been poration) Security and, according to armed, are part of a massive security given dialysis treatment] try to one CSC guard, from another com- presence put in place by SUNY Down- struggle to open one of the doors pany he had never heard of. Many state as they try to shut down the hos- as the SUNY guards just stood there of the guards are new, he told the pital in the face of vehement com- watching. I grabbed the doors for Brooklyn Eagle. “I had several appli- munity opposition and legal stays. her and helped her out. I asked her cations in. Right after CSC hired me, Financially troubled Downstate ac- about the guards and she said they two more companies called me and quired LICH roughly two years ago. never help.” offered me a job.” “Inside the hospital, LICH has As security guards watch, officers of the NYPD set up barricades outside of LICH. This reporter observed hospital The demand for security guards been a police state,” one long- Eagle photo by Mary Frost administrators take no action as a is so high that many workers affili- time nurse told the Brooklyn Eagle. disabled elderly woman was unable ated with Summit don’t even have “Armed State University Police pa- Dr. Alice Garner, clinical leader of them from moving the patients. to climb the steps. Two passersby fi- official ID. Rather, their names are trol the halls. A dozen of them were the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care “They’ve been intimidating peo- nally aided her into the hospital. handwritten or typed on pieces of lined up outside a conference room Unit) at LICH, who oversees the care ple all kinds of ways,” she said. “They On Tuesday, a commenter named plain paper inserted into plastic cov- monitoring the actions of nurses of infants at the hospital. “There tried to dangle my job in front of Martine tweeted, “Women are being ers and pinned to their suit jackets. who were taking an accredited con- were armed guards inside the Neo- me. I know my work, I’m not afraid tinuing education class on, of all natal Unit,” she told the Brooklyn of that. But they’ve been harassing things, Workplace Violence.” Eagle. “What if they dropped one of my colleagues, and they’re afraid.” She recalled when LICH was their guns and it shot a baby?” she As Dr. Garner spoke to the Eagle, filled with victims and first re- said. “We went crazy and yelled at security guards rummaged through sponders after terrorist planes flew them to get out of there.” her purse. into the World Trade Center. “We While the armed guards left the Patients are harassed in other didn’t even have this many guards infants’ immediate area, Dr. Garner ways. The main hospital entrance right after 9/11!” she said. said they were still posted outside – a slowly-revolving automatic New locks have been installed the unit. “They’ve got guns. We’re door large enough to accommodate on inner and outer doors, employees’ afraid of them,” she said. wheelchairs – has been locked since bags and purses are searched upon Dr. Garner said patients and late July and labeled “out of order,” entering and exiting the building, staff had to ask permission to enter preventing wheelchairs from enter- and doctors and nurses say they were or leave the hospital over the week- ing the hospital. locked inside the hospital over two ends of July 20 and July 27. “For two Despite a nearby wheelchair ramp, weekends, only allowed to leave af- weekends in a row, they used Gesta- disabled patients are required to climb ter a guard opened a door with a key. po tactics. They were trying to move a flight of steps and walk through two The purpose of the guards is to patients out” against doctors’ orders, doors to get inside the hospital. Dr. Alice Garner, clinical leader of the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) at LICH. intimidate patients and staff, claims she said. “I called the police to stop Trudy Wassner, a Brooklyn Heights Eagle photo by Mary Frost Candidate Wants To Penalize Residents 3 Children, 1 Adult Hit by Who Refuse To Evacuate During Storms Cab at Cadman Plaza By Paula Katinas not occur again. Brooklyn Eagle “Over the past year, our district Residents living in flood zones and New York City as a whole have who stubbornly refuse to obey a made great strides in improving our mandatory evacuation order during hurricane preparedness and restor- a hurricane would be slapped with ing the infrastructure and business- penalties if one Brooklyn City es that were destroyed by Hurricane Council candidate gets his way. Sandy. However, there is still signifi- Igor Oberman, who is running cant progress to be made so that we in the Democratic primary for the can fully ready ourselves for the up- council seat in the 48th District coming hurricane season and ensure (Brighton Beach-Sheepshead Bay), that the establishments we lost last has released a disaster response plan year are completely restored and bet- to prepare for the next superstorm. ter protected,” Oberman said. Among the plan’s proposals is “Today, I am calling on my fel- a call for the city to establish reper- low residents to give their utmost cussions for residents who refuse to efforts in preparing for the upcom- leave their homes during a mandato- Candidate Igor Oberman says resi- ing hurricane season. As a longtime ry evacuation emergency. Oberman dents of flood zones who refuse to resident of Brighton Beach, I, too, does not spell out the penalties he evacuate during hurricanes shoule be understand the devastation and would like to see for residents who penalized. Photo courtesy of Oberman campaign grief that we faced as we watched decide to ride out a hurricane. our neighborhoods turn to disarray “I would first like to applaud Other features of his plan in- last October,” he said. the city for providing a great deal clude a requirement that the city “Looking forward, I will help lead of aid to our residents following find immediate accommodations the crusade toward improving our Superstorm Sandy. Unfortunate- for displaced residents, mandatory response to hurricanes to guarantee ly, though, the city did fall short of changes in building codes for struc- that resources are not being wasted effectively evacuating its residents. tures located within one mile of the and so that our residents can recover For instance, many people failed shoreline, and a requirement that more quickly,” Oberman said. to leave their homes despite the the Office of Emergency Manage- Oberman is one of four Dem- mandatory evacuation, proper safe- ment must store adequate amounts ocrats running in the Sept. 10 pri- ty precautions were not in place in of food and supplies for a storm’s af- mary for the council seat currently buildings along the shoreline and termath. held by Democrat Michael Nelson. sufficient funding was not provid- Superstorm Sandy ravaged Nelson cannot run for re-election ed to our community for rebuild- many areas of New York City last because of term limits. The field of Three young boys and one adult were struck by a cab as they crossed Cadman ing,” Oberman said. October, including neighborhoods Democrats hoping to succeed him Plaza West in Downtown Brooklyn at roughly 11:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, ac- Oberman said there should also like Brighton Beach, Sheepshead includes Oberman, Theresa Scavo, cording to an FDNY spokesperson. The victims were transported to Cornell Hos- be a requirement that city authori- Bay and Coney Island. Oberman Chaim Deitsch and Ari Kagan. pital in Manhattan at their request. All four are in serious but stable condition. ties go door to door to tell residents said the city should be working The winner of the primary will The accident occurred at the entrance to Cadman Plaza Park across the street that a mandatory evacuation is in now, before the next storm hits, to face Republican-Conservative David from 200 Cadman Plaza West. A children’s sports camp was engaged in activities progress. ensure that such destruction would Storobin in the Nov. 5 general election. in the park at the time. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

2 • Special section of Brooklyn Eagle/Brooklyn Record • Wednesday, August 7, 2013 On This Day in History Brooklyn’s Only Daily Record of Historical Events in the Borough

Founded 1841

August 7 FROM THE ORIGINAL EAGLE AND OTHER SOURCES Dazzy Vance: Worth His Weight In Uranium First Black To Be The St. Louis Cardinals had their Dizzy Dean but the Brooklyn Dodgers had their Dazzy Awarded Nobel Prize Vance. A pitcher, Arthur Clarence Vance DETROIT — Ralph Johnson Bunche was came to Brooklyn from Nebraska as an born on August 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. afterthought in another deal. His studies resulted in his holding a B.A. de- A minor league vagabond for ten gree, an M.A. degree and a Ph.D. degree plus years, he reached the majors to continuing graduate studies. lead the National League He worked with Swedish sociologist Karl in strikeouts for seven Gunmnar Myrdal on a classic study of the straight years. American Negro, which resulted in Myrdal’s book, An American Dilemma (1944). Serving in the U.S. Dept. of State, in 1945 he became Photo: the first black man in a departmental division Sporting News to become chief of the division of dependent- archives area affairs. He participated in the writing of the Unit- ed Nations Charter. He became a senior mem- ber of the staff of the U.N. commission on Palestine. In 1950 Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the four armistice agreements that halted the 1948-49 war in the Middle East. He continued to work at the U.N. and in American diplomat Ralph Bunche was born on Au- 1967 became under-secretary-general of that gust 7, 1904. He was the first black to receive the organization. coveted Nobel Peace Prize, (in 1950). He died on December 9, 1971. Wikipedia / USIA Censorship Dealt a Blow Birthdays — WASHINGTON — On August 7, ly concerned with a twenty-four-hour 1934 the U.S. Court of Appeals in Wash- period in the life of an Irish Jew, August 7 ington struck a heavy blow at censorship Leopold Bloom, and describes also the when it ruled against the government’s same day in the life of Stephen Dedalus, attempt to confiscate and ban all copies and the story reaches its climax in the of James Joyce’s controversial book, meeting of the two characters. The main Ulysses. Censors felt that Joyce had used themes are Bloom’s symbolical search just too many four-letter words in his for a son and Dedalus’ growing sense of work. The court pointed out that if the dedication as a writer. Joyce developed book could be banned for its erotic pas- the stream of consciousness in this work sages, so could Romeo and Juliet, Ham- as a remarkable means of character por- let, and parts of the Odyssey. In fact trayal, combining it with the use of mim- Joyce’s Ulysses was based upon the icry of speech and the parody of literary Greek poet Homer’s Odyssey. It primari- styles as an overall literary method. Japan’s Reaction to the Bomb BROOKLYN — Fol- stroyer of … mankind” “The enemy version of lowing the atomic and “public enemy num- the attack said a small For Your Information: bombing of Hiroshima ber one of social jus- number of American on August 6, 1945, the tice.” planes dropped a ‘few’ of Alberto Salazar Cadman Plaza Memorial Brooklyn Eagle’s front The Eagle reported: the new-type bombs. Wikipedia / Cal Hopkins The Parks and Recreation website educates us about page of August 7 report- “An investigation was It was announced of- Brooklyn’s large, central, stone hallmark in Cadman ed that the Japanese ad- under way into the extent ficially at Washington Lana Cantrell, singer/actress, born in Plaza Park. This granite and limestone memorial is mitted that “great devas- of the destruction in the that only one bomb was Sydney, Australia tation had been done by world’s first atomic dropped. It was apparent dedicated to the 300,000 American men and women the bomb.” The Japan- bombing, Tokyo said. that the Japanese could David Duchovny, actor (“The X- who served in World War II. The two larger-than-life ese propaganda machine First reports showed a not believe a single Files”), born in New York, NY sized, high relief figures by sculptor Charles Keck said use of the new ‘considerable number’ of plane and a single bomb Stan Freberg, satirist, born in Pasadena, (1875 - 1951) depict a male warrior on the left and a fe- weapon was “sufficient houses had been demol- could cause so much de- CA male with a child to the right, and serve as symbols of to brand the enemy for ished and fires broke out struction.” victory and family. On June 6, 1944, the day U.S. ages to come as the de- at several places.” John Glover, actor (stage: Great God Brown; Julia, Melvin and Howard), born forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France (D- in Kingston, NY Day), Brooklyn Eagle publisher Frank D. Schroth What The Bomb Might Have Done to Brooklyn formed a committee of distinguished Brooklynites to DeLane Matthews, actress (“Dave’s judge a design competition. The Eagle announced the BROOKLYN — The stroy many persons and would be much greater World”). born in Rockledge, FL Brooklyn Eagle of Au- property in neighbor- than in Manhattan. competition in June, soliciting proposals from a wide gust 7, 1945, estimated hoods as distant as Bay In Queens, where Alberto Salazar, marathon runner, born array of people. When the contest closed on April 1, the damage the atomic Ridge and East New many houses are made in Havana, Cuba 1945 – before VE (Victory in Europe) Day – over 243 bomb might have done York. of wood, the waves of entries were received. Construction of the memorial in the borough: “Since the exact ef- destruction would Charlize Theron, actress (The Cider began just after Japan surrendered in August 1945. “An atomic bomb fect of the bomb de- reach further yet — House Rules, Monster), born in Benoni, South dropped at Flatbush pend a great deal on the most likely all through Africa The 24-foot-tall figures are on a large scale, like many and Church Aves. height and construction the borough and part of B.J. (Billy Joe) Thomas, singer monuments that can be seen across europe. The in- would probably level of buildings, the area Nassau County.” (“Hooked on a Feeling,” “Raindrops Keep scription incised on the front ends with the words: all of Flatbush and de- destroyed in Brooklyn Falling on My Head”), born in Houston, TX MAY THEIR SACRIFICE INSPIRE FUTURE GEN- ERATIONS AND LEAD TO UNIVERSAL PEACE.

Wednesday, AugustBrooklyn 7, 2013 Daily • Brooklyn Eagle August Daily 7, Eagle 2013 • 30

First elevated of the era. eview and Comment RCommunity-Based Policing: An Alternative to Stop and Frisk By John C. Liu In the face of growing criticism of the NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” oper- ation, Mayor Bloomberg has taken a “my way or the highway” position. Without Stop and Frisk, he says, there is no effective way to reduce crime in inner-city neighborhoods. As we have just celebrated the 30th National Night Out Against Crime on August 6, a yearly event that enlists community support in making our streets safer, we want to tell the Mayor that he’s wrong. Other cities have developed strategies that have been as effective as Stop and Frisk without alienating the very communities they were created to protect. One proven alternative, already being used in at least 50 jurisdictions, is known as “Pulling Levers Policing.” This method targets the small num- ber of individuals known to have committed most of the violent crimes in a given minority neighborhood, not just any young black or Latino who happens to walk by. This approach has been credited for a dramatic decline in Boston’s mur- der rate while at the same time building community trust in the police. Without trust and collaboration, especially in the poorest neighborhoods, even the best police officers find it difficult to prevent crime and promote public safety. In Pulling Levers Policing, an interagency task force is formed that in- cludes police, probation, parole, state and sometimes even federal enforce- ment agencies. Repeat offenders, especially those on probation or parole, know that they are being closely watched. The logic behind this approach is clear. Only a small portion of any community’s population is regularly associated with violent crime. Most important, this strategy works, according to data collected on these proj- ects during the last decade. In Chicago, where this tactic was employed in its Project Safe Neighborhoods, there was a 37 percent reduction in homi- cides in targeted districts and a significant reduction in gun violence. In Cincinnati, the Initiative to Reduce Violence resulted in a 41 percent reduction in gang-related homicides sustained 3.5 years after the program was launched. Using a similar tactic, Los Angeles and Stockton, Calif., among other cit- ies, have reported similar results. In response to drug crimes, High Point, N.C., experienced success with its “Drug Market Intervention” strategy, which was designed to close neighborhood drug markets permanently. The approach brings together drug dealers, their fam- ilies, law enforcement, service providers and community leaders to make clear that the drug market in a designated neighborhood is now closed. The message is that the community cares for the offenders, but rejects their conduct. None of these and other approaches to the problem of violent crime are a miracle cure. Neither is Stop and Frisk. But these alternatives are far more likely to foster a healthy relationship between the police and the commu- nities they serve. As the City Comptroller, I have the greatest respect for the men and wom- en of the NYPD who risk their lives on a daily basis to keep our city safe. But as a parent, I would be outraged if I learned that my son had been thrown against a wall and frisked for no other reason than his age and the color of his skin. There has to be a better way to reduce crime, and there is. John C. Liu is the New York City Comptroller

Is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Federal Holidays by Everything Brooklyn Media, LLC (USPS 971380), located at 16 Court Street, Suite 1208, Brooklyn, NY 11241. Subscription price Publisher - J.D. Hasty: [email protected] is $130 per year, $65 for six months. Periodicals Postage paid Features Editor -Samantha Samel: [email protected] at Brooklyn, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Community Editor - Mary Frost: [email protected] Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Circulation Office, 16 Court Street, Suite 1208, Religion Editor - Francesca N. Tate: [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11241. Telephone: 718-643-9099, ext. 103 Fax: 718-858-3291. Lifestyle Editor - Sam Howe: [email protected] Publisher - J.D. Hasty: [email protected] Managing Editor - Raanan Geberer: [email protected] The BROOKLYN HEIGHTS PRESS & COBBLE HILL NEWS Legal Editor - Charisma Miller, Esq.: [email protected] ISSN (0007-2346) and (USPS 067-000) is published every week by Features Editor - Samantha Samel: [email protected] Everything Brooklyn Media, 16 Court Street, Suite 1208, Brooklyn, NY 11241. Subscription price is $25 per year. Telephones: in Brooklyn Sports Editor - John Torenli: [email protected] 718-643-9099. Fax: (718) 643-9483. Periodicals postage paid at Brooklyn, Community Editor - Mary Frost: [email protected] New York. POSTMASTER: send address changes to the BROOKLYN Religion Editor - Francesca N. Tate: [email protected] HEIGHTS PRESS and COBBLE HILL NEWS, 16 Court Street, Suite 1208, Consulting Editor - Chuck Otey: [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11241. Email: [email protected] Consulting Editor - Sam Howe: [email protected]

4 • Brooklyn Daily Eagle • Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Grove Place, Once Forgotten Alley Comes to Life with Vibrant Murals By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Eagle Art is blossoming in Downtown Brooklyn’s once forgotten alley, Grove Place. Street artists See One and Don Rimx descended last weekend on the See One, an artist, at work in Grove Al- A smaller artwork also blossomed last block-long dead-end byway near the ley, a once-forgotten dead end weekend in Grove Alley Fulton Mall and created a massive mural of cartoon creatures grooving ton Mall – such as a turntable with ward in getting the alley into shape in a musical jam session – including a cartoon-figure DJ in honor of a re- for use as a commercial corridor. one with sunglasses and braids that’s cord store that was on Fulton Mall One landlord, JW Mays, has already an homage to Stevie Wonder. for many years, Jilani said. gotten on board. The artists’ marathon Satur- He lined up other artists to George Silva, a Mays vice presi- day and Sunday spray-painting ses- paint smaller works on other build- dent, had a glass storefront installed sions were completely kosher. The ings. Ambika Lewis put a giant pur- on the alley side of 297 Livingston St. two men were there at the invita- ple heart with the slogan “We are on after hearing the Partnership’s vision tion of the Downtown Brooklyn earth to create art” on the back of for Grove Place. Silva, who is on the Partnership, which has launched a the building where the alley dead- board of the Fulton Mall Improve- campaign to clean up the gritty al- Detail of a new mural in Grove Alley, which the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership ends on Nevins Street. Danielle Mas- ment Association, is now looking for ley and convince the landlords who wants to turn into a quirky commercial corridor. Photos by Lore Croghan trion painted a blue mural of a sultry a tenant for the alley-side retail space. jointly own it to turn it into a tiny chanteuse on the back of a building “He sees this as a long-term op- commercial corridor. didn’t know of the alley’s existence on the Fulton Street side of the alley. portunity,” Liao said. “When I saw the alley I was sal- when he asked the Downtown Part- Some graffiti in the edgy-but- Meanwhile, the Partnership is ivating,” said Rasu Jilani, 35, the cu- nership if the business advocacy chic alley was removed as part of hosting another event to bring the rator who worked with the artists group could find a spot for a mural, the art project. public to the alley. to produce the 80-foot long, 15-foot said Vivian Liao, the Partnership’s A videographer, Alex Seel, shot Grove Alley Game Nite is set for high mural. director of marketing and strategic footage of the painters at work that Aug. 23 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., with “You don’t get space like this – partnerships. Her colleague, Katie he’s turning into a time-lapse piece to vintage video games, bocce ball ever.” Lyon, suggested the alley. use as a promo for the Beat Festival. and DJ music. See www.downtown- The eye-popping mural, intend- Last fall Lyon, the services man- The mural was another step for- brooklyn.com for further info. ed as a permanent artwork for the ager of the Court-Livingston-Scher- alley, is also a promotional tool for merhorn Business Improvement the Beat Festival, a September per- District, came up with the idea of forming-arts fest with numerous turning the alley into a hip place for Downtown Brooklyn venues. tiny storefronts with room for cut- Festival head Stephen Shelley ting-edge tenants upstairs.

Don Rimx at work

The festival paid the artists a commission for their work, with the Partnership contributing to the sum. The Partnership began its pub- lic promotion of Grove Alley on June 28 with a free al fresco concert that drew 1,103 people. The two mural painters did a 10- hour painting stint Saturday – with rain falling part of the time – and re- turned Sunday under sunny skies to put the finishing touches on their work. It’s kid-friendly, as befits its lo- cation on the back of a Livingston Street building in which the Hanover Place Learning Center operates. One of the cartoon characters on the wall, a creature named Miru, is the creation of See One, 32, an art- ist from Bedford-Stuyvesant. “He’s a small blue dragon with assorted dragon friends,” said the artist – who painted a word bub- ble next to the Stevie Wonder look- alike cartoon character with the famous singer’s lyrics: “Isn’t she lovely; isn’t she wonderful?” The artist had often ridden his Artists Don Rimx, left, and See One painted a mural in Grove Alley bike past the alley on the way to the gym, and thought Grove Place looked inhospitable, to put it mildly. “It was pretty crappy – I felt like I might die if I went past here,” he said, standing about 50 feet from the alley’s Hanover Place entrance. Bringing art to the long-neglect- ed street “feels amazing – a little awesome,” he said. His collaborator Don Rimx, whose real name is Edwin David Sepulveda, 32, works as a tattoo art- ist on Fulton Mall. He noticed the alley whenever he went to pick up lunch at a café on Hanover Place. “I thought the alley was for parking cars,” the Crown Heights resident said. “Our mural gives new life to the alley.” The green marker is at the entrance to Grove Place. Grove Place itself is visible Some images in the mural are as the narrow space between buildings that stretches to the right of the green A new Grove Alley mural includes an homage to Stevie Wonder meant as tributes to the nearby Ful- marker. Google Maps photo

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 • Special section of Brooklyn Eagle/Brooklyn Record • 5 Our World in Pictures

A BROOKLYN HERO: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz (left) speaks with Pure Health Pharmacy employee and local hero Qing Chen (right), who saved an 18-month-old baby who had fallen onto an awning from a second-story window in Bensonhurst on Friday, July 26. While working in the pharmacy, Chen saw the child on the awning from across the street. He promptly ran into the building, climbed out the window and brought the baby to safety. Photo by Kathryn Kirk

HE’S A LION: Detroit Lions guard Derek Hardman is seen during an NFL football training camp in Allen Park, Mich., on Tuesday. AP Photos

BANGKOK SOCCER MATCH: FC Barcelona’s Neymar, center, and other play- ers stretch out during a training session at Rajamangala national stadium in WASHINGTON, D.C. POST SALE: A visitor views the front page of the Washington Post displayed outside the Newseum in Bangkok, Thailand. The Spanish soccer club is in Bangkok to play the Thai na- Washington on Tuesday, a day after it was announced that Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post tional team. for $250 million.

GIANT DEAD FISH: A dead sturgeon floats in Lake Washington in Seattle. Keith Magnuson, who came across the giant dead fish as he water-skied on the lake, says he first thought it might be a shark. But now he thinks the roughly 8-foot- long creature is a sturgeon. The University of Washington School of Fisheries has tied the fish up to a post, and the Washington state Fish and Wildlife Department plans to send a biologist to look at it.

BZZZ: Beekeeper Andrew Cote lights a hive smoker while preparing to inspect the famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel’s bee hives in Manhattan. The hotel, a favorite of U.S. presidents, harvests its own honey from six hives kept on the 20th floor for use in specials at all three restaurants.

6 • Special section of Brooklyn Eagle/Brooklyn Record • Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Our World in Pictures

POSTER CAMPAIGN: An election poster for Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party showing Chancel- lor Angela Merkel and the slogan “Successful Together” is seen on a street in Berlin on Tuesday. Germany’s political parties have launched poster campaigns for the national elections, scheduled for Sept. 22.

DIRTY WATER: A boat that ran aground Friday and has been leaking fuel since then lists to one side next to the Madeleine Islands, just off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. Senegalese Environment Minister Haidar El Ali said Monday that au- thorities are trying to do all that they can to contain the spill near the islands, whose waters are home to a diverse array of fish.

TIGER CUB: A six–week–old female white tiger rests near a stuffed animal of a CHINATOWN IN PARIS: A woman looks out a window in a fruit stand at the Chinese Quarter in the 13th District of Paris. white tiger at the Huachipa Zoo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. The unnamed ti- This is the largest Chinatown in Europe, and its charms include an impressive diversity, drawing on the heritage of former ger was separated from her mother because the mother was not lactating prop- French colonies like Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, as well as other parts of Southeast Asia. erly, but she will rejoin her mother in about six months.

CANCER SCAM: Jennifer Pauley of East Moline, Ill., is set to have a preliminary HIROSHIMA DAY: Indian students with painted faces participate in a Hiroshima Day peace rally in Mumbai, India. Tues- hearing on Tuesday after being charged with identity theft, wire fraud, deceptive day marked the 68th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, which killed as many as 140,000 people. The face practices and forgery. Authorities say she lied about having cancer, even creat- painted at the center reads, “Freedom from danger.” ing fake medical records, to swindle her boyfriend. AP Photos

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 • Special section of Brooklyn Eagle/Brooklyn Record • 7 ook Beat Beyonce’s Opening Act Loves BMalleability of Memory Performing at Barclays Center Plays Out in New Thriller By Paula Katinas From G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Group Brooklyn Eagle “Kind of Cruel” (G.P. Put- Singer Luke James has had nam’s Sons; August 6, 2013), one of the toughest jobs in the seventh installment in Brooklyn over the past couple Sophie Hannah’s acclaimed of nights. James, a New Orle- Zailer & Waterhouse crime ans-born singer and songwriter, series—and the first to ap- is the opening act for Beyonce pear as a Putnam hardcov- on her “Mrs. Carter Show” world er—is another psychological- tour and had the task of warm- ly complex thriller from “one ing up the crowds at the super- of the great unmissables of star’s shows at the Barclays Cen- this genre” (The Times, Lon- ter on Aug. 4 and 5. don). Nearly impossible to un- Audiences, especially devot- ravel until its final pages, Han- ed fans of a mega star like Be- nah’s intricate, multi-voice yonce, usually want to see the narrative explores the elusive, headliner and endure the open- malleable nature of memo- ing act more than they enjoy it. ry as played out in a baffling But James, a Grammy–nominat- criminal investigation involv- ed R&B singer, said he’s up to the ing some odd remembered challenge of winning over the words and the brutal death of Sophie Hannah will appear in Brooklyn crowd. Opening for Beyonce “is a stranger. The author will ap- on August 7 at Bay Ridge’s Bookmark definitely a mountain,” he said. pear to read from her novel in Shoppe. Photo by Roderick Field “But I believe in my gift. I believe Brooklyn on August 7 at the in what I’m doing,” he told the Bookmark Shoppe in Bay Ridge. Brooklyn Eagle in an interview “Kind of Cruel” begins with hypnosis. Amber Hewerdine, a strong- on Monday. willed, at times even abrasive woman, warily consults a hypnothera- James, who was nominat- pist as a last–ditch effort to cure her chronic insomnia. During the ses- ed for a Grammy this year in sion, Amber utters the phrase, “Kind. Cruel. Kind of Cruel.” It means the R&B category for his song “I nothing to her—indeed, she accuses the hypnotherapist of planting it Want You,” is a singer, songwrit- in her mind—but it does stir up something disturbing in her memo- er and a dancer. He loves per- ry, and she storms out of the session, refusing to pay. Outside, she con- forming at the Barclays Center. fronts another woman who is waiting for hypnosis—Amber is con- “It’s a fabulous arena. It’s a privi- vinced she has seen the phrase in a diary in which that other woman lege to be there,” he said. has been writing. And sure enough, there it is. The problem, though, His new album, “Made to is that the writing in the diary is on unlined paper, and the vague vi- Love,” is scheduled for release sual memory that slowly returns to Amber is of these words written this year. emphatically on a lined page. What do they mean and where did she James, 29, has a great deal Luke James is the opening act for superstar Beyonce on her world tour. see them? of show business experience, Photo by Yosra El-Essawy As it happens, the wom- both on stage and backstage. He an with the diary is Police has written hit songs for stars before a song materializes. I truly respect. Breaking bread Officer Charlie Zailer, whose such as Chris Brown, Justin Bie- He enjoys composing songs with them was truly amazing,” husband, Detective Consta- ber and Britney Spears. He was for other artists. “When you he said. He lost the award to Ush- ble Simon Waterhouse, is a dancer in Beyonce’s “Run the write a song for an artist, you er, but came away from the expe- working on a murder case. World (Girls)” music video in have a connection to that per- rience grateful. The imprint of these words— 2011. Beyonce herself cast him in son. Sometimes, you have sat As an artist, James said he on lined paper—was found the video. down and talked to that person hopes audiences take away at the crime scene where a With every experience he to find out what it is they’re try- something from watching him woman, Katharine Allen, was had, he absorbed it and tried ing to communicate,” he said. perform. “I hope they can feel found brutally murdered. But to learn from it. “I was like a Songwriting “is all about my passion, my drive, my soul. I when Amber is questioned, sponge,” he said. communicating,” James said. “It’s hope they can bask in their own she denies any knowledge of While growing up in New Or- all about having a feeling and glory. I hope to inspire people to the killing—or, indeed, of the leans, James had eclectic taste communicating that feeling to respect their lives,” he said. victim. Yet the alibi she pro- in music and listened to a vari- the audience.” He has advice for budding vides is a false one, meant to ety of artists. “I’m a bit of an old James has written hundreds performers. “I would tell them hide a different crime, and soul. I listened to Marvin Gaye, of songs over the years. Does he to follow their dreams. Stay pos- her current situation, foster- Frank Sinatra, even country mu- have a favorite? “I love them all. itive. Stay focused. You must be ing two young girls whose sic. I liked Alabama,” he recalled. Songs are like your children. You in love with your music. And mother died in an unsolved James started writing songs don’t have a favorite. I like to say you must believe in yourself,” he murder, raises police suspi- when he was just 10 years old. that my favorite is the song I ha- said. cions. In the meantime, Am- “I was influenced by Baby Face, ven’t written yet,” he said. James will be performing at Image courtesy of Penguin Group ber is haunted by a different Smokey Robinson and Michael He felt honored to have been the Brooklyn Academy of Mu- mystery—one involving her Jackson in my songwriting,” he nominated for a Grammy Award. sic on Aug. 29 in “The Truth Se- sister-in-law, Jo, and a strange occurrence at a rented house one said. “It was an amazing feeling to be rum,” a concert featuring India. Christmas holiday years before. He kept writing songs recognized by my peers, people Arie and other artists. The complexity of the case is intensified further by rampant dis- through his teenage years and sension at the police precinct, where Simon and his commander, into his 20s. His first big break Proust, lock horns with increasing hostility. Charlie, meanwhile, has came when he got the chance to her own issues with her sister, Liv, who is conducting an ill-advised af- write songs for Ruben Stoddard, fair with one of Charlie and Simon’s married colleagues. Family rela- the soulful singer who won tionships can be tortuous—indeed, even kind of cruel. “American Idol” in 2003. “Hannah, who understands psychological mayhem as well as Writing songs is a joyful ex- Ruth Rendell and maybe even Sigmund Freud, is best read with a cri- perience, he said. It isn’t easy, sis counselor on speed-dial,” says Kirkus Reviews. “Kind of Cruel” is an- however. When asked whether other disturbing, mind-boggling thriller from “this exemplar of psy- writing the music or the lyrics is chological suspense” (Booklist). harder, he said at times it’s more difficult to compose a melody The August 7 event will begin*** at 7 p.m. The Bookmark Shoppe is lo- while at other times the words cated at 8415 3rd Ave. in Bay Ridge. don’t come easily. “It’s difficult Sophie Hannah’s psychological thrillers, Little Face, The Truth-Tell- to say which is harder. Some- er’s Lie, The Wrong Mother, The Dead Lie Down, The Cradle in the Grave, times, I don’t have the music. I and The Other Woman’s House are international bestsellers that have just have this feeling that I want Daily coverage of Brooklyn writers, been translated into 22 languages. Hannah’s novels have been shortlist- to get across. I go into the studio ed for many awards, including Specsavers National Book Awards Crime and I mumble. If you work at it, books and book events can be found Thriller of the Year 2012 and the Barry Award, and she won first prize in it comes. Sometimes the words the Daphne Du Maurier Festival Short Story Competition. She is also a are hard,” he said. in print (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) and bestselling and award-winning poet. Hannah lives with her husband “I’m a big believer in the online (brooklyneagle.com) and and children in Cambridge, where she is a Fellow Commoner at Lucy 1,000 hours theory,” James said. Cavendish College. A songwriter sometimes has to a dedicated blog, www.brooklynbookbeat.com put 1,000 hours into the work

8 • Special section of Brooklyn Eagle/Brooklyn Record • Wednesday, August 7, 2013 New Business Formations 11201 11208 MARCUS ISAAC 11223 11229 11234 KATHLEEN BALDWIN ECI LLC PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC ONE STOP TRAINING NYC, LLC JINSTYLES LLC 737 EAST 58TH STREET, LLC ECI LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. Notice of formation of limit- Notice of Formation of ONE STOP Notice of formation of limit- Notice of formation of limited li- ARCHITECTURE, PLLC ed liability company (LLC). Name: KATHLEEN BALDWIN ARCHITEC- of Org. filed with the SSNY on TRAINING NYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. ed liability company (LLC). Name: ability company (LLC). Name: 737 Marcus Isaac Photography, LLC. TURE, PLLC Articles of Org. filed 6/17/13. Office location: Kings was filed with SSNY on 6/7/13. Jinstyles LLC. Articles of Orga- East 58th Street, LLC. Articles of Articles of Organization filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/28/13. Of- County. SSNY is designated as Office location: Kings County. nization filed with Secretary Organization filed with Secre- with Secretary of State of New fice in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent agent upon whom process SSNY designated as agent of LLC of State of New York (SSNY) on tary of State of New York (SSNY) on York (SSNY) on 6/10/13. NY office of LLC upon whom process may against the LLC may be served. whom process against may be 7/9/13. NY office location: Kings 3/26/13. NY office location: Kings location: Kings County. SSNY has be served. SSNY shall mail copy SSNY shall mail process to: The served. SSNY shall mail process County. SSNY has been desig- County. SSNY has been designat- been designated as agent of the of process to c/o Ann Kath- LLC, 112 Moffat St., Brooklyn, NY to: C/O The LLC, 2681 W. 2nd St. #6A, nated as agent of the LLC upon ed as agent of the LLC upon whom LLC upon whom process against leen Baldwin, 148 Hicks St., Apt. 11208. General Purposes. Brooklyn, NY 11223. Purpose: all whom process against it may be process against it may be served. #121941 it may be served. The post office 3, Brooklyn NY 11201-2303, which lawful activities. served. The post office address The post office address to which address to which the SSNY shall #121765 is also the principal business lo- to which the SSNY shall mail a the SSNY shall mail a copy of any mail a copy of any process cation . Purpose: To practice Ar- 11209 copy of any process against the process against the LLC served against the LLC served upon him/ 11228 chitecture. JNC LLC served upon him/her is Bren- upon him/her is Andrienne Knight #121217 4TH AVENUE LLC her is The LLC 88 16th Street Apt. ECRU FOUNDATIONWEAR LLC da Pung 2272 East 23rd Street 737 East 58th Street Brooklyn, NY, JNC 4TH AVENUE LLC, a domes- 10 Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Purpose/ Notice of formation of limit- Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Purpose/ 11234. Purpose/character of LLC: M & M PIO RESTAURANT LLC tic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with character of LLC: Any Lawful ed liability company (LLC). Name: character of LLC: Any Lawful Any Lawful Purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED #121294 the SSNY on 5/30/13. Office loca- Purpose. Ecru Foundationwear LLC. Arti- Purpose. LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: M & M #121713 cles of Organization filed with #121885 tion: Kings County. SSNY is des- PIO RESTAURANT LLC. Articles of Secretary of State of New York ignated as agent upon whom 48-15 REALTY LLC 11236 Organization were filed with (SSNY) on 4/23/13. NY office lo- 11230 process against the LLC may NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LI- ONE LIFE ONE JOURNEY LLC the Secretary of State of New cation: Kings County. SSNY has be served. SSNY shall mail pro- ABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 48-15 REALTY 1712 PALMETTO LLC Notice of formation of limited lia- York (SSNY) on 05/13/13. Office lo- been designated as agent of the 1712 Palmetto LLC. Arts. of Org. cess to: The LLC, 511 79th St., 1st LLC. Articles of Organization were bility company (LLC). Name: One Life cation: Kings County. SSNY has LLC upon whom process against filed with Secy. of State of NY Flr., Brooklyn, NY 11209. General filed with the Secretary of State of One Journey LLC. Articles of Organi- been designated as agent of the it may be served. The post office (SSNY) on 6/10/13. Office in Kings Purposes. New York (SSNY) on 06/13/13. Office zation filed with Secretary of State LLC upon whom process against address to which the SSNY shall County. SSNY designated agent #121211 location: Kings County. SSNY has of New York (SSNY) on 3/26/13. NY of- it may be served. SSNY shall mail mail a copy of any process of LLC upon whom process been designated as agent of the fice location: Kings County. SSNY a copy of process to the LLC, 306 FRESH NEW ANGLES against the LLC served upon against it may be served. SSNY LLC upon whom process against has been designated as agent of Gold Street, Brooklyn, New York him/her is c/o United States Cor- shall mail process to 1704 Ave- PRODUCTIONS LLC it may be served. SSNY shall mail a the LLC upon whom process against 11201. Purpose: For any lawful poration Agents, Inc. 7014 13th nue M, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Pur- FRESH NEW ANGLES PRODUCTIONS copy of process to the LLC, 48 15th it may be served. The post office ad- purpose. Avenue - Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, pose: General. LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. dress to which the SSNY shall mail a #121747 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: #121431 filed with the SSNY on 5/13/13. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. copy of any process against the LLC Office location: Kings Coun- #121922 Any Lawful Purpose. served upon him/her is Kevin Moore #121626 11204 ty. SSNY is designated as agent 11231 106-06 Glenwood Road - Apt. 1d 1870 BATH AVE. LLC upon whom process against 11217 J&T RECORDS LLC Brooklyn, NY, 11236. Purpose/char- SOOTHING LEAF LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of J&T Re- 1870 BATH AVE. LLC, a domestic the LLC may be served. SSNY GLOCAL ASCENT, LLC Notice of formation of limit- acter of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the cords LLC, a domestic LLC. Art. #121236 shall mail process to: The LLC, Notice of formation of limit- ed liability company (LLC). Name: SSNY on 5/8/13. Office location: of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 61 Oliver St., Apt. 3M, Brooklyn, ed liability company (LLC). Name: Soothing Leaf LLC. Articles of Kings County. SSNY is designat- 4/18/2013. NY office location: NY 11209. General Purposes. Glocal Ascent, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secre- 11237 #121939 Kings County. SSNY designated ed as agent upon whom process tary of State of New York (SSNY) NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Organization filed with Secre- as agent of LLC upon whom pro- against the LLC may be served. on 4/11/13. NY office location: tary of State of New York (SSNY) cess against it may be served. BROOKLYN-QUEENS IPA, LLC SSNY shall mail process to: The 11211 Kings County. SSNY has been des- Notice of Formation of BROOK- on 11/5/12. NY office location: SSNY shall mail copy of process LLC, 1870 Bath Ave, Brooklyn, NY 317 HUMBOLDT ST. LLC ignated as agent of the LLC upon LYN-QUEENS IPA, LLC Arts. of Org. Kings County. SSNY has been des- to 31 Woodhull Ave., Brooklyn, 11204. General Purposes. 317 HUMBOLDT ST. LLC, a domes- whom process against it may be filed with Secy. of State of NY #121218 ignated as agent of the LLC upon NY 11231, Attn: J. Hammond, princ. tic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with served. The post office address (SSNY) on 07/10/13. Office location: whom process against it may be ofc. address of LLC. Purpose: the SSNY on 5/30/13. Office loca- to which the SSNY shall mail Kings County. SSNY designated SINO DEVELOPMENT LLC. served. The post office address any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of SINO tion: Kings County. SSNY is des- to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against #120953 as agent of LLC upon whom pro- DEVELOPMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. ignated as agent upon whom a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is cess against it may be served. SSNY filed with Secy. of State of NY process against the LLC may the LLC served upon him/her is C/O United States Corporation COURT TREE LLC shall mail process to Stephen Car- (SSNY) on 7/30/13. Office loca- be served. SSNY shall mail pro- The LLC 96 Prospect Place, Apt Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue - Notice of formation of limit- ryl, M.D., c/o Daniella Fairbarn, Wy- tion: Kings County. SSNY des- cess to: Joseph Caputo, 354 Hum- 1 Brooklyn, NY, 11217. Purpose/ Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Pur- ed liability company (LLC). Name: ckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 ignated as agent of LLC upon boldt St., Brooklyn, NY 11211. character of LLC: Any Lawful pose/character of LLC: Any Law- Court Tree LLC. Articles of Or- Stockholm St., Brooklyn, NY 11237. whom process against it may be General Purposes. ful Purpose. ganization filed with Secretary Purpose: Any lawful activity. #121210 Purpose. #121752 served. SSNY shall mail process #121619 of State of New York (SSNY) on #121617 to princ. bus. loc.: c/o The LLC, 21 POWERS LLC 6/21/13. NY office location: Kings CROOKSHANK LLC LIGHT FORM LLC County. SSNY has been desig- 7113 19th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 21 POWERS LLC Articles of Org. Notice of formation of limit- 11238 CROOKSHANK LLC, a domestic nated as agent of the LLC upon 11204. Purpose: any lawful ac- filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) ed liability company (LLC). Name: 502 FRANKLIN AVE. LLC LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the whom process against it may be tivity. 7/18/2013. Office in Kings Co. Light Form LLC. Articles of Or- Notice of Formation of 502 FRANK- #121933 SSNY on 5/29/13. Office location: served. The post office address SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon ganization filed with Secretary LIN AVE. LLC Arts. of Org. filed Kings County. SSNY is designat- to which the SSNY shall mail a whom process may be served. of State of New York (SSNY) on with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on ed as agent upon whom process copy of any process against the 11205 SSNY shall mail copy of process 11/29/2012. NY office location: 06/24/13. Office location: Kings against the LLC may be served. LLC served upon him/her is The LLC PLATINUM DEVELOPMENT to 66 Ainslie St., Brooklyn, NY Kings County. SSNY has been County. Princ. office of LLC: 502 SSNY shall mail process to: The 371 Court Street - 2nd Fl. Brook- 11211, which is also the princi- designated as agent of the LLC Franklin Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238. OF NY, LLC LLC, 16 Lincoln Pl., 3A, Brooklyn, lyn, NY, 11231. Purpose/character Notice of Formation of Plat- pal business location. Purpose: upon whom process against it SSNY designated as agent of LLC NY 11217. General Purposes. of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. upon whom process against it inum Development of NY, LLC. Any lawful purpose. #121940 may be served. The post office #121337 Arts of Org. filed with New York #121753 address to which the SSNY shall may be served. SSNY shall mail pro- Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/7/05. 11222 mail a copy of any process 11232 cess to the LLC at the addr. of its Office location: Kings County. 66 AINSLIE LLC against the LLC served upon princ. office. The regd. agent of 66 AINSLIE LLC Articles of Org. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 37 BAY 26 STREET LLC SSNY is designated as agent of him/her is C/O United States Cor- the company upon whom and at filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) Notice of Formation of 37 Bay 26 LLC upon whom process against 37TH AVENUE LIC, LLC poration Agents, Inc. 7014 13th which process against the com- 7/18/2013. Office in Kings Co. Notice of Formation of 37TH AV- Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y it may be served. SSNY shall mail Avenue - Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, pany can be served is Ben Wiley, 129 SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon ENUE LIC, LLC Arts. of Org. filed of State (SSNY) 6/12/13. Office lo- process to: 431 Willoughby Ave, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Carroll St., #2R, Brooklyn, NY 11231. whom process may be served. cation: Kings County. SSNY des- with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) To shoot, edit, animate, and oth- Purpose: Any lawful activity. Fl. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: ignated as agent of LLC upon #121616 SSNY shall mail copy of process on 07/09/13. Office location: erwise create video content for any lawful activity. whom process against it may be #121219 to 66 Ainslie St., Brooklyn, NY Kings County. Princ. office of various clients. 11211, which is also the princi- LLC: Attn: Mary Kuzma, 878 Lorim- #121767 served. SSNY shall mail copy of 944 FULTON ST LLC 792 KENT, LLC pal business location. Purpose: er St., Brooklyn, NY 11222. SSNY process to 101 53rd St., Brook- NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED Notice of formation of limit- Any lawful purpose. designated as agent of LLC upon L’EISE M COSMETICS, LLC lyn, NY 11232. Purpose: any law- LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 944 FUL- ed liability company (LLC). Name: #121754 whom process against it may Notice of formation of limit- ful activities. TON ST LLC. Articles of Organiza- #121434 792 Kent, LLC. Articles of Orga- RAIN-IN-THE-FACE be served. SSNY shall mail pro- ed liability company (LLC). Name: tion were filed with the Secre- nization filed with Secretary cess to the LLC at the addr. of its L’eise M Cosmetics, LLC. Articles tary of State of New York (SSNY) of State of New York (SSNY) on PRODUCTIONS LLC princ. office. Purpose: Any law- of Organization filed with Sec- 11233 on 10/07/08. Office location: Kings 7/11/13. NY office location: Kings RAIN-IN-THE-FACE PRODUCTIONS ful activity. retary of State of New York PLAY SOLO, LLC County. SSNY has been designated County. SSNY has been desig- LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. #121615 (SSNY) on 4/4/13. NY office lo- Notice of formation of limit- as agent of the LLC upon whom nated as agent of the LLC upon filed with the SSNY on 4/22/13. cation: Kings County. SSNY has ed liability company (LLC). Name: process against it may be served. whom process against it may be Office location: Kings Coun- LISTENING STAR L.L.C. been designated as agent of the Play Solo, LLC. Articles of Or- SSNY shall mail a copy of pro- Notice of formation of limited served. The post office address ty. SSNY is designated as agent LLC upon whom process against ganization filed with Secretary cess to the LLC, 944 Fulton Street, liability company (LLC). Name: Lis- to which the SSNY shall mail a upon whom process against it may be served. The post office of State of New York (SSNY) on Brooklyn, New York 11238. Pur- tening Star L.L.C.. Articles of Or- copy of any process against the the LLC may be served. SSNY address to which the SSNY shall 5/28/13. NY office location: Kings pose: For any lawful purpose. ganization filed with Secretary #121748 LLC served upon him/her is The shall mail process to: Jennifer mail a copy of any process County. SSNY has been desig- of State of New York (SSNY) on LLC 792 Kent Ave, 1st Fl Brooklyn, Pinto, 110 Devoe St., Brooklyn, against the LLC served upon nated as agent of the LLC upon 6/11/13. NY office location: Kings 11249 NY, 11205. Purpose/character of NY 11211. General Purposes. him/her is c/o United States Cor- whom process against it may be #121943 County. SSNY has been desig- LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. poration Agents, Inc. 7014 13th served. The post office address BEDFORD ANNEX, LLC #121692 nated as agent of the LLC upon Avenue - Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, to which the SSNY shall mail BEDFORD ANNEX, LLC, Arts. of Org. 11215 whom process against it may be 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: a copy of any process against filed with the SSNY on 06/19/2013. 11206 PATRICK served. The post office address Any Lawful Purpose. the LLC served upon him/her is Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has RYU ISLAND LLC LILLY TEAM LLC to which the SSNY shall mail a #121917 The LLC, 319 MacDonough Street, been designated as agent upon Notice of formation of limit- Notice of formation of limit- copy of any process against the #2, Brooklyn, NY, 11233, which is whom process against the LLC may LLC served upon him/her is The A BAG FOR US, LLC be served. SSNY shall mail process ed liability company (LLC). Name: ed liability company (LLC). Name: Notice of formation of limited li- also the principal business lo- LLC 328 Nassau Ave. Brooklyn, NY, to: Joseph Schrank, 312 Bedford Ryu Island LLC. Articles of Or- Patrick Lilly Team LLC. Articles ability company (LLC). Name: A Bag cation. Purpose/character of 11222. Purpose/character of LLC: Ave., Ste 2, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Pur- ganization filed with Secretary of Organization filed with Sec- For Us, LLC. Articles of Organiza- LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. Any Lawful Purpose. #121396 pose: Any Lawful Purpose. of State of New York (SSNY) on retary of State of New York #121699 tion filed with Secretary of State #121287 3/28/13. NY office location: Kings (SSNY) on 7/10/13. NY office lo- of New York (SSNY) on 6/4/13. NY of- MACDONOUGH LLC. County. SSNY has been desig- cation: Kings County. SSNY has SPICEPAY, LLC. fice location: Kings County. SSNY Notice of Formation of MAC- HOWARD PACIFIC LLC nated as agent of the LLC upon been designated as agent of the Notice of Formation of SPICEPAY, has been designated as agent of DONOUGH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Notice of Formation of Howard whom process against it may be LLC upon whom process against LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. the LLC upon whom process against with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) Pacific LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y served. The post office address it may be served. The post of- of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/18/13. it may be served. The post office ad- on 7/15/13. Office location: of State (SSNY) 6/18/13. Office lo- to which the SSNY shall mail a fice address to which the SSNY Office location: Kings County. dress to which the SSNY shall mail Kings County. SSNY designated cation: Kings County. SSNY desig- copy of any process against the shall mail a copy of any pro- SSNY designated as agent of LLC a copy of any process against the as agent of LLC upon whom pro- nated as agent of LLC upon whom LLC served upon him/her is Min- cess against the LLC served upon whom process against it LLC served upon him/her is c/o Unit- cess against it may be served. process against it may be served. dy Ryu 48 Meserole Street - Apt upon him/her is Patrick Lilly 387 may be served. SSNY shall mail ed States Corporations Agents, Inc. SSNY shall mail process to: The SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2b Brooklyn, NY, 11206. Purpose/ 9th Street 2nd Floor Brooklyn, process to: The LLC, 649 Morgan 7014 13th Avenue - Suite 202 Brook- LLC, 600 Macon St., #5, Brooklyn, c/o Gold Edge Capital, 18 Heyward character of LLC: Any Lawful NY, 11215. Purpose/character of Ave., 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Pur- lyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of NY 11233. Purpose: any lawful St., Ste. 300, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Pur- Purpose. LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. pose: any lawful activity. LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. activity. pose: any lawful activities. #121712 #121750 #121935 #121407 #121937 #121432

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 • Brooklyn Daily Eagle • 9 Public Is Your Street Being Repaved? New Business Formations Legal 07661 11221 Greenfield Has a List OCLYN HOLDINGS, LLC FIFTY FIFTY Notice of formation of limited li- DEVELOPMENT LLC Notices ability company (LLC). Name: Oclyn Notice of formation of limited li- Holdings, LLC. Articles of Orga- ability company (LLC). Name: Fif- nization filed with Secretary of ty Fifty Development LLC. Articles U.S. BANK V. KUDDUS State of New York (SSNY) on 7/3/13. of Organization filed with Secre- NOTICE OF SALE NY office location: Kings Coun- tary of State of New York (SSNY) on SUPREME COURT: KINGS COUNTY U.S. ty. SSNY has been designated as 05/01/2013. NY office location: Kings Bank National Association as agent of the LLC upon whom pro- County. SSNY has been designated Trustee Under Pooling and Servic- cess against it may be served. The as agent of the LLC upon whom pro- ing Agreement Dated as of Decem- post office address to which the cess against it may be served. The ber 1, 2006 Mastr Asset-Backed Se- SSNY shall mail a copy of any pro- post office address to which the curities Trust 2006-HE5 Mortgage cess against the LLC served upon SSNY shall mail a copy of any pro- Pass-Through Certificates Series him/her is Nathan J. Seifert, Esq. 65 cess against the LLC served upon 2006-HE5; Plaintiff(s) vs. ABDUL KUD- Route 4 East Suite 6 River Edge, NJ, him/her is 530 Kosciusko Street DUS; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney 07661. Purpose/character of LLC: Brookyn, NY, 11221. Purpose/charac- (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSIC- Any Lawful Purpose. ter of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. KI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, #121749 #121446 Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment 10001 11370 of foreclosure and sale granted JER-FAL BOWERY LLC 519 METROPOLITAN AVE., LLC herein on or about September 19, Councilman David Greenfield (right) and Brooklyn DOT Commissioner Joseph Palmieri review the Notice of Formation of Jer-Fal NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LI- 2012, I will sell at Public Auction condition of local streets during a recent tour of the district. Photo courtesy Councilman Greenfield’s office Bowery LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y ABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 519 METRO- to the highest bidder at 360 Ad- of State (SSNY) 5/28/13. Office lo- POLITAN AVE., LLC. Articles of Or- ams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY cation: Kings County. SSNY desig- ganization were filed with the 11201. On August 15, 2013 at 02:30 PM By Paula Katinas streets undergoing work this Utrecht Avenue to Bay Park- nated as agent of LLC upon whom Secretary of State of New York Premises known as 72 Sheridan Av- Brooklyn Daily Eagle summer: Work began along way; 77th Street from New process against it may be served. (SSNY) on 07/23/13. Office location: enue, Brooklyn, NY 11208 District: Thousands of Brooklyn 40th Street between 12th Av- Utrecht Avenue to Bay Park- SSNY shall mail copy of process to Kings County. SSNY has been des- 000 Section: 000 Block: 4173 Lot: 65 19th W. 34th St., Ste. 600, NY, NY 10001. ignated as agent of the LLC upon ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PAR- residents will get to drive their enue and Dahill Road in Bor- way; and 78th Street from 13th Purpose: any lawful activities. whom process against it may be CEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BE- cars on smoother streets with ough Park several weeks ago, Avenue to 23rd Avenue. #121433 served. SSNY shall mail a copy of ING IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, no potholes, thanks to the with milling of the surface Greenfield is urging resi- process to the LLC, 80-02 24th Ave- COUNTY OF KINGS, CITY AND STATE New York City Department of and repaving now complete. dents to be on the lookout for 10007 nue, East Elmhurst, New York 11370. OF NEW YORK. As more particular- 346 39TH STREET, LLC Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ly described in the judgment of Transportation (DOT), which Milling and resurfacing is tak- “No Parking” signs posted by Notice of Formation of 346 39TH #121926 foreclosure and sale. is conducting a major repav- ing place along New Utrecht DOT crews along blocks that STREET, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Sold subject to all of the terms ing project in the neighbor- Avenue from 43rd Street are scheduled for work in the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/19/13. and conditions contained in hoods of Borough Park, Mid- to 61st Street. Work is also coming weeks. If you disobey Office location: Kings County. SSNY said judgment and terms of designated as agent of LLC upon sale. Approximate amount of wood and Bensonhurst at the planned for 38th Street be- the sign and park in a restrict- whom process against it may be judgment $301,788.07 plus inter- behest of Councilman David tween 10th Avenue and Dahill ed spot, your vehicle will be served. SSNY shall mail process to est and costs. Greenfield. Road; 48th Street from Eighth moved to a spot on a nearby the LLC, 46 Warren St., NY, NY 10007. egal INDEX NO. 18556/08 Jerry Giardi- L Greenfield (D-BoroughAvenue to New Utrecht Ave- block, according to Greenfield. Purpose: Any lawful activity. na, Esq., REFEREE #121745 #121301 Park-Midwood-Bensonhurst) nue; and Ditmas Avenue from Residents who need assis- 10013 US BANK V. MCKENZIE recently met with Brooklyn 40th Street to Ocean Parkway. tance locating their vehicles RUTH606, LLC NOTICE OF SALE Transportation Commission- Another street – 17th Av- should ask a supervisor on otices SUPREME COURT: KINGS COUNTY U.S. er Joseph Palmieri to inspect enue from 50th Street to scene, contact Greenfield’s NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIA- N Bank, N.A; Plaintiff(s) vs. WINSTON BILITY COMPANY. NAME: RUTH606, LLC. streets in the councilman’s 54th Street – described by office at 718-853-2704 or call BEER & WINE LICENSE MCKENZIE; et al; Defendant(s) At- Articles of Organization were filed Notice is hereby given that a li- Greenfield as one off the the local police precinct. torney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSIC- district. with the Secretary of State of New cense (serial #1272611) for wine and KI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Sum- The list of streets to be worst stretches of roadway in “I am thrilled that so York (SSNY) on 06/20/13. Office loca- beer has been applied for by the un- mit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New resurfaced includes sever- Borough Park, has also been many important local streets tion: Kings County. SSNY has been dersigned to sell wine and beer York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursu- designated as agent of the LLC on-premises at a restaurant under al that have been constant included in the DOT’s resur- have been targeted for re- ant to judgment of foreclosure upon whom process against it may the Alcoholic Beverage Control facing plan. Earlier this year, pairs in the coming weeks, and sale granted herein on or sources of complaints from be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Law at 3007 Fort Hamilton Parkway, about May 29, 2012, I will sell at local drivers since the road- Greenfield wrote to Palmieri and I will continue to work process to the LLC, c/o Borah, Gold- Brooklyn, NY. Fina Pizza Bar LLC. #121758 Public Auction to the highest bid- ways fell into disrepair over to request that the pothole-rid- closely with the DOT to mini- stein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, der at Room 261 of Kings County P.C., 377 Broadway, New York, New the past few years, according dled stretch of 17th Avenue be mize any disruptions as work LIQUOR LICENSE Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, repaved as soon as possible. progresses,” Greenfield said. York 10013, ATTN: Craig A. Kraus. Pur- Notice is hereby given that a li- Brooklyn, NY 11201. On August 22, to Greenfield. pose: For any lawful purpose. “We deserve to have safe, In the southern portion Greenfield is also urging #121428 cense, #1271259 for beer, wine, and 2013 at 2:30 PM Premises known liquor has been applied for by as 296 East 98th Street, Brook- smooth streets that are not of the councilman’s district, residents to contact his office 10036 Lowkey Lounge Inc. to sell beer, lyn, NY 11212 Block: 4652 Lot: 32 ALL riddled with potholes and 65th Street from Bay Park- with suggestions for roads to wine, and liquor at retail in a that certain plot, piece or parcel causing damage to our ve- way to Avenue P and Avenue prioritize for repairs or with 48 N HENRY LLC restaurant/bar under the Alco- of land, with buildings and im- 48 N HENRY LLC, a domestic LLC , holic Beverage Control Law at provements thereon erected, sit- hicles every time we drive P from Bay Parkway to 65th ideas to improve safety along Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY 578 Albany Ave Brooklyn, NY 11203 uate, lying and being in the Bor- around the neighborhood. Street are both scheduled to local streets. on 10/10/12. Office location: for on premise consumption. ough of Brooklyn, County of Kings County. SSNY is designat- #121931 That’s why I meet with the be milled and repaved. Work “My thanks to the DOT Kings, City and State of New York. DOT each year to determine is also slated for daytime for its hard work through- ed as agent upon whom process LIQUOR LICENSE As more particularly described against the LLC may be served. in the judgment of foreclosure which streets should be pri- hours along 21st Avenue from out the year, and to all of my SSNY shall mail process to: Art- Notice is hereby given that a li- cense, #1271259 for beer, wine, and and sale. Sold subject to all of oritized for resurfacing and 53rd Street to 59th Street; constituents who have called Tec Ltd., 48 W. 48th St., Ste. 401, NY, the terms and conditions con- NY 10036. General Purposes. liquor has been applied for by repairs on behalf of local 57th Street from 20th Avenue with suggestions to make #121288 Lowkey Lounge Inc. to sell beer, tained in said judgment and terms drivers,” Greenfield said. to the dead end east of 21st Av- our streets safer for every- of sale. Approximate amount of wine, and liquor at retail in a Here is a rundown of the enue; 66th Street from New one,” he said. 10528 restaurant/bar under the Alco- judgment $502,429.43 plus interest holic Beverage Control Law at and costs. INDEX NO. 11991/08 RADIOVISOR, LLC Charles Otey, Esq., REFEREE RADIOVISOR, LLC, a domestic 578 Albany Ave Brooklyn, NY 11203 #121300 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the for on premise consumption. #121930 SSNY on 2/20/13. Office location: Man Arrested for Allegedly Suffocating Kings County. SSNY is designat- LIQUOR LICENSE ed as agent upon whom process Notice is hereby given that an Quadriplegic Girlfriend to Death against the LLC may be served. SSNY on-premises license, #TBA has FOR HELP IN Associated Press FOR CHANGES OF NAME shall mail process to: The Drak- been applied for by Threefold PREPARATION AND eford Firm LLC, 73 Broadway, Har- Holdings LLC to sell beer, wine New York City police PLEASE CALL KATRINA , rison, NY 10528. General Purposes. and liquor at retail in an on have arrested a manFILING for OFal- #121289 718-643-9099, EXT 103 premises establishment. For on legedly suffocating his quad- premises consumption under 10804 the ABC law at 333-339 Douglas riplegic girlfriendALL YOUR in their LEGAL NOSTRAND AVENUE Street Brooklyn NY 11217. Williamsburg NOTICEapartment. NEEDS, HOLDINGS OF BROOKLYN LLC #121746 Police say the couple’s NOSTRAND AVENUE HOLDINGS LIQUOR LICENSE 2-year-old son wasCALL in ALICE the OF BROOKLYN LLC Articles of Notice is hereby given that a li- Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) For Legal Advertising in house when police found the cense, serial #1272604 for beer, 718-643-9099, EXT 107 7/11/2013. Office in Kings Co. SSNY wine and liquor has been applied body of Melissa Torres in a desig. agent of LLC upon whom for by the undersigned to sell bathtub on Sunday. process may be served. SSNY shall beer, wine and liquor at retail in According to the Daily mail copy of process to 180 Victo- a bar under the alcoholic Bev- And assistance filing notices News, police charged 41-year- ry Blvd., New Rochelle, NY 10804. erage Control Law at 2204 Ave. X, Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Please contact us at old Angelo Sanchez with #121632 Brooklyn, NY 11235 for on-prem- ises consumption; V&V Group Inc. Brooklyn Legal Ad Services murder and endangering the #121900 welfare of a child. Police say 11209 Suite 1208 MADISON-WHITE REALTY LLC WINE & BEER LICENSE he had 29 prior arrests, most- MADISON-WHITE REALTY, LLC, a do- Notice is hereby given that a li- 16 Court Street ly for drugs. mestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with cense (serial #1272608) for wine Brooklyn 11241 The 32-year-old woman and beer has been applied for the SSNY on 7/2/13. Office location: was pronounced dead at the Kings County. SSNY is designat- by the undersigned to sell [email protected] ed as agent upon whom process wine and beer on-premises at a scene. TheTO toddler PROMOTE was not YOUR NEW BUSINESS against the LLC may be served. SSNY restaurant under the Alcohol- harmed. shall mail process to: The LLC, 80- ic Beverage Control Law at 150 718-643-9099 x107 Information about San- 25 Harbor View Terr., Brooklyn, NY Ainslie St., Brooklyn, NY. Guchi’s Idea LLC dba Okonomi. 718-643-9099 x105 chez’s attorneyIN wasn’t NUMEROUS imme- Torres ON-LINE was found in VENUES,the bathtub of her Clymer St. apartment in 11209. General Purposes. #121760 #121942 diately available. Williamsburg. Google Maps photo 10 • Brooklyn Daily Eagle • Wednesday, August 7, 2013 CALL 718-422-7410

TO PROMOTE YOUR NEW BUSINESS IN NUMEROUS ON-LINE VENUES, CALL 718-422-7410 ports SDonnelly To Guide NY-Penn All-Stars B’klyn Coaching Staff, 5 Players Head to Late-Summer Classic By John Torenli, ing his time in the Brooklyn spot- “Guys like Mincone, he can Sports Editor light, and figures to get the ball at get lefties and righties out,” Valdes Brooklyn Eagle some point during Tuesday night’s told MiLB.com. “He changes speeds Rich Donnelly intimated just All-Star fete. very well, he’s got a good two-seam- last summer that All-Star Games “Yeah, they said (playing in er and gets ground balls. He attacks weren’t exactly his thing. Brooklyn), it’s like the closest thing guys early in the count and then “To tell you the truth, I’m not to the big leagues,” Gsellman said. puts them away, and he’s done that a big fan of All-Star Games during “They told me (I’d be dealing with all year.” the season because they’re exhi- a lot of media). That will probably bition games,” Donnelly admitted help me on a higher level.” This, That*** and the Other Thing: last August before shipping four Gant (3-2, 2.47 ERA) is just be- The Cyclones got the day off Mon- of his hurlers — Luis Mateo, Han- hind Diaz in the strikeout race with day after dropping a 9-5 decision sel Robles, John Mincone and Ga- 54 through eight starts this summer. in Jamestown, N.Y., on Sunday. 2B briel Ynoa — to the New York-Penn The 21-year-old Georgia native, who Mazzilli went 2-for-4 with three League’s annual late-summer clas- shared Donnelly’s Aug. 6 birthday, RBIs and belted his first pro homer sic at Mahoning Valley’s Eastwood has allowed two earned runs on during the defeat, which prevent- Field. four hits with 11 strikeouts over 11 in- ed Brooklyn from earning a share While he was proud that his nings in winning his last two starts. of first place. The Cyclones will now players were selected, and even Mincone (2-1, 1.76 ERA and five open a seven-game homestand, sur- prouder when they helped pitch saves) continues to be the stalwart rounding next week’s All-Star break, the National League squad to an of the Brooklyn bullpen, having beginning with Tuesday night’s con- 8-1 victory that night, Donnelly, made 12 appearances while limit- test against the Connecticut Tigers who celebrated his 67th birthday ing the opposition to a paltry .143 at MCU Park. ... RHP Akeel Morris, on Monday, felt the two-day break average. The 24-year-old Hunting- who did not receive an All-Star nod might interrupt his team’s rhythm. ton product has racked up 13 strike- despite a brilliant summer thus far, And, even worse, it might leave outs against only one walk in 15 1/3 finally yielded his first two earned him with a couple of days to sim- innings of work. runs of the summer during Sunday’s ply watch tapes of Brooklyn’s next He anchors a Brooklyn bullpen loss in Jamestown. The 20-year-old opponent rather than indulging in that has helped the Cyclones climb reliever from the Virgin Islands had his favorite activities: managing the back to .500 (23-23) and move within held opponents off the board for 26 game and coaching his players. just one game of first-place Hudson 1/3 consecutive innings before this Fortunately for Donnelly, he Valley in the tightly packed McNamara past weekend. ... Also accompanying won’t be sitting in front of the vid- pennant race after the Baby Bums wal- the Brooklyn coaching staff to next eo machine longing for his custom- lowed in the division cellar for the bet- Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Norwich ary spot in the dugout, or inside the ter part of June and early July. will be team trainer Eric Velazquez. third-base coaches’ box, come next Tuesday night in Norwich, Conn. Instead, he and his coaching staff, featuring pitching coach Marc Valdes and batting instructor Bob- by Malek, will be leading the NL All- Cyclones manager Rich Donnelly will lead the NL Team during next week’s NY- Star team into battle against the AL Penn All-Star Game in Norwich, Conn. Eagle photo by John Torenl unit at Dodd Stadium. For the second straight summer, the University of Connecticut, has Pitcher of the Week has made an as- four Brooklyn pitchers have made more than lived up to the hype thus tonishing rebound after yielding at the cut. far this summer. least four earned runs in each of his Staff ace Miller Diaz, who leads The 22-year-old infielder ranks first three starts. the NY-Penn with 55 strikeouts, will 15th in the league with a .298 bat- The 21-year-old Venezuelan get the start for the senior circuit. ting average, and has been Brook- right-hander has won his last three Also, working out of the bullpen lyn‘s most consistent day-to-day outings while surrendering just for the NL will be Cyclones right- performer during his first full sea- four earned runs combined in his handers John Gant and Rob Gsell- son of pro ball. last five starts, spanning 28 frames. man and southpaw reliever John Mazzilli leads all Cyclones reg- Perhaps more impressively, Mincone, who earned his second ulars with 18 RBIs, a .725 OPS and Diaz (4-1, 2.34 ERA) has fanned at consecutive All-Star nod. boasts a sizzling .315 average in 27 least eight batters in all but one of The only position player to road games this year. his last five starts. Opponents are make the cut from the Cyclones’ “I think that I’m a good hitter. batting just .185 against him this roster was none other than high- I’ve been working on my all-around summer. ly touted second-base prospect LJ game as well, fielding, instincts and Gsellman (2-2) leads the Brook- Mazzilli, the son of former Mets base-running as well,” Mazzilli said lyn starting staff with a 2.09 ERA, great Lee Mazzilli. of his ongoing development. “I feel winning his last two outings, includ- Mazzilli, who arrived in Coney like this is my first step. I hope to ing a seven-inning, two-hit gem in a Island amid a whirlwind of media be playing for the Mets one day at victory at Staten Island on July 26. attention and high expectations as Citi Field.” The 20-year-old right-hander the Mets’ fourth-round pick out of As for Diaz, the former NY-Penn from Santa Monica, Calif., is enjoy-

Brooklyn ace Miller Diaz will get the start in next week’s NY-Penn All-Star Game. LJ Mazzilli used his consistent hitting to earn a spot on the NL All-Star squad. Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Cyclones Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Cyclones

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 • Special section of Brooklyn Eagle/Brooklyn Record • 11 Supreme Court Calendar Kings Co. Criminal Term 320 Jay St., Brooklyn PAGE 12 August 7, 2013 Hon. Mangano summations, rape Is Poker a Game of Chance? ∆Timothy Brown Hon. Riviezzo people’s case, assault Higher Court Overrules B’klyn Judge’s Decision ∆Barry Hamilton By Charisma L. Miller, Esq. Dicristina, who had been charged sentenced for his conviction under a Hon. DelGiudice Brooklyn Daily Eagle with conspiring to operate an ille- law created to stop organized crime With Associated Press gal underground poker club — a from operating gambling dens. people’s case, murder A federal appeals court in New business featuring Texas Hold ’em Weinstein’s decision was the ∆Christopher Hooks York has reinstated the gambling games run out of a warehouse first federal court ruling on the conviction of a man who operated where he also sold electric bicycles. issue of whether poker is a game an underground poker club. The There were no allegations in of skill rather than chance. decision overruled Brooklyn the case that organized crime was “As we worked for years Federal Judge Jack Weinstein’s involved or that anything illegal defending players against vague Mobile Legal Help Center decision to toss out Lawrence such as money laundering or loan- gambling laws, we have patiently Dicristina’s 2012 conviction. sharking occurred. “Because the waited for the right opportunity to Weinstein ruled that poker is poker played on the defendant’s raise the issue in federal court. Heads to Brooklyn more a game of skill than chance, premises is not predominantly a [Weinstein’s] federal court ruling Brooklyn Councilman Mathieu Eugene and therefore Dicristina cannot be game of chance, it is not gam- is a major victory for the game of along with the New York Legal Assistance prosecuted under a law created to bling” as defined in the federal poker and the millions of Group and the New York State Courts’ Access stop organized crime families law, Weinstein wrote in his ruling Americans who enjoy playing it,” to Justice Program will be providing legal help from making millions of dollars last year. John Pappas, executive director of via the Mobile Legal Help Center on Aug. 14. The Mobile Legal Help Center provides free from gambling operations. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of the Poker Players Alliance, said at Judge Jack Weinstein civil legal services to New Yorkers in need. In July 2012, a jury convicted Appeals says Dicristina should be the time of Weinstein’s ruling. Brooklyn Federal Court Private meeting rooms and technology inside the vehicle enable it to function as a full- service office. Staff onboard the Mobile Legal Help Center will provide free legal assistance Judge Strikes Down Prevailing Wage Law on issues including: By Charisma L. Miller, Esq. wages for non-city employees. The wage increase for certain private Housing Brooklyn Daily Eagle Council cited a case ruling that states employees, paid by their private • Eviction prevention A judge has ruled in favor of New that while it is not permitted to set a employers” and is therefore invalid. • Landlord disputes York City Mayor Michael citywide minimum wage, it may The prevailing wage law guaran- • Unsafe housing conditions Bloomberg’s suit against the “prevail- order the terms of city contracts, thus teed wages of up to $20 an hour for ing wage” law that set pay for work- mandating the pay that employers building-services employees. Immigration ers in some buildings. with city contracts must pay their “Legislation like this makes it • Employment authorization The law required that a prevailing workers. harder for companies to invest in New • Adjustment of status wage, higher than the state’s mini- As such, the City Council’s argu- York City at a time when we need to • Citizenship and naturalization mum wage, be paid to building serv- ment went, the law requiring a pre- be making it easier,” said Julie Wood, • Asylum ice workers employed by companies vailing wage for employees of entities first deputy press secretary for the • Removal defense that receive over a million dollars in that receive city monies is valid and Mayor’s Office. • Relative petitions economic development aid, employ- appropriate. Wright disagreed, find- “I renew my support for the pre- • Deferred Action Childhood ees of contractors that receive over a ing the cited case law “distinguish- vailing wage legislation, and join my The Mobile Legal Center will be stationed million dollars from the city in eco- able” from the case at hand. colleagues in the fight for higher at 123 Linden Blvd. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. nomic development aid, and building The prevailing wage law “man- union-level wages for workers in service workers employed by compa- file photo dates that private employers [land- buildings where the city is the major

nies that lease property to the city. Eagle lords and building owners] pay their leaseholder,” said Council Member In May 2012, the City Council Councilwoman Letitia James private employees [building service Letitia James. “In his decision, Justice voted 44-4 in support of the law. D-Crown Heights/Fort Greene workers] a wage higher than the Wright recognized — contrary to NY Law Authorizes Limiting Bloomberg vetoed the measure last state’s minimum wage if one of the arguments from the administration — year and sued the City Council after it prevailing wage law pre-empted the landlord’s tenants is either financially this legislation is beneficial to many Subpoenas In Civil Lawsuits overrode his veto, asserting that the state’s minimum wage act — the only benefiting from an investment by the of the city’s service workers and good New York law has been amended to law was invalid. claim that Manhattan Supreme Court City of New York or is the City of for our local economy.” authorize limiting subpoenas in civil lawsuits Bloomberg argued that the law Justice Geoffrey Wright addressed in New York itself,” Wright summa- A spokesman for City Council for records about people who aren't directly violated existing rules that state that reaching his holding on the case. rized. Speaker Christine Quinn said she dis- involved in the litigation. no local law can supersede standing The City Council argued that case Thus, Wright concluded, “this agreed with the decision and would The amendment to the state’s civil practice labor laws. He also argued that the precedent gives it the ability to set amounts to a citywide minimum appeal. law, signed last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, applies to both pending lawsuits and new ones. It gives non-parties to a lawsuit the right to object to having their information gathered in the search for evidence. DA: Man Sold Drugs From Ice Cream Truck For example, bank customers can ask a judge to shield their account information in From Kings County told the officer that he could get the of the ice cream truck and returned a video surveillance, according to the subpoenas of the bank’s records. District Attorney’s Office officer some drugs. During the next few seconds later with an ice cream D.A.’s Office. The old law authorized judges to consider On Tuesday, Kings County few days, they allegedly had several cone and a clear plastic bag with the Gatas was arrested on the evening protective orders for records about the actual District Attorney Charles J. Hynes conversations about facilitating drug cocaine and Oxycodone pills, accord- of August 5. His ice cream truck and parties in suits who have a legal right to object. and several local officials announced transactions. ing to the indictment. Gatas placed personal vehicle were seized. “Such order shall be designed to prevent the arrest of Mina Gatas, 20, on After several text messages, they the bag in the officer’s hat before ask- Gatas is charged with several unreasonable annoyance, expense, embarrass- charges of selling drugs to an under- arranged to meet in the vicinity of the ing him if he wanted sprinkles, and counts of criminal sale of a controlled ment, disadvantage, or other prejudice to any cover officer on two occasions — deli, according to the charges. On July handed the officer the ice cream cone. substance. If convicted, he faces up to person or the courts,” the law says. once from Gatas’ ice cream truck. 1, Gatas met the officer and entered his This second buy was recorded on 20 years in prison. District Attorney Hynes said, “He vehicle, where they discussed the is part owner of the ice cream truck transaction. They then drove to Gatas’ and he is also an employee of a deli. vehicle, where Gatas allegedly took Mr. Gatas chose to use these busy, out a clear plastic bag filled with about family-oriented public venues to 13 grams of cocaine from the trunk of Man Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Tried To Abduct Woman facilitate and negotiate his drug deals, his car. They allegedly made the From Kings County District Attorney’s Office of his vehicle. The victim ran into a local bar and called police. and he brazenly sold large quantities exchange for $825. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has announced the When Weathers fled the scene, he left his cellphone behind. of drugs right from the ice cream Later, according to the charges, indictment of Willie Weathers, 43, on charges of pistol-whipping, The victim was able to identify Weathers in the photos that were truck while children bought their ice they set up another meeting for the robbing and attempting to kidnap a woman outside of a Carroll on his cellphone, according to the indictment. Police used the cream just a few inches away.” officer to purchase 15 more grams of Gardens ATM machine. defendant’s cell phone records to find his address and a description During a two-month investiga- cocaine. They arranged to meet at the According to the indictment, on July 29, Weathers was in the of his car. They found his car parked near Weathers’ Red Hook tion, an undercover officer from the 69th Street Pier, where Gatas’ ice vicinity of Court Street and Second Place when he called out to a home and arrested him later that day as he walked to the vehicle. Kings County District Attorney’s cream truck was parked. The officer woman on the street. He allegedly pointed a gun at her and then Weathers was indicted on charges including Attempted Office entered the In and Out Halal took off his hat containing $830 and pistol-whipped her several times while holding her by the neck. Kidnapping in the Second Degree, Robbery in the First Degree and Deli at 7223 Fifth Ave. and struck up asked for a vanilla ice cream cone. He then allegedly dragged her to his car by the neck, but the 28- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. a conversation with Gatas, who was Gatas reached into the hat, took the year-old victim managed to escape before he could get her inside If convicted, Weathers faces up to 25 years in prison. working behind the counter. Gatas money, disappeared to the other side

1212 •• BrooklynBrooklyn Daily Daily Eagle, Eagle Wednesday, • Wednesday, August August 7, 2013 7, 2013