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Edward world of artist imaginative the is, —that atwist with love perform to spectacle with special guests who also themed latest its holding is parties wacky performers join circus party circus performers join The band and the performance troupe troupe performance the and band The and Coven of Rosin musicians The band atheatrical “We enjoyed being ensem- lounge “It’s of apagan asort whodraw performers and Musicians weird enough. weird wasn’t circus t’s asteampunk if as A Gowanus group known for its for its known group A Gowanus Edward Gorey-inspired By DanielleFurfaro GL9C@J?<;9P:E>(D 8 FOR RIDGE ‘SPAS’ — rang the 87-year-old wom- 87-year-old the — rang aided by four malelast month. suspects home Heights her Crown herin robbed and woman whofi tied up an elderly centers apy gitimate relaxation ther- senting themselves as le- despite pre- for months, way wrong the residents —had hurst some rubbed Heights, one in Benson- Dyker in six Bay Ridge, —fi businesses the - u t i t s o r tion. p including ray ofcharges and arrested 19 people on July 10 for an ar- alone — was inherently suspicious. inherently —was alone Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge in 20 nearly — Brooklyn ofSouthern section a small in parlors ofmassage concentration high Hynes. Charles Attorney District lyn activities were place,” taking said Brook- illicit evidentthat it residents was to ture, na- true their disguise to siderable lengths orcustomers. landlords spas’ the of any notarrest did Police condition. ous even danger- and dilapidated in were spas said that all of the structures housing the a license. Buildings Department offi sation law, ofNew Yorklations Worker’s State Compen- to vio- to prostitution from range practicing Charges ers. workers manag- as and remainder the and massage without authorities identifi authorities UNHAPPY ENDING Cops shut 12 massage parlors after our story ve gun-wielding crooks Police hunt attackers of elderly woman BY NATALIE MUSUMECI Cops said a female perp — — perp female a said Cops for hunting are Police that noted Authorities Cops raided 12 Southern Brooklyn spas Law enforcement offi enforcement Law con- to went operations these “Though Of those in custody, Life Publications, Inc., One MetroTech North, 10th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201. NY Brooklyn, Floor, 10th North, MetroTech One Inc., articles and its advertisements, Publications, photographs mayLife not be reproduced, newspaper, This law. copyright Federal by protected is newspaper either in this of whole or part,without permission in writing content from the The Inc. Holdings, Newspaper Community News of This newspaper is not responsible for errors in typographical ads be Af_eEXgfc`#:fee`\Jlcj\ek`#A\XeNXcj_ 8ik_li8ilkplefm#:_Xicfkk\:Xik\i#>Xi[p:_Xic\j# > FLASHBACK n somany could stay busi-in they don’t understand how how understand don’t they giving their name say that that say name their giving special treatment. special primarily serve men seeking seeking men serve primarily and that the joints seem to to seem joints the that and mainly on Fifth Avenue — — Avenue Fifth on mainly hood in the last six months, months, six last the in hood popped up in the neighbor- the in up popped dows and late hours have have hours late and dows sage parlors with dark win- dark with parlors sage more than half a dozen mas- dozen a half than more over the neighborhood. the over ternet — are popping up all all up popping are — ternet the seedier corners of the In- the of corners seedier the — and advertising them in in them advertising and — fering underhanded services services underhanded fering civic leaders say that spas of- spas that say leaders civic Some who are fearful of of fearful are who Some on foot, cops said. said. cops on foot, fl before her jewelry swiped up and woman the said. police way in, brazen thieves forced their opened the door the band of victim the When 15. on June an’s at doorbell pm about 6:25 anyway. are making people anxious! people making are Neighbors complain that that complain Neighbors Residents wonder what happens behind ‘spas’ closed doors closed ‘spas’ behind happens what wonder Residents Parlors worry Ridgites worry Parlors Bay Ridge residents and and residents Ridge Bay Well, their neighbors, neighbors, their Well, These massage parlors parlors massage These BY WILL BREDDERMAN WILL BY Surveillance video cap- Surveillance tied robbers armed The cials cials with an “amazing touch” on seedy sites like Backpage.com like and Craigslist.com. sites seedy on touch” “amazing an with girls” for “sexy promotions innuendo-laden placed suspicious had ofthe spas 12 all that raised neighbors’ suspicions. Hynes noted had —which reportedly streets 72nd and 71st between Parkway Hamilton on Fort Avenue, Spa Li ofFourth Jia and corner Dream Bodywork on Hynes. control,” said der central 99th Street near theAsia they needed to support. in achild ofhaving stories identical nearly gave all custody women in the since spas, ofthe all ran secretly organization a single that possibility the raised Healso will. their fi traf- ofhuman victims were accused of the said his offi Commissioner Ray Kelly. Ray Commissioner Police parlors,” said massage 19 sustain to enough that’s but we don’t pain, think back :FLI@ eeing yond the cost of the space occu andmoreplacesad same thing — more more — thing same concerned. and they’re deeply deeply they’re and outcry over the spas, spas, the over outcry have heard the public public the heard have ers said that they they that said ers woman said. woman her business. her licit was happening at at happening was licit claimed nothing il- nothing claimed said. ing,” the resident resident the ing,” the place. the his pants as he exited exited he as pants his “We all see the the see all “We saw a man zipping up up zipping man a saw spa late at night and and night at late spa cently drove past the the past drove cently Community lead- Community “It’s all legal,” the the legal,” all “It’s A worker at Jia Li Li Jia at worker A “It was disgust- was “It ce was looking into whether any any whether into looking was ce 9IFFBCPE:FLI@ED The mostimportant im- On Monday morning, morning, Monday On The Brooklyn Local de- “This proposal is a good good a is “This proposal Co-op bean counters counters Co-op bean First they came the for A proposal to banish BY NATALIE MUSUMECI NATALIE BY BY DANIELLE FURFARO DANIELLE BY Battle of the bags the of Battle Food Co-op contingent wants produce plastic banned plastic produce wants contingent Co-op Food nds the dollars needed to G-whiz! Small improvements are on the way the on are improvements Small G-whiz! he’ll the help agency obtain. (D–Brooklyn Heights) says says Heights) (D–Brooklyn state Sen. Daniel Squadron additional $700,000, funding funding $700,000, additional trains — would require an help alleviatehelp overcrowded 3 pm and 9 pm that would increase in service between between service in increase provement — a 25-percentprovement get the done. job fi the cash-strapped agency most won’t take effect until until effect take won’t most fering G-train riders, but but G-train riders, fering make to appease long-suf- appease to make tery of changes it plans to to plans it changes of tery report that includes a bat- a includes that report tation Authority released a a released Authority tation the Metropolitan Transpor- Metropolitan the the to money do it. MTA says it doesn’t have doesn’t have it says MTA serves a makeover, but theserves but a makeover, is to encourage reuse, and and reuse, encourage to is and reusethem. “The goal own plastic produce bags would be free to bring their ber who addedber that who patrons ronmental committee mem- committee ronmental Jenna Spevack, an envi- an Spevack, Jenna our plastic footprint,” said up in landfi towardstep lightening ers use a day, and end which ers use a day, roll bags custom- the store’s the more than 7,000 plastic plastic 7,000 than more the bying freely offering to stop nesses should), which is lob- (yes, has it one, as all busi- environmental committee are at odds with the store’s store’s the with odds at are cery store apart. gressive, shopper-run gro- tearing the famously pro- famously the tearing Park Slope Food Co-op is coming for the other the for coming while — from they shop the plastic bags. they Now are store cucumbers and apples kind used by patrons to to patrons by used kind plastic produce bags — the bags. 4 DT COURIER LIFE, JULY 19-25, 2013 inhand. cocktail her evenwith guillotine the Day. 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Julie Semente, a hospi- the in nurse intensivetal’s care unit. patients handful of admit- been have ted to the hospital’s mostly empty beds, Semente said, and only after a fi rmed a rise in the the in rise a rmed ore, a spokesman for Semente claims the am- “There’s a domino ef- A spokeswoman for are“We seeing a about the state university. the state university. over- bulance is diversion also nearby at back-ups causing emergency rooms. more going is LICH she said.fect,” “Even if you gets at on go to LICH,don’t what’s going to affect you in your own own your as neighborhood hospital crowded.” Methodist Hospi- York New confi tal number of patients showing hospi- Slope Park the in up emergencytal’s room. vol- in increase 10-percent said Hill, Lyn ume,” who if say wouldn’t the volume hadspike affected waiting times. just this year,” said Robert Robert resignations of dozens been said of staff attending year,” physicians this just Bellafi Deborah Bingham, of Photo by Stefano Giovannini BrooklynDaily.com. rst tried to close the “I don’t understand what what understand don’t “I That has staffers there there staffers has That Patients who canPatients who get to In the meantime, Long the diversion is about,”said wondering ambulances why can’t pull up. the ghost veritable town Hospi- College Island Long emergencytal’s room has be- come since the state banned ambulance drop-offs there, facility the claiming that since understaffed been has the State of New University York fi cash-strapped institution , are get- back in February treatment of kind the ting the in unthinkable that’s overworked emergency rooms Brooklyn of — im- mediate care. Island College Hospital’s Hospital’s College Island emergencyroom is open businessfor to those least likely to get there — those that can walk. out thedoor.” SIGN OF TIMES: OF SIGN Brooklyn Heights, protested the closing emer- Hospital’s College Island Long of gency room, which is no longer accepting patients dropped off by ambulance. or iPad, visit visit or iPad, For more hyper-local Brooklyn news on your computer, smartphone, smartphone, computer, on your news Brooklyn hyper-local more For LICH advocates: advocates: LICH BY JAIME LUTZ JAIME BY Say ambulances must stop at hospital hospital at stop must ambulances Say “Other ERs are just com- Musarella didn’t have to “If I was having a heart Musarella’s family re- family Musarella’s “Everyone here is in is here “Everyone Right now, walk-ins at at walk-ins now, Right The state’s banThe state’s on am- Ban endangers lives endangers Ban ries about patients waiting Brooklyn. “I’ve heard sto- members in hospitals across Association, which has has which Association, the New York State Nursesthe York New Bates, a spokeswoman for pletely insane,” said Eliza said insane,” pletely norm. that this case is far from the the from far is case this that odist. But some nurses say say nurses some But odist. wait long to be seen at Meth- is 58. 58. is die,” said Musarella, who who Musarella, said die,” three minutes me to for attack, taken would have it est that would admit her. ist Hospital, the now near- get her to New York Method- York get her to New to drive 20 to minutes away ers had that her up picked having a seizure. The driv- Musarella, a diabetic, was of watermelon, worried that after on a piece she choked cently called an ambulance ambulance an called cently ble Hillble hospital. blocks away from the Cob- the from away blocks Musarella, lives four who danger,” said Josephine Josephine said danger,” worried their for lives. that has some neighbors a stone’s throw away, and throw away, a stone’s ting the help they need just just need they help the ting in transit instead of get- of instead transit in spending precious minutes minutes precious spending urgent-care facilities are are facilities urgent-care away to other hospitals’ have to be shipped miles miles shipped be to have diately those but — that receive care imme- almost receive still-open emergency room the medical institution’s cates claim. claim. cates urgent care, hospital advo- hospital care, urgent be rushed extra miles for residents who now have to have now residents who to the unnecessary death of emergency room could lead lege Hospital’s Cobble Hill tients at Long Island Col- Island Long at tients bulances dropping off pa- 6 DT COURIER LIFE, JULY 19-25, 2013 The dedication to our clients has been proven for over 30 years. years. 30 over for proven been has clients toour dedication The LEFT YOULEFT INHOT WATER? 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Carlton down ed PARK SLOPE ed the shop at the 5:10ed am. pm and when he returned three days onJuly 8at 7 streets 12th 11th later and tween be- street onthe two-wheeler his he left 11. July 8 and July between enue sometime motorcycle that was Av- parked on Third missing. was driver’s license and cards bank his holding wallet his that he noticed shorts. ofhis pocket the in wallet his side with the to off ofclothes change his and Carltonpm in the greenspace between Vanderbilt avenues. at 4 friends his with hoops shooting was He said that onJuly 11. park he left Street aDean in basketball playing he was day. next the 7am 8and 11 pmonJuly tween be- sometime lock cylinder door front the the eatery near Degraw Street by popping 9. July 8and July between sometime $500 aswiped and diner said. cops 3pm, 1and tween be- sometime residence the inside someone hemay have heard that dayand the during unlocked was apartment the to door front missing. were backpack green and laptop,iPad, Air MacBook his that and when he returnedhe at left 9 pm he realized his abode near 8. onJuly 11th electronics pricey Street some with off made and enue apartment at 7 am lice report. apo- to car, according the start to attempt and pliers to manipulate the ignition an in avenues. Eighth and Seventh between parked car ofthe seat at 7:30 am as he was sitting offi arresting the to crook alleged the in the driver’s onJuly 13. Street onFifth parked Subaru a1993 jacking tried Attempted carjacking The 32-year-old victim told police that that told police victim 32-year-old The stole aman’s Davidson Harley A thief hefi after Shortly he that told cops victim 20-year-old The while aman’s wallet snagged A crook gotinto crook the that said owner The Avenue aFifth broke into A criminal The victim’s roommate that told police victim 26-year-old The said that the Av- aman’s Fourth burglarized A perp ascrewdriver using was suspect The said out,” guy a help to trying just am “I who say a47-year-old they cuffed Police Motorcycle theft Unlucky ballerUnlucky Stolen goods Popped lock nished playing ball cer police report. a to prior, weeks two according motorcycle blue gone. the bike was at 7:40 am, with criminal possession ofaweapon. possession criminal with ment charges. ment charges. harrass- and larceny face apprehended, herfi to acut and herhead to caused the victim herfi in to clasped ring suffer several bumpsboth the face and the body with the ear- herin struck herand hitting started pect W. Ninth Street 7. onJuly at Street onColumbia earring 2:10 pm metal aspiked with lady another hitting when the sus- station was broken into on July 6. onJuly broken into was station the signal room at the Hoyt Street subway 12:06 pm. 10.on July fi 9. onJuly reported was am, at 3:24 Street Avenue 4. onMay back onAtlantic working driver acab robbing fl and him from it took they said victim the saw it, pects sus- the When iPad. his see to manding with his accomplice, surrounded him, de- Street at 2:45 pm when 14. theApril suspect, on back Street onHoyt partner prehended along unap- an with man’s iPad stole another nd $20,000 in her wallet — on Hicks Street Street —onHicks herwallet in nd$20,000 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DUMBO–BOERUM HILL– CARROLL GARDENS-COBBLE HILL–RED HOOK Someone stole the license plates off the the off plates license stole the Someone The suspect faces assault charges along along charges assault faces suspect The The suspect and the other man, when man, other the and suspect The near near shewas said victim The for repeatedly arrested was A woman The padlocked security gate leading to to leading gate security padlocked The at Street Clark near happened theft The to —only awoman robbed A lucky thief Hoyt near robbery, which occurred The for allegedly A 17-year-old cuffed was Butler near hewas said victim The who say they aman arrested Police Grand petty theft Wanted: Alivery Jewelry assault Signals crossed 84TH PRECINCT 76TH PRECINCT 76TH iRobbery ed. DOWNTOWN st. The alleged attack attack alleged The st. — Natalie Musumeci — Natalie — Scott Hansen — Scott nger. were between Ainslie and Powers streets Powers streets and Ainslie were between taking nothing. but tube aplastic with them —beating 12 walking home on Humboldt Street on July caught. not been have attackers the and Hospital Woodhall object. asharp with stomach the in him oneslashed another and face the in him guys attackedsion Avenue at 10:10 three pmwhen the him. Divi- and Street Ninth S. between he was One of them punched 14.on July teenager in the stomach on Roebling Street off. ran then and gers out ofherfi iPhone the hepried resisted, victim the When phone outthe ofherhand. grab to tried her and pushed guy when the phone, onthe talking pm, at 11:05 Street 14. July Avenue onMaspeth on woman’s hands ran off. pair the it before took up and ran guy other face. the in him punched and him behind up from ran robbers of the One at station 1am. train the home from hewalked as hands, his in iPad his rying car- and headphones wearing Street, slie iPad. stole his and July 12 way home on onhis Street onLorimer guy pm. away —at ran 2:30 and it, —but box dropped the with Street Nevins 8. on July Street atemple onSchermerhorn in cated box from containing $1,300 a restaurant lo- then fl hospital near Nevins Street at 8:15 am and Avenue onFlatbush Hospital 9. onJuly at stick aVeterans’ walking his with person at 10 am. happened break-in side. The out- lock and chain the than other room Opportunity knocked The three young man told police they they told police man young three The guys three attacked ofpunks A pair to by ambulance taken was victim The that told police victim 16-year-old The a slashed and beat older guys Three onOlive shewas told police victim The out ofa iPhone an grabbed A crook an- and iPad his dropped victim The said. robber iPad,”the goofyour “Let The victim told police he was near Ain- a attacked robbers ofteenaged A pair near building out ofthe ran thief The acash take to failed and tried A thief The perp attacked the victim in the another struck menace A cane-wielding security the from taken were No items Power of suggestion of Power ed. 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