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Swede he is ‘Maria Stuart’ actresses Our neighborhood’s independent voice discuss Published weekly by Paper Publications Inc, 26 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11242 Phone 718-834-9350 AD fax 718-834-1713 • NEWS fax 718-834-9278 © 2002 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 16 pages including 8 pages GO BROOKLYN • Vol.25, No. 23 BRG • June 10, 2002 • FREE INSIDE BAR STAB DEAL DA: Galante ready to cop a plea By Heather J. Wilson due to a “conflict of interest.” stood in handcuffs beside Martin, The Brooklyn Papers EXCLUSIVE Goldberg agreed that Martin that a lawyer of equal experience could not represent Galante. The and competence would be assigned Prosecutors this week told reason why Martin could not do so, to represent him. “We’ll see if we The Brooklyn Papers that a plea Galante’s lawyer, William Mar- however, was not made public. can’t get this case back on track,” deal may be in the works in the tin, told Judge Joel Goldberg as Goldberg and the two attorneys met Goldberg told Galante, Hale and case against Carmine Galante, a preliminary proceedings were set to behind closed doors before making Martin before exiting the court- Bensonhurst man accused of get underway in Brooklyn Supreme the announcement that Galante room. Sheinberg was subsequently murdering a Bay Ridge college Court Downtown on May 23, that would be appointed a new attorney. appointed to represent Galante. student three years ago in a he could not represent his client The judge told Galante, who See GALANTE on page 2 neighborhood bar. Assistant District Attorney Mark Hale, who is prosecuting the case, said this week that the Friday pre- hearing could turn into a “dis- position of the case.” According to a DA spokesman, a disposition would involve a defen- Red Hook racket dant pleading guilty to certain charges in exchange for a lighter sentence than he might face if con- Feds arrest 17 waterfront mobsters victed by a jury. Hale would not comment further and Galante’s attorney, George By Patrick Gallahue According the indictment, they efforts to clean up the wide-spread Sheinberg, did not return calls seek- The Brooklyn Papers wielded corrupt influence over the corruption of a vital segment of ing comment. Seventeen alleged members Brooklyn waterfront, controlling ap- ’s economy — our water- The Friday pre-trial puts the trial and associates of the Gambino pointments to powerful union posts fronts, and as important, to disman- back on track following the quiet , including the pres- and extorting money from business- tle the ’s in- resignation of the accused killer’s ident of International Long- es, employees and their relatives, fluence,” said state Attorney court-appointed lawyer. and an individual in the film industry General Eliot Spitzer. shoreman’s Association Local — reported to be action film star The Brooklyn-based U.S .Attorney Carmine Galante, 25, was on the 1814 and two brothers of former lam for two years before police Steven Seagal. for the Eastern District, Alan Vine- caught up to him in connection Gambino boss , were Sunset Park-based Local 1814, grad, said, “When it comes to the wa- with the murder of William Mano- arrested Tuesday and charged whose president Frank Scollo is terfront, the greedy grip of organized lis. The St. John’s University stu- with and other among those indicted, represents crime knows no bounds.” Vinegrad’s dent was celebrating his 18th birth- crimes perpetrated on the Red hundreds of Brooklyn waterfront office will prosecute the case. day in the early morning hours of Hook waterfront. employees at the Mini-Container This week’s arrests follow indict- The 68-count federal indictment Port at foot of Hamilton Avenue in ments against eight men in January The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango April 4, 1999, inside the now de- Arts award funct Bee Kee Nee Bar at 9060 charges the men with conspiracy, Red Hook and smaller shipping allegedly belonging to the Gen- Bishop Kearney High School student Dana Catanzaro (center) with her award-winning painting titled Fort Hamilton Parkway, when, extortion, wire-fraud, loan-sharking, sites in Sunset Park. ovese crime family, including its “The Menon Inn.” Catanzaro, flanked by her mother, Fran, and Rep. Anthony Weiner of Sheepshead prosecutors charge, Galante gambling, money laundering and Scollo attorney Gerald DiChiara boss Vincent “the Chin” Galante. Bay, who presented her with the Congressional High School Arts Competition award. stabbed him. . did not return calls by press time. Prosecutors allege the Genovese Law enforcement authorities allege family attempted to gain control of that three of the indicted men — An- the ILA and its locals in New Jer- thony Ciccone, Primo Cassarino and sey, Miami and New York region, Scollo — along with others, con- while the Gambinos ran the Brook- spired to force out a local 1814 dele- lyn and waterfront. gate to replace him with a handpicked In the early 1800s, as New York member of their gang. Prosecutors became the leading port in the na- Bloomie’s Gravesend getaway also allege the three forced officials of tion, Red Hook was one of the another ILA local to hire men select- city’s most coveted shipping hubs. ed by their crew. In the 1840s, Daniel Richards By Heather J. Wilson are cars in the lot.” “This case is a major step in our See RACKET on page 8 The Brooklyn Papers Frank McCarton, a spokesman for the city Office of Emergency Management If it was meant to be a secret, (OEM), said the locations of such somebody slipped. bunkers are a sensitive topic. According to Community Board 11 “Our current or backup facilities that District Manager Howard Feuer, the win- we operate are geared to protect and plan dowless warehouse at the corner of Still- for a full menu of emergencies that would Murder or not? well Avenue and Shore Parkway is affect the citizens of the City of New known throughout southwest Brooklyn as York,” said McCarton. “It would be inap- Ferrari driver’s lawyer questions DA’s charge an emergency command center — even if propriate to discuss our facilities or the government officials won’t confirm its lo- security that we have in place at them.” cation. In his State of the City address, Mayor The building, which used to house a Michael Bloomberg said Brooklyn would Brands for Less, is not marked as an be the home to a new emergency com- emergency bunker by any sign, Feuer mand center, commonly referred to as said. But the concrete barriers, high-tech “the bunker.” antenna towers, a newly paved parking “We intend to rebuild our emergency lot, and the presence of official city cars command center that was destroyed in — along with the simple understanding the devastating September attack,” among residents that the building is gov- Bloomberg said. ernment owned — characterizes the loca- The main bunker currently resides in tion for what it is. the Purchase Building, a city warehouse “It’s there but I didn’t know it was a below the Brooklyn Bridge off Water secret,” Feuer said about the emergency Street in DUMBO. A city government command center. “People know about it. source told The Papers in February that I don’t know how but they do. Somebody the city storage facility would replace the told me there is actually a helicopter pad command bunker former Mayor Rudy there, too. And quite frankly, it might be Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s back-up emergency bunker on Stillwell Avenue and Shore Giuliani had built at 7 World Trade Cen- occupied. There are people in it and there Parkway in Gravesend. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango See BUNK on page 2

The crumpled Ferrari that killed Howard Mazariegos outside the 68th Precinct. The Brooklyn Papers / File photo

By Heather J. Wilson of the recent sentencing of for- The Brooklyn Papers mer cop Joseph Gray. A man who allegedly Darninka Rachamin, 24, the Water treatment plant stinks driver of the Ferrari that struck and tried to flee the scene of the crime after he struck and killed killed Howard Mazariegos, of The plant, located next to the cials informed him during a May the plant and we went over the pro- management facility. Gravesend while driving drunk and By Heather J. Wilson a pedestrian on Fourth Avenue The Brooklyn Papers 69th Street Pier, has piqued the 31 meeting of their plans to modify cedures at that location,” Golden “In the sewage treatment process at speeds of up to 100 miles an noses of numerous residents, who the existing facility by means of a said. “DEP is concerned that I am we collect a lot of grit, and that is in Bay Ridge early Friday hour, was arraigned on April 25 on Thanks to drought and rising have contacted Golden’s office and $14 million city-funded project. concerned and they explained what collected and removed from the morning, April 19, was indicted charges including second degree temperatures, Bay Ridge resi- the city Department of Environ- The construction is currently in the they do on a daily basis in checking waste water in one building. It is by a Kings County Supreme murder, second degree manslaugh- dents and Councilman Marty mental Protection (DEP) to ask bidding and legal review process. the air and sewers.” then stored in covered containers. Court jury on Thursday, May ter, second degree vehicular, crimi- Golden are looking to curb the why the odor is permeating the “There have been complaints According to DEP spokesman The existing facility cannot hold all 30 on charges including second nally negligent homicide, leaving foul odor coming from a local northwest corner of Bay Ridge. from the community about the odor Geoffrey Ryan, the project will in- of the containers so some are degree murder — a charge his the scene of an accident without re- water treatment facility. According to Golden, DEP offi- and so [DEP] did a tour with us of clude building a larger residuals See STINK on page 8 lawyer finds puzzling in wake See FERRARI on page 4 Newsbox update In response to our front page newsbox ‘March for Jesus’ packs D’town plaza memo two weeks ago, readers called to thank

/ File us for our distribution efforts; problems asso- By Patrick Gallahue are not interested in denomi- Livingston Street and back to tracted about 4,000 people, ciated with the placement of a few boxes The Brooklyn Papers nation. We are interested in Court Street. although for the past two were brought to our attention and are being getting the body together be- Back in Borough Hall years Brooklyn did not host a remedied. We thank everyone who called. Their eyes squinted as hind Jesus Christ,” said Bar- Plaza, with a choir singing version of the event. The Brooklyn Papers adheres to a volun- they raised their chins to bara Burgos, a spokeswoman rousing hymns, there was a This year, about 50 tary code adopted by the city’s major news- the sky, waved their hands for the New Hope Fellow- mass healing carried out by churches participated, said Papers The Brooklyn paper publishers governing the placement and wailed, “Praise Jesus,” ship in Bay Ridge. one of 180 members of the the Rev. Roger McPhail, pas- of newsboxes on city streets. Specifically, newsboxes are and other pious cheers. Organized by New Hope volunteer Prayer Ministry tor of the New Hope Fellow- never placed in crosswalks or at bus stops, or anywhere that Several thousand Chris- Fellowship, located at 257 Team. ship, including Saint they are likely to obstruct pedestrian traffic. tians, of various denomina- Bay Ridge Ave., the event The March for Jesus is an Patrick’s Roman Catholic Our boxes are placed on the streets of our neighborhoods, tions, gathered outside Bor- began with a morning gather- international event that, ac- Church in Bay Ridge and the and we have as large a stake as anyone in maintaining a safe, ough Hall on Saturday for ing at Montague and Court cording to New Hope Fel- Bay Ridge Christian Center clean appearance. Our distribution managers regularly look for problems to fix, but you, as a loyal reader, can help, too. Brooklyn’s variant of the in- streets, and then advanced in lowship, draws approximate- Resurrection Church. If you see an improperly placed or maintained Brooklyn Pa- ternational March for Jesus, a a march through Downtown ly 10 million marchers Among the canons cele- pers box, please call 24-hours-a-day: gathering of the devoted in a Brooklyn from Joralemon around the world. New Hope brated at the affair was a public demonstration of faith. Street, through the Fulton coordinated the event for faith-healing session with 718-834-9350 ext 251 The crowd at Saturday’s “March for Jesus.” The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan “Race means nothing. We Mall to Bond Street, around Brooklyn in 1999, and at- See MARCH on page 2 If you want more business, you have to ask for it — by advertising in The Brooklyn Papers. To get started, call 834-9350. 2 BRG THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM June 10, 2002 asa Senior center caught in Bloomie limbo C By Heather J. Wilson center’s relocation is critical to space presents is the absence to secure the space for the cen- ties officials told Mazza they Councilman Marty Golden, The Brooklyn Papers the welfare of those who use of an elevator. Catholic Chari- ter — tackling the legalities would need some more time. who hosted the April town it. ties oversees various elderly that come with being a not-for- “I would really like to see hall, said the senior center has For more than two years Mario Ogno, program man- services programs in the area profit organization that wants them in here,” Mazza said, already overextended their m the Narrows Senior Center, la a ager for Narrows Senior Cen- and owns and operates the to lease space to not-for-profit, noting the space includes a lease on their current space, so a r at 79th Street and New ter, said the two-story center, Narrows Senior Center. city-funded entity. three-room apartment above leaving would not be a prob- Calamari at it’s Best C i Utrecht Avenue, has been among other problems, is “They get up and down- “We have facilities here that the main room that could be lem in that sense. in negotiations with a local without windows in the base- stairs with a prayer,” Picone are just unbelievable,” he said. used for office space. Mendez-Santiago told The ~ POWER HOUR ~ fraternal lodge to obtain ment, where the largest room said following an April town “I am giving them a hall that is Jerry O’Connor, assistant Papers this week that provided space that would better is located and where most of hall meeting on senior issues. licensed for 400 people — we general governor of the Loyal the money was available, “We Monday-Thursday 3pm-6pm accommodate its 100-plus the center’s events take place. “There is no bathroom down- are not talking about a little Order of Moose for the King’s have committed that we do seniors — and in one stamp King’s County Moose stairs, no windows. We are re- dinky little place.” County Moose Lodge, said want to move the center.” $1.00 of the budget, Mayor Lodge 168, on 77th Street at ally looking to relocate and Moose International is a serv- each lodge has their own board Picone said that if the may- pints Largest 18th Avenue, is larger and have a beautiful place.” ice organization of 1.5 million of officers that decide issues in- or restored funding for renova- Coors & Michael Bloomberg could would allow handicap accessi- Picone said she dreams of a men and women in four nations, cluding leasing space to outside tion purposes, the center could Coors Light Outdoor easily erase the move. bility throughout its space, senior center with handicap ac- dedicated to bettering the lives businesses or organizations. enter into a lease agreement Seating Bloomberg has asked for a Ogno said. That change would cessibility, multipurpose rooms, of children and elderly in need. They are willing to lease a provided the Department of $27 million Department for mean seniors that usually sign windows, a larger kitchen and a Mazza said that upon ap- portion of their building and Aging gave the go-ahead. $3.00 in the Aging budget cut — near- up for homebound meals location that would allow the proval from the national Moose the wording on that lease was “If that money is restored for Frozen ly 15 percent of the current could actually be transported seniors greater visibility in the headquarters in Chicago last De- made proper last summer,” renovation we would enter into BayRidge budget. Sixteen percent of that to the center instead. community. The current loca- cember, the Narrows Senior O’Connor said. “And on Dec. a lease agreement although we Margaritas cut will be taken care of “Growing old means losing tion sits right under the subway Center was told they had clear- 13, we approved the lodge to could not move into the space as through the cancellation of independence. The idea is if tracks, and at the midpoint of ance to sign the lease whenever enter into the lease with is,” she said. “The kitchen needs 1/2price weekend meals. you can remain independent as avenues and streets heavy with they were ready. But with the Catholic Charities. renovation, it needs office space Eat-in Oysters raw bar But of particular concern to long as possible, you will hold traffic. turning over of the Aging com- “As far as they are con- and the bathrooms need to be Little Necks the Narrows Senior Center off one of the main killers of Sam Mazza, former gover- missioner and the budget cuts in cerned, the ball is in Catholic made handicap accessible. Only Jumbo Shrimp • Lobster members is that the cuts may seniors: depression,” Ogno nor of the Moose Lodge 168, the near future, Catholic Chari- Charities’ court.” “But we are ready.” mean the center cannot be re- said, noting that just the setup said the lodge temporarily 8602 3RD AVE. • BAY RIDGE • 921-1900 located because there will be of the Moose Lodge space housed the Narrows Senior no money for the necessary would allow for greater senior Center for three weeks last FREE DELIVERY • renovations at their prospec- independence. year, after potentially cancer- Sister Frances Picone, re- causing asbestos was found in Beatrice Fearnon, Hernan- tive new home. Regardless of dez’s healing minister, said, the cuts, officials warn the gional programs administrator the basement ceiling. for Catholic Charities of Ogno said the asbestos was MARCH… “It’s faith. It’s simple faith.” Sometimes viewed as super- Brooklyn and , said in found to be contained. been alleviated of ailments April that one of the most Mazza said that for the past Continued from page 1 stition, the healing for McPhail ranging from a herniated disc pressing issues the current two years he has been working members of the Prayer Min- represents a practical application istry Team. The volunteer team to depression. of faith in the believer’s life. held attendees by the hands, Linda Hernandez, of Sunset “I think that it’s a fuller repre- arms or forehead, and recited, Park, said that in the course of sentation of what Jesus is,” he HE AW FFICES OF “You’re healed because of the prayer she felt a pain in her said. T L O what Jesus has done.” shoulder “going away.” “Not just someone who saves Women and men raised “I feel so much better,” she us from eternity, but he helps us GANGEMI & GANGEMI, P.C. GALANTE… their arms and claimed to have said. “[The pain] is gone.” in our everyday lives.” Continued from page 1 heart. The killer then fled the Maria Manolis, the mother bar to a red Toyota waiting of the victim, told The Papers outside. Manolis died almost on Monday that awaiting the instantly. The Narrows onset of the trial has been dif- Shortly after the murder po- ficult in itself, without delays lice arrested Rocco Castellano, such as the one caused by then 18, of Gravesend, and Botanical Martin’s resignation. charged him with second-de- Marilyn Monroe Ursula A. Gangemi “It is hard and it is very dif- gree murder as Galante’s ac- Gardens ficult to wait,” she said. “It has complice. in the 1953 comedy been three years now, three Galante, who police found years and a couple of months. last April cowering in the presents Family Law • Personal Injury • Estates We are just trying to be patient basement of a house on Long and wait.” Island, also pleaded not guilty. Manolis could not be “I think the family is anx- hOW TO MARRY reached for comment referring ious to see justice done,” to the disposition by press Charles Capetanakis, a family time. friend who has served as Prosecutors charge that spokesman for the Manolis family, told The Brooklyn Pa- A MILLIONAIRE Galante was upset that Mano- lis had been spotted by a pers. friend talking to his girlfriend “From what I understand in the bar. After a pal pointed nothing has changed, in the For an appointment call (718) 234-2244 Manolis out to him, Galante posture of the case or in the allegedly stormed into the bar way the family looks at 1432 86th Street (corner of Bay 7th St.) around 3:45 am that Easter things,” Capetanakis said. FREE C Sunday and without uttering a “And, of course, there is noth- word plunged a knife into ing that can bring their son Manolis’ chest, penetrating his back. He [Galante] is a mur- OUTDOOR derer. They have complete I faith in the district attorney’s office.” THURSDAY Galante is the nephew and namesake of slain Bonanno June 6th crime family mobster Carmine N Galante, who was gunned @ Sundown down by a masked attacker in YOU ARE INVITED TO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY’S July 1979 while finishing din- Rain date: Thurs. June 13th ner on an outdoor patio of Joe E and Mary’s Restaurant in between 69th St. & 72nd St. Bushwick. The Bee Kee Nee Bar be- on Shore Road TRANSFER STUDENT came infamous in the neigh- BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN M borhood after the murder, as a problem bar that allegedly al- lowed underage drinking. It Bring a Blanket or Chair! closed for good shortly after the Manolis murder. 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Schmetterer said following in prison. his transfer to Kings County, that Rachamin had been handed over Rachamin was indicted on May 30 on charges including second for psychiatric evaluation. degree murder, second degree , operating a motor vehi- On Monday, Rachamin was scheduled for what a court meeting cle while ability was impaired, operating a motor vehicle with defec- over what is termed a “730 examination.” Rosen said following his tive head lamps, reckless driving, first and second degree reckless April 25 arraignment, the criminal court ordered that Rachamin un- endangerment, and violation of the maximum speed limit of vehicle derwent a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether or not he is and traffic law. competent to proceed with the trial and that a psychiatric report be But Rachamin’s lawyer, Norm Rosen, did not know of his client’s turned over on Monday, June 2. indictment the day following its official record with the district attor- “It has nothing to do with insanity,” Rosen said. “It is to deter- ney’s office. mine whether or not he understands the nature of the charges against “That is very strange,” he said of the fact that he had not been no- him and whether or not he is competent enough to serve in his own tified of the filed indictment. “I have not received any calls from the defense.” district attorney, not withstanding the fact that I call several times a But Rosen said the Brooklyn Supreme Court did not have any day.” knowledge of the report or the meeting to accept it from the psychol- Rosen practices out of an office in Rego Park, New York and was ogists. Rachamin was to be at the meeting, Rosen said. He was still retained after the family decided to drop the lawyer appointed by the awaiting information regarding the matter late Monday afternoon. court. On the day of the accident, police said that Rachamin’s blood-al- Mazariegos, the 28-year-old Rachamin hit and killed instantly cohol level had yet to be determined, but on the following Monday, when racing through Bay Ridge in his red, 1990 sports car, was Schmetterer told The Papers that it was clear Rachamin had been thrown through the air at the intersection of 99th Street and Fourth driving while under the influence of alcohol. Avenue at 3 am, police said. One report indicated that the victim was “He was drinking,” Schmetterer said. hit so hard that one of his legs was torn from his body. On Tuesday, April 23, police department spokesman Kevin Rachamin, according to police, continued to drive the car south- Czartoryski said the police report of the fatal incident noted that the bound after hitting Mazariegos, until he crashed into a brick apart- ment building at 101st Street and Fourth Avenue. He was reportedly accident investigation squad of the Highway Patrol, under pursuit by police for speeding. “was presently awaiting the results of blood-alcohol analysis.” At 3 am, police in an Emergency Services Unit truck as it traveled Rachamin’s blood is being held at the city medical examiner’s of- north on Fourth Avenue at 100th Street spotted the sports car raced fice. Rosen said he does not know its blood-alcohol content level. past them at about 100 miles an hour in the opposite direction, ac- In fact, Rosen said he is being kept in the dark on a lot of case de- cording to the DA’s office. At 99th Street, the Ferrari struck Mazarie- tails. Rosen said he has repeatedly asked the DA’s office for infor- gos, of Highlawn Avenue, before crashing into the building. The mation regarding how he can see Rachamin’s car for insurance mat- ESU truck made a U-turn to the scene of the crash. ters. Rachamin climbed out of the wrecked sports car through the sun- “But I cannot even get a return call for that,” he said. “The DA roof and the ESU officers apprehended him nearby, according to po- just does not want to cooperate, even for matters that are not crimi- Save $400 on the installation of a new lice and the DA’s office. nal.” Police arrested him on a vehicular manslaughter charge, but DA The car was insured under somebody else’s name and did not be- spokesman Jerry Schmetterer said on April 19 that his office would long to Rachamin, Rosen said. Rachamin, a resident of Plantation, central A/C system. pursue a charge of murder in the second degree. 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Diane Kline, a 13-year Bay Martin said he would like to Ridge resident, describes see tenants in Bay Ridge pur- sue some sort of organization, the constant rise in rent as much like the block associa- an upward spiral that is tions that have evolved in the growing so high “that it area. better reach the pearly In Brooklyn, Honan said, gates.” rents have been climbing “Bay Ridge is a very desir- steadily, fueled by Manhattan able place … but what is hap- residents willing to pay as pening is no matter what the much as they do there for a landlords do or do not do, and larger space in Brooklyn. whether or not it is merited, Brooklyn residents, he said, they are squeezing every nick- should not tolerate that in- el they can out of us,” Kline crease. said. “When new people come to Bay Ridge state Sen. Vin- New York, they don’t look to cent Gentile held a May 29 Manhattan because they know meeting at the American Le- it is too expensive,” Honan gion Hall on 78th Street be- tween Third and Fourth av- said before the meeting. “But enues, in support of tenants’ they do look to Brooklyn. rights. State Sen. Vincent Gentile. The Brooklyn Papers / File Photo They seem to think $1,500 to Brian Honan, president of $1,600 is reasonable because the Brooklyn Tenants and group, is currently working apartment. But everyone in the they are comparing the rent Neighbors Coalition, said Bay their “Rent 2002” campaign, building is complaining.” costs to Manhattan.” Ridge is one of the neighbor- which calls for extending the Jon Martin, who lives in a According to Honan, hoods in the city where rents current rent laws through building on Shore Road at Brooklyn has the second are rising at the fastest rate. In 2006, in time for another gu- 74th Street, said the area in- largest number of rent-regulat- part, the sharp increase comes bernatorial campaign. cludes four apartment build- ed apartments in the city. from the fact that many ten- Honan noted that all those ings with more than 300 ten- Manhattan, he said, comes in ants in the area have lived involved are looking for one ants between them. Still, he first and Queens comes in there a long time and when major change in the laws — said, the area does not have a third. they leave or die, their apart- the abolition of “vacancy de- tenants organization, although “Brooklyn absolutely relies control.” on rent regulation to stay in ments are brought up to mar- there is a need for one. The Brooklyn Papers / Tom Callan ket rates. Since 1997, the last time the “I think what happens is the their homes,” Michael McKee, Memorial plaque “They have seen the condi- rent laws were re-sanctioned, older people feel intimidated associate director of the coali- Veterans unveil a new Vietnam memorial plaque at John Paul Jones Park on Fourth Avenue near Shore Road on Memor- tions in their apartments get the legislature has let landlords and there is that question of tion. ial Day, commemorating the lives of neighborhood men who gave the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. worse and worse, and they increase rent by a cumulative have also seen their rights 20 percent or more in regulat- weaken,” Honan said of long- ed apartments, Honan said. He time Bay Ridge tenants. added that many landlords Gentile’s meeting was at- have also been able to escape tended by Bay Ridge residents regulation entirely, because fed up with the lack of upkeep apartments renting for $2,000 on their apartments. or more are now deregulated “A lot of Brooklyn have immediately upon vacancy. joined us,” Honan said. “The John Damico, a retired ten- coalition has about 200 mem- ant of a building on Shore If you think you can’t afford bers in Bay Ridge. For being Road at 93rd Street, said that an area outside of Manhattan, although he has been working that is pretty good. But a lot of for years to organize his sur- them are acting on their own rounding tenants to fight for and we don’t always think that what they deserve, he has had is the best approach.” no such luck. a home, think again. Gentile’s meeting followed “In my building, unfortu- a Brooklyn Tenants and nately people are afraid,” he Neighbors Coalition gathering said. “They are afraid of being May 15 at Borough Hall. Ac- problem tenants. But the cording to Honan, the May 15 building is a problem build- and May 29 meetings brought ing.” two main issues to the table: Such a problem, that part of extending the rent control, sta- Damico’s ceiling recently col- bilization and vacancy decon- lapsed after years of it not be- trol laws. ing properly fixed. Although the state’s rent “They did a horrid job. The stabilization laws don’t expire landlord owns so many build- until next year, Honan said ings … and they have so tenant advocates were looking much money and so many at- to get a head start on lobbying torneys working for them. But for new or improved regula- there are mice and water tions because of this year’s bugs,” he said. mammoth election, in which “You see a Shore Road reapportionment has every apartment, you would think member of the state Senate this property is fine. You and Assembly running. would think it is a luxury Tenants and Neighbors, a building if people are paying statewide tenant advocacy $2,024 for a two-bedroom Ferry lives, but free bus ride to it dies By Heather J. Wilson The Brooklyn Papers While federal funding has been secured for the Brooklyn-Manhattan ferry service to continue through Find out how you can at the end of this year, the free bus shuttle to Pier 4 at 58th Street came to a halt on Monday, leaving DOT officials our Free Homebuyers’ Workshop at weary of whether or not ferry users will be resourceful enough to find another way to the ferry. 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The agency com- pared the number of ferry riders on Monday, May 20 with the Join us and let our staff of knowledgeable number on Monday, June 3. The 4 percent drop breaks down to about 80 less passengers, professionals guide you through the entire Coccola said. homebuying and mortgage process. “So obviously those who had been taking the bus, were re- sourceful enough to get there,” he said, noting DOT distributed fliers announcing the end to the shuttle service on Thursday and Friday of last week at the docks and on the ferry. Cocola said the shuttle service cost around $10,000 a month. Free Refreshments • Limited Seating The Department of Transportation is seeking additional funding that could allow shuttle service to return at some future point. Call to reserve your seat “It’s a cost situation,” he said. “It’s tough during this fiscal cri- (718)680-9500 sis. We were lucky we could sustain [the ferry] until June. 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DICK RYAN forts, my cholesterol ratio has safe foods in an appetizing way. They have saved most of stunk for years. My total num- But for me, I’m going to keep it their venom, however, for the media and the way it has ber is relatively good, checking simple. I will continue to take held on to the story with both fists, with new revela- in at 192 (best is 150 or below). some vitamins. tions and new crimes surfacing almost every day. My LDL or bad cholesterol is After two months, I’ll see. If It wasn’t the media that lured young children into recto- also not terrible, the last test nothing changes I’ll go back ry bedrooms and raped them with a goodnight prayer. It showing it at 139 (best would be on the statins. I will get little wasn’t the media that shifted monstrous priests from below 100.) help from the society at large. parish to parish while fully aware of their criminal track The real bad news is that Most Americans are subjected record and their animal instincts. It wasn’t the media that my HDL, the good cholesterol, to everything that is bad for went around like Rev. Paul Shanley and shamelessly is at 32. It should be higher you. There are some fast-food preached man-boy sex, incest and sex with animals. than 40. The way they meas- places where you can’t get But it was indeed the members of the media who ex- ure these things is the ratio be- anything that is healthy. posed all these heinous barbarities and brought the dis- tween the good and bad cho- Fat is the basis of our Ameri- graced cast of characters to the world’s attention. For lesterol. That ratio should be can diet. I know, I was raised on this, you can thank God, and the Boston Globe, for 3.5 or lower and mine is 6. that junk. We spend an incredi- their efforts in stopping the bleeding and safeguarding Firefighter drills, Parachute Jump, Coney Island. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango For this, doctors reccomend ble amount of time eating ice untold numbers of innocent children from the relentless exercise. I’ve work out for an cream and hamburgers and savagery of these inhuman beings. hour every day for 20 years. frankfurters and fried potatoes Whether it is intended to distract people from the im- They also say you shouldn’t and candy and cake and things mensity of the scandal or the raw depravity of some of LETTERS smoke. I never have. In addition, filled with sugar and salt and their priests, there are those who point angry fingers at the I have not eaten chicken or meat processed flour. Many of the media as though the press and television invented the for 20 years. I do not eat fried children in this country are scandal or pulled the bloated statistics of abused children foods and my weight hovers obese in a way that is life threat- out of thin air. Even a Vatican newspaper jumped into the around 135 (I am 5-foot-6). As ening. You can find a fast food pool last week accusing American television coverage in Marty right to axe party plans instructed, I try to drink a glass restaurant anywhere but places Rome of having “morbid and scandalistic curiosity” and of red wine every night. to buy a healthy meal are as rare saying the media in general has been influenced by “an To the editor: has just been re-seeded; “Brooklyn-Queens Day,” the Board of Educa- For a while I was taking the as the proverbial hen’s tooth. anti-Catholic, and therefore anti-Roman and anti-Papist” In response to your Page 1 story (“Marty (4) the area along the newly constructed tion calendar still calls it “Anniversary Day.” statins. One did not help much; Politicians are worried about spirit. And that, of course, is rubbish. kills party over terror threat”) and your edito- boardwalk, currently covered with sand, (2) It’s my understanding that “Brooklyn the other was concomitant cigarettes and, now that the dam If there is anything in this world that is anti-Catholic, rial (“Marty Party let us down” ) on June 3, I has not. Day” was widened to include all public schools with certain muscle pains but has burst, can’t do enough to anti-Jewish or anti-human, it is the brazen seduction of must say that lots of mud is suddenly being Given the onslaught of people expected in Queens sometime in the 1970s because at was dismissed by my cardiolo- punish the cigarette companies children by allegedly religious giants and the arrogant thrown on our new borough president. to participate in the celebration (remember least one school there — Jamaica HS— was gist as not being relevant. Nev- for the harm that they have cover-up of their felony crimes by empty shells who actu- But just imagine if he threw a party on the crowds who came to last year’s “Wel- off and for some reason it was thought a ertheless, I stopped and the done. We tax them. We sue ally regard themselves as second only to God in the the bridge and a bomb did go off, or some- come Back to Brooklyn” celebration held good idea for all the schools in Queens to fol- pain went away. When my lat- them. We excoriate them. But it church. If there is anything that is hypocritically anti- body opened up with a machine gun (it’s in Empire-Fulton Ferry park on Water low its example. Jamaica HS was closed be- est blood test came back I got is obesity and a huge growth in Catholic, it is the hysterical cries of those who don’t want happened, remember?) and 8,000 people Street and at Fulton Ferry Landing?), it cause sometime in the 1800s the Town of Ja- a note from the doc saying to diabetes in this country that is to reveal any of the truth about scandal and betrayal if it panic and start running, screaming and would have been virtually impossible to maica (then one of six towns in Queens double the statin medication. killing our people. happens to tarnish the hallowed history of a great church trampling one another. keep the throngs out of the Tobacco Ware- County) followed the example of the several He wants me to get back on While the statin drugs may be or stain the pristine reputation of some unchained animals It is hard to say how many would be killed house and away from the cove. other municipalities in Kings County and the medication at an even helping, it is an appropriate diet who happen to be wearing Roman collars. in such a scenario, but you can be sure of one — Ursula Hahn, Concord Village joined in with the City of Brooklyn’s celebra- higher level. Maybe I will but and exercise regimen that will Even still, a few persist in saying it’s all the demon me- thing — Marty would be blamed! tion of Protestant Sunday school attendance. not before I take out all the save us. Most Americans would dia’s fault, just as Richard Nixon whined almost daily long Lay off — he did the right thing. (3) was not then and never was stops on diet. For years, I fol- rather take a pill than change before the Washington Post uncovered the blockbuster — R. Ryan, Park Slope Yassky blew it part of Nassau County. At the time when lowed the late diet guru, their ways. Perhaps the people scandal called Watergate. In a recent e-mail that he sent to To the editor: To the editor: “Anniversary Day” began, the Bronx was Nathan Pritikin. The closer I who sit in our state capitals and a Catholic who had complained about some of his policies This is in answer to the attack by Mayor As a long-time resident of Brooklyn part of Westchester County. The western came to his ideal diet the low- in Washington ought to think and his hiring of a high-priced public relations firm, Long Bloomberg on Borough President Marty Heights and a local physician, I must speak Bronx (west of the Bronx River and south of er the cholesterol. The more I about how to change our dietary Island’s Bishop William Murphy actually wrote this sen- Markowitz: Marty did the right thing by out on City Councilman David Yassky’s out- Yonkers) was annexed by the city and coun- deviated from the raw vegeta- priorities and our commitment tence: “I am scandalized that you believe the press about canceling the celebration of the Brooklyn rageous behavior (“Mixed emotions over ty of New York from Westchester County in bles, rice and fruit, the higher to lack of real exercise. bishops hiding priests for the last 30 years.” Bridge. Yassky’s Brooklyn Law bow-out,” May 27). 1873 and the eastern Bronx was annexed in the numbers. Politicians are supposed to Hey, I don’t make this stuff up. In May of 2002, on When there are terrorist threats to our It is quite irresponsible that Yassky has 1895. The Bronx County remained part of I should mention that I love have courage but they are too planet Earth, this high-ranking Catholic bishop, who landmarks and innocent people, all precau- recused himself of his constituency. The New York County until it seceded and be- sashimi, and for lunch, I have often gutless wonders. We will once worked under Cardinal Law when he was sta- tions should be taken. If we had the knowl- word representative means “a person cho- came an independent county in 1914 (yes, some cut-up fish over brown improve people’s lives if they tioned in Boston, actually wrote those 17 words, and edge of the threat to the Twin Towers, sen to speak for others.” This is exactly the for 16 years, from 1898 to 1914, New York rice with green vegetables on don’t smoke. Ditto, the foods with a straight face. maybe we would have been able to save opposite of his action. I also believe he has City had five boroughs but these five bor- the side. But I have cheated we eat. You want to save lives, And the media is excessive and biased? the lives of many innocent people, fire- taken an oath to serve the people that does oughs were coterminous with only four and allowed the chefs at my it is clear how to do it. Televi- If some of today’s bishops and cardinals were around fighters and other rescue workers by evac- not entitle him to run away. counties). Nassau County (the eastern two- favorite sushi restaurant to sion media and tax laws can during the time of Christ, they would probably be high- uating those towers, and families and The State Street law school project is “out thirds of Queens County, the part of Queens give me little appetizers, help us do it. There’s a lot that ly incensed by the media coverage of scandal and be- friends would still have their loved ones. of bounds,” exactly where Mr. Yassky is. He that was not part of New York City), seceded which, I suspect, have some government can do, and there trayal in the Church at the time and the stories written If the Brooklyn Bridge was attacked by wants to run away from his voters. Let him from Queens County on Jan. 1, 1899, a year non-dietary elements in them. has to be a national will if we by some of the early reporters. terrorists, then everyone, including the may- go back and teach at the law school (sooner after the western-third of Queens County be- Before I go back on the are to succeed. And no doubt, someone like Bishop Murphy would put or, would have blamed the borough president than later). It just goes to prove that semi-aca- came the Borough of Queens. statins I have decided to go Right now, things don’t it in writing: “I am scandalized that you believe Matthew, for not taking the precautions that he did. demics have no place in real-life decisions. 4. It’s no real surprise that the German whole hog on a macrobiotic- look good. Mark, Luke and John about Judas betraying Jesus and the Celebrations can always be re-scheduled Mr. Yassky, you have now let everyone Jews joined in with the Protestants in promot- style diet: Oatmeal for breakfast Alan S. Chartock is the ex- Church for 30 pieces of silver. The man’s a prince.” but lives cannot be brought back! know you are self-involved and do not care ing “Anniversary Day.” At that time, Reform and a few pieces of fresh fruit ecutive publisher of The Leg- Dick Ryan is a columnist for the American Catholic, Thank you, Marty! — Phyllis O’Neil, about the people you represent. Jewry was in its beginnings and celebrated its during the day; steamed vegeta- islative Gazette, a weekly a national monthly Catholic newspaper. American Heritage Democratic Club Please remember, your term will be over Sabbath on Sunday, just like the Protestants bles for lunch; and some beans newspaper about New York in lightning speed and you will be seeking did. — Walter Greenspan, Dyker Heights mixed with brown rice with sal- government. votes from the same people you are now Area a no-party zone not voting for. — Daniel Ricciardi, MD, Send us a letter To the editor: Chief of Rheumatology, Regarding the borough president’s can- Long Island College Hospital HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Brooklyn Viewpoints, The Brooklyn Papers’ cellation of the “Brooklyn Bridge to the opinion page, wants to know what you have World” celebration, and assuming that it to say about our coverage and about your would have been held in Empire-Fulton About Brooklyn Day community. Ferry State Park, the following points must To the editor: be considered: I agree with the columnist John Manbeck, Coney Island comeback? • By E-Mail: [email protected] (1) The new boardwalk is raised above the that “Brooklyn Day” is unique (June 3) and that • By Fax: (718) 834-9278 lawn but has no handicapped access yet; most residents of our borough do not know OR DECADES, Coney Island has city funds flowed in — for awhile. • By regular mail: Letters, Brooklyn Papers, 26 (2) the Tobacco Warehouse has not yet why this is so. But the following are some clar- threatened to recreate itself. But again the funds dried up, Court St., Suite 506, Brooklyn, NY 11242. been certified as safe for public use and ification so people have a better understanding Now, with its ballpark, it’s and everything scaled back again. Please sign your correspondence and include your ad- F therefore is still off-limits; of the whats and whys of “Brooklyn Day.” coming around again. Sort of like: News soon spread that Disney dress and phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for space and clarity. (3) the section around the cove, the con- (1) While most people, including myself, “Wait till next year!” would buy and transform Surf Av- struction of which was recently completed, refer to it as either “Brooklyn Day” or Think it’ll happen now? Well, enue just as they did to seedy 42nd that depends on what you expect. Street. Wow! Now’s the time to Coney Island has historically been buy real estate! threatened with annihilation and ren- But when the smoke cleared, the aissance. At first, it stood as a barren Mets had built a stadium for their wilderness. Only fishermen worked farm team on the former Steeple-

there and tourists visited to eat Jerry Abramowitz chase site. It had also been the site seafood. But since it was barren and for Howard Golden’s proposed the City of Brooklyn only occupied JOHN MANBECK Sportsplex, which went belly up. Quote of the week northern Kings County, outlaws and Maybe it was the shot in the arm miscreants hid out there. civic pride, started in 1909. But Good Ol’ Coney needed. Business “When it comes to the waterfront, the greedy grip of organized Soon, homeless vets from the Civ- pickpockets found it more reward- would improve, the lines at Nathan’s 26 Court St, Suite 506, Brooklyn NY 11242 crime knows no bounds.” il War joined them in the West End, ing than the businessmen. Fires would grow longer, the Mermaid Pa- (718) 834-9350 — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Alan Vinegrad, accompanied by their psychological raged through the Steeplechase and rade would kick off at the stadium. Published weekly, 50 times a year, by Brooklyn Paper at press briefing after announcing indictment baggage. Civilized visitors didn’t as- Dreamland amusement parks And then 9-11. Where are we in Publications Inc. Established 1978. Copyright 2002.

/ File Photo of 17 alleged Red Hook waterfront mobsters sociate with the riff raff, restricting threatening to rid Coney Island of 2002? Will it finally be the Come- • PARK SLOPE GROUP: Park Slope Paper, Windsor Terrace Edition, BP Sunset Park Paper themselves to the middle and eastern its seediness. But the rich were the back Year? • DOWNTOWN GROUP: Brooklyn Heights Paper, Downtown News, shores of the island. Reformers, only ones who left. The promises are still there, Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Paper, Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Paper • BAY RIDGE GROUP: Bay Ridge Paper, Bensonhurst Paper. preachers and suffragettes com- Along came a powerful Parks weather willing. But the dream of the • MIDWOOD GROUP: Midwood, Kensington and Ocean Parkway Paper. plained on street corners but street- Department commissioner who Coney Island of amusements, of taw- walkers displaced all of them. The had a clear vision of the evil that driness, of fun may be fading faster PUBLISHER: Celia Weintrob (ext 104) PRESIDENT: Ed Weintrob (ext 105) The Paper through the years political boss, John Y. McKane, lay in amusement parks. He, too, than ever. The big bucks may not of- MANAGING EDITOR: Neil Sloane (ext 119) promised reforms in “Sodom by the would clean up the unspeakable fer us the future we want for Coney. FEATURES EDITOR: Lisa J. Curtis (ext 131) Sea” but he ended up being more of horrors, restoring the beach to na- My suggestion? Use some of the SENIOR EDITOR & PRODUCTION MANAGER: 5 years ago 10 years ago the problem than the solution. ture — by closing girlie shows and promises and profits to help us re- Vince DiMiceli (ext 125) Two champions of industry cracking down on beach rowdies, member what Coney Island really STAFF REPORTERS: Patrick Gallahue (ext 123), Heather J. Wilson (ext 122) From The Bay Ridge Paper dated June 12, From The Park Slope Paper dated June 19, bought West End, in 1890, declaring he promised a new tomorrow. He meant. Coney Island always rebuilt ADVERTISING STAFF: Laurel Dagrosa (ext 110), 1997, under a story headlined “CB10 cloaks the 1992, under a story headlined “Mel Miller’s sen- it a millionaires’ paradise, Sea Gate. moved the boardwalk but failed to itself. Now build a Coney Island Susan Littman (ext 116), Allen Nilson (ext 114), Roxanne West (ext 111) mall“: tence: aid homeless”: Many wealthy frolicked there while move the populace toward reform. historic museum, a Museum of PRODUCTION AND OFFICE STAFF Tightening the shroud of se- Former Assembly Speaker Mel cavorting at the Atlantic Yacht Club, Robert Moses failed to make Amusement History — like Art Director: Leah Mitch (ext 127), Ad Designer: Kevin Takasato (ext 126), crecy that surrounds plans for the Miller, who was the state’s second but as often happens, they bored eas- Coney Island clean up its act. William Mangels wanted back in Receptionist: Tiffany Small (ext 101) Brooklyn Junction mega-mall, most powerful Democrat until his ily and went away. And just when things couldn’t the 1950s. CALENDAR: Susan Rosenthal (ext 207) Community Board 10 has bro-                '          !" #  $ # & '( "  FREE conviction on real estate fraud The city, now expanded to the get much worse, housing projects Build re-creations of Coney Is- RIDGE BOARD CANCELS PUBLIC HEARING COMPOSITION OWNERSHIP: Entire contents copyright 2002 Brook- lyn Paper Publications Inc. All ads and other content prepared by our ken its promise to hold a June 16 CB10 cloaks the mall charges last year, will now spend borders of Gravesend, made its arose promising a new life. Then land rides as Rockefeller did in staff, including ART WORK, DESIGN and COPY, remain the sole prop- By Vince DiMiceli Brooklyn Paper Publications KATZ’S 9 LIES public hearing on the controver-        his time aiding homeless families in promises, too, contingent upon the promise of gambling forecast Williamsburg, Va. 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Wilson would not have happened in 2000.” Following the speakers, the USO Troupe ing will allow for storage of all The Brooklyn Papers That same public support fueled Foster in of Metropolitan New York performed and the containers inside, which in it- his 2001 walk, which was scheduled for refreshments were served. self will reduce odors,” Ryan said. Bay Ridge resident Dan Foster knows September. After putting the walk off be- According to John Donnellan Jr., director the pain of a distance runner’s feet. In addition, odor-control equip- cause of Sept. 11, cancer survivors and of the VA New York Harbor Healthcare ment known as carbon filtration The 52-year-old Brooklynite expects his loved ones of cancer victims called Foster System, the annual event is meant to cele- feet to swell and bruise after a 180-mile, will also be installed, Ryan said. and pleaded he get walking again. That brate life. Golden said that the odor was three-day trek through and around the bor- walk, he said, was about hope for the world. “This is about educating the community we ough. But that’s OK, the cancer survivor especially apparent for residents “I had people calling me and saying, live in,” Donnellan said. “That is something who live in front of the sewer says, if it means finishing his sixth annual ‘Danny, we need your walk’.” he said. “I we feel very strongly about, and we hope we walk dedicated to survivors like himself. basin. And because the weather went out to Montauk Point Light House and are helping people to cope. It is about getting has been so dry, the water within On Sunday, June 2, National Cancer Sur- we routed it to Greenport on the north past the fear and educating people right.” vivor’s Day, Foster began his walk to sup- the sewer basins has dried up, shore, a two day walk.” Vasconcellos, a prostate cancer survivor leaving materials to air out with- port all cancer survivors and in memory of A Keyspan worker for 35 years, Foster who was diagnosed in 1999, said events out any natural flushing. those lost to cancer by stepping off from won the aid of his company, which has pro- such as the one held by the VAHospital and “I live down there myself, so I Montauk Point on Long Island. Foster’s vided a support van and has pledged money celebrations such as National Cancer Sur- am a complainant, too, some three-day trip took him through southeastern in this year’s and past year’s walks. vivor’s Day help to bring the issue of can- days,” Golden said. and eastern Brooklyn to Greenpoint, down The funds go to Beth Israel’s colorectal cer into the open. But the smell, Golden said, is the middle of Brooklyn through Crown cancer research department and the Circle “You have to have a good relationship nothing more than that, and DEP Heights and Sheepshead Bay, back up the of Hope, a non-profit corporation developed with your doctors,” Vasconcellos said. officials told him the emissions western border to Brooklyn Borough Hall. to promote and provide educational pro- “And you have to have good support. With- posed no health hazards to the It was here that Foster and his feet re- grams and research for lymphedema. out my wife, I could not have beat this.” neighbors nor did the treatment called a pain from past walks that perhaps But Foster said he does not walk solely to The VAHospital celebration included in- mechanisms provide any threat to only a person brushed by death can appre- raise money. The self-assigned task is first and formation booths touching on all aspects of either the community or plant ciate. After all, a long walk in the borough foremost a tribute to cancer survivors. Even cancer. Hospital officials were also in atten- workers. he loves is nothing compared to his deal- so, Foster has raised more than $40,000. dance to answer any questions. Officials with DEP told The ings with cancer, he said. “A lot of people are not really aware of the Reaching Borough Hall on Wednesday, Brooklyn Papers this week that In 1996, Foster was diagnosed with rectal Cancer survivor Dan Foster walks past Grand Army Plaza during his “Walk for day,” he said. “This is to give others hope. If I June 5, Foster was greeted by Borough Hope” to raise money for cancer research. The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango environmental factors such as cancer. Seven months following the surgery can help one person, that is priceless.” President Marty Markowitz, cancer sur- wind and the level of rain in the to remove the life-threatening malignancy, That same message of hope was celebrat- vivors, their families and friends. city also affect the smell. If the Foster took his first walk as a way to deal “And I did that in seven days,” Foster lungs. After surgery and chemotherapy that ed Sunday by cancer survivors, their families Foster said next year he is looking into wind is strong, DEP reported, the with the disease, from his Gerritsen Beach said. “I stayed in different motels and I was finished in June 2000, Foster said he took and officials of the New York Harbor Health- taking his walk out of New York City and odor would obviously carry fur- home to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan. escorted by the police along the way. Peo- his wife’s advice and let others do the care System at the Veterans Administration into Washington. With every year’s walk, ther. Daily odor surveys conduct- “That I did all in one day,” he said. “The ple even volunteered to come with me.” walking for him. Hospital on Poly Place at Battery Avenue. Foster said, he finishes with the feeling of ed by the plant ensure that when walk I took in June 1999, on National Can- But just as his walk was intensifying in “When September came my wife talked From 1 to 4 pm, speakers, including sur- wanting to go further. odors are received in areas in and cer Survivor’s Day, was the big walk.” public and monetary support, and in dis- to me and said, ‘You may be pushing your vivor Hugh Vasconcellos and Dr. Thomas “I think there has to be more awareness beyond the plant, cleaning mech- That walk, his second, began at the Mon- tance, a medical examination revealed his body too much.’ I made a promise I would Craig, program director for quality and per- and I feel like I am a part in that,” Foster anisms are employed and the tauk Point Light House all the way out on the cancer was not yet gone. not walk. So people volunteered and formance at the hospital, addressed a large said. “I am hoping my grandchildren sit complaints are addressed within eastern tip of Long Island and ended at St. In August 1999, Foster found out the walked for me,” Foster said. “If it wasn’t crowd gathered under a tent for the tribute down with me someday and ask, ‘What was 24 hours. Patrick’s Cathedral — a total of 150 miles. cancer in his body had spread to both of his for them coming to the forefront, the walk to cancer survivors. cancer?’ not, ‘What is cancer?’” Amelia Nappa, a resident of Wakeman Place at Colonial Road, said that when the wind blows and the weather is warm, “The til he moves to the top spot.” cerated Don, John Gotti. smell is something horrendous.” Investigators further allege The Feds claim that after “There are days that it is bad, that the gang intimidated the Dapper Don’s son, John but we have been going through RACKET... COPS this for years now since they de- members of MILA, ILA’s Jr., was locked up in 1999 for veloped the plant. We have had around Sunset Park — em- health care plan, to award six years on gambling and Continued from page 3 Continued from page 1 prescription drug contracts to racketeering charges, former days when we have to close all began building the great At- ploy longshoremen, clerks, Pipe to head the windows,” she said. “Last maintenance and repair work- a company called GPP/VIP, sanitation worker , lantic Docks on a 40-acre-site owned by Scollo. John Sr.’s brother, took over At 10:30 pm on June 1, a boy, summer was the worst. During at the foot of Hamilton Av- ers from ILA Local 1814. 17, was struck on the head with a the day I could not have the win- In 1979, Anthony Scotto, Julius Nasso, a former the organization. Prosecutors enue, to serve some of the business partner of Holly- claim proceeds from Cic- metal pipe at Bay 26 Street and dows open.” largest ocean steamers. Later then President of Local 1814, Bath Avenue, causing lacera- and Anthony Anastasia, then wood martial arts film star cone’s operations were handed Nappa said that she and other development of the Gowanus Steven Seagal, was allegedly over to Peter Gotti in Howard tions, swelling and bruising to area residents would be thankful Canal and Erie Basin en- executive vice-president of Lo- his skull. The victim, who told cal 1814, both Gambino crime part of the deal and delivered Beach Queens, through for whatever DEP could do to hanced the area’s role as a police he did not know his at- curb the odor. The construction is shipping center. family members, were convict- $400,000 to be split between Richard V. and Richard G.

/ Ed Bailey tacker, was taken by ambulance ed of racketeering and sen- the two crime families, ac- Gotti, John Sr.’s brother and already planned to include the en- “The ,” an ear- to Lutheran Medical Center. closure of the plant’s extraction ly manifestation of New tenced to five years in prison. cording to the indictment. nephew, who have also been Years later, Both Scollo Ciccone is also accused of arrested. Cuts boyfriend processes — which, Golden said, York’s Mafia, is believed to would help control the odor. have roots in Red Hook, hav- and Ciccone were forbidden using to threats in an attempt “Today’s charges, together A 41-year-old male was ing set up its headquarters on from associating with organ- Associated Press to force Seagal to include with our prosecution of the slashed with a kitchen knife by “That could only help the at- his girlfriend near midnight on mosphere for us,” Nappa said Columbia Street in the 1920s. ized crime figures as part of a Eastern District U.S. Attorney Alan Vinegrad announces Nasso in film projects. Genovese leadership, present Seagal’s attorney, Martin an historic opportunity to deliv- June 2 in his Bay Parkway about the plant improvements. In the 1950s, as shipping 1991 consent decree that a 68-count federal indictment of 17 alleged Gambino companies began using large charged the men with civil Pollner, told the Associated er perhaps the most powerful home. The 43-year-old woman “Because look, we need the plant. family mobsters, in Brooklyn on Tuesday. AP / Ed Bailey containers that doubled as racketeering. Press that the star of such blow yet to organized crime’s was arrested. Where else do you expect this truck bodies, the businesses According to this week’s films as “Above the Law,” control over the New York wa- Bat attack stuff to go?” began searching for more spa- indictment, beginning in executive council position in versation to Cassarino “Marked for Death” and terfront,” said U.S. Attorney A verbal dispute around The water treatment facility is cious upland facilities in New April of 2000 Ciccone, the hope of eventually elevat- recorded by investigators, the “Hard to Kill,” had “severed Vinegrad. midnight on June 1 ended after slated to undergo construction Jersey, abandoning Brooklyn Jerome Brancato, Cassarino, ing that person to the presi- arrangement made with the his relatinship with Mr. Nas- The investigation took two boys in their late teens re- within a year, although Golden ports. The only operating fa- Scollo and others, used dency of the union. Genovese family, saying, so some time ago.” three years and was carried peatedly hit a 28-year-old man said he is pushing for the work to cilities remaining in Brooklyn threats of violence to suc- Ciccone, an alleged Gam- “We gonna accommodate Allegedly at the helm of out jointly by the federal gov- with a wooden bat on Bay 14th begin within six months. The con- — the mini-container port in cessfully shuttle a Genovese bino crime-family member, them and let them have it for the mobsters’ operations was ernment and the NY State Street at 86th Street. The vic- struction will take two to three Red Hook and a few others member into a powerful ILA explained in a telephone con- just a short period of time un- Peter Gotti, brother of incar- Organized Crime Task Force. tim sustained bruises. years to complete, Ryan said. FREE SEMINAR ELDER LAW - ESTATE PLANNING - TRUSTS ******************* “Planning For The Future, Being Prepared” Do I Need a Living Trust? Do I Need a Power of Attorney? Can I Save My Assets From a Nursing Home? Should I Transfer the Deed to My Home to My Children? Can I Become Eligible for Home Care Medicaid Benefits? How Can I Avoid Probate? These Questions and Others Will Be Answered.

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For more information, visit www.metopera.org stages play or call (212) 362-6000. — Kevin Filipski that pits queen versus queen CINEMA By Kevin Filipski for The Brooklyn Papers The original or six decades, director Ingmar Bergman has been at the forefront of Indie pioneer John Sayles Ffilm and theater; since 1988, the Brooklyn Academy of Music has been the on his restored classics only American venue for many of his ac- claimed theatrical productions. By Kevin Filipski When Bergman’s production of for The Brooklyn Papers Friedrich von Schiller’s play “Maria Stu- art” touches down at the BAM Howard hen “The Return of the Gilman Opera House for five performanc- Secaucus Seven” came es June 12-16, it will be the 10th time Wout in 1980, its huge BAM has played host to a Royal Dramat- splash was due to far more than ic Theatre of Sweden production. Luckily its genuine merit. for us, Bergman has continued to be a Its writer-director-editor-actor, force in the theater nearly 20 years after John Sayles, made the movie for directing his last feature film. $40,000 — all the money he had The play is Schiller’s inventive 1800 saved as a result of writing re-imagining of a power struggle between schlocky scripts like “Piranha,” two queens of England: the Catholic “The Lady in Red” and “Alliga- Mary, Queen of Scots and the Protestant tor” for B-picture producer extra- Queen Elizabeth I. For his staging, ordinaire Roger Corman — and John Sayles Bergman turned to two of the preeminent the fact that it turned out to be a actresses in all of Sweden, if not the penetrating character study of several former college friends at world. Lena Endre — who most recently their reunion was only slightly less incredible than the fact that distinguished herself with an extraordi- it got made at all. nary, nakedly honest portrayal of a woman With one film, John Sayles essentially began the American cheating on her husband in Liv Ullmann’s independent film movement. But, with typical modesty, Sayles film “Faithless” — plays Elizabeth; while likes to downplay his contribution, preferring to talk about the Pernilla August — whose performance as movement as a whole. the tortured mother in Ullmann’s adapta- “The good thing is that [independent filmmaking] still exists, tion of Bergman’s “Private Confessions” that it hasn’t died out,” he said in an exclusive telephone inter- is as indelible as Ullmann’s own great act- view with GO Brooklyn from Seattle. “It certainly has changed ing in Bergman films — plays Mary. quite a bit. Back then, there was no Sundance Film Festival, and Both actresses have worked with there were only a handful of distributors interested in non-Hol- Bergman before, onstage and onscreen. lywood movies. We weren’t the first people to make independ- Speaking exclusively with GO Brooklyn ent movies, but it became a true movement because of distribu- from their homes in Sweden, Endre and tors and audiences, as well as the filmmakers.” August made clear that working with Still, there’s no denying what he’s contributed, and commem- Bergman was a rare privilege and even orating that is the BAM Rose Cinemas, one of several stops for rarer pleasure. “The John Sayles Film Restoration Project,” brand-new prints “He’s really my biggest teacher,” says of four of his groundbreaking films, showing June 13-16. In ad- Endre. “He has such a love for the actors dition to “Secaucus Seven,” screening June 13, there’s his clear- and the stage, it’s really where his heart eyed study of a married woman’s lesbian affair, “Lianna” (1983) belongs.” August agrees: “He’s always lis- on June 16; his humorous allegory of race relations, “The Broth- tening ... he knows what you’re thinking er from Another Planet” (1984) on June 15; and an historical and doing at all times.” epic full of depth and passion, “Matewan” (1987) on June 14, August, who just finished performing (Left to right) Lena Endre as Queen Elizabeth I and Pernilla August as Mary, Queen of which recreated a coal miners’ strike. under Bergman’s direction in Sweden, in THEATER Scots, in “Maria Stuart,” directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bengt Wanselius Each film has been painstakingly restored, but Sayles self-ef- Ibsen’s “Ghosts,” finds his technique facingly limits his own involvement in their needed restoration. unique. “He gives me so much space,” she The Royal Dramatic Theatre of Swe- was so beautiful. Then, I was so surprised audiences are quiet and polite and sit still; “Yes, I got involved, to the point where I looked at the prints and den’s production of “Maria Stuart” plays at explains. “‘Maria Stuart’ is a very big the BAM Opera House June 12-15 at 7:30 that Bergman cut out everything he in America, they get up and leave, and said, ‘darker,’ ‘lighter,’ ‘greener’ or ‘redder,’” he says with a play, very exact and dramatic, but pm and June 16 at 3 pm. “Maria Stuart” is thought unnecessary. It’s cut down from you think, ‘Oh God, they hate us!’ But chuckle. ‘Ghosts’ is more interiorized. I have a performed in Swedish with simultaneous four hours to two hours. … it’s quick and then they come back!” Of course, after the films finish touring there will be the req- English translation. Tickets are $25, $45 feeling that when I’m working with Ing- and $65. For more information, call (718) action-filled, but it’s ‘emotional action.’ August concurs, saying, “It’s so inter- uisite next step. mar he’s pushing my limits, helping me 636-4100 or visit the Web site at He found all the shortcuts and focused on esting to come back to Brooklyn and see “Yes, there will be DVDs of the films, as well,” says Sayles. do things I thought I couldn’t do.” www.bam.org. those.” what’s happening in that part of the city.” “And I’ll do some kind of parallel track [of audio commentary] For Endre, the experience of working In two hours of stage time, the two ac- The master director turns 85 this sum- on each movie.” The director then admits that he’s not quite up- with Bergman cannot be duplicated by tresses rarely interact. “We only have this mer, but neither woman believes he will to-date on all of these technical advances: “I just got a DVD anyone else. “He’s involved with ab- though we were playing it in Swedish,” one scene together that Schiller imagined, ever completely stop working, even if he player and have it hooked up, but haven’t checked it out yet.” solutely everything — costumes, sets, she explains. “But Ingmar wanted to play because the two queens never met in real has curtailed some activities. “We are used Still, Sayles does concede the importance of new technology makeup — but his main focus is on the it really fast, like the Germans do, even life,” Endre explains. “When Pernilla’s to the fact that he’s still working and that like DVD for aspiring filmmakers. “I do think that there’s a lot actors,” she says. “He creates such an at- though I’m really slow, which most acting, she’s up front and I’m at the back he’s still here [in Sweden],” August says. of value in the Quentin Tarantino method of watching a lot of mosphere of concentration around each Swedish actors are. So, it was directed of the stage, sitting or milling around.” “He’s doing radio plays, which is easier to videos [to learn about movies and directing],” he explains. “But scene, which is the most important thing. very fast — he always talked about a Needless to say, that pivotal scene is the do. And he’s writing, too, and doing a tel- back when I was starting out, there wasn’t video, so I couldn’t He makes everybody work for the same ‘tempo furioso’ — and soon we were at- emotional crux of the evening. evision work as well. But you never know just rewind and fast forward and check things out — I could goal all the time, and makes everyone feel tuned to his rhythm.” Both actresses have acted in several with him! One day he really is going to only watch movies on the late show.” special.” Endre discussed how Bergman made Bergman productions at BAM, and look stop!” He continues noting the differences between then and now. Of course, it’s not simply a love fest; the play his own. “Schiller’s known to be forward to returning. “I love that place!” Endre obviously hopes that won’t be “The biggest difference is that now it’s more possible for some- Bergman demands his actors be as de- quite heavy and, some people would even Endre exclaims. “But the first time we for awhile. “He’s with us 100 percent, al- one coming out of film school, or even not attending film school manding as is he. August admits that his say, boring,” she says with a laugh. “It’s played BAM I was shocked: to see all ways,” she says. “He’s the director I trust — like me — to make a movie,” he says. “Just this year, the style of directing Schiller’s play caught really, really heavy duty to work on these people with the headphones on was most in the world, because he will never Sundance Festival had 1,000 films submitted; back then, there her off guard initially. “You can really Schiller. 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See Sat. and NY Transit Museum (718) Cleavage of Ghosts.” 7 pm. 163 Rain date is June 13. Bring a are every Thursday 243-3060 invite kids to take part Court St. (718) 875-3677. Free. chair or blanket. Begins at sun- through Aug. 15, from in art-making, games, movies DIALOGUE NIGHT: Rabbi Joseph down. Narrows Botanical SAT, JUNE 8 and author readings. Call each Potasnik of Congregation Mt. Gardens, Shore Road between noon to 2 pm, except for Wed., June 12, when Big venue for program information. Sinai and Dr. Ali Chaudry, Presi- 69th and 72nd streets. (718) Chief Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias perform. On 10 am to 5 pm. dent, Center for Understanding 748-9848. Free. OUTDOORS AND TOURS BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSE- of Islam, speak about “Where ANNUAL MEETING: Park Slope July 25, Wilson “Mustang Sally” Pickett (pictured) BIKE RIDE: Bay Ridge Consumer UM: Program all day. $4. 10 am Do We Go From Here?” 7:30 Civic Council. 7 pm. Old Stone will rock the Commons. All events are free. 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From the official competition to two of the most promi- for the best first feature of all the first eigners overstay their visas in Man- nent sidebars, as well as special films in the various sidebar sections. hattan, the couple rob the same store screenings, there were a number of Sollett, who expanded his “Five Feet” twice in two days (counting on the mini-reunions taking place throughout story and used some of the same ac- anonymity of New York to cover their the 12 days of the festival. tors, was lucky enough to secure a tracks) and decamp for an apartment Woody Allen started things off U.S. distributor before “Long Way building in Williamsburg to hide. The when he showed up for the first time Home” was even screened for the press. guy takes off, and his now ex-girl- and made the march up the red carpet And it’s a good thing, too. Sollett’s is friend takes up with the kind but con- with “Hollywood Ending,” showing one of those rare films with hip, young fused building super, played by indie Double threat: Palestinian director Elia Suleiman in a scene from his out of competition as the opening people in it, but is also extremely warm film perennial Richard Edson. Our eclectic menu fuses night film on May 15. Since he was film, “Divine Intervention,” which was entered into the official competi- without turning to treacle. So check The events of last September even there, the festival powers that be re- tion in the Cannes Film Festival. your local listings in a few months — it left their mark on this film. Shooting Brooklyn’s culinary tapestry: warded his travel efforts, and took the will turn up on our shores. began in November and American opportunity to present the reticent ja-like action sequence to depict life because there were other people Sollett was thrilled to be in Cannes flags were in evidence everywhere, so • Cornmeal Crusted Catfish filmmaker with the “Palme de around the checkpoints in Israel. But shooting.” again even though, not having his Nadjari simply left them in the • Five-Spice Tofu with Glass Noodles Palmes,” best described as a lifetime he also examines personal relation- For all the film’s controversy, film in competition, he could only scenes. achievement award. Allen seemed ships — especially with his father though, Suleiman was vindicated in march up a blue carpet at the Debussy (Also, Sollett, a week away from • Curried Couscous w/ Roasted Vegetables truly moved, and he spoke of his (who died of cancer during the mak- the end. Although not his first time in Theater, where his screening took wrapping “Long Way Home” on youth and the effect film had on him. ing of the film). Suleiman describes Cannes (his short film, “Cyber Pales- place. No matter, Cannes is still a Sept. 11, and cast and crew, filming We serve wine and beer “When I was a kid watching films the film as documentation, but not a tine,” was shown in the Directors’ filmmaker’s paradise. on the , had a terrify- in Brooklyn movie theaters, I never documentary, which leaves him free Fortnight last year), it was the first “It’s hard to imagine,” he said. “It’s ing view of the World Trade Center dreamed this could be the result,” said to use these filmic conventions. It is time he had a film in competition, and as if you pushed over the Majestic collapse.) BROOKLYN Allen. certainly a political film that will stir he walked off with the Jury Prize. Al- [one of the premiere hotels on the While Nadjari’s film reflected the COPPER FUSION Palestinian filmmaker Elia Sulei- debate, but that may be his intention. though he left Cannes without a U.S. Croisette], there would be a sound- patriotic aftereffects of 9/11, security man spent about a decade in Brook- “You can politicize an action distributor for the film, it’s a sure bet stage!” at the festival reflected another conse- lyn from the ’80s to the early ’90s. scene,” he said during a festival press that it will turn up in Brooklyn sooner As it turned out, Sollett didn’t win quence. Security was extremely tight 243 Degraw Street (corner Clinton) While here, he studied film and made conference. or later. With its imaginative blend of the Camera d’Or (that went to French as the festival began (although by the his first two shorts, “Introduction to Acting in the film as well as direct- genres, “Divine Intervention” marks director Julie Lopes-Curval’s “Bord end of the festival the security folks • RESTAURANT • CATERING • (718) 797-2017 the End of an Argument” (1991) and ing it, Suleiman looks a bit like Buster Suleiman as a talented and intriguing de Mer”), but that’s all part of the seemed to have lost their desire to pat Closed Tues; Mon-Fri 6pm-close; Sat/Sun Brunch 10-3pm & Dinner 6-close “Homage by Assassination” (1992). Keaton, and so there is a deadpan filmmaker. game, he felt, saying, “A festival is down everyone who strolled by). He also lectured at museums and uni- tone to much of the film. But that also Two years ago, Peter Sollett characterized by its unpredictability.” While “Apartment #5C” may not versities. It was all of this work that seems to be his actual sense of humor. (born and raised in Bensonhurst), won Not every film that found its ori- have received many kudos or much enabled him to make his first feature Asked how he felt about the danger of the Cinefondation award for his stu- gins in Brooklyn was a success, criti- attention, that’s the story for most of Fabulous film, “Chronicle of a Disappearance,” filming in Israel, he insisted he didn’t dent short, “Five Feet High and Ris- cally or otherwise. In the Directors’ the films that get invited to Cannes. in 1996, which was featured in New want too much importance attached to ing.” Part of that prize was French Fortnight section, French filmmaker The awards are few. In addition to Directors/New Films at the Museum it — it was just one of the many ad- support for his first feature. This ef- Raphaël Nadjari set his third feature Suleiman’s jury prize, Michael “City” Color of Modern Art. ventures of production. However, fort, “Long Way Home” was shown film, “Apartment #5C” in Williams- Moore won a special 55th Anniver- Suleiman’s latest, “Divine Inter- when asked why he filmed certain in the section titled “Un Certain Re- burg. It’s a hybrid of a film — a cross sary Prize for his “Bowling For & Cuts vention,” uses black humor, as well as scenes in France, he did dryly allow gard,” and was also a candidate for between a love story of sorts and a Columbine,” the first documentary in fantasy, choreography and even a nin- that he “couldn’t shoot in Palestine the Camera d’Or, which is the prize cops-and-robbers tale. After two for- See CANNES on page GO 4 – at Brooklyn Prices

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4 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM June 10, 2002 CANNES... Continued from page GO 3 competition in almost 50 years. The directors’ prize was shared by the veteran Korean filmmaker Im Kwon-Taek for his “Chihwaseon” and Paul Thomas Anderson (of “Boogie Nights” fame) for “Punch-Drunk Love,” which stars Adam Sandler. The Grand Prize, which has been character- ized as second place, went to Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki, for his mov- ing and witty, “The Man Without a Past.” And Roman Polanski won the Palme d’or, the highest award, for “The Pianist,” the fact-based story of a Jew- ish musician who spent World War II hiding among the ruins of the Warsaw Brooklyn College ghetto. Mango / Greg The awards may be few, but the re- wards are many — critical acclaim, dis- Undergraduate and Graduate tribution deals — in many cases it’s a win-win situation. Sollett thinks so. “If you can show your movie here,”

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More than one hundred majors and programs, including Accounting, New Messianism.” 8 to 9 pm. a talk on early, middle and late Food Co-op offers a talk on a Business, Computer Science, Education, and Health and Nutrition Sciences. 117 Remsen St. (718) 802-1827. stages of the disease. 10 am to diet that includes seasonal WHERE TO GO... Free. noon. Sunrise Assisted Living at whole foods to strengthen Day, evening, and weekend classes. ECO BOOKS: Anthropologist Sheepshead Bay, 2211 Emmons immune systems. Prepare a Jeremy Narby discusses his Ave. (212) 983-0700. Free. summer dish and share recipes. Affordable tuition. Supportive and nationally recognized faculty. Continued from previous page... afternoon of family fun featur- book “Shamans Through RHYTHM AND BLUES FEST: 7:30 pm. 782 Union St. (718) BURIED TREASURE: Jeff Richman, ing games, crafts, dance, art Time.” 7 pm. 837 Union St. Annual Brooklyn Academy of 622-0560. Free. Financial aid and scholarships available. author of “Brooklyn’s Green- and music. $5, kids free. Noon (718) 623-2698. Free. Music outdoor lunchtime con- GALLERY PLAYERS: presents its Wood Cemetery: NY’s Buried to 4 pm. 330 18th St. CINEMA: Ocularis Film Fest pres- cert series. The Wild Magnolias fifth annual Black Box Series. 12 College credits for life and work experience. Treasure,” leads a walk through PUPPETWORKS: “Pinnochio.” ents “The Story of #9.” $10. 8 play New Orleans’ music. Noon plays have their premieres. $15, grounds of this landmarked 12:30 pm. See Sat. pm. Galapagos Art Space, 70 to 2 pm. Metrotech, corner of $12, seniors and children under cemetery. $10. 12:30 pm. Meet North Sixth St. Call for reserva- Flatbush and Myrtle avenues. 10. 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) RYAN REPERTORY: “The Little (718) 636-4100. Free. at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue. Prince.” 2 pm. See Sat. tions. (212) 631-1190. 595-0547. (631) 549-4891. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: SALE: Mount Sinai offers a variety TWO BOOTS: Honky-tonk music GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Learn OTHER Meeting at 6:30 pm. Brooklyn of merchandise. Noon to 9 pm. with The Jug Addicts. No cover. about Green-Wood’s historical, HEALTH FAIR: Maimonides Heights Library. 280 Cadman 250 Cadman Plaza West. (718) 10 pm. 514 Second St. (718) sociological, architectural, artis- Medical Center and Boro Park Plaza West. (718) 596-2228. 875-9124. 499-3253. tic, horticultural and geological Y offer health screenings, lec- BAMCINEMATEK: BFN Brooklyn IRS WORKSHOP: Internal Revenue appeal during a tour led by tures, entertainment and activi- Independents presents Service offers a one-day work- John Cashman. $6. 1 pm. Meet ties for kids. 10 am to 3 pm. TUES, JUNE 11 “Margarita Happy Hour” shop for small and medium-size The New York City Board of Education (2001). $9. 4:30, 6:30 and 9:10 THE DIVISION OF PARENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS at Fourth Avenue gate at 35th Call for location. (718) 283- tax-exempt organizations. 8:30 Street. (718) 469-5277. 8200. Free. ELDERPLAN TALK: Learn about pm. Q & A with filmmaker Ilya am to 5:30 pm. See Wed. the coverage Elderplan offers. Chaiken and cast members BAM: US premiere of “Maria TOUR: NY Like a Native offers a FLEA MARKET: Ocean Parkway after 6:30 pm screening. 30 9 am. Refreshments. Perry’s Stuart.” 7:30 pm. See Wed. tour of Brooklyn’s history, archi- Jewish Center. 10 am to 4 pm. Restaurant, 3482 Nostrand Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. tecture, lore and landscape, 550 Ocean Parkway. (718) 436- Ave. (718) 921-7898. Free. including Park Slope, Prospect 4900. ESTATE PLANNING: HSBC hosts a Park and Brooklyn Heights. $13. MEDICARE TALK: Learn how to workshop on how to manage FRI, JUNE 14 VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY: make Medicare work for you. and protect your estate. 5 to 7 1:30 to 4 pm. Call. (718) 393- Honor men and women who 7537. 10 am to noon. NY Methodist pm. 200 Montague St. BUSES AND RAILS: “NYC Public served the county. Awards Hospital, 506 Sixth St. (212) LIBERTY DAY PARADE: Held in given to fire department, police MORTGAGE TALK: Neighbor- Transportation: Are the Buses Step 476-2195. Free. hood Housing Services offers a and Rails Getting You Where Step memory of the victims of the department, emergency med- talk on getting a mortgage. 9/11 attacks. 1 pm. 75th Street ical services and the National MEETING: of AARP. Membership You Need to Go?” is a talk UP available for those over 50 6:30 to 7:30 pm. 1 Hanson sponsored by state Sen. UP and 18th Avenue along 18th Guard. 9 am to 5 pm. Marine Place. (212) 669-3089. Free. Avenue to 84th Street. (718) Park, Avenue U and East 33rd years. 2:30 pm. Shore Hill Velmanette Montgomery and Housing, 9000 Shore Road. 256-7173. Street. (718) 921-2701. BAM: US premiere of Ingmar Borough President Marty (718) 748-9114. Bergman-directed production SPRINGFEST: Brock Mumford per- SALE: Mt. Sinai offers merchan- Markowitz. 10 am to 2 pm. PRODUCE IN THE GARDEN: of “Maria Stuart.” The Royal Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon forms jazz, rock and cabaret at dise. Noon to 9 pm. 250 Dramatic Theater of Sweden the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Spoke the Hub offers a series St. (718) 643-6140. Cadman Plaza West. (718) 875- of workshops in the Garden of performs play about struggle 2:30 pm. Also, host of HGTV’s 9124. BAMCINEMATEK: “The Indepen- Union. Today: Indian Kathak for power between England’s dent: John Sayles.” Film is “Grow It,” is guest speaker. 1 BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: dance with Sonia Sola. 5 pm. Protestant Queen Elizabeth I pm. $3 admission. 1000 Wash- Poetry workshop led by “Matewan” (1987). $9. 2, 4:30 This summer, make Union Street between Fourth and Catholic Mary, Queen of and 7 pm. Q & A with John ington Ave. (718) 623-7200. Fernando Maneca. Workshop and Fifth avenues. (718) 857- Scots. $65, $45, $25. 7:30 pm. WALK-A-THON: National Council members perform poetry writ- Sayles after 7 pm screening. 30 sure your kids learn 5158. Free. Howard Gilman Opera House, Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. for Unity hosts fundraiser, Unity ten over the last week. AUTHOR TALKS: Brooklyn Public 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4111. Day Celebration and walk-a- Workshop concludes series DINNER DANCE: Columbian the skills they need Library, Central branch, pres- EXHIBIT: Brooklyn Watercolor Lawyers Association of Brooklyn thon. Includes song, dance, art from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Rehearsal ents Laura Fraser on “An Italian Society hosts its annual spring for promotion to displays and cultural food fest. at 6 pm; performance at 7 pm. exhibit and sale. 5 to 7:30 pm. hosts its 34th annual event. 6 Affair,” part memoir, part trave- pm. Call for ticket information. Prospect Park Oriental Pavilion. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. logue. 6 pm. Grand Army St. Francis College, 180 Remsen the next grade. Minimum $10 donation. 10 am MESSIAH: Dr. Thomas Schmidt St. (718) 489-5272. Free. El Caribe, 5945 Strickland Ave. Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. (718) 875-0158. to 5 pm. (718) 714-6985. conducts a community sing-in. MEETING: of Community Board 6. Summer School 2002 SUPPORT: Group for adult chil- FISH TALK: Brooklyn Aquarium PERFORMANCES 4 pm. St. Jacobi Lutheran dren caring for aging parents. 6:30 pm. PS 27, 27 Huntington Church, 5406 Fourth Ave. (718) 6:30 to 8 pm. Heights and Hill St. (718) 643-3027. Society offers a talk “The will give your kids GOSPEL BRUNCH: Emmanuel 439-8978. Free. Private Lives of Cichlids.” $5 Baptist Church presents its 12- Community Council, 160 MEDIATION WORKSHOP: Learn READING: Spiral Thought Montague St. Call for fee infor- donation. 7:30 pm. Refresh- the necessary member praise and worship sahaja yoga. 7 to 8 pm. 522-A ments served. Brooklyn Aquar- Magazine hosts an evening of mation. (718) 596-8789. Court St. (718) 833-5751. Free. academic instruction choir, Total Praise, at the BAM readings by emerging writers. 8 ium, West Eighth Street and Sounds of Praise series. $20 GE CAMPAIGN: Park Slope Food MET IN THE PARKS: Outdoor Surf Avenue. (718) 837-4455. pm. Shakespeare’s Sister, 270 Co-op offers a talk on genetic concert performance of “The to prepare them DESIGN: I, CLAUDIA includes brunch. 2 to 4 pm. 30 Court St. (718) 832-2310. Free. COFFEE HOUSE: Bay Ridge Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4111. modification to food. 6:45 pm. Barber of Seville” by the Metro- CINEMA: Ocularis Film Fest pres- United Methodist Church hosts Step UP.UP GALLERY PLAYERS: Black Box 782 Union St. (718) 622-0560. politan Opera. 8 pm. Long to ents “Playtime” (1967), the Free. an evening of music. 7:30 to Series. 3 pm. See Sat. Meadow, near ballfields in Pros- most expensive film ever made pect Park. (212) 362-6000. Free. 9:30 pm. Voluntary donation. Summer School 2002 BOOKCOURT: presents Jonathan Fourth and Ovington avenues. BARGEMUSIC: Chamber music of in France at its time. $6. 7 and Safron Foer, author of “At Sea Haydn, Blacher and Dvorak. (718) 491-5863. will give them the 9:30 pm. Also, “The Story of in the City.” 7 pm. 163 Court $35. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry #9.” $8. 10 pm. Galapagos Art St. (718) 875-3677. Free. THURS, JUNE 13 ECO BOOKS: Three activists lead Landing. (718) 624-2083. chance to Step UP. Space, 70 North Sixth St. (718) FOOD: Park Slope Food Co-op “Connecting the Issues,” a dis- IMPACT THEATER: “Thunder and 782-5188. offers a talk on how to regener- ASSESSMENT IN AGING: Long cussion of issues relating to war. Call 718-482-3777. Lightning.” 8 pm. See Sat. ARTS FEST: PS 295 Spring Arts ate your body through food. Island College offers a confer- 7:30 pm. 837 Union St. (718) THELMA HILL: presents “Mixed Festival includes food, games, 7:30 pm. 782 Union St. (718) ence geared to health and 623-2698. Free. Nuts.” 8 pm. See Sat. crafts, raffle, silent auction and 622-0560. Free. community development pro- BARGEMUSIC: Chamber music of gallery of student work. $5 fessionals. 8 am to 5 pm. Call Shostakovich, Britten and CHILDREN adults. Noon – 4 pm. 330 18th for information. (718) 246-6443. Schubert. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton AQUARIUM: Kids are invited to St. WEDS, JUNE 12 POWER LUNCHEON: YWCA of Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. learn about the beluga whale SPRING FEST: at St. Athanasius. 1 Brooklyn hosts its 13th annual GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Folk- and other Russian aquatic ani- to 11 pm outdoors; 6 to 11 pm IRS WORKSHOP: Internal Women of Distinction honors. music legend Oscar Brand mals. 11 am to 4 pm. See Sat. indoors. See Sat. Revenue Service offers a one- $200. 11:30 am to 2 pm. brings his repertoire of songs Summer School 2002 BROOKLYN MUSEUM: As part of day workshop for small and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Palm and stories. $10, $6 children. 8 the “Star Wars: The Magic of medium-size tax-exempt organ- House, 1000 Washington Ave. pm. 53 Prospect Park West. Myth” exhibit, family arts and MON, JUNE 10 izations on how to comply with (212) 582-6690. (718) 768-2972. Call the Chancellor s Parent Hotline at 718-482-3777 to find out more about registration for Summer School 2002. crafts program. Make an out-of- exemption and tax law require- DINNER: Brooklyn Housing and RECITAL: Soprano Christine this-galaxy mobile. Included in LECTURE SERIES: Congregation ments. 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Family Services hosts its annual Moore and pianist Beth Levin Help your child Step UP and move forward in school! admission of $6. Noon and 4 B’nai Avraham offers a rebuttal Pre-registration necessary. (877) fundraising dinner. Honorees perform recital of songs includ- pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) to the new book by David Berger 829-5500. include Borough President ing works by Bach and Vivaldi. 638-5000. “The Rebbe, The Messiah and ALZHEIMER’S TALK: NYC Chapter Marty Markowitz and President $10, $5 children and seniors. 8 SPRING FEST: PS 295 hosts an The Scandal.” Tonight’s talk “The of Alzheimer’s Association hosts of Lutheran Medical Center pm. Brooklyn Conservatory of Wendy Goldstein. 7 to 11 pm. Music, 58 Seventh Ave. (718) Towne House, 6307 17th Ave. 622-3300. Call for ticket information. (718) MODA CAFE: Magazine launch 435-7585. party for “Si Senior.” 9 pm. 294 SHAKESPEARE: Kings County Fifth Ave. (718) 832-8897. Free. Shakespeare Company begins its 2002 season with “The TWO BOOTS: Jazz with Sound on Tempest.” $12. 8 pm. St. Fran- Sound Trio. No cover. 10 pm. cis College, 182 Remsen St. 514 Second St. (718) 499-3253. (718) 398-0546. GALLERY PLAYERS: Black Box HALCYON CAFE: Fiction reading Series. 8 pm. See Thurs. with writers Henry Israeli, DINNER THEATER: “The Last Joanna Goodman and Michael Supper,” an evening of dinner Morse. 7:30 pm. 227 Smith St. theater. 7 pm. See Sat.. (718) 260-WAXY. Free. BAM: US premiere of “Maria BARGEMUSIC: Chamber music of Stuart.” 7:30 pm. See Wed. Shostakovich, Britten and RYAN REPERTORY: “The Little Schubert. $35. 7:30 pm. Fulton Prince.”8 pm. See Sat. Ferry Landing. (718) 624-2083. SHAKESPEARE: “The Tempest.” 8 SEASONAL EATING: Park Slope pm. See Thurs., June 13.

B”H WHAT’S HAPPENING AT Congregation B’nai Avraham Modern Orthodox Synagogue in Brooklyn Heights Celebrating our 13th Year • Rabbi Aaron R. Raskin 117 Remsen Street • (718) 802-1827

The Rebbe’s Revolutionary Approach to Torah, Outreach and Science Saturday, June 8, 1pm Lunch and lecture featuring Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson, on the Eighth Anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing. Rabbi Jacobson is a scholar and teacher of Kaballah and Chassidic Spirituality. He has lectured throughout Asia, Israel, Europe, Australia and North America and is the author of the widely acclaimed tape series on the Tanya, “A Tale Of Two Souls.” He is also the book editor of the interna- tional Yiddish-English weekly, “The Algemeiner Journal.” $30. $15 seniors and students. Please call for more information and reservations.

David Berg Lecture Series Presents: The Rebbe, The Messiah, The Scandal Rabbi Aaron Raskin rebuts David Berge’s book, “The Rebbe, The Messiah and the Scandal of Orthodox Indifference.” Mon., June 10, 8pm: The New Messianism All classes are FREE Mon., June 17, 8pm: Messiah Who Dies and open to all

TOT Shabbat and JR. CONGREGATION, 11am-noon: Two childrens’ programs (ages 5-11 and 3-5), featuring songs, prayers, stories and more. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Join us for a delicious kiddush buffet after services! CROP LINE

June 10, 2002 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM 5 The heat is on Tuk Tuk serves up the right Thai spices Co-op sold in one day By Tina Barry for The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn Papers recently sold for $975,000, the property’s asking price. ow much curry can a The buyer, who is fully renovating the property and converting “ girl eat?” I asked my 1 Grace Court it into a duplex and a four-family apartment building, decided to Hhusband when he sug- After being on the market for just one day, a one-bedroom co- invest in the property after it had been on the market for a year. gested Thai food for the third op at 1 Grace Court sold recently for its asking price of “Not too many people have the guts to buy such a building” time in a week. I adore Thai $250,000. that needs so much work, said Harbor View’s Mosse, who also food. The smell of lemongrass “Location and value go right away,” said Danielle Mosse of brokered this deal. She added that the potential investment was and chilies makes me swoon. Harbor View Realty. great. “It would have sold for $2 million had it been completely But how many times can you Right off the prome- restored.” eat it? nade, the co-op is prime More than 150 If you’re a Thai food junkie: Brooklyn Heights. years old, the four- the answer is seven — once a “It is like entering a story brownstone will day isn’t a bad place to start. castle or manor,” when retain all of its origi- Finding restaurants in Brook- you walk into the pre- nal detail in the Greek lyn that serve authentic Thai war, solid stone build- Revival tradition. Fol- food when we need a fix isn’t ing, according to lowing the Depres- always easy. Some have turned Mosse. The ornate lob- sion, the boarding the spice down so far that the by has stone and mar- houses in Brooklyn food has a “McThai” quality — ble floors and wood Heights were convert- in other words, no one in Iowa beams, and the 17-unit ed into low-income would notice the heat. And I building also has “a housing, and then in was told recently that a chef in a fantastic roof deck.” 1957, most were de- local Thai place was using goat Completely covered by molished to make cheese as an ingredient — a sort deck tiles, it has a won- room for the Brook- of “nouvelle Thai.” That’s fine; derful, 360-degree view, lyn-Queens Express-

I’m for creativity in the kitchen. Mosse said. The six- Callan / Tom way. The historic prop- But when I need Thai food, it is- Transport-tasting: Pad pra story elevator building erty at 272 Hicks St. is n’t goat cheese I’m after. ram long-song, chicken, also has a laundry monitored by the city Callan / Tom What I want are the clean, steamed broccoli and pea- room. Landmarks Preserva- bright flavors of Thai cooking at Located on the third- tion Commission, but nut sauce, is served at Tuk its best: the astringent tartness of floor, the co-op is Papers The Brooklyn the owner also wants lime; the anise-like quality of Tuk restaurant on Smith small, but “very nice “to keep everything Street. The eatery is named basil; the freshness of mint. and full of charm,” Mosse said. The bedroom is a “nice size,” they can to make it spe- Papers The Brooklyn When a dish balances all those for the Thailand cabs (in and the living room overlooks Grace Court. The galley kitchen cial,” Mosse said. tastes perfectly — it is a magi- the background, above), is very unique, with a circular eat-in area at its end, as is the The original hardwood floors are “impeccable,” according to cal experience. Not every dish I which make a “tuk-tuk-tuk” bathroom, which has its original large tub and pedestal sink. Mosse, and the high ceilings and very large windows will be tried at Tuk Tuk, an attractive sound. BP / Greg Mango maintained. The bathrooms are particularly unique, with origi- restaurant in Boerum Hill, had 272 Hicks St. nal, deep bathtubs and pedestal sinks that are rare nowadays. that magical quality, but a few ate, the flavors of coconut milk A vacant historical landmark at 272 Hicks St. between Jorale- Located in “a prime location, the property is near everything,” of the dishes I sampled were emerged, as did the nutty flavor mon and State streets that was originally a boarding house was Mosse said. vividly seasoned and had the and saltiness of crushed peanuts. heat I crave. Crisply cooked vegetables Walk into Tuk Tuk, open seemed to lighten the dish. less than a year, and you’re At owner Tassanee Boon- COMMERCIAL met with the pungent aroma of mongkol’s suggestion, we or- APARTMENTS SPACE OPEN HOUSES garlic and lime and the hissing dered the Thai ice cream of oil sizzling in hot woks. The dessert. A huge bowl with sev- For Rent / Brooklyn restaurant is one long, eral scoops of pastel-colored ice Office Space Available R32 narrow room seating ground chicken, were unpleas- cream was placed before us. Apartments For Rent 30. The wood-on-wood ant. We liked the coconut and the Downtown Bklyn DINING Beginning May 22, 2002, applications decor is casual — The chef makes no conces- litchi ice creams more for the for a 54 one (1) bedroom unit build- 16 Court Street. Bright win- bleached wood floor Tuk Tuk (204 Smith St., between sions for the American palette heat relief they provided then ing including 5 units designed for the Baltic and Butler streets) accepts cash dowed small office in 24/7 secu- and wooden tables sur- only. Entrees are $7-$9. For reserva- when spicing a mussel pancake their mild flavor. The scoop of disabled elderly at Lucille Rose rity building. $600/mo. Call: rounded by an assort- tions, call (718) 222-5598. appetizer. Made from rice flour palm nut ice cream (also called Apartment, 364 Vernon Ave. (718) 852-4779. L22 ment of neutral-colored and filled with tender mussels luk taan, an opaque sap extract- Brooklyn, NY 11206, will be avail- chairs and sofas. and soft chunks of onion, the ed from the nut of a Palmyra able for renting to elderly or elderly mobility impaired persons 62 years Office Space To Share There’s a bar but no bar scene. chef. This amalgamation of pancake is liberally dosed with palm) with its chewy, gelati- or older at the time of advertisement. I’ll call Tuk Tuk a family place East and West featured raisins, fiery sriacha. It’s hot, but the nous bits and dusty aroma is an Qualifications and income limits will be Bensonhurst and hope that my description frank (not capitalized so I’m heat only intensifies the brini- acquired taste. based on current Section 8 Federal Dyker Heights Great office space to share. Large guidelines. Elderly: Apts Avail: 49, won’t turn anyone off. It is easy assuming it’s a frankfurter and ness of the mussels and the When we return to Tuk Tuk sunny studio apt, wood floors, AC, 1 Apt size - 1BR. Mobility Impaired for anyone, with or without chil- not a customer with an unpaid sweetness of the onion. we’ll order the noodle dishes block from train. Private bath & Elderly: Apts Avail: 5, Apt size - OPEN HOUSE dren, to eat comfortably. bill) drumsticks, sriacha (a hot Tuk Tuk’s green curry also and a Yum-Yum (in Thai “yum” kitchen. Great share for psychother- 1BR. Interested persons may obtain an apists, massage therapist, holistic Tuk Tuk was named for the chili and garlic sauce) and packs a slow burn. Hot it is, yet means salad.) The nam-tok, application by sending a stamped self- practitioners, healers, and small ubiquitous three-wheeled Thai ketchup topped gracefully with the fiery chilies are tempered by which includes grilled beef, addressed envelope to: 358-74 Sun, June 9, 1-3pm groups. 4 days a month, min. comitt- vehicle — akin to a taxi — a sunny side up egg. the creamy coconut milk, while lime juice, hot chilies and mint Vernon Avenue Housing ment. Furnished & massage table Development Fund Corp. P.O. Box which makes a “tuk tuk tuk” The tom yum soup was the flavors of the shrimp, soft sounds like it would be worth avail. (718) 256-2640. Dianne or 1750 Manhattanville Station, New 7222 11th Ave. 1 family, private drive, 3 sound. everything it should be: heavi- eggplant and basil leaves remain a try. Nancy - $250 monthly & up. R23 York, New York 10027-9998. Complete 1 The waitstaff runs gracefully ly scented and citrusy from the vibrant and distinct. Tuk Tuk aims for authentici- BR, 1 /2 baths. New EIK, deck w/Florida rm. from table to table and never lemongrass, the shrimp tender Pad rama long-song, an en- ty and I applaud that. With so Applications sent by regular mail must be received by June 12, 2002 at the CO-OPS & Excellent condition. Asking $489,000. ASK seem to loose their ear-to-ear and the mushrooms earthy and tree of pork in a peanut sauce many restaurants in our area P.O. Box indicated on the application. grins. A waiter who appeared to silken. The glass noodle soup, served over steamed broccoli, serving tame “Thai-like” ver- Applications will not be accepted after CONDOS FOR CATHERINE. REF. #CF318. be servicing 20 parties at once, though, was one odd bowl of carrots and string beans took sions of the real thing, it’s a this date. Rented & Managed by: LWC stopped at our table, scribbled flavor. The broth had a musty awhile to grow on us. At first, pleasure to find a restaurant that Management Corp. 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Q: “My 2-year-old is af- trip into a cozy threesome. career in pediatrics ahead of fectionate toward me, but The father of five sons, Parent-to-Parent everything else left him out of often aggressive to his father Biller has practiced what he touch with the first three of his when I’m around. He slaps preaches: He toted his young- eight kids. or throws things at my hus- est child to the classes he He says he changed his band. Time-outs don’t seem taught, and let one son at a time workaholic approach with the to work. My husband trav- join him on speaking trips. arrival of his fourth child and els and works long days. I’m Family therapist Don Eli- made himself more available a stay-at-home mom, so my um, co-author of “Raising a to his family. son and I spend lots of time Son” (Celestial Arts, 1996), “As with many fathers, I together.” — a mother agrees that if the father will planned to get involved when A: When a toddler gets spend more time alone with the boys were old enough to used to having mom all to his 2-year-old, they’ll have a throw a football. Big mis- himself, any change in the better chance to bond and the take!” Sears writes on his Web routine — including dad’s ar- hitting likely will stop. To help By Betsy Flagler site, http://www.askdrsears.com. rival — can feel like an un- the two connect, mom needs “I wasn’t around my chil- welcome disruption. to disappear briefly — run er- both girls and boys — don’t dren enough, so they didn’t re- One mother says her 3-year- rands or visit friends for about get enough day-to-day atten- spond to me. Lesson number old son doesn’t hit but wants 45 minutes. tion from their fathers. one for fathers: To discipline nothing to do with his father “We dads tend to get home “If a child doesn’t develop a your children, you have to when he works extra-long and we’re still working and relationship with his dad, he’s know them. And to know PARENTTHE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM June 3, 2002 8 hours. “No! Mommy do it!” is not really present,” says Eli- at risk for being unable to them, you have to be involved the boy’s frequent battle cry. um. form relationships with oth- in nurturing them.” “For a good family atmos- “A dad who invests quality ers.” phere, the parents are going to and quantity time early on is A mother whose husband Can you help? have to work together so the taking out an insurance policy works out of town and is “Most of the parents in our father doesn’t seem like a for adolescence. A father-son home about once a month, has neighborhood keep close tabs stranger,” says Henry Biller, bond pays off with more coop- come up with ways to help her on their children, but three PhD, who has researched fa- eration in the teenage years.” son feel more connected to his brothers, all under age 6, pop ther-child relationships for 30 There’s also a side benefit father: over whenever we’re outside years. to the special way dads play •Talking to dad on the and stay for hours. They re- “When dads share in early with their kids, says Biller, au- phone and looking at pictures quire more supervision than child care and play with their thor of a new book for fami- of him. my three kids, who are 4, 7 and kids, there aren’t these kinds lies called “Creative Fitness” •Talking about when he’s 10. Their mother, who is di- of separation problems, and (Greenwood Publishing, 2002). coming and going. vorced, has different values the kids are more adaptable.” “Rough-and-tumble play is •Family hugs. than I do, and I’m not sure how If a boy has an aggressive a form of give and take, a pos- •Playing special games just to confront her.” — a mother disposition and is overly at- itive factor in how children de- with dad when he’s home. If you have tips or a ques- tached to his mother, it’s not velop relationships with their Even child-rearing expert tion, call our toll-free hotline surprising that he would lash peers,” says Biller, who is William Sears, MD, learned any time at (800) 827-1092 or out to protect that relationship, concerned that many kids — the hard way that putting his e-mail us at [email protected]. says Biller, a psychology pro- fessor at the University of Rhode Island. Time-outs will only escalate the child’s anger. 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