H2WHOA! Food Co-Op to Ban Bottled Water

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By Dana Rubinstein “Bottled water is a The Brooklyn Paper completely unneces- The Park Slope Food Co-op is poised sary product for most to ban the sale of bottled water, reaffirm- people, and only ing the supermarket’s status as a hotbed serves to harm the en- of self-conscious environmentalism. vironment,” she said. The Co-op, on The ban, if approved by a vote of the Union Street between Co-op’s 12,000 members, would apply to all plastic and glass bottles of water Sixth and Seventh av- (though distilled and carbonated water enues, has long been would be exempt). miles ahead of the en- Co-op General Manager Joe Holtz pre- vironmentalist curve. dicted the proposal would pass this spring, It began charging for plastic bags a good Eric Bennett and his thanks to the members-only supermarket’s 20 years ago — an is- daughter Sophie enjoy famously environmental ethos. sue that only now are a drink at Water Street “Even my 11-year-old daughter is aware of the transportation cost and energy waste other stores con- Bachner / Jeff / Noelle D’Arrigo bar in DUMBO, the The Park Slope Food Co-op is moving to ban bottled water. fronting. And the Co- first Brooklyn restau- that comes with plastic bottles,” said Park Sloper and Co-op member Katia Righetti. op has long prided it- rant to provide baby- “I think everyone should start becoming self on its organic and free-range products. sitting on demand. aware of the problem.” PLASTIC BAG BONUS That said, at least one Co-op member The problem is this: 30 million or so DUMBO grocer saves you a dime described himself as “not terribly excited Paper The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn bottles end up in landfills every day, envi- PAGE 5 about banning bottled water.” ronmental experts say. The vast majority of “We do have to attend to the effects the the bottles are made from petroleum — plastic has on the environment,” said Hugh roughly 1.5 million barrels of oil a year, sparked a discussion on the Park Slope Par- English, a Park Slope resident. “However, ‘Miss’-ing enough to fuel 100,000 cars, according to ents message board when she encouraged what we are faced with constantly are these the Earth Policy Institute. neighbors to kick their Aquafina addiction individual solutions, like banning plastic Moreover, New York City tap water is and get their Fiji fill at the tap. bottles, that don’t quite do enough.” ‘Sitting’ She also suggested — in further Park And, this being the Co-op, some ban generally better than bottled water, since Brooklyn city standards are more stringent than the Slope style — that locals “put aside $1 supporters found a way to turn an environ- Food and Drug Administration’s. every time we don’t buy bottled water [for mental initiative into a class war. It hasn’t been an easy reign for Miss Brooklyn Such numbers are what motivated Food the month of August] and make a big dona- “What bottled water does is create a Leigh-Taylor Smith. Despite her obvious qualifi- Co-op member Barbara Kancelbaum to put tion to a local or national organization.” class difference between those who can af- cations (above), Smith found herself under fire the issue on the local agenda. This week, Kancelbaum told The ford it and those who can’t,” said member for, of all things, being a Manhattanite. See at the bar In August, 2006 — during the height of Brooklyn Paper that she strongly supported Gene Glickman. page 12 for our exclusive interview with the the bottled water season — Kancelbaum the Co-op’s proposed ban. See WATER on page 12 queen of Kings, who takes on her critics. DUMBO joint will watch your kids while you dine

By Dana Rubinstein make both a dinner and babysitter reservation. At the restaurant, the Cops: Art show is ‘brutal’ to us The Brooklyn Paper babysitter, equipped with toys and The war between childless bar- play mats, gives the parents a “secu- By Ben Muessig Yorker. The human bull’s-eyes grasp goers and the so-called stroller rity card” — to prevent the child go- The Brooklyn Paper household objects that police have mis- Mafia has ended at one restaurant: ing home with the wrong adult — the eatery is offering on-site taken for weapons, such as a squeegie, a and then the babes go play while the A Fort Greene museum is drawing candy bar, and, in reference to the 1999 babysitters to watch children in a parents eat. fire from police union brass in Man- separate room while their parents death of Amadou Diallo, a wallet. There’s even a “curriculum” to hattan for what they believe is an anti- Artwork is bound to have its critics. — and everyone else — dine and help guide play-time — from music cop exhibit, but Brooklynites are de- drink in peace. “We don’t like it,” said spokesman Al lessons to Spanish lessons to build- fending the museum in a fight over O’Leary. “We don’t think it’s accurate in Jeffrey Rodman, the owner of ing blocks. Why shouldn’t your kid arts funding and free speech. terms of what police officers do. It makes DUMBO’s Water Street Restaurant learn his “uno, dos, tres” while In an echo of the “Sensation” contro- it look like police officers are simply out and Lounge, has contracted with a you’re having your first, second and versy almost a decade ago, the Patrol- there to shoot innocent people.” Manhattan company called Parent third drinks? men’s Benevolent Association is ques- Play to provide babysitting during Bob Maresca and his wife were O’Leary admitted that the PBA has tioning whether tax dollars should fund only seen media coverage of the exhibit dinnertime at the restaurant, which one of four couples that used the an art display that it considers obscene. is between Main and Dock streets in service on Valentine’s Day. rather than the artwork itself. As such, The two works in question are part of the increasingly kid-populated neigh- “It gave us more of an adult ex- he said the union was mostly question- borhood. perience,” said Maresca, who has a “Welcome to America,” the first retro- ing whether government subsidies “Anything’s better than having 10-month-old son. “He was on the spective of the Brooklyn artist Dread should be going to MoCADA, which screaming children in a restaurant,” play mat with the sitter, and they Scott, which opened last Thursday at the gets about 30 percent of its funding said Rodman. were playing with a little wooden Museum of Contemporary African Di- from taxpayers, according to curators. Kids and bars. It’s an issue that train set. It was cute.” asporan Arts. “We object to state or city funding has gained traction as more and “My wife and I enjoy having a The pieces are nothing if not contro- [being] provided to something that prof- more establishments have banned date once in a while,” continued versial: “Sign of the Times” is a yellow fers misunderstanding, hatred, or ill will the stroller set (hello, Union Hall?) Maresca. street sign depicting a cop shooting an towards police officers,” O’Leary said. despite the risk of losing parents as The cost of the service, even with / Ben Muessig unarmed man. “DANGER,” the sign The PBA’s opposition to the exhibit customers. Water Street footing some of the warns. “POLICE IN AREA.” created a media frenzy, with Manhat- Rodman’s solution was to bring bill, is $18 for one child, $25 for Across the room, in a piece called tan-based news outlets eager to jump in in Parent Play. two, and $30 for three. “The Blue Wall of Violence,” mecha- on the controversy. The Daily News de- Brian Kaplan, who founded Par- The service is available at three nized police batons pound on a wooden scribed Scott’s art as “cop-bashing,” ent Play with his wife a year and a Manhattan restaurants, Kaplan said; Paper The Brooklyn casket. Six shooting range targets hang stating that his works “portray the city’s half ago, said the service was easy Water Street is thus far the only Brooklyn artist Dread Scott stands in front of his work, “The Blue Wall of Violence.” A police group above the casket, each labeled with a Finest as trigger-happy racists who to use: Parents call the company to Brooklyn venue. has objected to the piece. date when police shot an unarmed New See MOCADA on page 5 Now leaving Nothing for Nader This time, donors won’t give a dime

all them the Nader Traitors. THE BROOKLYN paign. (Imagine that! She’d actual- Days after perennial candi- ly blocked it out of her mind after date/saddle burr Ralph By Gersh the 2000 debacle.) C Kuntzman Little Poland Nader announced that he was run- ANGLE None of the other former Nader ning, again, for president, the very supporters returned my calls — fur- By Ben Muessig by 4,010, while the number of has operated from the same people who should have been 2000 run are also disenchanted. ther evidence that these one-time The Brooklyn Paper Polish immigrants residing in storefront for the past 35 cheering the loudest — left-wing “I’m kinda into my own life benefactors are content to leave On the shelves of Polish Queens increased by 4,109, years. “Landlords started rais- Brooklynites who voted for him in right now, so I won’t be getting in- Nader in the dustbin of history. according Census statistics. ing the rent and people from his last two campaigns — were volved this time,” said Sara Cross Given that apathy — and given grocery stores in Greenpoint, The similarities in the num- outside started buying up how much most Democrats (and bottles of Mountain Dew and making a different kind of noise. of Brooklyn Heights. “Actually, bers is no coincidence. houses — some of the Polish I’m not even sure why you’re call- when I say “most Democrats,” I Diet Coke are beginning to The noise of teeth gashing and “It started about five years people couldn’t afford to fists clenching. ing me about Ralph Nader.” mean me) blame him for subject- crowd out liters of Zywiec ago when the rents [in Green- stay.” Even the only Brooklynite who I had to remind Cross that she ing us to eight years of inept pres- Zdroj and Nateczowianka. point] started to increase,” In Greenpoint, a one-bed- actually contributed money to Na- had donated $400 to Nader’s cam- identing — I wondered why any- But it’s not just groceries said Steven Tychanski, owner room apartment that rented for Bachner / Jeff der’s inept 2004 campaign has cut one would jump on Team that are becoming more Amer- of Steve’s Meat Market, a as little as $700 per month in ties to the twice-failed presidential Nader now. So I went to ican in Brooklyn’s Little Nassau Avenue staple, which 2005 now rents for hopeful. “Draft Nader” and scoured Poland. The neigh- $1,200–$1,800, according to “No way, not this time,” said the petition for signers from borhood is, too. local broker Krys Kardaz. Rahman Bacchus, a Crown Brooklyn. There were a few, “Nearly half the In Ridgewood, Queens — Paper The Brooklyn Heights man who sent Nader $200 BKLYN TO NADER: of course, though, curiously, Polish people who which boasts a growing num- American chains have displaced ethnic Polish business- four years ago. “His campaign is most of their phone numbers used to live in ber of Polish businesses and es on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint (above and fruitless this time!” were either disconnected or Greenpoint have services — a similar apart- left). But that’s a heck of a cutlet below! As opposed to last time? DROP DEAD didn’t exist. And one signer moved away,” said ment rents for $1,000–$1,200 “At least I thought he’d get his was named Travis Bickle, so Walter Gul, co-own- per month. message out,” admitted Bacchus, it’s hard to tell how many er of Polski Meat And it’s not just residential “This time, there’s no chance.” Boro Sez It Won’t Get Fooled Again real live human beings sup- Market on Manhat- rents, Kardaz said. “Commer- So Bacchus has climbed off the port Nader. tan Avenue. “Here in cial rent has increased just as broken down bandwagon of lost Last Donor But there’s good news for Greenpoint we have much, if not more.” causes and is supporting Illinois Won’t Give “all” you Nader lovers out an old generation of It’s no surprise who’s driv- Sen. Barack Obama for his there (yes, I’m talking to you Polish immigrants. ing those rents up into the “youthfulness and energy — and on 10th Street with the But the new immi- neighborhood’s increasingly he’s more vigorous and liberal Mets Lose “Kucinich for President” grants are moving to high skyline. Young profes- than Hillary.” sign still in your window):

/ Jeff Bachner / Jeff Another Queens.” Bachner / Jeff sionals who once nested on Call Bacchus what you will for Three people have posted Between 2005 the Lower East Side of Man- abandoning Nader (the word “rea- online they’d be interested in and 2006, the num- hattan are now seeking bar- sonable” comes to mind), but if How the Daily News may play the joining a Nader “Meetup” ber of Polish immi- gains in hipster Greenpoint — he’s bailed out, it’s no wonder that Gersh Kuntzman-uncovered fact that group in Brooklyn. grants living in but those bargain rents are Brooklynites who funded Nader’s Brooklynites will not be falling into the Alas, no one has set up Brooklyn decreased the group yet. The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn transcendent (I mean “infuriating”) Ralph Nader trap this time. The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn See POLISH on page 14 2 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 March 8, 2008 shoprico.com WHERE TO EDITORS’ PICKS SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY March 8 March 9 March 11 March 12 March 13 Sunday Flock of school Siegal If regular old Sunday Author Nina Siegal will morning religious services be celebrating the re- aren’t your thing, head lease of her new novel, over to Park Slope’s Con- “A Little Trouble With Jonathan Becker Human Photography gregation Beth Elohim. the Facts,” a newspaper- Book it This morning, AJ Jacobs, Rap it up based mystery — our Fran club author of the comical favorite kind — tonight Tonight, the Brooklyn memoir, “The Year of Indie hip-hop phenom with a reading at Green- While the borough is Vanguard, a new group Living Biblically,” will dis- Dizzee Rascal is touring point’s Word Bookstore stocked with plenty of that’s ratcheting up the cuss his 365 days of in support of his latest and a party at the aptly writers happy to share a Brooklyn Public Library’s growing a beard, stoning record, “Maths+English,” named Pencil Factory. meal, a bottle of wine and cool factor, are throwing adulterers and following and tonight he touches their life stories with you 7:30 pm at Word Bookstore “Library After Dark,” a down at Southpaw. The — seriously, call us! — the letter of the Bible. (126 Franklin St. at Milton Street late-night dance party in UK-based rapper made in Greenpoint). Free. For infor- tonight, social commen- 11 am at Congregation Beth his U.S. debut in 2004 mation, call (718) 383-0096 or tator Fran Lebowitz is the the BPL’s new Dweck Elohim (274 Garfield Pl. at visit www.wordbrooklyn.com. Best Of Center. The fundraiser Eighth Avenue in Park Slope). with a legendary show at featured guest at Fort promises an open bar Free. For information, call now-defunct Williams- Greene’s popular “Eat, and music from DJ Rich (718) 768-3814. burg venue Volume; Drink and Be Literary” dinner-with-an-author series. Sofas 372 & 384 atlantic bklyn 718 797 2077 Medina (pictured). don’t miss this one. 8 pm at the Brooklyn Public 8 pm at Southpaw (125 Fifth 6:30 pm at the Brooklyn Aca- Library’s Central branch on Ave. at Sterling Place in Park demy of Music (30 Lafayette Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Slope). $20 in advance, $25 Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Heights. $75. For information, day of. For information, call Greene). Sold out. For infor- call (718) 230-2465 or visit (718) 230-0236 or visit mation, call (718) 636-4100 or Come Celebrate Easter www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org. www.spsounds.com. visit www.bam.org. With Us At Marco Polo Michael Cogliantry Sunday, March 23, 2008 Featuring $35.95 Pre Fix Dinner Children under 12 $18.95 NINE DAYS IN BROOKLYN Choice of One Appetizer Compiled by Susan Rosenthal Jay

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Bridge. Manage Trees Two FREE $10 Myrtle Avenue, from Flatbush eastward, sprout boutiques and DELIVERY min restaurants that could have easily taken root on Fifth Avenue. The The city proposal encom- A neighborhood proposal would block David Walentas’s Dock Street condo (arrow). march of 12-story buildings along Park Slope’s Fourth Avenue passes only the 12 blocks UPSTAIRS border is being followed by high rises along Myrtle Avenue and bounded by Bridge Street, the would allow development, but The city said the debate has Fulton Street. And of course, no Manhattan Bridge, the East preventing future skyscrapers not over-development.” only just begun. DOWNSTAIRS discussion of Park Slope and its im- River and Front Street — stop- like the 33-story J Condos and itators would be complete without 23-story Beacon Tower. As a result, Councilman “We are at the beginning and GREENE ping short of the Dock Street David Yassky, a fierce oppo- expect to engage in a dialogue mention of coffeeshops, supermar- site where Walentas wants to “The J and the Beacon are ACRES out-of-character buildings,” said nent of developer Walentas’s with stakeholders,” said Jennifer kets, and babies. build. Chinese Cuisine & “Certainly when you walk Paul Graziano, who drafted the Dock Street plan, said he’d Torres, a spokeswoman for the As a result, the DUMBO around the neighborhood these Association proposal. push for the local proposal. Department of City Planning. Vegeterian Nutrition Neighborhood Association un- Graziano’s plan would cover “I feel strongly that we The rezoning plans come three days, between the baby strollers the Fast, Free Delivery Wall Streeters, the Subarus and the veiled its rezoning proposal 25 square blocks and permit only should not block views of the months after DUMBO became a hybrids on the streets, it has a little last week, which would not [seven-story] construction next to Brooklyn Bridge,” said Yassky historic district, a designation that Open 7 Days A Week more of a Park Slope vibe,” said only block Walentas, but also the bridge, said Graziano. “It (D-Brooklyn Heights). does not affect building heights. Party Orders Welcome Andrew Simon, a magazine editor 15% Senior Discount who’s lived in the neighborhood every Tuesday night (dine-in only) since 2003. He’s not the only one to notice WILLIAMSBURG FT.GREENE the change. For yuppie’s sake, FREE $10 Union Market is coming to the DELIVERY min neighborhood! Marko Lalic, one of the three partners behind the up- New G spot? 162 Montague St. scale grocery store, told The Brook- Dana Rubinstein Grand idea, too late Brooklyn Heights lyn Paper that a number of his cus- By Mike McLaughlin (718) 522.5565/66 tomers had moved from Park Slope By Mike McLaughlin The Brooklyn Paper fax (718) 522.1205 (24 hr.) to Fort Greene, and had asked him to follow suit. The Brooklyn Paper The Metropolitan Transportation Au- Two Fort Greeners have even decided to open a food co-op, a The city moved to restrict develop- thority has promised to study whether it la Park Slope Food Co-op, and are fast garnering interest via their ment along a low-rise stretch of Grand is feasible to connect the G train with the blog, www.fortgreenecoop.wordpress.com. Bachner / Jeff maze of lines at the Atlantic Avenue–Pa- And then there are the coffee shops, which have been sprout- Street, but activists urged the city to ing up like so many Arabica plants in the Panama sun. Just a few speed up the process to protect the neigh- cific Street subway station at the cross- NOW WHEN YOU CALL, years back, Tillie’s, on DeKalb and Vanderbilt, was the free- borhood’s character. roads of Park Slope, Fort Greene, lancer’s only reliable spot to grab a cub of joe and free Wi-Fi. The Department of City Planning ap- Boerum Hill and Downtown Brooklyn. YOU'LL BE HOME FREE Now, much as Slopers can bounce from Naidre’s to the Tea proved a downzoning of 13 blocks around The agency promised Councilmember Grand Street, which would limit the size Paper The Brooklyn Letitia James (D–Fort Greene) last week Lounge, Fort Greener’s can coffee-shop-hop from Bittersweet, to Residents are concerned about high- Smooch, Urban Spring to Bidonville. and appearance of new residential and re- that it would study what it would take — rise development on Grand Street. In fact, even Greg Wolf, the owner of Park Slope’s legendary tail construction. and, more important, how much it would Tea Lounge, has considered opening an outlet in Fort Greene. The rezoning will “protect a critical cost — to build a tunnel that would con- Stay effortlessly connected with the munity Board 1 environmental committee. nect the G line’s Fulton Street stop with “We’ve been asked by a bunch of customers who’ve moved component of this low scale neighborhood BlackBerry Curve, a smooth and elegant there,” said Wolf. “And we do have plans to expand there.” with its beautifully crafted main street,” The downzoning directly affects two mod- the Atlantic-Pacific station, a move that Even our parks are taking tips from Park Slope! Now, locals said Planning Commissioner Amanda Bur- ern, Karl Fischer–designed buildings that are would simplify commuting for tens of device with all the features you need. can adopt benches in the park via the Fort Greene Park Conser- den in a statement. proposed for different corners of Grand and thousands of people. vancy, an idea modeled on the long-time Prospect Park Alliance The downzoning was necessary, activists Driggs streets — one 13 stories, the other 15. “It would make life better for people in Suggested retail $449.99 Fort Greene and Clinton Hill,” James said. program. said, because the larger, 2005 rezoning of the The taller building may be substantially Instant discount -$150.00 The result is that Fort Greene has acquired a distinctly less redesigned as a result of the city effort, the ar- The so-called “Crosstown Local” pass- Williamsburg–Greenpoint waterfront left out es tantalizingly close to Atlantic Avenue, a Mail-rebate -$50.00 edgy vibe. Stores cater to the arrived, rather than the up-and- the commercial corridor of brick buildings — chitect told The Brooklyn Paper this week. coming, the mainstream, rather than the avant-garde. The future of the other building is uncertain. portal for many subways and the Long Is- STORE CASH -50.00 bookended by Berry Street and Marcy Av- land Railroad, but skirts the hub as it trav- “When I moved to Fort Greene a decade ago, I was moving enue and stretching a few blocks north and The City Council must approve or reject here for, frankly, a very distinct black bohemian vibe,” said Myka the downzoning plan within 50 days. The els between the Lafayette Avenue and FINAL PRICE $199.99 south of Grand Street — and, as a result, City Council’s zoning and land-use commit- Hoyt–Schermerhorn stations, limiting the Carroll del Barrio, whose peregrinations from Washington Park could have invited large-scale development. to Washington Avenue to Downing Street in Clinton Hill have tee will hold a hearing on March 19 at City number of ways in which Manhattan- “The area … is being built up in a way that followed the gentrification of the neighborhood. Hall (Center Street at the Brooklyn Bridge bound G riders can transfer and continue “In the ’90s, Fort Greene was kind of known among a certain is wildly out of context with the rest of the entrance in Manhattan). Call (212) 788-7100 their commutes. community of people as the place Erykah Badu lived,” added del area,” said Evan Thies, chairman of the Com- for time of hearing and other info. Clinton Hill residents salivated over the Barrio. “In the past decade, it has definitely become a lot more possibility of having a free transfer to the mainstream.” 4/5, B/Q, N/R, M at Atlantic–Pacific. But it’s not all doom and gloom for Fort Greene. For one, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS “That’s a great idea,” said Amy Sly. COBBLE HILL WIRELESS & MAILING CENTER there are far worse things than looking like Park Slope (it’s not “The lines are so close to each other.” like Fort Greene has begun resembling Albany, or even the Up- But burrowing a tunnel between Fulton {xÊ ,9Ê-/, /ÊUÊÇ£n®ÊnxÓnn{{ÊUÊ"* ÊÇÊ 9-Ê¼/Ê* per East Side, for that matter). Street and Atlantic Avenue is no simple (Near DeGraw St.) As much as Fort Greene changes, it can only change so much. task. “There’s sort of a built in diversity in this area,” said del Bar- Another Remsen swastika Initial estimates from the MTA say it would take 5–10 years to complete and rio. “You have St. Joseph’s University and Pratt, and you have By Emily Lavin the community that seems pretty sure it’s not going anywhere. … would be the biggest shaft in the subway And to this day, I haven’t seen or heard any plans for a Starbucks for The Brooklyn Paper system, according to James. or Duane Reade.” Vandals tagged a New York City Transit would not com- DOWNTOWN Not yet, anyway. Remsen Street brown- ment, but one thing is clear: the agency is Dana Rubinstein is a staff reporter for The Brooklyn Paper stone with anti-Semitic trying to improve the much-maligned G graffiti last week, less line. BROOKLYN than one month after a New York City Transit thrilled riders in THE KITCHEN SINK Brooklyn Heights man December when it announced it would in- Callan crease the number of trains per hour — if PAINT SUPPLY Downtown: Our pals at Forest City Ratner have created a was indicted for cover- m

/ To (and it’s a big if) finances look good in the mentoring program with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of New ing houses and cars on HEADQUARTERS the same street with spring. York City. Kids in need of real-life experience will partner with It also plans to permanently extend swastikas last fall. Ratner professionals “to mentor them in a business-world envi- service to Church Avenue in Kensington, ronment,” according to a statement from Forest City. “Education Martha Spector called creating the first direct link between Park 10% OFF is the greatest tool that our children have to help pave the way to police to her 22 Remsen Slope and Williamsburg. ® ALL STORE MERCHANDISE a brighter future,” company CEO Bruce Ratner said. Funny, he St. brownstone on Feb. Paper The Brooklyn But as the MTA giveth, it also taketh WITH THIS AD said the same thing about Atlantic Yards. … Williamsburg: 29 after a neighbor no- Cops found this hate crime on the side of 22 Remsen St. away. The expanded service in Brooklyn Hasidic legend Isaac Abraham — every journalist’s best ticed the swastika on the comes at the expense of Queens. Current- friend in the Satmar community — has thrown his tallis in the building. ly, travelers can reach Forest Hills on AMERICAN ring to succeed Councilman David Yassky in the district that “It’s upsetting,” said Leonard Spector, Street apartment. He’s awaiting trial. nights and weekends, but if the changes sprawls from Greenpoint to Park Slope, the Daily News report- who thinks his home was targeted randomly. Cops did not release information linking go through, the G would permanently ter- HOUSEWARES ed. Abraham is now the most-quotable person in the race, but Police are treating the current incident last week’s incident to those in the fall. As minate in Long Island City. 85 Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn politicos didn’t give him much chance against former Yassky as a hate crime — just as they did last Sep- such, neighbors had little news to go on. Straphangers criticized the MTA, say- aide Evan Thies, District Leader Jo Anne Simon and Steve tember, when 19 swastikas and dozens of “I was astonished, because I thought the ing that it’s ignoring the line’s ridership. Ê"«iÊÇÊ >ÞÃÊÊ7iiÊUÊ ÊUÊÇ£n®ÊÓ{Îän{{ Levin, who just happens to be chief of staff to the Democratic flyers bearing anti-Semitic messages guy had been arrested,” said Louanna Carlin. “There’s a very healthy commuting party boss, Vito Lopez. … DUMBO: Ran into our pal, Jen- turned up on the street, including swastikas Rabbi Aaron Raskin of Congregation community between Brooklyn and nifer Miller, at Rebar the other night. She said things had gotten at Congregation B’nai Avraham and the B’nai Avraham said residents must remain Queens,” said Teresa Toro, the chair of a bit hairy for her lately — but that’s OK because Miller is actu- Brooklyn Heights Synagogue. united: “The swastika reminds us that there Community Board 1’s transportation com- ally the Bearded Lady at the Coney Island Sideshow! In January, police arrested Ivaylo is an evil in the world, and to combat that mittee and member of the Save the G E-mail us at [email protected] Ivanov, 37, in his bomb-filled Remsen evil we have to light a candle.” Coalition. GET A MAILBOX WITH BENEFITS in Brooklyn Heights IF SID'S DOESN'T HAVE IT, FREE PICK-UP & PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY A real street address, not a P.O. Box YOU DON'T NEED IT! Package notification YOU DON'T NEED IT! to Dumbo / Brooklyn Heights / Cobble Hill / Carroll Gardens Full-service mail & package receiving Mail holding & forwarding 27,000 sq.ft. SUPERSTORE!!! Call-in Mailcheck E-mail notification cElectrical cHousewares cLicensed Locksmith Only $25/Month cGarden/Outdoor cHome Center cLumber Cut-to-size cHardware cPlumbing & Janitorial cPaint SID'S HARDWARE 345 Jay Street Complete Home Health Care SAVE The UPS Store® (Between Tillary & Willoughby Streets) 15% OFF and Beauty Aid Specialists Downtown Brooklyn with this The UPS Store of Brooklyn Heights (718) 875-2259 coupon! 93 Montague Street (at Hicks St) Open 7 Days -- We Deliver 718-802-0900 WWW.SIDSHARDWARE.COM JAY STREET · DUMBO · BROOKLYN · 718-246-4100 · OPEN 7 DAYS Mon-Fri: 8:30am to 7pm | Saturday: 10am to 5pm | Sunday: 10am to 3pm March 8, 2008 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 PSZ, BRZ 3 THE th venuert 7ASupplies 376 Supplies for 7th Ave. the Fine Artist, (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) Graphic Artist, stoop Student 369-4969 NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT and Children

PARK SLOPE BAY RIDGE Nice place to visit or die Two deaths in three months at Gregory Hotel spur talk By Mike McLaughlin The Brooklyn Paper Three months, two deaths, one hotel — and everyone is talking.

Christopher Mulhare Bay Ridge is practically Our columnist was lucky enough to get inside the kids- buzzing over the two bizarre only Park Slope night spot, Club Loco. deaths at the Best Western Ho- tel Gregory this winter — the first, back in December, when a 20-year-old woman allegedly fatally stabbed a man in what Is Club Loco she said was self-defense, and the second coming last week, when a 52-year-old man com-

mitted suicide in a bathroom at Bachner / Jeff the Fourth Avenue hotel. too loco? One resident saw the deaths as a possible bellwether for the neighborhood. am one of a handful of privileged Park Slope adults. I have “Things change, but not al- seen the inside of Club Loco. For those who do not know, ways for the best,” said Paper The Brooklyn I Club Loco is a monthly teen “nightclub,” an evening of Blanche, an elderly resident of Gregory Hotel guest George Brown (above), in Brooklyn on bands and a place to hang out with friends inside the Old First nearby 82nd Street who didn’t business, was surprised to hear about two recent deaths. Church on Seventh Avenue. What’s unique is the strict “no-par- want to share her last name. Earlier in the week, 68th Precinct CO Eric Rodriguez (left) ents, no-teachers” policy. The only grownups allowed inside are The location of the two gris- discussed the situation. the hired security guard and the chaperones, who are all in their ly acts was almost as unbeliev- 20s (which is sort of like an adult, I guess). able as the crimes themselves What they were talking about bathroom floor. Duct tape cov- So why was I allowed inside this teenage sanctuary? Well, it’s “We’re shocked, because it’s a because I am also in my 20s (just kidding). Actually, Club Loco is this: Cops say that on Dec. 2, ered his mouth, but police deter- very nice place,” Blanche added. Pamela Hanson, 20, of Bedford- mined that it was a suicide. Men- is now celebrating its one-year anniversary and the leaders of the It was not easy for others to Bachner / Jeff organization are looking for new ideas and some fresh leader- Stuyvesant, fatally knifed David to, an accountant, was a widower pass the crime scene-cum-lodge. Diaz, a janitor at the Goldfingers with two grown children, and ship, so it seemed like a little pub- “It was a little nerve-wrack- licity would be a good idea. strip club in Queens, where Han- possibly a gambling problem to ing for my family to see the cop Walking in, I was thrown right son was a dancer. The two had boot, Newsday reported. PS… cars again,” said Paul Guyette. back to my own high school dance checked into the hotel together, Recent guests were unaware days. It was dark and there was the I LOVE YOU Even the boys in blue were Paper The Brooklyn near Diaz’s home, but only Han- that they had checked into the band playing inside. There was that surprised to be investigating an- son walked out the next day. She Do Drop Dead Inn. tion as a “hot sheets” joint, given atmosphere of excitement and po- other death at the neighborhood’s claims she killed Diaz to protect “You’d never know it from tential for the evening ahead. I felt most respectable hotel. The 61- its hourly rates. That’s what herself when he got rough in bed, the look of the hotel,” said painfully out of place (just like I did year-old Gregory Hotel is where made the dual crimes at the Gre- but she also admits to having hid George Brown, who was in back then, truth be told). many people’s relatives stay gory so surprising, cops said. the weapon under a pillow before Brooklyn on business. “The fact But once inside, it did feel differ- when visiting their grandkids, “Everyone remembered the they became intimate. that two things happened in such ent from my high school dances. and where baseball teams some- stabbing and then, the suicide,” Now, she’s facing second-de- a short time is never comfortable times stay when they’re playing said Sgt. John Strype, a com- gree murder charges. news. But life goes on.” S OPE Everyone inside the place was practically a newborn — or so it seemed the Cyclones. munity affairs officer with the Then, on Feb. 18, a cleaning Hotel employees would not to me. Even if I could throw myself There is another hotel nearby, 68th Precinct. “Everyone was woman discovered Ridge resi- comment for the story, follow- back into the old teenage mindset, at 93rd Street, but it has a reputa- talking about it.” dent Paul Mento’s body on the ing company policy. com

Wendy Ponte DENTAL . my high school dances were heavy with an adult presence — mostly SLOPEDENTAL.COM teachers getting overtime for this thankless task. I stuck out like an SUV at an NRDC meeeting. I couldn’t BAY RIDGE D’TOWN Ronald I. Teichman, DDS wait to leave. “That’s how you are supposed to feel,” I was told by Henry C., a 16-year-old Park Slope musician who helped found Club New G spot? Loco, and who happened to be performing that night. The fact that the venue is restricted to teens seems to be a successful part 100% Recycled of Club Loco’s presence in the neighborhood. & FSC Papers Otherwise, though, the Club Loco experience seems to be a Tish: Study LIRR link Vegetable Inks mixed bag for local teens. And, not surprisingly, the reasons with Low VOCs some teens have conflicted feelings about it are probably the very By Mike McLaughlin same things that many parents like about Club Loco. The Brooklyn Paper We Print Stuff Chemical-Free CTP Production “I’ve always had a really good time there,” said Grace G., a The Metropolitan Transportation Au- 15-year-old. “Everyone goes there to see friends, but sometimes thority has promised to study whether it Printed with they go overboard with searching people.” She met a big group / Joe Jordan is feasible to connect the G train with the Wind Power of people there she now counts among her friends. maze of lines at the Atlantic Avenue–Pa- “I’ve gotten yelled at for holding hands with my girlfriend,” cific Street subway station at the cross- Jack S., 17, told me, and he says that dancing tends to be discour- roads of Park Slope, Fort Greene, Brochures aged in case it gets out of control. Boerum Hill and Downtown Brooklyn. SPMMJOH!QSFTT

But teens who are musicians, like Jack S., also appreciate the Paper The Brooklyn The agency promised Councilmember an environmentally-friendly Postcards fact that Club Loco is another place where they can perform and Opponents of the demolition of Green Church last marched on March 1. Letitia James (D–Fort Greene) last week boutique print house go to listen to music. Catalogs that it would study what it would take — “It’s really good for a band that is just starting out,” he says. and, more important, how much it would On the other hand, he is strongly opposed to censorship and he Magazines cost — to build a tunnel that would con- feels that it is the job of a “metal” band to include talk about Jazzy funeral for church nect the G line’s Fulton Street stop with Marketing blood and the devil in their lyrics. 718 625 6800 T the Atlantic-Pacific station, a move that Collateral “It’s still primarily a church, and they’re very clear about 718 625 0669 F The Brooklyn Paper Ridge community,” Hofmo added. “We would simplify commuting for tens of that,” he says. are mourning the destruction of the three thousands of people. www.rollingpress.com Etc. It probably comes as no surprise that the adult in charge does- They’ve tried marching. They’ve tried buildings, including the magnificent “It would make life better for people in n’t see it that way. chanting. So why not try a little New Or- church, the removal of 211 people’s re- Fort Greene and Clinton Hill,” James said. “It is housed in the church, but otherwise it has nothing to do leans jazz to save the historic Bay Ridge mains, and the negative impact this dem- The so-called “Crosstown Local” pass- with the church,” says Lois Wingerson, Club Loco’s current United Methodist Church? olition will have on the neighbors.” es tantalizingly close to Atlantic Avenue, a leader. It was her daughter who had the idea for the club. Now in The so-called “Committee to Save the Green Church pastor Robert Emerick college, Wingerson’s daughter spent her teen years in the Slope portal for many subways and the Long Is- Green Church” will turn its regular Satur- has argued that selling the church’s land is trying to convince her mother that going to one of the teen hang- land Railroad, but skirts the hub as it trav- day afternoon rally at the corner of Fourth the only way to save the financially outs in the city was perfectly safe. els between the Lafayette Avenue and and Ovington avenues next week into a strapped congregation, which spends a Hoyt–Schermerhorn stations, limiting the Wingerson’s research revealed otherwise. These teen “clubs” “New Orleans-style funeral,” said organ- were typically poorly monitored and the entrants poorly screened. substantial portion of its annual budget number of ways in which Manhattan- izer and preservationist Victoria Hofmo. maintaining the old green limestone bound G riders can transfer and continue CRAFTING QUALITY ONE FRAME AT A TIME One day, inside the large space behind the sanctuary at Old First, “Such a funeral has two parts: the cele- her daughter said, “You know, with the right lighting and some com- building, he said. their commutes. bration and the mourning — both of SERVING PARK SLOPE SINCE 1997 fortable places to sit, this could make a fabulous space for a club.” This week, Emerick was out of town Clinton Hill residents salivated over the The Park Slope Civic Council awarded Club Loco a seed which are apropos of this situation,” Hof- and could not be reached for comment. possibility of having a free transfer to the grant. The funds allowed for the purchase of some furniture, in- mo said, referring to the imminent demo- Rally to Save the Green Church (corner 4/5, B/Q, N/R, M at Atlantic–Pacific. • CONSERVATION PICTURE FRAMING. cluding some giant throw pillows to sit on, and lighting and dec- lition of the 100-plus-year-old edifice. of Ovington and Fourth avenues in Bay “That’s a great idea,” said Amy Sly. • NY & BROOKLYN ANTIQUE MAPS, orations to transform the space. “We are celebrating the life of this Ridge), March 15, 1 pm. Call (718) 748- “The lines are so close to each other.” PRINTS & POSTCARDS. So what is in the future for Club Loco? The fact is that most teens church and its importance to the Bay 5950 for info. But burrowing a tunnel between Fulton • PHOTO FRAMES/READY-MADE FRAMES. really prefer to hang out at their friend’s homes, or just to “wander Street and Atlantic Avenue is no simple • JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS. the streets for hours,” as more than one teen told me. But most task. seemed to feel that it is good to have a place to go and listen to mu- Initial estimates from the MTA say it VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR INFO ABOUT sic with their peers, and it is valued by most of them for that reason. PARK SLOPE would take 5–10 years to complete and UPCOMING GALLERY SHOWS AND EVENTS! It’s the age-old dilemma. No matter how innovative and no would be the biggest shaft in the subway system, according to James. 142 FIFTH AVENUE matter how hard adults try, teenagers are people who crave free- (BETWEEN DOUGLASS & BALTIC STREETS) dom and respect from adults. And adults are people who trypical- Reinventing the wheel at GAP New York City Transit would not comment, but one thing is clear: the agency is 718 399-6613 ly choose worry over trust. WWW. BROOKLYNFRAMEWORKS.COM Wendy Ponte is a freelancer writer who lives in Park Slope. trying to improve the much-maligned G By Mike McLaughlin ning prize. line. The Brooklyn Paper There are no official design parameters New York City Transit thrilled riders in THE KITCHEN SINK for the competition — you could suggest, December when it announced it would in- City and traffic activists are still trying for example, detonating the Soldiers’ and Windsor Terrace: Bishop Ford HS football hero Gokhan to fix the Grand Army Plaza mess, but crease the number of trains per hour — if Now Open in Brooklyn Sailors’ arch in the center of the roundabout (and it’s a big if) finances look good in the “Call me Gio” Ozkan got a scholarship at the University of Buf- there’s one thing missing from the effort: to make way for a parking lot — but With- falo — the first Ford star to go on to a Division I school. Go get’em, spring. your brilliant idea. erwax, one of the jurors, is inclined to smile It also plans to permanently extend Gokhan! … Bay Ridge: Our friends at Harbor Fitness — loca- “The traffic circle is broken and can be upon submissions that overlap with the tions in Bay Ridge and Park Slope! — are raising money to fight service to Church Avenue in Kensington, made better,” said Robert Witherwax, a Coalition’s goals for turning Grand Army creating the first direct link between Park autism. Stop by either location before March 13 and the cost of your member of the Grand Army Coalition. Plaza from an obstacle course for pedestri- Slope and Williamsburg. fitness class will be donated to HeartShare. For information, call “It’s at the center of [a large part of Brook- ans into a true neighborhood resource. But as the MTA giveth, it also taketh (718) 238-9400 in Bay Ridge or (718) 965-6200 in the Slope. … lyn], but it’s an empty center.” Such goals include giving pedestrians away. Eight more years! For the eighth straight year, state Sen. Marty To fill that void with human activity more time to get across busy roadways like The expanded service in Brooklyn Golden will offer free tax preparation for seniors at his Bay Ridge (and not more traffic), the Coalition has Eastern Parkway; increasing commercial ac- comes at the expense of Queens. Current- office. To make an appointment, call (718) 238-6044. When E.F. partnered with the Design Trust for Public tivity, possibly with a greenmarket several ly, travelers can reach Forest Hills on Hutton talks, people listen, but when Golden opens his office, peo- Space to run a contest to reinvent the days a week instead of only Saturday; and nights and weekends, but if the changes The Mac Support Store ple flock — so make an appointment today. … Park Slope: Puri- wheel in the middle of Brooklyn. rerouting and closing some streets so that go through, the G would permanently ter- ty Diner fans, don’t worry — your favorite egg-and-bacon joint is The sky’s the limit for ideas, so don’t Prospect Park would extend beyond the minate in Long Island City. 168 7th Street and 3rd Avenue only closed for renovations. A sign promises a March 11 reopening. get bogged down in worrying about what arch to its neighboring fountain. Straphangers criticized the MTA, say- … Big news from the just-born 13th Street Block Association: will actually work. Such a plan would require the southern ing that it’s ignoring the line’s ridership. Brooklyn, NY 11215 They’re getting a speed bump between Seventh and Eighth av- “The idea is not to come up with a spe- part of the traffic circle to be closed, with “There’s a very healthy commuting enues, and the block party will be June 21. The group’s meeting, at cific plan, but to generate visions and ex- traffic rerouted onto new, two-way roads community between Brooklyn and 9–6 Weekdays PS 107, was such a hot ticket that Community Board 6 bigwig citement about how the plaza can be trans- within the circle and onto a two-way Queens,” said Teresa Toro, the chair of 718-312-8341 10–4 Saturday Craig Hammerman stopped by. Hammerman, of course, is a big formed,” said Stephanie Elson, program Prospect Park West. Community Board 1’s transportation com- booster of volunteerism (and he’s also running for Council). director at the Design Trust for Public Visit www.designtrust.org for information mittee and member of the Save the G www.macsupportstore.com E-mail [email protected] Space, which is putting up the $5,000 win- about the contest. Coalition. 4 PSZ, BRZ THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 March 8, 2008

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Street, at around 2 pm to find almost gotten inside her build- A quick check of his bank altar at the 78th Precinct, cops Check scams that the perps had ransacked her ing, which is between Fourth account showed something else said. bedroom, swiping $2,000 from and Fifth avenues, at around missing: $2,163, cops said. The 31-year-old victim told Police are investigating two beneath her mattress, police said. 10:30 pm when a 5-foot-6, He described the woman as police that he was not in the check-cashing scams that oc- To add insult to injury, the 150-pound man approached, 27 years old, 5-foot-5, 125 apartment, which is between curred last week. thief also left graffiti on the pulled a gun and said, “Just pounds with long black hair. Third and Fourth avenues, be- The first took place on Feb. woman’s bathroom wall, closet Loose Dentures? give me the bag and don’t As with all identity thefts in tween 3 and 5 pm. 25 when someone wrote unau- and door. move.” the 78th Precinct, Det. 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RELIGIOUS SERVICES ‘Bombing’ scare at Heights prep school To advertise in this weekly directory, call Laura at (718) 834-9350 ext 109 The Brooklyn Paper glasses, came up to the counter of Thieves hit four classrooms 9:05 am, the boyfriend grabbed broke down and its owner a Livingston Street bank — locat- in the building, which houses an the burglar, who said, “Sorry,” parked it on a side street. 84th Precinct ed near Gallatin Place — around 1 POLICE BLOTTER elementary and charter school, and then ran away from the The car’s owner, a 45-year-old Located in Prospect Heights pm and passed the teller a note de- between Bedford and Lee av- apartment, which is between Grand Street resident, told cops he since 1924 BROOKLN HEIGHTS manding money. enues, making off with nine Ap- Wythe Avenue and Berry Street. left the two-door, black sedan on 603 St. Johns Place “Let me see your hands,” the He got away with $80 and a North 14th Street, between Nas- bet. Classon & Franklin BOERUM HILL / DUMBO to discover that the van’s passen- er of the two thugs punched him in ple and Dell laptops worth a woman said, evidently con- $120 computer mouse. sau and Wythe avenues, at 9 am 638-6583 A private school went under ger door was open and $3,028 of the face and began kicking him. combined $7,400. after its fuel pump broke. Rabbi Elkanah Schwartz siege on Feb. 22 when a student cerned that the teller would trip drilling equipment was missing. The bullies left without the Three days later, cops discov- Jeep stolen Sat. 10:30 am L14 the alarm and summon the cops. When he returned to check on received an anonymous online wallet, however, taking only a stu- ered another break-in at a second The perp didn’t display a Hard knocks A $55,000 Range Rover was the muscle car at 5:30 pm, it was message from someone claiming dent Metrocard and a British coin elementary school, this was one Congregation weapon, but the 18-year-old bank A 14-year-old walking home stolen from the corner of Gra- gone. He estimated its worth at that he would blow up the school. from 1912 with King George’s Berry Street between Grand and Mount Sinai employee complied anyway, from school was brutally beaten ham Avenue and Scholes Street $10,000. — Dana Rubinstein The school, located on Jorale- face on it. — Cheadle South First streets. 250 Cadman Plaza W. forking over $2,740. The modern- on Feb. 26 by a pair of older on Feb. 24. Conservative/Egalitarian mon Street near Clinton Street, Cops said that between 1:20 day Bonnie (sans Clyde) fled. teens who could not have been The 32-year-old owner of the A House for Prayer / A Home for People learned of the threat around 10 am 90th Precinct pm on Feb. 25 and 10 am on fancy set of wheels said he 76th Precinct 718-875-9124 — Harry Cheadle happy when all they got was a Feb. 28, someone stole $1,365 Friday Eve Services 6:30pm and went into “lockdown,” mean- parked at 4 am. When he re- Saturday Morning 10:00am Metrocard and a rare coin. CARROLL GARDENS ing that students could not leave WILLIAMSBURG that an employee had left in a turned four hours later, all that Rabbi Joseph Potasnik A42 88th Precinct The victim was strolling RED HOOK / COBBLE HILL the building. Teachers went on BUSHWICK lockbox within a locked closet. remained of the 2006 SUV was PARK SLOPE JEWISH CENTER down North Portland Avenue She said she’s the only person teaching their classes, even as par- FORT GREENE School daze some broken glass. Trade tools 8th Avenue at 14th St. ents frantically called the school to near Park Avenue around 4 pm with a key to the closet. Thieves on wheels plundered Fri. nights at 6:30 pm CLINTON HILL when two 17-year-olds in black Two schools were burglarized Cyclist-thief Sat. mornings at 10:00 am figure out what was happening. Home invasion a parked commercial truck laden Adult Ed Hebrew School It’s not funny hoodies came up to him and last week in incidents that netted A thief on a bicycle snatched with valuable tools on Sackett Rabbi Carie Carter Police eventually determined Here’s a morning buzz-kill: A A man’s sense of humor got asked him if he had a cellphone. criminals thousands of dollars in a purse from a woman as she Park Slope's Egalitarian, that the person who sent the threat woman and her boyfriend awoke Street on Feb. 21. Conservation Synagogue wasn’t on school grounds. The stu- him into trouble on Feb. 27, He said he didn’t, which was ap- cash and electronics. walked at the corner of Moore A witness eyeballed a man as parently the wrong answer, as A Wilson Street facility was in their South 11th Street apart- Street and Manhattan Avenue on A31-26 dents were notified at a 1 pm as- when he laughed at two guys he disembarked from a car driv- 768-1453 stripped of nearly $8,000 worth ment on Feb. 27 to find a man sembly, and were allowed to leave fighting and ended up with a they grabbed him and began go- Feb. 27. en by a woman near a van sta- of computers sometime between squatting by the window, discon- Shabbat Shalom! if they had parental permission. bump on his head. ing through his pockets. The 31-year-old said that a guy tioned between Columbia and 4 pm on Feb. 25 and 9:30 am the necting computer equipment. Presented by Days later, cops arrested the The 47-year-old was hanging When they tried to take his wal- on a bike rode by at 4:05 pm and Hicks streets at around 4 pm. next morning. After the rude awakening at B’nai Avraham perpetrator, a sophomore at the around the corner of Atlantic Av- let, he began to resist, and the larg- snatched her purse, before pedal- The thief jimmied open a rear of Brooklyn Heights school. He was charged with a enue and Fort Greene place ing toward Graham Avenue. Inside door and filched $800 worth of ££ÇÊ,iÃiÊ-Ì°ÊUÊxÈ{n{ä her bag, the Humboldt Street resi- Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin misdemeanor and released into around 4 pm when he saw two gadgets from the vehicle, owned www.bnaiavraham.com his parents’ custody. men, one of whom he knew, dent had been carrying an ID, a by a local home repair company. fighting on the street. He started Medicaid card, and a cellphone. Take-out Candle Out the window to chuckle, and his acquaintance MUGGINGS! This train is ‘L’ Mugged Lighting A burglar busted into a fifth- noticed and turned to him. A well-known Smith Street floor apartment on Remsen Street Several thugs choked a woman restaurant was burgled for petty “Stop laughing,” he said. and punched her in the face, be- Pekudei in broad daylight on Feb. 25. The bystander and the brawler cash on Feb. 16. All the occupants of the apart- on riders at Bedford Ave. fore stealing her purse on March 3. An employee noticed that Fri., Mar. 7, before 5:36 pm were soon arguing, and the violent The violent mugging happened ment, located near Clinton Street, 26-year-old got fed up, went to his someone smashed a rear window Vayikra at 11:55 pm, when the 20-year-old after the restaurant, between Fri., Mar. 14, before 6:44 pm left for the day around 9:30 am car, and pulled out a long metal By Dana Rubinstein wallet, before the entire gang fled toward and didn’t return until 8 pm. Driggs Avenue. victim was at the corner of Cook Douglass and Degraw streets, object. He struck the older man in The Brooklyn Paper Street and Graham Avenue. The St. John–St. Matthew–Emanuel When they came back, they Inside the New York University grad stu- closed at 2 am and before re- the head, causing injuries bad A hard week for 20-something men using thieves scored. Lutheran Church Park Slope were shocked to discover that a enough to send him to Brooklyn dent’s $100 billfold was $41, two credit cards, opening at 12:30 pm. th th bedroom window was open and, the Bedford Avenue L station ended with The victim, who was carrying Once inside the bistro, the 283 Prospect Ave (5 and 6 Aves.) Hospital. But the joke was on the a $50 Whole Foods gift card and a monthly $8,076 inside a leather purse, re- (718) 768–0528 www.stjme.org worse, the burglar had made off hard time for one teenager. worker discovered that $100 had perp, as cops happened upon the MetroCard. fused medical attention. ELCA — Reconciling in Christ with a digital camera and two scene and put him under arrest. It started on Feb. 25, when three thugs A few days later, on March 2, a teenager been stolen. Sunday Worship 11:00 laptops. The electronics were jumped a 28-year-old man in the station. Gunpoint mug Rev. David C. Parsons Drills nabbed approached a 27-year-old at the same station It’s trucked up A31- 28 worth $2,326, cops said. A teenage boy was mugged at An electrician’s van was bro- “Just give it to me,” said the ringleader, a 6- and asked him for his ID at around 8:30 pm. Vandals stole products and gunpoint on Kent Avenue on Bank heist ken into on Feb. 25, and the crook foot guy in a gray hoodie, pointing to the victim’s When the adult complied, the kid, surprise, equipment from a truck parked Brown Memorial March 3. A woman bank robber proved escaped with supplies for all the wallet. A second thug, also 6-foot, proceeded to stole his wallet, too. in front of a business on Van Baptist Church Two hoodlums pulled a gun on 484 Washington Ave., Ft. Greene on Feb. 26 that the fairer sex is drilling he’ll ever need to do. put the North Sixth Street resident into a choke- As he tried to run away, the adult grabbed Brunt Street sometime between Sunday School 9:15am a 17-year-old kid at 3 pm as he Morning Worship 8:00am & 11:00am also capable of sticking up banks The employee driving the van hold and pull him to the ground, at which point him, but the kid fought back, punching him re- Feb. 23 and 25. was walking between South Sixth Wed. Bible Study 1:00pm & 7:15pm as well as the men. parked it on Clinton Avenue near all three punched and kicked the victim. peatedly in the face. A thief grabbed $350 worth of Street and Broadway, on his way 718-638-6121 The perp, a 26-year-old woman Willoughby Avenue around 7 am Then, the ringleader grabbed the punchee’s Cops later arrested a 15-year-old for the crime. paper — yes, paper — and a Rev. Clinton M. Miller - Pastor to work. They made off with LM31-12 wearing a brown jacket and eye- and returned about five hours later hand truck from the parked vehi- $100. — Dana Rubinstein cle, which had been left between Visitation Place and Pioneer 94th Precinct Street, during the 36-hour gap. GREENPOINT Bump and run Two women staged a collision Jaw broken with another lady at the corner of An assailant broke a pedestri- Union and Court streets and an’s jaw in multiple places on stole her wallet on Feb. 25. All in favor of less crowded subways... 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By Dana Rubinstein ler Bill Thomp- The Brooklyn Paper Castellani said she’s noticed ing over whether he will run is a change in that attitude recent- son’s $4.2 mil- Two businesses in DUM- allowing valuable fundraising lion, Weiner’s $3.5 million and him, and certainly would be en- ly, thanks to a spate of good opportunities to dissolve into BO have begun weaning cus- press about the anti-plastic-bag / Julie Rosenberg City Council Speaker Christine couraging for him.” tomers off the latest symbol of the ether, experts said. Quinn’s $2.4 million. Others said that an uncon- movement. Markowitz led the Ma- wasteful consumerism: the Indeed, if the current plastic Markowitz’s continuing inde- ventional politician like Marko- plastic shopping bag. rist/WNBC poll with 18 percent cision is particularly odd, given witz could simply be pursuing bag trend continues — and to once and future mayoral Foragers, the high-end gro- more governments join China, that he just outpaced all of those an unconventional strategy. hopeful Rep. Anthony Weiner’s cery store at Front and Adams San Francisco, Ireland, Bhutan Paper The Brooklyn candidates in the Marist poll, ex- “A lot of the politicos and 13 percent, but he’s far behind streets, has begun deducting 10 and Bangladesh in legislating perts said. It is common for can- political professionals don’t ap- It’s about dime: Foragers owner Anna Castellani shows off all the money you’ll save if you the declared mayoral candidates cents from the purchases of pa- against the bag — the plastic decline to take a plastic bag with your purchases. didates to turn this week’s good preciate how strong the average trons who decline plastic bags. carrier may soon be as embar- in a more-important survey: the news into next week’s fundrais- Brooklynite feels about Marty,” And Water Street Restaurant rassing an accoutrement as the amount of money in his cam- ing pitch letter — yet Markowitz said Councilman David Yassky and Lounge has stopped deliv- gas-guzzling SUV. paign warchest. hasn’t done so. (D–Brooklyn Heights). “People fore finally discarding them. hold in the neighborhood. Castellani said her three- And time’s a-wastin’. ering food in plastic bags. In January, the City Council “There may be some incon- As usual, the Park Slope Food week-old initiative appears to Markowitz isn’t the only one feel that he is genuinely on “We really want our store to joined the worldwide trend, “There are two things in pol- who’s undecided. The plurality their side, and that’s a very, venience [with the recycling Co-op, which charges members be having some effect. About itics that you can’t make more be as garbage-free as possible,” passing a law requiring stores of voters in the Marist poll — very powerful thing.” bill], but that’s the price we pay for plastic bags on the honor sys- 50 percent of her customers of: time and money,” said Scott said Anna Castellani, the store’s with at least 5,000 square feet, 36 percent — didn’t offer a Hank Sheinkopf, a political for the greater good,” said tem, is way ahead of the green now decline plastic bags. Levenson, a political consultant owner. or chain stores with five or preference for an election that consultant, agreed. Councilman David Yassky (D- movement — though not as far Corey Szopinski, who fre- with the Advance Group. “And Castellani said she been try- more branches in the city, to Brooklyn Heights), one of the ahead as its general manager quently fills up his stomach — won’t take place until Septem- “The danger with publicly ing to cure Brooklynites of their collect plastic bags for recy- money takes time.” sponsors. would like. and a biodegradable container Indeed, Markowitz acknowl- ber, 2009. announcing is it might be a dis- plastic addiction since opening cling. — with Foragers’ sublime mac The undecideds didn’t sur- aster for him,” said Sheinkopf. her store two-and-a-half years Foragers and Water Street “We collect less than half of edged as much in an interview The goal of the bill, which and cheese, said he’s thrilled prise Marist Institute Director “He’s floated the balloon. No ago, but said that only recently goes into effect in July, is to are just the tip of the melting what we should” because people with The Brooklyn Paper. with the new initiative. Lee Miringoff. one killed the balloon yet. So have customers become save a tiny bit of the 12 million iceberg as far as DUMBO, and don’t always drop a nickel in the “My indecision is not help- the rest of Brooklyn, is con- collection box, said Co-op GM “Business owners need to ing me,” Markowitz said. “The race is very fluid and it’s still floating.” amenable to the idea. barrels of oil that are converted wide open,” he said. “The fact But whether it’s floating “We were a little naive,” said into plastic bags every year. cerned. Joe Holtz. start thinking about reducing “The train is already slowly Jane Kojima, a spokeswoman This spring, the Co-op plans waste,” said Szopinski. “[And] moving out of the station. that Markowitz is in front … high or floating away remains Castellani. “We thought every- Opponents of the bill com- does show some support for an open question. one knew how horrible plastic plain that plastic bags are a nec- for the DUMBO Improvement to up the ante, voting to entirely now that they have biodegrad- Every day and every week and bags were for the environment essary convenience for New District, said she’s lined up about eliminate all disposable bags — able containers and potato every month I don’t make a de- 20 businesses that will begin re- plastic and paper — from the starch utensils (which are awe- cision, the chances of having a and animals. They’d look at Yorkers, who can’t pile gro- Should Marty run? FLASHPOLL at you and go, ‘Of course I want a ceries into their cars. And New ducing plastic bags starting in cooperative grocery store. Holtz some!), I go there instead of to seat on this train are going to be bag. Not only do I want one Yorkers do tend to reuse their March, once the group distrib- predicted that the measure restaurants that use Styrofoam diminished.” BrooklynPaper.com bag, but I want two or three, shopping bags several times be- utes canvas bags to every house- would pass. or plastic.” To buy a ticket on said train,

7 MTA gets on right side of tracks E F G R V M Hey, Bay Ridge, how about a new subway? Wait 40 years QUEENS By Mike McLaughlin Regional Plan Association, the civic group This time around, Bay Ridgites liked what wait and wait). The Brooklyn Paper that pitched the idea to the MTA in the mid- they heard, though they weren’t exactly danc- The New York and Atlantic Railway, which JZ 1990s. ing in the streets. currently sends two freight trains a day along AC Imagine taking a subway from Bay Ridge The Brooklyn–Bronx passage would travel “I’m a man of big vision, too, so certainly the route, said it would be happy to share the to the Bronx — without ever entering Man- along an existing freight line and connect to I’m in support of the idea,” said Councilman wide railway right of way. BROOKLYN 3 hattan. subways like the A/C, R and 2/3 that require Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge). “That said, “There’s enough room for us to operate It could happen — not anytime soon, mind out-of-the-way trips into the city to board. when reality sets in, we have more immediate alongside subway trains,” said company Presi- L you — under a just-announced Metropolitan MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander short-term concerns” such as better bus service dent Paul Victor, who estimated that his Transportation Authority plan to turn an un- dropped the bombshell in his “State of the and an end to the frustrating R-train shuttle. freight service eliminates 100,000 truck trips R 2 der-utilized freight line that cuts through D FB MTA” speech on Monday. Gentile has good reason to be fixed on the per year. “In some parts, they’d have to add 5 southern Brooklyn into a subway route that “We need to take a close look at the Re- here and now. Sander’s new “crosstown local” tracks — and that can be an enormous amount Q would cross three boroughs and intersect with gional Plan Association’s circumferential sub- is on line behind Manhattan’s Second Avenue of money.” M 17 existing subway lines. way line,” said Sander. line, a link between Grand Central and Penn “Enormous” is about as close to a cost esti- N It’s the G train — only actually useful! Much of the Brooklyn right-of-way had stations, and the 7-train extension to the West mate that anyone is willing to put up. MTA “It’s a transportation choice that doesn’t re- previously been designated as part of the Side. spokesman Aaron Donovan said the new sub- quire using slow buses, or taking a subway Cross-Brooklyn Expressway, a project that In other words, this good thing will only way is “just a concept right now,” and he de- The MTA says it will convert a freight line into a new subway line. into Manhattan,” said Jeffrey Zupan, of the collapsed in the 1970s. come to those Bay Ridgites who wait (and clined to say how much it would cost. MOCADA’S HOT SHOW… Continued from page 1 have put bull’s-eyes on the backs of black New Yorkers.” But Scott wouldn’t bite. “These works are against police brutality and murder,” said Scott, who has lived and created art in Brooklyn for the past 15 years. “What should be controversial is these killings, not this artwork.” Gallery-goers agreed. “I think that people need to know about these issues,” said

Dessanaya Miller, 19, of Clin- / Ben Muessig ton Hill. “No matter who they may offend or hurt, these issues are real.” Most visitors believe that the

tiny museum should continue to Paper The Brooklyn receive taxpayer support. “The public should continue Ernestine Heldring, of Park Slope, takes a look at Dread Scott’s “Sign of the Times” at Mo- to fund the museum,” said CADA this week. Lewis, a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident. “They say they don’t Sunset Park who came to see um’s 1999 show, “Sensation.” controversy is the PBA.” like the fact that government the exhibit on Sunday. The provocative exhibit included As such, MoCADA founder money funded this exhibit, but Art experts aren’t surprised Chris Ofili’s painting, “The Holy and curator Laurie Cumbo sees no one seems to be talking that Scott’s work is inciting such Virgin Mary,” which depicts the a threat to her museum’s future. about the fact that government strong emotional responses. religious icon as a black woman, “I think the PBA should re- money also funded these in- “I can see how it engenders surrounded by elephant dung and tract their remarks until they at stances of police brutality.” both the admiration and the ire of butterfly-shaped clippings from least see the exhibit — then we Even those who disagree some people,” said Donna Mo- pornographic magazines. can have a discussion,” Cumbo with Scott’s art believe that his ran, chair of fine arts at nearby The work outraged Catholic said. “It seems that they should works should stay on the walls. Pratt Institute. “I think his work organizations and then-Mayor make an investigation before “It’s this guy’s point of has a real, political message — Giuliani, who attempted to cut making inflammatory remarks. view,” said Isaac Cohen, a car- it’s not just shock value.” the museum’s funding. The mu- I hope this is not an example of penter from Park Slope. “I don’t Scott is no stranger to contro- seum won the subsequent court how they conduct police work.” know if I agree with it com- versy — and neither are Brook- case, and Giuliani failed in his Dread Scott’s “Welcome to pletely, but it’s certainly valid.” lyn art museums. Scott drew bid for president. America” runs through June 1 at Agree or disagree, it’s Mo- scorn from the first President While the Giuliani administra- the Museum of Contemporary CADA’s right to show the Bush for his 1989 piece, “What tion lined up against the Brook- Art of the African Diaspora (80 work, constitutional experts is the Proper Way to Display a lyn Museum nearly a decade ago, Hanson Pl., between South Port- have said — even if it’s on the U.S. Flag?” — which required Brooklyn’s elected officials are land Avenue and South Elliot viewers to step on the Star Span- siding with MoCADA. Place in Fort Greene), 11 am–6 taxpayer’s dollar. pm. Closed Mondays and Tues- “The First Amendment dic- gled Banner in order to sign a “I will fight vigorously for days. Scott himself will conduct a tates that artists have freedom of book to answer the question. MoCADA against oppression tour of the exhibit on Thursday, expression and museums have But the brouhaha over the and censorship of any kind,” March 13 at 7 pm for a $4 addi- the right to show whatever MoCADA exhibit is more remi- said Councilwoman Leticia tional charge. Call (718) 230- works they choose,” said Eddie niscent of the controversy sur- James (D–Fort Greene). “The 0492 or visit www.mocada.org Rodriguez, an attorney from rounding the Brooklyn Muse- only group that’s making this a for information. $695 Corrections In a front-page “Explainer” last week (“Bonds bombshell killing projects,” March 1), The Paper reported that Atlantic Yards developer Bruce FOR 7 MONTHS + MARCH FREE Ratner must pay a $500,000 penalty if 50 percent of the project’s rentals Almost 8 MONTHS of Boxing, Cardio, Dance, Squash, Racquetball, Conditioning, Aquatics, are not below-market-rate units. In fact, under the Community Benefits Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Billiards, Fencing, Softball, Wallyball, and Junior Sports. Agreement, there is no penalty if Ratner does not build the units. This special Membership expires November 1, 2008. And in “A big ‘Toll’ on the Gowanus Canal,” The Paper misreport- ed the number of units in the Toll Brothers’ proposed development along the canal. The project would include 577 apartments. OFFER ENDS MARCH 31

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OUR OPINION ALL DRAWN OUT Adrift on the canal he Gowanus Canal is a national dis- In the meantime, government hasn’t Another waterfront site further south, grace, a toxin- and sewage-filled bothered with the heavy lifting — fixing long known as “the Public Place,” is also Tcorpse of water that has been left to an antiquated sewer system so that raw being redeveloped into a residential com- molder during decades of neglect by city, sewage no longer cascades into the canal munity with open space and a canal-front state and federal authorities. during heavy rainfall. And now, the feder- esplanade. Other cities — notably San Antonio — al government says it would be satisfied if Predictably, naysayers in the communi- have cleaned up their once-polluted water- the canal could make it up to the level of ty are fighting the rezoning out of distrust ways and turned them into residential com- being a spawning ground for fish. of developers. munities and tourist attractions, but our That ruling was fine for lower aquatic But the only way to create a community Gowanus Canal still cuts through the pros- life, but it basically sold us all down the that’s actually invested in the health of the perous neighborhoods of Park Slope, Car- river. canal is to create a community that lives roll Gardens and Cobble Hill like a Third But there is an alternative to govern- along the canal. Otherwise, there’s no World gutter, a smelly culvert that divides ment buck-passing: Develop the canal pressure on elected officials to do any- Brooklyn physically and psychically. zone as a residential community. thing, no constituency to which the pols For decades, there has been talk of Right now, the city is moving to rezone have to answer. cleaning up the waterway, but talk — and properties along the canal from manufac- A meeting this week showcased how government — has been cheap. City offi- turing to residential use. And even before much hostility there is to development. cials did manage to reopen a valve that that process begins, a major developer, When one Toll Brothers representative flushes relatively clean water from New Toll Brothers, has announced its plan for a asked if opponents would prefer retaining York Harbor through the canal, but that 577-unit development on the west bank of the filthy canal in exchange for no devel- has only made the Gowanus more habit- the canal between Carroll and Second opment, some people — shockingly — able to fish. streets. said yes.

LETTERS Voters to Rep. Clarke: Listen to us and back Barack

To the editor, I believe he is the best candidate in a race Without improvements to public trans- railings and imagine the interiors with pock- allowed drivers on the Congress Street on- Ronald Reagan’s first term has made our I thought you would be interested in this against John McCain. portation and disincentives to drive, the et doors and moldings. ramp to have a no-merge situation, and all it voice virtually silent in Washington. letter I wrote to Rep. Yvette Clarke, given As a constituent, I appeal to you to honor costs of free parking and free driving will I also stumble upon construction sites of took were a few cans of paint. Our congressman has amassed no signif- your coverage of the superdelegate story the will of the voters in our district and to continue to be borne by residents and recently demolished homes and cringe at Perhaps you could forward these sugges- icant clout after 25 years on the Hill, and it’s (“Hil’s B’klyn superdelegates to rescue,” support Barack Obama as the next Democ- pedestrians through increased accidents, el- the thought of what will replace them: non- tions to the Department of Transportation. safe to say that he never will. Feb. 28): ratic Presidential nominee. evated asthma rates, noise pollution and de- descript brick or stucco buildings with life- Michael Kilfoyle, Brooklyn Heights Ed Towns should do the good people of Dear Rep. Clarke: Amanda Aaron, Park Slope graded quality of life. less facades. Editor’s note: Consider them forwarded. Brooklyn a favor and retire — today! New I am writing to you regarding your status Danae Oratowski, Prospect Heights And I always think, “What a shame.” blood is warranted in this disadvantaged as a superdelegate in the current Democrat- What will we have left if the Green district. ic Primary race for President of the United Parking? Lots Church is demolished? A fleeting memory If re-elected, get ready for Towns’s hear- States. I saw in a recent article that you sup- To the editor, of what once stood there. But we don’t need Down on Towns ings on who sold Amy Winehouse crack! Save Green Church To the editor, port Hillary Clinton’s candidacy even Residential Parking Permits may give To the editor, memories; we need that church preserved as Terrance Knox, Fort Greene While our Constitution is under a con- though a majority of voters in our district residents a “hunting license” to look for I’m not a church-going person. I’m sure a reverence of this neighborhood’s past and The writer is co-president of Lambda Inde- stant threat of being annulled by the current voted for Barack Obama. parking, but given the unprecedented many people probably think I should be so as a hope for the future. Save the Green pendent Democrats of Brooklyn. I understand the historic nature of this amount of development in the neighbor- I can find God and be “saved.” Church. Helen Maalik, Bay Ridge president, I found it beyond shameful that race — the Democrats have the best chance hoods around Downtown Brooklyn, it will Yet on Feb. 16, I went to church — the my congressman, Rep. Ed Towns was ever of winning back the White House, and hardly improve one’s chances of getting a Bay Ridge United Methodist Church on cross-examining Roger Clemens. Grand plan it would be incredibly exciting to see either parking spot (“Pay-to-park plan cheered,” Ovington and Fourth avenues in Bay Ridge. Road rage I need not go through the litany of issues To the editor, a woman or an African-American as our Feb. 9). I stood outside with a sign and chanted To the editor: that this ineffectual Democratic Congress One of the points that the Grand Army next president. Residential Parking Permits are one of sev- “Save the Green Church.” I stopped I’ve always thought that the Congress hasn’t taken up, but seeing Towns’s picture Plaza Coalition made very clear in its recent I voted for Barack Obama because I be- eral tools that the city needs to employ in the strangers to tell them that we need to save Street on-ramp to the Brooklyn–Queens Ex- in the Daily News last week in connection presentation to Community Board 6 was lieve in his message of change, and because coming years to manage supply and demand this church (“More ‘Green’ to be torn pressway was very dangerous (“Smash with these hearings steamed me so much that a two-way Prospect Park West would of our increasingly strained roadways. down,” Feb. 9). hits,” Feb. 16). that I had to stop reading and count to 10. not necessarily be an outcome of a Atlantic Yards, for example, is expected I found it ironic that the congregation is- Drivers can help protect themselves by In case Rep. Towns wasn’t aware, East makeover of the Plaza, but it could enable a Send a letter to generate as many as 20,000 new car trips n’t trying to save me, yet I am trying to save making sure the car in front of them has New York, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuy- two-way PPW should that be deemed desir- a day. For the neighborhoods surrounding it. The church has sold out to a developer, successfully merged before trying to merge vesant and Ocean Hill has a sub-prime able (“Reinventing the (traffic) wheel,” on- By e-mail: [email protected] Atlantic Yards, permit parking is needed to who wants to tear down a building on the themselves. I also think a traffic sign to this mortgage crisis, along with the highest mur- line, March 1). By mail: Letters, The Brooklyn Paper, discourage arena patrons from cruising for National Registrar of Historic Places and effect would go a long way towards pre- der rates, black male incarceration rates and More than this, though, please under- 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. free parking. put up condos. venting accidents. HIV/AIDS case rates in the city. stand that there is no firm alternative plan All letters must be signed and include But permits by themselves won’t be I’ve lived in Bay Ridge for over 30 Ideally, a better entrance ramp would be Ask those people about Roger Clemens’s for dealing with the traffic in Grand Army the writer’s home address and phone enough if those cars continue to drive to the years. I walk its streets and admire its grand built, but a simpler and faster solution alleged steroid use and you’ll get a hardy Plaza at this time. number (only the writer’s name and neigh- arena and park in local lots. The city should Victorian homes, with their turrets and would be to reduce the number of lanes on laugh and a suggestion on how you can The CB6 presentation merely raised one borhood are published with the letter). insist that Forest City Ratner develop alternate amuse yourself in private. Letters may be edited and will not be columned porches. I gaze at the rows of the Staten Island-bound BQE from three vision that came from the Coalition’s com- returned. The earlier in the week you send plans for its “interim” parking lot, which townhouses made of brick, limestone or lanes to two approaching the Atlantic Av- The mediocre representation that the 10th munity planning workshop in March 2007. your letter, the better. would accommodate as many as 1,400 cars. brownstone, with their original cornices and enue exit. When it was done in the past, it Congressional District has tolerated since Michael Cairl, Park Slope INSIDE DINING | PERFORMING ARTS | NIGHTLIFE | BOOKS | CINEMA

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Dust off your bibs and elastic-waist slacks, “Brook- lyn Eats” is back! The ultimate smorgasbord celebration of the borough’s restaurant scene, which was an annual event from 1997 through 2006 at the Brooklyn Marriott in Downtown Brooklyn, has announced its 2008 date and a new locale: April 30 at BROOKLYN EATS! Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The tasting event — which was cancelled in 2007 to be “reformatted,” according to organizers at the time — will feature 30 restaurants. This year’s edition is a departure from previous “Eats” as it will be organ- ized by neighborhood and will include representatives from the New York City Association of Hotel Concierges and Tour Operators and the Guides Asso- ciation of New York City. At the last “Brooklyn Eats,” in September 2006, (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings March 8, 2008 44 of the borough’s restaurants participated and scholarships were awarded to three New York City College of Technology hospitality management students, insuring that the borough’s culinary talent Living here in Allen-town: Clinton Hill continues to flourish. food guru Ted Allen savors Brooklyn’s “Brooklyn Eats” will be held from 6 pm to 8:30 French fare and BBQ outposts alike. pm on April 30 at Stage 6 at Steiner Studios in Among Allen’s TV ventures are (far left) the Brooklyn Navy Yard. For information, visit “Iron Chef” (with Mark Dacascos and www.brooklyneatsonline.com. — Adam Rathe Mario Batali) and (bottom) “Top Chef” Food for (with Padma Lakshmi). MUSIC years ago, a friend of mine had an apartment in SoHo and had to borrow chairs from her neighbors if she wanted to have ‘Power trip’ more people over for dinner. It’s hard to thought cook when you don’t For her performing debut with the Brooklyn Phil- have space or the right harmonic on March 8 at the Brooklyn Academy of tools.” Music, musician Leila Josefowicz is going to plug French food, in her violin. whether prepared at John Adams’s “Dhar- home or in a restau- ma at Big Sur” calls for TV’s Ted Allen talks about rant, is well tread in an electronic violin, but the borough — its challenges haven’t most neighborhoods dimmed Josefowicz’s en- have at least one thusiasm for the work. dining out and giving back serviceable place. It’s “It’s one of my spe- messier eats, like bar- cialty pieces,” the violin-

By Adam Rathe becue, that Allen ist told GO Brooklyn. “I Deborah O’Grady The Brooklyn Paper thinks is the latest love it. It’s a hybrid piece fad to hit Kings between a western composition and an Indian-style ed Allen’s one lucky foodie. County. raga. The funny thing is, it’s neither one nor the other, TOn Monday, March 10, the “The big trend right but walks the line in between.” Clinton Hill resident and tele- now, that I’ve noticed, Performing with amplification does bring risks, vision personality — he refers to is all the great barbe- Josefowicz admitted. himself as “cable famous” — will cue in Brooklyn,” “It’s very difficult to do, and I’m one of the few tra- have a chance to combine two of Allen noted. “I’ve been ditional soloists today who does this,” she explained. his great passions, food and philan- to Smoke Joint and Little “I have a speaker behind me, because it’s amplified. I thropy, when he hosts “Savor,” an Piggy Market [in Fort wouldn’t hear myself otherwise. evening of fun, fundraising and Greene] and Fette Sau in “This is a major tradition that’s being broken,” she French fare being held to benefit Williamsburg. I love eating continued. “In an acoustic concerto, the orchestra the Gay Men’s Health Crisis that way — it’s got great fla- might overwhelm the soloist, but here, it’s the other (GMHC). vor.” way around, which is kind of a power trip for me!” Allen, best known for his food As far as things to For more information, call (718) 488-5700 or visit and wine expertise on television come, however, Allen has www.brooklynphilharmonic.org. — Kevin Filipski shows like “Queer Eye for the more on his mind than just Straight Guy,” “Top Chef” and barbecue. While his home “Iron Chef,” will emcee the benefit is still undergoing renova- for the non-profit GMHC, which works ex- tions — “[Clinton Hill MUSIC tensively to educate Brooklynites about HIV DINING has] this bohemian, liter- and AIDS. ary, artsy vibe that you “I feel like I’m not worthy,” Allen said. “Savor” will be held at 7 pm on March 10 don’t find in Chelsea any- “I’ve done a lot of this kind of stuff in the last at Skylight Studios (275 Hudson St. in Manhat- more. Living in a high-rise, staked tan). Tickets are $1,000. For information, call Classic rock two years, and one of the nicest things about (212) 367-1557 or visit www.gmhc.org. up in little boxes, you don’t talk to when you get a little bit of cable fame is that people, and [Barry Rice and I] are you can really help organizations that you be- into that corny, community vibe” “In our current commercial and popular culture, lieve in, and that’s a real thrill.” “I’m over the moon about Green Grape — he’s awaiting the March 12 de- there may be no other rhapsody considered more The fundraiser, which will also honor ac- Provisions. I bought groceries there two but of the third season of “Top celebrated than Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ” tivist Urvashi Vaid, will include a live and nights ago to make a Moroccan chicken Chef” and will continue to appear Sung Jin Hong, artistic director and conductor of silent auction and a cocktail reception, but dish,” said Allen, whose kitchen is about to on “Iron Chef” as well. One World Symphony, most appealing to Allen is be remodeled. “It’s not a Additionally, Allen is working told GO Brooklyn. And the four-course French din- cheap place but there’s no on pilots for two new shows, both on March 9, the Ditmas ner, prepared by notable place anywhere around here; having to do with food, but could- Park-based conductor chefs from Manhattan they don’t stock rack of n’t reveal much more. will lead his orchestra in restaurants like Aureole, Or- “One of the nice lamb at the Associated. It “I’m looking for another TV a performance of the say and Mas (Farmhouse). fills a huge need for people home,” he said. “Judging is a lot song, as well as rhap-

Having lived in Clinton Hill surprises about my who are into food.” Chuck Hodes of fun, but I’m not hosting those sodies by Rachmani- for eight months, though, With the popularity of shows.” noff, Brahms and Allen knows that Manhattan neighborhood is the reality shows featuring Indeed, even those who attend the For now, his hosting energies are all fo- Donizetti in “Rhapsody: doesn’t have the French cooking — like the ones $1,000-a-ticket “Savor” event will be sent cused on “Savor,” where some of his televi- Metal vs. Classical.” food market cornered. Allen stars in — it’s no sur- home with recipes from GMHC supporters sion cohorts will also be in attendance. To more fully capture the sound that Queen cre- “One of the nice surprises French population.” prise that Brooklynites seem including Liz Smith, Tim Gunn and Miss “I got a text the other day from the infa- ated, Sung is employing the vocal group The Fault about my neighborhood is to be trying their hand at Universe 2007, Riyo Mori, to try out in mous Carson Kressley [also of ‘Queer Eye Line (pictured). the French population, — Ted Allen making their own gourmet their own kitchens. Of course, cooking at for the Straight Guy’ fame] telling me he’ll For some orchestras, this might be a real stretch, which I had no idea about meals instead of always go- home is made exponentially easier when be in the audience, and will probably heckle but for One World, it’s just an extension of the clas- before,” said Allen, who fre- ing out to eat. your kitchen isn’t the cramped, contortion- me.” sical tradition. quents Chez Oskar in Fort Greene and raves “There is so much growth and interest in ist’s affair inside most New York apart- But Allen is happy to take some ribbing Said Hong, “The daredevil virtuosos Paganini and about ABistro on Carlton Avenue. The neigh- food, wine, good coffee, chocolate and ments. for what he considers to be a good cause. Liszt were considered rock stars and celebrities” borhood’s restaurants aren’t the only place cheese,” said Allen, “it only makes sense that “Exploring the kitchen can be hard to do “And it’s cheaper, too,” he said. “When For information, call (718) 462-7270 or visit for a gourmand to grab a snack, though. more people are taking an interest in it.” when you live here,” said Allen. “A couple of you host, you don’t have to donate.” www.oneworldsymphony.org. — Adam Rathe

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372 & 384 atlantic bklyn 718 797 2077 Grape expectations American Leather Atlantico De La Espada BDI Blue Dot Ridge native Lorraine Bracco bottles namesake wines Calligaris DellaRobbia By Lisa J. Curtis Ekornes GO Brooklyn Editor Fontana Arte hat does an Italian-American Gus girl from Bay Ridge do after Maria Yee W racking up Oscar and Emmy Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams nominations for her acting? Robert Abbey Why she starts up her own wine Surya Rugs business, of course. TEMA Lorraine Bracco isn’t one to rest on Thayer Coggin her laurels — including her Academy Award nomination for “Goodfellas,” her several Emmy and Golden Globe noms from her “Sopranos” days and her recent Rated Best Sofas work on NBC’s “Lipstick Jungle” — so the model-turned-actress decided that it New York Magazine’s was time to explore her passion for vino 2007 Best of New York shoprico.com by launching Bracco Wines. “Why not? I love it,” Bracco, 53, told GO Brooklyn. “I didn’t want to sell makeup and perfume. This was a fun thing to do. I go to Italy and go to all different vintners and pick out wine … This suited my personality a lot more.” Bracco said her oenophilia took root when she lived in France in the 1970s and early ’80s, but she didn’t start actually bottling the stuff until two and a half years ago. And now that her wines are in bottles, Bracco is busily meeting with restaura- / Daniel Krieger teurs to get them into the glasses of local diners. In January, she hosted a tasting at Austin’s Steakhouse on Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge, just a few blocks from Brac- co’s childhood home on 85th Street and Paper The Brooklyn Seventh Avenue. Family affair: Actress-entrepreneur Lorraine Bracco toasts the success of Bracco Wines with her brother Sal at “I am what I am and my upbringing Austin’s Steakhouse in Bay Ridge. The bottles’ labels feature vintage tarot card designs. in Brooklyn was definitely a big part of that,” said Bracco. “It’s absolutely a Barolo and Brunello di Montalcino. won’t smash you over the head.” but I said that’s too bad for you. I want happy homecoming.” Bracco’s Chiantis are best with Before you smash yourself over the you to help me with [Bracco Wines],” And for this entrepreneur, home, steak, while her dry rose “goes really head at the news that yet another celebri- said Bracco. “His experience was head of family and wine all go together. well with seafood,” she said. ty has started making wine — joining sales for a medical company. I said, ‘lis- “To me, life is absolutely about While Bracco might live a glamorous filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; comic ten, what’s the difference between selling making dinner, going out to dinner with life, her wines don’t have Fifth Avenue Dan Akyroyd; rocker Sting; the “smart” medical equipment or wine?’ [The part- friends and family. price tags. Smothers Brother, Tom; football great nership] has been great, I must say.” That’s one of the “My Montepul- Joe Montana; Met star Tom Seaver; and While one might not be surprised to best parts of life.” DINING ciano is really a even NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon — see a celebrity’s face on their foods, a la Last week, staple, red table cut Bracco a little slack: She’s a wine pi- Paul Newman, you won’t see Bracco’s Bracco Wines can be ordered through Bracco threw a Red, White & Bubbly [211 Fifth Ave. at wine. I love it. oneer in an important way. mug on her bottles. launch party for Union Street in Park Slope, (718) 636- It’s inexpensive, “I’m the first woman coming out with “We thought that would have been her wines at the WINE]. For more information about Brac- which I think is a line,” she said. “I like that. I’m the first cheesy,” said Bracco with a laugh. In- Hard Rock Cafe co Wines, visit www.BraccoWines.com. fabulous. It’s not actress. Wish me luck. Women are start- stead, her bottles feature old tarot cards in Manhattan and an overpowering ing to get into wines a lot more, which is with figures holding grapes and cups. was joined in the kind of wine. It’s great. There are some, like Gina Gallo, “It’s cute and different.” celebration by her “Sopranos” friends a wine that should be consumed right who took over her father’s or grandfa- At the moment, the actress said she — and Brooklyn natives — Dominic away, compared to the Barolo, that you ther’s business, but compared to 20,000 has a lot on her plate with expanding Chianese and Steven Schirripa. can keep in your cellar for a long time men, maybe there are 1,000 women.” the distribution of the wines — she’s Although Bracco is a self-described and would get better and increase in Bracco’s appreciation for food devel- hoping to sell 45,000 cases in 2008 — “big red girl,” she has a range of wines value.” oped at her family table, so perhaps it’s but she has big dreams for the future of in her portfolio: Pinot Grigio delle And while you can pop her Barolo in not surprising that when it came to sell- Bracco Wines. Venezie, rose, Montepulciano d’Abruz- your cellar, Bracco said it’s “very ing her wines she turned to her big “I would eventually like to blend my zo, Primitivo, Chianti Classico, Chianti drinkable. Great with a big meal, with brother Sal for his expertise. own wines,” said Bracco. “But this is a Classico Riserva, Amarone Classico, meats and stews and things like that. It “Sal is retired, and he’s young at 57, baby company, right now.” Undersize me

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• • • CHEWS Utz is out! BREAKING That’s right, Brooklyn La- rooklyn Heights native Nat bel founder and Rubin is opening the long- head chef Cody Utzman has left the B awaited Moxie Spot at 81 At- perpetually packed Greenpoint cafe lantic Ave. at Hicks Street in the next due to irreconcilable differences with up two weeks. Inspired by his own need his business partners. In an exclusive Orthopaedic Gro ’s Only Academic to find a local, kid-friendly restaurant, announcement made on The Brook- Brooklyn rt of Park Slope... Office In the Hea Rubin has created a space for both lyn Paper’s Web site, Utzman said, “I Moxie Spot on Atlantic Avenue is Now Has An adults and children that will offer ac- fully intend to complete my mission set to open in two weeks. tivities and a smorgasbord of healthy, statement of bringing the most excel- family friendly food by Chef Chris lent products, services, coffee and McGee (formerly of VYNL in Man- neighborhood business improvements just had a feeling somebody would do hattan). From starters like Peking to Greenpoint.” He also said he’s a wine bar on Smith Street, and we duck rolls, quesadillas and sesame working on a new restaurant project wanted to make sure it was us.” noodles to sandwiches, daily dinner set to open this summer, so keep read- • • • specials, pizzas and breakfast all day, ing Breaking Chews for the latest de- GO Brooklyn was sad to hear that the restaurant will cater to the pickiest velopments. the Brick Oven Gallery in Wil- of palates, regardless of age. • • • liamsburg, a great pizza shop with a • • • Over in Carroll Gardens, Patrick stellar backyard and an eggplant dish Brooklyn’s favorite separated-at- / Daniel Krieger Watson and Michele Pravda, owners of called “Brooklyn Caviar,” has packed birth twins, Paula Bernstein and Elyse Stinky Bklyn and Smith & Vine, it in. Schein — authors of “Identical opened The Jakewalk, a bar in the for- Amy Ruth’s, which was slated to Strangers” — will be feted at the sec- mer Quench space, at 282 Smith St., on open and start serving its legendary ond annual Women Against MS Friday. Making the best of its owners’ soul food on Valentine’s Day, has Lunch at Cipriani 23 in Manhattan on Paper The Brooklyn expertise, the bar will serve wine and now delayed its opening until May. Chef Cody Utzman has left Thursday, March 13. Gala lunches cheese as well as cured meats, cock- Schnack, the Columbia Street Wa- University Orthopaedic Associates and long-lost twins? This could be a Brooklyn Label. tails and a fondue of the day. terfront District favorite, will be clos- An Affiliate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center soap opera! For more information or “It’s a project we were working on ing in the coming weeks. to make a donation, call (212) 453- Szechuan — what one local told us before Smith & Vine,” Watson told GO “We expect to close soon…proba- FF cÜÉáÑxvà ctÜ~ j xáà 3208 or e-mail [email protected]. was “the best Chinese food in the Brooklyn three days prior to the open- bly in the next few weeks, but I don’t • • • neighborhood.” Although nothing of- ing. “The two partners who are going know exactly,” owner Harry Hawk Congratulations to our pals at Park ficial has been announced, the grate to be operating it — Matt Devriendt told GO Brooklyn. • Sports Medicine 718-270-2045 Slope’s Red, White & Bubbly. The in front of the restaurant has been and Ari Form — have been managing Buck’s Lodge, the four-year-old • Hand Surgery labels for their Brooklyn Wine Com- drawn for a week, and numerous Smith & Vine for the last two years and Brooklyn Heights honky-tonk bar, pany brand — which feature artist phone calls to the restaurant have were in restaurants and bartending for also decided to ride off into the sun- • Neck and Back Pain Ryan Seslow’s rendering of the gone unanswered. many years. So, when the time came, set. With Magnetic Field closing up • Podiatry Brooklyn Bridge — just took home a • • • we were able to put it together. shop at the end of March, will there • Pediatric Orthopaedics 2008 International Design Award Not that it’s warm enough yet to con- “It’s going to be the top 100 ingre- be any place left to have fun on At- • from “How” magazine. sider exposing your tongue to the ele- dients from Stinky and Smith & lantic Avenue? Physiatry • • • ments, but a new frozen yogurt store — Vine,” he raved. “We have over 100 Got a dining tip? E-mail us at • Occupational Medicine Park Slopers are in a tizzy over the Yogo Monster — is coming to Sev- whiskeys and 40 wines by the glass [email protected]. • Acupuncture rumored closing of Red Hot enth Avenue in the next few weeks. — we’ll have $5 glasses of wine! We — Adam Rathe March 8, 2008 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 AWP 9 10 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM March 8, 2008

that he’s well-read and enjoyed peaks in his civil service career, he’s acutely aware that he’s deteriorated, has had “some debauches” and fallen into a rut. How to reverse his despicable lot? CURTAIN CALL FOR FAMILY He will take a pen in hand. Unprac- Alltheright‘Notes’ ticed, but with passion and excitement, he will “try to fix something in words.” The Brick has subtitled its adapted Brick Theater’s innovative new adaptation of version of Dostoyevsky’s work, “a dis- THEATER gusting play,” which brings one, ironi- Dostoyevsky’s classic sparkles in the dark cally, to the heart of the piece. After all, By Adam Rathe Dostoevsky earned much of his cultur- The Brooklyn Paper By Deirdre Donovan al distinction by introducing the anti- for The Brooklyn Paper hero to world literature. And although here won’t be a dry eye in Heights show, call (718) 237-2752 many still flinch at the author’s dis- the house on March 15, when the or visit www.heightsplayers.org. illiamsburg’s Brick Theater is turbing language and imagery, his TBrooklyn Family Theater (BFT), a • • • heating up the winter theater complex portrait of the Underground Park Slope gem for the past seven years, has Through March 9, the Brooklyn College Wscene with its reprise of its crit- Man is a literary tour de force, and a its last show at the Church of Gethsemane. theater department is performing the black ically acclaimed production of Fyodor prelude to his other great masterpieces. “I think the thing that was neatest about comedy “Lobby Hero” — written by Ken- Dostoyevsky’s “Notes from Under- Does the Brick’s adaptation of [BFT] was that it was a local theater that was neth Lonergan of “Gangs of New York” ground.” This five-part dramatic orato- “Notes from Underground” work as a truly based in the neighborhood,” said board fame — which follows a young security rio, which runs through March 22, ex- dramatic piece? The show frankly jetti- member Phil Greenland. “But by virtue of guard as he gets caught up in a murder in- plores the masochism of the legendary sons almost everything we recognize what city we’re in, we were able to have a vestigation. Directed by MFA candidate Underground Man and meshes his ran- as conventional theater, but surprising- true local theater run by professionals. People Maura Kelley, this production is on stage at cid diatribes with a soundtrack of ly, the production succeeds with a kind wanted a family-oriented theater in their own the college’s New Workshop Theater in Russian tavern songs and string quar- of ragged aplomb. Gardner has written neighborhood, and all of these people who Midwood. For information, call (718) 951- tets. Impeccably directed and adapted a top-notch version of Dostoyevsky’s worked with us did so for free simply because 4500 or visit www.brooklyn.cuny.edu. by Michael Gardner, this intense, 90- tale without becoming overly tethered it was something they wanted.” • • • minute show is a must-see for adven- to the work or its structural form. The final show, which will feature BFT Playwright Rosemary Hester’s new turous playgoers. No doubt the most innovative aspect alumni performing, a film reel of the com- work, “You Can’t Leave That There,” This was my first visit to the Brick, to this stage adaptation is that it creates pany’s highlights and a giveaway of iconic might be playing in Manhattan, but it’s all and I was immediately struck by its a kind of chorus for Underground costumes, will be a bittersweet goodbye for about Bay Ridge. The one-act play by this unique protocol in escorting ticket Man, comprised of the ensemble. the group that has launched the careers of Ridge native, who’s also a teacher at Bay holders to their seats. Just before show- Thus, instead of the nameless protago- Broadway actors, producers and Hollywood Ridge Prep, will run March 13-15 at the time, a staff guide leads the audience nist telling us his entire story, four ac- filmmakers from a church in Park Slope. Players Loft in the Players Theater as part of from the lobby area, through a narrow tors (Moira Stone, Alyssa Simon, Mick For information, call (917) 957-2731. the “Shortened Attention Span Baseball passageway, to the actual performance O’Brien, Heath Kelts) sit in the audi- • • • Festival.” For information, call (212) 352- space. It’s enough to make Alice in ence and interrupt his masochistic ram- There’s a new theater company in Down- 3101 or visit www.theatermania.com. Wonderland nervous. blings at key points. The upshot? The town Brooklyn. On Friday, the Tiyatro Global • • • I immediately noticed the theater’s performance develops into a kind of company began its run of “Iphigenia,” a new On Saturday, March 15, Tony award win- darkness and quiet; candlelight flick- conversational dogfight in which half a adaptation of the famed Greek tragedy “Iphi- ner — and former “Chicago Hope” star — ered over the primitive surroundings. dozen arguments and opinions are genia at Aulis,” the last surviving work by Eu- Mandy Patinkin is bringing his one-man Its promoters had described the show voiced, and then torn to tatters. ripides. Director Helen Richardson, who musical theater concert to the Walt Whit- as a “dark, environmental production,” Honeywell, I’m home: Robert Honey- Far and away, the scenes with the adapted the play, has cast actors from around man Theatre in Midwood. Accompanied by but I was totally unprepared to be en- well shines as the Underground Man THEATER “bumped officer” and the “rescued the world — some hailing from as far away pianist Paul Ford, the vintage heartthrob sconced in the “underground.” Not in the Brick Theater’s dimly lit produc- prostitute” proved to be the most rivet- as Israel, Turkey and Puerto Rico. will belt his way through Broadway hits and only did I get a taste of “life below the tion of “Notes from Underground,” Performances of “Notes from Un- ing moments. (And, I daresay, the most “Not only does our diverse ensemble re- tracks from his seven solo albums. derground,” directed by Michael Gard- floorboards,” I was pulled — hook, on stage now through March 22. ner, are at 8 pm on Thursdays, Fridays darkly disturbing.) In these pivotal flect the face of the new global community, “It’s a big stage, but Mandy can fill the line and sinker — into an atmosphere and Saturdays through March 22 at the scenes, the production presents its it also reflects the face of Brooklyn itself,” space and make it feel intimate,” said evoking 19th-century Russia. It’s true writing instruments are — inch by in- Brick Theater (575 Metropolitan Ave. at sharpest intellectual bite, combining said Richardson in a statement. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Union Avenue in Williamsburg). Tickets that the playing area verges on the telligent inch — the most vital props on are $15. For information, call (718) 907- the talents of the ensemble with the The show will run through March 16 at Artistic Director Seth Soloway. claustrophobic, but less is more here. stage. They dynamically emphasize the 6189 or visit www.bricktheater.com. coiled-spring acting of Honeywell’s the Voorhees Theatre at the New York City For information, call (718) 951-4500 or vis- I tucked into a seat at its edge, not far Underground Man’s memoir, which is Underground Man. College of Technology. For information, it www.brooklyncenteronline.com. from the principal actor, who was al- the central metaphor of the show. To be I do not believe that anyone could call (212) 663-0428 or visit www.entertain- • • • ready onstage. I was pleased to note sure, variegated actions punctuate each a series of staccato-like statements. emerge from “Notes From Under- menttechnology.org. Also being feted in Manhattan is New how well Robert Honeywell suggested scene, but his scribbled notes and per- “I am a sick man...I am a wicked man. ground” without being, in some way, • • • Yorker scribe — and Prospect Heights resi- Dostoyevsky’s Underground Man. He sonal outpourings are the backbone of An unattractive man. I think my liver transformed. The playgoer who thinks Over at the Heights Players, “The Musi- dent — George Packer, whose “Betrayed” embodies the part of the 40-year-old the story. hurts,” he says, glancing at us out of the that Dostoyevsky’s classic is impossi- cal Comedy Murders of 1940,” is being is a story based on his interviews with Iraqis former civil servant who has gone “un- The show opens with the Under- corner of his eye, distrustful, full of para- ble to stage should visit the Brick and mounted through March 16. The John Bish- during his travels to Baghdad. It runs derground” in his native St. Petersburg. ground Man sitting in a cross-legged po- noia. His opening words, in their vitriolic see first-hand this splendidly vile pro- op show, directed by Susan Montez (who you through March 16 at Culture Project. For in- With ragged clothes, a beard and palpa- sition on the stage. His fountain pen is rawness, might well index the rest of the duction, a smash hit at the 1999 New might remember as a player in their produc- formation, call (212) 352-3101 or visit ble contempt etched into his mature poised in his hand, as if he’s hesitant to evening’s proceedings. As his mono- York International Fringe Fest. The tion of “Jake’s Women”), is a fun, mysterious www.cultureproject.org. features, Honeywell seemed born to commit his next thought to paper. His logue continues, we discover that he’s creative team and the acting ensemble romp through a ’40s mansion where no one is If you’ve got a theater news tip, e-mail Waiting play this role. facial expression reveals a smoldering been in this despairing state of mind and shot at the right, ironic target in this safe. For information about this Brooklyn in the Wings at [email protected]. The set and props are Spartan. The intensity, which in a moment erupts into malaise for years. And, in spite of the fact production and scored a bull’s eye.

morphic Chamber curators Kevin cial planning. Open to seniors for VIP admission at 7 pm. $75 DANCE: Marie-Christine Giordano 966-5582. Regan and Christopher Howard. 60 and older. St. Charles Jubilee general admission at 8 pm. Dance Company presents “Spin RUMMAGE SALE: Women’s Guild 3 pm. 910 Grand St. (718) 782- Older Adult Services, 55 Pierre- Picnic House, Prospect Park. Meditation.” $15. 8:30 pm. of Flatbush Dutch Reformed 9 DAYS... 7755. Free. pont St. Call for time. (718) 855- (718) 986-9770. Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 421 Church hosts its spring sale. 10 FILM: Cafe Steinhof presents 0326. Free. ARTWALK: Atlantic Avenue Art Fifth Ave. (718) 369-6459. am to 4 pm. Flatbush and Continued from page 2 “Plaza Suite” (1971). 10:30 pm. LAW COURSE: Brooklyn Bar Asso- Walk hosts a silent auction. $75 GREEK THEATER: “Iphigenia.” Church avenues. (718) 284-5140. 7:30 pm. See Sat., March 15. Brooklyn-based Arab musicians 422 Seventh Ave. (718) 369- ciation offers “Ethical Issues includes catered dinner and BROOKLYN MUSEUM: presents take part in talk. 1 pm to 3 pm. 7776. Free. Involved in Part 137 Attorney: drinks in a historic Boerum Hill THE BRICK: “Notes from Under- contemporary artist Ghada Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 RUMMAGE SALE: 12:30 pm. See Client Fee Dispute Resolution home. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ground: A Disgusting Play.” 8 Amer. She discusses her work Pierrepont St. Reservations nec- Sat., March 8. Program.” Open to members. 6 Reservations necessary. Call for pm. See Sat., March 15. and her new exhibit “Love Has essary. (718) 625-0080. Free. pm to 8 pm. 123 Remsen St. location. (718) 875-8993. No End.” 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Also, (718) 624-0675. panel discussion: “Funding a GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Book MUSIC: PLG Arts’ Jazz at the Ink MON, MARCH 10 KNIFE SKILLS: The Center for Well presents jazz group Wa- SAT, MARCH 15 Revolution.” Dr. Elizabeth discussion: “The Devil’s Gentle- Sackler celebrates the first anni- man.” Crime historian and author Kosher Culinary Arts hosts a taru Uchida Quartet. $5. 8 pm. SENIOR EXERCISE PROGRAM: demo on how to properly use 408 Rogers Ave. (718) 675- versary of the Elizabeth Sackler Harold Schechter leads talk. Also, OUTDOORS AND TOURS for Feminist Art with a panel take a trolley tour and visit grave- Seniors in Shape presents class- knives. $70. 6:30 pm to 9:30 6145. es in tap dance, slimnastics, EARLY BIRDING: Join the Urban discussion by women who are site of Roland Molineux, murder- pm. 1407 Coney Island Ave. THE BRICK: “Notes from Under- Park Rangers for a look at and pain management and more. $5 (718) 692-2442. ground: A Disgusting Play.” 8 spearheading historic philan- er at the Center of the Devil’s listen to the birds of the Salt thropic giving. 3 pm to 5 pm. Gentleman. $5 donation. $10 day pass. 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. READING: Nina Siegal, author of pm. See Sat., March 15. Marsh Nature Center. 8 am. Aviator Sports and Recreation, “A Little Trouble with the $8, $4 students and seniors. 200 trolley tour. 1 pm. Fifth Avenue 3302 Ave. U. (718) 421-2021. Eastern Pkwy. (718) 638-5000. and 25th Street. Reservations Hangar 5, Floyd Bennett Field. Facts,” reads at Word Book Free. necessary. (718) 768-7300. (718) 758-7500. Strike it Ridge: The music of the great, white way hits Store. 7:30 pm. 126 Franklin St. FRI, MARCH 14 LIBRARY TALK: Brooklyn Public ICE SKATING: Final weekend to Library’s Central branch pres- PANEL TALK: Brooklyn Museum CYPRIOT COOKING: The Center Brooklyn on March 8 and 9 when the Ridge Repertory (718) 383-0096. Free. skate at Prospect Park’s Woll- for Kosher Culinary Arts pres- TEACHER WORKSHOP: Brooklyn ents author Paula Giddings, in a presents a panel discussion: man Rink. $5, $3 kids and sen- talk about her book: “Ida B. “Feminisms: Race, Gender and ents Rea Varveris, professional Company presents “From Broadway to Bay Ridge,” a re- Arts Exchange offers teachers a THURS, MARCH 13 iors. $6 skate rental. Sessions at Wells: A Sword Among Lions.” Generation.” $8, $4 seniors, free caterer. Learn how to create vue of show-stopping musical theater moments. workshop on how to integrate 10 am to 1 pm; 2 pm to 6 pm; kosher Greek meals. $70. 10:30 performing arts based skills, 4 pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) for members and children 12 7 pm to 10 pm. Enter park at 230-2100. Free. and younger. 2 pm to 4 pm. 200 am to 1:30 pm. 1407 Coney LITERARY SERIES: Brooklyn tools and activities into teaching Lincoln Road and Ocean SQUARE DANCING: at Salt Marsh Eastern Pkwy. (718) 638-5000. Island Ave. (718) 692-2442. She recounts her journey home 623-7000. Free. Academy of Music hosts its while creating points of under- Avenue. (718) 965-8999. ACTIVE ADULTS: Midwood senior “Eat, Drink and Be Literary” standing for students. 6 pm to 9 Nature Center. 7 pm. 3302 Ave. OPENING: Birth Day Presence to Ethiopia. 2 pm. 975 E. 16th KITCHEN INGENUTIY: The Center PUBLIC SKATING: at Aviator U. (718) 421-2021. Free. opens its studio, which offers group offers activities such as St. (718) 252-0967. Free. for Kosher Culinary Arts pres- series. Tonight’s guest is author pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832- Sports. $8, $6 kids. $4 ice skate Fran Lebowitz. $48 includes 0018. Free. ST. PATRICK’S DINNER: hosted by birth and post partum services, belly dancing, ballroom danc- SENIOR MEETING: AARP of Bay ents Naomi Ross, founder of rental. Noon to 3 pm; 3:30 pm childbirth education classes and ing, trips, lectures and more. dinner, wine, dessert, coffee SLEEP WITH THE FISHES: Brook- Boy Scouts of America Troop Ridge meets. 2:30 pm. Shore Cooking Concepts. Take this to 6:30 pm and 7 pm to 11 pm. 20. $20, $10 kids. New Utrecht professional birth photogra- Kosher meal served. 4815 Ave. class and learn how to make the and talk. 6:30 pm. 30 Lafayette lyn Aquarium Society presents Hangar 5, Floyd Bennett Field. Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Rd. Ave. (718) 636-4100. Reformed Church Parish House, phers. Raffles of pregnancy and I. (718) 253-5557. (718) 748-9114. Free. most out of staple pantry items speaker Joe Ferdenzi in a talk: (718) 758-7500. post partum related gifts. 2 pm ARTIST TALK: Museum of Con- “The Romance of Aquariums.” 18th Avenue and 84th Street. MARIANE PEARL SPEAKS: St. BUSINESS WORKSHOP: Church and common leftovers. $70. 6:30 ALIENS AMONG US: Salt Marsh 7:30 pm. (917) 605-8334. to 6 pm. 291 Eighth St. (917) Francis College presents its temporary African Diasporan $5 donation, free for members. Avenue Merchants Business pm to 9:30 pm. 1407 Coney Nature Center hosts a hike and 407-1347. Free. Thomas Volpe Lecture Series with Island Ave. (718) 692-2442. Arts presents Dread Scott. He 7:30 pm. NY Aquarium, Surf identifies the impact of invasive ART TALK: Clinton Hill Simply Art guest speaker Mariane Pearl. She Association offers the talk leads a tour of his exhibit and Avenue and West Eighth Street. “Playing by the Rules: Stay in READING: Author Gabriel Cohen plants and animals. 1 pm. 3302 SUN, MARCH 16 Gallery hosts its “Meet the speaks about making sense of the reads from his book: “Storms discusses his art works in rela- (718) 837-4455. Ave. U. (718) 421-2021. Free. Artist Behind the Art” series world after the death of her jour- the Game.” Learn about all city tion to his artistic and political FILM SERIES: Spoke the Hub hosts agencies and their various Can’t Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Palm Sunday and presents Karen Roth. 2 pm nalist husband. 12:30 pm. 180 Path Through Divorce.” 7 pm. influences. $4, $3 students. 7 the series “New York Matters,” PERFORMANCE to 4 pm. 583 Myrtle Ave. (718) Remsen St. (718) 489-5200. Free. licenses and permit require- Book Court, 163 Court St. (718) pm to 9 pm. 80 Hanson Pl. Re- a collection of movies that dig METROPOLITAN OPERA: Live OUTDOORS AND TOURS 852-0227. Free. ments. 6 pm to 8:30 pm. 884 875-3677. Free. servation necessary. (718) 230- deep into issues, stories, places, transmission of the Metropolitan GALLERY TALK: “8 Artists 8 Books,” Flatbush Ave. (718) 282-2500, 0492. changes and people in the NY Opera: Live in HD. Today: IRISH HISTORY: Urban Park a group exhibit, on view at 5 Plus TUES, MARCH 11 ext. 242. Free. SALSA FOR A CURE: American community. Today: “Every “Peter Grimes.” BAMCafe Rangers offers a walk to trace 5 Gallery. Panel discussion with RENTERS WORKSHOP: Brooklyn WEDS, MARCH 12 Cancer Society, Brooklyn chap- Mother’s Son,” a film about serves lunch two hours prior to the history of the Irish in NYC. 1 artists at 3 pm. 111 Front St., AUTHOR TALK: Brooklyn Public Public Library’s Business branch ter, hosts a salsa dance party. three women who lose sons to screening. $42. Brunch at 11:30 pm. Fort Greene Visitors suite 210. (718) 488-8383. Free. Library’s Midwood branch pres- hosts a talk on how to find ten- SENIOR TALK: Older Adult Lec- Celebrity chef Daisy Martinez, police brutality. $5 donation. am; screening at 1:30 pm. BAM Center; enter park at Myrtle CURATORIAL TALK: Nurture Art ents a talk with Rebecca Haile, ants’ information online. 6 pm. ture Series presents a talk on dance performances and 7:30 pm. 295 Douglass St. (718) Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue and Washington Park. presents a talk with Enantio- author of “Held at a Distance.” 280 Cadman Plaza West. (718) social security and overall finan- instruction and live music. $125 408-3234. Avenue. (718) 636-4129. (718) 722-3218. Free. STAGED OPERA: Brooklyn PERFORMANCE Repertory Opera presents “Cavalleria Rusticana,” by CONCERT: Brooklyn Public Pietro Mascagni. $20, $10 stu- Library’s Borough Park branch dents and seniors. 3:30 pm. hosts a concert. 1:30 pm. 1265 Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth 43rd St. (718) 437-4085. Free. Ave. (917) 642-6925. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: presents GREEK THEATER: “Iphigenia” by blues rock and roll music with Quality, Reliable Healthcare You Can Trust Euripdes. $12, $10 seniors, $5 Queen Esther. $8, $4 students students. 7:30 pm. Voorhees and seniors. 3 pm to 5 pm. 200 Theater at the NYC College of Eastern Pkwy. (718) 638-5000. Technology, 186 Jay St. (212) ARAB MUSIC: Brooklyn Maqam Elite Comprehensive 663-0428. Arab Music Festival presents THE BRICK: presents “Notes from “Sawt al-Mar’a: Voice of the Underground: A Disgusting Woman.” 3 pm to 5 pm. Kings- Medical Services Play,” based on the novel by borough Community College, Dostoyevsky. $15. 8 pm. 575 2001 Oriental Blvd. (718) 625- offers quality healthcare Metropolitan Ave. (212) 352- 0080. 3101. CHAMBER MUSIC: Brooklyn BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Friends of Chamber Music pres- for women in Brooklyn at a Performing Arts presents ents “Johann Sebastian Bach: Mandy Patinkin in concert. $40, Passion According to St. Mat- convenient location right $25. 8 pm. Walt Whitman thew.” $20, $10 students. 4 pm. Theatre at Brooklyn College, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity 2900 Campus Rd. (718) 951- Church, 157 Montague St. (718) in your neighborhood. 4500. 855-3053. ARAB MUSIC: Brooklyn Maqam GREEK THEATER: “Iphigenia.” 3 Arab Music Festival presents pm. See Sat., March 15. Sha’abi Shake Down. 9 pm to STAGED OPERA: “Cavalleria midnight. Sultana, 160-2 N. Rusticana.” 3:30 pm. See Sat., •Board Certiﬁed Physicians Fourth St. (718) 625-0080. March 15. THEATER SERIES: The Brick OTHER •Weekends and late hours available. Theater and Third Lows Pro- ductions hosts the horror mys- BROOKLYN MUSEUM: presents tery series “Penny Dreadful, the film: “These Girls,” from •Most major insurances accepted. 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Nazziola spent six months creating the score for “Golem.” “I felt some kind of deep connection with the storyline. Similar to the 1931 classic ‘Frankenstein,’ the film evokes empathy from the viewer for either the underdog, the oppressed or the persecuted,” he said. “I love Monster success films that reveal the plight of a person or group of people and allow us to enter that world and possibly gain Local composer wins commission for ‘Golem’ score a new perspective. “There is also a strong mystical By Marian Masone element involved in [‘The Golem’] for The Brooklyn Paper which is something that I relate to on a musical and spiritual level.”

/ Daniel Krieger usic and the movies have al- Nazziola, who has written music ways made a great match. for contemporary films as well as MFrom cinema’s earliest days, TV, documentaries and animation, is when music served as accompani- a versatile composer with dreams of ment to a film, until today, when scoring for Hollywood.

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn film scores can make or break a “I’ve done a few independent “talkie,” the two art forms belong to- films as well as composing new mu- gether. sic for early talkies (classic films) And don’t think that today’s cine- such as Mary Shelley’s ‘Franken- matic music is merely background stein’ and Josef von Sternberg’s ‘The for current releases. Many musicians Blue Angel,’ ” said Nazziola. “These

/ Daniel Krieger are writing music for new experi- are two films that have dialogue on mental films, as well as creating new the soundtrack but no film score; scores for classics, like Windsor Ter- they were created in the early 1930s race resident Tom Nazziola. at a time when composing music for As one of the founding members film was at its infancy.

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn of the BQE Project, a chamber en- He scores!: Windsor Terrace “Since I ultimately desire to work semble dedicated to performing live composer Tom Nazziola pre- on a current film out of Hollywood, accompaniment to contemporary mieres his new score for the scoring early talkies enables me to Hot ‘Dram’! and classic films, Nazziola knows silent classic “The Golem” on practice my hand at underscoring this field well. And he’ll have a Sunday at the Walt Whitman until I can segue into the West Coast “Did you just walk in off the up to come here. It’s the place chance to show off his musical and Theatre in Midwood. scene.” street?” a bartender at Dram you can hang out and drink all cinematic knowledge when the BQE All of which brings Nazziola and Shop, a new Park Slope bar, day without getting hassled.” Project (yes, that’s a tribute to the his seven-member ensemble to the asked me when I walked in the Despite the laid back vibe, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway) per- develop and grow our audience,” world premiere of “The Golem” door. On that day, he ex- the name — a unit of meas- forms the world premiere of his new BCBC Artistic Director Seth Solo- score for Brooklyn Center for the plained, the bar wasn’t official- urement equal to one-eighth of score for the 1920 landmark silent way told GO. “I knew this could be Performing Arts on March 9. ly open yet, but he invited me an ounce, used in parts of the film, “The Golem” at the Walt Whit- a great performance for our audience Conducted by Nazziola, the mu- to stay as long as I wanted and distillation process — is clear- man Theatre in Midwood on Sun- that was hungry for classical music, sicians will play violin, cello, drink free Brooklyn Lager. ly an appeal to whiskey con- day. and it allows us to do something new acoustic bass, piano, guitars (elec- This was my kind of place. noisseurs. The film, directed by German actor and fresh.” tric, nylon and mandolin) and ethnic In addition to 12 taps, a full With activities like shuffle- Paul Wegener, is a classic in both style Nazziola e-spoke with GO Brook- percussion. bar and a menu of simple grub board and pool, and a spacious and story. A lyn about how he “I mentioned to [BCBC] that like burgers and hand-cut fries outdoor area, there is plenty wonderful exam- came to identify ‘The Golem’ was a film I was inter- (courtesy of former Grocery here to occupy you for hours ple of German CINEMA with and be in- ested in doing… [They] actually of- sous chef and Martha Stewart at a time. Bathrooms are uni- expressionism in spired by “The fered to commission me to compose Living editor Lesley Stockton), sex, too, with full-length doors cinema, it draws Brooklyn Center for the Performing Golem.” a new score for this film, which is the now open-for-business on individual stalls, so you upon Hebrew Arts presents Paul Wegener’s silent film “The idea be- exactly what one needs to get a ma- “The Golem,” with live musical accom- Dram Shop has the feel of a could totally hook up if you legend to tell paniment by the BQE Project, at 2 pm hind The BQE jor project like this in motion. I’ve mellow, inclusive frat house. wanted to. the tale of a on March 9 at the Walt Whitman The- Project is to create thought about doing ‘The Golem’ It’s no surprise since owners We’re not saying you rabbi in 16th atre on the Brooklyn College campus ‘film scoring mu- for years and always hoped that (2900 Campus Road at Hillel Place in Clay Mallow and Wade Ha- should, but isn’t it exciting to century Prague Midwood). Tickets are $20. For tickets, sic,’ ” explained there would be an occasion to create genbart have both already cut know it’s a possibility? who fashions visit www.BrooklynCenterOnline.org or Nazziola. “I want a new score for live performance.” their teeth with successful in- Dram Shop Bar (339 Ninth an inanimate call (718) 951-4500. to bring any and BCBC regulars will remember dependent establishments — St. between Fifth and Sixth creature out of all instances of find something that really resonates Nazziola said he was immediately the BQE Project from its 1998 per- Angry Wade’s bar on Smith avenues in Park Slope) ac- clay to protect audio/visual proj- with me,” said Nazziola. “This can drawn to “The Golem” and its un- formance there of its first film score Street and Sweet Melissa cepts American Express, Mas- his community from persecution. ects to our audiences with an empha- be a long process. My main empha- derdog subject. reconstruction — Charlie Chaplin’s patisseries in Cobble Hill and terCard and Visa. The bar is Nazziola’s score for “The Golem” sis on creating music that supports a sis is on finding a film that has a “I was impressed with the intensi- “City Lights.” Park Slope. open Sunday through Thurs- was commissioned by Brooklyn moving image.” strong feeling and direction behind ty of the images (especially of the Said Nazziola, “I guess we’ve “We were both born and day, from 3 pm to 4 am, and Center for the Performing Arts at But before the composer even sits it. This usually involves a well-told Golem itself),” he said. “I also come full circle.” raised in Brooklyn, and we Fridays and Saturdays, from Brooklyn College’s “New down to pen the score, there is the story or the delivery of concrete thought it would be a great platform want this to be a real neighbor- noon to 4 am. For informa- Work/New York” initiative. daunting task of choosing an inspir- emotions. I have to enjoy the film it- for creating a different perspective Marian Masone is director of festi- hood bar,” said Mallow. “You tion, call (718) 788-1444. “[This project] has allowed us to ing project. self. If the film is strong, the musical for my compositional style through vals and associate program director don’t have to get all dressed — Chris Varmus work with a great Brooklyn artist and “I screen countless films until I ideas will come.” studying music of other cultures.” for the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Cornerstones, DJ Concerned, 9 pm, $10; March music all night, 9 pm, FREE. 11 pm, FREE; March 12: Mikal Evans, 10 pm, BROOKLYN 15: Gypsy Clash, Luminescent Orchestrii, La Galapagos John Francis, 10:40 pm, Sarah Fullen, 11:20 pm, Strada, Michael Winograd’s Infection, 9 pm, $10. FREE; March 13: Gretchen Witt, 9 pm, David 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Tanklefsky with James Preston, 10 pm, Hos- Tea Lounge Williamsburg, (718) 782-5188, pitality, 11 pm, FREE; March 14: Freeters, 9 pm, 837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in Park www.galapagosartspace.com. Arch Baddies, 10 pm, Trixie Whitley, 11 pm, Slope, (718) 789-2762, www.tealoungeny.com. Saturdays: (Backroom) Larry Tee presents FREE; March 15: Dent May & His Magnificent Mondays: Monday nights with Positive Catas- “Dizzy” with Earl Dax and Kevin Graves, 11 pm, Ukilele, 8 pm, Feral Throes, 9 pm, Andy Fried- trophe, 8 pm, $5 suggested donation; March $5; Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; man & The Other Failures, 10 pm, Welcome 13: Snafu, 9 pm, $5 suggested donation, 10:30 March 8: (Back room) Parachute Musical, Wagon, 11 pm, FREE. Nightlife pm, $5 suggested donation; March 14: Wu Li, Deleted Scenes, Telenovela Star, 7 pm, $5, Sound Fix Lounge Compiled by Chiara V. Cowan 9 pm, $5 suggested donation, 10:30 pm, $5 (Front room) “It’s My Party,” CD release for suggested donation. Misha, 7 pm, $5, Jezebel Music presents “Con- 110 Bedford Ave. at North 11th Street in Midnight, $5. signment” featuring Cassettes Won’t Listen, Williamsburg, (718) 388-8090, BAY RIDGE Two Boots Brooklyn 10:30 pm, Alaska in Winter, 11:30 pm, Diet www.soundfixrecords.com. Kong, 12:30 am, Bridges and Powerlines, 1:30 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park March 8: Hey Hey My My, 8 pm, Radio I-Ching The Wicked Monk am, DJ Spirit, 10 pm, FREE; March 12: Grand’s DUMBO Slope, (718) 499-3253, record release party, 9 pm, FREE; March 10: .99 Cent Store Party featuring Che Grand, Spec 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Ridge, Five Front www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. The Very Best of The Ed Murray Show, 8 pm, (718) 921-0601, www.wickedmonk.com. March 14: Heather & The Barbarians, 10 pm, Boogie & Euclid, Tanya Morgan, Sankofa, 8 pm, $5; March 14: Endless Varieties 2 release party, FREE; March 11: Music Trivia Tuesdays, 8 pm, Thursdays: Lego Thursdays with Dog Voices, 8 5 Front St. at Old Fulton Street in DUMBO, FREE; March 15: Fuzz & Carrie of Rolla, 10 pm, FREE; March 14: Jackson Knife, Neighbors, 8 pm, $5; March 8: High Def, 11 pm, $5; March (718) 625-5559, www.fivefrontrestaurant.com. 9 pm, $6 with RSVP/in advance, $10 day of the FREE. pm, FREE; March 15: Drew Victor, Kath Bloom, 9: Acoustic Fun with Karen, 8 pm, $5; March show; March 15: Vicious Vaudeville, an evil bur- Fridays: Live music, 8 pm, FREE. Cameron Hull, 8 pm, FREE. 14: Driven Blind, 11 pm, $5; March 15: St. Union Hall lesque show, 9 pm, $8.50 in advance, $10 day Patty’s Day Party with Holla Back, 11 pm, $5. of the show. FLATBUSH (Downstairs at) 702 Union St. at Fifth Stain Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 638-4400, Glasslands Gallery 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williams- BEDFORD-STUYVESANT Vox Po p www.unionhallny.com. burg, (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com. March 8: Obits, Pretendo, Solid Mattress & The 289 Kent Ave. at South Second Street in 1022 Cortelyou Rd. at Stratford Road in Williamsburg, No phone. Mondays: “PAINTstain,” 6:30 pm, FREE; Wed- Bushbaby Springs, 8 pm, $8; March 9: On the Nickel pres- Flatbush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. nesdays: “JAMstain,” an informal open mic ents an evening of words and songs featuring March 13: The Wowz, Great Lakes, The 1197 Fulton St. at Bedford Avenue in Sundays: Open mic, 7 pm, FREE with two- hosted by singers/songwriters, 9 pm, FREE; Shara Worden, Dayna Kurtz, Mamie Minch and Brunettes, Huggabroomstick, 7 pm, $TBD; Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 636-5536. drink/snack minimum; March 8: Courtney Lee March 8: A celebration of March birthdays host- a special guest, 7:30 pm, $8 in advance, $10 March 15: Oakley Hall, Land of Tomorrow, The March 8: Latin jazz and soulful sounds with Issa Adams, Jr., 8 pm, Donation suggested, Faith, 9 Frams, 9 pm, $TBD. ed by Pamela Ong, 6 pm, FREE. Cabrera, 8 pm, FREE; March 15: Live jazz band pm, Donation suggested, Extra Virgin Mary, 10 day of the show; March 10: A pre-SXSW party featuring Diallo, 8 pm, FREE. pm, Donation suggested, Loki Da Trixta with with Syme, Peasant, Edison Glass, 7:30 pm, $7; The Lucky Cat Trash Bar Paulie Rhyme Atharton, 11 pm, Donation sug- March 11: Hanne Hukkelberg, Bell, Kate Walsh, 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams- Food 4 Thought gested; March 11: Kellin Watson, 7 pm, Dona- 7:30 pm, $12; March 12: The Postelles and 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williams- more, 7:30 pm, $10; March 13: The Zambonis, burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. burg, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. 445 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at MacDonough tion suggested; March 13: Country Night featur- Wakey Wakey, Jason Anderson, 7:30 pm, $8; Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Keyboard Karaoke, 10 March 8: Dan Maxwell & his Band, 8 pm, The Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 443-4160. ing Mike Fiorito, Sander Hicks and friends, 8 pm, March 14: Great Lakes, The Rivals, The Sham- pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Jezebel Music Open Mic Lights, 9 pm, Dynamite Plan, 10 pm, The Monte Saturdays: Open mic, 9 pm, $6; Tuesdays: Donation suggested; March 14: Sharko, 8 pm, blers, 8 pm, $7; March 15: Funk ‘n’ Waffles Night hosted by Ed Gorch, 7 pm, FREE, You Vista, 11 pm, The Olivers, Midnight, $7; March Philosophically Phat Tuesdays, an open discus- Donation suggested; March 15: Upper States Tour Hip-Hop/R&B, 8 pm, Donation suggested. presents The Rozatones, Sophistifunk and spe- Need a Band, 10 pm, FREE; March 8: 9: Illumine, 9 pm, The Suburban Sky, 10 pm, sion, 8 pm, donation suggested; Wednesdays: cial guest Steve, 8 pm, $8 (includes waffles). Sharegroove, 10 pm, FREE; March 13: Nana Game night (Cash Flow), 7 pm, FREE; Fridays: Wrong, 11 pm, $6; March 10: Team Genius, 8 Dance, don’t destroy: On Saturday, March 8, Southpaw will host Cat featuring DJ DP One, 10 pm, $10 (ladies pm, And You and I, 9 pm, White Goblin, 10 pm, Zodiac Lounge, 7 pm, FREE. FORT GREENE FREE from 10 pm – 11 pm); March 14: Under- burlesque acts like The World Famous Pontani Sisters (pictured) PROSPECT HEIGHTS New Damage, 11 pm, $6; March 11: The S— BAMCafe things, Clean Teens, Live Ones, 9 pm, $TBD; thouse Lilies, 8 pm, The Fourelles, 9 pm, BOERUM HILL as well as DJs, bands and video installations as part of “Thrill The Backroom March 15: “For Real People” featuring DJs Organs, 10 pm, Rattus Rattus, 11 pm, $6; 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Benguin & Josh Dunn, 10 pm, FREE. Ride,” a benefit to save Coney Island. (At Freddy’s) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Avenue March 12: Dukes of Denmark, 8 pm, Third Deity Greene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. Border, 9 pm, Les Bicyclettes Blanches, 10 pm, March 14: Maritri, 9 pm, FREE; March 15: The in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, Luna Lounge 368 Atlantic Ave. at Hoyt Street in Boerum www.freddysbackroom.com. $6; March 13: Lo-Fi Entertainment presents Hill, (718) 222-3692, www.deitynyc.com. Quavers, 9 pm, FREE. 361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street Pop Girls Etc., 8 pm, Ribbons, 9 pm, The Ben- Wednesdays, Thursdays: Live music, 7 pm, FREE. March 8: Erin Farrell, 9 pm, Frank’s Museum Sundays: Gypsy Sundays featuring burlesque Club Exit in Williamsburg, (718) 260-2323, zene Ring, 10 pm, White Limo, 11 pm, Bread Brooklyn Masonic Project, 10 pm, Calvin Bennet and Dave Green, www.lunalounge.com. dancers, drag queens, belly dancers, LGBT 147 Greenpoint Ave. at Manhattan Avenue Cafe Steinhof and Roses, Midnight, $8; March 14: Chewing 11 pm, FREE; March 13: Opera on Tap “Diva March 8: The Campbell Apartment, 7:30 pm, recording artists and more, hosted by Temple in Greenpoint, (718) 349-6969, Night,” 9 pm, FREE. Pics, 8 pm, You, 9 pm, The Woolgathering, 10 Scandelle, 7 pm, FREE. www.club-exit.com. 427 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park Blood City, 8:30 pm, Lozen, 9:30 pm, Umami, pm, The Yes Way, 11 pm, The Gulf of Michigan, 317 Clermont Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Slope, (718) 369-7776, 10:30 pm, enablers, 11:30 pm, $8; March 9: Saturdays, Fridays: DJ dance party, 10 pm, $15 Midnight, Azkelt, 1 am, $7; March 15: Odd Fort Greene, (718) 638-1256. www.cafesteinhof.com. Kathia Jane Band, 8 pm, Psychocharger, 9 pm, Hank’s Saloon (ladies FREE until 11 pm). RED HOOK Zero, 8 pm, Empire State Troopers, 9 pm, Los March 12: Jose Gonzalez, Mia Doi Todd, 8 pm, March 12: The Jack Grace Band, 10:30 pm, FREE. Big John Bates and The Voodoo Dollz, 10 pm, 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Diablos Charcoales, 10 pm, Goro, 11 pm, Lizzy- $25.50. Hope and Anchor $10; March 12: Sarah Hethcoat, 7:30 pm, Time (718) 625-8003, www.exitfive.com/hankssaloon. Studio B Good Coffeehouse head, Midnight, $7. 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red and Distance, 8:30 pm, That Was Something, Sundays: Jam Band Sundays, 5 pm, FREE, Sean Madiba Restaurant 259 Banker St. at Calyer Street in Green- 9:30 pm, $8; March 13: The Anything People, Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers, 10 pm, Music Parlor Hook, (718) 237-0276. Union Pool 195 DeKalb Ave. at Carlton Avenue in Fort point, (718) 389-1880, www.clubstudiob.com. 7:15 pm, Psychic Drive, 8:15 pm, USVS, 9:15 FREE; Mondays: Live band kuntry karaoke, 10 Thursdays: Karaoke hosted by Dropsy Dozz- Greene, (718) 855-9190, March 8: “Fixed” with Holy Ghost and resident (At The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) pm, $8, A Pre-Purim Costume Party, 10:30 pm, 484 Union Ave. at Meeker Avenue in pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hank’s Country Bluegrass man, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays, Saturdays: Karaoke www.madibarestaurant.com. DJs JDH and Dave P, 10 pm, FREE; March 15: 53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in FREE for ladies, $20 for men; March 14: Williamsburg, (718) 609-0484, Jam, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Live band hosted by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE. “Fixed” presented by Modular featuring Cut Park Slope, (718) 768-2972, www.bsec.org. Squirrels From Hell, 7:30 pm, Cinema, Cinema, www.myspace.com/unionpool. “Rockstar Karaoke,” 9:30 pm, FREE; March 8: Thursdays: “Meet Me at Madiba,” speed-net- Copy, Pink Skull and resident DJs JDH and March 14: Traveling Troubador Series featuring 8:30 pm, Panther Tighter, 9:30 pm, Rubble- March 8: Lightspeed Champion, 8 pm, $10; Hogzilla, 10 pm, Lonesome Heroes, 11 pm, working with Mark Henegan, 5 pm, $TBD. Jalopy Dave P, 10 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the blues guitarist Mary Flower, 8 pm, $15 adults, bucket Orchestra, 10:30 pm, The Superpowers, March 12: U.P. Jamboree with The Dixons, Born FREE; March 9: Hick’ry Hawkins, 9 pm, FREE; Night of the Cookers show. $6 children. 315 Columbia St. at Woodhull Street in Red 11:30 pm, $8; March 15: Vert, 7:30 pm, The at Sea, The Heavy Love, 8 pm, $TBD; March 13: March 14: Lone Sharks, The Buzzards, 10 pm, Hook, (718) 395-3214, www.jalopy.biz. Mean, 8:30 pm, Sangsara, 9:30 pm, Toys in Wilderness, Nat Baldwin, Miracles, 8 pm, $10; FREE; March 15: Alice Underground, 9 pm, 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Melt Wednesdays: Roots ‘n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, Trouble, 10:30 pm, Black Taxi, 11:30 pm, $8. Mongrel B—h, 10 pm, Brunch of the Living Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. GREENWOOD HEIGHTS March 14: D. Charles Speer & The Helix, Used 440 Bergen St. at Fifth Avenue in Park old-time and blues, 9:30 pm, FREE; Thursdays: to be Women, Electroputas, 8 pm, $TBD; Dead, 10:45 pm, The Whores, 11 pm, The Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Country blues jam, 9:30 pm, FREE. Music Hall of Stars, 12:15 am, FREE. Live jazz, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, Living Room Slope, (718) 230-5925. March 15: Curumin, Chico Mann, Los Pirata FREE. Lounge Fridays: “Stuck in the ’80s” party featuring DJs Rocky Sullivan’s Williamsburg and DJs, 8 pm, $10. Paul EZ and Jan Cooley, 11 pm, FREE. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Tillie’s 245 23rd St. at Fifth Avenue in Greenwood 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg Music Heights, (718) 499-1505, Patio Lounge Hook, (718) 246-8050. Williamsburg, (718) 486-5400, 248 DeKalb Ave. at Vanderbilt Avenue in www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com. Center Last Exit Bar and www.myspace.com/livingroombrooklyn. Saturdays: Seanchai and The Unity Squad, 9 Fort Greene, (718) 783-6140, 179 Fifth Ave. at Degraw Street in Park Slope, Saturdays: DJ Kurt, 8 pm, FREE; Sundays: March 8: Working for a Nuclear Free City, The 367 Bedford Ave. at South Fifth Street in Lounge www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com. (646) 810-1916, www.patiolounge.com. pm, FREE; Mondays: The Traditional Sounds of Guitar Hero, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Open Chris Byrne and Andrew Harkin, 8:30 pm, Cloud Room, 10 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day Williamsburg, (718) 384-1654. Fridays: Live music, 8 pm, $5 suggested dona- Mondays: Laugh Out Loud Mondays, 8 pm, of the show; March 11: The Black Lips, 136 Atlantic Ave. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn mic night, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: ’80s Music, FREE; Tuesdays: Live jazz, 7 pm, FREE; Sundays: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber Heights, (718) 222-9198, www.lastexitbar.com. tion ($3 suggested donation with valid student FREE; Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays: Dance Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Golden Triangle, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Wasabassco Burlesque Wednesdays: Soul night with Sugartime, 9 pm, with Greg Tate, 8 pm, 11 pm, $7; Fridays: Live Saturdays: “Kayo’s Knockout,” DJ Kayo’s identification). party, 9 pm, FREE. 7:30 pm, $15 in advance, $17 day of the show. Show, 9 pm, $10. FREE; Thursdays: Pub Quiz with host Scott music, 10 pm, $10. booty-shakin’, jam-jumpin’, all night get down The Royale M.X. Turner, 8:30 pm, FREE. Pete’s Candy Store party, 10 pm, FREE; March 14: DJ Milky GOWANUS Zebulon Manchester, 8:30 pm, FREE. PARK SLOPE 506 Fifth Ave. at 12th Street in Park Slope, 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Issue Project Room (718) 840-0089, www.royalebrooklyn.com. WILLIAMSBURG Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in Magnetic Field Barbes March 8: Afrokinetic presents “Brooklyn www.petescandystore.com. Williamsburg, (718) 218-6934, 232 Third St. at Third Avenue in Gowanus, 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, Bridges” featuring DJs Chris Annibell and Black Betty www.zebuloncafeconcert.com. 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn (718) 330-0313, www.issueprojectroom.org. Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, Matty Charles, Heights, (718) 834-0069, (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Amon, 11 pm, FREE; March 13: DJ Mo Shef, 10 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street 8:30 pm, FREE; Mondays: Monday evening March 8: Dan Weiss, Miles Okazaki, 9 pm, Zozo March 8: Jenny Lin, Members of Verge www.magneticbrooklyn.com. Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $10; March pm, FREE; March 14: “The Good Foot” with in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, stand-up, 7:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Bingo, 7 Afrobeat, 10 pm, FREE; March 9: Ezekiel Healy Ensemble, Daisy Press Sings Morton Feldman’s March 8: Rocketship Park, Balthrop Alabama, 8 8: Ljova and the Vjola Contraband, 8 pm, $10 DJ Morsy and guests, 10 pm, FREE. www.blackbetty.net. pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Quizz-off, 7:30 pm, and friends, 9 pm, FREE; March 10: Skakk Trio, Three Voices, 8 pm, $10; March 13: Jessica pm, $8, Tighten Up Brooklyn!, 11 pm, FREE; suggested donation, Las Rubias del Norte, 10 Saturdays: DJ Emskee and G Man the MC FREE; March 8: Red River Rollercoaster, 9 pm, 8:30 pm, Dalius Naujo presents Untyte, 10 pm, Pavone…No Way to Say Good-bye, Anti Social March 13: Royal American and more, 8 pm, $7; pm, $10; March 9: Barbes Classical, 7 pm, $10 Southpaw present the “Make Love, Not War” party, 10 Sand Machine, 10 pm, Benjamin Cartel, 11 pm, FREE; March 11: UB 313, 10 pm, FREE; March Music, 8 pm, $10; March 14: Til by Turning, March 14: Katharine & Forest’s Birthday suggested donation, The Mandingo Ambas- pm, FREE; Sundays: “Brazilian Beat Brooklyn” FREE; March 9: Hugh Coltman, 9:30 pm, The 12: Bee’s Next Collective, 9 pm, FREE; March Invert, 8 pm, $10; March 15: Silent Music 125 Fifth Ave. at St. Johns Place in Park Blowout featuring live band rock ‘n’ roll sadors, 9 pm, $10 suggested donation; March with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg Caz, 9 Toughcats, 10:30 pm, FREE; March 10: Andrew 13: Callers, 9 pm, Gemini Wolf, 10 pm, FREE; curated by Dan Joseph, 8 pm, $10. Slope, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. karaoke, 8 pm, FREE. 10: Chicha Libre, 9:30 pm, $10 suggested do- March 8: Thrill Ride, a benefit to save Coney pm, FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson and Vladeck, 9:30 pm, Caithlin De Marrais, 10:30 March 14: Ulrich, Ziegler Duo and Gut Bucket, nation; March 11: Jenny Scheinman with Island, featuring burlesque, go-go, DJs, bands, his Love Choir, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: pm, FREE; March 11: Pearl and The Beard, 9 10 pm, FREE; March 15: I am the Rodeo, 9 pm, GREENPOINT Robbie Gjersoe and Adam Levy, 7 pm, $10 sug- videos and more. Performance by The World “Saturday Night Tuesdays,” 10 pm, FREE; pm, Nick Beaudoing, 10 pm, Jeffrey Silverstein, Meta and The Cornerstones, 10 pm, FREE. CLINTON HILL Thursdays: “What is Soul?” with DJs Adrian Club Europa gested donation; March 12: Peter Evans Trio, 8 Famous Pontani Sisters, Murray Hill, Miss Astrid, Five Spot pm, $10, People, 10 pm, $10; March 13: David Scotty the Blue Bunny, Peekaboo Pointe and Hibbs and Eric Johnson, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Garland, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation, more, 8 pm, $15 in advance, $20 day of the The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne and DJs Restaurant Greenpoint, (718) 383-5723, www.europa- Musette Explosion, 10 pm, $10 suggested show; March 9: A benefit concert for Iraq veter- Emskee and MC G-man, 11 pm, FREE; March 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in club.com or www.europalive.net. donation; March 14: Frank Schaap, 7 pm, $10 ans against the war featuring Ray G., Left on 12: Live music featuring Who Put the Bad TALK TO US… Clinton Hill, (718) 852-0202, Saturdays: VIP dance party, 10 pm, FREE suggested donation, The Second Fiddles, 8 Red, The Julie Foldesi Band and Ben Carroll, 7 Mouth on Me, 10 pm, FREE. www.fivespotsoulfood.com. before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Tues- pm, $10 suggested donation, The Moon- pm, $10; March 10: Little Jackie – Imani Cop- The Callbox To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. Include Saturdays: DJ Aki, 7 pm, FREE; Mondays: days: Karaoke night, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Sexy lighters, 10 pm, $10 suggested donation; pola with Derrin Maxwell, 8 pm, $8; March 11: name of venue, address with cross street, phone number for the public to call, Web site RPM-Open Turntables hosted by DJ Copa progressive dance party, 10 pm, FREE before March 15: Alex Meixner, 8 pm, $10 suggested Rebel Events presents Dizzee Rascal, Game 148 Kingsland Ave. at Lombardy Street in address, dates, times and admission or ticket prices. Send listings and color photos of per- (bring your own needles and vinyl), 8 pm, FREE; 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; March 8: “Pure donation, Las Rubias del Norte, 10 pm, $10. Rebellion, Hollywood Holt, 8 pm, $20 in Williamsburg, (718) 384-0179, formers via e-mail to [email protected] or via fax at (718) 834-9278. Listings are Tuesdays: Five for Funny Tuesdays hosted by F—king Darkness Festival” featuring Incanta- advance, $25 day of the show; March 12: The www.thecallboxlounge.com. free and printed on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. Dave Lester, 10 pm, $5; Wednesdays: Open tion, Acheron, Manticore, Witch Tomb, De- Bogota Latin Bistro Wreckroom, 8 pm, FREE; March 13: The Saturdays: Seductive Saturdays with DJ Jose, The listings are correct as of press time. Contact the venue before you go to confirm mic with Nate Jones and Da Feel, 9 pm, $5 ($10 crepit, Annunaki, Malkuth, Baphomets Horns, 141 Fifth Ave. at St. Johns Place in Park Slope, Heaves, Pill Hill Radio, The Perps, 8 pm, $8; 11 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: ’80s Party with event details. after 10 pm); March 8: DJ Kenny Parker, Infernal Stronghold, 5 pm, $20. (718) 230-3805, www.bogotabistro.com. March 14: Akoya Afrobeat, Meta and the The Airwaves, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: Dance 12 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 March 8, 2008 WATER… Update: CUNY gives Continued from page 1 “Ostensibly, what we’re saying is that you can live longer and better if you can afford it. “The people who are using the bottled water would be better off giving their money to purify the water supply for everyone.” Neither Fiji nor Poland Spring responded to requests for com- Ratner failing grade ment. But both are well aware of the green trend. Just recently, the Maine-based bottled-water giant began tout- By Gersh Kuntzman would be the city’s Unlike the lab building, the Pi- ing its “eco-shape bottle,” which it claims is made with 30-per- The Brooklyn Paper tallest condo tower. ano-designed tower would cent less plastic than the typical half-liter bottle. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn’s Real Newspaper But, Weinshall have to go through the city’s company that bottles water on the distant Pacific island has com- BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 834–9350 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2008 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DOWNTOWN–NORTH BROOKLYN AWP/18 pages • Vol. 31, No. 8/9 • Feb. 23/March 1, 2008 • FREE The City University of INCLUDING CARROLL GARDENS, COBBLE HILL, BOERUM HILL, DUMBO, WILLIAMSBURG AND GREENPOINT said, “the downturn land-use review procedure, a mitted to acquiring 50 percent of its energy from renewable re- New York scotched a plan to RATNER KILLS in the local residen- process that can take eight sources by 2010. / Jeff Bachner / Jeff hire Bruce Ratner to build a MR. BROOKLYN tial real-estate mar- months (if there is no contro- By Gersh Kuntzman EXCLUSIVE right now,” said Yassky (D– The Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn Heights). “Look, a lot of developers are re-evalut- Developer Bruce Ratner new lab and residential sky- costs had escalated and the num- ing their numbers and feel that has pulled out of a deal with bers showed that we should residential buildings don’t City Tech that could have net not go down that road,” added work right now,” he said. versy) to two years (a likely him hundreds of millions of ket” makes that the executive, who did not wish Yassky called Ratner’s dollars and allowed him to to be identified. withdrawal “good news” for build the city’s tallest resi- Costs had indeed escalated. Brooklyn. dential tower, the so-called In 2005, CUNY agreed to pay “A residential building at scraper in Downtown Brook- Mr. Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Ratner $86 million to build the that corner was an awkward Paper has learned. 11- to 14-story classroom-dor- fit,” said Yassky. “A lot of plan- “It was a mutual decision,” mitory and also to hand over ners see that site as ideal for a dream an impossible scenario, given the 70- to 100- said a key executive at the City the lucrative development site significant office building.” University of New York, which where City Tech’s Klitgord Forest City Ratner did not would have paid Ratner $300 Auditorium now sits. return two messages from The million to build a new dorm Then in December, CUNY Brooklyn Paper. lyn because the Atlantic and lab for City Tech and given raised Ratner’s fee to $307 Bruce Ratner The CUNY official said the him a prime plot at the corner million with no explanation. dorm and lab would still be of Tillary and Jay streets where “Ratner’s ‘Mr. Brooklyn’ light of the nation’s ongoing built — but no longer as a story tower Ratner once he reportedly hoped to build the deal gets sweeter,” The Brook- credit crunch (see story below) public-private partnership. one at the current 100-story, Renzo Piano-de- lyn Paper headline read. and his own shaky finances, “We’ll build it in partner- Bruce Ratner has pulled out of a plan for signed building. Still, it’s likely that Ratner said Councilman David Yassky. ship with the state Dormitory Brooklyn’s tallest building. “Both sides agreed that the willingly got out of the deal in “He may be overextended Authority,” the executive said. Yards developer would be too Bachner / Jeff time. sought). The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Non-Brooklynite Leigh-Taylor Smith was crowned Miss Brooklyn on Saturday by Miss New York 2007 Elisabeth Baldanza. True “Miss Brooklyn”s are pictured below. VOX POP expensive, too slow and too Fed cash crunch threatens Not that she was Brooklyn boosters agreed that ‘ Leigh-Taylor Smith (r) learns that she won the title of Miss controversial, The Brooklyn complaining: “Pro- residential development was Brooklyn as fellow contestant Carlon Alexandra (l) watches. Paper has learned. FLASHBACK! ceeding with this challenged by the tight financial A newly surfaced memo project without [Rat- markets, but said Downtown shows that CUNY wanted out of ner’s] involvement Brooklyn would enjoy the resi- its deal to pay Ratner $307 mil- would allow CUNY dential boom already underway Water down lion — up from $86 million in days before the CUNY-Ratner to build the project more effi- “We’re seeing a residential The Park Slope Food Co-op is about to vote on 2005 — to build a new facility divorce made news. ciently and, therefore, less ex- community already under- It’s not easy whether to stop selling bottled water, which is a big for City Tech on Jay Street be- Ratner might have been able pensively,” Weinshall said. way,” said Joe Chan, president cause costs had begun to soar. to swallow the additional cost, A CUNY spokesman said of the Downtown Brooklyn step, even for a famously environmentally minded su- “Cost estimates for the proj- given that the project also would the 11-story lab and classroom Partnership. “If there’s any permarket. Here’s what some Co-op members had to ect have increased substantially have handed the developer con- space would be built with the ‘downturn,’ it is only that de- say. Interviews and photos by Emily Lavin — approximately $50 million,” trol of a prime lot at Tillary and state Dormitory Authority. velopers now have to be in- being queen CUNY Vice Chancellor Iris creasingly mindful” of the Jay streets — a corner where he A spokesman for Ratner Weinshall wrote to Chancellor once planned to build a Renzo disputed that the developer thousands of units already be- “I’m in favor of stopping the selling Matthew Goldstein on Feb. 22, Piano-designed skyscraper that would be to blame for delays. ing built in Downtown. of bottled water. Just think about Miss Brooklyn speaks! how much plastic is used, the energy that it takes to make it, break it By Mike McLaughlin beauty icon is only a hobby. down and transport it.” The Brooklyn Paper “Look, I moved here to Julianne Zaleta, Park Slope work, not to enter pageants,” Uneasy lies the head that she said, referring to her success wears a tiara. in the interior design world. Colbert nails our ‘Graffiti girl’ Newly crowned Miss Brook- And she also lived up to her “I’m not excited about the ban, but lyn Leigh-Taylor Smith has “Miss Brooklyn” title by snub- story well known to readers of we do have to attend to the effects been engulfed by controversy By Gersh Kuntzman plastic has on the environment. But bing the rich and powerful (she The Brooklyn Paper, namely ever since she, a Manhattan res- The Brooklyn Paper we these individual solutions, like still hasn’t accepted invitations how Natalie fought the law af- ident, won the pageant over six from Mayor Bloomberg and Stephen Colbert found a banning bottles, don’t quite do ter a neighbor ratted her out to rivals on Feb. 23. Borough President Markowitz). way to turn The Brooklyn Pa- enough.” “I can’t believe all the ‘con- And she’s certainly opinionat- per’s famed “Graffiti girl” into 311. Hugh English, Park Slope troversy’ of me taking the title ed — a renowned Brooklyn trait. a notorious villain. But it never let the girl off back to Manhattan,” Smith, 22, the hook. “Like all junkies, Indeed, she says Markowitz Tuesday night’s “Colbert Re- told The Brooklyn Paper this should run for mayor. port” (right) featured a segment she’s ruining the neighbor- “Sometimes I feel like other issues — week. “I really didn’t expect it.” “He should run — and I’ll hood,” Colbert said. like the effect of large corporations on That may have been a strike on Natalie Shea, the 10th Street support him,” she said (unclear 6-year-old who got a warning The hilarious segment ended the environment — are more impor- against Smith — real Brook- whether that makes her a good letter from the city this fall after up blaming Natalie for the de- tant to battle, rather than people ex- lynites can always see a punch Brooklynite or a bad one). cline in property values, the pecting to solve huge problems with coming, after all — but the Vir- And her strong opinions drawing on her stoop with common sidewalk chalk. sub-prime mortgage crisis and their individual consumer choices.” ginia native battled back this stopped short of taking a stand Josie Saldaña, Prospect Heights week, an effort to settle the on the borough’s singular devel- Common? Not to Colbert: even Spike Lee’s decision to score with borough partisans. opment project, Atlantic Yards. “Natalie is a calcium sulfate throw a garbage can through the window of Sal’s Pizza at the In doing so, Smith made a sol- “You can’t do this to me!” junkie,” the anchorman said. “I think [the ban] is great. New York The segment recounted a end of “Do the Right Thing.” id — if inconsistent — argument she laughed. “I’ve only been / Julie Rosenberg water is great. We don’t need to for being a true queen of Kings. Miss Brooklyn for one week.” spend money on something the city To those who complained that Then again, she’s not alone gives us for free. We’re learning as Smith only won the title because in punting on Atlantic Yards — time goes by that there are luxuries Brooklyn women have better even New York Sen. Hillary See the full video at things to do than stroll a runway Clinton hasn’t staked out a posi- BrooklynPaper.com we have that we don’t need.” in a bikini, Smith said being a tion on the project. Peter Bergold, Park Slope The Brooklyn Paper file The Brooklyn

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an we please just end the mom and Hepcat aren’t happy. Babeland controversy It’s just that their family-cen- Cbefore it even begins? tered lifestyle and too-small FAMILY CALENDAR For the record: Smartmom apartment doesn’t leave enough Compiled by Susan Rosenthal Jay can’t wait for the May opening SMART time for canoodling. And Smart- of Babeland, the woman-friend- mom is sick and tired of hearing ly sex toys shop on Bergen about the sex lives of her di- Street off Fifth Avenue. vorced friends who have recent- And so are plenty of Park mom ly met the loves of their lives Slopers. and seem to be spending inordi- Of course, that didn’t prevent By Louise Crawford nate amounts of time in bed. the New York Post from oozing It’s not like Smartmom is out of the Murdochian slime to jealous or anything. She knows dis the neighborhood with its ing experience for a bunch of that Hepcat is the best catch in story this week on the coming Park Slope kids. the sea. But finding the time to sex shop, “Sex Toy Shop Has So why not welcome Babe- get intimate is harder than get- Bad Vibes in Park Slope,” the land? For one thing it sounds ting a spot at one of the neigh- paper of right-wing record stat- like they’ll have an incredible borhood’s prestigious private ed — and, naturally, found a selection of dildos in many schools. few prudes that it could use as sizes, shapes and colors. And So, Smartmom can’t imagine proxies for a sexless, repressed while this neighborhood is rife a better store. Specializing in neighborhood. with good restaurants, chil- sex toys for mature adults, the “I don’t think it’s the ideal dren’s clothing stores and real- bestselling items on the Babe- location for a provocative busi- estate offices, there’s a dearth of land Web site include the Form ness,” Bruce Osborne told the sex toys shops. 6, an upscale rechargeable vi- Post, which was no doubt look- Yes, a dearth. Just because brator for $175, the Hitachi, de- fully prepared to advocate for ing for yet another “Park Slop- Park Slope is a child-obsessed scribed as the Cadillac of vibra- the parents against the store. ers are idiots” story (versions of neighborhood doesn’t meant tors, for $84 and the $165 which seem to be keeping But that didn’t turn out to be that the grownups can’t have Delight, a snake-like device that Brooklyn every writer in town well occu- necessary. In the end, the PTA sex. I mean, kids are evidence “practically guides itself to your pied lately). voted to ask the shop to lock its that parents do have sex once in favorite pleasure points.” A 32-year-old stay-at-home door during school hours and to a while. At least they once did. What a perfect destination Fencing mom added, “I don’t think it’s a refrain from overly sexual win- he deep dark secret of life for “date night” — how about A scene from “Desmond and the Swamp Barbarian great idea.” dow displays. in Park Slope is that par- dinner, a movie and a pro- Trap,” at BAMs short film festival this weekend. You know where this is So the store is still stands and Tents don’t spend longed stop at Babeland to pick Center everybody seems happy. There headed. ENOUGH time doing it. In up something to spice things up • Group Classes We all remember what hap- are way more important things to fact, it’s probably the one activ- in the bedroom? SATURDAY, MARCH 8 Montgomery Street in Prospect worry about than a shop that sells beginner to advanced 10:30 am–3 pm: Short film Heights) $8 adults, $4 seniors pened in 2002, when the Pink ity that they’re not highly moti- Now don’t be embarrassed; 5 years to adults fest. Brooklyn Academy of and students. 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