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ple of faith.” The four-minute Super-8 video, “A Fire in My Belly” by late artist David Wojnarowicz, contains an arresting 12-second clip of the picnic pests crawling over a wooden sculpture of Je- sus on the cross . SAVED! In a statement released last Fri- day, a museum spokeswoman said ‘Offensive’ crucifi x will its exhibit, “Hide/Seek: Differ- ence and Desire in American Por- traiture,” will include the video stay in Museum show with all 104 other works because the institution remains dedicated By Aaron Short fix as part of a larger show on to “freedom of expression” and The Brooklyn Paper American portrait art that opens “presenting differing views,
The show will go on — ants on Nov. 18 — ignoring calls from Courtesy of The Estate of David Wojnarowicz W Gallery andwhich P.P.O. fosters greater under- and crucifix be damned. the Brooklyn Diocese, and Re- The Brooklyn Museum is including David Wojnarowicz’s standing and tolerance.” The Brooklyn Museum will publican politicians, to remove controversial video, “A Fire in My Belly,” in its new show, “The [Wojnarowicz] video is retain a controversial video fea- the video on the grounds that it despite outrage from Catholics — and Republicans! — an expression of the artist’s out- turing ants crawling on a cruci- will be “offensive to many peo- that the image of ants crawling on a crucifix is offensive. See ART on page 13 Photo by Stefano Giovannini Kasia Bednarska’s Italian greyhound Tali was Ratner sued over ‘sham’ jobs mauled by a pit bull in Prospect Park. By Daniel Bush jobs in exchange for taking a 15- Noriega and six other plain- … also made promises, to com- The Brooklyn Paper week apprenticeship course in Ratner tiffs are being represented by munity members and directly to Atlantic Yards developer 2010, but were never hired on South Brooklyn Legal Services, the plaintiffs in this case, that Bruce Ratner set up a “sham” at the Prospect Heights site — Construction which has long been involved in they have broken.” Dog-beat- job-training program that ended which includes the Barclays Cen- Atlantic Yards-related suits. The federal suit claims that up screwing workers out of prom- ter and 16 residential towers on a Update “The project developers … executives at Forest City Rat- ised union positions on his $5-bil- 22-acre parcel of land stretching blatantly violated many federal ner pledged in writing to re- lion mega-project, a bombshell from Flatbush Avenue to Van- and state statutes designed to pro- serve some of the thousands of lawsuit charged on Tuesday. derbilt Avenue. Noriega, one of the plaintiffs. tect individuals from exploita- jobs for neighbors of the proj- dog world The workers say that they were “They told us they would “What they did was wrong and tion,” said lawyer Molly Thomas- ect as part of the controversial promised union membership and set aside jobs,” said Kathleen misleading.” Jensen. “The project developers See RATNER on page 12 Vicious canine violence lands lady with big bill$ Tire thieves strike By Natalie O’Neill chocolate-brown pit bull who The Brooklyn Paper pounced on the skinnier dog The owner of a purebred and broke his left front leg. Pro crew targets Brownstone Brooklyn Italian greyhound is on the Owner of the pit bull — By Thomas Tracy ting at least one a week,” said Lewis said. “There are crews that whom Bednarska described hunt for the human compan- The Brooklyn Paper Capt. John Lewis, the command- go around looking for these tires. ion of a canine bully that man- as a 30-something blonde — ing officer of the 76th Precinct, And they’re very fast.” gled her pup in Prospect Park fled, leaving Bednarska’s Two Brownstone Brooklyn res- idents found their tireless cars which covers Carroll Gardens. The tireless tire thieves — and she’s demanding par- 10-month-old pup whim- “The kids that have these souped- bounced around Brownstone propped on cinder blocks last tial reimbursement for thou- pering in agony. up cars like the look of the new Brooklyn overnight, swiping sands in vet bills. “His leg was just hanging Thursday morning, and cops say Honda wheels.” pricey wheels and rims from Kasia Bednarska took her there,” she said. “I understand the rim thefts are the latest in a Lewis surmised that a profes- late-model vehicles.
pup, Tali, to the dog run near they’re both animals, but you Photo by Elizabeth Graham trend that is sweeping through sional pit crew has been prowling Windsor Terrace resident Ben- the boathouse at 5 pm on should have some control over Gus Santos of Windsor Terrace was surprised to learn that tonier neighborhoods. the area, and they don’t waste time ita Hirsch was one such victim: Monday only to encounter a See DOG on page 12 a crew of thieves had targeted his neighbor’s brand new “We’ve been hit pretty regu- when they see what they want. on Thursday morning when she Honda on Thursday morning. larly for about two months, get- “These are not random thefts,” See TIRES on page 13 Park’s lake covered in gross scum By Natalie O’Neill of the threat. this lake.” kill animals. visibly thicker as park watch- The Brooklyn Paper Park advocates say the Meadows of Scientists have not yet That’s what worries Bahl- dogs report fewer egrets, her- The Parks Department thick, rapidly multiplying confirmed the strand of man, who discovered the ons and other fish-eating spent much of the past three slime has scared off wild- scum, which was first re- corpse of a rabbit-sized crea- birds at the lake. It could be days denying reports that a life, put pooches at risk — ported by our sister publi- ture covered in the gunk. an indication that the feath- deadly green bacteria has and possibly poisoned an an- cation, the New York Post . “A mammal doesn’t die in ered creatures aren’t com- overwhelmed the Prospect imal found dead in the lake But the men and women in a body of water unless it’s fortable with multiplying Park lake — but then re- on Sunday. the white jackets admitted sick,” he said. “It’s very sus- level of the slime. vealed this week that biol- “It’s sick,” said park advo- that it might be cyanobacte- picious.” Life on Earth would be Photo by Anne-Katrin Titze ogists are testing the scum cate Ed Bahlman. “There’s SHAME ria, a blue-green algae that Since May, the pea soup- unthinkable without algae Prospect Park watchdogs think this thick lake scum to determine the full extent a complete lack of care for can make humans sick and colored substance has grown See LAKE on page 13 is evidence of an ecological disaster. Where’s BeeBop? Missing cat a Facebook sensation NAKED RAMPAGE By Kate Briquelet — turning the search into the latest fe- Here’s the skinny on Ridge’s nude avenger The Brooklyn Paper line whodunit since that cat who was By Dan MacLeod when the then-fully clothed 60-year- Brooklyn Heights residents and cat missing at JFK for two months. “My heart is broken beyond repair,” The Brooklyn Paper WE HAVE PHOTOS! old woman — whose identity was not ladies of the Internet want to know: said Sheehan, a legal secretary who A deranged woman ransacked a SEE PAGE 13 released — entered Dragon China Where is BeeBop? moved to Maine over the summer to Chinese restaurant, stripped down between 79th and 80th streets and
The skittish tuxedo cat ran away from care for a sick relative. “But I can’t just Photo by Cathy Sheehan to her birthday suit, and literally of onlookers before cops finally demanded free food after seeing the his home on Columbia Place in June, give up. This is a cat neighborhood and BeeBop, the feisty cat from stopped traffic on Third Avenue ended the freak show. word “free” on the take-out menu. but owner Cathy Sheehan and her 1,300 somebody took him in.” Brooklyn Heights that went miss- last Thursday, drawing hundreds The trouble started at around 3 pm See NAKED on page 13 Facebook supporters aren’t giving up See CAT on page 12 ing over Fourth of July weekend. ‘Occupiers’ fan out across boro By Eli Rosenberg plaining that the bank got a sweet- The Brooklyn Paper heart tax subsidy deal, but the The Occupy Wall Street move- main target of the anger was Bruce ment finally took on a Brooklyn Ratner’s heavily subsidized Atlan- accent on Saturday, with protest- tic Yards project, which was ap- ers decrying “crony capitalism” proved by a se-
at several con- cretive state Photo by Elizabeth Graham troversial sites panel in late Protesters hit several Downtown sites on Saturday. — rallying OCCUPATION 2006 without going through most heatedly from skeletal, half-built Barclays Authority for far less than they at a spot that GETS ITS the city’s nor- Center, the under-construction, were worth , then button-holed many call the OWN ALE mal public re- ultimate sym- view process. 19,000-seat basketball arena. the same politicians to greenlight bol of corpo- SEE PAGE 5 “There is no Goldstein and others — who massive subsidies for the project lost their years-long battle with — which is currently stalled be- Photo by Stefano Giovannini rate control of greater monu- democracy, the Atlantic Yards ment to crony capi- Ratner and the state — continue cause of the slack economy. megadevelopment. talism in all of Brooklyn than At- to complain that the developer For a movement that’s been Occupy Brooklyn protest- lantic Yards,” Daniel Goldstein, used his connections in govern- criticized for a lack of specific and Down, boy ers started their march at the JP the founder of Develop Don’t De- ment to buy the air rights for his tangible ideas, Occupy Brook- World hot dog eating-champion Joey Chestnut gets some competition from Chloe, who Morgan Chase complex in Down- stroy Brooklyn, yelled when the proposed mega-development from lyn’s marchers came fully armed won top prize in the “hottest dog” contest at the new PetSmart in Carroll Gardens. town’s Metrotech Center, com- march stopped across the street the Metropolitan Transportation See OWS on page 5
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The 100-year-old water- Even neighborhood celeb- WE’RE BUYING! rities, including Councilman Merchants want new tax ing hole, known for inex- TOP DOLLAR PAID ON THE SPOT Steve Levin (D–Williams- pensive beers and margar- to keep the avenue clean burg) and Brooklyn Kickball itas strong enough to turn League Commissioner Kevin boys into men, failed an in- By Natalie O’Neill RAISE A GLASS: Anna Feagan and Drew Willard Dailey visited the bar during spection after mice droppings are clearly happy that the Turkey’s Nest bar, on its grand reopening. The Brooklyn Paper and poorly installed plumb- Seventh Avenue business owners are moving ahead with Bedford Avenue, has reopened. “This place is a corner- ing were allegedly found. stone of the neighborhood a plan to levy a new tax to clean up Park Slope’s main shop- The Department of ping strip after city officials failed to properly do the job. move pipes and wiring, caulk “I tried to go here four and it should remain open Health issued a $2,000 fine as long as Brooklyn itself,” Dozens of business owners will set up a Business and closed the bar, forcing the walls, give the floors an times over the past week — Improvement District board this week — the first step aggressive wipe-down, and it was shuttered,” said Wil- said Dailey. “People took it to lose thousands of dol- it for granted, but hope- in creating such a district to impose a tax on building lars more during the New take out coin-operated ma- liamsburg resident Drew Mil- owners to supplement declining city services such as fully they won’t anymore, York City Marathon, typi- chines that attracted the al- liard, one of the first people and now they’ll be thank- trash pick-ups and, possibly, security . cally one of its busiest days leged mice. to get a drink when the Nest After the board is formed, half of all building own- ful for it.” of the year . It’s not exactly spotless — reopened last Wednesday. Turkey’s Nest [94 Bed- ers along a yet-to-be determined geographical stretch But the bar’s crack staff but neighborhood drinkers With the margarita ma- between Flatbush and Prospect avenues must agree to a ford Ave. at N. 12th Street s 'OLD s 3ILVER s 0LATINUM s $IAMONDS worked around the clock are relieved to have their old chine still out, the crowd tax levy of roughly $300 per storefront per year. in Williamsburg, (718) 384- s #OINS s %STATE *EWELRY for the next nine days to re- Those who object can fill out a city form and file joint back. mostly stuck with 32-ounce 9774]. it with the city clerk, but few business owners in Park Slope are expected to do so. “There’s a lot to gain from the pooling of resources WINDSOR TERRACE and the amount of money it generates,” said Mitch Sz- picek of the Park Slope Chamber of Commerce, which It’s so easy to convert your unwanted gold will meet to form the BID board. jewelry and other gold items into quick cash. The push comes five months after elected officials Call us toady for and appointment or come in chose not to renew a contract with a non-profit that hires Subway riders get F-d again and we will buy your items on the spot. homeless men to collect street trash. Critics say that the existence of such a program revealed the dirty secret of By Colin Mixson cess the skipped stations, evated F and G lines be- city services: their quality is declining. The Brooklyn Paper customers will have to dou- tween Fourth Avenue and JEWELS BY SATNICK Indeed, trash collection has not proven to be frequent Thousands of F- and G- ble-back. Carroll Street. 187 State St. (between Court & Boerum) enough to keep the restaurant- and retail-lined street line commuters in Windsor The outage will last un- That work includes a com- clean — and trashcans have been overflowing. Terrace found new way to til the spring. plete shutdown of the line in 718-852-1421 Since business improvement districts became legal in get home starting on Mon- “It’s an inconvenience to both directions this weekend Open Tues-Fri 10am-6:30pm, Sat 11am-5pm the early 1980s, more than five dozen BIDs have been day when some service was people and it’s definitely go- and next — though shuttle created in middle- to upper-middle-class neighborhoods License #1272660 eliminated to the 15th Street ing to affect peoples qual- buses will be provided. all over the city. They generate $100 million in supple- and Fort Hamilton Parkway ity of life,” said Gary Reilly, Brownstone Brooklynites mental taxes — money that is not subject to the same a member of the Commu- are used to regular inconve- public review as other taxes. stations. nity Board 6 Transportation nience — and are, generally, Once a BID is formed, owners of all the 350 store- The Metropolitan Trans- fronts along Seventh Avenue in Park Slope would need portation Authority has tem- Committee. “If the MTA had OK with it, Reilly said. porarily eliminated Coney File photo Callan by Tom some better resources, they “This project needs to get to pay the tax — and some merchants claim they don’t Big changes coming for FREE get enough bang for their buck. Island- and Church Avenue- could provide a shuttle bus done,” he said. “When all is bound service at the stations, Windsor Terrace users to replace the services that said and done, not only will But Fifth Avenue — which became a more popular shop- of the G and F trains. ping destination after the BID was formed — is an example affecting about 11,000 com- were lost.” it be safer, but with modern- HEALTH of the way Seventh Avenue could benefit, said Ken Free- muters per day. The work is part of the ized tracks and signalling, it man, president of the Park Slope Civic Council. The service cuts will allow The outbound F and G $275.5-million restoration will ultimately provide the “Some building owners think, ‘More tax? What I am MTA contractors to replace trains will skip the sta- of the 80-year-old Culver infrastructure for a possible EXAM I getting for that?’ ” he said.“But we desperately need it tracks, signals and switches tions on the express track Viaduct, an engineering return of express service in — city services aren’t always enough.” on the aging line. to Church Avenue. To ac- marvel that carries the el- the future.” for all new patients! COLUMBIA STREET
over, before restaurants PARK SLOPE popped up and before IKEA opened a mile away. VETERINARY CENTER So long, Sokol Bros. His business stayed strong even as trendy shops opened We have pets available for adoption! and closed around him, in Got a good home? Give us a call! Old furniture store sells to developer part because his store felt like a throwback to another era By Natalie O’Neill week, ditching with friendly faces. “It was Dr. Yvonne Szacki The Brooklyn Paper the sofa-sling- a ma and pa institution,” said Dr. Beth Balsam The owner of a sprawl- ing trade to Changing nearby resident Brian Mc- ing, family-owned furniture “retire and do a Cormick. -EDICINE s 3URGERY store has closed shop after 62 little world trav- Brooklyn Officials at Columbia $ENTAL s -ICROCHIP eling.” years in the Columbia Wa- Street Development did not /N 3ITE ,AB s $IGITAL 8 2AY terfront District — leaving a “It’s just time Oct. 31. The sale is one hint return calls, but McCormick to go,” he said, noting he has Madison Avenue-based real that the neighborhood’s slow Photo by Bess Adler said he hoped that the new TH !VENUE watched the rapidly gentri- estate company in charge of gentrification is beginning Michael Sokal has closed his Sokal Bros. Furniture owners fill the space with a (at 19th Street) the half-block-sized, multi- fying area morph from nice to yield glitzier retail shops store on Columbia Street. It will become a high- “destination” spot to drive million-dollar slab of real into gritty — and then back end condo. folks to the neighborhood, 718-369-PETS again. and housing. estate. which has also recently seen Mon to Fri - 9am to 7pm Michael Sokol — who ran Sokol sold the property Sokol’s father opened the a surge in creative types. “It’s Sokol Brothers Furniture on to Columbia Street Devel- store — which showcased an- color television was invented Sokol took over the busi- comforting to see storefronts Sat - 9am to 2pm the Columbia Street between opment LLC, a Manhattan- tique rocking chairs, cozy and not long after Brooklyn- ness in the mid-1970s — be- that you’re used to,” he said. President and Carroll streets based real-estate investment couches and sleek wooden Queens Expressway sprouted fore the artists moved in, be- “But this is part of another PARKSLOPEVETERINARYCENTERCOM — sold the building last company for $3.3 million on desks — the year that the a couple blocks away. fore the brownstoners took wave.” 3HOP &OR 4HE (OLIDAYS Why Let the Billionaires Have all the Fun? And receive a FREE $25.00 credit from American Express
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The victim said she Richards Street side of the on Nov. 7 when he tried to A thief got close to $10,000 perp, who had been follow- The cyclist told police that was near Adams Street at 10 park at 1:30 pm when the retrieve a stolen bicycle. and plenty of high-tech good- ing her, snatched the diamond- she was riding down the bike pm when the thieves punched thieves — sporting red and The victim told police that ies after breaking into a Car- encrusted, $5,000 chain, then .EW -ACS ARE ALWAYS ON SALE IN "ROOKLYN path toward Driggs Avenue her in the face and grabbed black scarves to cover their he was near Washington Ave- roll Street home overnight ran down 71st Street. at 12:25 am when the perp the phone. ugly pugs — approached, nue at 6:15 pm when the thugs on Nov. 8. Clubbed! rode up to her, pushed her Chain ganged flashed their weapon and ran stabbed him multiple times The victim told cops that Thieves busted into a The Mac to the ground, and stated, she left the house, which is Three thieves stole a off with a $1,400 camera and on his upper body — send- 62nd Street Norwegian “Stop, don’t scream, give a $2,500 camera lens. ing him to Brooklyn Hospi- between Third and Fourth av- sporting club on Nov. 10 $1,400 Gucci necklace at enues, at around 7:30 pm, and me your bag.” the Borough Hall subway iPhone jack tal for stitches. and made off with $100 Support Store She struggled with the perp, returned just after midnight station on Nov. 1. A thief knocked down and Jumped the gun from the register. but he gave up and made a get- to find that a thief had entered The owner told cops that Authorized Reseller The victim said that he was robbed a 37-year-old man for A trio of young bandits at- through a window. away on the ramp toward Man- inside the Joralemon Street employees closed the club be- Authorized Service Provider hattan on his own bike. his iPhone during a furious tacked two teens on S. Ox- Closer inspection re- station at 6:50 pm when one Nov. 7 exchange on Warren ford Street on Nov. 7 — sim- tween Eighth and Ninth ave- vealed that he had taken nues at around 4 am. When he NEW MACS s USED MACS s UPGRADES s BACKUP DRIVES iStolen of the men yanked the chain Street. The victim was be- ulating a pistol and fleeing $9,000, assorted jewelry A thief snatched an iP- from his neck. tween Henry and Clinton with a cellphone. returned five hours later, he I0HONE CASES s LAPTOP CASES s BATTERIES s KEYBOARDS plus three computers and a discovered that the air con- MICE s PRINTERS s CABLES s SPEAKERS s HEADPHONES hone from a woman on the — Daniel Bush streets at 8:30 pm when the The victims told police digital camera. J train at Marcy Avenue on thug barreled into him — that they were near Hanson ditioner had been pushed in, CAMERAS s ADAPTERS s MICROPHONES s SOFTWARE — Gersh Kuntzman and cash was missing from Nov. 9. 76TH PRECINCT knocking the smartphone Place at 6:15 pm when the de- SECURITY LOCKS s SURGE PROTECTORS s KEYBOARD COVERS The victim told police that out of his prey’s hand. vious crew surrounded them. the register. Carroll Gardens-Cobble 94TH PRECINCT she was surfing the web on — Thomas Tracy One of them asked, “What — Dan MacLeod 718-312-8341 her phone at 10:30 am when Hill–Red Hook are you doing?” and another Greenpoint–Northside 168 7th St & 3rd Ave the perp grabbed her phone Hook renegades 88TH PRECINCT barked, “I have a gun. Give iSnatch 77TH PRECINCT from her hands and scratched Gunmen robbed a 21-year- me what you got!” A thief on a bicycle stole macsupportstore.com Fort Greene–Clinton Hill Prospect Heights her face.He ran off the train old in Coffey Park on Nov. 12 They f led with a Samsung a woman’s iPhone on Roe- i-Had [email protected] into the station and down to — taking thousands of dol- Subway slash phone. Police are seeking 17- bling Street on Nov. 9. Broadway. — Aaron Short lars in camera equipment. Two thugs attacked a man and 18-year-old suspects. The victim told the police A jerk stole an iPad from on a Manhattan-bound C that she was near N. Fifth a bar on Vanderbilt Avenue Laptop swipe on Nov. 12. train on Nov. 12 — sending Some goon lifted a lap- Street at 6:45 pm when the the straphanger to the hospi- perp rode up behind her, The 23-year-old victim top and camera from a Van- told cops that she left the so- tal for staples and stitches. derbilt Avenue contractor on snatched her phone from The 28-year-old victim her hand, and fled. called “God tablet” on a table Serving the Special Needs of Nov. 4. at Plan B, between Prospect told cops that the train was An employee told police Purse threat near the Clinton-Washing- and Sterling places at 12:30 am that he left the building near A thief stole a woman’s purse NY’s Developmentally Disabled ton station at 11:45 pm when — when the perp grabbed the Fulton Street for the weekend on Nov. 7 on Kent Ave. one of the goons approached shiny device and fled. at 5 pm. 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Cops say that the derelict — Aaron Short merchandise from the store - Current Capacity of 40 individuals duo — both described as 25- Park Slope between Prospect Place and years-old and about 6-foot-1 Flatbushed St. Marks Avenue, including — may have been members 68TH PRECINCT s 2ESIDENTIAL (ABILITATION AT (OME Thieves ambushed a a gold belt and a Fendi bag of the Crips. - Allows members to remain as part of family unit woman on Flatbush Ave- Bay Ridge–Dyker around 3:30 pm. 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THEATER Hi, ‘Five’! Get ready to party like it’s 1599! Shakespeare wrote four plays in that produc- tive year — and the Irondale Ensemble Project will stage them all during its two-year “1599 Proj- ect,” starting with “Henry V” on Nov. 22. The other plays — “Julius Caesar,” “As You Like It,” and “Hamlet” — are all good, of course, but “Henry V” is espe- cially timely, even 400 years later. “ ‘Henry V’ focuses on the effects of war on Photo by Gerry Goodstein warriors and leaders,” ex- plained Irondale Executive Director Terry Greiss, who will also act in the show. “We are living in a very politically fervent time, and there are many analogies to be made with these productions.” (718) 260-2500 November 18–24, 2011 “Henry V” at Irondale Ensemble Project [85 The Brooklyn Paper’s essential guide to the Borough of Kings S. Oxford St. between Lafayette Avenue and Hanson Place in Fort Greene, (718) 488-9233]. Nov. 22-Dec. 10 (no show on Thanksgiving). $35 ($10 for Nov. 22 and Nov. 23 shows). For info, visit www.irondale.org. — Juliet Linderman Spirit in EVENT Down under Want to explore the depths of the sewer system, abandoned subway tunnels or a con- demned mental institution — without getting dirty, injured, or arrested? Head to Union Docs in Williamsburg on the sky Nov. 20 for a multi-media presentation on — you guessed it! — the geography and history of New York’s hidden A steel shed in Williamsburg is treasures. “New York is end- lessly fascinating to explore,” said photog- Brooklyn’s latest craft distillery rapher and documentar- ian Nathan Kensinger, who has documented
By Aaron Short Photo by Aaron Short The Brooklyn Paper his own five-borough adventures in photo essays that he will screen he spirit is risen — at the event. “There are so many layers and se- and now you can crets; you could explore for decades — a whole T taste it. lifetime — and still not know it all.” The gin has begun to The discussion will also feature four “street flow at the New York historians”: writer Kevin Walsh, who runs the Distilling Company website, Forgotten NY ; film location scout Nick in Williamsburg this Carr; co-founder of historical tour company Ur- week — pleasing cock- ban Oyster, Cindy Vanden Bosch; and Moses tail nerds and gin lovers Gates, who is currently climbing every bridge, throughout the city. visiting every abandoned subway station and Former Brooklyn walking all 2,217 census tracts in the city. Brewery co-founder “Block by Block: New York Street Histori- Tom Potter, who helped ans” at Union Docs [322 Union Ave. between turn a fledgling craft Maujer and Ten Eyck streets in Williamsburg, brewer into one of the (718) 395-7902], Nov. 20, 7 pm, $9 suggested 20 largest beer makers donation. For info, visit www.uniondocs.org. in the country, joined — Juliet Linderman former Slow Food USA chairman Allen Katz to build a gin and whiskey distillery from scratch in CULTURE foodie Brooklyn. They found a bare bones corrugated steel shed on Leonard Street last year whose renova- Art pumping tions left them neither shaken nor stirred. Forget the gym! This weekend, work up a “Before we got here sweat at a Boerum Hill art gallery. the building had no wa- Kiwi Sweat, an aerobics program that of- ter, sewers, plumbing, fers fitness classes in unusual locations, is tak- gas, and electricity — ing over Invisible Dog on Bergen Street from it was exactly what we Nov. 17–20. wanted,” said Potter. It’s part normal ex- “Today, this is one of the ercise class — with 40 best laid-out distilleries spinning bikes — and in the East Coast.” part adventure. On Wednesday, Pot- “We’re giving peo- ter and Katz began dis- ple a chance to dis- cover new parts of the
tilling the first batch of Drink it in: (Clockwise from top) Nate Dumas and New York Distill- Photo by Kate Briquelet gin in a hand-hammered ing Company co-owner Tom Potter will make two kinds of gin at their city and get out of their copper still imported shiny new Williamsburg facility. The big still is German made and gor- comfort zone,” said Alicia Thomas, one of the program’s founders. “So many times we get from Germany. geous — but what comes out of it is even better. Afterwards, only the It takes about eight stuck in our own routines. This makes it an
best of the booze is bottled. Photos by Stefano Giovannini hours to make drinkable event rather than a boring workout.” gin in the warehouse’s If Crunch or Equinox isn’t your scene, try stills — but it can take as long as cus and elderberry flavors. Each from other distilleries from Brook- out these pay-per-class gatherings — in lo- a week for the flavors of the ma- bottle should cost about $34. lyn and beyond so you can per- cations that are kept secret until a few weeks ture gin to come together. And Neighborhood mixologists are form your own taste test. That’s the spirit before the workouts begin. rye whiskey can age as long as already salivating. But Dumas prefers the stron- Thomas and her partner, Pam Graf, are al- six months to two years. “We get excited about overproof ger stuff if you ask him. So what, old chap, is gin? resulting steam recondenses as ways on the lookout for inspiring spaces in “The key behind distilling is spirit — they’re great to work with “I want things to be upward of Simply put, gin, like all alco- a booze that’s 40- to 50-percent Brooklyn to host their beginner and expert that the alcoholic vapors come into in our drinks,” said Dram’s Tom 50-percent alcohol; if you use 40 holic beverages, is boiled yeast alcohol. indoor cycling classes. contact with the copper, which Chadwick. “There isn’t really percent, it can taste watered down excrement. Juniper is essential, but gin They’ve already set up in a DUMBO ware- mellows its taste,” said Potter. much 114-proof gin on the mar- or insipid when you mix ingredi- Gin generally starts out as makers typically add in all manner house and at Chelsea Market in Manhattan, This year, Potter and Katz are ket. I can’t wait to try it.” ents,” said Dumas. “But if you use wheat, which is ground up, mixed of “botanicals,” including orange where they held a “midnight ride” replete with focused on churning out two types And just after Thanksgiving the a stronger proof, it stands up to with water and heated to release peel, anise, and other herbals to explicit, raunchy jams. of gin: “Perry’s Tot,” a 114-proof distillery’s bar, The Shanty, will the shaking and stirring.” the sugar. That’s where the yeast flavor the resulting distillate. “We don’t lean on the Top 40,” Graf said. juniper juggernaut with a touch offer both gins in an array of classic Now that’s the can-do spirit! comes in — it digests all the sugar New York Distilling Company “We’re pushing the envelope.” of wild honey that stands up to and experimental cocktails. The Shanty Bar and the New and poops out alcohol at about will use cardamom, orange, lemon, Kiwi Sweat at Invisible Dog [51 Bergen St. bold ingredients in mixed drinks; Shanty manager Nate Dumas York Distilling Company [405 the strength of beer. hibiscus, and elderberry as botani- between Smith and Court streets in Boerum and “Dorothy Parker,” a fruitier will be serving up martinis, sazer- Leonard St. at Richardson Street That brew is f lavored with ju- cals to complement the distinctive Hill, (646) 494-7905], Nov. 17-20. Classes are 85-proof gin that has hints of acs, gin and tonics, and rye drinks in Williamsburg, (718) 473-2955]. niper berries and then boiled. The juniper. — Aaron Short $27 ($20 if you bring a friend). For info, visit lemon, orange, cardamom, hibis- — using housemade gins and those For info, visit www.nydistilling.com. www.kiwisweat.com. — Kate Briquelet
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Live Music A Muppet shindig Friday & Saturday A Park Slope bar celebrates Henson’s creations $5 MARGARITAS By Juliet Linderman ite that has endured the test of time. with this ad The Brooklyn Paper EVENT “Muppets are hilariously funny and incredibly inventive — and the fact that ALL NIGHT LONG The Muppet Vault at Union Hall he new star-studded Muppet movie [702 Union St. between Fifth and Muppets are so old means the people is getting a ton of buzz, but you Sixth avenues in Park Slope, (718) who loved them as kids now love them as don’t have to wait until its holi- 638-4400], Nov, 20, 2 pm, $8. For adults,” said Hennes, who also co-writes T info, visit www.unionhallny.com. day-season release to get your anthro- the definitive Muppet fansite, Toughpigs. Best pomorphic animal fix. com “We cater to adult-aged fans.” Head to Union Hall in Park Slope 1979 Muppet television special, “The Yes, there are screenings, contests, Margarita on Nov. 20 for the latest installment of Muppets Go Hollywood,” which fol- trivia, prizes and sing-alongs — but monthly Muppet mash-up party, “The lows the fuzzy felt-covered cast down there are also Muppet-themed cocktails Muppet Vault,” where Henson-obsessed the red carpet at the premiere of their that are definitely not for kids. in duo Joe Hennes and Ryan Roe screen first film, “The Muppet Movie.” “There’s something that’s very fun about rare, and often ancient, footage from “What’s not to love about Muppets?” turning TV into a social party,” said Jerm Brooklyn! Courtesy of Joe Hennes the beloved series. asked Hennes, clearly rhetorically. He Pollet, founder of Secret Formula Produc- Tickle me: Joe Hennes and Ryan Roe cozy up to The theme of this month’s event is, and Roe launched “The Muppet Vault” tions, who co-produces the show. “And this Elmo. And next week, the duo will celebrate the aptly, “A Very Muppet Comeback,” and program almost two years ago at the Bell show, especially, is so mythological — the Muppets at the Bell House. will feature a screening of little-known House to pay homage to a childhood favor- Muppets are gods of the universe.”
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here can you find 1950s pastry cutters, W a mouthwash invented for Louis XV, or eardrops for dogs made by Italian nuns? Dry Goods, a tiny general store and apothecary that opened this month on At- lantic Avenue, is filling your need for heirloom-quality gifts made from their origi- Photo by Elizabeth Graham nal molds and formulas. Got the goods: Employee Stella St. Clair shows “These are classic, beau- off the retro, old-fashioned wares at Dry Goods, a tiful things you could pass down to your kids,” said shop throwback shop on Atlantic Avenue. owner and fashion designer Carla Brookoff. “They’re still in Paris, Swedish soaps she U.K.-based Merchant & Mills being made in same facto- brought back from Amster- and Mayron’s Goods all-nat- ries that have been making dam, and Tala-brand baking ural diaper cream from Penn- them for generations.” wares from England — her sylvania. The shop near Hoyt English mother-in-law gave “I’m always on the look- Street has walls lined with her a Tala measuring cup from out for things you don’t have venue old wooden cabinets filled when she first got married. to hide away,” Brookoff said. with egg white soap from Then there are items “Living in New York, so th Belgium, durable American- Brookoff has collected for much stuff has to be out rt made Thermoses by Stan- years, including century-old on display because we don’t ley, and Pendleton wool cast-iron animals in the form have room. We want you to ASupplies blankets. of doorstops, banks and nut- find things that are beautiful 7 Named Dry Goods after the crackers. and enrich your life and the 18th-century term for textiles “They are for sale but tasks you have to do.” 376 and non-perishables, the shop they are hard to part with Dry Goods [362 Atlantic Supplies for 7th Ave. is curated based on treasures — I’m not going to lie to Ave. between Hoyt and (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) that Brookoff finds in her trav- you,” Brookoff said. Bond streets in Boerum the Fine Artist, els and at flea markets. New companies with Graphic Artist, Hill, (718) 403-0090]. For Student Breuckelen Distilling Company [77 19th St. near Third Avenue in Sunset Park, For instance, there’s the retro-style packaging are also info, visit www.drygood- and Children 369-4969 (347) 725-4985]. Open Saturdays, noon–6 pm. For info, visit www.brkgin.com. disposable gingham napkins part of the nostalgic mix, with sny.com or contact dry- on a roll that she picked up needles and notions from the [email protected].
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ora of side dishes like stuff- ing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casse- role with the canned onions on the top, corn on the cob, and so on (and who could forget her tube of cranberry Our meal call “sauce”?). After the feast, my un- cles usually fall asleep on Chef offers a full Thanksgiving meal the couch from a tryptophan overdose. Three hours later, my aunt serves the stuffed ar- Prime Time tichokes and we devour them. By Joe Raiola They are a real treat because this is the only time of year she makes them. hanksgiving is one of my And, of course, there’s tur- favorites because it is a key and stuffing sandwiches T holiday that all Ameri- the next day. cans can enjoy no matter what Now that I am older and their religious background or have a beautiful family of my where they are from. own, I do the cooking at my I used to get together with mother-in-law’s house. There my family every Thanksgiv- are not as many of us, but the ing at my aunt’s house back in company is just as good and the old country, Staten Island. the food (sorry Aunt Franny) We usually gather around 1 pm is better because I am now in and the grazing starts around charge of the dinner. 2:30 after a few glasses of wine Want to live like I do? Fol- and some appetizers, such as low these recipes for the juici- stuffed mushrooms and per- est turkey and most-delicious haps a salad. Bird man of Downtown: Joe Raiola, the chef at stuffing you have ever (and At my Aunt Fran’s, the Morton’s, has done it again. Follow his recipe for cranberry sauce that doesn’t turkey is the main attrac- turkey and you’ll be brining, roasting and devouring come from a can). Happy tion, surrounded by a pleth- in no time! Thanksgiving, everyone.
Herb Roasted Turkey with Smoked Chicken and Apple Cornbread Stuffing Yields: eight servings FOR THE TURKEY getting as much as you can under chicken stock, sausage, and veg- Table salt for the brine the skin. Use any leftover butter etables. Very gently fold everything Water for the brine inside the cavity and over the top together (it’s OK if the cornbread 6 bay leaves of the turkey. Use the stems from falls apart). Melt the butter and 1 12-14 pound turkey fresh or the fresh herbs and stuff them in- add it to the mixture. If it looks defrosted. side the cavity of the turkey as well dry, you can add more stock. Put 12 ounces unsalted butter, room the mixture in a greased pan and temperature as the orange. 1 tbls. fresh sage leaves Using butchers twine, tie the tur- refrigerate overnight. chopped, save the stems key legs close to the body. Refrig- Take the stuffing out of the fridge 2 tbls. Italian parsley leaves, erate overnight. an hour before baking in a 375-de- chopped, save the stems On Thanksgiving Day, preheat gree oven for 45 minutes. Finish 2 tbls. fresh thyme, chopped, your oven to 350 degrees and re- by uncovering and baking for an- save the stems move the turkey from the fridge. other 15 minutes. 2 tbls. fresh rosemary, save the Roast the turkey on a wire rack in a stems large roasting pan for three-and-a- FOR THE CRANBERRY SAUCE 1 tbls. black pepper half hours, basting it every 20 min- 2 tsp. salt 12 ounces fresh cranberries 1 orange, quartered utes. Then, turn the oven up to 500 2 bay leaves Two days before Thanksgiving, degrees and roast for another 30 2 whole star anise rinse the turkey thoroughly and pull minutes without basting. 3 ounces brown sugar out any undesirable parts such as the Remove and place the turkey on 1 cup orange juice neck and anything else the butcher the table to rest for about an hour 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon In a medium sauce pan, add all thought you may have wanted. I like before you carve. Take the juice from the ingredients together. Simmer for to cut off the wing tips as well. Pat the pan and put it in a container and about 15 minutes or until the cran- dry and put back in the fridge. In cool it (and don’t wash the pan!). berries start to become soft. That’s a large pot, put two gallons of wa- We will use both the pan and the it! Simple! ter, five tablespoons of table salt juices for the gravy. and the bay leaves and bring it to a boil. Then put than in the fridge FOR THE STUFFING FOR THE GRAVY till it’s cool. 1-1/2 cups celery, medium dice 4 tbls. flour Now place the turkey in a large 1-1/2 cups white onion, medium 2 tbls. turkey fat pot or bucket and add the liquid to dice 1 cup turkey “jelly” the turkey just enough to cover it, 1-1/2 cups white mushrooms, 3 sups of water put it back in the fridge. Voila! You quartered Take the turkey dripping out of are brining! The salt in the mixture 1 cup carrots, small dice the fridge. Take about two table- is going to break down the proteins 1 pound smoked chicken and spoons of fat and add it to the roast- apple sausage, medium dice in the turkey and make it very ten- ing pan. Throw the rest out. Put the 2 tbls. canola oil roasting pan directly over a burner der. It also seasons it at the same 1 tbls. fresh thyme, chopped time. on medium heat and add the flour 2 tbls. fresh sage, chopped to the pan with the grease. Let that One day before Thanksgiving, 2 tbls. Italian parsley, chopped take your turkey out of the brine 3 pounds cornbread, diced cook about a minute then add the and pat it dry. Meanwhile, in a small 3 cups quality chicken stock turkey jelly and about two cups of bowl, mix the butter, fresh herbs, 6 ounces unsalted butter water. Strain the sauce through a salt and pepper. With a small knife, Sauté the first four ingredients fine mesh strainer and serve! make a one-inch hole in the inside of over medium heat with about a ta- Happy holidays. both the thighs, next to the breast. blespoon of oil until soft but not Joe Raiola is the executive chef Then use your hands to separate mushy. In a separate sauté pan, at Morton’s The Steakhouse [339 WE’LL HELP YOU SAVE the skin from the breast as far back brown the chicken sausage over Adams St. between Willoughby and as you can. Work the butter mix- medium-high heat. In a big bowl, Tillary streets in Downtown, (718) ture between the skin and the meat, add the cornbread, fresh herbs 596-2700].
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It’d be of Facebook fans, psychics and ber of the Brooklyn Bridge An- problem is that Cathy has to nice to think so, but when BeeBop, a feisty feral tom a pet detective. imal Welfare Coalition, said depend on the kindness of it comes to my kids, I re- who loves bacon, went missing The cat was successfully that male cats tend to wander strangers to help her.” on June 28 after a mover left ally believe it’s about being retrieved. in a 10-block radius. Anyone with information the door open. A few days later, a parent. In Sheehan’s case, the prog- She plans to visit a local on BeeBop should contact he was found at the Heights Apologizing is an ac- nosticators are optimistic about construction site where sev- Sheehan at (917) 837-6899 Players community theater on knowledgement, clearly the 2-year-old tabby, saying he eral people have sighted a or visit www.facebook.com/ Willow Place. A member of and in all capital letters, is still in the area. black cat, bringing her secret whereisbeebop. There’s a the troupe kept the cat there for that I have failed at some- “I don’t want to have a weapons for trapping: sar- several days, but before Shee- $325 reward for his safe re- thing, screwed up, that I’m thousand crazy cat ladies dines and fried chicken. turn — no questions asked. not perfect. han could retrieve her beloved, walking around Brooklyn One good defense is to someone else freed the cat so Heights screaming for him, DAY SCHOOL, INC. blame someone else for my that he wouldn’t urinate on the but people want to keep the shortcomings. I remem- costumes. momentum going,” Shee- A fully licensed and certified preschool ber a moment in the car, a Ever since, Sheehan has han said. tirelessly posted “Missing” ads DOG... few years ago, my younger The psychic told Sheehan on Craigslist for her neutered that BeeBop was likely be- 2-4 year old programs 2, 3, 4 or 5 mornings, daughter and I started argu- Continued from page 1 Bednarska said she’s con- ing when I asked her to do pet, who is black with a white ing cared for by a local fam- your pet.” sidering a lawsuit if the owner Licensed teachers afternoons or full days something — I can’t even re- belly and a white chin with a ily, and has divulged several X-rays revealed that Tali’s is found but does not offer Optimal educational equipment Spacious Classrooms member what it was about. I black nose and black spot on possible addresses. In each leg was broken in two places. any money. the right side of his face. got frustrated and felt trapped case, Sheehan’s cat-loving The vet said that $3,000 in She might have a case. Exclusive outdoor facilities Enriched Curriculum She has also consulted with friends have showed up un- and tense and I just needed surgery might be needed. The “Pets are property, and like Indoor Gym facilities Caring, loving environment her to cooperate. Well, I pet psychics and enlisted lo- announced at the addresses, cars, they are subject to the lost it. I really screamed at cals to circulate fliers — many causing some neighbors to first vet visit alone cost the Prospect Lefferts Gardens control and liability of their her and she looked at me, of which were mysteriously misinterpret all the concern owners,” said civil attorney Call: 230-5255 frightened, and started to torn down. about BeeBop as some kind resident $720. Morgan Smith. cry. The first words out of Sheehan and her search of weird cat-thieving ring. Later, Bednarska posted Contact Kasia Bednar- 763 President St. (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) my mouth were, “I’m sorry, team believes that BeeBop “It’s amazing to have so fliers inside the park, as well ska at (917) 288-1164 with but you were making me…” is the next Jack the Cat, the much effort in the neighbor- as an ad on Craigslist recount- any information about the That was no apology, I was mouser that became an inter- hood for one cat,” said Heights ing the dog-on-dog crime. doggie debacle.
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Continued from page 1 though, she said there’s “She asked the cashier, “She was prancing — oxygen-producing or- no reason for alarm. ‘Everything is for free?’ ” around,” said a witness, who ganisms ranging from “It’s just scum in a pond,” said the restaurant’s owner, would only be identified as single-celled bacteria to she said. “It’s natural.” Dajo Zhao. Jessica. “At first it was funny, more-sophisticated life Prospect Park Alliance Zhao said that the ca- but then it got scary.” forms such as seaweed. spokesman Paul Nelson shier explained that not ev- The scene drew roughly But too much of even a added the group has been erything was free — but that 300 onlookers, who snapped good thing, or even a lit- monitoring levels of the only enraged the woman, who pictures and took video of tle toxic cyanobacteria, can slime for years. “It is not slammed her fingers down on the insanity. Some onlookers cut off oxygen to aquatic a significant threat to public the menu, screaming, “Free, heckled the woman, which life, kill fish and poison safety at this point,” he said. free, free, free!” only seemed to fuel this nude waterfowl. “Nature is not always pretty Attempts to calm the bomb. Algae can also cause hu- and clean and neat.” woman failed. And that’s At one point, she even laid mans skin rashes and respi- Park-goers aren’t taking when the lo mein hit the fan down on the hood of a black ratory problems, according any chances. — literally. convertible, whose driver to the Centers for Disease Satdarshan Khalsa, The unhinged woman be- didn’t know what to do. Control. whose Beagle-mix tried to gan throwing everything she “You just never seen noth- Park Department spokes- hop in the water on Mon- could see, screaming with ing like this. She’s naked as woman Vickie Karp said day, said he now has a new rage and wildly flailing at the day she was born, spread Clancy. talking to herself while walk- that activists were “making rule for his pup. any object in her path. eagle on the car,” said Mi- It might have ended there ing down the street. a tempest out of a teapot,” “She’s not jumping in Her manic tornado moved chael Clancy, who was walk- — after all, how many bottles “She mutters to herself though later admitted that the lake until we get a de- to the back of the restaurant, ing his dog when the woman of Snapple can one restaurant and argues a little, but she agency biologists will test finitive answer [from the where she pushed over equip- began to strip. contain? — but the woman’s seems well taken care of,” the bacteria to determine city],” he said. “We’ll stay A woman took off all of her clothes in the middle of ment, threw food, and even The still-naked woman frenzy sparked a grease fire said Monier. if it’s harmful. For now, away from the water.” punched a chef. made her way back into the that spread quickly. But on Thursday, at least, Third Avenue (left) after trashing a Chinese restau- “This old lady was trash- restaurant, where she be- Eventually, firefighters it was clear that the woman rant in a bizarre rampage last Thursday. (Above) ing the place,” said Noreen gan chuckling Snapple bot- showed up to contain the had snapped, she said. Still nude, she returned to damage the restaurant CALL TO ADVERTISE: (718) 260-4552 Monier, who owns Tops Res- tles and destroying anything blaze. Cops showed up to “She was completely some more, cops said. taurant & Bar Supply on she hadn’t already devas- contain the woman. It took a gone, you could tell,” said Third Avenue between 80th tated. This is the part that few attempts, but the woman Monier. and 81st streets. “I told her was captured so well on You- was eventually corralled in The weird spectacle was to stop and she threw a wa- Tube, though the website re- a blanket and cuffed. the talk of the strip on Mon- termelon at me. She had su- moved the video on Tuesday Cops in the 68th Precinct day, where witnesses were perhuman strength. She said, (and our friends at Brook- did not respond to calls re- still recovering from the Join the thousands of homeowners ‘I’ll stop when I’m good and lynDaily.com didn’t have the questing information about shock. ready.’ ” guts to print the pictures un- what, if anything, the woman “In my 36 years on Third After destroying the tiny censored). was charged with. 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By Continued from page 1 2020, our goal is For complete information, rage at indifference to human go to nyserda.ny.gov/ suffering during the early to nearly triple the years of the AIDS crisis,” residential or call said museum spokeswoman amount of materials we Sally Williams. “We strongly 1-877-NY-SMART. encourage anyone who has concerns about ‘Hide/Seek’ recover through the use of to visit the museum and view it in person.” innovative technologies that Last week, Bishop Nich- * Actual savings may vary based upon efficiency measures selected, olas DiMarzio sent a letter capture more of the value in waste. age of home, appliances, equipment and other factors. to the museum, urging it to A participating contractor can help evaluate potential savings. pull the video from its exhi- bition because of its cruci- ** Financing, energy audits, and workforce development opportunities made available through the Green fixion imagery — just as the To learn more, visit www.thinkgreen.com. Jobs-Green NY Act of 2009. Smithsonian National Por- trait Gallery did when the ex- hibit was presented in Wash- ington last year. Others, including Assem- blywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R–Bay Ridge) and Rep. Mi- RES-HP-adv1-feb11 chael Grimm (R–Bay Ridge), joined the bishop’s call for censoring the artwork. But Wojnarowicz’s allies fought back, slamming the church for taking an “incen- Now at three major locations: diary, radical view” and at- tempting to intimidate the museum. “This is an important museum exhibition about the history of gay artists Downstate and American portraiture, at Central Brooklyn and to focus on this tiny li- tle piece taken out of context Comprehensive and ER care is misguided,” said Wendy Olsoff, owner of the PPOW Gallery, which represents Wojnarowicz’s estate. “The [video] is not about religion, it’s about homosexuality — and the church needs to come Downstate to terms with that.” Before there was a Brooklyn Bridge… at Long Island A parade of public offi- College Hospital cials is also defending the Downstate was improving Brooklyn’s health Comprehensive and ER care museum and its exhibi- tion — including Borough 150 years later, we’ve expanded and we’re President Markowitz and Mayor Bloomberg, whose still providing advanced care to the borough office said the museum’s freedoms should be hon- ored above all else. 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