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BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260–2500 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2012 Serving Brownstone Brooklyn and Williamsburg AWP/14 pages • Vol. 35, No. 22 • June 1–7, 2012 • FREE THEY LET HIM GO Witness: Police released sexual assault suspect at crime scene By Natalie O’Neill on the scene they let him go be- Harrington claims. leases and distributed surveil- The Brooklyn Paper cause the victim had returned to “I pointed to her house and lance videos the following day Cops are hunting for a Park her home a few houses away, an said, ‘She’s four or five houses showing a suspect who resem- Slope sex fiend responsible for onlooker told this paper. down on the right,’ ” he said. bles the man detained by neigh- a May 23 attack — but they al- Donald Harrington says he “They said she wasn’t there so bors at the scene. ready had him at the scene of the heard a girl scream, so he peeked they just let him go.” The move is lazy at best and, at crime and let him go, according out his window and saw a creep Cops can’t file charges with- worst, a procedural violation wor- to a witness. in a baseball cap running away. out a victim’s cooperation — but thy of a reprimand, say legal ex- Residents of 16th Street heard Another neighbor chased down critics say the way police han- perts with the National Police Ac-

a woman shouting for help at 5 the man and held him until cops NYPD dled the situation is bizarre for countability Project, a non-profit am and detained a man believed showed up 15 minutes later, but Residents say police let this two reasons: the victim’s close comprised of lawyers. to have attacked her near Fourth when they learned the victim had man go after he groped a proximity to the scene, and the “You would think they would Avenue, but when cops arrived gone home, they set the man free, woman near Fourth Avenue. fact that cops sent out press re- See COPS on page 11 HOLY SMOKES! St. Ann’s will get Tobacco Warehouse Photo by Stefano Giovannini By Aaron Short St. Ann’s Warehouse will set control — a move that resulted in The Brooklyn Paper up shop inside the landmarked a lawsuit by opponents. DUMBO’s historic Tobacco shell of a Civil War-era build- But the new plan exchanges Ship shape Warehouse will become a theater ing that had been a federally pro- the lost parkland at the Tobacco under a new deal that will keep a tected park until 2010, when the Warehouse with more than an acre Fernanda and Regina Roblesgil (right), ages 6 and beloved avante-garde venue on city controversially redrew zoning of city-owned asphalt under the 8, learn the ropes aboard the Mexican sailboat B. E. The Tobacco Warehouse in DUMBO will look like this Water Street by allowing private maps in an attempt to remove it Manhattan Bridge. Cuauhtemoc during Fleet Week at the Red Hook Ter- when St. Ann’s Warehouse sets up shop. development on parkland. from the National Parks Service’s See ST. ANN’S on page 11 minal on May 28. Sex, drugs, & bedrolls Ferry big news Park Slopers say outdoor hook-ups must stop Larger boats due this summer By Natalie O’Neill Avenue and Baltic Street The sex nook is also a pop- attracted crime because it’s The Brooklyn Paper have discovered dozens of ular area for drug use and a secluded, neighbors say. By Aaron Short Horny Park Slopers and condom wrappers, a dilapi- dumping ground for trash, Pocket-sized hipster pub The Brooklyn Paper drug users have turned a se- dated mattress, and even cou- residents said. L Magazine even named it They’re going to need some bigger cluded nook behind a popular ples mid-romp on Gregory “I’ve seen condoms every- the “ Best Block to Smoke a boats. grocery store into a makeshift Place, a narrow, seldom-used where — and people shoot- Joint ,” saying it’s the kind New York Waterway is calling in an armada of larger ships to transport bedroom for public sex — street behind the shop. ing up,” said neighbor De- of street where “you might Courtesy Sherifova Emilia greater numbers of seafarers across the and neighbors want them to “It’s an isolated spot for nise Morales. “It’s a real see joint-toking teens pass Neighbors say the al- East River to accommodate swelling sex and other unsavory activ- problem.” a yuppie with a one-hitter get lost before a grade school ley behind Key Food is a crowds on summer weekends. opens nearby. ities,” said neighbor Emilia The tiny block-long street, walking his dog.” meet-up spot for public The city-subsidized service currently Brooklynites who live Sherifova, who runs a blog which abuts a brick wall and But residents are calling sex — and there’s even a has room for 149 commuters at a time, near the Key Food on Fifth documenting the problem. the sides of houses, has long See SEX on page 11 mattress on the sidewalk. File photo by J.J. Despain but a new fleet of ships shuttling between This thing is a minnow compared Williamsburg, Greenpoint, DUMBO, and to the big boats that will soon Manhattan on weekends will more than ferry passengers between Wil- double capacity to 399 passengers. limasburg, Greenpoint, DUMBO The new boats will take advantage of and Manhattan on weekends. a renovated landing at Brooklyn Bridge His artistic liberty Park’s Pier 1 — potentially reducing de- lays on the open water. “We are thrilled we are able to pro- “The larger vessels and other improve- vide our customers with this enhanced Bomb scare sculpture was a message of peace ments will make sure more New Yorkers service,” said Paul Goodman, CEO of and tourists can get wherever they want Billybey Ferry Company, which oper- By Aaron Short yakawa, 50, walked out of court a initially saw it as a threat and cor- to go,” said Mayor Bloomberg. ates the East River Ferries. “With the The Brooklyn Paper free man on Wednesday after spend- doned off three blocks of Bedford Ferry officials also changed the sched- new ferry landing, fleet of larger ves- A Greenpoint artist who sparked ing five days in jail for planting a Avenue on Friday while the bomb ule this summer, extending weekday sels, and recent addition of on-board con- a bomb scare on Bedford Avenue plastic “I Love NY” bag contain- squad investigated service beginning at 6:45 am and end- cessions from local vendors, we know by hanging illuminated trash bags ing battery-powered LED-lights that Hours later, police say they caught ing at 8:45 pm. On weekends, three of that this summer will be more success-

Community Newspaper Group / Aaron Short says his art project was supposed cops thought was an explosive. Miyakawa as he was putting up an- the yacht-like cruisers will run every 45 ful than the last.” A judge released Greenpoint to make the neighborhood more Miyakawa insisted he just wanted other bag on a lamppost near Lo- minutes from 9:35 am to 9:30 pm with So far, nearly a quarter of a million artist Takeshi Miyakawa from jail peaceful. to help calm one of his favorite hang- rimer Street. Prosecutors charged a stopover at Governors Island. See FERRY on page 11 last Wednesday. Furniture designer Takeshi Mi- out spots with public art, but cops See ART on page 12 Bench mensch Grilling fi ght Fifth Ave store owner offers to pay to remove disputed seats gets messy By Will Bredderman The Brooklyn Paper Cooper Park neighbors decry A merchant who claims he has a distaste for street vendors will pay to Memorial Day’s aftermath remove controversial benches some- one illegally bolted onto Fifth Av- enue to displace a gyro cart — but By Aaron Short his offer is being ignored by the The Brooklyn Paper group responsible for street furni- They can’t take the heat — and they wish everyone else would go ture in the area. A Bay Ridge businessman says back to their kitchens. Habib Joudeh, who owns Phar- he’ll cover the costs of tearing Opponents of newly installed macy on Fifth, located more than out the benches illegally bolted grills in Cooper Park claim their 15 blocks from the corner where the onto Fifth Avenue, but the local

Photo by Bryan Bruchman greatest fears were realized over benches forced the so-named Mid- Business Improvement District Memorial Day weekend when dle Eastern Halal Cart to relocate has turned down the offer. A light-up sign has changed the look of the Old Stone House in Park Slope — from a popular selling spot back in but it won’t be there for long. crowds of outdoor cooking fa- March, says he thinks street meat natics flocked to the Williamsburg sellers dirty up the sidewalk, but was needed to have the benches re- green space, seared up a storm he sympathized with the uprooted moved. inside and outside the designated cart workers. “To resolve this issue, I said ‘I’ll A sign of the times barbecue area, and left trash all “No one has the right to take the put up the money right now,’ ” said over the place. law into his own hands,” Joudeh ex- Joudeh, recalling how he offered “There was lots of illegal plained. “The carts are licensed. Condren both cash and a check, but Old meets new at Slope’s Stone House barbecuing, people used a pro- They’re legally there.” received no response. pane gas tank, and ashes piled Yet Joudeh claims Patrick Con- But Condren denied ever citing By Natalie O’Neill vertisement. It’s art! ton’s men fought the British up around the trees,” said grill dren, the manager of the 86th Street a price for pulling out the benches The Brooklyn Paper The hard-to-miss blinking in front of it — is actually a critic Nancy Darling. “My daugh-

Business Improvement District — — and declared that his group was Don’t worry history buffs: sign hanging from the Old statement about imagination ter was really upset. It was not a Photo by Stefano Giovannini which is responsible for placing and done dealing with the issue. the bright f lashing sign adorn- Stone House — a legendary and perfection, museum em- good situation.” Ebony Langhorne and Bar- maintaining street furniture at the “We’re not talking about benches ing one of Park Slope’s most Revolutionary War site that ployees say. Scores of grillmasters set up bara Hickman fired up intersection — ignored Joudeh when anymore,” Condren said. “We’re famous historic landmarks looks much the same as it did “It explores varying ideas cookouts for the holiday in the some chicken and hot dogs he offered the $425 Condren said See BENCH on page 11 isn’t a Las Vegas–style ad- when Gen. George Washing- See OLD on page 12 See GRILL on page 12 on Sunday. Library, synagogue win big in contest By Natalie O’Neill The Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Public Library spokes- ervation contest, snagging $250,000 house of worship on Garfield Place for The Brooklyn Paper central branch won first prize, best- woman Sacha Thompson, whose to fix its boarded-up stain glass at Eighth Avenue. “It’s amazing we beat some of New York’s fin- Two ailing historic buildings ing big name rivals across the river employer will use the cash to fix re- windows as part of a bigger res- such as the Guggenheim Museum volving doors that have been out of toration project that includes re- est institutions.” will get hundreds of thousands of to snag $250,000 to repair its bro- commission for several months. pairing its aging roof and weath- Both buildings received about dollars for renovations after plac- ken-but-beautiful front doors. Park Slope’s Congregation Beth ered facade. eight percent of total votes in the The Brooklyn Public Library’s central branch ing at the top of a citywide pres- “It’s important not only for the Elohim synagogue got the second- “We’re thrilled,” said Cindy competition, which is sponsored emerged victorious in a preservation contest. ervation contest. library — but for Brooklyn,” said most votes in the Partners in Pres- Greenberg, the director of the See CONTEST on page 12 2 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 June 1–7, 2012 Slope savior dies at 92 Neighbors mourn Brownstone preservationist By Natalie O’Neill ings,’ ” Guerrieri said. The Brooklyn Paper But Ortner disagreed — Everett Ortner, the trail- and he wasn’t afraid to say so. blazing Park Slope preser- He organized a community vationist credited with sav- meeting with bank officers ing Brownstone Brooklyn’s to show the growing interest namesake architecture from in saving the buildings, and the wrecking ball, died last eventually convinced them week after health compli- that Park Slope was a worth- cations caused by a fall. He while investment. was 92. Ortner bought his home Ortner spearheaded a on Berkeley Place for roughly movement in the late 1960s $32,500 in 1963 and lived there to restore then-dilapidated with his wife Evelyn —who brownstones in an era when was also an influential brown- it was more popular to tear stone booster —until she died them down and convert them six years ago. The New York into brick rooming houses. Times later ran a piece called “He had no fear of what “ The Couple Who Saved Park other people thought,” said Slope” that dubbed them “the Dexter Guerrieri, a long- original gentrifiers.” time friend and colleague. Ortner was also a big force “He knew how to rally the behind the creation of Park community.” Slope’s historic district in The strong-willed Park 1973, which now protects the Sloper — who helped found Guerrieri Courtesy Dexter neighborhood from out-of- the Brownstone Revival Co- Everett Ortner, a legendary Park Slope preserva- character development. alition — was a major force tionist, died last week. That’s part of why mod- in convincing banks to grant ern-day preservationists call mortgage loans to residents stones could get federal sub- tractive to banks. him a visionary of sorts. of brownstones, which were sidies to help convert their “The progressive thinking “He really was a pioneer,” You’ll run out of room then considered slums, Guer- buildings into new brick ones back then was, ‘Better spend said Peter Bray, a preserva- rieri said. — which made giving out money on new brick houses tionist and member of the before you run out of options. In 1968, owners of brown- loans in Park Slope unat- than these decrepit old build- Park Slope Civic Council.

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I wanted my GED and saw an ad for a school where I could get it. The school talked me into paying a lot for a GED and an associate’s degree. Then a classmate told me I could just get my People should know GED for free. I left school, there are free classes— but I feel like they I’m taking some scammed me out now. Don’t of my money. throw away your money.

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Spy camera controversy Come join us for our 35th annual Group under fi re for discouraging reports of sex abuse Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn www.stconstantinecathedral.org By Eli Rosenberg tion to give the Shomrim, a work of Orthodox synagogues The Brooklyn Paper volunteer security force in throughout the city, were not An ultra-Orthodox reli- Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish returned. communities, access to the Agudath Israel has been F gious group that discour- EKK FEESSTT ages Jews from reporting sex footage, and possibly control repeatedly criticized for its EEE IIVV crimes to police without first what the police will see. Crit- practice of “mesirah,” a code RR AA ics say that could shield Jew- LL consulting a rabbi is getting $1 that frowns upon Jews hand- GG 64 Schermerhorn St. million from the state to in- ish criminals from cops. ing fellow Jews to secular au- stall security cameras to catch “That’s worse than not hav- thorities unless a rabbi thinks aka “The Honorable Nicholas Coffinas Way” criminals and child predators ing the cameras,” said Rabbi the criminal complaints are (between Court St. and Boerum Place) on the streets of Midwood and Nuchem Rosenberg, who runs credible. Borough Park — but police a hotline for sexual abuse vic- A New York Times re- Downtown Brooklyn won’t get to see vital foot- tims. “Every time a rabbi or port earlier this month ac- Jewish person molests a child For information call (718) 624-0595 age first. cused District Attorney or kidnaps one, you’ll never State officials confirmed Charles Hynes of tacitly en- get the information.” that Agudath Israel of Amer- dorsing the practice because June 4–10, 2012 ica — a group that urges Jews Assemblyman Dov Hikind, he knew of it and didn’t do not to report sex abuse claims who advocated for the cam- More than 100 security cameras are being brought to police before getting ap- eras, confirmed that neigh- anything stop it. -ONDAYn4HURSDAY AMnPMs&RIDAY AMnAM to Midwood and Borough Park in response to the The camera program was proval from a rabbi — would borhood volunteers will have death of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky. 3ATURDAY PMnAMs3UNDAY PMnPM administer the program to in- control of the cameras. created in the aftermath of stall cameras focusing on side- “Camera output will be ac- 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky’s ab- walks, schools, banks, and cessed by private volunteer camera program to Agudath well-known, and trusted. We duction and murder in Bor- synagogues to help catch sex organizations and can be re- Israel, despite its stand on re- had to choose somebody we ough Park last summer. predators in the two neigh- viewed by authorized police porting crimes to police. were comfortable with.” A camera image helped po- borhoods. officials,” a statement from “No organization is per- Calls to Agudath, which lice track down Kletzky’s al- But the NYPD won’t be the Hikind’s office says. fect,” he said. “The money has also runs summer youth leged killer, Levi Aron, who is ones monitoring the surveil- Hikind (D–Borough Park) to flow through an organiza- camps, job placement pro- due back in court in the next lance feed. Plans are in mo- backed his choice of giving the tion and they are respected, grams, and oversees a net- few weeks.

ferent things such as traf- fic flow and the surround- The best homemade Greek foods and pastries ing residential population,” Shop in our Agora and Flea Market Coney facing burger war Durham said. Some neighborhood Dance the night away to music on Friday and Saturday nights boosters pointed out that BRING YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS National burger chain moving into Nathan’s territory Nathan’s, which is also a chain restaurant, has flour- TO THIS ONE-WEEK-ONLY EVENT! By Daniel Bush tainly a Brooklynite.” ished in Coney Island for de- The Brooklyn Paper Many predict that Coney’s cades — and hailed Check- A major fast-food chain faithful won’t cozy up with ers’ decision to move onto www.facebook.com/stsconstantineandhelen wants to get the jump on Checkers, which is known for Surf Avenue. Brooklyn homegrown eat- its bright red logo and sells “It’s not a unique Brook- eries coming to Coney Is- grilled burgers made from lyn business, but it’s still a land — where it will spark frozen beef patties that cost wonderful addition,” said a neighborhood burger war between $1 and $5. Dick Zigun, the man behind and take a stab at a hot dog “It’s hard to compete Sideshows by the Seashore. giant that made the People’s with someone who uses fro- “Every nook and cranny of Clear Healthy Skin Playground famous. zen food,” said Zito’s Sand- Coney Island is being gob- Checkers — the Florida- wich Shoppe co-owner Mar- bled up right now. There’s based company that serves cello Bucca, who’s bringing real momentum.” isn’t it time you call? Big Buford and Baconzilla a gourmet hoagie hub to a Several popular Brook- burgers, as well as three va- former carny game booth lyn restaurants have staked a on Jones Walk near Bow- Medical Services we accept: rieties of hot dogs — says it claim in Coney Island since ery Street. “I think people GHI, HIP, 1199, AETNA, CIGNA, UNITED, OXFORD, will open an eatery on Surf will see that and come to us Central Amusements Inter- Avenue in a bid to wrestle national was tapped to re- HORIZON, HEALTHNET, MEDICARE, BLUE CROSS, instead.” MAGNACARE, AMERICHOICE, ELDERPLAN business from the growing But the burger chain’s make the area into a year- number of restaurants com- Photo by Elizabeth Graham new location at the foot of round tourist destination. ing to Coney Island as well The burger joint Checkers will turn this vacant Restaurants opening in Cosmetic Services Botox, Restylane, the Stillwell Avenue subway Juvederm, Radiesse, Sculptra, Laser Hair Removal, as Nathan’s Famous, which storefront on Surf Avenue near Stillwell Avenue station — which is a stone’s Coney Island include Tom’s opened on the Boardwalk in into a patty palace. throw from the beach, Na- Restaurant, DUMBO icon Laser Tattoo Removal, Laser Vein Removal, Torn 1916 and will be expanding than’s, Luna Park, and the Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, and Earlobe Repair, Keloid Surgery… on the historic walkway this Heights diner Tom’s Res- as well. Scream Zone — could make Cha-Cha’s Coney Island Sea- year. taurant, who’s opening a “Checkers may be on Na- it a popular destination with food Bar and Pizzeria . Coolsculpting Trim Fat, No Needles, No Downtime But mom-and-pop restau- Boardwalk outpost that will than’s turf but their hot dogs visitors to the historic amuse- Checkers has opened rateurs say they plan to make serve up $5 flame-broiled won’t be able to compete with ment district. seven locations across 254 Prospect Park West, Park Slope chop meat out of the corpo- burgers made from fresh Nathan’s,” said George Shea, Checkers spokeswoman Brooklyn since 2009, in- 136 West 17th Street, NYC rate patty purveyor. ground beef. who runs the Nathan’s Fa- Jennifer Durham said the cluding ones on Court Street “I’ll put my hamburger Nathan’s Famous fans mous hot dog eating contest empty storefront it scooped at Schermerhorn Street in up against anybody,” said shrugged off news that each year. “The Nathan’s hot up will make for an ideal fast- Brooklyn Heights, and Have- Javier Zelaya, MD Jimmy Kokotas, the owner Checkers will be coming dog is a touchstone to what it food restaurant. meyer Street near Broadway Verna Broughton, PA 718.832.3313 of the legendary Prospect to the amusement district is to be an American and cer- “We looked at a lot of dif- in Williamsburg. SaturdaySaturday inin thethe ParkPark The Brooklyn Hospital Center Community Health Fair

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Proud to be the official hometown hospital of the Barclays Center 4 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 June 1–7, 2012 WE’RE BUYING! Punks pummel passenger for iPhone TOP DOLLAR PAID ON THE SPOT stabbed him in the arm with Police arrested a suspect 78TH PRECINCT a metal object, grabbed his 68TH PRECINCT near Lorimer Street. Park Slope cellphone, and ran away. POLICE BLOTTER Bay Ridge–Dyker Heights L train pain Two thugs stole a strap- Kinda sick Bag grab Three teenagers grabbed hanger’s iPhone on Fourth A thief took a wallet and Find more online every Wednesday at A creep swiped a lady’s a L train rider’s iPhone at the Avenue on May 25 — and cellphone from a hospital BrooklynPaper.com/blotter unattended purse from a Graham Avenue stop on May then beat him up when he worker’s locker on Sixth Third Avenue restaurant 24, cops said. tried to get it back. Street on May 25. on May 22 — and used her The victim told police she The 34-year-old victim The 54-year-old worker Muggers foiled 88TH PRECINCT credit card two days later, was on the train near Met- told cops he was riding a Co- told cops she set her wallet Two knife-wielding thugs cops said. ropolitan Avenue at 9:05 am ney Island–bound F train near and cellphone inside a locker tried to rob a man on Fur- Fort Greene–Clinton Hill The victim said that she when one thief stole the phone Ninth Street at around 2:05 at New York Methodist Hos- man Street on May 24 but Stoop snatch left her bag — with her iden- and fled the station with the pm when a man in a baseball pital near Seventh Avenue fled empty-handed after the Two bandits threatened tification and cards inside — woman close behind them. cap snatched his iPhone and at 1:20 pm and then worked would-be victim refused to and robbed a man on Cum- by her seat at the Green House Cops later arrested suspects s'OLDs3ILVERs0LATINUMs$IAMONDS ran off the train with an ac- for two hours. When she re- part with his belongings. berland Street on May 22 — Cafe between 77th and 78th and recovered the phone. complice. The straphanger s#OINSs%STATE*EWELRY turned, her lock busted and The man said he was near taking $600 worth of elec- streets at 11 pm, and came gave chase — but one of the Passport picked her belongings were gone. Cadman Plaza West at 2:55 tronics. back to find it gone. Someone broke into a De- men punched him the face The creep later used her pm when the crooks flashed The 20-year-old vic- On May 24, an unknown and slammed him into a gate bevoise Avenue apartment credit card for a shopping a knife and one of them said, tim told cops he was on charge appeared on one of on May 21 and took off with near the subway platform. spree, police say. “Give us your stuff,” accord- his stoop between Lafay- her missing cards. Cops said The thugs then ran away, $800 and a passport. Bad game ing to a police report. The ette and Greene avenues at they are looking at security The tenant and her son said leaving the poor guy with a It’s so easy to convert your unwanted gold man refused, and the attack- 11 pm when the two crooks tapes to find the thief. they left the apartment near gash on his forehead and no Someone stole a man’s un- jewelry and other gold items into quick cash. ers ran off. approached him and telling Burglary botch Humboldt Street at 8 am, but cellphone to call for help. attended wallet, iPhone, and Call us toady for and appointment or come in hat while he shot hoops on Where’s wallet? him, “Drop everything on A bandit broke into a 68th when they returned home, and we will buy your items on the spot. Cab stab Fifth Street on May 22. A crook swiped a shop- the floor.” Street apartment on May 23 their night table drawer was A jerk stabbed a taxi The 20-year-old victim per’s unattended wallet on After one of them gestured only to encounter his would- open and its contents were JEWELS BY SATNICK driver on Flatbush Avenue told cops he set his leather Fulton Street on May 23. as if he was carrying a gun, be victim. missing. on May 22. wallet and cellphone un- The victim told police she the victim handed over his The victim said he was 187 State St. (between Court & Boerum) The 42-year-old cab driver der his hat at a playground left her wallet on a counter at goods. in his home between Fourth 90TH PRECINCT told cops he dropped off a near Fifth Avenue at 6 pm a store near Jay Street at 1:25 myPhone and Fifth avenues at 12:50 pm 718-852-1421 then walked away to shoot Southside–Bushwick customer near Bergen Street pm. When she returned to re- A jerk threatened a man when he caught the creep slip- some hoops. 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Ling cancer killer in the United States, cology have now recommended that an- 84TH PRECINCT Street station at 11:15 am ton Parkway supermarket and each year over 200,000 Americans nual screening should be offered to cur- ier sunglasses, Ralph Lau- on May 20. Phone gone Brooklyn Heights– ren Polo cuff links, and a di- when a man snatched her are diagnosed with the disease. Lung rent and former smokers, ages 55 to 74, DUMBO–Boerum Hill– wallet and fled. The victim told cops that Two teenage thieves threw amond ring. a 15-year-old boy against a cancer develops when genetic changes who have smoked at least a pack of ciga- Downtown Target-ed she was shopping at Three occur in a normal cell within the lung. rettes a day for 30 years. Given the scope Designer thief Guys from Brooklyn near wall and stole his iPhone at Gun in garage A crook stole a woman’s the Lorimer Street J train on As a result, the cell becomes abnormal in of the recommendation, experts need to Cops arrested a 48-year- 65th Street 4 pm when she A pistol-packing thug old woman for stealing a wallet at Target on Flatbush felt someone push her. She May 21. shape and behavior, and reproduces end- determine, on an individual basis, which robbed a parking garage at- bar-goers designer handbag Avenue on May 26. didn’t think anything of it, The victim told cops he lessly. The abnormal cells form a tumor cases merit a CT scan. Even low-dose CT tendant on Front Street on inside of a Smith Street wa- The 69-year-old victim though, till an employee at was near Broadway at 3:20 pm that, if not surgically removed, invades scans are not without risk, which is why a May 25. tering hole on May 27. told cops she placed her purse the register told her her purse when the goons approached neighboring blood vessels and lymph lung cancer screening should begin with The attendant told po- The victim told cops she on the counter as she was was open. When she reached him near the turnstile, threw nodes and spreads to nearby sites. Even- a thorough evaluation. lice that he was working at was inside the pub between paying for her clothes. inside, she discovered that him against the wall, and took tually, the cancer can spread to locations If you are at least 50 years of age, you the garage between Dock Degraw and Sackett streets at After she purchased a her wallet was gone. his phone from his pocket. should consider lung cancer screening if Street and Cadman Plaza around 3:30 pm when the sus- bottle of water at 1:27 pm, — Will Bredderman throughout the body. West at 11:05 pm when the Botched heist New recommendations, which come you meet any one of the following criteria: pect snagged her Louis Vuit- she realized her wallet was Police arrested a man ac- perp entered wearing a black ton handbag and fled. gone. from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), you currently smoke cigarettes, cigars, or a ski mask and said, “Give me 94TH PRECINCT cused of attempting to hold emphasize the importance of lung cancer pipe; you aren’t a current smoker but have your money,” according to a Razor sharp Linger-hey! Greenpoint–Northside up at a Grand Street bodega screening for heavy smokers. Cigarette a history at least 10 years smoking one or police report. Police arrested a 30-year- A crook stole some linge- iStruggle on May 24 with a female ac- more packs a day; you’ve had prolonged The victim answered, old man who they say at- rie from a store on Flatbush complice who fled. smoking is the leading cause of lung can- Two thieves grabbed a The woman entered the cer, and according to the U.S. Department exposure to second-hand smoke; you’ve “I have no money,” the re- tacked another man with Avenue on May 25. port said. a razor blade on Columbia Representatives from the woman from behind and store near Union Avenue at of Health and Human Services, smoking had exposure to asbestos. The best weap- stole her iPhone on Dobbin 5:08 am and asked for lot- on in the fight against lung cancer is an The thug then pulled out a Street on May 19. Victoria’s Secret in the Atlan- contributes to over 80 percent of lung tic Terminal Mall told cops Street on May 21. tery tickets. While the clerk early diagnosis, which makes screening for handgun, grabbed the atten- The victim told police that cancer deaths. Male smokers are 23 times dant’s cellphone, and fled. he was between Bush and that the crook entered the The victim told police she grabbed the goods, her ac- those at risk a crucial component in fighting was near Meserole Avenue more likely to develop lung cancer, and Bag begone Lorraine streets at around store at 3:50 pm and stole a complice entered and pointed female smokers are 13 times more likely, the disease. If you think you may be at risk, 8:15 pm when the suspect body bra before fleeing three at 11 am when the perps ap- a gun at the manager and de- A crook swiped a patron’s proached her. One held her compared to those who never smoke, to consult your doctor or arrange for a screen- slashed his hand and torso. minutes later. manded cash, cops said bag from a Smith Street bar from behind and said, “Don’t The female perp pulled out ing. You’ll breathe easier as a result. — Colin Mixson — Eli Rosenberg develop the disease. on May 8. struggle and we won’t hurt a gun and employee handed The NCI found that low-dose computed For more information, to speak with The victim told police you.” over $3,860. That’s when a topography (CT) scans of the chest are a physician or to arrange a screening he left the bag on the floor Affordable Family Dentistry She forked over her phone witness came up from the more effective than traditional x-rays at evaluation with NYM’s Lung Cancer of the bar between War- in modern pleasant surroundings and wallet and they fled. basement and jumped on the detecting the presence of lung cancer. Screening Program, please call (718) ren and Wyckoff streets at Huron burglary man’s back, causing him to 11:30 pm. The American College of Chest Physicians 780-LUNG. State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) A burglar ransacked a Hu- drop the gun and the cash. 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By Aaron Short The Brooklyn Paper My obsession ushwick residents are tidying up this This one’s for the true believers. weekend for a few thousand guests. To those who drool over obscure celebrities, B Neighborhood artists are welcom- or play video games to the point of carpal tun- ing visitors to more than 500 studios from nel, a new show coming to Park Slope’s Union Montrose to Myrtle Avenues on June 1 to Hall on June 5 — and featuring “Daily Show” June 3 for Arts in Bushwick’s sixth an- writer Hallie Haglund — is for you. nual Bushwick Open Studios. “We’ve all got things Navigating one of the largest free art that we totally nerd crawls in the city can be exhausting and out over, and we love confusing — we remember going when to share our unchal- it was only a handful of art spaces — lengeable knowledge and there’s even a helpful new app that about these things,” Arts in Bushwick produced just for the said Kerri Doherty, weekend. the mastermind behind But stick to the largest loft buildings “Geeking Out,” a com- containing a honeycomb of art studios edy extravaganza dedi- and scores of busy artists. cated to “superfans.” Haglund Hallie Courtesy of We’ve picked out a 12 our favorite spots When Doherty reached out to Haglund, she that are worth the trip. jumped at the chance, being a geology nerd and Co-Co fanatic. 250 Moore Street #108 She’s also a huge Tori Amos fan. Who needs a three-hour wait at Rober- “If Tori Amos is reading this, you are defi- ta’s when you can pass the time across the nitely not old and out of touch. You are won- street at Paul D’Agostino’s gallery, Cen- derful and timeless and a goddess.” totto. Austin Thomas, Meg Lipke, Josh And she should probably attend “Geeking Willis, and Gili Levy are featured. Out” — they’ll freak. “Geeking Out” at Union Hall. [702 Union 117 Grattan Street St., at the corner of Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. Grattan Street is one of the smaller loft Photos by Stefano Giovannini (718) 638–4400]. June 5 at 8 pm. $8 advanced, buildings but has a collection of longtime Feel the buzz: (Clockwise from left) Sarah $10 doors . — Will Bredderman Bushwick artists, including ceramicist An- Bednarek busts out a table saw in her Trout- drew Cornell Robinson and Adam Simon, man Street studio, in preparation of Bush- whose work is a steal — literally! wick Open Studios beginning on June 1. Re- Katarina Hybenova is curating a lovely garden in the backyard and learn about becca Litt shows off her favorite paintings at MUSIC 119 Ingraham Street group show. Good vibes all around. life in 17th century Queens before all the Ingraham Street. Ben Godward hangs 10 on Down the street, you’ll find the Brook- artists moved there. a wave of multicolored urethane foam inside lyn Fireproof complex, where you’ll find 1182 Flushing Avenue his Wyckoff Avenue studio. a mix of painting and video art studios. One of our favorite small studio build- 1717 Troutman Street Check out Rebecca Litt and Gili Levy’s ings is home to Bushwick pioneer Rico Next door to the historic site is one of Sound mural painting studio on the third floor and Gatson, who killed it at Exit Art recently , the largest art lofts in the festival, which Godward’s globular foam sculptures that head downstairs to the bar for some re- and Bjoern Meyer-Ebrecht, whose archi- include art galleries Parallel Arts Stu- remind us of the Nickelodeon slime gey- These paintings are not made with brushes freshments. tectural collages are always intricate and dio and Regina Rex, one of the leading ser, and Myles Bennett’s inspiring cut pa- nor paint, but they are most certainly art. stunning. small galleries in the neighborhood. Stop per sculptures. Sound painting, an orchestral technique of 566 Johnson Avenue by Ray Cross’s screenprinting shop and creating a live tapestry of music, words, and Bushwick’s youngest curator Ashley 1820 Flushing Avenue pick up a badass T-shirt or tote. 83 Wyckoff Avenue acting is the brainchild of the artist Walter Zelinskie is presenting new work from Time to hit the ‘Donk, aka The Onder- Stop by curator Jason Andrew’s gal- Thompson — and he’s coming back to the the neighborhood’s den mother, Deborah donk House, the oldest Dutch Colonial 49 Wyckoff Avenue lery, Norte Maar, exhibiting Bushwick Irondale Center in Fort Brown, at her gallery, Active Space . Join- stone house in the entire city. Back in Brooklyn, visit the third floor triple-threat Oliver Ralli’s paper and film Greene, a place famil- ing them, Bushwick’s cheerleader-in-chief Check out the compelling sculpture of a storage warehouse and you’ll find Ben collages. The best of Bushwick in one iar with the avant garde place — and there’s mimosas on Satur- performance art. day morning! “It’s like riding a roller-coaster,” said 322 Troutman Street Terry Greiss, the execu- A taste of Basel Sneak into this first floor working stu- tive director of the Iron- dio featuring Brent Owens’s tapestry-in- dale Ensemble, who has participated in the art

Bushwick Open Studios doesn’t nor- to it much like everyone else.” spired wood sculptures, Sarah Bednarek’s Courtesy of the Irondale Ensemble mally do this, but… There have been massive group shows fea- model shop, Stephen Truax’s geometric form before. “You re- The low-budget do-it-yourself world turing scores of artists, performance show- paintings, and Jess Grable’s creepy chan- ally are standing out there not knowing what of Bushwick artists is getting its own art cases, and gallery crawls in Arts in Bush- delier made from horseshoe crabs. the next moment is going to ask.” fair, dabbling in what’s normally consid- wick’s six year history of coordinating the free Thompson, who invented the form in the ered commercial arts territory. The world- event — this year there’s 540 participating 70 Jefferson Street early 1970s, has become a bit of a cultural em- renowned painter Jules de Balincourt is studios alone — but a commercially driven You’ll find something to love at Jeffer- issary, taking the technique around the world converting his spacious Starr Street studio arts fair for artists who aren’t very commer- Photo provided by Deborah Brown son Street’s Airplane gallery, curated by where it is used as an exercise to teach, among into a veritable showcase for sale, calling it cially minded themselves — is a first. Adam Parker Smith’s work will be on Lars Kremer, Liz Atzberger, and Kevin other things, elements of music to children. “Bushwick Basel,” and featuring work from Still, while the Bushwick art community display with Storefront Bushwick at Curran. Not intended for kids alone, the art form the area’s sprawling gallery scene. is far from mainstream, Storefront Bush- the Bushwick Basel art fair. will make adult first-timers and veterans alike He says it’s not a spoof on Art Basel , one wick’s Deborah Brown pointed out — it 108 Starr Street feel a child-like wonder. of the most commercially driven art events doesn’t suffer in obscurity, either. Momenta Art, English Kills, and Valentine, Jules de Balincourt, the Duke of Bush- “The experience of a viewer is first of all in the world, but you can certainly buy the “Bushwick’s art market is so fledgling and gave them all cubicles to exhibit work wick, converted his Starr Street abode it’s surprising all the time.,” said Hollis Head- work there. so the title is tongue and cheek, but we have from their favorite artists. into an art fair called Bushwick Basel and rick, the Chairman of Irondale’s board who “I’m not sure if ironic would be an apt a lot of media attention for art in Bushwick See for yourself — and bring your filled it with cubicles for each neighbor- will also be drumming in Thompson’s latest term, but maybe there’s a conceptual core of so it’s also a serious forum for the display checkbook! hood gallery to exhibit work. If you want Irondale excurison. proper irony involved — so it will certainly of locally sourced art,” she said. Bushwick Basel at Bushwick Open Stu- a taste of what the area’s gallery scene has The Walter Thompson Orchestra at the be galvanic,” said Centotto gallery founder De Balincourt recruited a dozen neighbor- dios [108 Starr St. at Knickerbocker Ave., to offer, this is the place. Irondale Center [85 South Oxford St. between Paul D’Agostino. “It’s got a great lineup of hood galleries to his space, including Norte Bushwick. www.artsinbushwick.org] June Arts in Bushwick’s Bushwick Open Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue in Fort galleries and artists, I’m looking forward Maar, Storefront Bushwick, NURTUREart, 2–3, 12–7 pm. — Aaron Short Studios. June 1–3. For times and loca- Greene. (718) 488–9233.] June 8 and 9, 8 pm. tions, www.artsinbushwick.org/bos2012 $15. — Eli Rosenberg

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St. at Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay). Brooklyn Museum’s Target First gala celebrates its unique partner- Saturdays, enjoy free programs of ship between world-renowned TUES, JUNE 5 WED, JUNE 6 art and entertainment each month choreographers and the next gen- Community Board 1 Public Safety The North Flatbush Avenue BID. from 5 to 11 p.m. June 2 will feature Register eration of artists, with a VIP recep- committee meeting. 6:30 pm. 26th Annual meeting; guest speak- a 90’s style block party, including a tion at 6 pm featuring performance Community Board 1 office [435 er is Christopher Hrones, Down- talk, lecture, and screening, as well • PRIVATE INSTRUCTION and food and drinks followed by Graham Ave. between Frost and town Brooklyn Transportation as a dance party, performances, Children 6 years old and up develop their love Today! the gala performances at 8 pm. Richardson streets in Williamsburg, Coor dinator. RSVP requested. and photographers onsite. Free. 5 of music with instrumental and voice lessons. $25 (Gala ticket VIP $80-$125). (718) 389-0009]. 6:30–8:30 pjm. Burrito Bar and Kit- pm – 10 pm. Brooklyn Museum [200 8 pm. Kumble Theater at Long 76th Police Precinct Community chen [307 Flatbush Ave. at Prospect Eastern Parkway in Prospect Park, Island University [DeKalb and Flat- Council. Monthly meeting. 7:30 Place in Flatbush, (718) 783-1685]. (718) 638–5000], www.brooklynmu- bush avenues in Downtown, (718) seum.org. 488-1624], www.brooklyn.liu.edu/ To list an event in the Civic Calendar, e-mail [email protected] • WORLD DRUMMING FOR KIDS See 9 DAYS on page 10 Children ages 6 to 9 explore the world as they KumbleTheater. discover the rhythms and traditions of many cultures.

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CelebrateBklyn SUMMER 201 2 SATURDAY > JUNE 16 > 6:30 FRIDAY > JUNE 29 > 7:30 SUNDAY > JULY 8 > 4:00 FRIDAY > JULY 27 > 7:30 THURSDAY > AUGUST 9 > 8:00 BALKAN BEAT BOX | CHICO TRUJILLO | TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert THE HEAD AND THE HEART | COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET TUESDAY > JUNE 5 > 8:00 NATION BEAT | THE BROOKLYN STEPPERS | SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK LOST IN THE TREES Inspired by artistic directors Dwight Rhoden, OPENING NIGHT CONCERT! An ecstatic melting pot of a dance party for DAYNA KURTZ The women of legendary vocal group SWEET THE HEAD AND THE HEART is a band whose “one of the most sought out choreographers JIMMY CLIFF HONEY IN THE ROCK “unite to create a sound of the day,” (NY Timess) and Desmond Rich- all the citizens of the planet to call their own, Troy “TROMBONE SHORTY” Andrews, “New “name describes its sound perfectly—lyrics and Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jamaican so pure, smooth, and homogenous that it does ardson, “one of the great modern dancers of where BALKAN BEAT BOX’s transcendent Orleans’ brightest new star in a generation,” music inspired by both intellect and emotion,” independence, the 40th of the iconic film The not seem humanly possible.” (Fort Worth Star- his time,” (NY Timess) and their pronounced pan-Mediterranean bacchanal collides with (SF Chroniclee) and his untouchable band whip (NPRR) and everything about its swelling vocal Harder They Come, and 34 years of free shows Telegram) Their deep commitment to creating appreciation for the multicultural, COM- the Chilean ska-punk-new cumbia of “world- up “a near-deafening, funk-charged blast of harmonies and driving acoustic stomps seems at Celebrate Brooklyn!, reggae legend JIMMY music out of the rich textures of African- PLEXIONS’ unique mix of methods, styles, class party band” (NY Timess) CHICO TRUJILLO percussion, brass, reeds and guitar distortion” at the very center of the American roots reviv- CLIFF kicks off our season with a concert for American traditions makes them a perfect fit and cultures has created an entirely new and the “creative and flawless” (CMJ) fusion (Washington Postt) that unites the Crescent al. With the “stunningly gorgeous” (LA Timess) the ages. Cliff’s musical legacy includes such for our annual celebration of the trailblazing and exciting vision of human movement. At of Brazilian maracatu drumming and New City’s past and future. The soulful local favor- orchestral folk of LOST IN THE TREES. classics as You Can Get It if You Really Wantt and children’s book author Ezra Jack Keats. This Celebrate Brooklyn! the innovative company Orleans second line rhythms of Brooklyn’s ite DAYNA KURTZ, who released two albums Many Rivers to Crosss, and his voice, true as ever, edition marks the 50th anniversary of Keats’ most performs excerpts from a selection of recent own NATION BEAT. simultaneously this spring, gets things started, SATURDAY > JULY 28 > 7:30 remains one of the wonders of popular music famous work, The Snowy Day, and as always will Music & Movies works, including Mercy, Moonlight, Choke, and THE BROOKLYN STEPPERS MARCHING feature a reading before the concert. Testament, Rise, and What Come, Thereafter. OPENING NIGHT GALA > 5:30 THURSDAY > JUNE 21 > 7:30 BAND swings by for an explosive drum line THE MUPPET MOVIEE SING-A-LONG | Gala tickets with reserved seats, cocktails, | MARY MARY LATICE CRAWFORD interlude. FRIDAY > JULY 13 > 7:00 LOSER’S LOUNGE dinner & dancing: $325 and up. FRIDAY > AUGUST 10 > 7:30 MARY MARY brings a heavenly dose of Bud Light Latin Music Series Why are there so many songs about rainbows? Bud Light Music Series Call (718) 683-5600 urban contemporary gospel to the Band- SATURDAY > JUNE 30 > 7:30 Celebrate Brooklyn & LAMC present Come ask the LOSER’S LOUNGE, when we | | | | LITTLE DRAGON FRANKIE ROSE FRIENDS OF CB AFTERPARTY WITH shell. The Grammy-winning sisters blazed ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO’S CALLE 13 ANA TIJOUX RITMO MACHINE screen THE MUPPET MOVIE (the 1979 origi- VOICES OF BLACK DEADLY DRAGON SOUND SYSTEM > 9:45 a trail in the last decade by introducing WOMEN WAGING PEACE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CALLE 13’s groundbreaking and eclectic urban nal) and that all-star tribute ensemble gets The Swedish electro-soul outfit LITTLE Gala guests and Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn soul, hip-hop, funk, and jazz into the genre, | style has made this Puerto Rican band “one of its Kermit on before the show with a salute LAURIE ANDERSON SOMI AND MORE! DRAGON, fronted by the enchanting vocal- and have skyrocketed to wider fame with the most popular and innovative in Latin music, to the Muppet musical œuvre. Bring your kids, World music superstar ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO, ist Yukimi Nagano, plays “richly textured SATURDAY > JUNE 9 > 7:30 their new self-titled reality show on WE tv. without fitting any recognizable mold.” (NY your voice, and your sense of childlike wonder named one of the “World’s 100 Most Inspiring and highly vibe-y electronic music that AFROCUBISM | ALSARAH & THE NUBATONES The golden-voiced Queens native LATICE Timess) They headline our annual Latin Alterna- and delight—because the whole night is a sing- Women” by the Guardian UKK, curates this very could soundtrack both the dance party and CRAWFORD anoints the crowd with an tive Music Conference blowout, with help from along. It’s time to play the music, it’s time to AFROCUBISM is the all-star collaboration special commission tribute to Wangari Maathai, the chill-out room.” (Rolling Stone) With opening set. Chilean rapper ANA TIJOUX, “a heavyweight on light the lights… between Malian and Cuban musicians that the late Nobel Peace Prize winner and Kenyan Brooklyn indie scene vet FRANKIE ROSE the mic,” (Austin 3600) and RITMO MACHINE, a famously never happened: the Africans political, environmental and women’s activist. (ex Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, and Dum Dum FRIDAY > JUNE 22 > 7:30 collaboration between Cypress Hill percussionist THURSDAY > AUGUST 2 > 7:30 didn’t make it to Cuba as planned in 1996; WOMEN WAGING PEACEE features a concert at Music & Movies Girls), whose sophomore solo effort Inter- KEB’ MO’ | NATALIA ZUKERMAN Eric Bobo and mix master Latin Bitman. the album that was recorded without them the Bandshell with an opening set by “world | stellar is “a big, second-album leap of faith Buena Vista Social Club A channeler of authentic Delta Blues and FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI’S ROMEO & JULIET became . The group music luminary” (The New Yorker) SOMI fol- into deeper waters, a sparkling synth-pop one of the form’s greatest modern interpret- SATURDAY > JULY 14 > 7:30 THE LOVE SHOW has finally united, with stunning results. lowed by Kidjo and her band, along with special record,” (Pitchforkk) and special guest DJ’s ers, KEB’ MO’ effortlessly incorporates other Music & Movies “AfroCubism is a summit of giants at play— guest LAURIE ANDERSON. Friends of CB pre-concert With a Nino Rota score, Oscars for cinematog- VOICES OF BLACK. their egos in check, their hearts open and styles into his playing and storytelling in a reception sponsored by Betarncourt & Associates Realty. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | TRAGEDY raphy and costume design (and a host of nomi- See Friends panel for details. the tangled history of two worlds flowing powerful celebration of African American The film that catapulted John Travolta to star- nations including Best Picture), and scandalous SATURDAY > AUGUST 11 > 7:30 through their veins.” (NPR) With ALSARAH & roots music. He’s here for what promises to PEACE TREE PLANTING CEREMONY > 6:00 dom and sent disco and the Gibb brothers into star turns by teenage beauties Olivia Hussey LYLE LOVETT | AOIFE O’DONOVAN THE NUBATONES, who blend Nubian ‘songs be an unforgettable solo performance, with The Prospect Park Alliance will host a tree plant- the stratosphere has some of the greatest and Leonard Whiting, Zeffirelli’s 1968 adapta- of return’ from the 1970s with originals and an opening set by the dazzling Brooklynite ing ceremony just outside the Bandshell in dance scenes ever committed to celluloid, but tion of ROMEO & JULIETT is a feast for the eyes LYLE LOVETT’s wry wit and omnivorous traditional music of Sudan. NATALIA ZUKERMAN, whose “voice could memory of Wangari Maathai and to commemo- it’s also a moving coming of age drama and a and ears and perhaps the greatest Shakespeare musical pallet embraces everything from send an orchid into bloom while her gui- rate the 20,000 trees she helped plant in Kenya. gritty, sometimes brutal portrait of blue collar film ever made. THE LOVE SHOW, a set of country and folk to big-band swing and tra- ditional pop, and his live performances feel THURSDAY > JUNE 14 > 7:00 tar playing can open a beer bottle with its FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION > 3:00 Brooklyn in the 1970s. To mark SATURDAY classic love songs reinvented to stunning effect teeth.” (New Yorkerr) NIGHT FEVERR “like the best kind of soul-stirring church LAURA MARLING | The Brooklyn Public Library will host a screening ’s 35th anniversary, we screen by the inimitable singer Helga Davis and a cohort rated R—not appropriate for a service, full of joy, solemnity, reverence, | of Pray The Devil Back To Helll, from the 5-part the original ( of powerhouse vocalists, will set the mood. MICHAEL KIWANUKA WILLY MASON SATURDAY > JUNE 23 > 7:30 younger audience and contemplation. (Boston Globe) Trans- series Women, War & Peace, followed by a panel ) and celebrate its legacy Top shelf indie folk from across the pond. Bud Light Music Series with a pre-film set by TRAGEDY, “the Tri-State FRIDAY > AUGUST 3 > 7:30 planted Brooklynite AOIFE O’DONOVAN, The Times of Londonn recently said of LAURA LYRICIST LOUNGE 20TH ANNIVERSARY discussion with Sarah Lee Whitson (Human well known as the leader of the revered Rights Watch), Zainab Salbi (Women for Women Area’s #1 heavy metal tribute to the Bee Gees.” WILD FLAG | MISSION OF BURMA MARLING, “Who else is making music as ambi- FEATURING GHOSTFACE KILLAH & MORE! Tony Manero costumes welcome. bluegrass band Crooked Still and an in- tious, as haunting, as centuries-straddling, as International), and others. Central Library Dweck A double bill to save your rock and roll soul. demand collaborator with the likes of Chris Many of the greatest names in the game Center/Grand Army Plaza. See bricartsmedia.org WILD FLAG rose from the ashes of Sleater- thought-provoking and artistically tenacious FRIDAY > JULY 20 > 7:30 Thile and Yo-Yo Ma, shakes things up with as this? Not a soul.” She’s joined by the likewise have passed through the legendary Lyri- for details. | Kinney and Helium, and its eponymous debut her country-folk leaning new solo project. preternaturally talented MICHAEL KIWANUKA, cist Lounge, and what began 20 years ago MACHEL MONTANO BélO album is “a glorious reminder of rock at its most whose sound recalls “the sexy, intense, jazzy as an open mic night in a studio apartment SATURDAY > JULY 7 > 7:30 MACHEL MONTANO, whose “place as soca’s exuberant.” (Chicago Tribunee) The decade-long folk-soul of Tim Buckley or Terry Callier,”(NME) on the LES has become one of the most SOUAD MASSI | SIMON SHAHEEN most transformative star is undeniable,” (NY resurgence of “post-punk legends” (Pitchforkk) BENEFIT CONCERTS revered showcases in hip-hop. Def Jam core Timess and the enigmatic songwriter WILLY MASON. The outspoken Algerian songbird SOUAD ) brings the wild and steamy spirit of MISSION OF BURMA continues with the release Help underwrite free Celebrate Brooklyn artist GHOSTFACE KILLAH, the most prolific Unsound MASSI is one of the most original and cap- Trinidad Carnival to Brooklyn—and the people of their new record this July. programming. Visit bricartsmedia.org record-maker in the Wu-Tang Clan pantheon, FRIDAY > JUNE 15 > 8:00 tivating voices to come out of North Africa will rejoice! With an opening set by the socially for ticket info. headlines this birthday celebration. Check SATURDAY > AUGUST 4 > 6:30 GERI ALLEN & CARRIE MAE WEEMS: in a generation, with a stylistic range that conscious Creole singer-songwriter BélO, who bricartsmedia.org for lineup updates. has been called Haiti’s musical ambassador to | JUNE 26 > CHILDISH GAMBINO SLOW FADE TO BLACK WITH runs the gamut from Western folk, rock, and THE DEL McCOURY BAND country to flamenco, Arab street pop, and the the world. CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST | ESPERANZA SPALDING | THURSDAY > JUNE 28 > 8:00 JULY 10 > DIRTY PROJECTORS chaabi music of her home. This very special | | SATURDAY > JULY 21 > 7:30 SPIRIT FAMILLY REUNION TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON LIZZ WRIGHT BALLET HISPANICO performance coincides with the 50th anni- JULY 18 HOT CHIP Bud Light Latin Music Series A generation-spanning triple bill in honor of the > PATRICE RUSHEN AND MORE! The leading representative of Hispanic cul- versary of Algerian independence (declared | dearly departed Earl Scruggs led by the great DEL ture in American dance, BALLET HISPANICO’s July 5, 1962). The evening begins with a set ARTURO SANDOVAL ARTURO O’FARRILL JULY 23 & 24 > WILCO The great pianist GERI ALLEN and the world- McCOURY. With his sons in the band, McCoury innovative repertory fuses ballet, modern, by the NYC-based Palestinian oud and violin & THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA renowned photographer and video artist conjures an authentic high lonesome sound JULY 31 > SIGUR RÓS and Latin forms into a spirited image of the wizard SIMON SHAHEEN, “one of the defini- CARRIE MAE WEEMS team up for this special A night of red hot Latin jazz with dueling Gram- that prompted Dirty Linenn to declare, “There’s SLOW FADE TO contemporary Latino diaspora. The dynamic tive interpreters of Arab culture in the West,” M. WARD world premiere commission. my winners ARTURO SANDOVAL, who can burn no voice in bluegrass quite as distinct.” Opening AUGUST 7 > BLACKK program here includes Artistic Director Eduard (Daily News), whose new project Zafir puts all combines Weems’ arresting projec- through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop honors go to the virtuosic young duo CAHALEN Vilaro’s first piece for the company Aruskaa, a his soaring technique and melodic ingenuity tions with an astonishing night of music tune, or soar over a Mozart concerto with equal MORRISON & ELI WEST and Brooklyn’s SPIRIT celebration of the music of Celia Cruz, along on glorious display. Special thanks to The Embassy featuring a host of Allen’s fellow jazz power and grace, and ARTURO O’FARRILL & THE FAMILY REUNION, whose joyfully raucous, com- with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s flamenco- of Algeria to the United States & The United States-Algeria AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, “a remarkable bricartsmedia.org giants plus the Howard University vocal Business Council (USABC). munal music “blurs the line between past and group AFRO BLUE, the tap dancer MAURICE inspired Nube Blancoo and Pedro Ruiz’s high- New York institution” (NY Times) that features ALL PERFORMANCES ARE RAIN OR SHINE. spirited Club Havana. present so thoroughly, and so deftly, that time DATES, TIMES & PERFORMERSS subject to change CHESTNUT, and many surprises. O’Farrill’s sons and celebrates three generations feels irrelevant.” (Past Magazinee) of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Latin musical heritage. June 1–7, 2012 The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 AWP 9

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Decker tacos, paired with pe- Photo by Stefano Giovannini culiar playmates like feta Just try it: (Top) Co-owner Glen Hudson (third from cheese, pine nuts, and hoi- left) and the crew of PeteZaaz Pizzeria show off their sin sauced beans. prized and peculiar baked potato pizza pie — as No. 7 [7 Greene Ave. be- well as their Brooklyn pride. (Above) Steve Michael tween Oxford and Fulton takes a bites out of No. 7’s broccoli taco, the kind of Streets in Fort Greene, (718) imaginative and unexpected dish that might scare 522-6370]. off less adventurous diners — until they take a bite The Burger Bistro and find out everything’s alright. Unusual meat options are a given at The Burger Bis- young chicken at the recently mishap I once had with White tro in Bay Ridge (just try to revamped St. Anselm in Wil- Castle Chicken Rings and a find antelope, kangaroo, or liamsburg — head to foot. vanilla milkshake,” she added. AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE & ostrich patties elsewhere in The disarmingly named bird “And since chicken doesn’t WOOD-FIRED BRICK OVEN PIZZA the neighborhood), but it’s arrives succulent and moist taste like much, if you sur- (La Pizza di Napoli) gut-busting weekend spe- on the inside, charred and round it with sweet ingredi- cials like the Donut Burger crispy skinned on the out — ents, it can easily transition — topped with bacon, a fried and with grasping talons and into a dessert.” egg and American cheese, wizened face quite shock- Robicelli’s [Multiple loca- and slapped between a split, ingly intact. tions, (917) 509–6048. robi- sugar-glazed pastry —that St. Anselm [355 Met- cellis.tumblr.com]. gets patrons especially ropolitan Ave. between pumped. “We were originally Fourth and Havemeyer Karloff thinking of doing a take on Streets in North Williams- Another sweet for the not- a Boston cream donut, with burg, (718) 384–5054]. so-sweet toothed can be found chocolate ganache over the at Karloff in Cobble Hill — Daily specials featuring traditional top and a burger that oozed Robicelli’s half Eastern European com- some sort of cheese,” said co- Matt and Allison Robicelli fort food haven, half artisan wine & handcrafted pizza & pasta owner John Agnello of his have never shied away from ice cream parlor. The idiosyn- crazy construction, “but that introducing unusual ingredi- cratic eatery hits high notes on WE DELIVER went a little too far.” ents to their acclaimed baked both side of the aisle, but it’s Open 6 days a week for dinner. Closed Mondays. The Burger Bistro [7217 creations, but it’s their Chicken their Beet and Dill ice cream Third Ave. between 73rd n’Waffles cupcake that really — made especially for them and 72nd Streets in Bay takes the — well, you know. by Jane’s Ice Cream upstate 552 COURT STREET Ridge, (718) 833–5833]. “It came about when I was — that demonstrates a true (between W. 9th & Garnet Streets) thinking of my favorite ethnic meeting of the minds. Dekalb Market [138 Willoughby St., at Flatbush Avenue in Downtown, St. Anselm food influences when grow- Karloff [254 Court St. 718-875-1384 dekalbmarket.com ]. Open Sun–Thu, noon–10 pm (may close earlier if it’s It’s all about nose-to-tail ing up in Brooklyn,” Allison between Butler and Baltic www.lunarossabrooklyn.com slow); Fri, Sat, noon–midnight. eating nowadays — or in the said. “I knew we had to use va- Streets in Cobble Hill, (347) case of the sweet tea-brined nilla buttercream, because of a 689–4279].

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By Camille Sperrazza New Yorkers love pizza. This fact is known world- wide, which is why Salva- tore Nigriello and his brother, Pasquele, came from Naples, Italy to open a pizzeria and restaurant in Brooklyn four years ago: Luna Rossa. The brothers, experienced pizza makers, were taught the art form from master Italian craftsmen, and they have brought these recipes to Court Street in Carroll Gar- dens. All ingredients are im- ported from Italy, says Sal- vatore — the flour, the tomatoes, and the fresh moz- zarella. Then, pizza is baked in a wood burning oven, just as they do back home. The result is a crust that is thin, light, and crisp — with just enough thickness around the edges, so you can pick up a slice with your hands. Classic Margherita pie — mozzarella, tomato sauce, and fresh basil — is perhaps the most popular pizza on the menu, but there are plenty of other options, too. Choices include vegetariana — pizza topped with grilled vegeta- bles; Siciliana — topped with grilled eggplant; and quat- tro stagioni — topped with mushroom, ham, artichoke, and black olives. Of course, the fresh mozzarella and to- mato sauce are staples on each of these pies.

The numerous pizza pos- Photos Paul Martinka by sibilities on the menu in- Luna Rossa pizzeria and restaurant on Court Street in Carroll Gardens was opened clude eight different white four years ago. The signature apple salad — mixed salad greens served with green pies, with toppings such as apple, goat cheese, walnuts, and carmalized balsamic dressing — is definitely ham, salami, broccoli rabe, worth the try. sausage, and mushroom, and cheeses such as parmigiano, price from $25 to $165. The fontina, and gorgonzola. Other starters include egg- Dessert includes chocolate Luna Rossa takes pride in staff is happy to let you taste plant parmesan, heavy on the pizza, a wonderful way for families to end a meal, be- taking its time in the prepa- before deciding if you like it. sauce, with eggplant served cause everyone can enjoy a ration of each pie, assuring Beer selections include Hei- soft, as in classic Southern slice. The chocolate tartufo is that each meets the high stan- neken, Stella Artois, Becks, Italian style. Fried shrimp a bit unique, with its nugget dards it sets for itself. There’s Amstel Light, Guinness, Co- and calamari, served with ar- filling and chocolate gelato, no rushing here. A thick, rona, and Peroni. ugola and shaved parmesan all dusted with a chocolate crusty basket of bread will It’s not just pizza that’s cheese, is another popular served here. Appetizers and appetizer. powder. Lemoncello gelato, tide you over while you wait. served in a champagne flute Families are welcome, and salads are offered, too. A sig- Pastas make their appear- nature salad is the mela verde ance, too, including fettuccini with whipped cream, is a re- it’s kid-friendly. The place is freshing way to end a meal. small, with simple wooden e caprino — mixed greens, with white clams, pasta with a served with green apple, soft Porcini mushroom sauce, rav- Luna Rossa [552 Court St. tables and chairs, and clas- between W. Ninth and Garnet goat cheese, and plenty of sic brick decor. The lighting ioli, and meat lasagna. streets in Carroll Gardens, (718) is designed for intimacy, and walnuts, served with a bal- Chicken breast, served 875–1384]. Open Tuesdays, scenes from Italy adorn the samic dressing. The presen- with arugola and cherry to- Wednesdays, Thursdays, and walls. There’s also a bar that tation is unique, as the apple matoes; rib-eye steak with Fridays, 5–11 pm; Saturdays features wine and beer. is cut into long, thin strips, roasted potatoes; and the and Sundays, noon–11 pm. The wine menu is exten- Luna Rossa owner and pizza chef Salvatore Nigriello makes all his pies — including his adding flair and creativity to fish-of-the-day are the main For more, visit www.lunarossa- sive, all Italian, and range in signature biancaneve pizza — with ingredients imported from Italy. the dish. courses. brooklyn.com. June 1–7, 2012 The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 AWP 11 Swastikas etched onto cars By Will Bredderman confirmed that detectives Ridge come just months after The Brooklyn Paper from the Hate Crimes Task vandals sprayed swastikas and A vandal carved swasti- Force had taken a look at the anti-Semitic slogans on build- kas into six cars parked on swastikas, which were drawn ings in Williamsburg and Mid- 74th Street early last Sunday backwards, but cops haven’t wood — neighborhoods with morning, leaving residents gleaned a motive from the au- large Jewish populations. on the leafy block on edge tomobile desecrations. Until David Simson was sur- — even though they do not they do, the case remains a prised to see Bay Ridge — believe they’re victims of a criminal mischief investiga- which is 77 percent white ac- hate crime. tion, the spokesman said. cording to the 2010 census, Residents living between Neither Kelly nor Simson and remains predominantly Third Avenue and Ridge Bou- are Jewish and both said that Irish and Italian — was added Photo by Derrick Lytle none of the other cars dam- to the list. levard woke up on May 20 to Somebody scratched swastikas into the hoods of find the hate symbol etched aged were owned by Jewish But he was no less of- cars lining 74th Street last week. into their hoods. residents. fended. “It’s a horrendous, horren- Kelly doesn’t believe that “I don’t think we took Photo by Stefano Giovannini dous thing,” said resident Ro- Resident Marian Kelly alone,” Kelly said. the vandalism was committed this any lighter than people berta Simson, whose husband said her car was parked in Police took reports and by a white supremacist. from those other neighbor- David found the offensive en- her driveway when it was dusted the vandalized ve- “It was probably just some hoods,” he said. “The Na- Williamsburg undead gravings on their car at 7:30 vandalized. hicles for fingerprints last moron,” Kelly said. “Either zis were one of the most un- A motley crew gathered at the Trash Bar on May 27 before heading out in am. “The neighborhood is up “It was really frightening, Sunday. way, I’m out $1,000.” speakable criminal groups of a zombie horde for the “NYC Zombie Crawl.” in arms about it.” because I thought it was me An NYPD spokesman The car scratchings in Bay the 20th Century.”

Windsor Terrace, Kensing- It also comes after doz- by police. ton, Sunset Park, and Bay ens of community meetings “Now, it all seems like a COPS... Ridge last year — and am- with cops and hundreds of f li- charade,” said neighbor Bo ple press over the so-called ers featuring images of pre- Samajopoulos. “It’s a prob- Continued from page 1 vestigate sexual assault cases “South Slope Sex Fiend.” vious suspects, distributed lem.” at least get identification,” said in the area, especially after last Air Conditioners Rochelle Berliner, a criminal year’s spate of attacks in south lawyer with the organization. Park Slope, which began in pay for ferry trips with Metro- “It’s just common sense.” warm weather months. Cards, creating a single pass • EVERY MAKE • MODEL • BTU Two officers involved in “What [cops] have learned FERRY... for straphangers who want to the incident have been placed from last year is how to put travel by land and by sea. • TAKE ‘EM WITH YOU on modified duty, an NYPD a public relations spin on all Continued from page 1 ceive $6.2 million in public But that could be compli- spokesman said. Cops at the of this,” said neighbor Aaron people have sailed between funds over the next two years cated because nautical jaunts OR WE’LL DELIVER 72nd Precinct declined to Brashear. “I have a spin for Brooklyn and Manhattan to keep the service afloat. cost $4 per ride or $140 for comment last Thursday. them: do your job.” since the service launched Waterway officials are unlimited monthly service, The situation outrages The attack comes after last June, far above the city’s pushing the city and the Met- while subway and bus rides neighbors who say cops more than 20 women were estimates. ropolitan Transportation Au- go for $2.25 and $104 for un- should more thoroughly in- assaulted in the South Slope, Ferry operators will re- thority to allow passengers to limited monthly access.

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servancy. “All appropriate public process will be fol- Everyone’s a winner. lowed.” St. Ann’s Warehouse will Log-in, enter & fi nd out. renovate the Tobacco Ware- house, building on enclosed theater inside the aging brick walls, after the state approves the plan — which seems likely since state Sen. Dan Support the Bed-Stuy Squadron (D–DUMBO) and Assemblywoman Joan Mill- Campaign Against Hunger man (D–Brooklyn Heights), who initially opposed the warehouse proposal, now 3RD ANNUAL support the deal. “This agreement is an- PLANTER other sign that the commu- nity’s role is critical as we AWARDS DINNER shape open space,” he said. The theater company Hosted by will move into a temporary headquarters at 29 Jay St. Fox 5 Reporter for the next three years and will lease the Tobacco Ware- Tai Hernandez house from the city once it is up to code. “We are heartened by this Honoring agreement and hope that our dream for a new home at the Tobacco Warehouse will be PASTOR DEBORAH K. VALENTINE realized,” said Joseph Stein- New Life Missionary Christian Church & berg, chairman of the St. Ann’s Warehouse board of directors. JOHN SAMUELSEN, TWU Local 100 Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Giando on the Water 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 400 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn For tickets and information, visit BedStuyCampaignAgainstHunger.org or call (718) 773-3551 ext:151. NYParenting Media/CNG The Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger is a 501 C-3. For more information about the FOLLOW Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger or to donate, please visit BedStuyAgainstHunger.org. US ON TWITTER [email protected] twitter.com/ Brooklyn_Paper 718-260-4554 12 AWP The Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 June 1–7, 2012 GRILL... Continued from page 1 park at the corner of Maspeth and Morgan avenues, where the city installed eight new grills and six picnic tables KIDS • SCHOOL • STYLE • TEENS • CAMPS • MUSIC last month as part of a $2.6-million renovation . PARENT While some neighbors lobbied for the BBQ initiative at community meetings, others have rallied against the grills, arguing the park will become riddled with trash . And on Tuesday morning, critics say their proph- esy was fulfilled. What I’ll teach them about death Paper plates, plastic cups, bags of charcoal, and corn cobs lay scattered across the northeast section of the park, below a park sign warning against littering. family friend died ance: “Dad, promise me you or natural disasters, I can’t When I asked children that life is a crap- Supporters of the grills claim the outdoor cookouts last week and I had won’t die.” in good conscience take an about them, she The shoot and any one of us could help the neighborhood come together, and said that bar- A to share the news There’s a promise I can’t oath that tragedy will avoid shushed me and be gone in the morning? becue lovers carted out the vast majority of the trash with my teenagers, but I’m keep. our family. would only say, No. they created. still hesitant to talk about Explaining uncertainty I know parents who can’t in front of my I want to protect them “There were a lot of people here but there’s not much death with my kids. is one my toughest roles as bear to bring up the subject girls, the crea- Dad from the fears, the uncer- garbage left, they picked it up,” said Williamsburg resi- I fear those big, over- the Dad. at all. My mother-in-law used tures had gone tainties, the insecurity of dent Pascual Reynoso. whelming questions they I’m supposed to have the to raise ducks at her home, to live some- By Scott Sager being mortal. The Parks Department called neighborhood politi- ask like “Will I die?” or answers and provide secu- but when we arrived for a where else. In But really, that’s just try- cians and said it has tidied up the green space. truth, some ing to shield them from life “Will you die?,” and I shud- rity to my kids. But in the visit one time, there were “Parks all over the city were filled last weekend with predator had dined on But when a friend — itself. My friend made sure der at their plea for reassur- face of death or accidents no ducks. New Yorkers looking to celebrate Memorial Day and those web-footed fowl, who was younger than my his family knew he loved welcome the summer season,” an agency spokesper- and grandma didn’t want wife and the mother of two them every day until his son said. “Parks staff regularly maintains our lawns the children to know. The small children — died last death. and beaches, but as always, we encourage everyone to SUMMER AT ducks were never spoken year, they considered death If I teach my girls to love properly dispose of trash.” of again. in a more personal way. I and care for others in spite But critics say more should be done to reign in barbe- Other parents use their relied on reason to discuss of the uncertainties of our cuing and large crowds — especially since fire pit rules religion to teach about the what had happened, her ill- existence, my answer to the allow visitors to bring as many portable grills as they end of life. ness progressed, treatments big, scary question is a sim- like, so long as they cook in groups of 30 or less. Each service at our syna- failed, and hoped it made ple one. “There were many fires outside of the designated area gogue concludes with a mo- sense of the situation for my Yes, I will die. near the playground and even fires set up without a hi- ment when we recall those kids. But I dodged the big- But that won’t stop me bachi or barbecue grill at all,” said Williamsburg resi- DAY SCHOOL, INC. who have passed, both re- ger issues. from being your Dad every dent Jamaica Taber. cently and years before. Do I really want to tell my moment I can. My daughters have no- COME JOIN IN THE FUN! ticed the little lights next to the memorial plagues with s7ATER0LAY s-USIC-OVEMENT their grandfathers’ names OLD... when they are illuminated ART... s3PRINKLERS s'YM&ACILITIES on the anniversary of their Continued from page 1 s,ARGE/UTDOOR9ARD s!RT0ROJECTS deaths. Continued from page 1 about utopia,’ ” said Meredith Hackett, whose commu- s3PACIOUS#LASSROOMS These rituals offer a way him with reckless endanger- nity organization is housed inside the reconstructed 1699 to organize death in our ment, criminal nuisance, and Dutch farmhouse off Fifth Avenue and Third Street. “It A professional staff provides a warm stimulating lives, just as heaven and planting false bombs. flashes, ‘Come play with me.’” environment for your child 2.3 – 5 years old hell provide a way to think On Sunday, Judge Martin Hackett said the piece is one part of the space’s “Brook- 2, 3, 4, or 5 mornings, afternoons or full days. about what happens after this Murphy ordered Miyakawa lyn Utopia: Park Playspace” exhibit, which features other life ends, but the impact of held in custody pending a works in less prominent positions inside and upstairs.

763 President St. 718-230-5255 death on the living is a dif- mental health evaluation — Photo provided NYPD by The outdoor sign, designed by artist Tamara Gayer, ferent matter. perhaps the artist’s worst cri- The art in question, will come down by the end of June, Hackett said. My girls have been to a tique in his career. hanging on Beford Av- Park Slope preservationists aren’t giving the artwork few funerals for older great Miyakawa apologized for enue. a good review — but say it’s fine so long as it’s tem- FREE KID’S MEAL EVERY NIGHT!! aunts and uncles. They found the disturbance his project porary. them sad, odd, perhaps a lit- With a Dinner Entrée or Special caused neighbors. Park Slope historian Francis Morrone compared the get a Free Kid Combo, Pizza, Pasta or Mac & Cheese tle creepy (when the casket “I was in shock that I got Miyakawa’s attorney Deb- idea of hanging a flashy sign from the historic building After 5:30p, Applies to Deliveries! was present), but not fright- arrested, but I was more in orah Blum asked for his to artist Jeanne-Claude’s “ The Gates ,” a massive out- ening in any deep, existen- shock that people in Wil- speedy release and Judge Come Together tial way. door exhibition that brought thousands of orange gates liamsburg were locked down William Garnett consented and flags to Central Park. THE with Family & Friends for two hours — I really apol- — as long as the artist under- “If it is temporary artwork, even if it’s unsightly, pres- ogize,” he said outside Brook- goes psychiatric testing. ervation practice basically says it’s okay,” he said. lyn Supreme Court. “Some Miyakawa said he was people suffered from the happy to have his freedom project. and was eager to home so he Friends and work col- could take a long bath and SPOT leagues, who called the have a beer. CONTEST... 2 floors of Restaurant and Play Space judge’s decision to hold Mi- He said he is not planning 81 Atlantic Ave (@Hicks) 718-923-9710 yakawa behind bars for days to sue the city for what his Continued from page 1 Mon-Wed 10am—6:30pm, Thurs-Sun 10am — 8:30pm “absurd,” rallied to support supporters call a lengthier- Www.themoxiespot.com EVENING by the credit card company American Express. FOLLOW the artist and called for his than-necessary detention at Brooklynites cast online ballots for their favorite pres- Beatles Rockband Family Disco Wii Night Fri Movie Night, release. Rikers Island. ervation projects, which included a proposal to bring US ON “Takeshi is a fabulous hu- Instead, he is focusing the B&B Carousell back to its original home in Coney 1st Saturdays, 6p 2nd Sats, 6p 3rd Sats, 6p Sun Bingo Night! man being and a person of his attention on his upcom- Island or a pitch to construct a bulkhead at the Green- FACEBOOK extraordinary talent,” said ar- ing trial, which begins on point Manufacturing and Design Center. Evening Activities are all Free, chitect Rafael Viñoly, who June 21. Weekday Kid Fee is $2.50/child Singalong Storytimes Dance Around Other prize winners in the competition include a bo- employs Miyakawa in his “I didn’t do this to get me- tanical garden and a museum in the Bronx. Tu 11a M/W/F 12p Th 11a DAYTIME facebook.com/ Check THEMOXIESPOT.COM for BrooklynPaper model shop. “We hope this dia attention, it was supposed Some additional cash will go to projects that will Special Events & Details Weekend Singalong, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 12pm misunderstanding is cleared to be quiet and discreet,” he be chosen by preservation experts and contest organiz- up as quickly as possible.” said. ers in June. Protect University Hospital of Brooklyn

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