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BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 834–9350 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2007 WEB EDITION AWP/20 pages • Vol. 30, No. 19 • Saturday, May 12, 2007 • FREE INCLUDING ALL EDITIONS SLOPE OUSTS ARABIC SCHOOL City caves, relocates Gibran Academy to Boerum Hill By Dana Rubinstein Science Exploratory School, a middle one by Alicia Colon that invoked the spec- Park Sloper Steven Rosenberg, who wrote, The Brooklyn Paper school (see page 15). B’HILL REACTS ter of 9-11. “There’s no better way to atomize our cul- Park Slope parents hailed the city’s re- SEE PAGE 15 Colon charged that the city was “bend- ture than to allow each little group to nev- The city has given up its controversial location as a victory over what they re- ing over backwards to appease those sym- er have the need to enter the larger society, plan to squeeze an Arabic language and garded as a top-down and unwise plan, city plan to move another school into its pathetic to individuals who would destroy learn its values, language, etc.” culture middle school into a Park Slope given the limited space of the PS 282 Park Slope building at its March 12 meet- us again.” She asked, “During World War Others were harsher. elementary school, an endeavor that in- building and concerns about mixing ing, and PTA members have been holding II, did we open a German public school to The Department of Education skirted this cited weeks of parental protests over the young children with the teenagers at the protests in front of the school and at the explain the Third Reich?” line of opposition in announcing the school’s school’s limited space and raised ques- Gibran Academy. Department of Education’s Manhattan “How delighted Osama bin Laden and al site change, holding that its decision was tions over the notion of an Arabic school. “We are so glad, so happy,” said Sherry headquarters ever since. Qaeda must have been to hear the news — based on space considerations at PS 282. On Wednesday, the Department of Ed- Rodriguez, who has two children at the While PTA members said their con- that New York City, the site of the worst “We took a look at what impact sharing ucation announced that the Khalil Gibran school, which is on Sixth Avenue and Lin- cerns were limited to the logistical, others terrorist attack in our history, is bowing space would have on both schools and de- Babak Ghahremanpour International Academy would instead be coln Place. “Now we can have all the pro- focused on the propriety of establishing an down in homage to accommodate and per- cided not to move forward,” said Melody Parents at PS 282 in Park Slope blocked a city housed at the Brooklyn High School for grams we need, and we don’t need to mix Arabic school in the first place. haps groom future radicals,” Colon added. Meyer, an Education spokeswoman. She plan to put an Arabic-language middle school the Arts, whose building on Dean Street in pre-K kids with older kids.” The New York Sun ran two harsh Letters critical of the school received by said the decision was made in “consulta- within their elementary school. Boerum Hill also includes the Math and The PTA at PS 282 found out about the columns criticizing the school, including The Brooklyn Paper included one from See SCHOOL on page 15

By any objective standard, a city plan to house an Arabic language and culture middle school within an up-and- coming Park Slope elementary school was badly handled, marked by surprise announcements and poor commu- Timeline of a debacle nication. Here’s how the plan, imposed on a neighborhood known for its multi-cultural ethos, went down in flames.

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BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 834–9350 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2007 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DOWNTOWN EDITION AWP/16 pages • Vol. 30, No. 11 • Saturday, March 17, 2007 • FREE February 12, 2007 INCLUDING DUMBO March 16, 2007 April 24, 2007 April 30, 2007 HOLY WAR Slope parents protest Arabic school plan

By Dana Rubinstein action to combat the plan, and was The Brooklyn Paper set to rally on Friday. “[The Department of Educa- Park Slope parents exploded tion] couldn’t answer any ques- at Department of Education offi- tions at all, [like] who decided on cials who hope to squeeze a new this school, and where the securi- Arabic-language middle school ty will come from,” said Fraser. into the elementary-level PS 282 Her outrage was echoed by Do building on Sixth Avenue. lores Louison. The Department of Education an- The up-and-coming elementary “This is totally unacceptable,” school already houses 600 stu- said Louison. “We fought hard for Dozens of parents protest in front of PS 282, while dents, from pre-K through fifth our science lab, our computer lab, our Daniel Pipes (below), a com- grade, and parents say it can’t music room, our art room. It doesn’t hold many more. New York Sun columnist Alicia Colon argues that the city’s plan for an Arabic- take a rocket scientist to see that this “We’ll lose space, we’ll lose will change things for the worse.” services, and we’ll lose safety,” The PTA has found a champion / Julie Rosenberg said Parent Teacher Association in Councilman David Yassky (D- President Xiomara Fraser, whose Park Slope), who told The Brook- son is a fourth-grader at PS 282. lyn Paper that the plan was “a mis- “We would rather they give us take and would be very harmful to the option of putting our own sixth efforts to help that school grow.” The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn graders back here…if they think The Department of Education Patti Hagan with her beloved pooch, Lady Day. there’s enough space,” added Fras- Web site claims that the school is er. “That creates continuity.” only at 63 percent capacity. Fraser’s concerns were echoed “We wish every new school in by dozens of parents at the March the city could have its own build- 12 PTA meeting, where the city un- ing, but we rarely have the luxury veiled its plan amid widespread in- of sufficient space and money,” dignation that the Khalil Gibran In- said Melody Meyer, an Education nounces plans for the Khalil Gibran ternational Academy hadn’t been Babak Ghahremanpour Department spokeswoman. drafted with any consultation from Parents at PS 282 in Park Slope are hoping to block a city plan to put an Arabic- The school is named for Gibran, the community. language middle school within their elementary school. a beloved Lebanese Christian poet. Gibran Academy principal Debbie Almontaser DOGGONIT! The day after that raucous mentator on radical Islam, says meeting, parents Jennifer Bacon themed school amounts to “bending over backwards to appease those sym- Fossati and Filippo Fossati sent Friends, foes cheer as Hagan’s dog Schools Chancellor Joel Klein a letter complaining that the Arab- turns up after odd disappearance language and culture school would “invade” PS 282 with a Honor program that “is an abdication of By Gersh Kuntzman munity-wide effort to find the pur- — “It’s run by a Bhutanese guy, by the basic principle behind public The Brooklyn Paper loined pup that ended thanks to a the way,” Hagan said — and was education [by setting] up separate hunch by a receptionist at a Fort told that a “strange” woman with Residents of Prospect Heights schools to teach uncritically one Greene animal hospital. gray hair and a dark coat had poked history and one culture.” at the — whether they support the At- The drama began on March 6, her head into the shop demanding to The letter cited a report pub- lantic Yards mega-project or not when Hagan tied up her dog out- know whose dog was tied up out- — were united in their joy at lished on MilitantIslamMonitor.org side New York Naturals on Flat- side. that referred to the Gribran Acad- hearing that Patti Hagan had got- bush Avenue near Bergen Street. “I went next door and talked to emy as a “Jihad school.” ten her dog back. court! Hagan was actually going into a Mike Hussein and he said the The academy, which would be That is, except Bruce Ratner. different store, but wanted Lady to same thing about this lady,” Hagan the city’s first dedicated to Arabic Building to be International Academy, to be locat- But more on that later. be in the sun, not in the cold (re- said. “And the optometrist said he language and culture studies, is be- Lady Day, the peripatetic At- member that, it becomes important saw a woman acting strange.” ing run by Debbie Almontaser, a lantic Yards protester’s 12-year-old Convinced that Lady had been named for Carey tours the building with her PS 282 counterpart later). native of Yemen who is a 15-year in the New York Sun that “Ara- black Lab, had been stolen last Ten minutes later, when Hagan dognapped, Hagan made the rounds veteran of the school system. week, setting into motion a com- returned from photocopying proof the local animal hospitals to get The Gibran school would have By Gersh Kuntzman pathetic to individuals who would destroy us again. ... How delighted Osama test flyers (what else?), Lady was the word out and posted flyers all only a sixth-grade class next year, The Brooklyn Paper nowhere to be found. over the neighborhood (“Lady Day but eventually house 81 students Finally, someone is making She popped her head is very sweet and loves to eat ap- in grades sixth through eight. a federal case out of honoring into New York Naturals See DOGGONE on page 13 The PS 282 PTA has sprung into Hugh Carey. On Tuesday, Rep. Ed Towns (D-Fort Greene) pushed through a bill that would rename (or, more accurately, name) the fed- Is Hepcat eral courthouse on Cadman driving off Plaza East and Tillary Street 7TH AVE EXPRESS “Hugh L. Carey United States Courthouse.” into the Dana Rubinstein SMART Report: One-way streets are speedways The House overwhelmingly

California sun? passed Towns’s bill, which INSET: mom By Christie Rizk Armed with a radar gun, speeds as high as would honor the man who ed somewhere in Brooklyn. Specula- See p. 13 served seven terms in the Con- The Brooklyn Paper activists from Trans- H 40 mph, while on portation Alter- 7T two-way Seventh, gress, the governor who saved and city officials. Almontaser does not speak pub- There is now conclusive AY natives stood -W cars maxed out at New York City from bankruptcy, bic-language instruction is in- E N / Julie Rosenberg; proof that cars have turned on Seventh and O only 20 mph. the Democratic powerbroker bin Laden and Al Qaeda must have been to hear the news — that New York Park Slope’s one-way Eighth H The speed limit who tightened the belt on the Eighth avenues Y 6T Avenue into a mini-speedway, and measured how -WA on both streets state’s profligate spending by City buys lending credibility to residents’ fast cars were going ONE is 30 mph. saying “the days of wine and fears about a proposal to turn on both streets. The gun-on-the- roses are over,” the liberal lion Sixth and Seventh avenues On one-way Eighth, street survey refutes the De- whose greatest regret is that he Paper The Brooklyn land for into one-way streets. cars were clocked at See ONE-WAY on page 15 See CAREY on page 15 The federal courthouse on Tillary Street could be named for Gov. Hugh Carey. Ratner By Ariella Cohen The Brooklyn Paper Love ’em or Lethem Why is Mayor Bloomberg buying land tion ensues as to where the school for developer Bruce Ratner? The City Council was left asking that Boerum Hill’s prodigal son’s new Brooklyn-free novel licly, further alienating the school from the Park question when officials from the city’s Eco- evitably laden with pan-Ara- nomic Development Corporation disclosed By Adam Rathe the new book, “You Don’t Love has built his reputation largely that almost half of the city’s previously an- on books like “Motherless City, the site of the worst terrorist attack in our history, is bowing down in The Brooklyn Paper Me Yet,” which was released on nounced $205-million contribution to At- March 13. Brooklyn” and “Fortress of Soli- lantic Yards would pay for acquiring land It could be seen as a betray- “There was something myste- tude,” both highly praised works within the mega-development’s 22-acre al. Jonathan Lethem, patron rious and really evocative to me that are now standard issue for F footprint. saint of South Brooklyn’s about that part of LA — Silver train riders. That’s quite a bur- And no one knows why. literati, has written a book Lake and Echo Park,” he said. “I den to bear. “I said, ‘Why are we are reimbursing based in, of all places, Los An- like places that are ill-defined “You Don’t Love Me Yet” fol- [Ratner] for property that he [could] pur- geles. bohemian frontiers, verging on lows Lucinda Hoekke, a young chase on the open market?’” said Council- Greenhood / Aaron “I wanted to shake off the re- gentrification — disputed ter- musician who’s breaking up with woman Letitia James (D-Prospect Heights). sponsibility of being the rains. There is a certain Brook- her boyfriend/bandmate and has “They … avoided the question.” ‘Faulkner of Boerum Hill,’ ” the lyn-ness to that.” taken a job at “The Complaint James, a strong opponent of Ratner’s $4- author told GO Brooklyn last And he can’t really be faulted Line,” an art project that finds billion arena-and-skyscraper Xanadu, was week. He was preparing to go for trying to get away. Lethem her listening to callers’ griev- See RATNER on page 5 Paper The Brooklyn away for the weekend, to rest a lives on the same Boerum Hill ances for hours on end. will be located. Author Jonathan Lethem (right) and his dog, Maisy, in Boerum Hill. bit before he began the tour for block that he grew up on, and See LETHEM on page 10 Slope community. bist and Islamist baggage.” homage to accommodate and perhaps groom future radicals.”

March 12, 2007 March 13, 2007 April 11, 2007 May 4, 2007 May 9, 2007 Department of Education officials re- Two parents send Schools Chancellor Joel Klein a The PS 282 PTA stages a protest on the steps The city announces it The city announces that Khalil veal that the middle-school Acade- letter complaining that the Arabic academy would of the Tweed Courthouse, the Manhattan won’t move Khalil Gibran Gibran Academy will share space my will be housed at the K–5 PS 282 “invade” PS 282 with a program that “is an abdi- headquarters of the Department of Education. into PS 282, but promis- with a high school and middle on Sixth Avenue. The PTA, stunned cation of the basic principle behind public educa- es that the school will school in Boerum Hill. The school at the news, reacts with outrage. The tion [by setting] up separate schools to teach un- open somewhere in time will only occupy three rooms and Brooklyn Paper covers the story (left). critically one history and one culture.” for the fall semester. admit 60 students, not 80. Let’s hear it for good speaking

omewhere, Francis Delaney is tossing and turning in his grave. More than five decades ago, Delaney was a titanic figure at Brooklyn Height’s St. S Francis College — a champion of oral communication who was part Pro- fessor Kingsfield and part Henry Higgins (with a little Peter O’Toole thrown in, but that’s between him and the bartenders of Montague Street). While at St. Francis, Delaney’s mission was to break his mostly working- class, mostly Brooklyn native, all-male students of their accents so they could take their fancy degree to Wall Street and not lose the job when they opened their mouths and started spitting out “dese” and “dose.” “He sent those boys to interviews and they held their own,” said Professor Timothy Dugan, one of Delaney’s spiritual heirs. After turning many an inarticu- THE BROOKLYN late Brooklyn boy into an upwardly By Gersh mobile Manhattanite, Delaney fund- ANGLE Kuntzman This year’s winner of the Miss Polonia contest, Inez Zuska (right), was actu- ed an annual speech contest at the ally last year’s runner up. Coincidence? Hmm… Remsen Street college. ORAL FIXATION The contest was held last week and nearly a dozen students participated. To paraphrase another great orator, forgive them, Brother Delaney for they know not what they say. In a world where most communication consists of clipped e-mails, inexplicable teenage abbreviations (“IMHO” anyone?) and emoticons, perhaps it was NO CONTEST! wrong of me to expect Lincolnesque oration. But if not Lincoln, could I have at least gotten a Ford? After all, there was $850 in prize money on the line. One kid started out well enough, bemoaning how our society has “lost sight

Miss Polonia pageant fixed / Julie Rosenberg of virtue,” but then stumbled over St. Thomas Aquinas’s four principles, a somewhat unforgivable sin, given the setting (and less forgivable still, given By Matthew Lysiak his karate-club T-shirt). The Brooklyn Paper Another student made a global warming presentation so convoluted that it made The fix was in. Al Gore sound like a paragon of brevity. “The Chinese, Japanese and Koreans

Inez Zuska, the 21-year-old pride of Bay Ridge, was crowned Miss Polonia at aren’t going to ride around in those small cars forever,” he said. “They’re going to Paper The Brooklyn Sirico’s restaurant on April 22 — but the decision wasn’t exactly a cliffhanger since want Escalades, too.” It sounded like he was advocating it, not bemoaning it. St. Francis College student Austin Collins shows off a juicy piece of rat food after making an impas- organizers eliminated the formal judging that was once a Miss Polonia tradition. See TALK on page 15 sioned plea for e-rat-ification as part of the school’s venerable Delaney speech contest. Is this some kind of Polonia joke? In years past, the Miss Polonia contest was a hotly fought over honor. Contes- tants, all of whom are single and have at least one Polish parent, had to first survive a first round. Next, they’d face a panel of Polish-American Simon Cowells, who rated them on their Polish heritage, future goals, INSIDE how well they speak their native language, Yassky to city: Hold Ratner accountable and, of course, beauty. But this year’s event conjured up conspira- The Brooklyn Paper The $205-million budget item was formally “Taxpayers are putting millions of dollars not exist before the CBA was drafted. torial images of closed doors and smoke- A City Councilman slammed city eco- approved this week by the Council, despite a into this project, [so] there must be a way to A spokesman for ACORN, the CBA signa- filled rooms. Seven contestants — or eight, call by David Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights) for guarantee all of the benefits that [Ratner] tory that will administer the project’s afford- nomic development officials for allocating depending on whom you ask — showed up, the city to make sure that Ratner actually pro- promised hundreds of times,” Yassky said af- able housing, said that the group felt “confi- but were quickly told that Zuska would walk $205 million to the Atlantic Yards mega-de- vides the job training and education programs ter the Tuesday hearing. dent” that the developer would come through. off with the coveted tiara. velopment without getting a guarantee that he promised in a “Community Benefit Agree- The CBA was signed by Mayor Bloomberg, Acity official said a deal is in the works Contest organizer Margaret Zebro defend- developer Bruce Ratner will make good on ment” that helped the developer gain critical former Gov. Pataki, Ratner and the leaders of that will insure that the developer fulfills “crit- ed the Zuska coronation. all of his promises to Brooklyn. black support for the controversial project. several community groups, some of which did ical” elements of the CBA. — Ariella Cohen “We decided to make it more a presentation, then a pageant,” said Zebro. “The judging in front of all of those people can be difficult for a young girl.” Then again, organizers claim, even if the Return of the judging had been fair, Zuska would’ve won anyway. mustache “The truth is she would have won if there APRIL 23 MAY 7 PAGE 9 were a hundred girls up there,” Zebro said. Fellow pageant organizer Irene Rudis agreed: “Inez is just a beautiful person inside Set and out. She is just a perfect fit by every measure. We are all very proud of her.” Judge Like in most good conspiracies, this one is Phillips shrouded in silence: Zuska remains “unavail- able for comment.” Zuska will now have the honor of repre-

free / Julie Rosenberg senting Bay Ridge at the Pulaski Memorial / Julie Rosenberg VIEWPOINT / PAGE 16 Day Parade in Manhattan on Oct. 7 — and fix or no fix, some are just happy to have Spring cleaning beautiful Polish-American on a float at all. Last February, organizers openly fretted The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn CHECKING IN / PAGE 18 that the rapid decline in Brooklyn’s Polish Paper The Brooklyn population would spell the end of the contest. Here today, gone two weeks later: Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner made quick work of two Flatbush Avenue buildings, near Fifth Avenue. The third will be gone soon. 2 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 May 12, 2007 WHERE TO EDITORS’ PICKS Best Of

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Hicks and Joralemon streets and the smell of gas wafting through the Four days after the alleged Feb- air were enough to make area residents nervous about a gas leak in 24 Hour Door-to-Door Service ruary incident, Poussot and James- their neighborhood — the second one in the last month. France’s employer, Sean Richard- “You can definitely smell gas if you walk around the neighbor- son, got into a fight after Richardson Christie Rizk hood,” said resident Fran Bodkin. “And there were work crews mark- went to Almondine to demand an ing up the pavement with bright orange paint. It looks like they marked apology for James-France. off the spots where the utility mains are. I think we have a major gas (718) 230-8100 Words were shouted, punches were thrown, and furniture was leak.” apparently kicked around (it’s all in the police report, people) — Bodkin also saw fire trucks in front of Grace Church — on Hicks www.myrtlecarservice.com although the story of who started the fight and who deserves an Street between Joralemon and Grace Court — on May 1. “Someone called in the smell of gas,” he said, “and they were investigating.” apology changes depending who you ask. But this isn’t the first time area residents have complained about the The end result, however, was the same: Richardson was ar- sulphurous perfume permeating their street. rested for assault. “We had the smell of gas on [nearby] Garden Place for more than a Now Poussot claims, through his lawyer, that the discrimina- / Gregory P. Mango P. / Gregory year,” said Judy Stanton, president of the Brooklyn Heights Associa- BEFORE tion lawsuit is mere retaliation against him stemming from tion. “Finally, last month, the gas company showed up and fixed it. We Richardson’s assault arrest. were all really happy.” THAT But this isn’t the end of the story. Joralemon Street resident Murray Baldwin also saw the workers. Now, Two Trees Management — a company owned by “They came around with their sniffers to try and find the source,” David Walentas, DUMBO’s biggest landowner — has decided said Baldwin, “but I’m not sure what they did. We can still smell it.” to get involved in hopes of staving off a court battle of near-epic Paper The Brooklyn Keyspan spokeswoman Karen Young said that the energy company proportions. Joralemon Street residents were perplexed by all the new WAS hasn’t gotten any more calls about gas leaks in Brooklyn Heights. I received an e-mail this week from Louise Ehrmann, one of lines — until The Stoop looked into it. “I don’t have any record of a gas leak at Hicks and Joralemon,” she the ladies in charge of leasing for Two Trees in DUMBO. said. “We aren’t doing any digging around there.” But Young added AFTER “Here’s the way I see it,” Ehrmann said. “Two hotheads got that since the Garden Place leak was fixed on April 22, Keyspan crews mad at each other and it got out of hand physically and verbally. EASY have been back in the area “periodically, to take readings,” and haven’t found anything wrong with the gas mains. Who really cares who threw the first punch/shove/tackle or lost So what’s with all the citrus-hued paint? his temper first? Both were wrong to have handled it the way That mystery was solved when a contractor, DiFazio Construction, began tearing up Joralemon on Tuesday. they did.” “We’re installing new conduits for Verizon,” said site supervisor James Ciccarello. “The services are being upgraded.” Ehrmann made a suggestion: Richardson, Poussot and James- The upgrades are likely part of Verizon’s new, and much-touted, FiOS system — Verizon’s attempt to break the Cablevision and Time-Warner France should sit down with a mediator and air their differences. Cable chokehold on most of the city. The service bundles high-speed Internet, phone service and cable television into one package. No lawsuits, no criminal charges, no punching (at least we hope!). 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The two developers, Shaya Boymelgreen and David Walentas, So far, Richardson has agreed to participate, and thinks that nearly came to (legal) blows over the building last year. Boymelgreen James-France would be willing to give it a try as well. But getting owns the Beacon Tower condos, whose sales office is right next door A real street address, not a P.O. Box Poussot’s agreement to participate might be a harder soufflé to bake. to Nova Clutch, but Walentas owns several buildings that are back-to- Package notification “No matter how this turns out, my client would require a let- back to the Nova Clutch building. 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Only $25/Month “I hate that Starbucks,” Walentas told The Brooklyn Paper last No- The Ben & Jerry’s on Atlantic Avenue is still “closed for vember, during the height of his feud with Boymelgreen. renovations,” but fret not, ice cream lovers — owner Sven Lap- But in the end, what was gearing up to be a battle royale was re- iner promises it will be open again soon. Here’s hoping he’s solved when Walentas bought the Nova Clutch building from Boymel- back in business before the really hot weather hits. … Brooklyn green in December for $8.75 million. Heights author and “Jeopardy!” champion Arthur Phillips has Not that the current occupants care much about this latest act in the released his third book, “Angelica,” set in 1880s London. How

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By Ariella Cohen woman for the upscale denim Flatiron District and the Upper jeans can be had for $280, a An attendant at the surface parking lot that now occupies the The Brooklyn Paper dealer, called the 132 Smith St. East Side, where the company Stoop snoop found. in Brooklyn Heights block-size site between Smith Street and Boerum Place offered location an obvious choice, cit- has built other locations. Watts on Smith manager the most conclusive analysis of the withdrawn application. Lucky who? ing the brand’s “rock ’n’ roll But while Cobble Hill loyal- Glow Price said she wasn’t too “They’re trying to make it classy here,” he said. The trendy clothier known roots.” ists may grumble about sharing worried about the competition A real street address, not a P.O. Box Yes, “they” are. for selling $200 jeans with the “Like a favorite pair of jeans, their “neighborhood jeans store” from the high-end chain. 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The incursion of the Ver- block. the jeans they like and [they] are between Court Street and Third Avenue that limits the size of Ironically, Lucky will replace mont-based purveyor of costly, The dubious distinction be- a little different than the Lucky E-mail notification buildings and regulates their signage. The rezoning forced stores Vegas, a casino-themed bar near factory-frayed denims puts longs to Watts on Smith, at De- brand [offerings].” to replace large signs designed with driver in mind and put in Dean Street. Smith Street on the same up- Graw Street, where a pair of Makes you kinda pine for a Only $25/Month smaller, less neon signs that were less blindingly ugly for a Jezzica Lindkrantz, a spokes- scale retail map as Soho, the Paul Smith “Red Ear” men’s Gap — though not too much. pedestrian. Developers were barred from demolishing buildings unless city officials had approved a clear and committed reconstruction plan. 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Sandgrund, the highly approachable Wood’s defeated tone on Monday differed markedly from manager of Fort Greene Park, who led that of the feisty artist arrested last fall after Angel’s upper floors two visitors on a tour of his park’s “tree burst into flames. As a result, the city declared the building un- trail” recently — the only such trail in a safe and issued a vacate order. New York City greensward. 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Andersen now owns 50 percent of the building, and has been its identity, visitors will know exactly working with Wood to stabilize the structure and then turn it into which tree they’re staring at and how to How To Throw identify it in the future (without reading condos (including one for Wood). He has vowed to resurrect the Mango P. / Gregory Angel in non-flammable form. the sign). A Memorial Day BBQ He has also been helping Wood deal with the city, but he told That’s what the guests learned as they The Stoop on Monday that the artist’s resolve is wilting. meandered the trail with Sandgrund on a “Arthur is a little wearied by the whole thing,” said Andersen. near-perfect spring day. Wood’s December agreement with the city, which the judge The park was so calm that they could upheld, requires him to remove the multi-tiered, fantastical Paper The Brooklyn hear the tapping of feet as squirrels Step One: wooden structures that sit on top of the four-and-a-half story The trees in Fort Greene Park are now labeled, so stop mistaking those elms for Os- chased each other around tree trunks. brick building below. Sadly, the portion to be removed is the only age Oranges. Green horse chestnut flowers blanketed a Visit American Housewares. part of the Angel that truly park path. transcends into the realm of Sandgrund, who wore a green “Youth ON OUR OTHER art. It is there that the mo- in the Park” T-shirt and a sardonic smile saics, stained glass and (to hide his enthusiasm), led them around stoop open air combine to create a the trail, which begins and ends at the PAGES reflective and awesome ex- visitors’ center, showing them the redbud PARK SLOPE perience from which one Eat and shop on tree, with its reddish-purple buds and Just say ‘neigh’ can see Manhattan’s skyline dark, smooth bark, at the Washington 85 Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn Park and Willoughby Avenue entrance. RED HOOK and Brooklyn’s borders. Open 7 Days A Week • • (718) 243-0844 Bike on over Andersen was hoping to And the Eastern white pine, at the cen- forestall the upper levels’ tral DeKalb Avenue entrance. DUMBO More bakery tales demise until he could make “It’s the kids’ favorite tree,” according the case for a zoning vari- to Sandgrund, for its long limb that arch- BAY RIDGE the same corner ance before the Board of es gently to the ground as though intelli- Horror house tales Standards and Appeals. By Dana Rubinstein ‘Why don’t you sell it here?’” explained Al- gently designed for children to climb on. online at BrooklynPaper.com The judge’s recent order The Brooklyn Paper lal. “He talked to the owner, and he said yes.” And then there’s Sandgrund’s favorite GET A MAILBOX WITH BENEFITS killed that dream for good. Brooklyn’s most interesting jeweler That was in 2002. Ever since, Allal can be tree, the Osage orange, which produces a To make matters worse, Wood has lost the support of a local doesn’t have a workshop here. It’s in found on this corner on days when the weath- hard, green, bumpy fruit known as a in Brooklyn Heights heavyweight, Councilwoman Letitia James (D–Fort Greene), Niger. Leading a nomadic lifestyle once er is bearable, selling unique silver pendants “hedge apple.” who had been serving as his pro-bono lawyer during his deal- inlaid with ebony, leather dyed red and yel- commonplace among his Taureg people, “I love the gnarled old look of it,” he ings with the city. “Wood decided to go in another direction,” low and cut into geometrically shaped ear- Aboubakar Allal spends five months every said. “It’s a very hardy tree. It’s survived A real street address, not a P.O. Box said James, explaining why she removed herself from the case. rings, silver and garnet pendants. terrible erosion, leaving its roots exposed. “He decided to try to preserve the top of the structure.” year in Agadez, Niger, molding silver and “Aboubakar is a very talented person,” Package notification ebony and leather You’ve gotta give the tree props for that.” Meanwhile, the Buildings Department is vexed that the judge said Alex Orozco, the restaurant’s manager. About 15 percent of the park’s trees Full-service mail & package receiving has given Wood 10 more days to remove the ziggurat top. into works of wear- “And we are proud that the community of able art. He then are believed to have been planted in the Mail holding & forwarding “While we prefer to ensure public safety by rectifying unsafe Fort Greene and others who come here can 1860s, when the park was designed by sells them to Fort building conditions in the most expeditious way, we respect the have a piece of Niger." Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Call-in Mailcheck Greene hipsters and judge’s decision to allow the owner, Arthur Wood, and develop- That afternoon, a visitor shelled out $20 Vaux, the same architects who built stroller moms on the E-mail notification er, Shahn Andersen, an additional opportunity to remove the un- / Graham Letorney for a pair of silver and blue-crystal earrings Prospect and Central parks. safe portion of the building,” said Kate Lindquist, a Buildings corner of DeKalb representing a town called Ingall, where the “If they’re big and really old looking, Only $25/Month spokeswoman. and Carlton ave- Tuareg gather every year. it’s a good bet they’re original,” said Be that as it may, the Broken Angel will no longer fly. It flew nues, outside of an Allal’s prices are so low, the buyer almost Sandgrund, helpfully. (Except for the too close to the heavens, and it got burnt. “I don’t feel very good African restaurant feels guilty. Even so, with the money he ginkgos, which are from the Robert about [this],” said Wood. “I can’t talk anymore right now. I’m called Madiba.

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn earns outside of Madiba, Allal supports his Moses/Gilmore Clark era.) demolishing the building.” It’s an unusual wife and seven children in Niger, and him- There are 39 labeled trees on the trail, Aboubakar Allal riff on the age-old THE KITCHEN SINK self, in Bedford-Stuyvesant. representing the approximately 39 spe- trading routes of his Tuareg family, which, It might not seem the most lucrative of vo- cies in the park’s 30 acres. But, as Sand- Camera-crews inconvenienced dozens of residents last Thurs- until the 1970s, crisscrossed the Sahara cations, but Allal said it beats his former ca- grund pointed out, one needn’t do the The UPS Store® day for 18 whopping hours, so that Eyewitness News could film Desert, selling cereals from the south for reer as a French and Arabic teacher in Niger, whole trail in one day. a commercial at South Elliot Place and DeKalb Avenue. salt from the north, and hawking hand- where he earned $140 a month. “In your general wanderings, you can The UPS Store of Brooklyn Heights Now, if only WABC would improve its local coverage. … Hun- made jewelry along the way. Allal last “There was a lot of dryness in my country, learn about the trees,” he said. gry for all-you-can-eat vegetarian meatballs? We hear Rice, on crossed the desert as part of a 60-camel car- and people were suffering,” said Allal. “My For a tree trail map, go to the visitors’ 93 Montague Street (at Hicks St) DeKalb Avenue and Cumberland Street is hiring. … Find out avan in 1977, when he was 14. family had made jewelry from generations center at the top of the park, which is 718-802-0900 for yourself whether the Wallabout section of Fort Greene and “I had a friend working at Madiba and ago. My father did it and taught me [when I bounded by Myrtle and DeKalb avenues Mon-Fri: 8:30am to 7pm | Saturday: 10am to 5pm | Sunday: 10am to 3pm Clinton Hill is really becoming the next DUMBO. South of he liked my jewelry and he suggested, was 8]. So I decided to do this for a living.” and Washington Park. the Navy Artists, an arts organization, will hold its eighth annual gallery stroll next week- B’H B’H end, and this year it includes The David Berg Lecture Series Presents 100 artists at more than 40 neighborhood venues. For info, go to www. sonyaonline.org. Moses to Microsoft [email protected] S ATNICK’S A Workshop Series in Leadership with Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin I’ll be your bridge & SpRing and Thomas D. Zweifeld from where you are to Mother’s Day Sale (CEO of the Swiss Consulting Group) where you want to be FuNDraising BrEakfast ______Sunday May 20th - 10 to Noon SAVE UP TO MONDAY NIGHTS Including: to benefit Bagels & Spreads 7:30 - 9:30 PM Pancakes Suggested* CBAY May 7 Out of Egypt: Unleashing Your Power Scrabbled Eggs Hebrew School 60% OFFRetail Price Pastries (Congregation B’nai May 14 No Idols: Authentic Vision Coffee Avraham Youth On All 14 Kt. Gold, Diamond, Silver Jewelry, Watches and Giftware. May 21 Not in vain: Communicate or Die

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Blankinship told me that he has over 100 students at his stable, including a few new ones from Manhattan. He has five riding instructors as well as stable hands and pony handlers. Last month, Gallop, the therapeutic riding program for people with disabilities, started using his horses. After getting a “State of the Stable” address from Blankin- ship, I got the grand tour from stable employee Chris McClel- lan, a true urban cowboy (complete with Brooklyn accent). Dog run in danger? I met the seven ponies, all named after desserts, thoroughbreds the color of roasted coffee, and smaller horses of every shade of By Nica Lalli dogs to chase balls, sticks and each other “We are willing to have discussions with brown, beige, and gray. None of them kicked me, for which I was The Brooklyn Paper from 9 pm to 9 am every day — does not dog-owner groups, but this is the law,” said grateful and relieved. Will Rover no longer be able to live up include an exemption for Prospect Park’s agency spokesman Phil Abramson. “There Back at the stable entrance, the noise from the construction site Nethermead, where dogs have (wink, wink) are no more negotiations.” across the street had gotten louder. Blankinship once had a second, to his name during those lazy afternoons Unique Coffee Blends, Teas & Accessories in Prospect Park? been allowed to roam free every day after 5 Eugene Patron, a spokesman for the smaller barn across the street, but that site was sold by his former pm. Prospect Park Alliance, said the quasi-pri- British Teas & Sweets A politically savvy group of dog owners landlady is now being turned into luxury condominiums, complete And that has dog owners — who only re- vate park-maintenance group “will comply With this Ad Save $1.00 off 1lb of Coffee seems to think so. 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Experts say the manure truck come in city law that no longer allow dogs to run stoop er groups. “It’s easy to say, ‘9 to 9,’ but there that dogs behave better when they can so- PAGES here,” he said. “This has free after 5 pm. been a stable since 1930. If The loss of those afternoon off-leash is no reason for those to be the hours. We cialize and play off-leash. A dog who runs BAY RIDGE hours is an unintended consquence of a city would prefer that the hours be assigned on a and plays is a happier, less-aggressive dog, OPEN Raccoon house you buy one of those units, VEGAS you better love horses.” decision to enshrine into law off-leash hours park-by-park basis, and where it is appropri- such experts say. 7 DAYS RED HOOK after a Queens group sued on the grounds ate, we would like to see flexibility.” That explains why FIDO was able to Bike on over I was relieved to hear that the development was that the city’s off-leash “courtesy hours” vi- But the Parks Department, which must be quickly collect 500 signatures in support of AUTO SPA 7AM-10PM DUMBO not driving the stable out, olated the existing Health Code. feeling that no good deed goes unpunished, the 5 pm off-leash hours, said the group’s More bakery tales But the new city law — which allows said it was sticking by the 9-to-9 rule. president, Mary McInerney. partly because Blankinship “Platinum” Express Car Wash FT.GREENE owns the building his hors- Trees on tour Includes: • Clean Wheels $ 77 es live in. • Double-body Bath • Hand Towel Dry WITH COUPON online at BrooklynPaper.com As I started to leave, But- • FREE Under Carriage Blast 2PLUS TAX THE terscotch was being groomed Not to be combined with any other offers. 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In the family next door, it is a for everything from the roof to dation),” the family wrote in a and she learned that hell hath no the cracks in the structure.” FREE LIPOSUCTION CONSULTATION that position, he had to deal with zoning, stoplights, and com- neglected menace. letter to the city. fury like a man scorned. munity gadfly Allen Bortnick. 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Marty Golden down, but failed, before settling (corner Lincoln Place) (at 84th Street) Bike on over can Party has been decimat- looking for the former prosecutor (R–Bay Ridge), Councilman for the murder-suicide option. Park Slope, Brooklyn New York City, NY ed since Watergate,” O’Brien Bay Ridge version “The owners died in a vio- DUMBO sold the house to Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) (718) 636-0425 (212) 288-1300 More bakery tales said. “Our infrastructure was of “Flip My Frank Landy and and city officials “at least 100 lent way,” the 13-year-old killed, and all these years lat- House.” his bride. But the times” in hopes that someone neighbor said. “The house is FT. GREENE er we are still fighting our Trees on tour “Everyday newliweds had could do something — but no haunted by the husband’s spirit, way back.” in the sum- barely finished one would help. who will never allow it to be online at BrooklynPaper.com Richard Nixon was a mer,” said unpacking be- And they prayed for drought. sold. You can just feel that long time ago, perhaps the Maryanne fore they “The foundation of our house something lives there; that Mailbox Suites Checkers Speech just didn’t go over as well in Brooklyn living Gouras, started to just keeps getting warped and something evil lives in that rooms as it did in some others. But now it’s up to Craig Eaton to whose house become there is nothing we can do,” house.” 2 months FREE! clean up Nixon’s mess? connects to problem Gouras said. “I don’t know how Perhaps, but reports of Frank when you purchase 10 months @ $14.98/mo. What would provoke a man who seemingly had the good life, to the troubled neighbors, in this day and age, someone is Landy’s death have been great- plus FREE incoming fax service jump head first into the lion’s den of Brooklyn politics? Did Eaton structure, according to allowed to just damage our ly exaggerated. lose a bet to Fossella on the over/under for pork-barrel spending? “someone will Gouras. “We property, and no one will stop In fact, the 54-year-old still 1,000 BUSINESS CARDS – $40 “No,” answered O’Brien. “The man loves a good challenge.” ring the bell to could hear them.” pays property taxes on the I sure hope so, because resurrecting a dead elephant is a lot ask me if I know the scream- In 2002, the Gouras family building, though city records Authorized FedEx Shipping Center for one man to deal with, but as they used to say at CB10, if you who the owner of ing at all thought they may have finally show that he stopped paying his can deal Allen Bortnick, you can deal with anything. Ground & Express FedEx Air pick up 7pm daily (Sat.@2pm) that house is.” hours of the gotten a break, when Golden water bill years ago. Gouras says night,” said THE KITCHEN SINK sent a letter to the Department The water was cut off. But 6904 Colonial Road they are all looking Gouras. of Buildings requesting that NYC (718) 238-4200 for a steal by taking “Then they the rain still bothers Landy’s “To the lowlife piece of garbage who stole my plant,” read a they take a look into the situa- neighbors. Postal Service Mon-Fri: 8am-8pm; Sat: 10am-5pm sign posted on the now-closed Griswold’s Pub front window. the shambled shack just divorced tion, but the inspector miracu- “Come see me if you have any guts.” The threat was signed by off the owner’s and moved lously cleared the “Raccoon owner Billy Eisenhardt, who has our sympathies for his miss- hands, and then out.” House.” ing shrubs. 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The thieves dashed into a swiped her bag, then bolted down That’s how someone forced his Bridge Street building down the Jay Street with her designer purse, way into a Huntington Street home block and the police gave chase. which held an iPod and $25. on April 24 to steal video game The officers searched the build- Lobby heist consoles and cassettes valued at ing from bottom to top, but The woman talking on her more than $1,000, police said. couldn’t find the offenders. cellphone and just about to enter The 36-year-old victim said They are now looking for a 5- her State Street building was she opened the windows when foot-8 black man, who wore a mugged on May 1, police said. she left her apartment, in a build- yellow jacket, who is described At around 11 pm, the 26-year- ing near Henry Street, around as the gunman; and a 5-foot-6 old arrived at the door of her 8:30 am. 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The free event bers Bay Ridge when it was his car at 9:30 am near the hospital, which is near alized her wallet was missing only when her bank will showcase not one, but two, filled with Norwegian immi- Poly Place and Seventh Avenue. While doctors called to tell her about some suspicious charges, re-enactment organizations grants who had escaped their checked out the 46-year-old patient, a perp was police said. donning full Viking garb (don’t then-impoverished homeland. stealing his $12,000 Dodge Durango. Van break-in expect horned helmets; they’re “When I first arrived, people No broken glass was found at the scene. a myth, it turns out), rides for spoke Norweigian everywhere,” Break-in burglary A van that had been parked outside a 65th young plunderers, food (what in Bakke said. “But since they Street electronics store was broken into on May 3. the name of Eric the Red did knocked down all those houses to A thief stole $3,000 after crawling through the The owner of the store had parked the van near back window of a Fifth Avenue apartment on May 3. Vikings eat, anyway?), and ta- put the Verrazano Bridge up, the Avenue O at around 6 pm. When he came back The 49-year-old victim left his apartment, bles selling handmade Scandi- number of Nordics in Bay Ridge out, he found that someone had broken the rear which is near 76th Street, at 6 pm for a night on navian crafts. has been in steady decline. door lock and taken an unreported amount of elec- This year’s theme, “Touched the town. He returned six hours later to find that tronic equipment. “The fact that Norway is do- $3,000 was missing from his dresser. by the Vikings,” will include ing well today is another reason Memory lapse ends badly music and dance inspired by people aren’t immigrating here Musical menace A keen-eyed burglar swiped a woman’s wallet countries from North America anymore,” Bakke added. A thief stole an iPod from a car parked on Third after she left it on the counter of a Bay Parkway to the Middle East, that had the The Scandinavian East Coast Avenue on May 1. clothing store on May 3. pleasurable (and sometimes Museum heritage festival will The 35-year-old victim parked his car near 88th The woman was paying for her items at around most un-pleasurable) experi- be held in Owls Head Park Street the night before, only to return at 10:30 am to 6:30 pm. But after leaving the store, which is near ence of a close encounter of the (Colonial Road and 68th Street discover the digital music player had been stolen. 85th Street, she realized she forgot the wallet. She Viking kind. entrance) on May 19 from noon To add insult to injury, the clumsy perp even returned within minutes, but it was gone, police said. But what would a Viking to 5 pm. Call (718) 748-5950 for knocked off his rear-view mirror during the theft. Surprisingly, neither the cashier, nor the cus- festival be without a mighty information. Leif Ericson Viking Ship, Inc. Cops are looking for the music-loving menace. tomers, saw who took the wallet. Escape artist Neighborly mischief An improvisational perp used a fire escape to A woman solved her own case of identity theft, rob a man of his cash and jewelry on May 2. nabbing her own neighbor for charging items to The high-wire act happened at a Third Avenue her credit card. apartment at around noon, while the 23-year-old The 23-year-old woman first spotted the charges victim was enjoying a leisurely stroll. when her bills arrived in April. She brought pictures Marty ‘running’ When the man returned an hour later to the of her West First Street neighbor to stores where the apartment, which is near Ovington Avenue, he no- charges were made — and the storeowners verified ticed the window by his fire escape had been that the neighbor had indeed made by him. The Brooklyn Paper give back. opened and his apartment had been looted. After getting her evidence, the victim confront- “It costs $15 to run, and all the proceeds It is official: possible mayoral candidate The thief made out with $1,000, plus $800 in ed the man, producing a confession, police said. go to the charity,” said Chris Ganim, who Marty Golden has decided to make the jewelry. The 49-year-old thief is now in police custody. works at Harbor Fitness and is organizing run — for charity, that is. Cops are interviewing neighbors. the event. “It is a real good time and No word on whether the woman has been hired by The state senator from Bay Ridge — a real good cause and everyone the 62nd Precinct detective squad. who is flirting with a run for mayor is welcome; people even bring 62nd Precinct Afternoon burg — will be on hand for the May 20 their strollers and walkers.” A man returned to find his front door wide open “5K Run for Fun,” sponsored by Of course, as with his run Home looted the Brooklyn Road Runners Club and his 74th Street apartment ransacked on May 1. for mayor, it’s unclear whe- Thieves stole more than $400 in cash and jew- and Harbor Fitness. The victim returned at around 1:30 pm to his ther Golden is up to the full elry in a break-in on 74th Street on May 6. The 3.1-mile jaunt benefits the apartment, which is near 16th Avenue. He discov- challenge. The resident of the home, which is near 15th New York Fire Department, ered his drawers and his clothes had been thrown “Marty uses a bullhorn to Avenue, discovered the crime when he came honors some fallen heroes and to the floor during the mad search for cash. start the race,” Ganim said. home at around 6 pm. helps those flabby winter waist- The thieves ended up finding — and taking — “But I don’t think he will be do- No neighbors saw the break-in. lines. more than $2,000, including his jewelry, police said. ing any running.” — Lysiak Bold bank grab Bar grab Most important, of course, The run starts at 10:30 am at Har- are the heroes: William Lake, bor Fitness (9215 Fourth Ave.) and A bank robber tried the self-service method on A woman enjoying herself at an 86th Street bar from Bay Ridge’s Rescue 2, proceeds down Fourth Avenue to May 5, reaching over the counter to grab some had her wallet snatched on April 20. and Jimmy Riches, from Ladder 101st Street, then heads north on the loose cash for himself, cops said. The fun stopped at around 8 pm, when she re- 114 at 5209 Fifth Ave. Both were Shore Road Bike Path before turning back The robber entered the bank, which is near Bay alized her wallet had been snatched within the bar, killed on 9-11 — and both were long-time around at 79th Street for the homestretch. Parkway, at around 4 pm and passed the teller a which is near 23rd Avenue. A few days later, her members of the Bay Ridge fitness club. Or- The finish line waits under the Verrazano note that read, “Please just give me the money and bank notified her that the thieves had made a few ganizers feel the run is one way they can Bridge. Call (718) 238-9400 for information. no one will get hurt.” purchases with her card.

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By Gersh Kuntzman om Fox and Matthew Lysiak T The Brooklyn Paper Ferries like these may soon be making a stop at the 69th Street Pier while they make their way between Manhattan and Rockaway. State drug enforcement authorities raided a popular Bay Ridge mom-and-pop pharmacy on Wednesday, seizing hundreds of thousand of dol- Mayor Bloomberg may make lars worth of steroids and growth hormones. Workers at Lowen’s Pharma- cy were stunned as investigators from the state Bureau of Ridge commuters ferry happy Narcotic Enforcement entered the store and began a search that yielded $200,000 worth of By Mat Probasco Bloomberg said, and reduce au- tractive alternative to driving,” was up to ferry operators to de- congestion. If the ridership is the illegal performance-enhanc- for The Brooklyn Paper tomobile traffic — something Kuo said. cide if they wanted to add Bay there, of course we’re interesting medications. Brooklyn Councilmembers have In 2004, Gentile and Council- Ridge — or other Brooklyn ed,” Sharman said. Mayor Bloomberg asked been barking about for years. man David Yassky (D–Brooklyn stops — to their proposals to The company’s fleet of eight The investigation was first ferry companies on Tuesday to reported Thursday by the New Red Hook–based New York Heights) asked Bloomberg to provide the Queens service. water taxis gets consistent com- offer year-round service be- Water Taxi shuttles passengers to build a $500,000 ferry slip on the Stacey Sherman, a spokes- muter business from Brooklyn, York Daily News. The raid was tween Manhattan and the confirmed by the Albany Coun- Manhattan daily from the pier on 69th Street pier. The pier is well- woman for New York Water she said, and, despite a slow ty District Attorney’s office. Rockaways — and maybe, 58th Street. A second ferry slip on lit and near other public trans- Taxi, said her company needed start, a new Yonkers–Manhattan Officials aren’t calling it a just maybe, create a new stop the 69th Street pier would make portation, unlike the 58th Street to take a closer look at what the route started this month is in- “raid,” per se, because narcotics in Bay Ridge. even more sense, said Eric Kuo, a pier, which is dark and compara- city wants before making its creasingly popular. officers are allowed to random- Ferry service to Queens spokesman for Councilman Vince tively gloomy, Kuo said. proposal. Ferry operators have six ly search any state-regulated would fill a gap in the region’s Gentile (D–Bay Ridge). But Bloomberg has sat on the “The whole premise of New weeks to respond to the city’s

pharmacy without a warrant if / Matthew Lysiak public transportation network, “It would clearly be a very at- matter, saying Tuesday that it York Water Taxi is to reduce call for proposals. there is reasonable cause to suspect something untoward is going on. Those fears were apparently generated by an unrelated in- The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn vestigation by the Albany DA into a pharmacy chain based in State drug enforcement officers raided this Bay Ridge Write on! Slope’s Florida. pharmacy on Wednesday and removed hundreds of The Lowen’s “name had thousands of dollars in illegal steroids. come up frequently” in that investigation, Assistant District Baynes told the News that “I imagine this is all a mis- Attorney Chris Baynes told the Auster honored News. the Lowen’s FAX machine understanding,” she added. was buzzing with new orders With the store open, cus- Investigators took stacks of And one of those details was wrote the screenplays. coming in from all over the tomers browsed the aisles like By Adam Rathe papers, which Baynes said The Brooklyn Paper doling out Brooklyn’s equiva- “Auster’s my favorite Brook- would likely contain the names country, even as the investiga- any normal day, filling pre- lent of Oscar’s Jean Hersholt lyn author,” said first-time nov- of professional athletes who are tors were doing their work. scriptions, stocking up on If you live in Brooklyn long Award. Markowitz’s honor was elist Josh Ferris (“And Then We using steroids. On Thursday, it was busi- sunscreen and getting a last- enough, you’re bound to get an universally praised by the Came to the End”). “Reason holds that there ness as usual at Lowen’s, minute card for Mother’s Day. award. literati (some of whom, no Johnny Temple, a Fort Greene would be [names], based on whose stately, old-style build- There was no outward sign That’s what happened to local doubt, are plenty jealous of the resident and chairman of the Bor- prior experience,” he said. ing is at the corner of Third that anything had changed. literary lion Paul Auster last Fri- author of 11 novels, a few ough President’s Literary Coun- Prior raids in Florida have Avenue and 69th Street. It’s not the first time Lowen’s day night at Borough Hall. screenplays, plenty of stories cil, also toed the party line: “Paul Mango P. / Gregory resulted in indictments against “Why should I comment to has been linked to a big news The borough’s men and and even a few non-fiction Auster is a king.” 21 people for selling steroids you? We have no comment,” story. women of letters were gathered tomes). Other luminaries slated to be over the Internet. said the pharmacist. Days after the 9-11 attacks, to hear the Borough President He’s perhaps best-known for involved in this year’s Festival Baynes said Lowen’s had Aregular customer told several Bay Ridge residents Markowitz announce the details his novels, “Leviathan” and —the second such fete — filled the gap — and the pre- The Brooklyn Paper that claimed that hijacker Moham- of the second annual Brooklyn “The Brooklyn Follies,” along include A.M. Homes, George Paper The Brooklyn scriptions — after the Florida Lowen’s “has a fantastic rep- mad Atta was a regular cus- Book Festival, which will take with the movies “Smoke” and Packer, Neal Pollack and Mo Joshua Ferris, author of “Then We Came to the End,” chain was cracked. utation in the community.” tomer at the store. place on Sunday, Sept. 16. “Blue in the Face,” for which he Willems. hangs out with his agent, Julie Barer.

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Noise of summer FASHION Fourth annual ‘No Fun Fest’ turns up the volume in Red Hook Lip locks By Joe Pompeo The mustache is back, and nowhere is the trend’s for The Brooklyn Paper itchy, sweaty glory more evident than Red Hook, where even the leader of the local civic association f you wouldn’t expect something called rocks a handlebar. “No Fun Fest” to sell out of tickets, you Fittingly, the hairy ’hood will host the city’s pre- Iwould surprisingly be mistaken. And what mier mustache contest, judged by that very civic kind of four-day music festival would bill it- leader, John McGettrick, on May 12. self as being no fun, anyway? McGettrick, whose ’stache re- “It’s a festival presenting a group of artists sembles the drooping whisk- that, for the most part, deal with the use of ers of Sir Arthur Conan noise and non-traditional structures both in Doyle, said that he improvisational and composed pieces,” said plans to judge strictly. festival founder Carlos Giffoni, who created “I hope to have the acclaimed experimental music showcase someone on hand to four years ago. How acclaimed? This year’s tug each contestant lineup includes Sonic Youth’s Thurston and make sure there’s Moore and Kim Gordon, noise staples like Eternal youth: Thurston Moore has no fakes,” he said. Merzbow and ex–Wolf Eyes member Aaron been wailing in the noise rock scene Competition prom- Dilloway as well as some 35 artists from since the very beginning. ises to be hairy — at around the world — all of them pushing the least a few contestants limits of sound, rhythm and, of course, vol- have already started plan- ume. it’s such a critical mass of people involved in ning. “The intensity, the experimental music that, over a four-day “My trimmer and I are getting ready,” said Ger- originality of each MUSIC weekend, it becomes something bigger,” said ald Menke, pictured, who sports reddish walrus- artist, the immedia- Chen, though he knows that “No Fun Fest” is style whiskers. “No Fun Fest” will take place from May 17 Sam Ferri cy of the composi- through 20 at the Hook (18 Commerce St., “not something that people with a casual in- Contestants should come coiffed and ready. tions and improvisa- between Richards and Dwight streets in Red terest [in noise] would go for.” “Wild, Wild West of the BQE” will take place at tions presented by Hook). Tickets are $18 for each day of the fes- ing, experimental and close the show on Sunday. Indeed, noise and experimental music is 7 pm on May 12 at the Bait and Tackle Bar (320 tival. For information, call (718) 797-3007 or them,” Giffoni told visit www.nofunfest.com. original musicians of With a lineup that’s diverse both geo- still fairly isolated from the larger indie Van Brunt St., at Pioneer Street in Red Hook). GO Brooklyn when our day.” It’s grown graphically and creatively, “No Fun Fest” at- scene. As Mike Simonetti, owner of Trou- The $20 admission includes food, drink and five asked what makes a considerably since, tracts a crowd just as varied. bleman Records and a veteran “No Fun festival like this so each year adding to George Chen, a musician and publicist Fest” DJ, put it: “I don’t think you’ll see compelling. “This is not some architected its roster different bands to include the most from Oakland, CA, is flying in for the festi- Sickness opening for the Decemberists any- scene; it’s something that happens organical- innovative and cutting-edge acts in the con- val, his first. He told GO Brooklyn that he’s time soon.” ly and is 100-percent real.” stantly evolving noise and experimental music looking forward to seeing performers and But Giffoni sees the festival as a vehicle MUSIC Giffoni, 29, of Greenpoint, created No Fun scenes. The festival has garnered international buying records to which he wouldn’t other- for turning people on to experimental music, Fest in 2004 to “bring together the most excit- media attention and this year, its four-day wise have access, from “harsh electronic” to and showing them it’s not all just a bunch of, passes sold out faster than ever before. “guitar-based stuff” to noise made with vio- well, noise: “Everyone that is not complete- Contemporary noise music has been char- lins and violas. ly brainwashed by popular culture should be acterized as an evolution of genres like free “I’ve always wanted to check it out, and able to enjoy the energy and intent of these Water music jazz, avant-garde composition and No Wave. Though the scene is international in scope, This week, JellyNYC, which hosts the “Pool Par- it’s particularly strong in New York. Aside ties” series that runs from June 24 through August 19 from playing No Fun Fest, noise acts have of hearing loss. Here are some of the at Williamsburg’s Mc- established themselves in clubs like Will- things you can do to keep your ears in Carren Park, announced iamsburg’s Glasslands and Manhattan’s now- working order: this summer’s schedule, defunct Tonic. There are also prominent All ears • Use earplugs. Cotton and rolled-up and it’s cooler than any- noise scenes in Canada, Norway and Japan. tissue provide no protection. thing Mr. Softee is dish- While it remains for the most part a niche You’ve heard it a million times: if you • Stand at least 10 feet away from ing out. Confirmed acts scene, the increasing popularity in recent listen to too much loud music, you’ll go speakers. so far are rockers Blonde years of bands like Black Dice, Lightning deaf. It’s not something that any music • Don’t talk on the dance floor — Redhead, Ted Leo, the Bolt and Wolf Eyes has made noise more lover wants to think about, but in a world yelling into ears can damage hearing. Thermals and the Rub widely popular. of high-decibel rock shows and iPods • Drink water! Dehydration increases DJs — famous for the But even the most diehard indie connois- turned all the way up to drown out street your risk of hearing damage. monthly party at South- seurs probably aren’t too familiar with many and subway noise, it’s a reality. According to HEAR, most rock shows paw. of the bands slated for No Fun Fest. To name “Earplugs are your friends,” Kathy Peck, produce sound at around 180 decibels — A hit with hipsters and families alike, the free just a few, there’s Canadian “garage-art- co-founder and executive director of Hear- a huge strain for ears, which can be dam- “Pool Parties” feature live music, full-court dodge- noise/junk” outfit Gastric Female Reflex; ing Education and Awareness for Rockers aged by anything above 90 decibels. ball (champions take home the “Dick Cheney Gold- Brooklyn’s very own drone trio, Religious (HEAR), told GO Brooklyn. “You want to “We’re for musicians and listening to en Dodger Trophy”) and a 32-foot Slip ’n’ Slide, Knives; and Pain Jerk, a prolific Japanese be able to listen longer, and your ears are music,” said Peck. “But do it wisely and re- turning the usually quiet pool into a makeshift local noise unit headlining Thursday night’s bill. your most important musical instrument. spect your ears so you can do it for a long water park. Incapacitants will headline the festival on After all, there are no spare parts.” time.” “You’d be hard pressed to find anyone that has Friday, Merzbow on Saturday and Thurston Peck and her San Francisco-based Visit www.hearnet.com for more in- ever been to JellyNYC’s Pool Parties that doesn’t Moore — who’s been playing guitars with group make it their business to educate formation. — Adam Rathe have a blissfully eternal memory tattooed on his Inner peace and quiet: ‘No Fun Fest’ drumsticks and drowning fans in hour-long rock musicians and fans about the dangers brain,” Doug DeFalco, lead booker for JellyNYC founder Carlos Giffoni in a less hectic feedback symphonies for decades — will told GO Brooklyn. setting.

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Bites By Tina Barry for The Brooklyn Paper This week: PARK SLOPE’S omeo, Romeo. How hip art thou Romeo? If today’s Romeo is the FIFTH AVENUE Rkind who would dine at the new Williamsburg bistro Juliette, he’s more polished than lovers of years past. The Al di la Trattoria latest patrons reflect the evolving de- 248 Fifth Ave. at Carroll Street, (718) 636-8888, mographics of the neighborhood: once www.aldilatrattoria.com (MC, Visa) Entrees: $20–$30 the epicenter of everything young, Since 1999, Venetian-born Emiliano Coppa has cheap and arty, Williamsburg — while been welcoming guests to his small Northern still plenty cool — has become a high- Italian restaurant. Coppa also busses tables and priced, trend-conscious locale with explains the versatile menu, mastered by his chef

/ Gregory P. Mango P. / Gregory restaurants and bars to match. — and wife — Anna Klinger. To start with, try an appetizer like the fragrant fennel and grilled sar- During the area’s heyday, the space dines, or the exquisite pastas like the poppy-seed- was a bar called Red & Black. The ed sweet beet ravioli, or brown-butter-slicked words typically used to describe it were squash tortellini. As a second course, you might “pit” and “cave”; one former patron order the succulent polenta beneath braised rab- bit with thyme and olive gravy, or the tender even shuddered when I mentioned the calves’ liver slivered over sweet and sour onions. Paper file The Brooklyn place. After a complete gutting of Red

Finish it off with an exquisite dessert such as the Convivium Osteria’s owner and chef, & Black, partners Alexandra Dozd and / Daniel Krieger chocolate pear tart, and don’t forget all the while Carlo Pulixi, brings Mediterranean Thierry Rochard, also the chef, spent to take a look at the notable wine list. This tiny romantic locale is often packed and does not take grub to Park Slope. more than a year renovating the space. reservations. Open Monday, Wednesday and Once their work was done, Drozd, who Thursday from 6 pm to 10:30 pm, Friday from 6 pm Convivium Osteria ran the short-lived but acclaimed to 11 pm, Saturday from 5:30 pm to 11 pm, and French-Caribbean eatery Le Brunette, Sunday from 5 pm to 10 pm. Closed on Tuesdays. 68 Fifth Ave. at St. Marks Avenue, (718) 857- Paper ﬁle The Brooklyn 1833 (AmEx) Entrees: $13–$26 and Rochard, proprietor of the West Village institution Tartine, opened the Bar cozy: In the former home of hipster haunt Red & Black, Juliette caters to a more mature Williamsburg crowd. Belleville Since 2000, Convivium Osteria has offered Park Slope a welcoming, rustic dining room in which lovely Juliette as a multi-roomed bistro 330-332 Fifth Ave. at Fifth Street, (718) 832- to enjoy Mediterranean cuisine at communal that wouldn’t be out of place on the some novelty. a “gaufrette” (house made potato chip); The “gigot de sept heures” wasn’t as 9777, www.bellevillebistro.com (AmEx) Entrees: tables. Chef and owner Carlo Pulixi has skipped $7.50–$17.50 Upper East Side. On the menu the evening my friend the pleasingly brittle, well-salted chip successful as the bass. The roasted leg around the world to combine the flavors of After a short walk down a dimly lit and I dined at Juliette (named for balanced the delicate tartare. of lamb was served in a deep bowl that Belleville is a small restaurant with a big mission, Spain, Portugal and Italy in the Convivium to become a neighborhood bistro in the Osteria menu. Among the highlights are the hallway, the glamour of the spacious Rochard’s daughter) was “rouget” (red We were feeling happy after the hors made fishing out the elements awk- European sense of the term. The French menu seafood tapas for two, Vermont quails with figs 60-seat dining room comes as a wel- mullet). Rochard seared the delicate filet d’oeuvres and “Lillet fizzes,” crisp, re- ward. Inside that dish though, were begins with several starters: the Soupe de and “boquerones” (pickled anchovies). Try the come surprise. The focal point of the to crisp the skin, and then served the freshingly frothy cocktails made with deeply flavored shreds of tender lamb, Poissons, rock fish soup with saffron rouille, crou- “crema Catalana,” a Spanish version of the tons and Swiss cheese, or the Pate de Campagne, setting is a large zinc bar, circa 1930. moist fish over a layer of tender egg- Lillet Blanc, a French, citrus-spicy sweet, buttery turnip pieces and soft lit- creme brulee dessert. Open daily for dinner, and The floors are paved with diamond- plant and sweet aperitif white wine, Cointreau tle pillows of herbed gnocchi. Too chicken liver pate with grain mustard, cornichons, lunch on weekends. Outdoor garden seating pickled onions and a toasted baguette. Yet the available. shaped tiles, the walls are glazed to leeks. With its and an orange much sauce — even one as rich and specialties are the heart and soul of Belleville’s mimic years of heavy smoking and play of bright DINING slice. The wine list well seasoned as this one — made for menu. Be sure to try the Terrine de Pomme de wooden tables are spaced for intimacy. and subtle tastes is, no surprise, soupy eating. Terre et Fromage de Chevre, potatoes and goat The ChipShop Large, dark wood antiques lend a hand- and textures, the Juliette (135 N. Fifth St., between heavy on French For dessert we tried a fragrant cheese terrine with black olives and salad, or the 383 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 832-7701, Bedford Avenue and Berry Street in Escargot de Bourgogne, snails with garlic and www.chipshopnyc.com (Cash only) Entrees: some touch. Dividing the main space starter was deep- Williamsburg) accepts cash and Ameri- bottles with a good “sticky date pudding.” Served like a parsley butter. For dessert, Belleville offers the $7–$12 from the 40-seat “Winter Garden” ly satisfying. can Express only. Entrees: $14-$22. The selection under spicy, fruity, damp cake, the dessert Spiced Creme Brulee, the Glazed Grapefruit and (used as a second dining or private par- On its own, an restaurant is open for diner daily. Brunch $40. needed just a few spoonfuls of the but- Sorbet, or several other possibilities, each with Owners Suzanne Hackett, Vicki and Christopher is available on weekends from 10:30 their respective drink suggestions. Open daily Sell have a real winner with this Park Slope version ty area), are frosted and etched glass impeccably fresh am–4 pm. Subway: L to Bedford Av- Our next course tery cognac-toffee sauce to enhance its from noon to midnight. of an English staple. The ChipShop serves all the windows that filter in a creamy, femi- mound of salmon enue. For information, call (718) 388- was a thick piece of warm spices, not the deep puddle that it British classics: fish and chips, bangers and mash, nine light. Upstairs is a roof garden that tartare was bright 9222 or visit www.juliettewilliamsburg. striped wild bass was paired with. shepherd’s pie and more. Desserts include fruit com. Coco Roco crumbles (apple-blackberry and rhubarb, both is as romantic an outdoor setting as with notes of gin- that, like the rouget, A tarte tatin was just as it should be, 392 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 965-3376 served with nuts and custard) and deep-fried you’ll find in the borough. ger and cilantro possessed a moist, the crust buttery and the warm pieces (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8–$14 candy bars. Warm weather fare includes chicken- Rochard’s menu features carefully and had a spark sea-scented interior of apples tender yet not mushy. A scoop This Peruvian hot spot takes particular pride in its finger salad and poached salmon salad, and mac- prepared bistro fare sized to satisfy of heat from finely diced jalapeno pep- and crisp skin. With the fish came delec- of vanilla ice cream added to the luxu- succulent rotisserie chicken. At $5 for half and aroni and cheese for the kids. Chip Shop has 18 American appetites. A few touches — per, but needed a good hit of salt to fo- table slices of braised anise, their clean, ry. $9.95 for the whole thing, it is a deal not to be sidewalk cafe seats available. Open daily for lunch overlooked. However, the chicken, which also and dinner. guacamole that accompanies spicy cus its flavors. I understood the mild licorice taste a delightful complement to After a meal and a drink on the gives the restaurant its name, is certainly not the roasted chicken for instance — offer seasoning once the fish was piled on to the bass. eatery’s resplendent rooftop, I think the only option. The seafood is exquisite, from the halibut or clams to the fried red snapper or blue Tempo Restaurant potato-crusted salmon. Coco Roco also offers a and Wine Bar great wine selection and is definitely kid-friendly. Several traditional Peruvian dessert options such 256 Fifth Ave. at Carroll Street, (718) 636-2020, as the empanada de chocolate con miel de chan- www.tempobrooklyn.com (AmEx, DC, MC, caca — chocolate filled pastries topped with Visa) Entrees: $17–$30 chancaca syrup and ice cream —or the coconut Boasting cream-colored stucco walls and The whole enchilada flan with dulce de leche are always a good way to crushed silk draperies, Tempo is a sophisticated end a meal. Open Sunday through Thursday from yet comfortable restaurant, perfect for romantic 11:30 am to 10:30 pm, and Friday and Saturday tete-a-tetes and family dinners alike. Open since Cinco de Mayo may have passed, siree Detoy opened the restaurant three who helped popularize Nuevo Latino One can spot the three-month old from 11:30 am to 11:30 pm. September 2004, chef-proprietor Michael Fiore but you can still get into the spirit with months ago as a place for Leonar to cooking. Chavella’s by the diminutive eatery’s orchestrates the creations coming from his a meal at Chavella’s in Prospect showcase his culinary talent. Previous- Unlike that hybrid, Leonar’s cuisine bright green and yellow tiled facade. Cocotte kitchen, while co-owners Michael Elliott and Robert Amato oversee all aspects of dining Heights. ly, he cooked for 15 years at Calle is “truly authentic,” he said. “We offer Inside the 20-seat dining room, with 337 Fifth Ave. at Fourth Street, (718) 832-6848 room service. Arturo Leonar and his fiancee De- Ocho in Manhattan under Alex Garcia, a taste of all the regions of Mexico.” brick and deep red walls, patrons can (MC, Visa) Entrees: $12–$23 Whether you’re enjoying the bar or two dining sit around the simple wooden tables Indulge in traditional French-American fare and enjoy “chile rellenos” made with served up by Christine and Bill Snell, who also rooms, the offerings on the Mediterranean- own Fort Greene’s beloved Loulou Bistro. inspired American menu include “prime Black mild, roasted poblano peppers that are Cocotte features French classics including bouil- Angus rib-eye steak for two,” with porcini filled with creamy queso fresco cheese labaisse (fish stew), as well as seasonally inspired mashed potatoes, recommended by Amato. and served with a light tomato sauce, dishes. Now on the menu is a baked apple For dessert, sample the house-made sorbets beans and rice. The hefty green enchi- stuffed with pork “rillettes” served with potato and gelatos, or go for the sticky date and toffee Camembert “galette” in Calvados sauce; cauli- pudding serves with crème fraiche and warm ladas come with chicken or cheese and flower soup with caramelized apples; and sea toffee sauce. Tempo offers about 200 wines are topped with either mole (a spicy urchin. Chef Adam Ross also offers oysters and a from around the world, a dozen of which are Mexican sauce that sometimes in- whole, grilled fish-of-the-day. Rough-hewn available by the “quartino” (a third of the bot- cludes chocolate) or green sauce. wooden tables and wall scones round out the tle) — making it more affordable for diners to There are just two house made prosperous farmhouse atmosphere, adding to order a different wine with each course. Cocotte’s romantic charm. On weekends, enjoy Additionally, a $25 weekday fixed-price meal desserts: flan and rice pudding, creamy a brunch of specialty crepes and homemade has been introduced — it costs $35 on Friday and sweet. Until their wine and beer li- pastries from 11 am to 3 pm. Dinner served daily and Saturday nights. cense is granted, it’s BYOB. at 5:30 pm, and at 5 pm on Sundays. Outdoor dining in the sidewalk cafe. Closed Mondays. Tempo is open daily for dinner. Tempo Presto’s Chavella’s (732 Classon Ave., be- takeout counter is open from 11 am to 10 pm on tween Park and Prospect places in weekdays and 11 am to 11 pm on weekends. Prospect Heights) accepts cash only. = Full review available at Entrees: $7–$12. The restaurant of- Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants fers lunch and dinner Tuesday

www.BrooklynPaper.com in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not Mango P. / Gregory comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to through Sunday. Subway: C to Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American www.brooklynpaper.com on the Web. If your Franklin Avenue; 2 and 3 to Eastern Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover restaurant is not listed and you would like it to be, Parkway/Brooklyn Museum. For in- Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card please contact GO Brooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via e-mail at [email protected]. formation, call (718) 622-3100. — Tina Barry The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn

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WHAT’S IN YOUR Moaning and whaling EMERGENCY to spew his fire and brimstone: an ultra- By John N. Barclay dramatic take on the Old Testament’s sto- for The Brooklyn Paper ry of Jonah. Herman Melville may be buried at The performance, the first in a series by Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, but his the Nimrods, had originally aimed for a spirit is alive and well at Green-wood. performance of a work by someone buried GO BAG? On May 12, the ninth chapter of just underfoot. Melville’s “Moby-Dick” comes to life in “We were aiming for people who were the graveyard’s chapel with a performance buried at Green-wood,” said Rosato, “but of “Moby-Dick: The Sermon.” The inter- settled for someone who was a New York- active drama, in the last two performances er.” The next production will be “How of its nine-month run, is a joint effort by a Goes the Battle” by Henry Ward Beecher, new theater group, the Nimrods, and the the first minister at the Plymouth Congre- Brooklyn Lyceum, the experimental Park gational Church in Brooklyn Heights, who Slope performance space. does call Green-wood home. “The chapel is not used as a location to sit Proceeds from the show benefit another to watch the action that happens on a stage resting resident: restoring the monument — there is no stage,” Director Joe Rosato of legendary piano man Louis Moreau told GO Brooklyn. “The action happens Gottschalk. around [the audience] as they enter the “Moby-Dick: The Sermon” is being cemetery gates.” Upon entering the gates on performed at 8:30 pm (arrive no later Fifth Avenue, audience members are met by than 7:50 pm at the archway near the a lantern-wielding guide who will lead them entrance on Fifth Avenue at 25th Street. through the dark to the cemetery’s chapel. Latercomers will not be seated) at Once inside the chapel, the audience Green-Wood Cemetery’s Chapel (500 will get into the spirit by singing hymns 25th St., off of Fifth Avenue in Green- before Father Mapple (pictured at right), wood Heights). Tickets are $20. For in- played by various actors, takes the pulpit formation, call (718) 768-7300 or visit

CHECKIN’ IN WITH... Sean Meenan

Get ready, Brooklyn. You’re about to are the best innovations? get a much-needed dose of fresh air with the reopening of Fort Greene’s Habana SM: A few things that we’re doing are a Outpost (757 Fulton St. at South Port- little bit unusual, we have a solar-powered land Avenue in Fort Greene) on May 12. chandelier — a local artist made a sculpture for us and we took a part a portion t’s no joke. Emergencies like fires, floods Thanks to the hard work of visionary Sean Meenan and his many passionate that looks like a neon light and, through fiber optics, it actually collects the sunlight Iand blackouts happen, and most New Yorkers partners, New York’s first eco-eatery has outside and brings it inside — it’s amaz- transformed into a bona-fide bazaar, ing. With our design team, we’re going to are not prepared. That’s why everyone in your hosting everything from fashion shows to collect rainwater off the roof to use to / Daniel Krieger family workshops. The Outpost strives to family needs a GO BAG – a collection of flush the toilets and irrigate our plants, and go beyond being just another lunch spot, with Habana Labs, we’ll have wind power and with a solar-powered awning, out- supplies ready to carry if you have to this year as well, with the installation door seating and an old mail truck serv- probably in June. evacuate your home. ing as the kitchen, it’s the perfect place

for learning, lounging and lunching. GO GO: What places or experiences prompt- Paper ﬁle The Brooklyn Brooklyn’s Sarah McCormick caught up ed you to make these changes? Eco eatery: The bike-powered blender, left, is only one of the Earth-friendly with Meenan to chat with him about the touches at Sean Meenan’s Cafe Habana Outpost. Here’s what should be in your GO BAG: Earth-friendly eatery and what we can ex- SM: I really tried to think about of all as- pect from its second summer. pects of the restaurant business. Look, there’s some things about the business, have an outdoor lot that we can put panels There’s not a lot of places where people GO Brooklyn: How is your Fort Greene like ending up in a basement fighting over across. This area really lends itself to that. are like ‘Hey, I wanna build windows,’ and location different from your Manhattan the price of a case of toilet paper, and it’s It’s not on the roof or hidden, and we hang someone else is like ‘Yo, let’s do it!’ and one? like, ‘What is my life coming to? This is swings from it so people can also use it to that’s the kind of place we want Outpost to not what I want to be doing!’ So, when we get shade. In a very didactic way we can become. Sean Meenan: Well, there are a few came to Fort Greene, we kept that in show people the kind of things that are pos- things, physically it’s different [because] mind. We’re doing a kids corner and ar- sible — it serves a lot of different purposes. GO: What can we expect at the big party there’s more of an outdoor space. The big chitecture workshops so that in a way on May 12? reason is that it reminded me a little bit of GO: How did you manage to achieve all we’re much more connected to the com- SM: Lots of stuff for kids. We’ll be making Elizabeth Street area 10 years ago in that munity. of this? there are a lot of different kinds people our own coloring books with recycled paper here and to me, that’s the beauty of New GO: What sort of things do you like about SM: A lot of people came on board and and used, Earth-friendly inks. We’ll have Your GO BAG should be a sturdy, easy-to-carry York. We tried to make a place where the new location? everyone had his own passion — some clowns and water games. A few different lo- everyone feels included and there are all with harvest rainwater, some with wind cal bands, a fashion show and a space in the container like a backpack or suitcase on sorts of people just hanging out. SM: I had wanted to do solar power for a turbines — and we all really wanted to be basement where there’ll be a DJ. We’ll be long time and, when we came to this loca- a place where creative people can come to- serving frozen mojitos — we’ve grown our wheels. Keep it easily accessible. Keep a GO: Your restaurant is very green. What tion, it was the perfect place because we gether and have a forum to share ideas. own mint hydroponically. second, smaller supply kit in your car. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert features Stories”. 6:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. (718) signing with Ellen Shanman, author of “Right a program of works by Piston, Lees, Webern 832-9066. Free. Before Your Eyes.” 7:30 pm. 267 Seventh and Schumann. $40. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry WRITER’S WORKSHOP: Brooklyn Arts Exchan- Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. WANT TO LEARN MORE? Take our interactive 9 DAYS... Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. ge offers a six-week adult writing workshop BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music presents (718) 624-2083. with Susan Willerman. $150. Through June “Doug Varone and Dancers,” a dance work Readiness Quiz at www.nyredcross.org/brooklyn10 Continued from page 2 GALLERY PLAYERS: “Victor/ Victoria.” 3 pm. 19. 7 pm to 9 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832- by choreographer Doug Varone. $20 to $45. BROOKLYN HISTORY 101: Full day (9 am to 5 pm) See Sat., May 12. 0018. 7:30 pm. Harve y Theater, 651 Fulton St. and you’ll receive a free 16-page Family of talks and activities about Brooklyn in several IMPACT THEATER: “Orphans.” 3 pm. See Sat., (718) 636-4100. locations. “The Roots of Modern Brooklyn,” an May 12. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert features exhibit, celebrates the revival of Brooklyn PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Bravo Broadway!” WEDS, MAY 16 a program of works by Haydn, Bach, Preparedness Guide. Plus you’ll be eligible to neighborhoods. Brooklyn Historical Society, 3:30 pm. See Sat., May 12. Schubert and others. $35, $30 seniors, $20 128 Pierrepont St. Also, visitors are invited to HEALTHY WALKING CLUB: Lutheran Health students. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton win a fully-stocked Red Cross GO BAG for two. share their personal “Brooklyn Stories” about OTHER Care’s walking club for seniors’ features walks Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. their neighborhoods at oral history studio, and BRUNCH UNDER THE BRIDGES: In honor of indoors and outdoors. 10 am to 11 am. Shore Coney Island tales at Coney Island Memory Mother’s Day, DUMBO retailers and restaurants Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Rd. (718) 921-5949. Project. Panel discussions at 9:30 am, 11 am, host sales, reduced-price musical concerts, Free. THURS, MAY 17 12:45 pm with leaders, activists and journalist. brunch specials and more. 20 venues, boutiques ART FEST: Lutheran Medical Hospital invites Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St. and eateries participate. Dumbo Improvement seniors to view an art festival of creative art SENIOR EXPO: Adults over 50 years of age are invited to receive free health screenings from Also, Brooklyn writer Pete Hamill leads an District. Call for info. (718) 243-1414. projects. Also, music and refreshments. Shore interactive TV town hall forum about the era, ASTHMA SCREENING: at the Polish and Slavic Victory Memorial and Maimonides Medical Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Rd. Call for time. Center. 9 am to 1 pm. Our Lady of Angels “The People and Events That Built Modern Center. 10 am to 2 pm. 177 Kent Ave. (866) (718) 630-7588. Free. Brooklyn. Brooklyn College Library, one block 99-ASTHMA. Free. Church, 377 Fourth Ave. (718) 763-2484. Free. WINE TASTING: Wines featured from 30 vine- BROOKLYN BRIDGE WALK: Big Onion Tours from the intersection of Flatbush and FAMILY FEST: Brooklyn Society for Ethical yards in Long Island. Food served from arti- Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-5581. Free. takes a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and Get Ready, Brooklyn! Culture hosts a festival in praise of mothering sanal companies from Brooklyn and Long HEALTH FEST: Lutheran Family Health Center and parenting. All people and all families through Brooklyn Heights. $15, $12 seniors, Island. Open to food and wine professionals $10 students. 1 pm. Meet at southeast cor- offers a day of information for the entire fam- invited. 11 am to 12:30 pm. 53 Prospect Park from 3 pm to 5:30 pm. Open to the public ily. 10 am to 3 pm. 150 55th St. (718) 630- West. (718) 768-2972. ner of Broadway and Chambers Street, lower from 6 pm to 9 pm. $30. Bottles available for Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. 7208. Free. BLOOD DRIVE: at First Unitarian Congregation. GET A KIT • MAKE A PLAN • BE INFORMED purchase. Luxury prize drawing. BAM Cafe, 30 SPEAKER SERIES: Robert Cohen speaks about FILM: Brooklyn Arts Council presents the sixth 11 am to 4:30 pm. Monroe and Pierrepont Lafayette Ave. R.S.V.P to ediblebrooklyn.net. annual Women of African Descent film festi- streets. (800) 933-BLOOD. BARNES AND NOBLE: hosts a reading and See 9 DAYS on page 14 val. 11:30 am to 6 pm. Long Island University, CRAFT WORKSHOP: Brooklyn Artists Gym www.nyredcross.org/brooklyn10 Spike Lee Screening Room, DeKalb Avenue presents the topic: “Surface Design Textile and Flatbush Avenue Extension. Call for info. Manipulation.” $40 plus $10 materials fee. 1 (718) 625-0080. pm to 5 pm. 168 Seventh Ave. (718) 858-9069. INDIE MARKET: Collective of Brooklyn-based PROTEUS GOWANUS: hosts a talk and emerging designers show their fashion, ac- Powerpoint presentation about Walt cessories, bath and beauty, pet gear, home- Whitman in Brooklyn. Deirdre Lawrence, prin- goods and more. 11 am to 7 pm. Smith and cipal librarian and curator of books at the Union Street. www.brooklynindiemarket.com. Brooklyn Museum gives talk. $5. 3 pm. 543 CLOTHING DRIVE: The Cupcake Queen col- Union St. (718) 243-1572. lects gently used childrens items for boys SHORTS: Dance Film Lab presents “Wicked and girls, newborn to age 3. 11 am to 2 pm. Cool Dance Films,” an evening of shorts 399 Atlantic Ave. (646) 251-3923. from recent international dance film festivals. PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coa- $5. 7 pm. Galapagos Art Space, 70 N. Sixth lition hosts its 15th annual show featuring work St. (718) 782-5188. by more than 325 artists. 1 pm to 6 pm. Also, BROOKLYN DESIGNS: NY’s curated design meet the artists reception at 3 pm. Music. show opens to the trade and public. 10 am Outdoor crafts festival along the waterfront to 6 pm. See Sat., May 12. esplanade featuring works by 25 Brooklyn art- INDIE MARKET: 11 am to 7 pm. See Sat., May 12. isans. 499 Van Brunt St. (718) 596-2506. Free. PHILIPPINO FOOD: Sariwa Foods opens and OPENS JUNE 14TH offers a tasting party. Noon to 5 pm. 212 MON, MAY 14 16th St. (718) 369-0991. Free. PIER ART SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists HEALTH SCREENING: Preferred Health Part- Sponsored by a grant from the New York City Council Coalition hosts its 15th annual exhibit enti- ners offers a diabetes and blood pressure tled “Connections.” 1 pm to 6 pm. 499 Van screening. 10 am to 2 pm. Call for location Brunt St. (718) 596-2507. Free. information. (888) 761-9088. Free. LENELL’S: Learn how to make a Caipirinha with YOGA: First Unitarian Congregation Society Mae de Ouro cachaca. Noon to midnight. hosts a learn to meditate class. $10. 7:30 pm 416 Van Brunt St. (718) 360-0838. to 9 pm. 48 Monroe Pl. (718)496-5514. SPEED DATING: Artsy and creative singles, males and females 25 to 35 years, are invited SUN, MAY 13 to meet. $40. 7 pm. Red Bamboo, 271 Adelphi ®2007 Arnie Levin from cartoonbank.com. All Rights Reserved. Mother’s Day St. (718) 859-0229.

OUTDOORS AND TOURS TUES, MAY 15 BUSHWICK OLD AND NEW: Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment hosts a tour of BUSINESS SEMINAR: Church Avenue Bushwick. Learn about this former Dutch and Merchants Business Association hosts a talk: then German settlement. View an old brew- “How to Repair Your Credit.” 6 pm to 8:30 ery, mansions of former beer barons, church- pm. 884 Flatbush Ave. (718) 282-2500. es and more. $13, $8 seniors and students. COMMUNITY FORUM: Learn how to bring 11 am to 1 pm. Meet at corner of Myrtle positive change to your community. Neigh- Avenue and Broadway. (718) 788-8500. borhood Association Forum and Workshop is hosted by Citizens Committee for NYC. 6 PERFORMANCE pm to 8 pm. Magnolia Tree Earth Center, See our complete restaurant MUSICAL: Ridge Repertory Company presents 677 Lafayette Ave. (212) 822-9582. Free. “Class Clown.” $12 adults, $10 children. 11 OPEN HOUSE: St. Finbar School invites parents am and 2 pm. Bay Ridge Jewish Center, and their children to tour the school and New Orleans First Family of Funk Fourth Avenue and 81st Street. (718) 836- learn about registering for Fall 2007. 6 pm to guide at BrooklynPaper.com 3103. 8 pm. Bay 19th Street and Bath Avenue. CONCERT: Sat. Jacobi Ev. Lutheran Church (718) 256-0818. Free. hosts a Mother’s Day concert. Program BARNES AND NOBLE: Discussion and book www.celebratebrooklyn.org includes “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi. 4 pm. signing with Kevin Pyle and Lauren 5406 Fourth Ave. (718) 439-8978. Free. Weinstein, authors of “Blindspot” and “Girl May 12, 2007 THE BROOKLYN PAPER WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM AWP 13

By Christopher Murray the story that became a play italist in California. “Jumping” for the Brooklyn Paper becomes a feisty and warm- Jerry (James Martinelli, also hearted musical. the show’s choreographer f there is any doubt about “It happened years ago and whose loose joints and full the cultural milieu of the yet,” goes one of the songs, heart reminded me of the Tin Icharming new musical “In Lost in Brooklyn! “these are the things you don’t Man of Oz), is a family man the Schoolyard” being pre- forget.” Certainly the fictional with small law practice on sented this month at Manhat- characters Simmons has creat- Long Island. Eddie (the affable tan’s Theater for the New ed haven’t forgotten. They are Arthur Brown), a high school City, the opening lyrics make Paper story becomes a musical all drawn back to Brooklyn principal, acts as reunion con- things crystal clear: “Run, like the swallows to Capistra- vener and the show’s chorus. block, make a pass. Come on, ground: in 1998, writer beers. The story tugged on all family, but having grown in no, but this year will prove to Manny (the solid Richard Eddie, move your ass!” Paulanne Simmons wrote a those Brooklyn heartstrings: East New York, Simmons was be a very special reunion of Bryson), made a mint out of Yeah, we’re deep in the story for The Brooklyn Paper friendship, sports and nostal- sure there was drama in the the gang. his Tex-Mex restaurant chain. heart of Brooklyn, guys. Both about a group of grown-up gia for the good ol’ days. story and in 2001 her play, Larry (the soulful and sar- And lastly, Dave (the energetic the storyline and the genesis Brooklyn Heights street “I grew up in Brooklyn,” “Basketball Lessons,” was donic Jimmy Moon), also Mickey Corporon) helped en- of this musical are firmly set urchins who return every year Simmons said recently. “I felt brought to the stage. Now, know as “Killer Dog,” was the Ken Kruk sure all the guys got through Ball boys: Richard Bryson, Mickey Corporon, Jimmy Mon, in the land of Spaldeens and to the ‘hood to play basketball like I knew these guys.” Liv- with her collaborator, com- golden boy of the nabe and is eggcreams. Here’s the back- and reminisce over a few ing in the Heights with her poser Margaret Hetherman, now a workaholic venture cap- school in the old days, but a James Martinelli and Arthur Brown in “In The Schoolyard.” succession of failed get-rich- quick schemes have left him broke, with a failing marriage and more-than-a-little desperate. “But most of us turned out OK,” Larry mused. “I think it’s because we were so close.” The guys represent the full diversity of Kings County’s Latino, Jewish and Irish sons of immigrants, and are lauded in the song “Protestants, Atheists and Jews.” Most of the show’s tunes are short and slower-tempoed, although Manny (“Best Latin Lover, Dartmouth ‘71”) and his CINEMA mother — local grocery owner — Mrs. Rivera (“Rice and Beans”), played by Jackie Savage, both add zest with their numbers. The wives of the fellows (Theresa Marinelli, Barbara Good day. Please allow me to introduce myself. Czerner, Jody Bell and Heather Meagher), perhaps predictably, get somewhat short shrift. While the men’s characters, which the show is ultimately most concerned with, are all crispy delineated I am Sir Charge, and well beyond stereotype, the wives all grumble about the reunions and make fun of their husbands for being a little past their prime, with spare tires and balding pates. Verizon’s best-kept secret. In a group number, “Our Guys,” however, their love for their tubby hubbies shines through. The show takes a serious I pop up unexpectedly... turn in the second act, moving the script beyond just a re-examination of the past with ...all over your Verizon home phone bill. They do manage to rose-colored glasses. A personal crisis for one of the keep this old scoundrel busy in the most inexplicable manner, characters causes all the friends to reflect on what’s truly important to them and but one thing is clear: Sir Charge and your money make a how precious the time spent with dear friends and family splendid royal couple. is. Although the play’s rudi- mentary scenic elements — backlit lighting, cardboard And really, it costs a bloody fortune sets — convey a community theater-style production, with to tailor these suits! a few botched sound cues and a flubbed line here and there, these foibles are made up for by the spirit of theater about community that is in harmony with the play’s message. In fact, members of Simmons’s family pitched in with various tasks for the presentation and the Heights Players offered support, too. The homespun truths cap- tured by “In the Schoolyard,” and the message about your old friends being the truest, was summed up in a comment overhead from an audience member at intermission: “There’s a certain thing in Brooklyn. Those guys, I might not have seen them in years, but I’ll be going to their funeral, or they’ll be going to mine.” Asomber note, perhaps, for a musical with a slightly bittersweet ending, but a shared past has many conso- lations, as Larry said, “That’s the great thing about coming back to Brooklyn — nothing changes.” “In the Schoolyard,” will run at Theater for the New City (155 First Ave., between Ninth and 10th streets in Manhattan) through May 20. Tickets are $15. For information, visit www.theaterforthe- Stop supporting this guy. newcity.net. Time Warner Cable has a home phone plan that’s easy to Remember understand with charges you’d expect. the most important thing in Call 1.800.OKCable anytime. LOCATION Real Estate Yes. 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RED HOOK pm, FREE, Monday Night Burlesque presents “The Saga Good Coffeehouse of Super Dance!” with Darlinda’s Polyester Players, 9:30 Music Parlor The Hook pm, $5; May 15: (Backroom) “LIFEbeat,” the music indus- BROOKLYN 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red Hook, try fights AIDS free radicals presents, 10 pm, $8 suggest- (at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) ed donation, (Front room) Free Radicals, 10 pm, $5; May 53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com. Slope, (718) 768-2972, www.bsec.org. May 12: Get Hot or Go Home presents “New York 16: (Backroom) 3 AM Magazine Night, 7 pm, $TBD, Breakdown” with The Round Up Boys, Ike and The (Front room) DJ Ease presents DJs Ease, Crooklyn, Spinz, May 18: Third Friday with The Park Slope Food Coop and Code-D and performances by P.Casso and Emilio featuring Bruce Markow, 8 pm, $10 adults, $6 children. Capers, Cherry Casino and The Gamblers, Cordwood Draggers, The Garnet Hearts, 4 pm, $TBD; May 13: Rojas, 10 pm, FREE; May 17: (Front room) The Eternal Perch Cafe Emergenza Festival featuring Seven Second Delay, 7:30 Buzz Brass Band, 7:30 pm, Lauren Smith, 8:30 pm, $TBD, pm, Soldiers of Fortune, 8 pm, Mel Mednick, 8:30 pm, (Both rooms) “Golden,” a monthly tribute to Hip Hop’s 365 Fifth Ave. at Fifth Street in Park Slope, (718) The Swing, 9 pm, Code 6, 9:30 pm, Dump Body, 10 pm, Greatest hosted by Pharoahe Monch, 10 pm, $10 in Nightlife 788-2830 www.myspace.com/theperchcafe. Rosencrantz, 10:30 pm, Dirty Mother Nation, 11 pm, advance, $12 day of the show; May 18: (Front room) May 12: Fran, 9 pm, $5 suggested donation; May 16: Z.D.M., 11:30 pm, $15; May 15: Bad Girlfriend, Ghost Crashin’ In presents Elizabeth Harper and The Matinee, Compiled by Chiara V. Cowan Five Star Day, 8:30 pm, $5 suggested donation; May 17: Factor, Rock, USADOWN, 7 pm, $8; No Fun Fest featur- Chairlift, Charlemagne, The Watchers, Tall Hands, Stab Girl Salon, 7:15 pm, $5 drink minimum. ing Pain Jerk, Hair Police, Yoshimi, Kim Gordon, Hive the Matador, 10 pm, $8. Mind, Damion Romero, Lambsbread, Evil Moisture, BAY RIDGE (718) 398-8900, www.granddakar.com. Puppet’s Jazz Bar Crumbling, Orphan Fairytale and DJs Tony Rettman and Luna Lounge Sundays: DJ Contra Sounds, 6 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: 284 Fifth Ave. at First Street in Park Slope, (718) Mike Simonetti, 7 pm, $18; May 18: No Fun Fest featur- 361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Kitty Kiernan’s Songhai Djeli, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Mohamed, 499-2627, www.puppetsjazz.com. ing Incapacitants, Sissy Spacek, Carlos Giffoni, Williamsburg, (212) 260-2323, www.lunalounge.com. 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: WBAI DJ Andrea Clark, 8 pm, 9715 Third Ave. at 97th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) May 12: Arturo O’Farrill Trio, 9:15 pm, 10:40 pm, Raionbashi & Kutzkelina, Anti-Freedom, Mouthus, May 12: Broadband, 8 pm, Limbs, 9 pm, Umami, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live band, 10 pm, FREE. Axotol, Grunt, Princess Dragonmon, Charlie Draheim, 921-0217, www.kittykiernans.com. Midnight, $10; May 13: Braden Palmer Trio, 9:15 pm, Susu, 11 pm, Dealer, 11:55 pm, FREE; May 13: Opine, and DJs Jackie Oblivia and Nautical Almanac Sound May 12: Gerald, 10 pm, FREE; May 19: Ben, 10 pm, 10:40 pm, Midnight, $TBD; May 14: Jaime Aff Session, 7:30 pm, The Mary Shanks, 8:30 pm, Pagoda, 9:30 pm, System, 7 pm, $18. FREE. Parlor Jazz 9:15 pm, 10:40 pm, Midnight, FREE; May 15: Josh Irving $7; May 14: The Shivers, 7:45 pm, Salt & Samovar, 8:30 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill, Quartet, 9:15 pm, 10:40 pm, Midnight, $5; May 16: J.C. pm, The Lisps, 9:30 pm, $8 in advance, $10 day of the The Salty Dog (718) 855-1981, www.parlorjazz.com. Hopkins Quintet, 9:15 pm, 10:40 pm, Midnight, $5; May Jalopy show; May 15: Young Lords, 9 pm, Dead Combo, 10 pm, 7509 Third Ave. at 75th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) May 12: Nancy Kelly & Her Trio, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 17: JD Allen Trio, 9:15 pm, 10:40 pm, Midnight, $5; May 315 Columbia St. at Woodhull Street in Red Hook, FREE with RSVP only; May 16: The Noises 10, 7:30 pm, Lucinda Black Bear, 8:30 pm, Alec Stephen, 9:30 pm, 238-9260, www.saltydogbar.com. suggested donation. 18: Jon Davis Trio, 9:15 pm, 10:40 pm, Midnight, $10. (718) 395-3214, www.jalopy.biz. NYC Smoke, 10:30 pm, $7; May 17: Dave Derby, 8:30 Wednesdays: Karaoke Night, 9 pm, FREE. Fridays; Saturdays: Live music, 9 pm, $TBD; May 12: Sputnik Southpaw Triple Paste Project featuring Eric Pakula, 9 pm, $8; May pm, Elk City, 9:30 pm, The Sharp Things, 10:30 pm, $10 Snake sounds: All the way from Mo- 18: Old Time Music with Cory Seznec, 9 pm, Paul in advance, $12 day of the show; May 18: Stalkers, 9 pm, The Wicked Monk 262 Taaffe Pl. at DeKalb Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Slope, (718) 398-6666, www.barsputnik.com. tor City, the Detroit Cobras bring their Imitations, 10 pm, $8. Bang Camaro, 10 pm, $12, Seth Troxler, Midnight, $10; 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. May 19: Cheeseburger, 8:30 pm, Totimoshi, 9:30 pm, Saturdays: French Beats International, 11 pm, FREE; 921-0601, www.wickedmonk.com. garage rock assault to Southpaw on Tuesdays: The Wreckroom, 8 pm, FREE; May 12: The Liberty Heights RTX, 10:30 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show. May 12: DJ Pepe, Bar Fly, 11 pm, $5; May 13: Open mic Tuesdays: Kings of Karaoke with Colin King of Karaoke Detroit Cobras, Baby Shakes, The Shalitas, 9 pm, $13 in and DJ FlimFlam, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Open Mic, May 12. with Joe Walz, 9 pm, $5; May 17: J-Rock Acoustic, 9 pm, advance, $15 day of the show; May 17: DJ Mojo pres- Taproom 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: (Upstairs) Skylab, 10 pm, FREE; Pete’s Candy Store $5; May 18: Green Machine, DJ Eric, 9 pm, $5. ents Matter/Antimatter, Kinetic, Ann Courtney & The 34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, (718) May 17: Live DJ sets by Dekker, Adam Smith, Castro tal, 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Late Bloomers, Huna, 8 pm, $8; May 18: Wedia.Tv 246-8050. Unjust, 10 pm, FREE; May 18: Mashup Culture with DJs 15: Gina Leishman, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation; May Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescandys- Benefit Show with performances by Dirty Excuse, May 12: The Brutal East, The G.O.D., 9 pm, FREE. BEDFORD-STUYVESANT Londonbroil, Bnice, Charlie Brown, Nasty Love, 16: Ben Gerstein’s The Up, 8 pm, $10, Eivind Opsvik’s tore.com. Uncutchuck, 9 pm, $TBD. Overseas, 10 pm, $10; May 17: Erik Friedlander, 8 pm, Turnstylz featuring Loot, followed by “Laid,” a queer Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm–8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Alan Food 4 Thought $10, Matt Munisteri, 10 pm, $10 suggested donation; dance party featuring DJs Bianca & Ebone, 8 pm, $20 SHEEPSHEAD BAY Hampton, 10 pm, FREE; May 12: Andy Stack, 8 pm, May 18: Imaginary Homeland, 7 pm, $8, The Mandingo before 11 pm, $10 after 11 pm. Senator, 10 pm, FREE; May 13: Laura Cortese, 8:30 pm, 445 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at MacDonough Street in FLATBUSH Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 443-4160. Ambassadors, 9 pm, $10 suggested donation. Anyway Cafe Tam-Lin Music, 9:30 pm, Medicine Man, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tea Lounge May 14: Spelling Bee, 7:30 pm, Bobtail Yearlings, 9:30 Saturdays: Open mic, 9 pm, $6; Tuesdays: Philo- Cornerstone Pub 1602 Gravesend Neck Rd. at East 16th Street in sophically Phat Tuesdays, an open discussion, 8 pm, Bogota Latin Bistro 837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, Sheepshead Bay, (718) 934-5988, pm, Adam McBride-Smith, 10:30 pm, FREE; May 15: 1502 Cortelyou Rd. at Marlborough Road in Flat- donation suggested; Wednesdays: Game Night (Cash 141 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Slope, (718) 789-2762, www.tealoungeny.com. www.anywaycafe.com. Bingo, 7 pm, The Olivers, 9 pm, Alan Hampton, 10 pm, bush, (718) 940-9037, www.cornerstonepub.com. Silence the Bird, 11 pm, FREE; May 16: Quizz-Off, 7:30 Flow), 7 pm, FREE. (718) 230-3805, www.bogotabistro.com. May 16: Lily Maase & The Sweet Unraveling, 9 pm, 10:30 Mondays: Open mic, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Jazz with Saturdays: Alegba & Friends, 9 pm, FREE (donation sug- pm, Sugarpine, 10 pm, Spouse, 11 pm, FREE; May 17: Wednesdays: Live Brazilian and Latin jazz, 7 pm, FREE; pm, $5 suggested donation; May 17: Debbie Deane Andrey Ryabov, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Grace gested); Tuesdays: Dan Pratt Quartet, 9 pm, FREE (dona- Edward Calls Kelli Rae, 9 pm, The Callers, 10 pm, The Sistas’ Place May 13: Francois Wiss & Kahil Ferraro, 7 pm, FREE; May Band, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $5 suggested donation; May 18: Garland, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Susan Tobocman, 9 tion suggested); Thursdays: Stephane Wrembel, 8:30 Prezens, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $5 suggested donation. pm, FREE; Fridays: Eric Nicholas, 9 pm, FREE. Gena Rowlands Band, 11 pm, Show and Tell, Midnight, 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in Bedford- pm, FREE. 16: Angus Martin Trio, 7 pm, FREE; May 17: DJ Daigoro, FREE; May 18: Andrew Rose Gregory, 8 pm, Darrin Stuyvesant, (718) 498-1766, www.sistasplace.org. 7 pm, FREE. Bradbury, 9 pm, Luthea Salom, 10 pm, The Golden May 12: Taurean Birthday celebration featuring Ahmed Two Boots Brooklyn WILLIAMSBURG Revelry, 11 pm, FREE; May 19: Kate McGuire, 8 pm, Abdullah’s Ebonic Tones, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $25 in FORT GREENE The Brooklyn Lyceum 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, Chad King, 9 pm, Miles of Owls, 10 pm, Jes Hudak, 11 advance, $30 day of the show. BAM Cafe 227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. Black Betty pm, FREE. (718) 398-7301, www.gowanus.com. May 12: Heather Wolfe Trio, 10 pm, FREE; May 18: 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in (At the Brooklyn Academy of Music) 30 Lafayette BOERUM HILL May 13: Songwriter’s Exchange with Libby Johnson, Sonido Costeno, 10 pm, FREE. Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.blackbetty.net. Trash Bar Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, (718) 636- Kristin Cifelli, Hang the Lights, 8:30 pm, $5. 4100 www.bam.org. Saturdays: DJ Concerned, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, Union Hall Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg Caz, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. Hank’s Saloon May 12: The Smyrk with Pillow Theory, 9 pm, FREE; May (Downstairs at) 702 Union St. at Fifth Avenue in Park 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson and his 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, 18: The Citizens with Lumatic, 9 pm, FREE. Biscuit BBQ May 12: Deadspin, 8 pm, Bebek, 9 pm, Psychotic 4, 10 (718) 625-8003, www.hankssaloon.com. 230 Fifth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, Slope, (718) 638-4400, www.unionhallny.com. Love Choir, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Psychotic pm, Stiff Mickeys, 11 pm, Kissy Kamikaze, Midnight, $7; Reaction, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: The Joint hosted Sundays: Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers, 10 (718) 399-2161, www.biscuitbbq.com. May 12: The Changes, Takka Takka, The End of the May 13: Erika Rose, 9 pm, La Cacahouette, 10 pm, Holo- by DJ Nabil; Fridays: The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne pm, FREE; Mondays: Live band kuntry karaoke, 10 pm, GREENPOINT Sundays: A Sunday Kind of Jazz with John McNeil and World, 8 pm, $10; May 15: Union Hall Spelling & gram, 11 pm, Sioux City Pete & The Beggars, Midnight, and DJs Emskee and MC G-man, 11 pm, FREE. FREE; Wednesdays: Mobscenity, 10 pm, FREE; May 12: Bill McHenry, 8:30 pm, $10; Mondays: Debra and Mary’s Grammar Bee, 7:30 pm, FREE; May 16: Luke Temple, $6; May 14: Nico Stai, 8 pm, Seth Adam, 9 pm, Lamex- MacGillicuddies, 9:30 pm, Sprinkle Genies, 10:45 pm, I’ll Club Europa Night on the Town, 8:30 pm, $10; Tuesdays: Song- Matty Charles & The Valentines, Escher Quartet, 8 pm, cuse, 10 pm, Jesse Alejandro, 11 pm, Late Nite Access, be John Brown, 11:15 pm, FREE; May 13: The Radio 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in writers’ Showcase hosted by Staci Rochwerg, 8:30 pm, $8; May 17: The Grey Race, Julia Darling, Blood Orange Capone’s Bar Midnight, $6; May 15: Ueda, 9 pm, Pirates of the Internet Roots, 10 pm, FREE; May 17: Mighty High, 9 pm, The Greenpoint, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. $5 suggested donation; Wednesdays: Argentinean Blossom, 8 pm, $8; May 18: Fields, Page France, 8 pm, 221 N. Ninth St. at Roebling Street in Williamsburg, featuring Tobias Bernstrup, 10 pm, $5; May 16: Drew Nix, You Know What, 10 pm, Mess with the Bull, 11 pm, Saturdays: VIP Dance Party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 Tango Night hosted by Annatina featuring dance instruc- $12. (718) 599-4044, www.caponesbar.com. 8 pm, Eddie Gorch, 9 pm, Indianola, 10 pm, Handstand, FREE; May 18: Satan is Real, 9:30 pm, Seth Kess, 10 pm, pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Tuesdays: Karaoke Night, 8 pm, tion, 7 pm, and dancing/milonga, 8 pm, $12; May 12: Fridays, Saturdays: The Beat Club/All Disco, 9 pm, 11 pm, Secret Teeth, Midnight, $6; May 17: Son of a Gun, Al Duvall, 11 pm, Simon & The Bar Sinisters, Midnight, FREE; Fridays: Sexy Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, Tango Double-Feature Night with Juan Felix, Maria FREE; Mondays: Karaoke with Colin and DJ Flim Flam, 9 8 pm, Kung Fury, 9 pm, Choirs of Titan, 10 pm, JP05, 11 PROSPECT HEIGHTS pm, The Billy Ripken F—k Face Card, Midnight, $6; May $5. FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; May 13: Cangiano, Octavio Brunetti, and more, 9 pm, $15; May pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Speakeasy, an open mic night, 9 18: Bulletproof Junkies, 8 pm, Brett Smiley, 9 pm, Lady, 10 Khaos Theory, Caught in a Trap, DJ Todd (H2O), Neurotic 17: “In the Moment” solo piano improvisation by Daniel pm, FREE; Wednesdays: The Stroke with DJs Brian The Backroom pm, The Brought Low, 11 pm, The Nick Vivid Effect, Decay, Metalfier, Griffin the Shepherd, 7 pm, $10; May Kelly, 6 pm, $5 suggested donation, Sherry Weaver Tweedy and Dave Ready, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Rehab, BRIGHTON BEACH (At Freddy’s) 485 Dean St. at Sixth Avenue in Midnight, $7; May 19: Umami, 8 pm, The World Without 16: Middian with guests, 7 pm, $10; May 18: Grails, 7 “Stories from the Backroom,” 8:30 pm, $8; May 18: 9 pm, FREE. Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, www.freddys- Magic, 9 pm, Death of Fashion, 10 pm, Goldstreets, 11 pm, $10. Yoon Sun Choi, 6 pm, $TBD, Daniel Kelly Jazz, 9 pm, $6. National Restaurant backroom.com. Galapagos pm, Shaka Zulu Overdrive, Midnight, $8. 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second Street May 12: Lost Kitten, 9:30 pm, Jess Seagull and Her GREENWOOD HEIGHTS Cafe Steinhof 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, Boyfriends, 10:30 pm, Burning Hell, 11:30 pm, FREE; (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. Union Pool 427 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park Slope, (718) www.come2national .com. May 14: Spelling Bee, 8 pm, FREE; May 15: Minimalist Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; May 12: 484 Union Ave. at Meeker Avenue in Williamsburg, Living Room Lounge 369-7776, www.cafesteinhof.com. Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, Brooklyn Chick Jazz with Christina Drapkin and (Backroom) Encyclo, 7 pm, $10, (Front room) Free (718) 609-0484, www.myspace.com/unionpool. 245 23rd St. at Fifth Avenue in Greenwood Heights, FREE (with $65 prix-fixe dinner); Fridays: Live Russian May 16: Jack Grace Band, 10:30 pm, FREE. Stephanie Greig, 9:30 pm, FREE; May 16: Musical Blood Speech Zone, 7 pm, $10, (Both rooms) Cassette, a May 12: Sweatheart, Hail Social, The Odds, and DJs (718) 499-1505. music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with $50 prix-fixe Sport (H.A.M. a.k.a. karaoke), 9:30 pm, FREE; May 17: film/art/dance party featuring Daedelus, The Guts, and Burton & AJ Ready Right, 9 pm, $7; May 13: Loose mar- dinner); Sundays: Live Russian music and dance show, 7 Saturdays: DJ Kirt, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Cult Movie Cattyshack Kings County Opry featuring a song circle with Jeph live DJs, 10 pm, $5 with RSVP; May 13: (Backroom) bles Swing Night, 9 pm, $TBD; May 17: Jezebel Music pm, FREE (with $50 prix-fixe dinner). Night, 8 pm, FREE; Mondays: Concerts on the big 249 Fourth Ave. at Carroll Street in Park Slope, Duarte, Cristina Speligene, and Dock Oscar, 8:30 pm, Wicked Cool Dance Films, 7 pm, $5 suggested donation, presents Mistakes, Project Jenny, Project Ian, Ravens & screen, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Open mic Night, 8:30 (718) 230-5740, www.cattyshackbklyn.com. The Roulette Sisters, 9:30 pm, FREE; May 18: Shane (Front room) Emmph 10!, 7 pm, $10; May 14: (Backroom) Chimes, Used to be Women, 8 pm, $8; May 18: pm, FREE; Thursdays: Live music, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Mondays: Open Psyche (open mic), 8 pm, FREE, Chump Walters, 8 pm, Rad Unicorn, 9:30 pm, The Holy Roller Babylove Special Day-After-Mother’s-Day performance, Chairmanrace, Blackhearted Force, The Dixons, 8 pm, BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Karaoke, 8 pm, FREE. Change, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Trivia Night, 7 pm, Sideshow, 10:30 pm, Scumbo, 11:30 pm, FREE. 7 pm, $7, (Front room) Smut hosted by Desiree Burch, 8 $TBD. Magnetic Field FREE; Wednesdays: Karaoke with Sherry Vine, 9 pm, 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, PARK SLOPE FREE ($2 after 10 pm), Oink Boys Party (ladies welcome (718) 834-0069, www.magneticbrooklyn.com. with sexy boys), 10 pm, $5; Thursdays: S—tkickers, 8 Barbes pm, FREE ($5 after 9 pm), Hey DJ!, 10 pm, $5; Fridays: May 12: Livefastdie, The Yokohama Kicks, 8 pm, $5; May Street West and Flatbush 13: Mitro’s birthday Bash with The Mighty Fine and more, 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) R.P.M. with DJ Lug Nut, 7 pm, FREE. Avenue. (212) 439-1090. 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 3 pm, FREE; May 16: Dick Swizzle’s Sudden Death PARK SLOPE HOUSE TOUR: Gameshow, 8 pm, $5 per contestant; May 17: The Sundays: Stephane Wrembel, 9 pm, $10 suggested The Center for donation; Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $10; May 9 DAYS... Civic Council’s annual event. Modern Skirts and more, 8 pm, $TBD; May 18: Noblesse Improvisational Music $25. Noon to 5 pm. Pick up Oblige, Vatican III, The Walking Hellos, 8 pm, $8. 12: Barbes is Five Years Old, a birthday celebration with One Ring Zero, Las Rubias del Norte, Chicha Libre, and 295 Douglass St. at Third Avenue in Park Slope, Continued from page 12 tickets at Congregation Beth more, 8 pm, $TBD; May 13: Barbes Classical with The (212) 631-5882, www.schoolforimprov.org. Elohim, Eighth Avenue and CLINTON HILL Parker String Quartet, 7 pm, $10 suggested donation, May 17: Ran Blake Solo Concert, 8:30 pm, $15 ($10 for New York City in folk and popu- Garfield Place. (718) 832-8227. Kruno Spisic, 9 pm, $10 suggested donation; May 14: students with valid identification); May 18: Nabate Isles lar song. He explains musical BACKYARD BIRDING: Learn tips Dakar Cafe Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, $30, 8:30 pm, $20, The Zagnus Imagination, 8:30 pm, $10 ($6 for students with valid tradition from ballads of the and tricks for attracting birds to 285 Grand St. at Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, Cirkus Orkestar, 10 pm, $10 suggested donation; May identification). 18thcentury to date. 2 pm. your yard or window. Then join Heights and Hill Community the Urban Park Rangers for a Council,160 Montague St. Pre- bird walk through historic Fort registration necessary. (718) Greene Park. 1 pm. Meet at the 596-8789. Free. Visitor’s Center, near the Myrtle RECEPTION: St. Francis College Avenue and Washington Park hosts a photography exhibit: Entrance. Call 311 and ask for “Nannies of Brooklyn Heights,” the Urban Park Rangers. Free. by John Barnard. 5 pm to 7:30 CSI ANIMAL TRACKS: Spend the pm. 180 Remsen St. (718) 489- afternoon being a nature 5372. Free. detective with the Urban Park BARNES AND NOBLE: hosts a Sweet music: Chocolate Chip Chamber Music celebrates Rangers along the Salt Marsh reading and signing with Kara Nature Center Trail. Wear com- Zuaro and Maplewood. Book one year of making music for local kids. Check out their fortable walking shoes and to be read is “I Like Food, Food party on May 19 — complete with live performances, cup- dress for the weather. 1 pm. Tastes Good” cookbook, fea- Salt Marsh Center, 3302 turing recipes from over 100 cake decorating and an instrument petting zoo — at the Avenue U. Call 311 and ask for bands including indie rock band Old First Reformed Church. the Urban Park Rangers. Free. Maplewood. 7:30 pm. 267 Sev- BOARDWALK WALK: Jerry’s Jew- enth Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. ish Singles tours the board walks VARIETY SHOW: Congregation turing studio tours and works of Doreen Cronin and illustrator of Coney Island and Brighton Beth Elohim presents “Nature’s nearly 100 artists at over 40 Scott Menchin. 3 pm. 267 Sev- Beach. $10. 1:15 pm. Meet at Weakness,” an evening featur- venues. Noon to 6 pm. For info, enth Ave. (718) 832-9066. Free. the lifeguard chair at the Still- ing Ben Katchor and Mark visit www.sonyaonline.org. Free. BIRTHDAY FEST: Chocolate Chip well Avenue Station. Call for Mulcahy. A 10-minute callis- STUDIO TOUR: 15th annual Park Chamber Music celebrates its reservations. (732) 470-5746. thenic intermission is offered. Slope tour. Over 65 artists first anniversary as a Brooklyn- WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn $20. 8 pm. Garfield Place and open their doors and invite the based children’s chamber music Historical Society and St. Eighth Avenue. (212) 665-8913. public to see works in progress series. Entertainment includes Francis College present GALLERY PLAYERS: “Victor/ Vic- from established and emerging live performances, cupcake dec- “Arthur Miller’s Brooklyn toria.” 8 pm. See Sat., May 19. artists. Self-guided tour. Noon orating, instrument petting zoo, Heights” walking tour. $12. 2 to 6 pm. Downloadable map at photo op and more. $10, $6 pm to 4 pm. Meet at 128 This weekend, www.bwac.org. Free. adults. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Old Pierrepont St. (71) 222-4111. FRI, MAY 18 NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES: Visit First Reformed Church, 126 STUDIO TOUR: 15th annual Park Fort Greene. Join the Urban Seventh Ave. (718) 636-7414. Slope tour. Noon to 6 pm. See METROTECH CONCERT SERIES: Park Rangers, and discover the Sat., May 12. presents The Cliff Korman unique characteristics and OTHER discover the depths of Ensemble in a program of essence of Fort Greene’s OPEN HOUSE: Sebago Canoe PERFORMANCE American jazz and Brazilian neighborhood. Wear comfort- Club hosts a day of kayaking, BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the music. Noon to 2 pm. The able walking shoes, bring sailing, rowing and canoeing Performing Arts presents Commons, Metrotech Center, water, and dress for the weath- on Jamaica Bay. 10 am to 5 pm. “Klezmerized!” with violinist/ downtown Brooklyn. (718) 488- er. 1 pm to 3 pm. Visitor’s www.sebagocanoeclub.org. composer Alicia Svigals and another culture. 8200. Free. Center, near the Myrtle Avenue Call for info. (718) 241-3683. the Klezmatics. $25. 2 pm. Walt MOVIE NIGHT: Prospect Park and Washington Park Entrance. STOOP SALE: Sackett Street, Whitman Theater at Brooklyn Youth Council hosts a screen- Call 311 and ask for the Urban between Smith and Hoyt College, one block from the ing of “Madagascar.” $5. 7 pm. Park Rangers. Free. streets. 10 am to 4 pm. (718) junction of Flatbush and Nos- Bowling Green Cottage, locat- GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Jeff 596-5543. trand avenues. (718) 951-4500. ed in the Prospect Park Parade Richman leads the tour “Battle CHARITY WALK: Walkathon to MUSIC OFF THE WALLS: Ground, corner of Caton and Hill and Back.” Tour features raise money for a library in a Brooklyn Philharmonic presents Coney Island avenues. (718) resting place of Leonard girls’ middle school in Herat, new work by Valerie Coleman: 854-4901. Bernstein, Fannie the Dog, Afghanistan. Akash Mehta, age “Exalted Landscapes.” $15, PARTY FOR PLAYGROUNDS: Minerva, the highest point in 9, a student at St. Ann’s School, $10 museum members, stu- The Prospect Park Playground Brooklyn and more. $10. 1 pm. is organizing walk. Walk around dents and seniors. 3 pm. Committee presents a benefit Meet at 25th Street and Fifth the Park Drive Loop in Prospect Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern in support of the Park’s seven Avenue. (631) 549-4891. Park, 3.3 miles. Meet at 10:30 Pkwy. (718) 488-5913. MAY 19–20 playgrounds. $50 and up RED HOOK TOUR: Brooklyn am at Park Drive Loop at Ninth GALLERY PLAYERS: “Victor/ Vic- includes cocktails, canapes, a Center for Urban Environment Street. Call. (917) 518-2441. toria.” 3 pm. See Sat., May 19. boat ride, music and a silent takes a tour of this neighbor- INDIE MARKET: Collective of PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Bravo auction. 7 pm to 10 pm. hood. Francis Morrone leads. Brooklyn-based emerging $13, $8 seniors and students. 2 Broadway!” 3 pm. See Sat., Aububon Center at the designers show their wares of May 19. Boathouse, Lincoln Road and pm to 4 pm. Meet at corner of fashion, accessories, bath and aquatic asia Columbia and Carroll streets. BAM: “Doug Varone and Dancers.” Ocean Avenue entrance to beauty, pet gear, home-goods (718) 788-8500. 3 pm. See Sat., May 19. Prospect Park. (718) 965-8988. and more. 11 am to 7 pm. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music DRAWING CLASS: Workshop fea- PERFORMANCE Smith and Union Street. concert with the Knights tures female models. Short Come discover Asia’s dragon ﬁ sh, sharks and sea BARGEMUSIC: Classical music www.brooklynindiemarket.com. Chamber Orchestra. 4 pm. See poses for artists. $10. 8 pm to BLOOD DRIVE: at Old First Sat., May 19. midnight. Retreat Lounge, 147 concert features a matinee turtles. Learn about Japan’s sea jellies and enjoy concert of works by Schubert. Reformed Church. 11:30 am to Front St., 2nd floor. artisticrevo- 5 pm. 126 Seventh Ave. (800) CHILDREN [email protected] $30, $15 students. Noon. Also, special cultural arts performances and more. evening program features 933-BLOOD. DANCE AFRICA: Family work- BARGEMUSIC: Classical music works by Vivaldi, Haydn and TALENT SHOW: Friends of Kaiser shop for children, ages 8 to 16 concert features a program of others. Knights Chamber Park hosts “It’s My Park!” talent years, and adults.$8, $5 kids. works by Haydn, Bach, Schu- Orchestra performs. $50, $25 show. Noon to 5 pm. Kaiser Noon to 1:30 pm. BAM bert and others. $35, $30 sen- students. 8 pm. Fulton Ferry Park, Neptune Avenue and Hillman Attic Studio, 30 iors, $20 students. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at West 28th Street. (917) 873- Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4130. Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. 9261. Free. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Teens are the East River. (718) 624-2083. RECITAL: Opera Project presents PIER SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront invited to learn about the BAM: “Doug Varone and Danc- Josh Carr, tenor in recital. This Artists Coalition hosts its 15th museum’s permanent collec- ers.” 7:30 pm. See Sat., May 19. recital features music of annual show featuring work by tions and present a perform- To purchase tickets and to get directions, GALLERY PLAYERS: “Victor/ Vic- Respighi, Lotti, Tosti, Schubert, more than 325 artists. 1 pm to ance in response to the special toria.” 8 pm. See Sat., May 19. Satie, and Leonard Bernstein. 6 pm. Also, meet the artists exhibition “Global Feminisms.” visit nyaquarium.com or call 718.265.3474. PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Bravo 2pm. Gershwin Theater, Brooklyn reception at 3 pm. Music. $8, $4 for seniors and students; Broadway!” 8 pm. See Sat., College, 2900 Bedford Ave. Outdoor crafts festival along free for members and for chil- May 19. (718) 436-5951. Free. the waterfront esplanade fea- dren under 12. 4 pm. 200 East- BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music turing works by 25 Brooklyn ern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. presents “Doug Varone and artisans. 499 Van Brunt St. (718) SAT, MAY 19 Dancers,” dance work by cho- 596-2506. Free. OTHER reographer Doug Varone. $20 PIER ART SHOW: Brooklyn PLATFORM: Brooklyn Society for OUTDOORS AND TOURS to $45. 7:30 pm. Harvey Thea- Waterfront Artists Coalition Ethical Culture hosts a talk by ter, 651 Fulton St. (718) 636-4100. hosts its 15th annual exhibit Demond Mullins, a member of IT’S MY PARK DAY: Volunteers GALLERY PLAYERS: “Victor/ Vic- entitled “Connections.” 1 pm Iraq Veterans Against the War. are needed to clean up toria.” $18, $14 seniors and kids. to 6 pm. 499 Van Brunt St. 11 am. 53 Prospect Park West. Prospect Park. All participants 8 pm. 199 14th St. (212) 352-3101. (718) 596-2507. Free. (718) 768-2972. receive a free t-shirt and other PAPER MOON PLAYERS: “Bravo OPEN HOUSE: Classes and demos goodies. All ages welcome. 10 of t’ai chi, karate and self-de- am to 1 pm. Meet at Ocean Broadway!” a musical celebration of classic songs from hit SUN, MAY 20 fense classes for women, trans- and Parkside avenues. (718) gender people & youth. Noon 965-8960. Free. Broadway shows. $10, $8 seniors. 8 pm. Emmanuel to 3 pm. Center for Anti-Violence SALT MARSH: Urban Park Episcopal Church, 2635 E. 23rd OUTDOORS AND TOURS Education, 327 Seventh St., Rangers hosts an early morning St. (718) 641-5341. PARK SLOPE TOUR: Big Onion 2nd Floor. (718)788-1775. Free. birding walk. 8 am. Salt Marsh Tours explores Brooklyn’s CRAFT WORKSHOP: Brooklyn Nature Center, 3302 Ave. U. CHILDREN “Gold Coast.” Learn about this Artists Gym presents the topic: Call 311 for info. Free. BARNES AND NOBLE: Invites landmark district’s architecture “Suminagashi Paper Marbling.” SONYA STUDIO STROLL: South toddlers to hop, leap, pounce and history. $15, $12 seniors, $40 plus $10 materials fee. 1 of the Navy Yard Artists hosts its and bounce during a reading $10 students. 11 am. Meet at pm to 5 pm. 168 Seventh Ave. eighth annual studio stroll, fea- of “Bounce,” with author southeast corner of Plaza (718) 858-9069. May 12, 2007 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 AWP 15 ARABIC SCHOOL Physically Active, KIDS THE TEENS Principal says Nature Oriented, Brooklyn Paper ‘salaam’ to Outdoor,Traveling SCHOOL CAMPS Day Camp Gibran school Daily Trips to: Swimming at a lake, pool and the beach. Weekly hikes and trips to Museums, Zoos, Playgrounds, The Aquarium, Liberty Science By Dana Rubinstein and Ariella Cohen STYLE PARENT MUSIC Center, Bowling and a special trip to Sesame Place The Brooklyn Paper The city announced that the first Arabic language and culture academy will be housed in a Boerum Hill high school, just five •Experienced, days after parental opposition forced the city to quash a plan to Carefully Chosen, house the academy in a Park Slope elementary school. Adult Staff The Khalil Gibran International Academy will now share space • Flexible Schedule: with the Brooklyn High School of the Arts and the Math and Sci- Smartmom & OSFO ence Exploratory School, a middle school, both housed in a Dean 3, 4, 5 or 6 weeks Street building, between Third and Fourth avenues. 3, 4or5days a The move comes after months of wrangling between the city’s De- week partment of Education and parents at Park Slope’s PS 282, who ar- • Early drop-off gued that there was no space for the academy and that it was inappro- (8am) and late apart for the 1st time priate to house teenagers with elementary school students. But the principal of the Brooklyn High School of the Arts said his school pick up (6pm) would welcome the Gibran Academy. available “My school population is very accepting, especially to those who OR THE FIRST TIME • Ages 5 to 11 in 10 years, Smartmom may be a little different,” said Principal Robert Finley. Arts schools years FAMILY tend to be more “open-minded” than other schools, he added. F and the Oh So Feisty Meanwhile, the Department of Education altered the Gibran One are going their separate CLASSIFIED Academy plan, perhaps hoping to avoid another dustup. This time, Park Slope • (718) 768-6419 ways. SMART the academy will only take over three rooms and start its first year That’s right, the umbilical with just 60 sixth-graders instead of the originally planned 80. 27 years of operation cord has finally snapped and Entertainment “We met with the principals and parent leadership at both schools Smartmom and her beautiful girl are spreading their wings mom and will continue to work with both school communities to plan the best use of the space in the building to ensure the success of all three and flying off to different loca- schools,” said Melody Meyer, a spokeswoman for the Department PARK SLOPE • BAY RIDGE • WINDSOR TERRACE • KENSINGTON tions for two weeks in July. By Louise Crawford of Education. Well, it’s not like they’ve “Quality Magic At Affordable Prices” Of course not everyone is eager to welcome the Academy. never been apart. her little writerly dream. ents’ Handbook from start to Magicians • Clowns • Jugglers OSFO does go to school If you’re wondering about finish and when they were Facepaint • Cotton Candy • Bounce Tents “I don’t think it’s fair because the school is already crowded,” Shows Starting @ $99 every day and Smartmom goes Teen Spirit, don’t. He’ll be done, OSFO asked her to read www.MagicalEntertainmentPlus.com to her office. OSFO goes on home with Hepcat, but, Buddha it again. 718.308.6060 playdates, to day camp in the knows, that kid barely needs his Maybe it was the description summer, to birthday parties. momma anymore. Besides, he of the baby farm animals they A39 Likewise, Smartmom has had and Hepcat did just fine 13 have at this camp. Little pig- Rico the Clown dinners with friends and did years ago, when Smartmom gies, goats, calves, but whatev- Magician & Comical Nerd SCHOOL… spend a weekend at a Goddess went away on a business trip. er, she been excited ever since. Birthday parties and special Continued from page 1 retreat in the Berkshires. He was only 3 then. And So for the first time in 10 occasions — Adults & Kids. Comedy, But this is different: OSFO is Smartmom made it up to them years, Smartmom and the Oh Magic, Balloon Sculpting, Puppets, tion with the principal and school leadership team of PS 282.” Games, M.C., Comic Roastings. going to a sleep-away camp in by bringing Teen Spirit a really So Feisty One are going their Supporters of the Khalil Gibran Academy continue to defend the “University Professor of Speech & Communications” Vermont and while she’s away, cool pirate sword and hat (Hep- separate ways. They’ve ordered program, with its city-approved curriculum, as “secular,” and the 718-434-9697 Smartmom is planning a solo cat got a duty-free bottle of a hot pink duffel bag. Manhat- 917-318-9092 vitriol as yet more evidence that there is a dire need for more educa- A45 trip of her own. Scotch whisky). tan Granny is starting to iron tion about the Middle East. It’s a scary thought — it real- nametags into her clothes. “This is a sad day for intellectual dialogue, for conversation among O GUILT-FILLED pres- ly is — but it’s also an unbeliev- They’re going to Eastern Photography people,” Ahmed Issawi, the executive director of an arts organization ent will be necessary ably exciting one. Smartmom that is helping shape the Academy’s arts curriculum, said the day after Nthis summer. Teen Spir- Mountain Sports next week to hasn’t been on her own in years the Department of Education scuttled the school’s Park Slope plan. it has so much stuff lined up he buys a backpack and sleeping and years. And she’s looking “This reminds me of those people who think Americans should Our Camp probably won’t even notice that bag. Before you know it, they’ll forward to it with a thrill that Smartmom is gone. Hepcat’s a be putting OSFO on the bus. only speak English, as if somehow being an English and Spanish • Variety of programs for 1 verges on the orgasmic. big boy who can make it after Is this really happening? Is it speaker is wrong. That people would go so far as dividing their chil- 2 campers age 3 / to 15 To be specific, Smartmom dren form knowledge is something I can’t understand.” all — not that he likes it, of possible that OSFO is old • Safe, fun, stimulating has booked a room on a top-se- Debbie Almontaser, the future principal of the Academy, did not course. And he has that typical enough to go to summer camp? environment cret island off the East Coast, respond to repeated requests for comment, but Lena Alhusseini, the Open House for male dysfunction whereby he Will she like her bunkmates? where she plans to finish writ- executive director of the Arab-American Family Support Center, the • Very flexible registration; Summer Camp forgets to eat, sleep, make the How will she feel about the accommodating 9 week ing her book [Dumb Editor bed or do anything but work. composting outhouses and the lead partner of the school, told The Brooklyn Paper that the Acade- note: This is the first I hear of a my is not about politics. season Saturday, May 12 Smartmom knows the apart- lack of electricity? Isn’t she go- book? I’d better be in the ac- ment will look like a Greg’s ing to freeze at night in those “All the school is about is teaching New York kids how to be • Free morning transportation Presentations at 12 & 1pm knowledgements!]. She’ll also competitive in a globalized world,” said Alhusseini. “There’s a Express jobsite when she open-air cabins? How will she from most Bay Ridge and run, ride a bike and meditate. comes back from her island get- handle the silent Quaker meet- school that teaches Mandarin, and no one’s accused it of a hidden Brownstone Brooklyn areas 339 8 St. just below 6 Ave. Call for Holiday Packages And then work on her book away. But she’s willing to take ings every morning? 718.369.0244 nikibistudio.com political agenda.” some more. There are, according to the Department of Education, 65 dual- • Established 1992 that risk because OSFO is go- For that matter, will Smart- She plans to spend so much ing to sleepaway camp. mom enjoy so many days alone KAREN LANDMANN language academies, featuring programs in Haitian Creole, Russian, time alone she’ll probably get Spanish and Mandarin, among others. 718-788-PSCD (7732) Sleep-away camp? It seems in- on an island facing her keyboard, CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST completely bored with herself. comprehensible: OSFO rarely trying to write. What if she gets CHILDREN’S PHOTOGRAPHER “They’re effective in teaching students another language, which www.parkslopedaycamp.com But, still, she wants to pursue we think is increasingly important in the world that they’re growing has sleepovers and she still likes writer’s block? What if there’s a up in,” explained Meyer, the Education spokeswoman. to fall asleep in her parent’s bed big thunderstorm and she’s Non-Arabic supporters of the school were also quick to spring to from time to time. She’s a home- scared? What if she gets lonely? its aid, including Rev. Daniel Meeter of Park Slope’s Old First Re- body who loves the apartment, What if she gets homesick? formed Church and Rabbi Micah Kelber of the Bay Ridge Jewish the stoop, the sidewalk on Third MARTMOM USUALLY Center, both of whom serve on the school’s advisory council. Day Street with a passion. goes to bed with her little “Teaching a new generation of kids different ways of talking to Truth is, she can still change S OSFO purring beside her her mind. and her big Teen Spirit playing each other is the only way we can solve these kinds of diplomatic School, KIDS PORTRAITS conflicts in the Middle East,” Kelber told The Brooklyn Paper. She certainly was dubious his guitar in the next room. Her about camp at first. After Smart- RECITALS & BIRTHDAYS Meanwhile, at least one PS 282 parent extended an olive branch Hepcat is almost always at the FAMILY GATHERINGS to the Academy. Inc. mom registered her for the two- computer desk in the living 212-866-2822 “The vision for an Arabic school is good,” said Alexandra Davis, A fully licensed and certified preschool week session, OSFO told her, “I room. She watches one or two after dropping off her second-grade son at PS 282 on Monday morn- was praying that they wouldn’t episodes of “Scrubs” (love that A24 have room for me.” nasty Dr. Cox), sets the alarm, ing. “Especially in this world, where everything is changing in the ■ 2-4 year old programs ■ 2, 3, 4 or 5 mornings, Middle East. But unfortunately, we have to use this school. And lo- But they did. And for months and drifts off to sleep. Summer Camp gistically, there is not much room.” ■ Licensed teachers afternoons or full days after, she didn’t want to talk Chances are everyone will about camp. It was becoming do just fine. Even if they do get ■ Optimal educational equipment ■ Spacious Classrooms the giant chartreuse elephant homesick and sad, Smartmom Gill Sports for Kids with polka dots that no-one June Day Camp Program ■ ■ and OSFO are both certain to Exclusive outdoor facilities Enriched Curriculum wanted to mention. have an interesting time (like June 18-29 The big C. ■ Indoor Gym facilities ■ Caring, loving environment the old Chinese curse). Door-to-Door Transportation Then last Friday night, out of Louise Crawford also writes For further information, go to the blue, OSFO asked Smart- the Web site “Only the Blog Boro homes Summer Program Available mom to read her the entire Par- Knows Brooklyn.” www.gilsports.com buck trend Call: 230-5255 • 763 President Street (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) PASS THE REGENTS TALK 6 hr prep class - Expert Teachers By Dana Rubinstein Continued from page 1 The Brooklyn Paper Class size is limited! Styles ranged from machine gun Brooklyn real-estate prices continue to buck a nationwide fire — as with the young woman downward trend. PARK SLOPE who spoke of adoption fraud and REGISTER NOW In the first quarter of 2007, prices rose 9 percent over the same suggested that “therearebooksyou- period last year, according to HMS Associates, a real-estate apprais- canreaduponthisanditwillnothap- For course schedules & location al firm. But the survey’s author cautioned that the health of our real- pen” — to the choppy tone of an In- Please visit us on the WEB! estate market still hangs on a single word: “Manhattan.” LITERACY ternet connection that keeps “Should Manhattan fall, Brooklyn will go right after,” said HMS buffering (one speaker complained Vice President Sam Heskel. “Manhattan is the only reason why about what a poor job the “Immi- NETWORK4LEARNING.COM these neighborhoods popped up in the first place. gration and Neutralization Service” “I’ve talked to a lot of developers, and they’re all nervous. They’re is doing securing our borders!). But the standout speaker was, sitting on stock,” he added. “They’re not desperate enough to drop Where Kids Learn to Read, Spell, of course, Austin Collins. Don- prices, but they’re putting in more amenities to drum up their product.” ning a crisp red T-shirt and a Mad- Indeed, Oro condominiums, on Gold Street, will have a 50-foot in- magazine grin, Collins gave a door pool and basketball court, plus its own bar. Likewise, the Forte Comprehend and Communicate five-minute jeremiad about New condominiums, on Fulton Street and Ashland Place, offers an indoor fit- York’s rat problem. ness center and a 24-hour concierge service. “They eat, pretty much from But not everyone agreed with Heskel’s appraisal. Tutoring: Pre-K to Adult what I understand, 250 million unique puppet show David Weiss, the developer of the luxury apartment building tons of food a day,” he said. “If you balloons and face painting Greene House, in Fort Greene, told The Brooklyn Paper, “We have want to trap them, pretty much the perfect for kids 2-8 yet to see the peak of the Brooklyn market.” 258 Sixth Avenue, Corner of Garfield best way is the old-style rat trap.” for over twenty five years “In the coming years, will see an escalation in prices as the Collins walked off with third neighborhoods really become all that people believe they can be.” www.parkslopeliteracy.com (718) 768-3526 place, a $100 prize. “cheerful nuttiness!” - N.Y. Times Weiss was not the only Brooklynite to disagree with Heskel. Far and away the best speaker Robert Scarano, one of the borough’s most prolific architects, argued was Brendan Gorman, who of- 718 686-6801 fered a passionate attack on stu- that Brooklyn has “developed its own sense of place” and is therefore www.starmiteskidspuppetparties.com less subject to the kind of upheavals seen in the Manhattan market. BH dent apathy. I was briefly lifted by the strength of Gorman’s words, “Brooklyn is surpassing the Manhattan market in a lot of ways,” but he lost me about midway said Scarano. “There’s a much different kind of offering here than in Jewish Sports Academy through his five-minute attack on Manhattan, and that’s what people are looking for. They’re not looking apathy. Eventually, I didn’t care for a corporate environment. They’re looking for an eccentric one.” Ages: 5-9 July 2nd - Aug.17th what he was saying, which isn’t The HMS survey analyzed first-quarter sales in 16 neighborhoods great in a speech against apathy. across Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge, Park Slope, Williamsburg, and At Congregation B’nai Avraham The winning speech was deliv- Boerum Hill — all of which saw price increases ranging from 3 to 18 117 Remsen St., between Clinton & Henry Sts. ered by Jeremy Busch, who ar- percent. Meanwhile, Greenpoint, Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, and Brooklyn Heights gued that our culture of privacy Brooklyn Heights saw decreases was partly to blame for the Vir- of 6 to 35 percent. Specialists in Supervised & Instructional: r ginia Tech tragedy. Busch argued v clearly and cogently, though he Heskel cautioned that the in- Clarification dividual neighborhood numbers Swimming, Soccer & Tennis did make the mistake that has be- shouldn’t be looked at too come epidemic: Privacy rights, he The article, “Heights Bridge Dramatics • Ballet • Dance • Pony Riding • Trips • Crafts said, don’t extend to college stu- to the Future” (April 21), re- closely because the sample sizes are too small for each dents if “the child can be claimed ported that transportation con- Judaic Study • Karate • Computers & Much, Much More!!! on their parents’ tax return.” neighborhood. But overall, the SAV sultants were working with the report showed: Delicious & Nutritious Lunch Provided E 10% It’s “his or her,” not “their”! Reg Doesn’t anyone believe in subject state’s Brooklyn Bridge Park • The average Brooklyn home ister b May 31 y agreement anymore? Development Corporation. Lat- price rose nearly 9 percent, to Dates: 3 Two-Week Sessions. Hours 9am-3pm. Cost $500 per session. st er in the article, we pointed out Then again, Busch probably has $757,000, in first quarter 2007. Extended Session 8am-6pm. Extra $300 per session a bright future ahead of him. After that those consultants were di- • Single-family homes rose all, Dugan said, St. Francis graduate rectly hired by the Downtown from $607,000 to $688,000, Contact: Michoel Goldin (718) 928-4192 • [email protected] Frank Macchiarola got a B in Brooklyn Waterfront Local De- four-families from $989,000 to Checks made payable to Camp Gan Israel, 117 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. speech — and he went on to be velopment Corporation, which $1,164,000, and condos from Administration fee of $100 per child. Camp is closed July 4th and July 24 (Tisha B’Av) Schools Chancellor and, eventually, is a state-funded group. $437,000 to $551,000. president of St. Francis College. 16 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 May 12, 2007

GUEST VIEWPOINT At long last, please set Judge Phillips free By Christopher Ketcham In New York State, anyone can file a motion to de- the court, not a single tax return has been submitted by When I last interviewed Phillips in person, in Febru- Could the tragic, six-year-long saga of retired clare a person incompetent. The alleged “incapacitated his “guardians.” In November 2004, the brownstone ary 2006, I was forced to sneak into the Bronx nursing Brooklyn Civil Court judge John L. Phillips finally be person” essentially becomes an accused person: He must where Phillips lived caught fire. Now the building is a home to avoid Pesce’s court-ordered lockdown. Phillips nearing a conclusion? defend himself before a judge. In February 2001, Phillips shell; the guardians had failed to pay fire insurance. looked fit and healthy. Around him were legless women In 2001, Phillips was placed under a county-run guar- was declared “mentally incompetent” by Judge Leonard • • • in wheelchairs. In conversation, Phillips mentioned how dianship program because he was declared to be “men- Scholnick, who has since retired. His sizable estate, Since 2001, there has been no official accounting of once in Russia he was mistaken for the great baritone tally incompetent” and needed the aid of government. worth an estimated $10 million, was initially handed the assets in his estate, despite requests by Phillips’s pro- and political agitator Paul Robeson, who under the Now, six years later, this self-made multi-millionaire over by Scholnick to a court-appointed guardian named bono lawyer. Where are the rent rolls from his 16 build- weight of his own duel with government became a shell who served honorably for 13 years, is destitute and con- Harvey Greenberg, Hynes’s former chief of staff. ings — a revenue of hundreds of thousands of dollars a of himself in old age. I noticed he wore a tracking fined against his will to a Bronx nursing home. He is Assistant DA Kramer claimed in court papers that year? Where are the sale proceeds from the buildings bracelet on his left wrist. “Paul Robeson!” he said. “My, barred from receiving visitors or mail or even phone Phillips needed protection because he had been the vic- themselves? my — that was a nice thing to be mistaken for him.” calls without permission of the court. His property has tim of a real-estate swindle. But in a July 2004 court ap- The most recent guardian, a lawyer named Emani It struck me as outrageous, almost unbelievable, that a been sold off in unpublished and possibly illegal auc- pearance, Hynes’s office told the court that the investiga- Taylor, admitted to the court that she took at least respected judge had come to this. “If it can happen to tions. Millions in assets have disappeared. tion into the alleged scam had yielded no arrests and $187,000 from Phillips’s accounts. Taylor testified that him,” a friend of his told me, “it can happen to anyone.” • • • would be closed. The irony is that Hynes’s “help” — in she felt she was owed the money, but Judge Michael • • • His epic saga began when Assistant District Attorney the form of a round-robin of guardians lining up at the Pesce demanded that she return it. Taylor is disputing On April 29, Phillips made yet another in a long line Steven Kramer, who worked for DA Joe Hynes, sought trough of Phillips’s estate — opened the doors to the this order, claiming that her records were lost in a flood of appearances in Pesce’s court. There was discussion, to have a guardian appointed for Phillips, claiming con- kind of swindling against which the court-appointed and, more alarmingly, that an associate disappeared with yet again, of moving him out of the nursing home into cern about the safety of the old man’s considerable as- lawyers were supposed to protect. the pertinent papers on a trip to Indonesia. his niece’s apartment or into an assisted living center on sets. Phillips was 77 years old at the time and had no Things sped downhill for Phillips once the DA Since 2005, Phillips’s supporters have filed com- Prospect Park West. The event was mostly identical to family, and Hynes sought to “help” him, according to let- stepped in. In 2002, the electricity and heat in his Bed- plaints about the handling of the case with the Commis- the scores of court-dates in the five years previous: the ters his office has written to The Brooklyn Paper and else- ford-Stuyvesant brownstone were shut off — the bills sion on Judicial Conduct, the Office of Court Adminis- case was adjourned, and Phillips, now 84, was sent back where. A question exists, however, that Hynes may have went unpaid by the guardians — leaving the old man to tration, and to chief judge Judith Kaye. To date, there has to his Bronx limbo. had another concern — after all, Phillips had tried to un- shiver through two winters. Phillips had never missed fil- been no response. State authorities must free this honorable man from seat the DA in 1997 and was gearing up for another run. ing his taxes, but since the 2001 takeover of his estate by Judge John L. Phillips Why haven’t these agencies investigated or intervened? his six-year purgatory.

LETTERS Arrested pol Karim Camara finally speaks out

To the editor, community and look forward to continuing to terminator like myself. only one who is disappointed with those I am deeply sorry for the embarrassment serve my constituents by addressing the signif- He mentioned that he hands random who are such slobs that dirty up this city. Bag people this matter [being arrested for driving while icant issues before us. Karim Camara trash back to the person who has strewn it Leisah Swenson, Red Hook Delivery Opt out intoxicated] may have caused my con- The writer is a state assemblyman about my neighborhood and then tells them, To the editor, Every week, we deliver copies of The stituents, the people of the state of New from Crown Heights “Oh, you dropped something.” I’ve done I’ve hoarded plastic bags ever since the Brooklyn Paper to homes throughout York, and my family (“Goat of the week: exactly the same thing. I’d smack them in Run down Carter administration with the thought that Brownstone Brooklyn. Our unique sys- Karim Camara,” May 5). the head with their trash if I thought I could To the editor, they’d stay out of the wastestream if they’re tem limits deliveries to just a few pa- I appreciate and I am thankful for the out- Litter bugged knock some sense into them. Cristian Fleming’s cartoon with the taxi- in my basement (“Bagless writer tree-filled pers per building (eliminating the kind pouring of support I’ve received from my To the editor, The filth in this city is sometimes just too cab lobby smashing a pedicab (“All drawn block,” Park Slope Edition, April 28). of clutter caused by circular and menu community. I am fully cooperating with the I just read Gersh Kuntzman’s column much. I come from California, where for out,” April 28) reminded me that recent leg- For the last few months, however, I’ve delivery services). authorities in this matter and I will be glad to about litter (“Law would destroy my liveli- the most part, it’s just cleaner. People tend islation passed by the Council limiting the been taking them to the Park Slope Food We hope everyone appreciates our comment further at the appropriate time. hood,” The Brooklyn Angle, May 5). I gig- to care about their environment there. number of pedicabs is bad news for those Co-op for recycling: anyone can participate free home delivery, but realize there are I have dedicated my life to serving my gled when I read that Gersh is a litterbug ex- But I’m glad to know that I’m not the who support a cleaner environment, free en- — you don’t have to be a member. You can exceptions to every rule. terprise and transportation alternatives. find the schedule on their Web site. So, if you’ve received The Paper at Pedicabs are a nonpolluting form of pub- I agree that bags in trees are ugly and I home and no longer want this free lic transportation powered by people, not fish for them with a helium-filled balloon service, you may “opt out” of our deliv- fossil fuels. It represents a pure free-market partly covered with double-sided sticky ery program by filling out the online service with no government subsidy. Con- tape. It’s fun and effective. form at BrooklynPaper.com/html/about/ Atlantic Yards: The Great Mistake sumers are afforded another mode of choice R. Kathleen Dillon, Park Slope optout.html as opposed to walking, taking a bus, taxi, To the editor, or the politicians in his pocket — for han- subway or driving. Why has nobody addressed one of the dling this surge in traffic. The excuse that pedicabs contribute to Save Duffield St. most obvious disasters that Ratner’s Atlantic This is all beside my main objection to Rat- traffic congestion is absurd. Several hun- I attended the City Council hearing on Send a letter Yards plan would cause: severe overload of ner’s scheme: Go hang around Madison dred pedicabs are outnumbered by thou- Duffield Street (“Council takes up ‘Railroad’ By e-mail: [email protected] the transportation infrastructure? Square Garden at night. Would you want to sands of other vehicles including taxis, lim- fight,” May 5). The city-hired consulting firm, By mail: Letters Editor, The Brooklyn He picked the worst intersection in the city live there? Heck, no. It’s scary. Well, that is ex- ousines, FedEx, UPS, delivery trucks and AKRF, said it was paid a half-milion dollars Paper, 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY to build a stadium and mini-city. Flatbush, actly the type of neighborhood a stadium cre- automobiles that take up far more space. for its research, which appeared to be three in- 11201. Fourth Avenue and Atlantic Avenue are al- ates. This is a residential neighborhood first / Julie Rosenberg Everyone should read the next Campaign terns sorting through old church records. By fax: (718) 834-9278. ready gridlocked all the time. How could it and foremost. To portray this as “Downtown Finance Board filings by our councilmem- Their conclusions were dismissed by five possibly support the extra traffic of a stadium Brooklyn” (as Ratner — and many newspa- All letters must be signed and include bers. It will be interesting to see if there was of 12 peer-reviewers as flawed, and a ma- the writer’s home address and phone and thousands of office workers and residents? pers like the New York Times — does) is sim- any political quid-pro-quo for those who jority of the peer-reviewers did not agree number (only the writer’s name and And the trains that pass there are already sar- ply another lie from the Ratner machine. voted to limit pedicabs and, by fortunate co- that the buildings should be torn down. neighborhood are published with the let- dine cans at rush hour. The subway as it is I hope the Supreme Court can reverse the incidence!, received campaign contributions It’s interesting that none of these facts were ter). Letters may be edited and will not can’t withstand further burden on such a scale. Kelo decision before this awful plan destroys Paper The Brooklyn from the taxi industry. mentioned in the executive summary. be returned. The earlier in the week you Yet I have heard no plan from Ratner — the hub of Brooklyn. Jim O’Neill, Park Slope Traffic on Flatbush Avenue. Larry Penner, Great Neck David Giglio, Greenpoint send your letter, the better. HELP THE PLANET. GO GREEN.

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www.poweryourway.com/greenpower 2007 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Ad: Arnell Group Ad: Inc. York, 2007 Consolidated Edison Company of New © May 12, 2007 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 AWP 17 BROOKLYN BRIEFS Press Release of the Week Adams: No one for prez — yet By Gersh Kuntzman The Brooklyn Paper This just in: State Sen. Eric Adams has not — repeat, has not! — endorsed anyone for president yet. Whew, that was close! We don’t usually get press releases from politicians telling us / Julie Rosenberg when they haven’t done something, so Adams’s e-mail last week definitely caught our eye. “At the present time, I have not endorsed any Democratic candidate running for the office of President of the United States, nor Long Island Rail Road am I a member of any group or coalition that has made such an Paper The Brooklyn endorsement,” the first-term lawmaker said in a statement that was so cryptic, so bass-ackwards that it simply had to win The Brooklyn Paper’s “press release of the week” award. Train project stays on track Adams accepted our award, but said he simply had to issue the statement because of a “story in the New York Post that said I The Long Island Rail Road’s Flatbush Avenue terminal continues its rise at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Hanson Place, near the Atlantic Terminal shopping mall (above left). It may never had endorsed [Illinois Sen.] Barack Obama.” replace the old LIRR terminal, which was unceremoniously demolished in the 1980s, but the new, $116-million station should be a looker (see rendering, right). Its 115-foot wide, 65-foot-tall, “I had to send out the release to set the record straight,” Adams (D–Prospect Heights) told The Brooklyn Paper. curved entry pavilion will usher passengers into a terminal with overhead lights, a permanent ticket office, a waiting area, a police facility, restrooms, and a wave-themed aesthetic (think undu- That said, Adams admitted that he had nothing against Obama, lating granite accents). The station serves 25,000 LIRR passengers a day. Work should be completed by the start of 2008. but simply that he hadn’t “heard” from the candidates so that he could not render his coveted endorsement. “I called Sen. Clinton and she called me back, but we missed each other. And we’re Dem Bums’ last season talking to Barack Obama’s Suds and cargo on tap for Hook camp. And also John Edwards.” To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brook- We? What’s with the “we,” lyn Dodgers’ final, dismal campaign, The Brooklyn The Brooklyn Paper Kemo Sabe? “When I say ‘we,’ Paper will provide a weekly reminder of the fabled I mean myself, [Rep.] Yvette Red Hook may get to drink its beer and unload its cargo, too, Clarke, [Assemblyman] Ha- Boys of Summer. Here’s this week’s highlight: now that city officials are considering retaining a container port keem Jeffries and [Assembly- May 12, 1957 Dodgers 5–Giants 0 that has long been slated for eviction and giving a nearby waterfront parcel to Brooklyn Brewery. man] Karim Camara,” Adams The Brooks beat the hated Giants with runs in the first, said. “We represent a broad De- third and sixth. The win snapped a four-game losing The arrangement would be a temporary solution until litigation is re- mocratic population here in streak, one of the season’s longest. solved between the Port Authority and the port operators, American Brooklyn and want the candi- Stevedoring Inc, according to the Economic Development Corporation. dates to address our issues.” The EDC has long maintained that Red Hook is not the right lo- Adams said his “bloc” would cation for a container port because there is no access to the railroads endorse someone within two used for cargo. months. Will anyone care? Councilman David Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights), who says the car- “Yes. True, I’m a state Senator go port creates jobs, said the two-pier solution would be “a homerun.” with no national name recogni- The Williamsburg-based brewery plans to move in the next three Navigating the vast array of tion, but Tip O’Neill said all poli- years because of escalating costs. The city has promised to help find tics is local.” (Perhaps, but not in space for the brewery so that it will remain in the borough that gives health care services and resources a press release.) it its name. can be confusing. Selfhelp has the experience and knowledge to make sense of it all for you and your loved ones...relieving you of the worry.

State will watch Bruce — times 3 Benefits: • 24/7 Care Management By Gersh Kuntzman your … structure?” the Council said Sam Rockwell, a The Brooklyn Paper of Brooklyn Neighborhoods spokesman for Councilman • In-Home Assessments asked in a letter. “What exactly David Yassky (D–Park Slope). •Benefits & Entitlements Advocacy State officials have gone will the ombudsman do?” Yassky’s colleague, Letitia three-faced on Atlantic Yards. Well, according to the ESDC, James (D–Prospect Heights), •Customized Care Plan The Empire State Develop- the ombudsman “will work as a was not as satisfied: “The com- •Crisis Intervention ment Corporation — which ap- full-time liaison between ESDC, munity is still left out. My office proved developer Bruce Ratner’s elected officials, community repre- gets e-mails and calls every day. the $4-billion mega-project last sentatives and the general public People worry about asbestos and year — says it will create two [and] ensure that … community air quality, street closings, water new positions to oversee the concerns receive proper attention.” service interruption, and many project, in addition to an already Meanwhile, the owner’s rep “will other issues. My office is clearly created (though yet to be filled) serve as ESDC’s representative to not set up to deal with these is- job of “environmental monitor.” monitor the construction activities sues. … I hope the ombudsman The announcement comes two performed by the developer at the will fill the void.” weeks after a partial collapse of project site.” Cockfield suggested that the the Ratner-owned Ward Bakery And at the same time, the envi- ombudsperson would do just on Pacific Street during prelimi- ronmental monitor will oversee that, serving as a point of contact nary demolition. ESDC said the “the activities of [Forest City Rat- for the community and elected timing was merely a coincidence. ner] and its architects, consultants, officials. The environmental The right care at the right time…for the ones you love. “This [new oversight] has engineers and construction con- monitor will alert ESDC to dam- been in the works since at least tractors with respect to impact age to existing infrastructure, early March,” said agency spokes- avoidance and mitigation.” and monitor such things as noise, man Errol Cockfield.

Cockfield admitted that the po- Mango P. / Gregory air pollution, traffic, and rodent The ESDC press release an- sitions would have some overlap, infestation. The “owner’s rep” For more information: nouncing the two new positions but said that any overlap would would bring concerns to Ratner. — an “ombudsperson” and an create “additional oversight.” “It’s going to be an intense Call (800) 935-3701 “owner’s representative” raised Local pols said the move was level of oversight,” he said, more questions than it answered. overdue. “This sort of oversight adding that ESDC had been Or visit us online at www.selfhelp.net

“What has happened to the should have been put in place Paper The Brooklyn planning the move all along. environmental monitor [and] from the get-go, but it is good to Workers atop the Ward Bakery after a partial collapse last “This was not in reaction to where does this person fit into see that ESDC has taken steps,” month. Now, state officials vow to monitor Bruce Ratner. the Ward Bakery,” he said. Judge: What is Yards benefit? By Ariella Cohen The Brooklyn Paper A State Supreme Court justice opened a long-awaited legal challenge against Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards mega-development last Thursday by grilling state lawyers over whether the project has a substantial enough “public benefit” to justify condeming privately owned buildings and turning then over to the developer. “Can you tell me how a professional sports [facility] is a public use?” Justice Joan Madden asked Philip Karmel, a lawyer for the Em- pire State Development Corporation, at the three-hour-long hearing. Madden said a professional sports arena “is primarily a profit-making [venture] for the owner of the team.” The question of “public benefit” arose during discussion of whether the state was justified when it relied on the ESDC’s authority to over- ride local land-use laws to build the project, which would create millions of square feet of office, commercial and retail space, 6,000 units of housing, a hotel and a 19,000-seat basketball arena at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, one of the busiest crossroads in the borough. The lawsuit, filed last month by a coalition of 26 civic groups, argues that the ESDC overstepped its authority when it defined Ratner’s Atlantic Yards development as a “civic project” worthy of superceding local land-use laws that would have restricted its scale. “[Defining Atlantic Yards as a civic project] mocks the clear intent of the statute that ‘civic projects’ be operated by and for the benefit of the public,” attorney Jeff Baker argued in the 77-page complaint. Madden’s line of inquiry appeared to come as a surprise to Karmel and the half-dozen other state lawyers in attendance. “We believe that going to a ballgame is a recreational activity, and having a ball team is a civic event,” Karmel said. Legal experts said that Baker’s arguments were counter to the laws that govern state-sponsored economic development in New York. “[Private] office buildings are built under [the ESDC’s laws for ‘civic projects’],” said David Reiss, a professor at Brooklyn Law School. If that is the case, Reiss continued, “a good argument can be made that an arena is also a civic project.” Karmel told the judge that the $4-billion, residential, arena, retail and office project would bring “thousands of jobs” and new economic activity and tax revenue. Baker argued that the ESDC had failed to fully document the project’s massive environmental impacts, or properly study alternatives to the project — which is required as part of the state’s environmental review process. “They lied,” he said, referring to ESDC insistences that planners had studied alternative sites, including a proposed area in Coney Is- land, before settling on the Prospect Heights site. LEGAL NOTICES 18 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 May 12, 2007

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK — NOTICE TO BIDDERS The State University of New York Downstate Medical Center will receive sealed Proposals for Pro- ject No. 03-133 Titled: Provide Standby Generator for Dialysis Clinic until 2:00 p.m. Local Time on 5/31/07 at 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, Room # 1-15, where such proposals will be NATIONAL publicly opened and read aloud. All work on this Contract is to be completed within 150 calendar Spring cleaning expert speaks days starting ten (10) calendar days after the contract approval date of the New York State Comp- troller. Provision of rooftop mounted natural gas fired electrical standby generator. Associated steel dunnage and gas piping work. This is a Wick’s Law project. Three (3) contracts are being let CLASSIFIEDS - electrical, structural steel and plumbing. 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Complete sets of Contract Documents for bid- Q: Spring cleaning — fact or ices or products advertised; some advertisers do not offer “employment” but rather ding may be obtained from: Michael Levinton, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, fiction? supply manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients estab- Box 13, Brooklyn, NY 11203. (718) 270-1214. Section 143 of the State Finance Law requires pay- CHECKIN’ IN WITH ... MIRACLE MAID ment of a deposit to receive these documents. Accordingly, a deposit check of $45.00, made A: Back in my mother’s day, lish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should payable to SUNY Downstate Medical Center is required. Deposits less than $50.00 are nonre- every spring and fall, you did More important than romance and daffodils, May means spring cleaning. Or so says all our you send any money in advance or give an advertiser your checking, license ID, or fundable. 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Serious Inquiries Only. 1- that we own in Brooklyn Heights. Our Listings: 1-800-298-1768 x1010 800-344-9636 Ext 224 On May 31, 2007 at 3:00 PM. Premises known as 393 Warwick Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207 ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of worldwide headquarters is still here.” Post Office Now Hiring. Avg Pay $20/hour or Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. The Watchtower society, which is head- $57K annually including Federal Benefits and OT. Paid Training, Vacations, PT/FT 1-800-584-1775 Block: 3999. Lot: 5. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Business Opportunities quartered at 25 Columbia Heights, began Ext. 3801 USWA Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. ———————————————————————— Approximate amount of judgment $417,681.52 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 11587/06 buying up real estate in Brooklyn Heights in Really Need Money? Start Success Work at Homw With Us. Say Goodbye to Your Boss! Act MOVIE EXTRAS Make up to $250/day. All looks John Dechiaro, Esq., REFEREE BP17-20 the 1980s. They also own properties in- NOW! 1-877-862-4970; www.rststandart.com/ca- and ages 1-800-714-7341 reers.php ———————————————————————— DUMBO, principally on Front Street, Jay GOVERNMENT JOBS $12-$48/hr Full Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 4th day of ———————————————————————— Benefits/Paid Training. Work available in areas May, 2007, bearing Index Number N500410/2007, a copy of which may be examined at the Office Street and Adams Street. The Witnesses also ABSOLUTE GOLDMINE OPPORTUNITY!!! Seri- like Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York ous Networkers Only. Ground Floor Opportunity own two large parking lots in the neighbor- Wildlife and more! 1-800-320-9353 ext 2002 11201, in room 007, grants me the right to assume the name of Ronnie Cephas. My present name In Established Company! 1-866-236-6926 ———————————————————————— is Ronnie Rone a/k/a Ronnie Brown. My present address is 2852 West 19th Street, Brooklyn, New hood. ———————————————————————— York 11224. My place of birth is Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is May 7, 1964. ****$700-$800,000 FREE CASH GRANTS!-2007! PS19 The Brooklyn Heights buildings are scat- LEARN TO EARN! Multiple 6 $$$,$$$ Figure In- Personal bills, School, Business/Housing. Approx. come. Potential working from home. No Travel $49 Billion unclaimed 2006! Almost everyone Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 4th day of tered throughout Columbia Heights, Clark Required. Not MLM. Serious & Motivated Call 1- qualifies! Live Operators. Listings 1-800-592- May, 2007, bearing Index Number N500411/2007, a copy of which may be examined at the Office Street, Willow Street and Remsen Street, and 888-454-2055 0362 Ext. 238 of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— York 11201, in room 007, grants me the right to assume the name of Rodrigo Villamar-Luna. My are all residential, mostly housing Witnesses 1000 ENVELOPES=$5000. Receive $5 for every Earn ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS each day with present name is Rodrigo Villamar. My present address is 464 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, New York who work in the society’s massive printing evnelope stuffed with our sales material. Guaran- tested, proven, easily duplicatable “Three Step 11221. My place of birth is Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is April 27, 2003. BP19 teed! 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My present address is 36 Dahill Road, Brooklyn, New York chines. We Can Save You $$$$. Toll Free 800-962- foreign exchange students for school year. Visit: The Witnesses have been a fixture in 9189 (24/7) www.cci-exchange.com/host.htm 11218. My place of birth is Queens, New York. My date of birth is June 11, 1988. BEN19 ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— Brooklyn Heights since 1909, when their Mattress Cleaning & Sanitizing Business. 4,300 Help Wanted Earn Extra Income, assembling CD Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 30th day of governing body of elders — the sect’s high- European Dealers. New to Canada & US. Re- cases from home. Start immediately, No experi- April, 2007, bearing Index Number N500397/2007, a copy of which may be examined at the Office moves dust mites and harmful allergens. Big prof- ence necessary. 1-800-341-6573 ext 1395 of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York est authority — set up facilities for the print- its, small investment. Hygienitech 1-888-999-9030 www.easywork-greatpay.com 11201, in room 007, grants me the right to assume the name of Karen Gialuan Tu. My present name www.hygienitech.com ———————————————————————— ing and distribution of their own translation Mango P. / Gregory is Gia Luan Tu a/k/a Karen Gialuan Tu. My present address is 2412 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn, New ———————————————————————— FUN IN THE SUN, Hiring 18-25 sharp outgoing York 11224. My place of birth is Saigon, Vietnam. My date of birth is November 18, 1989. BP19 of the Bible, plus the ubiquitous religious ****$700-$800,000 FREE CASH GRANTS!-2007! people to TRAVEL US representing sport/fashion magazines, “Watchtower” and “Awake!” Never Repay! Personal bills, School, publications. Expense paid training. Trans & ho- Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 2nd day of Business/Housing. AS SEEN ON T.V. Live Opera- tel provided, return trip guaranteed. Call today start tomorrow. (800)482-5189 May, 2007, bearing Index Number N500401/2007, a copy of which may be examined at the Office As printing operations expanded, the So- tors. Listings 1-800-274-5086 Ext. 240 ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York ciety kept buying real estate, in Brooklyn ASSEMBLE MAGNETS & CRAFTS FROM FINALLY THE ONE! Have time to play Golf, Trav- 11201, in room 007, grants me the right to assume the name of Avrohom Bakst. My present name HOME! Year-round Work! Excellent Pay! No Ex- is Shaul Bakst. My present address is 1230 East 27th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11210. My place Heights and DUMBO, to house thousands of el, whatever you enjoy doing with great people! The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn perience! Top US Company! Glue Gun, Painting, of birth is Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is November 30, 2006. MID19 volunteers and missionaries. $5000 min. to start. www.sgspresentations.com or Jewelry & More! TOLL FREE 1-866-844-5091, The Witnesses started the slow move The Standish Arms on Columbia Heights is about to be sold by the Jehovah's Wit- call 800-516-8767 code 2 Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 4th day of ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— May, 2007, bearing Index Number N500412/2007, a copy of which may be examined at the Office north in 2004, and have been selling off their nesses. It could go for $6 million, an expert said. FINALLY!!! A Simple Home Based Business With of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York NO Capital Risk, NO Overhead, NO Inventory, 11201, in room 007, grants me the right to assume the name of Moshe Lefkowitz. My present name marquis properties, including 360 Furman NO Selling, NO Asking Friends & Family for Mon- Miscellaneous is Tovia Lefkowitz. My present address is 32 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York 11211. My place of birth St., a former Bible shipping facility that was as the Sliver Building for the way its thin 26 former Bossert Hotel on Montague Street, ey AND Your Training is FREE! For More Informa- tion Call 1-866-236-6926 is New York, New York. My date of birth is January 15, 2007. FG19 ATTENTION: SMOKERS!! Deeply Discounted sold for $205 million and is now being de- stories are wedged in between the wider which the Watchtower society also owns. ———————————————————————— Cigarettes! 16 Brands! (Premium Brands $21.99) ALL CASH CANDY ROUTE Do you earn $800 in 18+yrs. FREE USPS Delivery! Call 1-877-367- Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 13th day of veloped into luxury condos, promoted as buildings on the street. A private investor But Devine says that after these six build- a day? Your own local candy route. Includes 30 2606 April, 2007, bearing Index Number N500334/2007, a copy of which may be examined at the Office One Brooklyn Bridge Park. bought the building for $18.6 million. ings are sold, there are no plans to sell any Machines and Candy. All for $9,995 800-893-1185 ———————————————————————— of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York Last year, the sect sold 67 Livingston St., VOID IN SD MEMORY FOAM THERA-PEUTIC NASA-VISCO 11201, in room 007, grants me the right to assume the name of Desiree Jencsik. My present name A building at 89 Hicks St. was sold to more properties. ———————————————————————— MATTRESSES WHOLESALE! As Seen On TV. is Desiree Askin-Martin a/k/a Desiree Jencsik. My present address is 1805 Shore Parkway, Brooklyn, a 76-unit tower known in the neighborhood Brooklyn Law School last year for $14 mil- Real-estate experts said the Witnesses Queen- $399, King $499. All sizes available! Elec- New York. My place of birth is Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is July 11, 1981. BEN19 tric adjustables $999.00 FREE DELIVERY. 25-Year lion, according to city records. The 42-unit were poised to make a lot of filthy lucre. The Education & Training Warranty. 60 night Trial. 1-800-ATSLEEP (1-800- Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 3rd day of building is a mix of studios and one-bed- group paid just $830,000 for 105 Willow St. 287-5337) www.mattressdr.com May, 2007, bearing Index Number N500407/2007, a copy of which may be examined at the Office This cottage on Columbia Heights, COUNTER-ASSAULT TRAINING! Protect over- ———————————————————————— of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York room apartments. in 1988, city records show. But it will sell for seas subcontractors. Earn up to $220K per year! 10,000 FREE Updateable 6 month Ads! Available 11201, in room 007, grants me the right to assume the name of Juan Ramon Jimenez. My present like its next-door neighbor, the Now comes the latest trophy properties to at least six times that amount according to 80% Tax Exemption! Military/Police exp. neces- June ‘07- Log on now- www.moneygeyser.com name is Juan Ramon Munoza a/k/a Juan Ramon Jimenez. My present address is 734 Crescent Standish Arms, is about to be sold sary. Hiring Bodyguards. with Key Code; FreeAds. First come first served. Street, Brooklyn, New York 11208. My place of birth is Comerio, Puerto Rico. My date of birth is go on the block. broker Jean Austin of Brooklyn Bridge Real- Paid Training Available. Up to $400 per day. 1- ———————————————————————— 866-730-2056 x773 Advertise Nationally to approximately 12 million December 30, 1944. BP19 by the Jehovah's Witnesses. The Standish Arms— a 12-story building ty. www.InternationalExecutives.net households in North America’s best suburbs! at 169 Columbia Heights — is being sold in “The building could sell for $6 million — ————————————————––——————— Place your classified ad in over 900 suburban Articles of Organization of J&Z DEVELOPMENT LLC newspapers just like this one. a portfolio that includes a seven-story, 13- give or take,” said Austin. ———————————————————————— Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law apartment building at 183 Columbia Heights The Standish Arms is the big-ticket item, Financial and a four-story, 10-apartment building at added Brooklyn Bridge Realty owner Ellen Real Estate FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: $$$ ACCESS LAWSUIT CASH NOW!!! AS seen 161 Columbia Heights. Gottlieb. A developer could offer anywhere on TV. Injury Lawsuit Dragging? Need $500- J&Z Development LLC. $500,000++ within 48/hrs? Low rates. APPLY LAKE PROPERTIES: Lakefront and Lake View Three other buildings — a two-story car- from $25-$35 million, she added. homes and parcels on pristine 34,000 acre Norris NOW BY PHONE! 1-888-271-0463 www.cash-for- Lake in E. Tennessee. Call Lakeside Realty 1-888- SECOND: The county within this state in which the office cases.com riage house at 165 Columbia Heights, a four- All told, Austin and Gottlieb estimated, if 291-5253 or visit www.lakesiderealty-tn.com ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— of the limited liability company is to be located is: Kings. story brownstone at 105 Willow St., and a the buildings are sold at their highest possi- **FREE CASH GRANTS!** $25,000++ **2007** BANK FORECLOSURES! Homes from $10,000! THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent four-story house at 34 Orange St. — are be- ble prices, the six could sell for $44-$62 mil- NEVER REPAY! Personal, Medical Bills, Business, 1-3 bedroom available! Repos, REOs, FDIC, ing sold separately, said Devine. lion. School/House. Almost everyone qualifies! Live FSBO, FHA, etc. These homes must sell! For List- of the limited liability company upon whom process Operators. Avoid Deadlines! Listings 1-800-785- ings Call 1-800-425-1620 ex. 3421 As with other property they have sold, the Neighborhood residents say the Witnesses 9615 Ext. 239 ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— RedWeek.com #1 timeshare marketplace. Re- against it may be served. The address within or with- Mango P. / Gregory Watching is handling the sale internally, and have been good neighbors, though they’ve sales, rentals, exchange, resort reviews at 5000+ out this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail will not set an asking price. kept themselves apart from the community. Income Opportunities resorts. Before you buy, rent,sell or exchange, The inclusion of the Standish Arms on the “If families start moving in, it’ll probably visit RedWeek.com for value & comparison a copy of any process against the limited liability com- ———————————————————————— list of properties up for grabs has prompted get a bit livelier around here,” said one man. SECRET SHOPPERS NEEDED For Store Evalua- Timeshare Resales The cheapest way to Buy, Sell pany served upon him or her is: Jin Pei Xie & Zhu Bao tions. Get paid to shop. Local Stores, Restaurants and Rent Timeshares. No Commissions or Broker speculation from some, and sighs of longing “They didn’t really interact with everyone & Theaters. Training Provided, Flexible Hours. Fees. Call 1-800-640-6886 Or go to www.buya- Yu, 1002 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219. W14-19 from others, about the possible sale of the around them.” Email Required. 1-800-585-9024 ext 6600 timeshare.com The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— May 12, 2007 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM AWP 19 HOME SERVICES REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENT CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE Accountants APARTMENTS COOPS/CONDOS HOUSES / NEW JERSEY

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