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BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 834–9350 • Brooklyn, NY • ©2007 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DOWNTOWN EDITION AWP/20 pages • Vol. 30, No. 35 • Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 • FREE INCLUDING DUMBO MARTY’S GARDEN SNAKES TROLLEY Flower fiends filching foliage

By Matthew Lysiak The Brooklyn Paper A mysterious gang of marauding plant thieves has been yank- ing flowers and snagging herbs right out of the gardens of some FOLLY lush homes in Bay Ridge. At least 12 residents in a seven-block radius awoke two Fridays ago to discover that someone had used clippers to swipe their cher- ished shrubbery. Residents were aghast at the sheer barbarism of the act. Beep sinks $475K “I was crying all morning,” said Fatama Yafei, a resident of 247 / Gary Thomas 79th St. “What kind of people would do something like this?” The “who” remains a mystery, but the “where” is public knowledge, at least to residents accustomed to the beautifully manicured lawns and gardens of Bay Ridge. into failed buses The green-thumbed perps hit the blocks between 79th and 86th The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Streets from Shore Road to Third Avenue, where stems now wither in front of many homes where green goodness formerly blossomed. It appears that more than one person is involved due to the sheer Heads up! scope of the vandalism. Brooklyn Cyclones catcher Cesar Cordido chases after a pop-up during Monday’s 5–0 Yafei says she believes the bandits struck her house between 2 victory over the hated Staten Island Yankees. Both the Clones and their rivals have qual- and 4 am, when they opened her front gate, walked into the middle ified for the playoffs — and may meet in the first round, which begins Sunday. See The of her garden, and cleanly clipped a three-foot high shrub known Paper’s “Triple-Threat Cyclones Coverage” on page 18. See GARDEN THIEF on page 16 A chicken-and-egg thing

/ Tom Callan / Tom Red Hook rancher to be honored at Farm Aid By Ariella Cohen “They said to come on out and bring The Brooklyn Paper chicken wire. They’ll supply the bales of hay,” said Mackin, who described the Cockle doodle dude? The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn chicken’s job at the all-day festival as Maria’s chicks The fake trolley that travels among several tourist attractions in Brooklyn has been a bust, a A troop of Red Hook chickens will “hanging out.” She said she planned to new study shows. Riders are typically neighborhood residents, not tourists. share a bill with Willie Nelson and transport six of her calmer fowl in the Neil Young at Sunday’s eco-chic Farm family mini-van. Aid rock benefit on Randall’s Island. Mackin and her husband Declan By Ariella Cohen Even the executive director of the agency that Organizers of the Sept. 9 show — Walsh are pioneers in the world of ur- The Brooklyn Paper runs the trolley admits they’re a failure. an annual benefit for family farms — ban farming. While other members of A trolley-styled shuttle bus that was con- “If you talk to the trolley drivers, it’s the same reached out to urban chicken rancher the organic elite grow heirloom toma- ceived as a way of bringing tourists to Brook- lady and her three kids every Saturday at 3 pm and Maria Mackin and asked her to bring toes, squash and exotic spices, the cou- Callan / Tom lyn’s cultural destinations is actually being they’re going from ballet on the west side of the her egg-layers to the all-day concert to ple has kept a brood of squawking, park to something else on the east side of the park,” mostly used by locals hitching a free ride, a promote sustainable, local agriculture. bawking and hatching chickens in their said Ellen Salpeter, who runs Heart of Brooklyn, new study has found — yet Borough President backyard for years, selling the privately and publicly funded community de- the eggs for profit (and Markowitz is about to sink nearly half a million

velopment group that operates the trolley. fame, it seems). Paper The Brooklyn taxpayer dollars into keeping the “disappoint- The Markowitz-funded new vehicle will be In Brooklyn, the wild- Crazy Janey Old Hickory White Meat ing” system going. greener, but critics say it’ll be a waste of another feathered birds — one Markowitz has allocated $475,000 to buy a kind of green unless there are major changes to looks like Rod Stewart Breed: Araucana Chicken Breed: Cochin Breed: Buff Brahma new, fuel-efficient fake trolley to run its circular the way the service is promoted to tourists. with a spiky crown of or- Characteristics: A South Characteristics: The route, despite a report by the Center for the Urban Characteristics: These The fake trolley connects several stops inside ange feathers; another re- American breed prized perfect arm candy. Im- Future that said the service functions mostly as are big, dumb birds val- Prospect Park with the Brooklyn Public Library at sembles Phyllis Diller — for its trusting nature. ported from China in “free transportation to go shopping or save [local ued for the mod pat- Grand Army Plaza, the Brooklyn Museum and have plenty of fans. the early 19th century as terns on their golden residents] a walk across the park.” Fun Fact: Hens lay pas- the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Callan / Tom “They’re quite a sight,” tel-colored eggs. The a show bird, the Cochin feathers and their In 2006, the weekends-only shuttle attracted said Kayla Soyer-Stein, a Easter bunny got nuttin’ gained popularity in the peaceable nature. only 18,000 people — and the report’s author, frequent customer at the on this chick! They don’t west because of its nur- Fun Fact: These birds Paper holiday Tara Colton, said the ridership breakdown proba- Mackin-Walsh egg stand. just look good, but are turing nature. like to hang out. They bly mimicked the results of a 2006 Heart of Soyer-Stein, who enjoys said to be more nutri- Fun fact: This bird can also tend to get fat!

The Brooklyn Paper’s offices will be clos- Brooklyn study that revealed that 78 percent of Paper The Brooklyn scrambling the fresh yolks tious. get violent in the close ed Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13 and 14. visitors to local institutions come from Brooklyn Red Hook’s chicken farmer, Maria Mackin, will with a little Tabasco-brand quarters of the coop! See FOLLY on page 10 be honored at Farm Aid this weekend. See CHICKS on page 8

Bush’s tornado aid goes to Queens, not Brooklyn

By Matthew Lysiak publican at the head of the exec- tornado in Bay Ridge, but in The Brooklyn Paper utive branch — to do the right Queens, more than 1,300 homes thing by Bay Ridge. were damaged, compared to 80 President Bush will send Hundreds of cars, houses and in Brooklyn. There was also ex- disaster relief funds to victims roofs were damaged or destroyed tensive flooding in Queens. of the Aug. 8 storm that un- by the tornado’s 136-mile-per- Lynch said that Brooklyn leashed a tornado on Bay hour winds that touched down could still get a piece of the fed- Ridge — but the White House around 67th Street between eral relief pie, but as in the Sept. is only sending money to Fourth and Seventh avenues. 1 relief announcement, that de- / Daniel Krieger / Tom Callan / Tom Queens, not Brooklyn. The tornado may have cision must be made by the As you might imagine, local touched down in Bay Ridge, but president. officials in Bay Ridge are buzz- Queens, not Brooklyn, bore the Fossella met with FEMA of- ing like a Category 1 twister. brunt of the damage, said FEMA ficials last Friday and demanded “People are having difficulty spokeswoman Barbara Lynch. a recount. The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn recovering from the tornado be- “The borough of Queens was “I spoke with top officials to cause the process for making a really in a lot worse shape,” said express the community’s frus- decision has been too slow,” Lynch. “That’s why residents of tration,” said Fossella. Bright day said Rep. Vito Fossella (R–Bay Queens will be the only ones el- The agency agreed to Fossel- Blowin’ in the new year The 40th annual West Indian-American parade on La- Ridge), who had urged the Fed- igible for the aid at this time.” la’s request to re-examine how Rabbi Aaron Raskin of Congregation B’nai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights (left) and Pratt Insti- bor Day drew a million spectators — and hundreds eral Emergency Management Indeed, news coverage of the and where the relief money was tute’s rabbi, Simcha Weinstein, blow shofars to ring in Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, of colorfully clad performers — to Eastern Parkway. Agency — and his fellow Re- storm did focus on the first-ever allocated. which begins on Wednesday night.

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Enjoy the styling of jazz songstress DANCE PERFORMANCE: The Silver- String Quartet in a program of music Rangers for a walking tour of historic Fort Rule, followed by the 13-piece Akoya Brown Dance Company makes its by Beethoven, Ligeti and Dvorak. $40, Greene. Tour features a discussion of the neighborhood’s architectural features. Bring water and wear walking shoes. 11 am. Meet at the Fort Greene Visitor Center Street), 6:30 pm. Call (718) 643-3027 for high on the hill near the Myrtle Avenue Got Lighting? information. and Washington Park Entrance. For more CIVIC CALENDAR information call 311 and ask for the Urban 72nd Precinct Community Council. Park Rangers. Free. Monthly meeting. Mariem Heim Center Hunter’s steakhouse wants an outdoor MONDAY, SEPT. 10 (4520 Fourth Ave., at 45th Street), 7:30 cafe and a developer at 9917 Shore Rd. PERFORMANCE We’re New York’s largest lighting store! 94th Precinct Community Council. pm. 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Full board meeting. 211 Ainslie St., (at Manhattan Avenue), Cantor Schneur Zalman Baumgarten- Precinct stationhouse (211 Union Ave., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 Tenor performs. Songs include “My between Broadway and Montrose Street). 6:30 pm. Call (718) 389-0009 for informa- 90th Precinct Community Council. Regular tion. Yiddishe Mama” and “Roszekes Mit Call (718) 963-5309 for information. monthly meeting. 30 Montrose Ave. (be- Mandlin.” $12, $10 seniors. 4 pm. 117 tween Union Avenue and Lorimer Street), Remsen St. (718) 596-4840 ext.18. Community Board 10, zoning and land- TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 7:30 pm. Call (718) 963-5309 for information. use committee. CB10 offices (621 86th Community Board 6. Full board meeting. BARGEMUSIC: 4 pm. See Sat., Sept 8. St., between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Long Island College Hospital (339 Hicks To list an event in the Civic Calendar, e-mail DANCE PERFORMANCE: 5 pm. See Sat., Gatling Place), 7 pm. 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stoopDUMBO 187 State Street BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – DOWNTOWN (off Court St) (718) 852-1421 • Fax (718) 852-9697 • Ricky’s opens! HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9:30am - 6:30pm; Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm Fight to save historic Have you run a business? Where’s porn? Were you a business executive? ver since Ricky’s — the bright pink, techno-music bumping HEIGHTS E beauty shop — announced it LOWDOWN DUMBO was opening in Brooklyn Heights, NEEDS YOU parents started preparing to shield By Juliana Bunim their children’s eyes while strolling VOLUNTEER YOUR SKILLS down Montague Street. We’ve all for the Brooklyn Paper heard about Ricky’s backroom, It’s one fight where everyone’s in the Help others succeed in business renowned for its chocolate penises same corner. and naughty costumes, and the Dai- DUMBO, a neighborhood now known for To learn more, ly News and some of our prudish art galleries, studios, and even some artists competitors in Brooklyn ques- actually living there, will honor its hard- come meet us for breakfast tioned if the store would corrupt scrabble, bare-knuckles past with a boxing our idyllic little neighborhood. fundraiser to help preserve the historic, yet Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 9am Juliana Bunim So having never actually been vibrant, neighborhood between the Manhat- Brooklyn Public Business Library inside a Ricky’s, I was half expect- tan and Brooklyn bridges. ing to be met with whips and chains at the door. Imagine my dis- Hosted by the DUMBO Improvement 280 Cadman Plaza West appointment when I discovered lunchboxes, temporary tattoos District, the inaugural fundraiser will feature (Downtown Brooklyn) and Ugly Dolls instead. art, music and dance (that’s the tribute to “[The seamy reputation] is more talk that anything else,” said DUMBO’s present) followed by a real box- To register, email: [email protected] the company’s president, Dominick Costello, whose store opened ing card put together by Gleason’s Gym. Tel (212) 264-4507 on Aug. 31 (though its “official” opening was set for Sept. 7). “We wanted to bring the community to- “People like to make noise. But we sell premium brands that gether to celebrate what DUMBO is now Score is a people in that neighborhood use. Ricky’s might have a funky known for — its artists — and its past into resource partner connotation, but my mom is 60 years old and she likes to shop one night,” said Jane Kojima of the Im- U.S. Small Business there.” provement District. Administration I didn’t see Costello’s mom, but I did see a fair share of the No fight night would be complete without over-60 crowd. “It’s good to try out new things,” said Angela someone lacing up the gloves. Luckily, Glea- Nunez, a Brooklyn Heights resident of 40 years who was perus- son’s owner Bruce Silverglade, was game. “I ing the hair accessories. “You don’t want to know how many try to do whatever I can,” he said. i>ÌÕÀ}\Ê stores I’ve seen come and go. But this [store] is good and has lot The marquee bout will pit Maria “the for people in the neighborhood.” Blonde Bomber” Frisk against Sacred Down- >«>iÃi] In addition to an endless selection of hair tools, make-up and ing, the nation’s number one amateur boxer. iÃi] costume jewelry, the store stocks high-end home items like Mrs. Not all the clashing will be in the ring. Meyers lemon-scented aromatherapeutic household cleaners and Classical musicians will take on hip-hop >`Ê/ > Votivo candles in scents artists (albeit with beats and rhythms rather like red currant and “white than dukes). Professional dancers will go ON OUR OTHER ocean sands” for $29.99 a toe-to-toe with break-dancers to see if the pop. If the prices turn you pirouette can knock out the moonwalk. RESTAURANT The winner will be DUMBO itself. stoop off, head downstairs to find / Julie Rosenberg PAGES drugstore staples like Clar- “All of the money raised will go to the 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! PARK SLOPE itin, Bengay, toothpaste and maintenance fund for the cobblestone Pizza Plus back tampons. streets,” said Kojima. 15% off any order of FORT GREENE But what about the “Fight Night: The Fight to Preserve DUM- Clean, but empty naughty backroom? “There BO,” St. Ann’s Warehouse (38 Water St., be- $15 or more All SUMMER hasn’t been a single com- Paper The Brooklyn tween Dock and Main streets, in DUMBO), GREENPOINT 78 Clark Street >ÌÊiÀÞÊ-Ì°ÊUÊ ÞÊi} ÌÃ Wacky artist show plaint,” said Malcolm Gleason’s Gym owner Bruce Silverglade is participating in the Sept 20 “fight Sept. 20, 6 pm. $50 per person ($100 per fami- Eggleston, who was trans- night” fundraiser to save DUMBO’s disappearing cobblestone streets. ly). Call (718) 237-8700 for information. (718) 625-9893 BAY RIDGE ferred from Ricky’s 23rd Pipeline is safe! OPEN 7 DAYS: 11am-11pm Street store in Manhattan. Fast, Free Delivery to: online at BrooklynPaper.com “No kids have even tried to Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, go back there, although DUMBO, Metrotech, Cobble Hill adults have been several times a day.” Located downstairs in an out-of the way corner, the backroom takes up a small percentage of the 3,200-square-foot store. Its contents are relatively harmless — minus a selection of vi- I'll be your bridge from where you are brating sex toys — with the majority being bachelorette party Pineapple turns sour gag gifts like a penis piñata, silly wind-up toys and crowns em- to where you want to be blazoned with mottos like, “Final fling before the ring.” One shopper who identified herself as “Mrs. Shankman,” was By Dana Rubinstein Tailored Pet. “Why would you there with her dog Skippy (yes, the store is dog friendly) and The Brooklyn Paper want to walk underneath it?” ELLEN couldn’t wait to come back without the burden of her pooch. Cadman Towers, the neigh- “There’s nothing so interesting in the general area of Brook- This summer has been no boring residential complex, GOTTLIEB lyn Heights,” she said. “But this store has a lot of stuff I tend to fruit smoothie for businesses erected the scaffolding in May, buy. And I haven’t been downstairs yet, but I’ll be back out of along Pineapple Walk, thanks along Pineapple Walk, between 211 Court Street pure intellectual curiosity.” (Wink.) to the enormous blue scaffold- Henry Street and Cadman Brooklyn Costello said he hoped Ricky’s will bring something “funky ing that transformed the once Plaza West, a strip that is home and cool” to the neighborhood — and, indeed, there’s finally an sunny pedestrian shopping strip to four businesses whose own- 917.797.1351 alternative to either trekking to Manhattan or Park Slope for into a gloomy cave. ers grumbled at varying vol- 718.625.3700 x 112 high-end products, or going for the cheap stuff at Duane Reade. “It’s dark all the time,” said umes about what they say have “Once you come into our store you realize we’re not some Serena Bellino, owner of the been the negative repercussions schlocky place,” said Costello. “Parents should be worried if someone was putting in a porn shop or a peek booth. People don’t know what they’re deal- WWW.BROOKLYNBRIDGEREALTY.COM ing with until it’s in there. Then they’re like, ‘Oh, that’s it?’ It’s fear of the unknown.” KITCHEN SINK Give Your Kids the Edge! Atlantic Avenue’s venerable Long Island Restaurant — GET A MAILBOX WITH BENEFITS which has been at the corner of Henry Street for decades — is in Brooklyn Heights apparently closed. At least a sign in the window said so this A real street address, not a P.O. Box week. Stay tuned. … Congrat- ulations to Sea Asian Res- Package notification taurant on celebrating its Callan / Tom Full-service mail & package receiving four-year anniversary on Clark Mail holding & forwarding Street. Considering the rapid turnover on that stretch of the Call-in Mailcheck Heights, it’s quite an accom- E-mail notification plishment. … Brooklynart- project.com is now taking &RPSDT3UHVDULR Paper The Brooklyn Only $25/Month submissions to its contest “Bat- /DSWRS&RPSXWHU Heights Kids manager Mark Nowakowski stands under the tle for Brooklyn.” The top three scaffolding that he says is hurting his Pineapple Walk business. entries by Sept. 17 will win a $539.00 spot in the Art Under the of the protective plywood. lot of homeless people stop Bridge Festival in DUMBO Cannon F-710 Bellino — with her estab- here and drink. The other day later this year. … Chase 6FLHQWLÀF&DOFXODWRU lished business and cadre of stal- last week, they were breaking Bank just opened in the wart customers willing to brave bottles on the sidewalk.” The UPS Store® ground floor of the J Street $9.95 the cave for some organic dog John Lederer, the property Condos on Front Street at Jay food and a chance to pet Primo, manager for the Cadman Tow- Street in DUMBO, finally giv- the enormous cat — said the neg- ers, said the building has “ex- The UPS Store of Brooklyn Heights ing the growing neighborhood ative impact has been mostly aes- tended ourselves to prevent any 93 Montague Street (at Hicks St) a second bank. … Plymouth thetic. loss of business.” Church’s fall kick-off is this 718-802-0900 Knapsacks But it’s a different story for Indeed, the Towers has pur- Sunday with a barbeque open Brian Pang, the owner of Mon-Fri: 8:30am to 7pm | Saturday: 10am to 5pm | Sunday: 10am to 3pm to all friends and neighbors in chased advertising promoting Brooklyn Dojo, a martial-arts the stores and erected three new the Beecher garden, which is $8.99-22.99 venue that opened this winter. on Orange Street between signs for each business — one “I hate it,” said Pang. “I’ve on either end of the scaffolding Hicks and Henry streets. Call only been here since February, BOERUM HILL (718) 624-4743 for informa- so I have a very limited cus- and one underneath. At the tion. … And we bid farewell to tomer base. The scaffolding has merchants’ request, the devel- Greens, that vegan and kosher created a barrier that no one opment has also improved the Chinese restaurant on Mon- would choose to walk under. lighting. tague Street, near Henry Street. Court Street Ofﬁ ce Supplies And then there’s the increase in “The scaffolding was really We hear it will be replaced lat- 44 Court Street · Downtown Brooklyn homeless, and it’s a lot dirtier.” was the only option,” added er this year by the Island Mark Nowakowski, the man- Lederer. “We’re working with Grill. 718-625-5771 ager of Heights Kids, a toy glass and metal [at] 31 stories.” [email protected] He projected that the scaf- Mon - Thurs 8:30 am-6:30 pm / Fri 8:30 am-2:00 pm / Sun 11:00 am-4:30 pm store, echoed Pang’s complaints 231 Bergen St.: 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. about the presence of homeless folding would come down by (718) 596-3333 Over 30 years in the business Includes home-entertainment system men and women. the end of October. with flat-screen TV’s! 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BOERUM HILL stoopRED HOOK CARROLL GARDENS – COBBLE HILL Have you run a business? Were you a business executive? So, did he sniff Booming fall for Gardens, Hill Greater Gowanus. “There is raw sewage in er inappropriate development. NEEDS YOU Lots of projects this canal and you should see the flooding. “Landmark designation basically guaran- her panties? We are saying, ‘Fix it now’ before it gets tees the physical integrity of a community,” VOLUNTEER YOUR SKILLS are coming to the worse.” said Bob Furman, head of the Four Borough At a standing-room-only Town Hall meet- Neighborhood Preservation Alliance. Help others succeed in business ’ve always considered myself ing late last month, one possible “fix” Councilman Bill DeBlasio (D–Cobble someone who knew an under- BROOKLYN low-rise ’hoods emerged — the expansion of the Carroll Hill) may soon hire Furman, a former mem- To learn more, Iwear-sniffer from a regular, SOUTH By Ariella Cohen Gardens Historic District, which currently ber of the city’s Landmarks Preservation grumpy old man — then I met come meet us for breakfast The Brooklyn Paper covers a small area between Smith and Hoyt Commission, to complete a historical survey David Nickerson and his 80-year- streets, from First Place almost to Union of the area, said DeBlasio spokesman, Tom old landlord Santo Matarazzo. Boom goes the neighborhood. Street. Within the historic district, buildings Gray. Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 9am Matarazzo has lived in a gor- More than 2,000 new housing units are in can’t rise any higher than 50 feet and all new The emphasis on neighborhood character Brooklyn Public Business Library geous brownstone on Union Street the works in Carroll Gardens and the gritty development must keep the 19th-century apparently has some momentum. After fear- 280 Cadman Plaza West between Clinton and Henry streets area along the Gowanus Canal between Italianate architecture common in the area. ing that a larger residential tower would be since emigrating from Italy in Sackett and Fifth streets. But a growing The district includes fewer than 200 built at a former Long Island College Hospi- (Downtown Brooklyn) 1954. Over his half-century in Car- number of naysayers want to slow the pace buildings and is one of the city’s smaller tal building at 340 Court St., a spokesman roll Gardens, he has made a name of development. landmark areas. Advocates say that widen- for the Clarett Group, which is in contract to To register, email: [email protected] for himself as a restorer of the “The fear is not one site, it is the health of ing its boundaries to include blocks of row- buy the building, said the developer plans to Tel (212) 264-4507 neighborhood’s signature 19th-cen- the whole area,” said Linda Mariano, a houses west of Bond Street is an obvious build low-rise townhouses that would be “in tury architecture, a sculptor and as member of Friends and Residents of the salvo in the battle against what they consid- context” with the area. that nice, silver-haired man who Score is a Ariella Cohen resource partner sits with his nice Italian wife on the U.S. Small Business bench they keep next to their neatly swept stoop. Administration Some call him “Mr. Brownstone” because of his ability to flawlessly replicate the houses’ characteristic plaster moldings. But now, one of his tenants has launched a campaign to give The Big Boom him a new name: Nightmare Landlord. The story begins last February when Nickerson and his wife Low-scale Carroll Gardens is about to experience a growth spurt of unprecedented magnitude. Here is a rundown in Reliability Jeannette Palmer noticed a few broken tiles in the kitchen, creat- of 13 developments to watch. — Cohen # in Quality ing a hazard for their infant son, T.J., who had just began to Jewels by in Service crawl. They told Matarazzo that they wouldn’t pay rent until he WHERE WHAT STATUS 1 fixed the tile. That’s about all that’s not in dispute. In fact, from that point, the story devolves into a spiral of Bayside Fuel Depot, West bank of Canal-front complex of 10- to 12- Toxic remnants still being removed. screaming matches, costly visits from city inspectors and public the Gowanus Canal between Sackett story towers with 300–400 units accusations of everything from tire slashing to child abuse to, I and Union streets. wish I didn’t have to write this, uninvited panty-sniffing. SATNICK It was Matarazzo who called me first, telling me that his ten- 340–352 Bond St., at Third Street Four-story, eight-unit loft-style apart- Construction currently frozen be- We service all mechanical & quartz watches ant not only hasn’t paid rent since the tile dispute, but also called ment building cause of a code violation. & repair all jewelry on premises his wife a nasty word that’s only fair to use in a dog-fancy mag- azine. Matarazzo told me that he planned to “evict” Nickerson. 211 Columbia St., at Sackett Street 11-story building with 13 units Construction underway. “I am an old man, and HARTLEY F. SATNICK he is going to kill me,” Ma- 340 Court St., at Union Street Townhouse development Developer Clarett Group is still in con- ON OUR OTHER tarazzo told me, adding that tract for the site. No architect yet. The Only Certified the nightmare tenant (he did Master Watchmaker not use the phrase, mind stoop 333 Carroll St., between Hoyt and Six-story, 31-unit condo Halted by the Buildings Department in all 5 boroughs of New York City PAGES you) was harassing him via Bond streets in mid-construction. serving the community for over 44 years DUMBO the city’s 311 system. Historic fight “I live here for 50 years, 671 Henry St., on the corner of Four-story building, five units The blue construction fences are up. PARK SLOPE raised two children and had Luquer Street Permits are approved. Construction Visit us at our new location Pizza Plus back over 50 people living here could start within the month. GREENPOINT with no problem. Then he Wacky artist show moves in and suddenly Gowanus Village, both sides of the Canal-front complex of several 3- to Construction hasn’t begun. 187 State Street every day is problems with BAY RIDGE canal, between Union and Third 12-story buildings, with 400 units Pipeline is safe! an inspector ringing my streets (off Court St) doorbell telling me the online at BrooklynPaper.com paint in my bathtub is too Toll Brothers, Bond Street between Canal-front complex of low-rise Toll Brothers is waiting for Gowanus (718) 852-1421 • Fax (718) 852-9697 • dark, or the boiler is bad or Carroll and Second streets townhouse-style condos area to be rezoned for apartments. HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9:30am - 6:30pm; Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm there is lead in the walls, and David is taking pictures with a Could be years. camera and telling me it is on the Internet. We never had this in the neighborhood before,” he said. 100 Luquer St., between Clinton and 11-story building, 20 units Construction to begin this fall. I chalked the episode up to simple generational conflict, an Henry streets Old World vs. New World clash of style and expectation. Noth- BOERUM HILL ing that I needed to put in the public record. 360 Smith St., corner of Second Six-story apartment building with 46 Construction underway. A few weeks passed, and then, last Thursday, I got an e-mail Place units from Nickerson telling me that he and Palmer had been evicted and were moving to Massachusetts. But before they went, they wanted 111 Third St., at Bond Street Four- or five-story townhouse-style Completion date 2008. to “educate” the neighborhood on who Mr. Brownstone really is. condo development, with 45 units Nickerson told me he’s been papering the neighborhood with fliers picturing Matarazzo and proclaiming “SHAME.” He said Columbia Street area projects: Three 4- to 7-story buildings, with Has yet to begin the eight-month the reception to his “education” campaign has been cool, at best. 5 Columbia St., 86–98 Congress St., 153 units public review process. Nickerson said neighbors have called him “the out-of-towner,” 79 Warren St., 104–116 Warren St., 231 Bergen St.: 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. and his wife’s tires were slashed (he says). 101–115 Baltic St. (718) 596-3333 Includes home-entertainment system Last week, he added, one of Matarazzo’s friends cursed him with flat-screen TV’s! NOW $3.5 Mil. out at a crowded community meeting. This story had become Public Place site, Smith Street at Fifth Several 3- to 14-story buildings, with City still looking for a developer. See our listings: public without me. Street 400 units “Everyone thinks they know this guy because he has been in COBBLEHEIGHTS.COM the neighborhood so long, but they don’t know how he really is,” said Nickerson, who then told me about a videotape that, he claims, shows Matarazzo entering his apartment and going through his wife’s underwear drawer. While all that gnawing was going on, Matarazzo’s daughter called to say that she and her father were planning to sue the couple for slander. Then I read that in Birmingham, Alabama, a Slope dance moves down member of the City Council wants a law to punish men caught soliciting prostitutes with a public shaming. Their picture would be put on a billboard emblazoned “SHAME.” By Nicholas Sabloff 630 Sackett St., between Third Give Your Kids the Edge! That’s pretty similiar to what Nickerson was doing — except for The Brooklyn Paper and Fourth avenues. for one big difference: In Alabama, the accused would have to It took months in a hot real- Though satisfied with the end result, Kliegel still felt be proven guilty first. estate market, but Jennifer I think the same basic rule should apply in Carroll Gardens. burned by the white-hot Park Kliegel has finally found a new Slope real-estate market. Ariella Cohen, a staff reporter at The Brooklyn Paper, lives in home for her Park Slope Dance Red Hook. “There was never any mon- Studio — though it’s not techni- ey discussion with me,” she THE KITCHEN SINK cally in Park Slope anymore. said. “I feel deceived.” An institution for more than The countdown begins: has started That said, she was pleased that Two Trees Management three decades, Kliegel’s studio on preparing for Trader Joe’s to move into the old Sovereign Bank she could create a new studio building on the corner of Court Street and Atlantic Avenue. Project Seventh Avenue at Union Street “from the ground up” in what closed in June after the landlord was once a garage. Now she’ll manager Sam Charney told The Sink that Joe’s could be ready to open in time for the first day of school in 2008. Think how refused to renew the lease. have air-condition and spring- much Junior will love the teriyaki tofu sandwiches. … Happy She’ll reopen on Sept. 29 at loaded floors. 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stoop WWW.BROOKLYNBRIDGEREALTY.COM FORT GREENE – CLINTON HILL Have you run a business? Were you a business executive? Good ol’ days? NEEDS YOU Not so much VOLUNTEER YOUR SKILLS Help others succeed in business s much as modern-day Fort Greene and Clinton Hill have GREENE To learn more, Atheir problems, boy, oh boy, ACRES would I take the nabe of the zeros come meet us for breakfast over that of the ’40s any day. Espe- cially after listening to two elderly Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 9am ladies reminisce about the suppos- Brooklyn Public Business Library edly halcyon days of the mid-20th 280 Cadman Plaza West century. The Vincent Sisters (also known (Downtown Brooklyn) as Margaret, 72, and Joan, 76) sat before a crowd of 40 packed into To register, email: [email protected] L.B. Brown’s small Clinton Hill Tel (212) 264-4507 Art Gallery two Sundays ago talking about the good ol’ days in Fort Score is a Greene and Clinton Hill. resource partner The ladies have lived in the Dana Rubinstein U.S. Small Business Administration same apartment at Willoughby and / Robin Lester Clermont avenues since they were kids, and they “intend never to leave.” That’s good, because the two are village elders, keep- ers of the neighborhood’s history who can authoritatively say, no, this is not the first time the neighborhood has been rocked i>ÌÕÀ}\Ê by change. (They are also living proof that a lady can be both 70 and stylish — what with their peasant shirts, oversized silver Paper The Brooklyn >«>iÃi] jewelry and artfully wavy hair). Margaret (left) and Joan Vincent shared a lifetime of stories last week at a Clinton Hill art gallery. See Dana Rubinstein’s column at iÃi] But local treasures or not, their depiction of the idyllic days right for an assessment. of yore made me gag. Idyllic, my ass! >`Ê/ > First of all, the neighborhood was so woefully homogenous that Italians (Dio santo!) were unwelcome. “The neighborhood was mostly white and Irish,” said Mar- garet Vincent, who has lived here since 1935 (when she was RESTAURANT born on Washington Avenue). “When the Italians moved in, the Irish said, ‘Oh, there goes the neighborhood.’” 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! What they really should Cafe is clean, but biz falters have said was, “Oh, here 15% off any order of ON OUR OTHER comes some good food.” New owner still This probably goes with- $15 or more All SUMMER out saying, given the whole paying price for stoop 78 Clark Street >ÌÊiÀÞÊ-Ì°ÊUÊ ÞÊi} ÌÃ PAGES prejudice thing, but Fort restaurant’s old DUMBO Greene and Clinton Hill (718) 625-9893 Historic fight were also astoundingly iso- ‘dirty’ charge OPEN 7 DAYS: 11am-11pm Fast, Free Delivery to: lated. PARK SLOPE Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Pizza Plus back “The church was very By Dana Rubinstein DUMBO, Metrotech, Cobble Hill GREENPOINT much a part of our lives The Brooklyn Paper Wacky artist show then, and everyone you knew went to the parish A Fort Greene restaurant BAY RIDGE whose reputation was poi- Pipeline is safe! school,” said Margaret. “You lived in the neigh- soned after it popped up on a in Reliability online at BrooklynPaper.com borhood, went to school in politician’s “dirtiest-restau- # in Quality rant” list two years ago, has Jewels by the neighborhood, went in Service home for lunch,” she said. “Who has lunch now? You take an cleaned up its act, yet remains 1 energy bar.” on the verge of death. OK, fair point. Frankly, I’d trade in my “veggie meatballs” If business doesn’t pick up from Rice for a home-cooked meal (and then a siesta) any day. by January, Cafe Lafayette, a But who’s going to cook it? My mom? Shouldn’t she be out French boite between Gardel’s Four Seasons and Habana Out- SATNICK earning her keep? We service all mechanical & quartz watches But aside from the oppression of women, African-Americans, post on S. Portland Street, will / Julie Rosenberg homosexuals, and countless other categories of people, there close. & repair all jewelry on premises were a few good things about Brooklyn back in the day that we “The Cafe was never able to might want to consider resurrecting. come back,” said Nadir Khelifi, Proposal number one: resurrect the Myrtle Avenue el! Until the French-Algerian restaura- HARTLEY F. SATNICK

Oct. 4, 1969, an elevated train ran along Myrtle Avenue, all the teur who bought the eatery in Paper The Brooklyn The Only Certified way into Queens. Bureaucrats, in their deep-seated wisdom, said 2005, three months after state Nadir Khelifi, owner of Cafe Lafayette on South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, may be the destruction of the el on Myrtle, and the els throughout the Sen. Jeff Klein (D–Bronx) forced to close, thanks to an unclean bill of health that the city slapped on the former own- Master Watchmaker city, would increase property values on the streets along which named it one of the 10 dirtiest ers. The restaurant is spic and span now, says the city, but Khelifi’s business has not returned. in all 5 boroughs of New York City they ran. But we all know what happened to Myrtle Avenue (see restaurants in the city. serving the community for over 44 years “Murder Avenue”). Now that Myrtle has made a bit of a come- Klein’s goal was to get the back, it would be nice to have an alternative to the B54. Department of Health to replace Speaking of lazy legs, proposal number two: resurrect the its somewhat-confusing rating At the time of Klein’s notorious “evidence of/or live mice,” “fly- prompting the bistro’s owners to Visit us at our new location trolley along DeKalb Avenue! system — which assigns points list, Cafe Lafayette had failed a ing insects in food areas,” and sell to Khelifi, who cleaned “They were so wonderful,” said Margaret. “Now, the B38 — for each infraction — with a sim- health inspection due to “inade- “dirty food contact surfaces.” house (and kitchen). if it comes — you can take it, if you can get on it.” ple A-through-F grading scale. quate hand-washing facilities,” Klein called that an “F” grade, Indeed, the Health Depart- 187 State Street Sorry, but that’s about all the appreciation-of-the-past I can ment cited the cafe for only muster. nine points worth of infractions (off Court St) Aside from the better transportation, and the occasional Po- during its last inspection in No- lice Athletic Association-sponsored prize fight held in the mid- vember — far below the 28- (718) 852-1421 • Fax (718) 852-9697 • point failure threshold. dle of the street on a warm summer night, I am deeply, deeply HOURS: Mon - Fri: 9:30am - 6:30pm; Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm relieved that those good old days are gone for good. Even so, Khelifi, a Carroll Rather than suffering through racial segregation and sexual op- Gardens resident, says his busi- pression, I, for one, would rather spend my time kvetching about ness is no longer viable. If entitled brownstoners and sidewalk-hogging stroller-pushers. things don’t change by year’s Who knew how good we had it? Give Your Kids the Edge! end, he will close, and then re- Dana Rubinstein, a staff reporter at The Brooklyn Paper, lives in open under a new name and Crown Heights. with a new concept. One option GET A MAILBOX WITH BENEFITS he’s considering would a “little THE KITCHEN SINK sister” restaurant to the new in Brooklyn Heights Moroccan tapas lounge he’s Our pal, Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, has done it again: On managing on DeKalb Avenue, Oct. 2, he’ll hold his “Hookah in the Sukkah” party on the Pratt between Adelphi Street and A real street address, not a P.O. Box Institute campus. That Simcha. No one is better at employing Clermont Avenue, in the old Package notification tools like tobacco and comic books to summon up religious fer- Liquors space. vor in our youth. … Oh, ain’t it sweet to be connected? Mike DK Holland, a local eater Full-service mail & package receiving Pratt, a descendant of Pratt Institute founder Charles Pratt, and a branding consultant, said Mail holding & forwarding has been named chair of the Institute’s Board of Trustees, re- that a rebranding of the restau- Call-in Mailcheck placing architect Robert Siegel. Pratt, a long-time Legal Aid rant, which sits between Fulton attorney and philanthropist, had served as vice-chair of the Street and Lafayette Avenue, E-mail notification Board. … Speaking of Pratt, our pal Andrew Kimball, who would be a good move. Only $25/Month runs the Navy Yard, was at the Institute this week lecturing the &RPSDT3UHVDULR “Reputation is huge, and students on sustainable development. Kimball tells us that the /DSWRS&RPSXWHU when you lose your reputation next phase of building at the ever-expanding Navy Yard will be you’ve lost everything,” said green as money. A coincidence? No way. … Tired of hiking to a $539.00 Holland. Fulton Mall Duane Reade for that particular brand of no-frizz, “That’s what happened with cruelty-free, guava-scented hair moisturizer? Then you’re in Cannon F-710 A Table [the predecessor to luck: Walgreen’s is coming to Clermont and Myrtle avenues, Olea on Lafayette Avenue] — according to the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project. It 6FLHQWLÀF&DOFXODWRU deservedly so because of their The UPS Store® will be the ground-floor retail component of the new, 53-unit, $9.95 service, and lack of consistency. six-story Clermont Condominiums. Word of mouth is how people The UPS Store of Brooklyn Heights E-mail us at [email protected]. operate in a community.” Klein told The Stoop that 93 Montague Street (at Hicks St) Knapsacks while his intent was not to shut 718-802-0900 down restaurants, he’s not ex- Mon-Fri: 8:30am to 7pm | Saturday: 10am to 5pm | Sunday: 10am to 3pm actly crying in his steak frites $8.99-22.99 about the impending closure of venue Cafe Lafayette. “There’s no excuse for BOERUM HILL th someone who runs a restaurant to have an establishment that’s rt unsanitary or unclean,” he said. 7ASupplies Court Street Offi ce Supplies 44 Court Street · Downtown Brooklyn Correction 376 An article last week incor- 718-625-5771 rectly stated that Assemblyman Supplies for 7th Ave. Mon - Thurs 8:30 am-6:30 pm / Fri 8:30 am-2:00 pm / Sun 11:00 am-4:30 pm Hakeem Jeffries will not soon 231 Bergen St.: 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. the Fine Artist, (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) be up for re-election (“Jeffries (718) 596-3333 Over 30 years in the business Includes home-entertainment system Graphic Artist, hits the street — literally”). 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But Roy, who was rt working for a restaurant group in Manhattan, and Mallory, who owns the M.Y.R. cosmetics store on Seventh Avenue, had a chef Pizza Plus is back! Supplies and a concept and — they thought — neighbors who would live A Roz Bayne is smiling again, now that Pizza Plus, her Seventh Avenue pie joint that was badly damaged by a fire in May 7 up to their famously open-minded principles and judge Elementi (inset), is back. The inside’s been spruced up — exposed brick! Fancy lights! Blackboard menu! — but Bayne didn’t forget on the merits. the elements that made it a neighborhood favorite, including kids’ coloring books and family friendly menu. But hell hath no fury like a bar-lover scorned — and fury 376 hath no greater ally than the Internet, where anyone, whether he’s a seasoned restaurant critic or just a pompous windbag, can Supplies for 7th Ave. spout off like an expert. the Fine Artist, (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) Even before the Rutledges hanged the Elementi sign, the Re- venge of the Snooky’s Barflies began. Graphic Artist, “I heard a rumor that she said she doesn’t want any of the ‘Dance’ moves down the Slope Student 369-4969 Snooky’s crowd in her restaurant,” wrote an online gadfly named and Children Caseopele on the message board Brooklynian. “The other part owner (a guy) was quite rude. … By Nicholas Sabloff to be doing it [to find] reason- dancing at the good news. Kliegel would be carrying on. Really smart being s—ty to for The Brooklyn Paper able rent and a long-term “It’s the only great dance stu- “Jennifer’s just like a kid, she’s ON OUR OTHER your neighbors.” It took months in a hot real- lease.” dio in the neighborhood for so fun,” Olivia said. “Being here Never mind that the estate market, but Jennifer Though satisfied with the children,” said Theresa Davis, makes you feel like you’re end result, Kliegel still felt whose 12-year-old daughter, around something great.” stoop closest thing the Internet Kliegel has finally found a Read all our Stoop pages at burned by the white-hot Park Olivia, has been taking lessons Kliegel’s previous landlords, PAGES comes to fact-checking is a new home for her Park Slope quick Wikipedia search, but Slope real-estate market. for nine years. George and Nicholas Kotsonis, DUMBO Dance Studio — though it’s “There was never any mon- The would-be diva, like her were not available for com- BrooklynPaper.com Historic fight this one post set off an not technically in Park Slope amazing (even for the Web) ey discussion with me,” she mother, was pleased to hear that ment. FORT GREENE anymore. said. “I feel deceived.” Clean, but empty chain of attacks on the Rut- ledges — who were still An institution for more than That said, she was pleased that GREENPOINT three decades, Kliegel’s studio on she could create a new studio Wacky artist show weeks away from opening. “Yuck. It looks like it Seventh Avenue at Union Street “from the ground up” in what BAY RIDGE took a wrong turn on the closed in June after the landlord was once a garage. Now she’ll Pipeline is safe! way to a Jersey mall,” wrote refused to renew the lease. have air-condition and spring- She’ll reopen on Sept. 29 at online at BrooklynPaper.com a poster named “Germfree!” loaded floors — a mini-Mark Not knowing what to do, 630 Sackett St., between Third Morris facility, if you will. the Rutledges committed the cardinal sin of the Internet era: and Fourth avenues. Not all of Kliegel’s 500 stu- They went across the street to Caseopele’s employer — whose “I found this space because I dents, who range in age from 2 name was mentioned in one of her posts — and asked him why went across Fourth Avenue,” to 75, will make the trek west, one of his employees would be trashing the still-opened restau- Kliegel said. “We’re all going but her loyal customers were rant. Online retribution was swift and brutal: “They are trying to Park Games control me through my boss,” Caseopele wrote. “I will not apol- ogize to the new owners of Elementi for speaking my mind.” At that point, it wouldn’t have mattered if Daniel Boulud was in the Elementi kitchen: the blogosphere had condemned the still-unopened restaurant to the dustbin of history. "Where Kids Become Friends" “These people are merely turds,” Germfree! wrote in. “Elementi. Olive Garden. Elementi. Olive Garden. Decisions, decisions,” added DW438. “The owners of Elementi must really have their heads up their asses!” chimed in Drea. “They can’t really be that great if they’re muzzling people’s opinions before they’re even open” (as opposed to spouting one’s opinion on a restaurant before it’s even open, huh?) Meanwhile, no one had yet eaten at the now-open restaurant, which many of us in the print community still quaintly consider a basic part of restaurant commentary. I asked one of the moderators of the Brooklynian message board whether it was considered fine by Web standards to slam an eatery before anyone has actually eaten there, but he would- n’t really answer. “That’s kind of like asking the Internet what it thinks about the stuff that gets posted on it,” he said. That wasn’t enough for me, so I contacted Caseopele myself. She seemed proud of her handiwork. “I have a bit of a problem with people who push older businesses out only to open another cookie-cutter business in its place,” she wrote via e-mail. I reminded her that no one “pushed” Snooky’s out — that it merely closed for lack of business — but she responded that the Rutledges “turned a perfectly good restaurant into what they thought Park Slope needed. They think they know what the neighborhood wants but they never ask.”

But that that’s what business people do: look around, make their Eirini Vourloumis judgment and let the market — not anonymous yahoos on Yahoo! Park Slope Dance Studio owner Jen Kliegel with students (clock- — make its ruling (just as the market did to Snooky’s). wise from right) Mika Schweitzer, Sadie Cutler-Connolly, Olivia See ELEMENTI on page 6 Saleh and Madeleine Potoskie.

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WWW.JOEROCKSCARDS.COM “Stroller theft is becoming more and more of a problem,” read a posted warning on ISawYourNanny.com, a national clear- inghouse for gossip about, well, you can figure it out from the LOOK GREAT, SEE GREAT! name of the Web site. “To parents and nannies in Bay Ridge, beware; strollers are being snatched left and right!” Specialists on Staff: The poster had first-hand knowledge of stroller perils; his was Kevin S. Meyers, M.D., Ophthalmology swiped last Wednesday. But that was only half as bad as what Eric Colman, O.D., Optometry happened to January Hagan, who had two strollers stolen in one Line up in size order Tatyana Galinsky, O.D. week last month. 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(718) 965-2545 stoop into the wrong hands.” cause it represents an efficient answers will soon be in your (between 5th & 6th Ave.) PAGES aren’t your mother’s baby That’s what officials of the Pipeline fears were the subway to massacre thousands of mailbox and at your local com- PARK SLOPE buggies. Strollers today are Buckeye Pipe Line Company ject of an Aug. 15 public hear- people in one attack,” Rep. Vito munity board meeting room. BUY Pizza Plus back big business (true story, my will soon be telling terror-fearing DIRECT FORT GREENE first stroller purchase, a Bay Ridge residents in a new GROOMING • BOARDING Clean, but empty Prego, cost $20 more than public initiative designed to ex- my first car — a 1984 GREENPOINT plain that its controversial fuel Dogs & Cats • Your Inspection Invited! Wacky artist show Chevy Cavalier that I pipeline — an apparent terror bought in 1995 for $300.). target earlier this year — is safe. We Service the DUMBO A new stroller can cost Movie Stars! Historic fight The latest fears about the up to $1,200, and in today’s pipeline, which runs in the train Last call for Shadows? online at BrooklynPaper.com affluent Bay Ridge, the site cut near 65th Street in Bay Over 35 of little Madison in a luxury Ridge, stemmed from the June The Brooklyn Paper whether Shadows can responsibly hold this li- WE SHIP Years Exp. cruiser strolling down Third Avenue has become commonplace. arrest of four men who suppos- This may be the last dance for Club Shadows. cense,” Crowley said. “Anytime the police have to This rising cost of buggies has created an instant black mar- edly plotted to blow up the jet On Aug. 22, the embattled Fourth Avenue be called and there is violence, the board takes it ket for opportunistic thieves looking to make a quick buck. PUPPIES & KITTENS! fuel tanks — and the pipelines nightclub’s plea offer was rejected by the State very seriously.” Some buggy-bandits may even be hawking their goods on Best Health • Home Bred • Temperments that supply them — at JFK Air- Liquor Authority, which came back with an offer The latest charges — stemming from the vio- Craigslist, which currently has 76 used strollers on sale ranging FREE Kittens port. of its own — give up your liquor license or go to lent incidents — are separate matters, which mean w/ Supplies in price from $100-$600. Another theory is that some kids steal But Buckeye Vice President trial. two more trials, Crowley said. 5 STAR the strollers for the wheels, which, in some high-end buggies, of Field Operations Brian Jury Shadows had offered the authority $10,000 and Club Shadows, which is between 90th and 91st can be used on motorized mini-bikes popular with teens. said fear is just a media cre- a 15-day suspension of its liquor license to settle streets, got on the community radar screen last Of course, if you are looking to keep your stroller off the (718) ation. charges dating back to Nov. 30, 2006— which in- November, when a sign featuring the silhouette of 258-2342 black market, prudence is the best remedy. “Safety … is our top priority cluded a serious count of not having a proper a curvy woman was installed. The sign also prom- Cops say that while they have noticed no appreciable rise in and our pipelines are well-pro- liquor license. ised “exotic dancers” at the Nov. 30 opening. reported stroller thefts, common-sense precautions should thwart tected,” said Jury. “Unfortu- But “the plea offer was not enough to satisfy The strippers never materialized. In fact, inside 2082 Flatbush Ave. Bklyn, NY would-be buggy bandits. nately, distortions regarding the board,” said Liquor Authority spokesman Bill Club Shadows, there isn’t a hint of the controver- “Keep your eye on your stroller like you would a laptop or pipeline operations and safety Crowley. sy that local officials feared. When a Brooklyn Pa- any other expensive commodity,” said one officer at the 68th have been widely reported.” The latest setback for the controversial club per reporter visited this week, he found a club Precinct. “People will steal anything that isn’t tied down.” 100% Recycled To combat this misinforma- comes after two brawls — one on June 5 and an- scene not too different than others in New York. Hagan, who replaced both strollers at a net loss of $350, took & FSC Papers tion, Buckeye will be hitting the other on Aug. 10, cops said — and both incidents The lighting was dark and the drinks pricey, but the advice to heart. local community board circuit hurt the bar’s chance of retaining its liquor license. the business was clean and the crowd of twen- Vegetable Inks “I have replaced both strollers,” said Hagan. “But now, I ei- with Low VOCs and sending out mailings. 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Q: You grew up in the neighborhood where you’re make sure the school was safe, child-friendly and orderly. pened in two years: our children took second place in the CHECKIN’ IN WITH... now the principal. How has it changed since you That summer, we had a devastating break-in that just af- national championship and first place in Brooklyn this were a child? firmed we had to build a community school, a school that year. The kind of recognition that our children had not A: My family was one of the first families to come into the the community was invested in. been receiving is coming now, and that transforms them. Farragut Houses, back in 1952. My dad worked as a Q: How do you build a “community school?” When we believe in children and set high expectations, plumber in Brooklyn Navy Yard. Every afternoon at 4:15, our children expect success. For too long, PS 307 had A: We had to be very clear with everyone what our values Roberta Davenport the whistle would blow, and you’d see a stream of workers been neglected. We seem to be under the radar. There’s were. The parents had to know the expectations were coming home from the Yards. It was almost idyllic, a mix of great potential here. families from different ethnic groups: you had Irish, Italians, clear. The bottom line for our children was there were cer- Take-charge principal Q: But there’s more work to do, right? blacks who had just come from the south. It was beautiful, tain expectations for what you could do in school and clean, safe. We’d leave our doors open. Everyone looked out what you couldn’t do. Boys and girls, you must come to A: Yes. I want to improve academic performance and get Hollywood hasn’t called Roberta Davenport for everyone else. school on time, prepared and appropriately dressed. 70 percent of the students reading at grade level. It’s only yet, but the life story of this principal of Vinegar Everyone has the right to be in school to learn and no one 40 percent now. Hill’s PS 307 reads like one of those inspira- Q: So what happened? has the right to stop that. School should be considered sa- A: I left in the 1980s, when drugs came into the area in a cred time. That meant fighting had to go out the window. Q: Ouch. Is that the most problematic area for the tional screenplays: She grew up in the Farragut school? Houses only to return to her old neighborhood very terrible way. It touched everyone. I had a wonderful We had zero tolerance for aggressive behavior. We had to in 2003 to take over a school suffering from low experience in the Farragut houses. The children of today look at bullies, make sure they were identified and dealt A: Yes. We’re making some instructional changes. We’ll attendance, rampant disciplinary problems, and have a very different experience. with. be ready this year. abysmal test scores. Now, the elementary Q: So when you got back to PS 307, what was the Q: You also started a lot of after-school programs. Q: What was most difficult thing you’ve had to do so school is known for its art programs and its na- situation there? How did that work out? far as principal? tionally competitive chess team, and academic A: It was a fragile school. Its academic performance was A: One of the first collaborations was with the Brooklyn A: I think to really get in people’s hearts and minds, the performance is on the rise. She checked in with so poor that the state had taken it over. What I had to do Ballet, and some of our children realized they have a love idea that this is not my school; it’s the children’s school. I Harry Cheadle to talk about coming back to was look at what was influencing the performance. Atten- of dance and received dance scholarships. I also brought talk to the children, ask, “How can we make this school the old neighborhood. dance was too low. We wanted to look at the facilities and in Chess in the Schools, and it’s incredible what has hap- better, boys and girls?”

Register Media descends on Gibran your Our children CHILDREN as Arabic school opens now for an ARE OUR exciting By Dana Rubinstein day’s edition that “New York The Brooklyn Paper needs this place as much as it needs another 9-11.” year of FUTURE A horde of reporters from And at Tuesday’s rally out- around the globe descended on side City Hall, Jeff Wiesenfeld, Khalil Gibran International a spokesman for the Stop the Jewish Academy on Tuesday to see if Madrassa Coalition, said that in the first day of the city’s contro- a perfect world, none of the Education versial Arabic-themed school city’s 69 dual-language pro- would be as explosive as the grams would exist. But the Ara- coverage it has evoked since bic-language one, in particular, A project of the dual-language program was was a problem. unveiled in February. “I would prefer these things Congregation But the day went smoothly, be the way they were when I as children were escorted into went to public school 35 years

B’nai Avraham the school’s building on Dean Callan / Tom ago,” he said. “I was taught 117 Remson St. Street in Boerum Hill and the about the Pacific Island people, school’s principal and staff were the Chinese people, the Teutons, Brooklyn, NY shielded from the media. the Arabs, and the African peo- About 50 supporters of the ple in the context of my integrat- 11 201 academy donned nametags read- ed classroom. The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn ing “Welcome” and set up a The opening on Tuesday of the controversial Khalil Gibran International Academy on Dean “But with the Islamic school, Rabbi M. Goldin Synagogue green “welcome table” for stu- you will have to have special dents. But reporters had little to Street in Boerum Hill was a media circus. observation, special auditing that 718-928-4192 membership not cover: protesters who derided you don’t need in a Greek For more info visit required. All levels the city’s first Arabic-themed einu synagogue, who is a strong Lippmann then ended her “si- By 9 am, Garth Harries, who school or a Chinese school. You www.bnaiavraham.com school as a “madrassa,” the Ara- advocate for the school, read a lence” by granting interviews. runs the Department of Educa- don’t have a threat from those bic term for a religious school, statement denouncing anti-Acad- Meanwhile, a father who had tion’s Office of New Schools, cultures.” of observance are were absent from Dean Street — emy newspapers such as the just dropped off his son at the stood before a the mass of re- The Gibran academy had a they staged a demonstration out- New York Post and the New Math and Science Exploratory porters and declared, “The stu- difficult birth. In March, parents welcome. We also offer a Bar/Bat side City Hall instead. York Sun. middle school, which is housed in dents are in class right now, and at Park Slope’s PS 282 protested Mitzvah Program with With the opponents elsewhere, “Because we believe certain the same building, shouted — in they’re learning.” plans to shoehorn the Academy the reporters bore the brunt of media are incapable of reporting earshot of the kids — a profanity That didn’t impress the — a middle school — into their private tutoring. school supporters’ criticism. on this school fairly, we stand in to express his view of the media. school’s opponents. already crowded elementary Rabbi Ellen Lippmann of silence, offering this statement “Let the kids go to school!” New York Post columnist An- school building. The Parent- Park Slope’s liberal Kolot Chay- only,” she said. he added drea Peyser wrote in Wednes- See ARAB on page 10

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By Harry Cheadle only clerk at the store, which is and Ariella Cohen near Duffield Street, stepped outside at 7 pm for a smoking The Brooklyn Paper break. A man approached, bran- dished a gun, and ordered the 76th Precinct man back inside. After successfully convinc- A 19-year old woman was ing the frightened employee to The waste we assaulted and robbed on the open the register and give him Recycling corner of Warren and Smith the $16,000 inside, the perp streets on Aug. 29, police said. said, “Give me the tape” and The victim told cops that she punched his victim in the face, process helps was walking on the busy, resi- forcing the man to hand over four feet dential block at around 11 pm the store surveillance footage when the robber sneaked up be- before making off with his loot. hind her, wrested her into a power over chokehold and punched her in Tambourine Man of paper the face before running off with Most tambourine players are her $500 Treo cellphone. regarded as meek pacifists who One week before the attack, are content to stay in the back- one million an 18-year-old woman was beat- ground and keep time, but one saves one tree. Callan / Tom en and robbed just three blocks man broke the stereotype vio- away on the corner of Smith and lently in an incident at a DUM- Douglass streets. No perp has BO bar on Aug. 26. homes. been cuffed for either crime. Around 10:30 pm, an argu- Police said the two assaults ment broke out at the bar, on

may be linked. the corner of Front and Pearl Paper The Brooklyn streets. The tambourinist let his Thai one on instrument do the talking, hit- A 43-year-old Cobble Hill ting his opponent and causing Building an appetite woman had her identity stolen cuts and bruises to the victim’s by a thief who rang up $1,900 nose and eyebrow. Like a plate of piping-hot flapjacks, a new International House of Pancakes restaurant is in charges in Bangkok, police being slapped down on Livingston Street near Bond Street in Downtown. IHOP is popular said. Bed, bath, burg nationwide for late-night service — but for now, we’ll skip the “Rooty Tooty Fresh ’N’ The crime was reported Aug. A Fulton Mall linen retailer Fruity” breakfast in favor of the Lumberjack Breakfast at the nearby Carroll Gardens Clas- 23, but an officer said the mon- was cleaned out by a robber sic Diner on Smith Street. The only other Brooklyn location for the California-based chain who knew how to crack the ey had gone missing months is on Ralph Avenue in distant Flatbush. — Adam Rathe ago. The victim told cops that store safe on Aug. 26. she knew no one in Thailand The store, on Fulton Street and had no idea how someone near Duffield Street, was locked there had accessed her bank ac- up around 7 pm, and workers for by the time the man to whom Ugly mug Honda Accord on St. James count. returned at 6 the next morning they were addressed came down A man was beaten and Place between Gates and Greene A police officer warned to find someone had put a giant to claim them. robbed of his groceries, cash, avenues late on Aug. 29. When credit and debit card users to be hole in the wall and busted the and passport while walking she came back the next day, the careful where they flash their safe, taking $7,000. The thieves 88th Precinct home on Aug. 31. vehicle was gone. cards. also took eight sets of sheets, The 27-year-old had just fin- “Come here!” adding insult to injury. “It happened to me once,” Fighting back ished shopping for food at A man’s early morning stroll said 76th Precinct community Slick pick A man put up a fight against around 9 pm, and was walking on Carlton Avenue ended badly affairs officer Vincent Marrone. A man’s wallet was stolen his would-be mugger, but the on Lafayette Avenue when he when he walked near the wrong “I had to prove I hadn’t been literally off of his lap as he rode thug got away with the man’s noticed two suspicious pairs of door on Sept. 3. buying [construction supplies] the subway during rush hour on iPod on Aug. 26. men nearby. Around 2 am, the 48-year-old in California.” Aug. 27. The 31-year-old had just left He tried to move past the was approaching Myrtle Avenue The Child Study Center of New York, Est. 1981 Clean-air crime The man was sitting on the the Clinton–Washington subway group at the corner of St. James when he heard a voice call out, G train as it approached the station at around 11 pm. A few Place, but one of the men turned is offering Perhaps even criminals care “Come here!” from a nearby about the environment. Hoyt-Schermerhorn station at blocks away, a man on a BMX around and punched him in the doorway. He stopped, and a man Construction workers found around 9 am. The wallet was in bike, described as being 5-foot- eye, knocking him to the ground. ran up behind him and put him that out on Aug. 22, when they his lap as a nearby passenger 10 and “very muscular,” ap- All four perps began hitting in a chokehold, dragging him Fort Greene’s finest discovered that five Environ- pretended to drop something. proached and asked for change. and kicking him in the face and into the lobby of a building. mental Preservation Agency- The man tried to help find it, When the man said he didn’t body. They took $200 out of his There, the two men, the yeller approved air cleaning devices and the perp pretended to “find” have any, the cyclist pointed to pockets, and perhaps more im- and the choker, removed $280 were stolen from a building site something on the ground. the iPod hanging around his portantly, his Egyptian passport. from their victim and ran off in Day Care on Columbia Street near Mill The job had been done so neck and asked, “Is that an Sedan stolen different directions. well the man did not realize that Street. iPod?” It was apparently a A woman left her car parked . . .Where Life Long Learning Begins . . . In addition to the five $100 the perp had grabbed his wallet rhetorical question, as the perp Locker larceny until he got out of the station. on the street for two hours, and A gym customer was dis- 3ERVINGAGES sAM PMAVAILABLE air pumps, the burglars got away punched the man in the chest that’s how long it took for it to with a $200 electrical cord. 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Scholes Street apartment on Lorimer and Leonard streets, Also stolen was some cloth- Tipsy? Best walk Sept. 2 and quickly realized told cops that the thieves tried to ing and a cellphone, the victim that there was a burglar inside. What the L? Bad break break into the ATM inside the told cops. All she saw was a man run- A woman riding on a Man- A man’s South Ninth Street bar, but failed. That’s when they Subway mug hattan-bound L train on Aug. 29 apartment was broken into on turned their attention to the ning through the apartment, A man walking home from closing doors behind him, as he lost a $600 gold necklace and Aug. 29, and the thief fled with jukebox, stealing enough mon- never even saw the perp who the J-train station at Lorimer with a friend in fled through a rear window and a fancy laptop and a Razr ey to listen to their favorite took it, cops said. Street and Broadway early on up towards the roof. He then phone, cops said. tunes for hours. The 26-year-old Seneca Av- The 22-year-old victim told Aug. 26 was mugged for his cell- jumped onto an adjoining enue resident told police that the Hat blocking phone by two men, cops said. building, which is under con- cops that the apartment, which thief snatched the chain at is between Bedford and Driggs A fur hat was one of the The 57-year-old victim told struction between Manhattan around 9:50 am and jumped off items stolen from a car parked cops that the men followed him the 90th Precinct avenues, must have been bro- and Graham avenues. the subway as the train was in at a South Eighth Street Jewish from the station at around 1:20 The victim told cops that the ken into between 7:30 and 10 the Montrose Avenue stop at pm, when he was not there. center on Aug. 22, cops said. am and jumped him, kicking 5-foot-9, 160-pound perp got Bushwick Avenue. The car has been parked be- him to the ground and taking By Gersh Kuntzman Leonard Street and Manhattan Avenue on away with two laptop comput- Cops say robberies are up in What a croc tween Berry and Wythe streets, the phone. The Brooklyn Paper Aug. 28 at 5:30 am when he, too, was approached from behind. ers and a Nikon camera lens in areas around subway stations Thieves cracked into a juke- at around 10 pm. The man also lost a harmoni- Slightly tipsy pub-crawlers and late- the 10:30 am burglary. and bars (see story at right). box at a popular Metropolitan But when the owner returned ca, valued at $50, he said. One man put him in a chokehold while night subway commuters are being increas- another punched him in the face. “Don’t f— ingly targeted in Williamsburg’s 90th with us. We are taking your money.” Precinct, officers at the Union Avenue sta- They got away with $60 and a Razr cell- tionhouse told The Brooklyn Paper. phone. Last week saw a rash of muggings and A few days later, on Sept. 1, a woman en- robberies throughout the precinct — 14 in the tering the M train at Marcy Avenue was sur- seven-day period, up from seven during the rounded by two thugs at around 10 pm. The ‘Dance’ moves down the Slope same week last year. Many of the muggings perps grabbed the 33-year-old victim’s cell- occurred in the hip areas around Meserole phone — but were detained by witnesses, Street and Montrose Avenue, and the inter- cops said. By Nicholas Sabloff to be doing it [to find] reason- but her loyal customers were section of Lorimer Street and Broadway, said able rent and a long-term dancing at the good news. When police arrived, the men were arrest- for The Brooklyn Paper 90th Precinct commander, Deputy Inspector ed and charged with robbery. lease.” “It’s the only great dance It took months in a hot John Corbisiero. Quick response, Corbisiero said, is the key Though satisfied with the studio in the neighborhood for real-estate market, but Jen- “They’re trying to rob people who are in- to stopping these kinds of crimes. nifer Kliegel has finally found end result, Kliegel still felt children,” said Theresa Davis, toxicated, frankly,” said Corbisiero, who ad- “It’s very important to call 911 immedi- a new home for her Park burned by the white-hot Park whose 12-year-old daughter, vised club-hoppers to walk together and not ately, so we can canvas the area before the Slope Dance Studio — Slope real-estate market. Olivia, has been taking lessons flash cash or cellphones. “They come up trail runs cold,” he said. “Also, if someone though it’s not technically in “There was never any mon- for nine years. from behind and hit them.” steals your cellphone, do not cancel the serv- Park Slope anymore. ey discussion with me,” she The would-be diva, like her One of the robberies was at the aforemen- ice. That way, we can track the thief. You An institution for more than said. “I feel deceived.” mother, was pleased to hear tioned corner of Broadway and Lorimer have no idea how many times a guy steals a three decades, Kliegel’s studio That said, she was pleased that Kliegel would be carrying Street on Aug. 27. The 21-year-old victim cellphone and then uses it immediately. We on Seventh Avenue at Union that she could create a new stu- on. told cops that he was walking at around mid- can track that.” Street closed in June after the dio “from the ground up” in “Jennifer’s just like a kid, night when two men — one black, one His- Corbisiero said that he has rearranged his landlord refused to renew the what was once a garage. Now she’s so fun,” Olivia said. “Be- panic — attacked him from behind. officers so that there are more cops on the lease. she’ll have air-condition and ing here makes you feel like One of the perps put him in a chokehold streets on the midnight–8 am tour. The trouble She’ll reopen on Sept. 29 at spring-loaded floors — a mini- you’re around something while the other punched him in the face. The is, many people don’t want cops to see them. 630 Sackett St., between Third Mark Morris facility, if you great.” Hispanic man ordered him to empty his “We urge people to walk on streets when and Fourth avenues. Eirini Vourloumis will. Kliegel’s previous landlords, pockets, which held only $7. they see officers — for their own safety,” “I found this space because I Park Slope Dance Studio owner Jen Kliegel with students Not all of Kliegel’s 500 stu- George and Nicholas Kotsonis, In another beating and robbery, a 24-year- Corbisiero said. The officers, he added, are went across Fourth Avenue,” (clockwise from right) Mika Schweitzer, Olivia Saleh and dents, who range in age from 2 were not available for com- old man told cops that he was walking home not on patrol to arrest intoxicated people, but Kliegel said. “We’re all going Madeleine Potoskie. to 75, will make the trek west, ment. from a bar on Maujer Street between to arrest the thieves who prey on them. Big time plans for low-rise nabes By Ariella Cohen Gardens and the gritty area of development. Many projects on horizon The Brooklyn Paper along the Gowanus Canal be- “The fear is not one site, it is Boom goes the neighborhood. tween Sackett and Fifth streets. the health of the whole area,” More than 2,000 new housing But a growing number of said Linda Mariano, a member for Carroll Gardens, C’Hill units are in the works in Carroll naysayers want to slow the pace of Friends and Residents of the Greater Gowanus. “There is raw sewage in this canal and you should see the flooding. We are saying, ‘Fix it now’ before it gets worse.” The Big Boom At a standing-room-only Town Hall meeting late last Low-scale Carroll Gardens is about to experience a growth spurt of unprecedented magnitude. Here is a rundown month, one possible “fix” of 13 developments to watch. — Cohen emerged — the expansion of the Carroll Gardens Historic WHERE WHAT STATUS District, which currently covers a small area between Smith and / Tom Callan / Tom Bayside Fuel Depot, West bank of Canal-front complex of 10- to 12- Toxic remnants still being removed. Hoyt streets, from First Place al- the Gowanus Canal between Sackett story towers with 300–400 units most to Union Street. Within the and Union streets. historic district, buildings can’t rise any higher than 50 feet and 340–352 Bond St., at Third Street Four-story, eight-unit loft-style apart- Construction currently frozen be- all new development must keep

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn ment building cause of a code violation. the 19th-century Italianate architecture common in the area. 211 Columbia St., at Sackett Street 11-story building with 13 units Construction underway. The district includes fewer Building an appetite than 200 buildings and is one of 340 Court St., at Union Street Townhouse development Developer Clarett Group is still in con- the city’s smaller landmark ar- Like a plate of piping-hot flapjacks, a new International House of Pancakes restaurant is tract for the site. No architect yet. eas. Advocates say that widen- being slapped down on Livingston Street near Bond Street in Downtown. IHOP is popular ing its boundaries to include nationwide for late-night service — but for now, we’ll skip the “Rooty Tooty Fresh ’N’ 333 Carroll St., between Hoyt and Six-story, 31-unit condo Halted by the Buildings Department blocks of rowhouses west of Fruity” breakfast in favor of the Lumberjack Breakfast at the nearby Carroll Gardens Clas- Bond streets in mid-construction. Bond Street is an obvious salvo sic Diner on Smith Street. The only other Brooklyn location for the California-based chain in the battle against what they is on Ralph Avenue in distant Flatbush. — Adam Rathe 671 Henry St., on the corner of Four-story building, five units The blue construction fences are up. consider inappropriate develop- Luquer Street Permits are approved. Construction ment. could start within the month. “Landmark designation basically guarantees the physical in- Gowanus Village, both sides of the Canal-front complex of several 3- to Construction hasn’t begun. tegrity of a community,” said canal, between Union and Third 12-story buildings, with 400 units Bob Furman, head of the Four Fight for historic DUMBO streets Borough Neighborhood Preser- vation Alliance. Councilman Bill DeBlasio someone lacing up the gloves. Luckily, Glea- Toll Brothers, Bond Street between Canal-front complex of low-rise Toll Brothers is waiting for Gowanus By Juliana Bunim (D–Cobble Hill) may soon hire son’s owner Bruce Silverglade, was game. “I try Carroll and Second streets townhouse-style condos area to be rezoned for apartments. for the Brooklyn Paper Furman, a former member of to do whatever I can,” he said. Could be years. the city’s Landmarks Preserva- It’s one fight where everyone’s in the same The marquee bout will pit Maria “the Blonde tion Commission, to complete a corner. Bomber” Frisk against Sacred Downing, the na- 100 Luquer St., between Clinton and 11-story building, 20 units Construction to begin this fall. historical survey of the area, DUMBO, a neighborhood now known for art tion’s number one amateur boxer. Henry streets said DeBlasio spokesman, Tom galleries, studios, and even some artists actually Not all the clashing will be in the ring. Clas- Gray. living there, will honor its hardscrabble, bare- sical musicians will take on hip-hop artists (al- 360 Smith St., corner of Second Six-story apartment building with 46 Construction underway. The emphasis on neighbor- knuckles past with a boxing fundraiser to help beit with beats and rhythms rather than dukes). Place units hood character apparently has preserve the historic, yet vibrant, neighborhood Professional dancers will go toe-to-toe with 111 Third St., at Bond Street Four- or five-story townhouse-style Completion date 2008. some momentum. After fearing between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. break-dancers to see if the pirouette can knock condo development, with 45 units that a larger residential tower Hosted by the DUMBO Improvement Dis- out the moonwalk. would be built at a former Long trict, the inaugural fundraiser will feature art, The winner will be DUMBO itself. Columbia Street area projects: Three 4- to 7-story buildings, with Has yet to begin the eight-month Island College Hospital build- music and dance (that’s the tribute to DUMBO’s “All of the money raised will go to the main- 5 Columbia St., 86–98 Congress St., 153 units public review process. ing at 340 Court St., a spokes- present) followed by a real boxing card put to- tenance fund for the cobblestone streets,” said 79 Warren St., 104–116 Warren St., man for the Clarett Group, gether by Gleason’s Gym. Kojima. 101–115 Baltic St. which is in contract to buy the “We wanted to bring the community together “Fight Night: The Fight to Preserve DUMBO,” to celebrate what DUMBO is now known for — St. Ann’s Warehouse (38 Water St., between building, said the developer its artists — and its past into one night,” said Dock and Main streets, in DUMBO), Sept. 20, 6 Public Place site, Smith Street at Fifth Several 3- to 14-story buildings, with City still looking for a developer. plans to build low-rise town- Jane Kojima of the Improvement District. pm. $50 per person ($100 per family). Call (718) Street 400 units houses that would be “in con- No fight night would be complete without 237-8700 for information. text” with the area.

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By Nicholas Sabloff said. “I feel deceived.” for The Brooklyn Paper That said, she was pleased that It took months in a hot real- she could create a new studio estate market, but Jennifer “from the ground up” in what was once a garage. Now she’ll Kliegel has finally found a have air-condition and spring- new home for her Park Slope loaded floors — a mini-Mark Dance Studio — though it’s Morris facility, if you will. not technically in Park Slope Not all of Kliegel’s 500 stu- anymore. dents, who range in age from 2 An institution for more than to 75, will make the trek west, three decades, Kliegel’s studio on but her loyal customers were Seventh Avenue at Union Street dancing at the good news. closed in June after the landlord “It’s the only great dance stu- refused to renew the lease. dio in the neighborhood for She’ll reopen on Sept. 29 at children,” said Theresa Davis, 630 Sackett St., between Third whose 12-year-old daughter, and Fourth avenues. Olivia, has been taking lessons “I found this space because I for nine years. went across Fourth Avenue,” The would-be diva, like her Kliegel said. “We’re all going mother, was pleased to hear that to be doing it [to find] reason- Kliegel would be carrying on. able rent and a long-term “Jennifer’s just like a kid, she’s lease.” so fun,” Olivia said. “Being here Though satisfied with the makes you feel like you’re end result, Kliegel still felt around something great.” burned by the white-hot Park Kliegel’s previous landlords, Slope real-estate market. George and Nicholas Kotsonis, “There was never any mon- were not available for com- ey discussion with me,” she ment. SHADOWS… Continued from page 3 tysomethings were well-controlled by two large security guards who made their presence obvious. Aside from people smoking in the bathroom (a common club nuisance), there were no noticeable problems — and no naked woman. That’s a far cry from what local officials expected when Council- man Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) brought SLA inspectors to the Club Shadows opening, and the agency hit the establishment with the four original violations. Shadows lawyer William Spanakos could not be reached for comment. — Matthew Lysiak / Dennis W. Ho / Dennis W. The Brooklyn Paper file The Brooklyn EXOTIC DANCERS? HERE? Club Shadows owner Joseph Domovsky showed off his controversial Fourth Avenue club to The Brooklyn Paper before it opened in November, 2006. He remains in hot water with the State Liquor Authority. SINK… Continued from page 3 the Aug. 8 tornado. Then he knocked POTUS for changing a rule that would prevent the expansion of state-run health care for kids whose parents earn over $80,000 a year. Then again, the buzz from Staten Island is that Guy Molinari wants Vito to run for mayor next year, not Congress anyway. … Cowboys in Bay Ridge? A new restaurant, Uncle Buck’s, which is located on 89th Street and Third Avenue, opened last week to rave reviews for a simple, inexpensive, and tasty menu. But to our great dismay, the rumored appearance of a mechanical bull is nothing more than a dream due to, what else, insurance issues. … Councilman Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) is claiming to have solved, once and for all, the mystery of the mysterious humming noise known as the “Bay Ridge Hum.” Stay tuned next week. … We have just received the sad news that Gail Topp, who worked for the Brooklyn Democrats for Change, passed away last Monday. She will be missed. E-mail us at [email protected] September 8, 2007 THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 AWP 7

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By Adam F. Hutton point where he was sometimes gotten stronger since they for The Brooklyn Paper spotted riding around on his bought,” Lev said. “Rents in skateboard and she was seen All of Hollywood is talking Boerum Hill are going up, and pushing their daughter Matilda the condos being built are sell- about the demise of A-list around in a stroller. ing out. So with a three-car sweethearts Heath Ledger and And both even joined the garage and who knows what Michelle Williams — but the fight against Atlantic Yards, other kinds of amenities inside, pair’s Boerum Hill neighbors lending their names to be used I don’t see them taking a loss.” are much more interested in by Develop Don’t Destroy The romance between the real gossip: who will get Brooklyn. Ledger, 28, and Williams, 26, the couple’s $3.5-million Hoyt But the beginning of the end ignited three years ago while Street brownstone! — for Brooklyn, at least — they were filming “Broke- “I’m more concerned about came last year, when the couple back,” the Academy-Award- who buys the place,” said Chi plunked down $2.3 million for winning movie about a 20-year Chu, 40, who has lived on Dean a Hollywood Hills home they relationship between Wyoming Street for seven years, directly called “The Treehouse.” At the cowboys. Ledger and Williams across from the couple also time, Ledger told The Brooklyn played a married couple whose known as “Heathandmichelle.” Paper that the couple simply relationship rapidly deterio- The “Brokeback Mountain” needed “a place to drop our rates, thanks to all that nekkid stars bought the three-story bags” and that they were firmly rasslin’ between the ranch brownstone at the corner of committed to keeping their hands. Hoyt and Dean streets, for $3.5 Brooklyn ZIP code. In real life, Williams gave million in 2005 from Australian For now, apparently, only birth and shopped for the 3,600 actress Nell Campbell. If you one will. And that gossip — square-foot Boerum Hill believe the Oz tabloids, Ledger good, old-fashioned real-estate brownstone around the same and Williams had fled his mul- gossip — is what has the neigh- time as the couple promoted ti-million-dollar beach house in bors talking. the movie. At the time, Ledger Sydney earlier that year be- If they do sell, they should and Williams were reportedly cause they were fed up with the get their money’s worth, said renting a townhouse a few paparazzi. local real-estate broker Howard blocks away in Carroll Gar- Naturally, Ledger and Wil- Lev of All Points Realty in dens. Ledger invited some of liams started to loosen up after Downtown Brooklyn. his new Brooklyn neighbors to the move to Brooklyn — to the The neighborhood has only the New York premiere of the film, according to Australian newspapers. Earlier this year, the couple applied for a marriage license in Brooklyn, sparking tabloid speculation about a secret wedding, but the couple has neither confirmed nor denied those ru- mors (though they had been seen wearing rings). While the mainstream tab- Associated Press loid media remained in a tizzy Boerum Hill residents have their eye on Heath Ledger and over the couple, Boerum Hill Michelle Williams’s … Hoyt Street townhouse. remained calm, which is what the actors apparently wanted in the first place. Other area residents said the Wyckoff Street, just two blocks “I think that’s why so many departure of Heathandmichelle from the ill-fated couple. “It’s L.A. people move to New would be treated the same way funny to me that people care as York,” said Peter Morgano, 27, as their arrival: with little fan- much as they do about celebrity SHALOM of Bay Ridge, who also works fare. relationships.” at the Boerum Hill Food Com- “It didn’t cause any great up- Besides, added Caroline Hill, pany. “There is sort of an anti- roar when they moved in and I 25, who works at the Boerum Welcome to our celebrity mentality here, and don’t think it will change much Hill Food Company on Smith they think they can come here when they leave,” said Eric Street, “I never saw them to- Community and hide out.” Gielow, 32, who lives on gether anyway.” Congregation Beth Elohim invites you to come to our annual Open Houses CHICKS Tour our historic Sanctuary and Temple House. Meet our clergy staff. 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For more information, please contact Levana: 718-596-4840 Ext. 18 Congregation Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin. Spiritual Leader · www.bnaiavraham.com Mount Sinai Congregation B'nai Avraham of Brooklyn Heights 250 Cadman Plaza West BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY 11201 117 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Henry Streets) September 8, 2007 PSZ-BRZ 9 Discover a vibrant, diverse Jewish community in the heart of Brownstone BrooklyN!! it’s the annual kane street synagogue GET CONNECTED. Open This High Holiday season, join the conversation. Try Park Slope Jewish Center, Brooklyn’s inclusive, egalitarian, Conservative synagogue. Brooklyn Heights Synagogue We are a dynamic, inclusive reform Jewish community 8th Avenue at 14th Street. Come on in. in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, with programs, services Call 718/768-1453. Visit us at psjc.org HOUSE!!! and learning opportunities for people of all ages. Join us for the High Holy Days! SELICHOT Saturday, Sept. 8th 8pm (Free & Open) EREV ROSH HASHANA Wednesday, September 12 Sunday, September 9th 6:30pm (Tickets Required) ROSH HASHANA 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Thursday, September 13 9:30 am Morning Service (Tickets Required) come meet our rabbi & our Preschool & Hebrew School 9:30 am Services & Activity Members Grades 6-7 Directors & teachers--in person! 2:00 pm Young Families Service (Free & Open) Discover our Cultural, Educational, & Social Programs! ROSH HASHANA - 2nd Evening Visit our Historic Sanctuary! Thursday, September 13 6:30 pm Evening Service (Free & Open) But wait, there’s morE: ROSH HASHANA - 2nd Day Arts & crafts for the kids, Shofar-blowing demonstrations, Friday, September 14 plus Refreshing food & drink for the whole family!! 9:30 am Morning Service (Free & Open) SHABBAT SHUVAH Kane Street Synagogue See our website for Friday, September 14 SEPT. 8, 10AM, Open House Shabbat A Conservative Egalitarian Congregation a full calendar of services 6:30 pm Service 236 Kane Street (between Court and Clinton) • Cobble Hill, Brooklyn SEPT. 9, 9:30AM, Hebrew School begins (718) 875-1550 for adults & children. SHABBAT SHUVAH SEPT. 12, 6:45PM, The High Holidays begin Visit kanestreet.org for more information psjc.org Saturday, September 14 10:00 am: Shabbat Morning Service, Brown Bag Lunch & Study Session (Free & Open) KOL NIDRE Friday, September 21 6:30 pm (Tickets Required) YOM KIPPUR THE ANCIENT WAY Saturday, September 22 9:30 am Services begin (Free & Open) HIGH HOLIDAYS - 5768 Build awareness of the Divine Presence 9:30 am Services & Activity Members ROSH HASHANA SERVICES THE MODERN WAY in every day life in our socially diverse Grades K-7 & Childcare 2:00 pm Young Families Service (Free & Open) Wed. Sept 12 Evening services 7 pm and modern Jewish community Thurs. Sept 13 Daytime services 9 am Come to B'nai Jacob for a Shabbat and Add some meaningful connections to your Shofar blowing 11:30 am life. Become part of the Jewish Commu- Holiday experience that inspires a love Fri. Sept 14 Daytime services 9 am nity. Become Part of our Community! Shofar blowing 11:30 am CONGREGATION of Judaism, no matter what your back- Evening services 6:30 pm ground or level of observance. 131 Remesen Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 www.bhsbrooklyn.org YOM KIPPUR B'NAI JACOB B'nai Jacob's approach to Jewish tradi- Call now to join and register your chil- Fri. Sept 21 Kol Nidre 6:40 pm tion is authentic, beautiful and impas- dren for our excellent religious school. Sat. Sept 22 Daytime services 9:00 am Your Second Home sioned. All those who attend receive phone: (718) 522-2070 fax: (718) 522-3976 Yizkar 12 noon the tools for spiritual fulﬁllment, deep Neilah 6 pm 401 9TH ST · PARK SLOPE · BROOKLYN (718) 832-1266 · www.parkslopeshul.org learning and social engagement. Join us in Join Chabad Of Brownstone Brooklyn for the the New Year HIGH HOLY DAYS at any of our two locations in the area

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Congregation Torah classes, Shabbat Services, Daily Morning and Evening Services, Mommy & Me, Preschools, Teen Clubs, Hebrew After Mount Sinai Schools, Women Study Groups, Holiday Events, Hospital Visits, and so much more. 250 Cadman Plaza West BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY 11201 10 AWP THE BROOKLYN PAPER • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPER.COM • (718) 834-9350 September 8, 2007 FOLLY Continued from page 1 — 17 percent from Park Slope. “The problem is people [from outside the area] don’t know about GZVYnid 8Vaa[dg;G::eViX]Zh!\jb!dgadoZc\Zh# [the tourist trolley],” Colton said, adding that she could not evaluate the wisdom of Markowitz’s investment in a new trolley without knowing what other changes are in &"-++"CNFJ>IH&"-++"+.,"-)-, store for the program. “Is it worth spending valuable resources on something like lll#cnhbd`Z[gZZ#Xdb this?” she asked. “It can be, but only if investment [in the vehi- C:LNDG@HI6I:9:E6GIB:CID;=:6AI= *If you qualify – most smokers do cle] is matched with a serious marketing push, otherwise no one will know about it.” Markowitz declined to comment on the report. 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Film noir fans, for example, make their way / Scott Williams screen was postcard sized and showed and 16 at 7 pm at the Red Hook Marine Terminal to Noir Video in Greenpoint, a small shop black-and-pink — not black-and-white (70 Hamilton Ave., at Van Brunt Street). Tickets are — images. that’s all about bizarre films and strict policy. $25. For information, call (212) 868-4444 or visit “The more obscure, the more bizarre, the 1933: The first drive-in movie theater. www.smartix.com. — Chiara Cowan better it sells,” said Noir Video owner Will The big screen, and teenage dating, would never be the same. Malitek. “As of now, 80 percent of [the Paper The Brooklyn store’s] income is obscure stuff.” 1939: Black-and-white television takes So, if you want to rent “Vampire Junc- the world by storm at the World’s Fair. tion,” you’ve got to play by Malitek’s rules, 1954: RCA Victor makes the first color MUSIC which require that every movie be returned TV. The model CT-100 had a 12-inch by 11 pm the day after its rental — and in screen, and a suggested retail price of person. The store doesn’t have a drop box $1,000. and the rental fee is a non-negotiable $3. 1963: Compact stereo tape cassettes Man the Fort Video Noir has been open for over two years and players are developed, paving the — outliving a local Blockbuster store — and way for the mixed tape, a format no Nobody wanted Woodstock in Fort Greene Park. So Malitek said his business is still growing, iPod playlist could ever beat. it was no surprise when Fort Greene Fest organizer Pe- thanks to his offbeat selection. 1965: Bill Lear, he of the Learjet, intro- ter Tulloch encountered resistance from the Washing- Malitek said that his unique taste in movies duces the 8-track tape this year, and ton Park Block Association, a group that was set is critical to his success. “I go on the Internet convinced Ford to include a player in against his July weekend and if the name looks strange, or bizarre, I buy charges late fees — a steep $3.25 per-day for Marty Arno, who owned Heights Video in its 1966 models. of music, merriment and, it,” he said. “ I’ve been really deep into movies new movies — and doesn’t offer delivery. “I Brooklyn Heights for 21 years, agreed with 1972: Atari debuts “Pong” — the first they feared, mayhem. for all my life. I don’t really care about the just can’t do those things,” said Wu. Martin. His store was a treasure trove of electronic computer arcade game — “I understand their movie or who is in it. I go by directors and it But Wu can compete with other neighbor- videos, housing 30,000 tapes — the largest and opposable thumbs are finally useful! concerns,” said Tullah, works.” hood stores, and is collection in the state, Arno claimed. But 1975: The Betamax video recorder and “[but] this is a public But you don’t have considering opening when videos gave way to DVDs, he couldn’t tapes are introduced. park and I think in some to be a noir nut to ap- CINEMA another location in keep up. 1976: VHS cassettes and players are ways it’s being viewed preciate an actual Park Slope. He “Business was disappearing,” said Arno. as their front yard.” Reel Life South (1111 Eighth Ave., be- released, but unattainable. The first video store. Dan Wu, tween 11th and 12th streets in Park Slope) is thinks that Video “I saw the handwriting on the wall.” Two VHS-format VCR is only in Japan, and So on Saturday, the who opened Video open daily from 11 am–11 pm. For informa- Free Brooklyn’s for- years ago, Heights Video closed for good. for a whopping $885. yard will finally be Free Brooklyn in Car- tion, call (718) 965-9775. mula — wide selec- And now the video veteran, casting him- rockin’. Starting at noon, the festival will include 1978: Pioneer unveils the LaserDisc. roll Gardens five Film Noir Video (10 Bedford Ave., be- tion, high-energy staff self as a fortuneteller, believes the days of the food from local vendors, a screening of Rosie years ago, doesn’t see tween Lorimer Street and Manhattan Avenue and quality customer mom and pop video store are numbered. 1982: Remember long boxes? The first Perez’s film, “Yo Soy Boricua,” and music from in Greenpoint) is open daily from 2–11 pm. compact discs, in their environmentally Netflix as a competi- For information, call (718) 389-5773. service — would “Netflix has had a tremendous impact on the artists like Lizz Fields, Claudette Ortiz and headlin- unfriendly packaging, are released. tor. Wu said that Video Free Brooklyn (244 Smith St., be- work there. [video store] business,” said Arno. “I think ing act Talib Kweli (pictured); a lineup that Tulloch while the DVD giant tween Douglass and Degraw streets in Carroll “We have all the the life of the video store is almost up.” 1996: VCRs begin their long day’s jour- thinks will draw up to 5,000 people. Gardens) is open Sunday through Thursday ney into night: DVD players are intro- has quantity, he him- from noon–10 pm and Friday through Satur- interesting art house, Even among its fans. Claire Jackson, of Vocalist Ortiz said that the festival should foster a self has quality. day from noon–11 pm. cult weirdo stuff, but Boreum Hill, is still a member of Martin’s duced. sense of community rather than earn the ire of neigh- “It’s like the differ- don’t want people to video store, but she doesn’t rely on it for her 1999: TiVO, the first digital video re- bors. “I am looking to buy a place around [Fort ence between order- be turned off or think everyday selections. “We go to the video corder (DVR), is unveiled. Finally, we Greene Park] myself,” she said. “I would like to be ing Fresh Direct and going to a gourmet deli,” we’re obnoxious. It’s not about the attitude.” store when we’re having a party and want can pause live TV. able to walk across the street to an event like this.” Wu said. “We can have a personal relationship Though even in Park Slope, you’re not something specific to project on the wall,” 1999: Netflix is founded, much to the Fort Greene Fest (enter park at DeKalb Avenue and know what you like.” guaranteed a happy ending. “I wouldn’t rec- she said. “But usually we forget to bring the chagrin of college mailroom workers and Cumberland Street) begins at noon on Sept. 8. Wu hasn’t changed his business model in re- ommend anyone to go into this business movies back and have late fees. For that rea- worldwide. Free. For information, call (646) 249-5729 or visit sponse to Netflix’s growing popularity. He still now,” said Reel Life owner Martin. son, Netflix is just way more convenient.” www.fortgreenefest.com. — Adam Rathe -?L?RMPG IN CASE OF EMERGENCY GQ@?AI

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An order of shumai was a bit your fish fix. heights. from 11:30 am–3 pm and 4:30–11:30 over-steamed and a Japanese take on With the appetizers and teriyaki be- At Montague Street’s Nanatori, pm, Saturday from 1–11:30 pm and crab Rangoon was delicious but heavy hind us, We were finally able to dig Sunday 1–10:30 pm. For information, which recently underwent a six-week call (718) 522-5555. with a fried shell and mayo sauce. So into some fish. A plate of salmon sashi- 100 Wine Tips renovation that completely overhauled when the “Tuna Martini” arrived, spout- mi was fine, if a bit chewy, but quickly the dining room and parts of the menu, ing a wave of noodles over the rim of its forgotten when spicy tuna rolls and — the surprise doesn’t come from strange didn’t want her to judge me, so we cocktail glass carrier, I knew we were in I was beside myself just ordering this creatures and exotic concoctions, but both danced around the plate for a luck. The raw fish was tossed with a — fried oyster rolls arrived at the table. what the kitchen does with the familiar. while, not daring to take the first bite. spicy dressing and sprinkled liberally Here again the chef’s ingenuity sur- Is It Dry? By Darrin Siegfried Sitting in the dining room, now clad The chicken was pounded thin, bread- with a crunchy roe, giving it both tex- passed tradition in the taste depart- in dark wood with a splash of color ed and rolled like a log. Inside, it was ture and flavor, and the just-right por- ment. What might seem out of place at here’s an old poem that I came across weather wines, delicious by themselves or coming from lanterns near the front stuffed with the gooey cheese and a tion had us both enjoying the dish with- your average sushi spot, crispy oysters that only someone in the wine trade window, Nanatori feels very much like vegetable mix, and when it came to the out feeling too weighed down. with cucumber and a spicy mayo that with light foods. Some of them are abso- a traditional sashimi stop; the sushi table it had been sliced like a sushi roll. Which was a good thing, since the tastes like a trip to the shore, fits in Tcould truly appreciate: it’s the lament of lutely wonderful “food wines”, matching chefs wear uniforms and make their We each ran a piece through the sweet- next dish we tried was a hearty beef here and isn’t subject to inferior treat- an old man who has spent his entire life in the well with a wide range of dishes. The white cuts behind a bar that acts at the and-sour sauce that it was served with teriyaki. Normally I would avoid this, ment. wine business, traveling, tasting, learning and room’s focal point. So, my friend and I and tossed it down the hatch — the tasty as it was, because when I go out Therein lies the charm of Nanatori. wines from Germany and Alsace come buying. He knows the soil of the vineyards the were surprised when the first dish that rest of the roll was gone moments lat- for sushi, sushi is what I want to eat. If you’re a fish snob with Nobu on immediately to mind. If you haven’t tried we ordered — “chicken maki” — ar- er. However unconventional, it was an But I know from experience that some- speed dial, this might not hit the spot, grapes have grown in, he knows the cellars they Choucroute Garnie, “real” sauerkraut with rived oozing American cheese. apt, and delicious, way to start our times the whole “raw seafood” thing but if you’re an adventurous eater with were made in. He has worked with great Chefs The friend is into health food, and I meal. creeps people out, and in those cases a taste for innovation, dive right in. matching wines perfectly with their dishes. He several cuts of fresh and smoked pork and has filled his cellar with outstanding wines from pork sausages with a cold, crisp Riesling or the best vintages, cellared them so that they are Pinot Blanc, you’re missing out on one of at their peak, ready for the enjoyment and plea- life’s great pleasures. sure of his guests, and all anyone ever asks him The fermentation process stops natu- Seeing stars is: “Is it dry?” rally when either all of the available sugar We’ve always known that Franny’s on Flat- door never exceeded an hour or so, and the There is no doubt that the question I has been turned into alcohol or when the bush Avenue was a great place to grab a meal kitchen got to try out some dishes that were pre- am asked more often than any other is: “Is it alcohol level has become high enough to kill — and that it’s an especially prime spot for a viously not so popular. dry?” but when I ask, in return, “What do off the yeast cells. Different strains of yeast first date — but we kind of hoped the rest of the “Our new guests were ordering what Frank world would never catch on. Bruni recommended,” said Stephens, who added you mean by dry?” not one person in one can survive in varying concentrations of hundred actually knows what they mean. It was inevitable though, and last week, New that the only thing the confused new diners was alcohol. A wine maker can stop the fermen- York Times food critic Frank Bruni gave the the restaurant’s diminutive size. Here’s what “dry” means with wine: not tation by chilling the wine and then filtering eatery a two-star review, causing a stampede to- “People expected it to be larger,” she said, “but sweet. Period. Sweet wine is never dry, and the yeast out, leaving intact a desired level wards Prospect Heights. this is it.” dry wine is never sweet. It’s that simple. In “We were busier than normal for sure, and our Franny’s (295 Flatbush Ave., between of residual sugar. Fortified wines such as regular guests were a little overwhelmed,” Prospect Place and St. Marks Avenue in

order to fully understand the difference / Robin Lester Sherry, Madeira, Marsala and Port have Francine Stephens, Franny’s co-owner, told GO Prospect Heights) is open Tuesday through between dry and sweet, and how wines get pure alcohol added to stop fermentation, Brooklyn. “We always have Manhattan guests, so Thursday from 5:30–11 pm, Friday from 5:30– that way, we really have to take a look at they weren’t that unusual. [But] we had a number 11:30 pm, Saturday noon–11:30 pm and Sun- fermentation. preserving their naturally high levels of people from New Jersey and Connecticut.” day noon–10 pm. For information, call (718) of sugar. Not that she’s complaining. The line at the 230-0221. — GO Brooklyn Fermentation is the process wherein Paper The Brooklyn sugar is converted into alcohol by the action In the United States, sweetness in of yeast, giving off CO2 and heat as byprod- wine is most often thought of as something ucts. More sugar, potentially, equals more to avoid, and I can’t understand why. We alcohol. As a rule, grapes from cooler cli- consume far more sugar in its many forms mates have less sugar at maturity than than the people of any other nation, yet we Black Rabbit’s hip hop grapes from warmer areas do. This disparity can’t imagine drinking a wine with more Greenpoint is getting popular with twentysome- want to hang out.” in the amount of sugar in the grapes is why than a trace of it. Cola drinks contain the thing refugees from Williamsburg and Manhattan, The bar’s offerings show that Lanier isn’t just so many German wines, for example, can be same amount of sugar that you’d get if you but the neighborhood is still predominantly Polish. paying lip service to mass appeal. Black Rabbit of- perfectly dry at 8 or 9 percent alcohol, while So, when Dan Lanier decided to open a bar with an fers both $15 bottles of Lindemans Framboise and took your morning coffee with five sugars! international twist, locals were surprised to find that three-buck cans of Miller Lite. In addition to whim- Napa Valley wines often come in at mouth- Even dessert wines aren’t that sweet. Most he was serving more Guinness than Zywiec. sical cocktail specials and a healthy selection of numbing 15 percent yet still have residual of us will admit that we’ve enjoyed a slice “England has all these gorgeous little pubs,” said wine and liquor, there’s also a small but thoughtful sugar in them. Still, sugar levels before Lanier, a British ex-pat who’s tried to replicate the menu of sliders, a cheese plate and Welsh rarebit of pizza, a hot dog or a hamburger with a fermentation do not always directly relate to charm of an English watering hole with Black Rab- spooned over tater tots. cola, right? Why not try a wine that’s about bit. “The kind of places that are beautiful, but still When the weather cools down, expect to find sugar levels after fermentation. one tenth as sweet? might have someone getting sick in the corner.” shepherd’s pie and Guinness stew warming patrons’ The sweetness that we taste in wine is The good news is that the Black Rabbit is beauti- bellies. A bit of residual sugar in your wine from the sugar in the grapes that is not trans- ful — despite the complete absence of customers How has rapidly gentrifying Greenpoint respond- can often help to balance the flavor of a formed into alcohol during fermentation. yakking in the shadows. The glistening dark wood ed to the arrival of this quaint, snuggly, very English tables, cozy booths and simple red-and-black color newcomer? “Business,” said Lanier with a smile, This is called Residual Sugar. What is often dish. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Vouvray and mentioned a dish with a simple scheme — not to mention the portrait of Lanier’s “has been better than expected. Greenpoint’s still a confusing for people who are just beginning dapper great grandfather, whose nickname gave the real neighborhood, you know?” to learn about wine is learning to differenti- cream sauce that complimented the wine bar its name, hanging on the wall — create an ambi- Black Rabbit (91 Greenpoint Ave., between Man- / John Barclay ate the taste of sweetness (sugar) with the beautifully: that “just a touch” of sweetness ence akin to that of a speakeasy run by a charmingly hattan Avenue and Franklin Street in Greenpoint) is louche Oxford don. open Monday through Wednesday from 4 pm-2 am, taste of fruit. There are plenty of wines that was just what the dish needed. It’s all about “The place might look a little fancy, but we want Thursday and Friday from 4 pm-4 am, Saturday from are dry (low in sugar) yet smell and taste of balance, really... but that’s what we’ll talk it to be as populist as possible,” Lanier said of his noon-4 am and Sunday from noon-2 am. 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Free. 139 Montague Street • 718.858.5592 RECEPTION: Henry Gregg Gallery pres- Welcome back, Ann: On Sept. 14, St. Ann’s Warehouse kicks off its TUES, SEPT. 11 ents “Emotion of Africa,” a show that www.latraviatatogo.com • Delivery in Brooklyn Heights only documents artist Anne Foudral’s move 28th season with “Paso Doble,” a collaboration of Catalan painter- SUN, SEPT. 16 BLOOD DRIVE: New York Aquarium and to the continent and the subsequent sculptor Miquel Barcelo and French choreographer Josef Nadj. Maimonides Medical Center host a personal transformation that the trip OUTDOORS AND TOURS: drive in observance of the sixth inspired. 6 pm to 9 pm. 111 Front St. anniversary of 9/11. All blood donors BROOKLYN WALK: Take an 8-mile walk, COFFEES, GIFT BASKETS, & GOURMET FOODS (718) 408-1090. Free. coral auction: featuring freshwater aquatic habitat. Binoculars provided. receive free admission to the aquarium from Red Hook to Chinatown via the BAM: “King Lear.” 7:30 pm. 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Cup of Coffee RED HOOK BOATERS: Go kayaking. 6 Church presents “Sacred Harp,” also touring one of Prospect Park’s most Bay Ridge. 2:30 pm. Shore Hill, 9000 pm to 8 pm. Park Pier, Coffey and GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Covering Shore Rd., Community Room. (718) known as Shape Note Singing. 7 pm. scenic habitats. $10, $6 kids. 1:15 pm 478 acres and containing more than in the City” Ferris streets, Red Hook. (917) 676- 75 Hicks St. (718) 624-4743, x.14. Free. to 2 pm. Enter park at Lincoln Road 748-9114. Free. 600,000 graves, Green-Wood is New –– Fox 5 Good Day New York 6458. www.redhookboaters.org. Free. and Ocean Avenue. (718) 287-3400. 9/11 FILMS: Brooklyn Arts Council com- ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE: presents “Paso York’s great Victorian “City of the OPENING: Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art Doble,” a collaboration of Catalan INTRO TO BIRDWATCHING: Discover memorates the day with “Still From presents “Fire and Ice,” new cast glass Dead.” Big Onion Tours offers an Searching for Sense,” a memorial film painter-sculptor Miquel Barcelo and more about the natural wonders and introduction to the history, architec- by Oliver Doriss. 6 pm to 9 pm. 293 French choreographer Josef Nadj. $35. fascinating feathered inhabitants of project. Independent documenarty and Grand St., between Havemeyer and ture, and people of this Brooklyn interpretive films and videos. 6 pm to 8 pm. 38 Water St. (718) 254-8779. Brooklyn’s flagship park. Noon to 1:30 treasure. Stops include: the graves of Roebling streets. Call for more informa- pm. For more information go to 10 pm. 55 Washington St. (718) 625- tion. (718) 218-8939. GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: Annual old-time Charles Ebbets, Louis C. 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Nightlife Sept. 14: Pissed Jeans, Eddy Current Sup- Sept. 14: The Miss Coney Island Burlesque Beauty Wednesdays, Thursdays: Live Latin Compiled by Chiara V. Cowan Pageant, 10 pm, $TBD. music, 7 pm, FREE; Sept. 13: DJ Matt pression Ring, Big Bear, 8 pm, $8. Nyce, 7 pm, FREE. Don Pedro’s Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, DUMBO BAY RIDGE www.come2national.com. Brooklyn Burger 90 Manhattan Ave. at McKibbin Street Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, Rebar in East Williamsburg, (718) 218-6914, Peggy O’Neills FREE (with $65 prix-fixe dinner); Fridays: Live Russian Bar www.donpedro.us. 8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, (718) music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with $50 prix- 147 Front St. at Jay Street in DUMBO, (718) 499 Ninth St. at Seventh Avenue in Saturdays: Live Latin Music with DJ Tum- 797-2322. 748-1400, www.peggyoneillsbr.com. fixe dinner); Sundays: Live Russian music and dance Park Slope, (718) 832-5500. bador, 9 pm, $TBD. Mondays: Karaoke night, 10 pm, FREE. show, 7 pm, FREE (with $50 prix-fixe dinner). Thursdays: Ray Sacro Quartet Jazz Standards, 9 pm, Sept. 8: Gary Levy, Charles Sibirsky, Dan $TBD, Roberto Poveda, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: Dra- Shuman, 9 pm, FREE; Sept. 13: Charles Galapagos matic Drawing of the Male & Female Form featuring The Salty Dog Sibirsky, Dan Shuman and more, 9 pm, 70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in BROOKLYN HEIGHTS live music, food, and drinks, 8 pm $13 per session. 7509 Third Ave. at 75th Street in Bay Ridge, FREE; Sept. 15: Eric Pakula, Charles Williamsburg, (718) 782-5188, (718) 238-9260, www.saltydogbar.com. Magnetic Field Sibirsky, Dan Shuman, 9 pm, FREE. www.galapagosartspace.com. Wednesdays: Karaoke Night, 9 pm, FREE; Thurs- FLATBUSH Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, days: Live music, 10, 9:30 pm, FREE. 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, Magnolia FREE; Sept. 8: (Front room) Funkworthy (718) 834-0069, www.magneticbrooklyn.com. Vox Po p 486 Sixth Ave. at 12th Street in Park FM One-Year Anniversary with Marcus Sept. 8: Dead Flowers presents Jonny Chan & The The Wicked Monk 1022 Cortelyou Rd. at Stratford Road in Slope, (718) 369-4814, Visionary, Big Toes Hi-Fi, Liondub Hi-Fi, New Dynasty Six and more, 8 pm, $TBD; Sept. 10: www.magnoliabrooklyn.com. Geko Jones & 3rd Rayl, Eliel & Rega- 8415 Fifth Ave. at 84th Street in Bay Ridge, Jonah Eller-Isaacs, 8 pm, FREE; Sept. 12: Dick Flatbush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. (718) 921-0601, www.wickedmonk.com. Sundays: Open mic, 7 pm, FREE with 2-drink/snack Fridays: Live music, 9:30 pm, FREE; Sept. nomics, and live art by Demo, 8 pm, $5 Swizzle presents Homer Fink’s Family Fist of Fury, 8 14: Butterball, 9:30 pm, FREE. before Midnight, $10 after Midnight; Wednesdays: Beer Pong, 9 pm, $TBD; Sept. 8: pm, $5 per contestant; Sept. 13: Eli “Paperboy” minimum; Sept. 8: Mike Fiorito, 8 pm, FREE; Sept. Green Machine, 9 pm, $5; Sept. 13: Frankie the 11: Here’s to the Long Haul, 7 pm, FREE; Sept. 13: Sept. 10: (Front room) P2 Productions Reed and The True Loves, 8 pm, $6; Sept. 14: The presents “Porphyria’s Love,” an interac- Fisherman, 9 pm, $5; Sept. 14: Stereotype, 9 pm, $5; BadMan, 7 pm, Enrico Mangione, 8 pm, FREE; Melt Plungers, The Villains, 8 pm, $7; Sept. 15: The tive queer murder mystery jazz cabaret, 8 Sept. 15: Way to St. Patties Day, Hollaback, 9 pm, $5. Sept. 14: Rosi Golan, 8 pm, Shannon, 9 pm, Gideon 440 Bergen St. at Fifth Avenue in Park Special Pillow, Dew-Claw, 8 pm, $7. pm, $7 ($5 if you come dressed in 40s Kendall, 10 pm, FREE. Slope, (718) 230-5925. Fridays: “Stuck in the ’80s” party featuring attire); Sept. 13: (Backroom) “Hold Up” BEDFORD-STUYVESANT BUSHWICK DJs Paul EZ and Jan Cooley, 11 pm, FREE. with DJs DC and Kimber, Abigail War- FORT GREENE child, Patrick Cleandenim and the Living Food 4 Thought Silent Barn Southpaw Image, 10 pm, $5, (Front room) Thing 445 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at MacDonough Street Night of the Cookers One, The Jason Loughlin Band, Shout to 915 Wyckoff Ave. at Hancock Street in 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Talk, 7 pm, $5, Lorraine Corrales presents in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 443-4160. Bushwick, No phone. 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Fort Oh, yes: On Sept. 8, check out Texan rock band Oh No Oh My! (pic- Park Slope, (718) 230-0236, “LoveHate” with Dances with White Girls, Saturdays: Open mic, 9 pm, $6; Tuesdays: Philoso- Greene, (718) 797-1197. www.spsounds.com. Sept. 13: Silver Apples, Psychic Ills, The Moon Up- tured) alongside Marla Hansen, Clare and the Reasons, and La Strada Andy Pry, Jess Jubilee, 10 pm, FREE; phically Phat Tuesdays, an open discussion, 8 pm, stairs, Tristan Perich, 8 pm, $10; Sept. 15: Ptero- Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Live Sept. 8: Brooklyn Country Music Festival donation suggested; Wednesdays: Game Night jazz, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. at a free show at the Sound Fix Lounge. Sept. 14: A French Kiss & a German dactyl, Number, Team Robespierre, Bears, Brown featuring The Flanks, Uncle Leon and The Whisper, 7 pm, $12. (Cash Flow), 7 pm, FREE; Fridays: Zodiac Lounge, 7 Recluse Sings, 8 pm, $7. Alibis, Alex Battles, The Doc Marshalls, pm, FREE. GREENPOINT Jack Grace Band, Hogzilla, Grizzly’s Banjo Sept. 13: A.R.E. Weapons with Golden Triangle, Sept. 9: Harris Eisenstadt’s Canada Day Quintet, Assault, Susquehanna Industrial Tool and Laila Lounge CLINTON HILL I.U.D., Orphan, and DJ Taka, 8 pm, $10; Sept. 14: 8:30 pm, $5. 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in BOERUM HILL Club Europa Die Co., Erin Farrell, Carolyn Sills’ 75th Fixed with DJ Boys Noize and residents DJs JDH and Birthday Tribute to Patsy Cline co-hosted Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, Five Spot Restaurant 98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Green- Dave P, 10 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show. Barbes by Lindy Loo and DJ Mikey Palms, 5 pm, www.lailalounge.com. Hank’s Saloon point, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. 459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, $10; Sept. 12: The WreckRoom, 8 pm, Tuesdays: Bluegrass Tuesdays, 9 pm, 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Saturdays: VIP Dance Party, 10 pm, FREE before (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. FREE; Sept. 13: Big Tune featuring Hi-Tek FREE; Wednesdays: Jezebel Music Show- (718) 625-8003, www.exitfive.com/hankssaloon. GREENWOOD HEIGHTS case with an open mic, 7:30 pm, FREE. Saturdays: DJ Aki, 6 pm, FREE; Mondays: RPM- 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Tuesdays: Karaoke Sundays: Stephane Wrembel, 9 pm, $10 suggested and Sean Price hosted by Vitamin D and J. Sundays: Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Open Turntables hosted by DJ Copa (bring your Night, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Sexy Progressive/ Dance donation; Tuesdays: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, $10 Moore with DJ DV One, 9 pm, $5; Sept. Ramblers, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Live band kuntry Living Room Lounge own needles and vinyl), 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: 5 for party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 suggested donation, Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $10; 14: Hot Jamz Crew brings back the 90s The Lucky Cat karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Mobscenity Funny Tuesdays hosted by Dave Lester, 10 pm, $5; pm; Sept. 14: Today is the Day featuring Tai Pan, Def- 245 23rd St. at Fifth Avenue in Greenwood with DJ Kool Kear, 10 pm, $5. 245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Heights, (718) 499-1505, Sept. 8: A live broadcast from Babres on WFMU (live jazz), 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 8: Casavettes, 10 pm, Wednesdays: Open mic with Nate Jones and Da con 14, Christine, Wetnurse, Tombs, 6 pm, $12; Sept. Williamsburg, (718) 782-0437, www.myspace.com/livingroombrooklyn. with Jose Conde, 6 pm, Lucia Pulido, 7 pm, Che- FREE; Sept. 11: Alex Battles & Friends, 10 pm, Feel, 9 pm, $5 ($10 after 10 pm); Sept. 8: KREation, 15: Burning Brides featuring Pratique, 7 pm, $10. www.theluckycat.com. FREE; Sept. 13: Blue Grass Night with Dirt Road, 9 Saturdays: DJ Kurt, 8 pm, FREE; Sundays: Guitar jere, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation, Celebrate Tea Lounge 9 pm, $7, DJ Ken Parker, Midnight, FREE; Sept. 14: Mexico Now presents Chejere, 10 pm, $10 sug- 837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Keyboard pm, Sweetheart, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 14: Lonesome Soul Medina, Midnight, FREE; Sept. 15: Hammond Club Exit Hero, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Open mic night, 8 Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE: Tuesdays: Jezebel Billys, 9:30 pm, Radio Reports, 10:45 pm, The Long pm, FREE; Thursdays: ’80s Music, 8 pm, FREE; gested donation; Sept. 9: David Celia, 7 pm, $10 Park Slope, (718) 789-2762, Organ Soul – Jazz featuring Ian Ross Trio, 9 pm, 147 Greenpoint Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in suggested donation, Michael Holt Band, 8 pm, $10 www.tealoungeny.com. Music Open Mic Night hosted by Ed Fellows, 11:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 15: Gunfight, The $TBD, Kenny Parker, Midnight, $5. Greenpoint, (718) 349-6969, www.club-exit.com. Fridays: Karaoke, 8 pm, FREE. Gorch, 7 pm, FREE; Sept. 8: Sharegroove Governors, Young Men About Town, 10 pm, FREE. suggested donation; Sept. 10: Krampus, 8 pm, $10 Mondays: The Frank LoCrasto Group, 8 Saturdays, Fridays: DJ Dance Party, 10 pm, $15 suggested donation, Jan Bell, Mamie Minch, pm, $5 suggested donation; Wednes- with DJs ShakeWell & Duckcomb, 11 pm, Grand Dakar Cafe (ladies FREE until 11 pm). PARK SLOPE Phillipa Thompson, and Hillary Hawke, 10 pm, $10 days, Thursdays, Fridays: Live music, 9 FREE; Sept. 12: Fanning Pack featuring Dream First Born, 9 pm, $5; Sept. 13: BRIGHTON BEACH 285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Clinton suggested donation; Sept. 12: Mario Pavone, 8 pm, pm, 10:30 pm, $5 suggested donation. Benefit featuring The Little Embers, 9 pm, Hill, (718) 398-8900, www.granddakar.com. Studio B Bar4 $10, Matt Wilson Quartet, 10 pm, $10; Sept. 13: A FREE; Sept. 14: DJ Jesse Mann featuring National Restaurant Saturdays: Rhonda Benet (funk, jazz, soul, 80s, old 259 Banker St. at Calyer Street in Greenpoint, 444 Seventh Ave. at 15th Street in Park Slope, book release party for Brian Francis Slattery’s Book Two Boots The Shift, 10 pm, FREE before 11 pm, ($5 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second school), 8 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live reggae music, 7 (718) 389-1880, www.clubstudiob.com. (718) 832-9800, www.jamescarney.net/koncfs.htm. “Spaceman Blues: A Love Song,” 8 pm, $10 sug- Brooklyn after 11 pm); Sept. 15: Conflux presents 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Audio detour-disconnect, 7 pm, Dub Park Slope, (718) 499-3253, www.two- Evolution, 11 pm, FREE. bootsbrooklyn.com. Sept. 8: Savinoland, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. Luna Lounge 14: Lady Luck & The Suicide Kings, 10 pm, 361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer FREE; Sept. 15: The Groovemasters, 10 Street in Williamsburg, (212) 260-2323, pm, FREE. www.lunalounge.com. Sept. 8: The Comas, 9 pm, Meat Puppets, Union Hall 10 pm, $20; Sept. 9: Shiny Shoes, 7:30 pm, (Downstairs at) 702 Union St. at Fifth Balloon, 8:30 pm, The Radio Roots, 9:30 Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 638-4400, pm, Mako, 10:30 pm, $8; Sept. 10: Hud- ADVERTISER RESULTS PROVE www.unionhallny.com. son Rising, 7:30 pm, Hunters, Run!, 8:30 Sept. 8: Dapples Cities, 7:30 pm, $TBD; pm, Blood City Shack Up, 9:30 pm, $8; Sept. 9: Tearing the Veil of Maya, comedy Sept. 11: Future in Plastics, 7:30 pm, with Eugene Mirman and Michael Sho- Aleda, 8:30 pm, Jay Scott, 9:30 pm, $8; walter, 7:30 pm, $7; Sept. 10: Andrew Sept. 12: Desdro, 7:30 pm, Morning Theft, Dost, The Cotton Jones Basket Ride, Twin 8:30 pm, The Sky Drops, 9:30 pm, $8; Thousands, 7:30 pm, $8; Sept. 11: Marla Sept. 13: Conflux Festival featuring Salt & OUR YELLOW PAGES DELIVER Hansen (record release party), Casey Samovar, 7:30 pm, Animandible, 8:30 pm, Dienel, 7:30 pm, $7; Sept. 12: Palomar, Fresh Kills, 9:30 pm, The Young Lungs, Eagle Seagull, Taxi Taxi, 7:30 pm, $8; 10:30 pm, My Best Fiend, 11:30 pm, $8; Sept. 13: Marah, Willie Breeding, 8 pm, Sept. 14: Conflux Festival featuring Reni $15; Sept. 14: Monnone Alone, Mid- Laine, 8:30 pm, $8; Sept. 15: Conflux State Orange, Fred Astereo, Moore & Festival featuring Revival, 8:30 pm, The Sons, 7:30 pm, $6; Sept. 15: Surprise Me Brought Low, 9:30 pm, The Wildbirds, Mr. Davis, 7:30 pm, $12 (advance tickets 10:30 pm, Naked Highway, 11:30 pm, $8. MAJOR RETURN ON INVESTMENT sold out, limited tickets available at door). Pete’s Candy PROSPECT HEIGHTS Store 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in The Backroom Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, (At Freddy’s) 485 Dean St. at Sixth www.petescandystore.com. NEW Avenue in Prospect Heights, (718) 622- Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE; 7035, www.freddysbackroom.com. Mondays: Stand-Up, 7:30 pm, FREE; Tues- Sept. 8: Homicide Holiday Party featuring days: Bingo, 7 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Rebel Mart, 8:30 pm, Brute Force, 9 pm, Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 8: Break- John Pinamonti & Friends, 9:45 pm, John up Breakdown, 8 pm, Boy Genius, 10 pm, Sharpels Band, 10:30 pm, Box O’Crayons, Private Eleanor, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 9: NASSAU 11:15 pm, Plastic Beef, Midnight, FREE; Gann Matthews, 8:30 pm, Matty Charles, Sept. 9: Skirt, 9 pm, The Mindshots, 10 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 10: Gig and Pop, 9:30 pm, Lord Awesome, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. pm, FREE; Sept. 11: Young Man About 10: Contest Night (and Spelling Bee), 9 Town, 9 pm, Rachel Ries, 10 pm, Nels pm, FREE; Sept. 11: Second to None Tues- Andrew, 11 pm, FREE; Sept. 12: The days with Queen Moonracer, 8 pm, Garden Quavers, 10 pm, The Snow, 11 pm, FREE; DIRECTORIES Sept. 13: Savonarola, 9 pm, The Midnight Gnome, 9 pm, Go Ask Alice with Alice Bierhorst, 9:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 13: Opera Prayers, 10 pm, Goddamn Rattlesnake, 11 on Tap, 9:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 14: Mean- pm, FREE; Sept. 14: Pete’s Big Poetry, 7 whiles & Friends, 9 pm, FREE; Sept. 15: pm, Magdyn Osh, 9 pm, Illuminations, 10 Paula Carino, 9:30 pm, The Larch, 10:30 pm, Heather and The Barbarians, 11 pm, OUT pm, The Saudi Agenda, Midnight, FREE. FREE; Sept. 15: Elam Blackwell, 8 pm, Forest Sun, 9 pm, Andy Friedman, 10 pm, Mitchell’s Bar Ben Vita, 11 pm, FREE. and Grill Sound Fix Lounge 259 Flatbush Ave. at Sixth Avenue in 110 Bedford Ave. at North 11th Street THIS SUMMER Prospect Heights, (718) 484-4114. in Williamsburg, (718) 388-8090, Sept. 15: Vince Seneri, 8 pm, FREE with www.soundfixrecords.com. prix fixe dinner (reservations required). Sept. 8: Oh No Oh My!, 5 pm, Marla Hansen, 8 pm, Clare and the Reasons, 9 RED HOOK pm, La Strada, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 9: Reading by Paul G. Mazia, author of Hope and Anchor “What it Is: What it Is” and a live perform- 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in ance by Kiki Allgeierwith, 7 pm, FREE; Red Hook, (718) 237-0276. Sept. 10: Eric Carbonara, Mike Tamburo, 8 pm, FREE; Sept. 11: The Back CC’s, 8 Thursdays: Karaoke hosted by Dropsy pm, The Captains, 9 pm, FREE; Sept. 12: Dozzman, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays and Satur- Chris Glover, 8 pm, Butane Variations, 9 days: Karaoke hosted by drag queen Kay pm, FREE; Sept. 13: Takenobu, Craig Sera, 9 pm, FREE. Chessler, Kelli Rae Powell, 8 pm, FREE. Jalopy Trash Bar 315 Columbia St. at Woodhull Street in Red Hook, (718) 395-3214, www.jalopy.biz. 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 599-1000, Sept. 8: Jalopy celebrates First Anniversary www.thetrashbar.com. with All-Day Block Party featuring Toxic Sept. 8: Ko-Cho Bisexual, 8 pm, We Muffin, 1 pm, Seznec Brothers, 2 pm, Rob Tigers, 9 pm, Bottom Bracket, 10 pm, Reddy and Friends, 2:30 pm, The Forge Used to be Women, 11 pm, George Ko- Mountain Diggers, 5 pm, Raoul Otis and rien, Midnight, The Exelar, 1 am, $8; The Blue Serenaders, 6:30 pm, Deyansa Sept. 9: High Numbers, 9 pm, Vivian and The High Roots Band, 7:30 pm, $TBD; Darkbloom, 10 pm, Pora!Pora!, 11 pm, Sept. 9: Ila Cantor’s Trapezoids, 8 pm, $5; $.99 Dreams, Midnight, $6; Sept. 10: Sept. 14: Roulette Sisters, 9 pm, $5; Sept. Grand Army Arrows, 8 pm, Kill Van Kull, 9 15: Americana Showcase featuring Mr. pm, Sea of Eyes, 10 pm, Red Sails, 11 pm, Americana (Bill Kelly), 9 pm, Reckon SO, 10 Pariah Beat, Midnight, $6; Sept. 11: pm, George Kilby Jr, 11 pm, $8. Tommy Straa & The Model Citizens, 8 pm, Max Gabriel, 9 pm, Bill Popp & The SHEEPSHEAD BAY Tapes, 10 pm, The Life Of, 11 pm, A Black Tie Affair, Midnight, $5; Sept. 12: DJ Anyway Cafe Mojo presents Na+an, 8 pm, Screen Vinyl 1602 Gravesend Neck Rd. at East 16th Image, 9 pm, Sound of Missiles, 10 pm, Street in Sheepshead Bay, (718) 934- Ficticious Tigers, 11 pm, Jimmy Ander- 5988, www.anywaycafe.com. son, Midnight, $6; Sept. 13: Mitch Gan- Saturdays: Michelle Walker, 8 pm, FREE; non, 8 pm, The Status Crow, 9 pm, Fish- Mondays: Violin and guitar, 9 pm, FREE; net Stalkers, 10 pm, The Needles, 11 pm, BROOKLYN EDITION Tuesdays: Karin Akada, 9 pm, FREE; Wed- The Villains, Midnight, $6; Sept. 14: nesdays: Grace Garland, 9 pm, FREE; Spoiler NYC, 8 pm, Charm School, 8:45 Thursdays: Eric Nicholas, 9 pm, FREE; pm, Kissy Kamikaze, 9:30 pm, The Bullys, Fridays: Eve Carneleus, 9 pm, FREE. 10:15 pm, L.E.S. Stitches, 11 pm, The Waldos, Midnight, $7. WILLIAMSBURG Union Pool CLOSING Black Betty 484 Union Ave. at Meeker Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 609-0484, 366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer www.myspace.com/unionpool. Street in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, Sept. 10: Ghastly City Sleep, The Catalyst, www.blackbetty.net. Antlers, 8 pm, $5; Sept. 13: Marissa Nad- Saturdays: DJ Concerned, 11 pm, FREE; ler, Castanets, and Nikki Shapiro, 8 pm, $8; Sundays: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Sept. 15: Dealer, Meantone, Confusatron, Marquand and DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, Damsels in Burlesque, 8 pm, $TBD. SOON! FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson and his Love Choir, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Zebulon Psychotic Reaction, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne, DJ Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218- Emskee and MC G-Man, 11 pm, FREE. 6934, www.zebuloncafeconcert.com. Sept. 8: Baye Kouyate et les Tougarakes, The Callbox 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 9: This Way out, 9 pm, 148 Kingsland Ave. at Lombardy Street Talibam!, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 10: Chad in Williamsburg, (718) 384-0179, Taylor Quartet, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 11: www.thecallboxlounge.com. Yohimbe Brothers, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 12: Fridays and Saturdays: Dance music all UB313 featuring Brian Marsala, Elliott night, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: ’80s Levin, Ed Watkins, and Marshall Allen from Party with The Airwaves, 9 pm, FREE. The Sun-Ra Arkestra, 10 pm, FREE; Sept. 13: Eye Contact and guests featuring Ryan Capone’s Bar Sawyer, Matt Lavelle, and Matt Heyner, 10 221 N. Ninth St. at Roebling Street in pm, FREE; Sept. 14: Superpowers, 10 pm, Williamsburg, (718) 599-4044, FREE; Sept. 15: Meta and The Cor- FIND OUT ABOUT COST EFFECTIVE PRINT & ONLINE AD PROGRAMS www.caponesbar.com. nerstones, 10 pm, FREE. TALK TO US… To list your events in Brooklyn Nightlife, please give us as much notice as possible. 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OUR OPINION ALL DRAWN OUT Bklyn’s tourist trap he end of the summer is a good time to take people who use it for a free ride. It is estimated cruise lines make to the U.S. economy, the fine stock — and since the summertime hordes of that only seven percent of the riders are from print reveals that local communities don’t benefit Ttourists will be thinning, it’s a great time to outside New York. from the arrival of cruise ships, even when the consider our borough’s effort to attract visitors and “It’s clear that the trolley isn’t working in its ships berth in the neighborhood. keep them here long enough to spend their money. current incarnation,” the report concludes. Red Hook residents know that story all too Two just-issued reports show that Brooklyn’s Nonetheless, Borough President Markowitz has well. The city built a $56-million passenger ship leaders need to do a lot more. put up nearly a half-million dollars of your money terminal and promised hundreds of jobs and mil- One study, put out by the Center for an Urban to buy a new faux trolley. The report points out — lions into the local economy. Only 14 full-time Future and called, appropriately enough, “A and we agree — that Markowitz will be throwing positions materialized and cruise-related contri- Bumpy Ride,” focuses on a free, trolley-styled away money unless there is better marketing and a butions to the New York economy actually more frequent trolley schedule, two things that will , despite far more embarkations and ar- bus that takes visitors around Prospect Park and dropped cost even more money. rivals at local piers. nearby cultural attractions — the so-called It’s time to cut Brooklyn’s losses. A fake trol- Of course, when critics — including this “Heart of Brooklyn” institutions. ley is not a tourist attraction and never will be newspaper — pointed out that the city’s promis- Designed as a way of attracting tourists, the (although a real trolley, along a more heavily es were based on faulty, overly optimistic projec- seven-year-old bus “hasn’t yet had a meaningful trafficked Downtown Brooklyn route, certainly tions, or asked reasonable questions about the impact on attendance at participating cultural would be). city’s true motives for trying to evict a long- venues.” In fact, the report pointed out, “aware- A second report — this one put out by the standing cargo port in favor of a maritime- ness of [the trolley] actually decreased in recent cruise industry — also showed what can happen themed tourist “attraction,” they were dismissed years,” even as Brooklyn has “taken major steps when politicians spend taxpayer money without as impediments to progress. to raise its profile as a tourist destination.” proper consideration of whether the cost repre- But as both reports show, progress in the Instead, the bulk of the minuscule ridership sents a good investment. Although the report tourist industry does not always mean throwing lives in the neighborhoods the trolley serves — gushes about the $35-billion contribution that good money after bad. Cristian Fleming

LETTERS Gersh’s push for green angers some Slopers To the editor, Christmas trees instead of artificial ones? their tails or legs, slammed to the ground, or main retail streets. What Bay Ridge (and all Gee, I wonder what planet Gersh Kuntz- Cutting down a tree just for a holiday peri- otherwise battered. Lysiak lover shopping streets) actually need is the Ridge ain’t N.O. man comes from because I know it’s not od, then putting it in the garbage, is envi- Victoria Booth, Bay Ridge To the editor, AVAILABILITY of parking spaces. To the editor, Brooklyn. I was born and brought up in ronmental murder. I moved to Bay Ridge from Downtown My company, Community Consulting Your article regarding the federal relief Park Slope when it was a true family neigh- You get my point: It’s easier to criticize Brooklyn earlier this year and want to com- Services developed a dozen strategies to ac- funding for tornado victims in Bay Ridge borhood. People fought with each other but somebody else than to see yourself. She loves Bklyn mend Matthew Lysiak and your newspaper complish that, but due to local politics, the caught my attention (“FEMA to Ridge: Ask were there for each other, too. And they had Name and neighborhood withheld To the editor, for its coverage of this community. initiative was quashed. Bush,” Aug. 25). I don’t disagree with the real problems. REAL PROBLEMS! They The tourist guides did not prepare my I was pleased to read Lysiak’s column Carolyn Konheim, Boerum Hill fact that those people in Bay Ridge need didn’t go ballistic over rubber bands in the husband and me for the friendly and caring about the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge recon- our help, but what about New Orleans? street (“Rubber band man fights on,” The Remembering Jack Brooklynites whom we met during our first struction project and the news that it will be Bush was also on vacation at the time of Brooklyn Angle, Aug. 25). To the editor, visit last month. completed six months ahead of schedule Ain’t no brothel Hurricane Katrina and chose to ignore the sit- I no longer live in my beloved neighbor- Thanks for the obituary on Jack Gallahue We delighted in the hospitality at The Tav- (“Verrazano fix-up zoom$ along,” Bay To the editor, uation. What makes Brooklyn different? Bush hood. I moved out because of people like (“John Gallahue, 76,” Sept. 1). He was a ern on the Dean, Tom’s restaurant and the Ridge Edition and online, Aug. 25). Like I take issue with your characterization of didn’t care then and he doesn’t care now. Gersh. He invaded like a pack of aliens and master therapist, a man of great compassion Brooklyn Botanical Garden. We stared in any construction project, it has caused traf- the property at 153 Lincoln Pl. as a “quiet If it has nothing to do with the war we’re destroyed the family atmosphere of Park and vision, filled with an enormous love of awe at the Statue of Liberty from the porch fic jams and driving hassles. brothel” prior to its sale and current conver- fighting for and profits for his corporate pals, you might as well not have a voice. Slope. Maybe one day, Gersh will have life. All who were privileged to know him restaurant at Fairway. We imposed on Brook- I want to publicly thank Rep. Vito Fos- sion (“Hot Sheets Lead to Hot Prices,” Park Renee Rodriguez, Williamsburg some real troubles and can stop worrying felt touched and embraced by his humanity. lyn folks to photograph us in front of the Ver- sella for, as your article stated, getting the Slope Edition and online, Aug. 18). A truly irreplaceable man! about nonsense. razano-Narrows Bridge, the East River boat MTA to finish the project ahead of sched- As a 30-year resident of the block, it was Denise Decker, Bay Ridge Bill Wertheim, Westchester traffic and the distant New Jersey shore. ule. It is refreshing to see elected officials always my impression that prostitution was Editor’s note: Kuntzman lives in Park Slope with his The most-impressive experience of the pay attention to important local issues and a minor part of the goings on there. The wife and two kids — a family, last time he checked. entire weekend occurred when my husband get actual results, not just have photo-ops. property seems to have been principally Send a letter used for time-limited assignations, and for Not sweet on rodeo forgot his wallet after a ride in a yellow cab. Michael J. Bruno, Bay Ridge By e-mail: [email protected] To the editor, To the editor The loss was reported to the police and the overnight stays of this sort. By mail: Letters Editor, The Brooklyn It seems Gersh Kuntzman has a compul- Few things would horrify me more than cab company. Within 24 hours, a cab com- The problem with the property was mostly Paper, 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY sive disorder with either rubber bands or the a rodeo being brought to Brooklyn (“Rodeo pany employee phoned to report the return aesthetic in that regard, although there was 11201. postal service (maybe both)! I’m all for envi- Ridge needs spots one rather uncharacteristic murder of a clerk gal wants to fill park with bull,” Aug. 25). of the wallet by one of their taxi drivers. All By fax: (718) 834-9278. ronmental and health consciousness, but first Without the use of spurs, tail-twisting, and of the contents were intact. To the editor, who worked there some years ago. you must look within your own backyard. bucking straps cinched tightly around their The sights of Brooklyn are impressive. But Your recent story about a new parking Years ago, some residents of the block All letters must be signed and include the writer’s home address and phone Why doesn’t The Brooklyn Paper tell its abdomen and groin, these frightened and the people of Brooklyn surpass its tourist at- lot on 87th Street (“Beep approves Century were against its conversion on the grounds number (only the writer’s name and Yuppies not to put poop (feces) in residential often docile animals wouldn’t even buck. tractions. We will never forget their honesty 21 lot,” Bay Ridge edition and online, Aug. that it would aggravate an already difficult neighborhood are published with the let- garbage cans when walking their puppies? They are terrorized into action when they and their helpfulness. They turned a possible 25) did not point out that the 279-space parking problem. ter). Letters may be edited and will not And why doesn’t The Brooklyn Paper have shoved into them electric prods, their disaster into an unforgettable, happy memory. garage will make a tiny dent in Bay Ridge’s But the inexorable gentrification of Park be returned. The earlier in the week you criticize the same people for buying real necks twisted, when they are yanked by Beth Thomson, North Reading, MA need for 1,000 more spaces along its three Slope goes on. Saul Raw, Park Slope send your letter, the better.

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Joy Chatel between Carroll & Garfield Chatel did meet the mayor in UÊSports Injuries UÊ Poor Digestion his first term — before the city UÊLow Energy hatched the multi-billion-dollar tion and Development issued • Emergency Service Dr. Andrew Warshaw the legal determination that sets • Pediatric Dentistry plan to replace her modest home Dr. Sari Rosenwein with a plaza for office workers into motion New York’s lengthy Open 7 Days A Week • Root Canal Therapy Dr. Doug Pollack and hotel guests in a newly re- eminent domain procedure. • Implant Restorations 10:30 am - 10:30 pm vived Downtown Brooklyn. The The letter came after a city- • Laminates • Bleaching Hours by Appointment pair talked about improving funded consultant report 457 7th Ave., • White Fillings • Bonding Sat. & Eve. Available Brooklyn’s schools, she said. claimed there was no Under- Brooklyn, NY 11215 • Fluoride • Sealants “[Bloomberg] was so easy- ground Railroad activity at Free Consultation Chatel’s house — a report that • Cleanings • Crowns going and open to listening. 24 Hr Phone Service That’s why I voted for him and was trashed by eight of its 12 • Bridges • Dentures why I want to meet with him,” peer-reviewers. DENTISTS • Non/Surgical Gum Care she said. Then, last month, Mayor Financing Available Bloomberg announced that he Insurance Plans Welcomed 789-5700 would recognize ROOT CANAL GENERAL & COSMETIC the abolitionist EXTRACTIONS DENTISTRY work that hap- PERIODONTAL WORK Advanced sterilization and infection control pened on Duffield Jack Irwin, D.D.S. COURTEOUS AND Street with a $2- CROWNS million commem- Karl Fischer Architects 414 Seventh Avenue COMPREHENSIVE oration nearby — The underground garage for this hotel would replace several bet. 13th & 14th Sts. “The house,” she added, “has but not spare Chatel’s house houses on Duffield Street in Downtown that owners believe BRIDGES www.jackirwindds.com DENTAL CARE warrior spirit that you just can’t from the wrecking ball. were once stations on the Underground Railroad. PORCELAIN VENEERS (718) 768-8372 Provided at our spacious, tear it down. I don’t think that Chatel’s property is one of Evening Hours Mon-Fri modern and friendly office BLEACHING Most Insurance & Union Plans he understands that yet.” more than a dozen named in the determination — even as she’s not comment on the mayor’s accepted as full or partial payment. 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PERIODONTICS: Non-Surgical and Surgical Treatment of Gum Disease ROOT CANAL THERAPY: Using State of the Art Rotary Instrumentation CROWNS, BRIDGES, PARTIAL & FULL DENTURES …while another is ready to cash out INVISALIGN PROVIDER By Ariella Cohen route for former slaves is moved to Emergency Patients are seen on the same day! The Brooklyn Paper a museum. He said he would do- Buy me out fair and square nate proceeds from the sale of his EUGENE D. STANISLAUS, D.D.S. and I’ll go, Duffield Street building to commemoration project honoring Downtown Brooklyn LEE R. GAUSE, D.D.S. building owner Lewis Green- abolitionists. 189 Montague Street, Suite 800B - 8th Floor stein said this week. “I worked for the city for 30 "ROOKLYN(EIGHTSs4ELEPHONE “It’s not about money in my years and I just want to see the OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT pocket,” the landlord and amateur right thing happen,” said the re- FINEST DENTAL CARE historian told The Brooklyn Pa- Superior Services for Adults & Children tired Greenstein, who, ironically, per. “It’s about economics. I know worked for the city’s real-estate New! Periodontist (gum specialist) on premises. that eventually the city is going to department. steal [the building] from me. I Greenstein bought the Duffield 10 Plaza St. East, Suite 1F DERMATOLOGIST want a fair price in the open mar- Most Street building in the late 1990s. Evening (bet. Flatbush & Vanderbilt Aves) ket.” Insurance The offer to leave comes after In the decade since, the value of appointments accepted the land has shot up tremendous- available. (718) years of not-over-my-dead-body 622-8020 proclamations from Greenstein, ly, thanks to the Downtown LASERS who has been fighting to save his Brooklyn Plan, which rezoned the FOR THE REMOVAL OF... 233 Duffield St. building — area for high-rise towers and set Hair, Broken Blood Vessels, Wrinkles, Before which may have been a way sta- in motion the process that will Affordable Family Dentistry Spider Veins (face & legs), Age Spots, tion on the fabled Underground soon lead to Greenstein’s con- in Modern Pleasant Surroundings Acne Scars, Stretchmarks Railroad — from the city’s plan demnation. 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This publication has not verified the value of any of the services or stunning plaza filled with her beloved us … as well as to the worldwide horti- products advertised; some advertisers do not offer “employment” but rather supply influential botany educator and a lover magnolias. In 2005 when she retired, the cultural community.” manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order of magnolias, died last week after a long plaza was renamed for her — and in that Zuk, a longtime Park Slope resident, selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money struggle with breast cancer. She was 55. in advance or give an advertiser your checking, license ID, or credit card numbers. Also same ceremony, a variety of magnolia that was also the co-editor in chief of the beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit Zuk led the Botanic Garden from had been developed at the Garden was “American Horticultural Society A-Z En- repair company does business only over the phone it’s illegal to request money before 1990-2005, a major period of growth. named for her, magnolia x ‘Judy Zuk.’ cyclopedia of Garden Plants.” delivering its service. During that time, she raised million of The plant’s flowers (right) are yellow with A celebration of Judy Zuk’s life is being dollars to renovate the world-renowned a purple tinge at the base and are said to planned for Sept. 23 at the Botanic Gar-

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ThePlay’s the Thing with Ed Shakespeare Pitching should Jacobs leads at plate, in clubhouse By Patrick Hickey Jr. the statistical categories. He teammates look to him for more clubhouse before games when we need it. He’s our guy.” Second-year Cyclone lift Clones for The Brooklyn Paper leads on the field, too. than big numbers. Manager Edgar Alfonzo has Jason Jacobs has First-baseman Jason Jacobs is The second-year Clone leads “He’s our leader,” said short- certainly noticed the improve- been a team leader INCE IT’S EARLY SEPTEMBER, WE’RE GOING having what may be the best of- the New York–Penn League stop Matt Bouchard. “He does ment in Jacobs, who hit only this season. back to school. But instead of instructing from the fensive year in Cyclones history with 10 home runs, and has a so much on the field, but he al- .217 last year — almost 60 Sclassic New England Primer, we’re going to use the — but he doesn’t only lead in team-leading 43 RBIs — but his ways gets us revved up in the points lower than this season. New York-Penn League Playoff Primer. “He’s been outstanding,” said This figurative tome explains that in the New York-Penn the skipper. “He’s getting chances League, only the three division winners and the second-place to drive in runs and he’s making team with the best record make the playoffs. The team with the most of it. He’s been swing- the best overall record (at press time, Brooklyn) will meet ing the bat well all season.” the wild-card team (at press time, Staten Island), in the first Yankees throw at our leader Jacobs is just three homers and round of the playoffs. three RBI short of the team’s sin- Both Brooklyn and Staten Island have clinched playoff By Ed Shakespeare Within seconds, more than 60 players and gle season records, both set by spots, but it’s unclear who will win the division and who will for The Brooklyn Paper coaches were squaring off. Frank Corr in the inaugural 2001 be the wild card. Cyclones manager Edgar Alfonzo ordered How intense is the rivalry between the season. Even if he misses those If the current standings held through the end of the season his team back to the dugout, and calm was soon marks, the West Palm Beach, on Friday, the Cyclones’ playoffs start with a best-of-three Staten Island Yankees and the Brooklyn Cy- restored without the services of officers from clones? Here’s the latest piece of evidence. Florida-native is satisfied with series at Staten Island on Sunday, Sept. 9, followed by the the 123rd Precinct across the street from the what he’s accomplished. The Yankees were leading 5–0 on Sept. 2 second game at Brooklyn on Sept. 10, and a third game, if Yankees’ ballpark. “I’ve had a great season and needed, on Sept. 11. when Cyclones’ first-baseman Jason Jacobs Kiley and Yankee manager Mike Gillespie I think it’s because I wouldn’t So let’s look closely at these two teams. came to the plate in the top of the sixth to face were ejected — but that didn’t satisfy Jacobs. want to take the field with any- Brooklyn and Staten Island split their 14 regular-season reliever Jason Kiley. “Obviously, I thought it was intentional [to one else,” said Jacobs, who has games. The teams are close in ability, but Brooklyn has the Kiley’s first pitch was behind Jacob’s head. throw at me],” he said. hit seven of his dingers at the / Gary Thomas edge in this conflict because of its pitching. Kiley’s next pitch was also behind Jacob’s Gillespie seemed eager to get back to playing Should the Cyclones meet their cross-Narrows antagonists pitcher-friendly Keyspan Park. head. baseball. “This is the best team I’ve in the first round, Brooklyn will have three tough starters to After that, the deluge! Jacobs started towards “The fire is out,” he said the day after the throw at the Yankees. ever played on and I think I the mound, Kiley started towards Jacobs, and near brawl. owe a lot of my success to my Dylan Owen, the Brooklyn ace, would start on Sunday. At both benches and both bullpens emptied. Perhaps it is, but just wait until the playoffs. 5-foot-11, the right-hander is a head shorter than many of the teammates. They’ve had my

Staten Island pitchers, but his excellent control makes him back all season.” Paper file The Brooklyn dominant. “He can throw all his pitches for strikes, and that keeps hitters off-balance,” said Cyclones’ pitching coach Hector Berrios. Clone set Owen has walked only 12 batters while striking out 58, Paper Exclusive: Ketchup speaks! and he has both a league- leading record at 9–1, and the to dance circuit’s top ERA at only / Gary Thomas By Ed Shakespeare 1.65. for The Brooklyn Paper By Patrick Hickey Jr. Dillon Gee, another righty, One of the three racing hot for The Brooklyn Paper would start the second game. dogs who sprint from the left- Cyclones infielder Joa- This season, he’s 3–1 with a field wall to home plate after quin Rodriguez hasn’t had 2.41 ERA. the top of fifth inning says he the easiest time of it at first “Gee spots his fastball, and Paper file The Brooklyn still has a shot to win it all. base this season, so he’s his change-up has hitters out Dillon Gee Ketchup — not his real doing what any committed in front,” said Berrios. name — told The Brooklyn Pa- professional would do to Mike Antonini, a new per that he intends to battle his improve himself: he’s tak- lefty, has a 0–0 record, with an ERA of 0.46, in his two starts fellow franks Relish and Mus- ing dancing lessons. and five relief appearances. He has a sinking fastball and a tard until all the crumbs are nice slider that makes him effective against the lefty-heavy “I’m going to be taking counted. salsa lessons and yoga Yankee lineup. Going into the Sept. 5 race, On offense, the Cyclones feature a new lead-off man, up classes to improve my foot Relish has won 10 contests to work at first,” said the Mia- from the Gulf Coast Mets, Ezequiel Carrera. Mustard’s 9 and Ketchup’s 7. “He’s like having another Ichiro,” said Staten Island man- mi native, who is hitting “Being an athlete is about .258 with 10 RBI this sea- ager Mike Gillespie, comparing our the lightning-fast out- never giving up,” the last-place fielder, with his .345 batting average and assortment of slap son, but has been a bit dog said about the indognity shaky making the transition hits, deliberate chops, slashes, and bunts, to the Seattle (sic) of being the hind hound, Mariners’ MVP centerfielder, Ichiro Suzuki. from shortstop to first base. his words translated by a hot “I’ve heard from some Carrera’s emergence has allowed former lead-off hitter dog whisperer. Micah Schilling to bat second, where Schilling has not only guys that it’s a great way of “Sure I’m in last place — increasing my flexibility put up a .289 average, but broke the club record for most they’ve tricked and tripped me walks in a season (59). and footwork, so I’m going all year, but I can still catch up. to mix that in with some Schilling can bunt and hit-and-run whenever Carrera gets In fact, that’s my name — on — no minor thing in a series that will likely come down sprinting and weightlifting Ketchup. So if Relish and Mus- during the off-season.” to small ball. tard dog it in the final races, I ason Jacobs, usually playing first base, will hit third, Rodriguez was clear can still win. about why the John Travolta sporting his club leading 10 homers, and he’ll be fol- “Every dog has his day!” lowed by clean-up man Lucas Duda, surging in both av- sessions are necessary. J But at least one fan felt that “I’ve made some mis- erage and power, and coming off a recently-ended 17-game Ketchup had bitten off more takes out there this year and hitting streak. Cesar Candido, recently called-up from than he could chew. Kingsport, is now the Cyclones’ regular catcher. all I can do is try and learn “I like Ketchup — he’s a / Gary Thomas from them,” said Rodriguez, He has an outstanding arm to use against the Yankees, good dog,” said the fan, who who like to run. who has committed three admitted to preferring Mustard, errors in 27 games this sea- And now for Staten Island. as well as mustard. “But he’s a “They have a very scrappy line-up,” said Berrios. son. “This is the first time bit of a clown out there. That playing first base since I “They have very good eyes, and early in the count they’ll Relish — man, has he turned it take off-speed stuff — curves, sliders, and change-ups and Paper The Brooklyn was about 7-years-old, so around this year! He’s unstop- there was a lot of pressure try to get ahead in the count. pable.” Ketchup, seen here losing yet another race, hopes to have his fortunes turned around during the playoffs. “They’ll also foul-off a lot of pitches when they’re in two- originally. It’s a lot different strike situations.” now then it was when I was Andy Braunstein, editor of the Met and Yankee Minor in Little League, I’ll tell you League Reporter, agrees with Berrios’s assessment. “The that.” Staten Island Yankees are smart hitters,” he said. When Cyclones skipper “Especially tough is the top of their line-up. Not much Edgar Alfonzo heard about power, but you have to keep the top of the line-up off base.” CYCLONES Rodriguez’s off-season regi- Dad glad with a dinger men, he not only liked it, Braunstein isn’t kidding. These guys do get on base. The Yankee lead-off man, second baseman Justin Snyder, Then Now but thought it could help the is a small left-handed hitter who is hitting .340 (with a .466 & By Patrick Hickey Jr. ment with the ground on the youngster in other areas of on-base percentage). for The Brooklyn Paper other side. his life. Braedyn Pruitt, also a left-handed batter, plays third and The 2001 Cyclones won the New York–Penn League “I told him I wanted the “I think that can really On Aug 25, Matt Bouchard present I bought him back since help him. I’ve heard of a hits third and he’s hitting .344 with a .449 OBP. Championship under the leadership of manager Edgar Al- hit his first professional home fonzo. Now that Fonzie is back, many fans are assuming that he was so happy with the few players doing that over Hitting in the lower half of the order is 5-foot-7 D.J. run in Vermont with his mother Hollingsworth. Another lefty hitter, the diminutive outfield- the 2007 Cyclones will repeat the franchise’s former glory. homer,” said Bouchard with a the years,” he said. “Plus, and father in attendance. er is hitting .361 with an OBP of .463. Here’s how this year’s team compares to that fabled squad: smile. “He wouldn’t give it it’ll give him some rhythm. It was his father’s birthday, back though.” Infielder Damon Sublett is injured, but could return, and / Gary Thomas He needs it.” too. he’s batting .323 with eight homers and 52 RBI, an outstand- 2001 2007 ing RBI total for a short-season league. “I was happy to finally get (Through 72 games) (Through 72 games) one under my belt, but my fa- The Yankee pitching relies on finesse, and every one of Record: 49–23 Record: 47–25 the team’s 18 hurlers is right-handed. The staff features: ther was thrilled,” said East Ryan Zink (6–1, 3.43 ERA); Zach McAllister (4–5, 4.52); Highlight of the week: Highlight of the week: Greenwich, Rhode Island na-

The Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Dem Bums’ last season and Ryan Pope (3–0, 2.13) The Cyclones clinched the The Cyclones beat the Yan- tive. “He said it was the best Bouchard scores. Overall, the Brooklyn pitching, which leads the league division title by scoring five kees 5–0 thanks to seven birthday present he ever got. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brook- with a staff ERA of 2.97, should be able to hold all those runs in the last four innings, innings of unhittable start- They drove five hours [from lyn Dodgers’ final, dismal campaign, The Brooklyn Rhode Island] to come see me, crafty, slap-hitting lefty Yankee hitters in check. including the game-winner ing pitching by Nick Carr. .379 since the All-Star break. Paper will provide a weekly reminder of the fabled Brooklyn fans and players should guard against hubris, in the bottom of the ninth The team scored three in so it felt really good to send Despite making his father’s Boys of Summer. Here’s this week’s highlight: but plan to be at Coney Island for the playoff finals. on Wayne Lydon’s single. the fourth, thanks to singles them home happy.” day, Bouchard may have had an You heard it here first. Reliever Jason Scobie (3–0, by J.R. Voyles, Matt Bou- The homer was certainly the ulterior motive in smashing his Sept. 11, 1957 Dodgers 9 – Cubs 1 0.89 ERA) got the win. chard and Raul Reyes. punctuation mark on what has first homer, a line drive, two- Johnny Podres went the distance, holding the hapless Cubs CHANNELING THE BARD turned out to be a great season run shot that sailed over the left to six hits and keeping the third-place Brooks seven games for Bouchard, who is hitting field wall like it had an appoint- back. Carl Furillo was 4-for-5 with two RBIs. Ernie Banks hit Each week, Ed Shakespeare, the bard of Brooklyn base- one of his 512 career homers for the lone Cubs run. ball, will appropriate the iambic pentameter style of his ancient ancestor and offer some final thoughts in verse. This week’s contribution, “Staten Island Sonnet,” looks forward to the coming playoff battle between the Cyclones and the nefarious Yankees by looking back at the 1951 Dodgers-Gi- ants playoff. Cyclones hold on to first place The crime was done — the fun undone that year By spy ensconced, a telescope to see By Gersh Kuntzman single runs, thanks to a Micah shutout pitching. The Clones of Ezequiel Carrera and the two From center field the signs — they’d peer. The Brooklyn Paper Schilling homer in the fourth and scored first on a bases-loaded hits by Matthew Bouchard. Those Giants took the pennant home for free. a Jake Eigsti double in the fifth. passed ball, and added runs on a Cyclones 5 The Cyclones ended the But the Baby Bombers broke Matthew Bouchard double in the eighth inning solo shot to tie the A native Scot, but Staten Island raised, week with a thin lead over the Yankees 0 Yankees 5 Yes, Bobby Thomson’s still the nicest guy. open the game, scoring single sixth and a Lucas Duda double Cyclones 4 score, and Eddie Kunz gave up nefarious (and defending runs in the sixth and seventh off in the seventh. Duda is fourth in Sept. 3, at Keyspan Park the game winner. And even he admits those Giants praised champion) Staten Island Yan- inconsistent reliever Steve “Im- the league in two-baggers. Cyclone starter Nick Carr was Sept. 4, at Staten Island kees, but the Clones did lock Cyclones 3 So much, their pennant run was done by spy. peach” Cheney, who took the Yankees 6 virtually unhittable, scattering The Yanks cut the Cyclone Remember, Thomson’s Staten Island through and up a playoff berth — and a loss. Schilling remains third in the four hits over his seven innings of lead to 1-1/2 games with a come- Spinners 1 through — Yankees-Cyclones first-round league in on-base percentage. Cyclones 0 work and raising his record to 5–2 from-behind win. After the Baby Sept. 5, at Keyspan Park From New Dorp, Curtis High, and Tompkinsville. battle appeared likely as we Cyclones 3 Sept. 2, at Staten Island, Game 2 on the year. The key inning was Bombers jumped ahead 3–0 off Matt Bouchard hit a walk-off went to press. From ’51, that karma comes anew Yankees 0 The Yanks treated starter the fourth, when the Cyclones put starter Tim Stronach, the Cy- two-run homer in the bottom of Yankees 4 Nick Waechter like a batting up three runs, thanks to singles by clones stormed back, scoring two the ninth, but Brooklyn starter To Staten Island, now a bitter pill. Sept. 2, at Staten Island, Game 1 Cyclones 2 practice pitcher, scoring runs in J.R. Voyles, Matthew Bouchard in the fifth on a Jason Jacobs dou- Dylan Owen was just as much Its playoff hopes? Oh, no, it’s karma’s blow. Starter Michael Antonini was the first three innings and two and Raul Reyes, and a double by ble, and two in the eighth on sin- the star of the game. Owen Sept. 1, at Keyspan Park Say Brooklynites, “Too bad, you know you owe!” masterful over his 4-1/3 innings, more in the fifth. 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