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THIS WEEKEND to Court-Atlantic Meanwhile, work continues on YMCA and apartments By Jess Wisloski The Brooklyn Papers Drivers in Downtown Brooklyn will be happy to discover that a 700-space parking garage, located below the under-construction apartment building and YMCA at 30 years of Antics Court Street and Atlantic Avenue, is open By Lisa J. Curtis Other live music oases include Sahadi’s “Amer-Aba for public use. GO Brooklyn Editor stage” with returning Antic performer Eddie the Sheik The new garage, run by Park Kwik, was quiet- and belly dancers (pictured from last year) between The Atlantic Avenue Local Development Cor- ly opened for business on Sept. 1. Clinton and Court streets; the rock ’n’ roll stage at Mag- While it is incrementally pricier than the 600- poration has pulled out all the stops to make this netic Field; a blues stage at the Waterfront Ale House year’s 30th anniversary Atlantic Antic street fair space municipal garage that was demolished at the between Henry and Clinton streets; and a kids stage at same site a year ago, it still offers some of the — this Sunday, Sept. 26 — one to remember. Urban Monster between Hoyt and Bond streets. most affordable monthly parking rates in the While the festival runs from 10 am to 6 pm along Hefty competitive eater Eric “Badlands” Booker downtown and Brooklyn Heights area, and is far Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth will return to defend his title at the Cheesecake Eat- from filled to capacity. Avenue, the party goes on until dawn at places ing Contest at the Downtown Atlantic restaurant between Hoyt and Bond streets. Like the 321-unit rental building in-progress like the Magnetic Field lounge between Clinton Callan / Tom There will also, of course, be scores of above it, named the Court House, the parking lot and Court streets. is owned by developer David Walentas’ Two The AALDC has arranged for a main stage at food vendors. For a complete schedule of events Trees Management, and will partially serve the Boerum Place with a ’70s-theme lineup: Bad Compa- new tenants that will be moving in as early as De- ny drummer Simon Kirke with his band Critical Fuse; and maps, visit www.atlanticave. N O cember. org/antic2004.htm or call the S DJ King Pleasure; and DUMBO’s power pop band 8 AALDC at (718) 875-8993. IN E A lottery for 64 low-income units in the build- Papers The Brooklyn Hello Nurse among others. G G E A ing has already opened. Anyone interested in an Parking is back at the site of the former municipal garage at Court Street and Atlantic Avenue. B P application for the affordable units must send a postcard with their current mailing address by Oct. 1 to Two Trees Management, 45 Washington range of between $13,366 and $25,120. As for the parking spaces, many will later be St., PMB 148, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The affordable units will be disbursed through- reserved for building tenants and the commercial Residents within the boundaries of Community out the building, side-by-side with market-rate and retail leaseholders, among them a 30,000 Board 2 (Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Downtown rentals, and all the tenants will be indulged by the square-foot YMCA. But for now parking is on a Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene and Clinton units’ satellite-TV and Ethernet capabilities, as well first-come, first-served basis. Ikea: We won’t as 24-hour concierge, balconies and roof terraces. “We’re doing about a couple hundred cars a Hill) will get priority for half of the units. Applicants qualified for the units will pay be- “We thought that was a good thing, to keep day,” said the lot’s manager, Ariel Azria, who said tween $511 and $655 a month, depending on the people in the neighborhood,” said Sandy Balboza, many of the new users only come in for a few size of the apartment, and must be making be- president of the Atlantic Avenue Betterment Asso- hours at a time. EXCLUSIVE tween $17,033 and $31,400, depending on the ciation. “I just spoke to a woman today from Cob- With a one-hour rate of $8, two hours at $10 promise size of their family. Nine units reserved for very ble Hill. She’s a renter, and her friends were and up to 10 hours at $15, paying to park for er- low-income families and individuals will pay be- renters, and they’re all gone because the rents rands at the Fulton Street Mall, nearby courthous- tween $401 and $514 per month, with a salary forced people out.” See PARKING on page 16 Red Hook jobs By Neil Sloane Residents fighting to save and Deborah Kolben The Brooklyn Papers Support for a plan by Ikea to build a big-box store on the Red Hook waterfront has 52 Clark St’s unique lobby been based largely on one factor — much-needed jobs for residents of the neighbor- By Jess Wisloski bors and stragglers from the prome- hood’s public housing proj- The Brooklyn Papers nade coming in to admire the hand- painted sunflower tiles, giant arch- ects, where estimates have Tenants of an historic, Spanish- ways and chandeliers, which are put the unemployment rate style former hotel on Clark Street visible from the street through the at near 20 percent. in Brooklyn Heights are fighting large windows that front the build- With Ikea promising to bring to keep the elaborately decorated ing. 600 jobs with their new store, lobby of their apartment building When the chandeliers started dis- many have asked the Swedish from being destroyed. appearing, tenant Jamie Brilliant, 24, home furnishings giant to put in But while changes to the exterior grew concerned. writing a guarantee that a certain of the rent-stabilized building are “I have no stake in this property percentage of those jobs will go governed by city landmarks regula- whatsoever. I just love the history of to Red Hook residents. tions, the interior of 52 Clark St., be- the building,” said the Brooklyn Ikea says it has a company- tween Henry and Hicks streets, Law School student, who has lived wide employee turnover rate of Artist’s rendering of the Ikea planned for Red Hook. which is currently undergoing a ren- there since June 2003 and says her 40 percent, ovation ordered by the building’s lease expires next August. “If the folks in public housing local residents because, Masyr written into such an agreement. management company, is afforded Although she plans to move out don’t get a certain number of said, there is no way to enforce “They don’t want to promise no such protection. when she’s finished with school, jobs out of this, I think Red it. anything because they don’t After a modest renovation of the Brilliant said one of the main draws Hook is being duped and being “The ultimate act of cynicism want to comply with it,” said units, the Manhattan-based Janoff for her was the beauty of the build- taken advantage of,” said Lou in this project would be for me to Landis, who lives in Cobble Hill. and Olshan Inc., which manages the / Jori Klein ing — that, and the $1,350 a month Sones, a longtime Red Hook ac- sign this guarantee,” Masyr said. “Why are they afraid of putting building for owner Howard Zavin, she pays for her studio, which came tivist and leading opponent of But according to Steve Lan- enforcement mechanisms in the hired a contractor to work on the with one month of free rent. the store coming to the water- dis, a labor and employment at- agreement when they have made lobby, which until recently housed a The building is in the Brooklyn front neighborhood. torney with the firm of Shebitz, those promises for such a long concierge desk and a pigeonhole- Heights Historic District, which pro-

The answer from Ikea offi- Berman and Cohen, enforcement time?” style mail grid. The foyer has long Papers The Brooklyn tects building facades. cials has for months been that mechanisms could easily be See IKEA JOBS on page 4 been an attraction, and both neigh- The ornate lobby at 52 Clark St., which residents fear will be lost. See LOBBY on page 4 federal law bars them from forg- ing such an agreement. Ikea spokesman Patrick Smith repeat- edly told The Brooklyn Papers — and an Ikea official stated at a public meeting — that federal hiring guidelines would not allow such preferential treatment Walentas tower worries council zoning chair based on geography. Smith was never able to cite the law. By Jess Wisloski “If we were to take a vote today on the Dock Street in DUMBO, and re-submit declarations as part of the city’s Uniform the blocked views of the bridge from That’s because there is no such The Brooklyn Papers proposal, I would vote no,” said Queens their plans before the subcommittee votes Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). DUMBO and the consequent obstructed Councilman Tony Avella, chairman of the on Oct. 5. After that, Two Trees scaled back the views of Brooklyn from the bridge. The law, Ikea’s land use attorney, Father-and-son developers David and Jesse Masyr, told The Papers. committee, suggesting that the committee The Walentases, through their Two Trees plan, shaving the building height down to Walentases have been criticized for having Federal anti-discrimination Jed Walentas sat through a nearly seven- would follow his lead. Management company, seek to build an apart- eight stories along a stretch of the property blinders to the context of the neighborhood. laws do not directly prohibit Ikea hour City Council subcommittee meet- “I want you to take that back with you, ment and commercial complex that would closest to the bridge. That modified plan It isn’t the first time such charges have from guaranteeing jobs to a par- ing Tuesday just to endure apparent fail- and think about that,” he told the developers. rise next to the Brooklyn Bridge approach earned the support of the City Planning been leveled at David Walentas, who large- ticular ZIP code, but the compa- ure in an application for rezoning to Avella later told The Brooklyn Papers ramp. The original plan made rocky progress Commission. It is now up to the City Coun- ly created the gentrified DUMBO neigh- ny will not sign a document build a 16-story tower near the Brooklyn that he hopes the Walentases will revise — both Community Board 2 and Borough cil to decide the project’s fate. borhood that exists today. agreeing to hire a percentage of Bridge in DUMBO. their latest proposal for 38 Water St. at President Marty Markowitz issued negative The biggest uproar continues to be over See DUMBO on page 16

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groceries, I can do some fish Connor said she would re- Eatery told market,” he said, in his own spect Sara’s wishes if she asked words, but added that he didn’t her to remove the sign. “I’m have the means to do that yet, doing this to save Fonda. If she not to sell maybe in a year or two. wants me to take it off the “Even if he really wants to building, I’ll stand at the curb any petals open a flower shop, he can’t do with it. If she wants it squashed, it now,” Lee affirmed. I’ll squash it,” Connor said. By Jess Wisloski Leu also said that the kind of By 7:15 pm, Sara did ask Custom Framing The Brooklyn Papers flower shop he would have Connor to take the sign down. Ready-Made Frames A raucous crowd of cus- would never resemble ZuZu’s Connor complied, and sat on a 374 7th Avenue Posters & Prints Petals. “That is professional front stoop, somewhat peeved, tomers and neighbors gath- (bet. 11th & 12th Sts) ered outside the fire-damaged flowers, they are gardeners. but still holding the sign. Friendly Service 81A Seventh Ave. in Park Why are they bugging me? I The restaurant Cocotte will 718-832-0655 Slope on a recent Monday af- don’t understand,” he said. host a fundraiser on Oct. 5 to ternoon and formed a larger Lee, who has operated help Sara set up in a temporary crowd than most stores saw restaurants in various locations shop on Fifth Avenue. throughout the entire day. Mango / Greg throughout Park Slope for 18 The commotion started on years, has never expanded into Sept. 13 with a poster board any retail. Meanwhile, he said sign that had been put up on he does not speak English well the shuttered facade of the for- enough to fight the threats mer ZuZu’s Petals, a 30-year- mounting against him. old flower shop and neighbor- Papers The Brooklyn Connor insisted she was hood staple that was destroyed ZuZu’s Petals, a flower shop for 30 years, was shuttered after a fire on Aug. 26. protesting Leu on behalf of by a fire Aug. 26. ZuZu’s owner, Fonda Sara. “I was so upset, she’s been The sign, in scrawled hand- Mr. Wonton, a Chinese restau- alleged plans. enue and back.” writing, explained that rumors going through so much. I rant at 71 Seventh Ave. down Jackie Connor, a neighbor- As passersby stopped to thought, ‘How much can this of a local merchant’s inten- hood activist, admitted to being look at the sign and talk with tions to open a produce and the block, was the merchant woman take?’” the sign’s author, and had hoped the assortment of neighbors Yet Sara stood near the street flower shop just three doors singled out by the sign, and at the bottom was Leu’s address to show Leu that bringing in outside, many took the oppor- looking displeased. down from the burned store- businesses a few doors away to tunity to go into Mr. Wonton and phone number, and a re- “I don’t want to be part of fronts had been confirmed. take the place of the burned-out and speak their piece. Some hard feelings. I have to go “Louie” Leu, the owner of quest to voice opposition to his flower shop and the damaged were infuriated. home now,” she said, but produce-stand, Seventh Avenue “They said they were going stayed put anyway, and fidget- Farm, was a bad idea. to burn his shop. They said if ed with her arms crossed. So close! and “I said, ‘You’re not a nice he opened the flower shop they Connor said police had ap- Great prices! person and to do this to a fel- were going to burn it down,” proached her earlier in the day low merchant stinks.’ He told said Bianca Lee, a hostess at in response to the furor of the Divine me, ‘This is America and I am Mr. Wonton, translating for crowd, which gathered around a business person’,” said Con- Leu. 5 pm, about 15 minutes after Offering nor. “I told him there would be “I have so many ideas — I she had put the sign up. 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SERVING ALL FAITHS 4 BWN THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM September 25, 2004 IKEA JOBS… Continued from page 1 “They’re flip-flopping based on what’s convenient at the moment,” said Sones. “I think the people in public housing have been used as a pawn for Ikea to get this piece of real estate.” Landis accused Ikea of “making empty promises” to garner local support for the store. He further questioned whether company officials had any credibility left. “What assurances do we have that Ikea will abide by any of its promises when they have made false assertions by previously claim- ing that federal law prevented them from it?” Landis wondered. Ikea pans to build a 346,000-square-foot store at the former New York Shipyard site between Dwight and Columbia streets along the Erie Basin. The plan, endorsed by Community Board PARENT 6, Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez and Borough President Marty Markowitz, also includes more than 70,000 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space along the waterfront. The proposal has been tearing at the seams of an already so- cially and economically divided community, splitting the neighborhood into two camps — those concerned about jobs and those who fear Ikea traffic will overrun the relatively quiet neighbor- Some help for hair pullers hood and who believe that better uses could be found for the valuable waterfront property. Ikea officials have promised to accept job applications from Q: I’m interested in any attention. It was her secret un- bald made matters worse. “There are times when I’m reliable divorced parents trig- residents in the 11231 ZIP code, which includes Red Hook and helpful information concern- til bald spots became impossi- What helped her control her under stress that I do pull out Parent-to-Parent gered a girl in the custody of Carroll Gardens, two weeks before they accept any other appli- ing the disorder trichotillo- ble to hide. nervous urge to pluck out her my own hair, but it was never her grandparents to start cations. According to Smith, all those applications will be con- mania, which is a recurrent Now a college freshman hair: A therapist who under- again as bad as it had been pulling her eyelashes and eye- sidered before any others. pulling out of one’s hair. with her trichotillomania in re- stood what she was going that first time I started,” she brows out at age 11. The company has also committed to advance job training in — an aunt mission, the girl recalls that through; relaxation techniques, says. The habit also kicks in the community and will open a job-training center one year be- A: Alone in her bedroom, a the trigger for her was stress anti-anxiety medication; and Online support groups also when a child is relaxed, drift- fore opening a store in the area, company officials have said. 9-year-old girl pulled out her under social situations such as her mom’s emotional support. helped her mother cope with a ing off to sleep or watching But Red Hook proponents of the plan, primarily residents of hair for several months before cliques in school and a falling What was key: She was problem that can be embar- television, or while she’s the Red Hook Houses East and West public housing develop- her parents noticed. Her be- out with her friends. The teas- willing to do a lot of therapy rassing to parents and suffer- studying. ments, have shied away from asking Ikea to put those guarantees havior wasn’t intended to get ing that resulted from being work to conquer her impulses. ers. Treatment varies and de- in writing. “When we first noticed pends on why the child pulls “All we have to do is let them know what we want, and we’ll bald spots, she denied that she her hair and whether she get it,” said Dorothy Shields, president of the Red Hook Houses had pulled,” the mother re- wants to stop. But many par- East Tenants Association. calls. “She did all she could to ents find success, Pearson Roughly 75 percent of the neighborhood lives in the public NOW REGISTERING Fall Classes hide it from us.” says, with rewards that rein- housing projects, which are home to more than 6,500 residents. Some parents switch into force the child has done a “I have faith and confidence in the people at Ikea. I don’t need crisis mode and get weary, good job when she proclaims it in writing,” said Shields. A weekend stage-school experience! which doesn’t do anybody something like: “I have only Even Councilwoman Gonzalez, who endorsed the project any good, says Christina Pear- pulled one eyelash today.” An along with three pages of conditions, isn’t pushing for a written son, executive director of the By Betsy Flagler immediate reward could be TAGECOACH teaches 4-16 year olds contract. Trichotillomania Learning making your child’s favorite “I don’t think she is,” said Lois Marbach, a spokeswoman for the skills they need to act, sing and Center (TLC), a national non- battled trichotillomania. dinner or letting her choose a Gonzalez, when asked if the councilwoman was concerned about dance. Soon students begin to stand bet- profit organization in Santa When toddlers pull their video. the lack of a written agreement. S Cruz, Calif. What they need to hair, the habit shows up about ter, move more freely, express themselves more Knocking a child’s hands Community benefits agreements — legally binding documents do is educate themselves and clearly and grown in confidence, self-reliance evenly among boys and girls, away from her hair, punish- between a developer and a community organization — are used support their kids. and they tend to outgrow the ment or nagging won’t stop to insure that communities gain from large commercial develop- and self-esteem. Trichotillomania is charac- behavior on their own. But for the disorder. Instead, identify ments thrust in their backyards. The idea was pioneered in Los There’s no audition, all they need is terized by recurrent pulling out reasons that remain a mystery, when your child is likely to Angeles where residents and unions joined forces to demand AN HOUR TO SING enthusiasm. of one’s hair that results in no- when hair-pulling kicks in pull her hair. Offer alternatives benefits from the $1 billion Staples Center sports and entertain- For further information or to receive a ticeable hair loss, Pearson ex- with the onset of puberty, — maybe gloves at bedtime ment arena. plains. Hair-pulling is an im- about 80 to 90 percent of suf- brochure on: and “TV toys” such as beaded That agreement established that at least half of the complex’s pulse that’s beyond a child’s ferers are female, Pearson bracelets that satisfy her need employees would come from the surrounding neighborhood. • Weekend classes for 4-16 year olds conscious ability to control. says. The problem tends to be to keep her hands busy, Pear- Bettina Damiani, project director for Good Jobs New York, a “The act of pulling doesn’t chronic and calls for calm in- starting 9/25/04 son suggests. government and corporate accountability organization, says she hurt and gives a sense of re- tervention. When she’s studying or at is keeping an eye on what happens with Ikea. • Classes for 4-6 year olds lief, kind of like scratching an Undue stress aggravates the computer, Band-Aids “Considering the type of economic development happening itch,” says Pearson, who has hair-pulling. For example, un- could cover her fingertips. Or throughout Brooklyn, public officials are going to need to estab- please contact the Principal of your local Brooklyn encourage her to study at the lish how these projects are benefiting Brooklynites — they need AN HOUR TO DANCE Heights StageCoach, Richard Padro, at: library, where she’s less likely to be able to measure the benefits and make corporations ac- to pull in public. countable and community benefits agreements are one way to do 718-852-3208 One resource is a self-help that,” said Damiani. book for kids: “The Hair- Proponents of the plan have discussed the idea of asking Ikea Pulling ‘Habit’ and You” by to sign an agreement but have ultimately backed off, said one of Sherrie M. Vavrichek and those proponents, Ray Hall, a founder of the Red Hook Rise youth organization. At Kids Cook! children learn basic cooking Ruth G. Golomb and (Writers Cooperative of Greater Wash- “A lot of companies came in and we didn’t make them sign skills while preparing kid-pleasing foods from ington, 2000). any agreements,” said Hall. “I don’t think it’s fair. Ikea is going around the world. Our 8-week, hands-on A newer book is “The Hair to do their part, I have no doubt in my mind.” AN HOUR TO ACT program teaches kids to cook with confidence! Pulling Problem: A Complete In its efforts to win the hearts and minds of Red Hook resi- Guide to Trichotillomania” dents, Ikea has, over the past year, pumped money into Red (Oxford University Press, Hook Rise, financed part of a senior center renovation in the Red Fall classes start 2003) by psychologist Fred Hook Houses and, just recently, the furniture company sponsored Penzel, PhD. a trip to Coney Island for 100 kids. Day Oct. 5th. These books and others on “They’re bringing opportunity and you got to seize opportunity when it comes towards you,” said Hall. Call Today! the topic are available at the Tri- School, chotillomania Learning Center Opponents of the plan maintain that without a community (Class space is limited) Web site at www.trich.org. For benefits agreement, the promise of job applications can be mis- represented as job guarantees in order to foist upon Red Hook a 170 Hicks Street more information or treatment Inc. referrals, contact the center at business that many other neighborhoods around the country have fought to keep out. Brooklyn Heights (831) 457-1004. A fully licensed and certified preschool Said Sones, “If the promise of jobs is not there for the local Can you help? community then were getting all of the negatives and none of the To register, “My 20-month-old grand- positives.” I 2-4 year old programs I 2, 3, 4 or 5 mornings, son does not talk yet, not even call Jane at verbalizing simple words such I Licensed teachers afternoons or full days (718) 797-0029 as mama, daddy or bye-bye. He is intelligent and easy-go- I Optimal educational equipment I Spacious Classrooms ing, understanding readily what is said to him. He points LOBBY… I Exclusive outdoor facilities I Enriched Curriculum and utters “ah” to get his mes- sages across. This is bewilder- Continued from page 1 I Indoor Gym facilities I Caring, loving environment ing.” — a grandparent Brilliant said she applied to the Landmarks Preservation Com- If you have tips or a ques- mission to have the entire building declared a city landmark. Land- tion, call our toll-free hotline marks spokeswoman Heather McCracken said individual applica- 763 President Street (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) • (718) 230-5255 tions for buildings can take from a few months to several years to any time at (800) 827-1092 or determine. e-mail us at [email protected]. For now, she said, “It’s not a landmark. There’s nothing we can do.” Judy Stanton, executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Associ- ation, also lamented the loss of the 1927 building’s original decor. POLY PREP LOWER SCHOOL “The features that may be torn out, like the chandeliers and the tiles, OPEN HOUSES are certainly visible from the outside. That’s one of the things that makes it very attractive,” she said. Stanton said “it would be a shame” to lose the detail. But aside from writing letters to the commission and the building’s owner, Stanton said there was little that could be done. Brilliant has posted a petition inside the building’s elevator. “Seventy-plus people signed it,” she said. “Everybody was out- raged.” Zavin referred questions about the renovations to Peter Stahl, the property manager for Janoff and Olshen. “We have planned changes in the lobby” which are part of a complete renovation of the building’s interior, Stahl said this week. “We know our responsibilities as far as the historical district goes,” he added. “The flooring, while original, has outlasted its use- oly Prep prepares students for college and for life by fostering learning, health, ful life. We are looking at options for the walls as well. Whatever we oused in a landmark mansion overlooking do will be very tasteful.” leadership, community responsibility, and, above all, character. An outstanding Stahl said the tile flooring will be torn up and replaced with ce- Prospect Park, Poly Prep Lower School FOR PARENTS OF P program of academics, physical education and athletics, arts, and extracurricular CHILDREN AGES 3 AND 4 ramic and porcelain tiles, and the walls will likely have a wood cov- activities is guided by a strong, committed faculty, in a diverse school community, on provides a supportive, nurturing, and IN SEPTEMBER 2005 ering. “It’s partially tiled now. The last I saw [our plans called for] H wood, with paint above.” campuses with outstanding facilities. Our Middle and Upper Schools, serving boys stimulating education for children in Nursery 9:00–11:00 AM The intricate plaster molding, which decorates the archways with and girls in Grades 5 through 12, are located on twenty-five acres in Dyker Heights. Thursday, October 7 cherubim and vine-like designs would remain, he said. School (age 3) through Grade 4. “They’re all staying, but the plaster carvings will be touched up,” Close relationships with faculty help students learn to question freely, develop pow- At Poly Prep Lower School, the classroom is a Thursday, October 14 he said. He also explained that the now-dim lighting in the entryway ers of critical thinking, and accept differences. The academic program demands rigor, place for exploration and discovery. The faculty is Tuesday, October 19 would be improved by the new light fixtures. but also seeks to teach young men and women a deep and abiding respect for the Monday, October 25 Asked if the renovations had anything to do with plans to sell the committed to developing the intellect while shaping building or retire some of the units from rent stabilization, Stahl said power of knowledge, the method of reason, and sound moral decision-making. they did not. We believe that this kind of education gives young people the best mode of access conscience and character. Through Poly’s program, FOR PARENTS OF “There’s no benefit for the landlord to do this other than to im- children learn to become independent thinkers, to CHILDREN ENTERING prove the look of the building,” he said, adding that he hopes the to the full promise of American life. We are committed to providing this access to all KINDERGARTEN–GRADE 4 lobby renovation will be complete by October. Poly Prep students. form opinions and articulate their ideas, and to ana- IN SEPTEMBER 2005 Still, Brilliant fears unique fixtures could accidentally be destroyed. She said she heard one story from a 23-year tenant of the Please join us for one of our Open Houses this fall. To reserve a space, please call lyze problems and apply their knowledge. At the 9:00–11:00 AM building who said a mural that was once on the cathedral ceilings of the Admissions Hotline at (718) 836-9800, ext. 674. same time, the curriculum is designed to help them Wednesday, October 6 the entranceway had been accidentally painted over due to “a break- down in communication between the contractor and the owners.” learn to tolerate the opinions of others, to cherish Friday, October 15 “They’re like lawyers acting as interior designers so they’re not MIDDLE AND UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL diversity, and to demand fairness. Thursday, October 21 really acting in the best interests of the building,” Brilliant said. SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES Friday, October 22 One tenant, who has lived in the building for 18 years, was sad 5–8 IN SEPTEMBER 2005 9–11 IN SEPTEMBER 2005 The curriculum draws on both traditional and about the interior work, but didn’t want to be identified for fear of FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES Thursday, October 28 5–11 IN SEPTEMBER 2005 9:00–11:00 AM 9:00–11:00 AM progressive teaching methods, to best provide for losing his rent-stabilized apartment. Friday, October 29 “I have no complaints with them, they’ve been terrific landlords 10:00–NOON Monday, October 18 Friday, October 8 the success of each student. At every level, visual for me,” he said, but added, “You can’t really legislate taste.” He Homecoming Open House Tuesday, October 26 Tuesday, October 19 said the building appealed to him for its “charming and tacky, Saturday, October 2 Tuesday, November 9 Monday, October 25 arts, music, dance, and physical education are part Please note that Lower School 1920’s Hollywood style. It’s totally artificial but charming.” Monday, November 22 Thursday, November 11 of every child’s daily experience. tours are for adults only. Longtime tenant Alex Bergier, 52, said he didn’t mind the changes. He said the hallways had been painted, new lamp fixtures Please call to reserve a space for one of our tours. were installed and doorknobs were replaced. “It just looks a little bit better,” he said. POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL POLY PREP LOWER SCHOOL If the renovations continue, though, Stanton hopes to appeal to the owner’s financial interests. 9216 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11228 (718) 836-9800 www.polyprep.org 50 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 768-1103 www.polyprep.org “Maybe we can tell them they’ve got a jewel there,” she said, “and they can get more if they keep it how it is.” September 25, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM BWN 5

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*** physical contact between tile staff members said. anti-harassment policy and we Nancy Gallo PLUS 10% OFF EVERYTHING Gentile and his accuser, who Martin is the third Gentile take this very seriously,” said sources identified as John aide since the start of summer Rose. WHEN YOU PRESENT THIS AD Martin, 26. to leave the office. Former The allegations, if proven Portrait Photography Martin could not be spokesman Scott Gastel re- to be valid, could be costly to MON - SAT 11am TO 7pm 718-852-7555 reached for comment. signed in June. He was later Gentile, a Democrat, who is WWW.IRISHJEWELRY.COM Gentile said on Wednesday hired as a spokesman for Pub- up for re-election next No- that he had no knowledge of lic Advocate Betsy Gotbaum. vember in the hotly contested MUNICIPAL PARKING GARAGE AROUND THE CORNER the claim except what had Gastel declined to say why he and decidedly conservative ON SCHERMERHORN STREET BP been told to him by reporters quit his post with Gentile and district, which includes Bay in the previous 24 hours. He also declined to comment on Ridge, Dyker Heights and denied having done anything the complaint against his for- Bensonhurst. Nancy Gallo, RELIGIOUS SERVICES inappropriate and said he did mer boss. Gentile, a former prosecu- formerly of not know either who had filed Sam Cooper, another Gen- tor and three-term state sena- the claim or the nature of the tile aide, left shortly after for tor, defeated Republican chal- Boro Photo Union complaint. what he has called a hiatus to lenger Pat Russo by a (Montague St.) “It’s absurd,” said Gentile, work on the John Kerry cam- significant margin last No- has opened her own studio in Temple 45, who during a special elec- paign in Florida. Cooper did vember. You are always welcome tion in 2003 fended off rumors not return calls seeking com- But earlier last year, in a Brooklyn Heights. Park Slope’s Friendliest Reform Congregation Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7:00 p.m. that he was gay. “We know ment for this article. six-way special election for SHABBAT SERVICES: how we conduct ourselves in Martin began working for the seat — which was vacated Studio hours are available by First Friday monthly Saturday Mornings followed by Potluck Dinner 6:30 p.m. this office,” the councilman Gentile a little more than a by Republican Marty Golden appointment only. Torah study 9:00 a.m. said Tuesday. year ago. He was a communi- after Golden defeated Gen- All other Friday evenings 8:15 p.m. Services 10:30 a.m. Asked if he was gay, Gen- ty liaison, spending several tile’s bid for re-election to the The quality studio portraits Saturday mornings 10:30 a.m. Brooklyn’s Largest tile told The Bay Ridge Paper, evenings each week at civic state Senate in 2002 — was Nancy has shot in the past 17 Eastern Parkway Reform Congregation “Absolutely not.” association and community clinched by less than 30 votes at Grand Army Plaza Eighth Avenue and Garfield Place Gentile went on to say that board meetings, before being over Rosemarie O’Keefe, a are now available again at PARK SLOPE 638-7600 R44 questions about his sexuality promoted two months ago to Republican. very reasonable rates! 768-3814 R44 were misguided and revealed Gentile’s chief of staff. That election was marked Congregation a double standard. Sources said that the trip to by rumors, published as a Kol Israel “The presumption is that if Washington, which had been blind item in the Page Six • Children Shabbat Shalom! you’re a man in your 40s and scheduled for this week as gossip column in the New Located in Prospect Heights since 1924 Presented by single, you must be gay,” he part of a delegation of council York Post, that Gentile was 603 St. Johns Place said. “If it was a female in her members, was canceled on frequenting a bar and restau- • Animals bet. Classon & Franklin Congregation 40s, this wouldn’t even be an Wednesday, after word of the rant in Manhattan that fea- 638-6583 B’nai Avraham issue. It’s the press asking this allegations broke. The excur- tures nightly drag shows. • Families Rabbi Elkanah Schwartz Modern Orthodox Synagogue question.” sion to Maine, a source said, A former spokesman for Fri. at Sunset • Sat. 10:30am was a personal trip by Martin Gentile said at the time that W34/37/52 of Brooklyn Heights Council spokesman Paul Rose confirmed that a claim to attend a friend’s wedding. the gossip had been leaked by Also available for 117 Remsen St. • 596-4840 PARK SLOPE was received on Monday by After the Fair Intervention supporters of Joanne Semi- parties and events JEWISH CENTER Rabbi Aaron Raskin an Equal Employment Oppor- Committee gathers informa- nara, a challenger for the 8th Avenue at 14th St. tunity officer and will be in- tion — from Gentile, the ac- seat, who denied the charges. Fri. nights 6:30 pm Candle vestigated by the council’s cuser and witnesses — the Others charged that the [email protected] Sat. mornings 10 am Lighting Fair Intervention Committee. claim, if considered valid, will Gentile rumor was spread by Adult Ed e Hebrew School f Rose would not comment on be heard by the Council’s Tom Duane — now a coun- Rabbi Carie Carter Standards and Ethics commit- cilman, then the only openly Park Slope’s Egalitarian, the nature of the claim or the Conservative Synagogue Sukkot identity of the complaintant. tee. On Wednesday, Gentile gay member of the state Sen- 768-1453 Fri., October 1, before 6:19pm Sources said the complaint said he called the committee ate — because he was angry please call 718 596 2478 R28-31 UFN stemmed from invitations to but was rebuffed in his at- over Gentile’s vote against the GRANDOPENING Come join us on Saturday, October 2nd, as we “Celebrate the Community”

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NOT JUST NETS • THE NEW BROOKLYN • NOT JUST NETS Boards 2, 6 & 8 call for arena ULURP By Jess Wisloski Encompassing the area members were concerned don Silver, a Democrat from “We respect the community The Brooklyn Papers from Atlantic Avenue to Dean about the reluctance of the Manhattan, publicly called for boards and understand their Street between Vanderbilt and agencies to inform the public. the plans for a new Jets foot- It’s the largest Brooklyn position. We couldn’t agree Flatbush avenues, the pro- “Our greatest disappointment ball stadium on Manhattan’s more that whether this is a city development project in posed development would in- is the fact that this is not a West Side to be put through or a state process, community nearly three decades, but clude a new home for Rat- small process by any means, ULURP, despite Bloomberg participation is a must and the Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic ner’s recently purchased New and that the state agencies and Pataki’s efforts to tack the community’s voice needs to Yards basketball arena, Jersey Nets basketball team, should be willing to talk to us stadium plan onto an expan- be heard. My staff and I have office tower and housing three soaring office towers, all about what process is go- sion of the Jacob Javits Cen- been dedicated, from day one, project will not have to 4,500 housing units and 2 ing to take place,” said Ham- ter, which would not require a to establishing a process for pass through city review. million square feet of retail merman. “We can never really ULURP. real community empower- And that, say members of space. The $2.5 billion arena discuss things too early. If it On July 9, Prospect Heights ment for the Atlantic Yards the three community boards plan is projected to cost city was city agencies we were Councilwoman Letitia James project,” Markowitz said within whose bounds the plan taxpayers an estimated $500 dealing with I would have ex- delivered letters to Bloomberg through a spokeswoman. would be built, is just plain million. pected them to be more re- and Council Speaker Gifford Russianoff believes the ob- wrong. Since the MTA controls the sponsive and accountable.” Miller asking them to ensure vious is being overlooked. Community boards 2 Long Island Rail Road yards Deborah Wetzler, an ESDC that the Ratner proposal be “It’s not like ULURP is some (Brooklyn Heights, Down- over which roughly a third of spokeswoman, said her subject to ULURP. Her letter fearsome process,” he said. town Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, the project would be built, its agency declined the invitation to the mayor cited a statement “The vast majority of develop- Fort Greene and Clinton Hill), support is crucial, as is that of because no decision has yet he made last December: “We ment proposals go through 6 (Park Slope, Gowanus, Gov. George Pataki, whose been made about the state’s are not at a time when we can ULURP. They get researched, ESDC would be needed to involvement in the project. use public funds to support an Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens modified and changed.” condemn 10 acres of private “It’s way too premature,” arena.” and Red Hook) and 8 Councilwoman James is al- (Prospect Heights and Crown property in order for Ratner to she told The Brooklyn Papers. Gene Russianoff, an attor- realize his dream. Two activist groups — De- ney for NYPIRG, charged that ready focused on the next Heights) all voted at their last step. meetings to call on city and If the ESDC sponsors the velop-Don’t Destroy Brook- Brooklyn Borough President “I’m trying to hold a meet- state officials to put the plan plan, it will then be able to lyn, which formed in opposi- Marty Markowitz, one of the through the city’s Uniform sidestep the rigorous ULURP tion to Ratner’s plan, and the staunchest political champions ing with the chairpersons [of Land Use Review Procedure process that development New York Public Interest Re- of the Nets arena plan, has the community boards],” she (ULURP). projects of such scale would search Group (NYPIRG) have treated ULURP as if it were said, to figure out before The boards collectively normally trigger in the city. previously called for an At- merely “a device to derail the ESDC signs on to the project agreed to introduce the votes The community boards indi- lantic Yards ULURP, but nei- project.” in a memorandum of under- on Sept. 8 after officials from vidually drafted letters to ther received a response from Asked whether Atlantic standing, what might be com- two agencies with key roles in Pataki and Mayor Michael Associated Press the mayor or governor. Yards should go through the ing and how to help their the proposed sale of develop- Bloomberg, appealing for as- Architect Frank Gehry and a model of his Nets arena. “The call for ULURP is city review process, Marko- communities cope. ment rights in the Atlantic sistance in getting coopera- getting louder and louder, and witz, who has powers of land She believes Ratner has an Yards area to Ratner — the tion from the agencies they to have the three boards who use oversight under ULURP, uphill battle ahead of him, Empire State Development control and for a mandatory process which we feel is For- CB2. the MTA rail yard.” Though are going to be affected by the told The Brooklyn Papers in though. Corporation (ESDC) and the ULURP to be implemented. est City Ratner’s definition of Perris said the letter drafted he said the “abuse” clause project call for it is very im- June, “ULURP is not applica- “It’s going to take him a lot Metropolitan Transportation The three boards “have the project. We have concerns by CB2 called for the project could be left open to interpre- portant,” said Daniel Gold- ble.” Contacted this week for to do eminent domain for Authority (MTA) — declined been planning for some time that there’s not going to be to be “subject to the preclu- tation, the primary concern stein, a spokesman for Devel- a response to the community those who are in the footprint invitations to speak at a town to have a public education sufficient opportunity for pub- sion of the abuse of eminent was the process. op-Don’t Destroy Brooklyn. boards’ requests, he shied of the plans,” said James. hall meeting for members of hearing at which time we’d lic comment,” said Robert domain and for competitive Craig Hammerman, district Both groups became vocal away from supporting their “There are many people who the three community boards. have the ESDC explain the Perris, district manager of bidding for the acquisition of manager of CB6, said the after Assembly Speaker Shel- call for ULURP. will refuse to be bought out.” Marty gives thumbs down to Witnesses plan By Jess Wisloski on a long-vacant lot at 85 Jay St. that would descend in steps from 20 to 14 day. it will address the concerns of the com- ground floors, which the Watchtower So- The Brooklyn Papers The plan, which was approved in July stories, the towers would be home to Markowitz released his decision five munity. He suggested scaling down the ciety had said would conflict with its reli- 1,800 volunteers and members in a facili- working days before the Watchtower So- development by 60 percent, restricting the gious mission. Calling it out of scale with the by a narrow 18-15 vote of Community ty that would provide for all their meet- ciety’s proposal was brought before a height of the proposed buildings to 120 “These changes would promote respon- DUMBO and Vinegar Hill neighbor- Board 2, consists of four towers — on an immense, vacant plot of land bounded by ing, eating and parking needs with a City Planning Commission public hearing feet at the tallest and 70 feet for the rest, sible development of DUMBO and Vine- hoods it would straddle, Borough Jay, Front, York and Bridge streets — 2,500-seat hall, a 1,600-seat cafeteria and as the next step in the city’s land use re- and if they are not providing public ac- gar Hill while making substantial efforts President Marty Markowitz this containing 1,000 one-bedroom apart- 1,100-space parking garage. view process. cess to the parking garage, to cut its size to preserve the character of this unique week disapproved a plan by the ments for the Jehovah’s Witnesses reli- None of the facilities would be accessi- The borough president maintained that, in half. community,” he said in his decision. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society gious order. ble to the public, except for four gated to gain his approval, Watchtower would Markowitz also expressed concern The lot upon which the development is to build a major residential complex With a maximum height of 220 feet courtyards that would be open during the have to provide significant evidence that about the lack of retail space on the See WATCHTOWER on page 15 ‘Magic’ stirs up a latte interest in Atlantic mall By Jess Wisloski The Brooklyn Papers Some of the hundreds of people who lined up for the grand opening of a Starbucks in the new Atlantic Terminal mall last Saturday really wanted coffee. But most of the men and women, boys and girls were more interested in Magic. Earvin “Magic” Johnson to be precise. The coffeehouse is part of a joint effort between the NBA hall of The famer’s Johnson Development Corporation and Starbucks called The Urban Coffee Opportunities. In an initiative to bring high-end retailers to under-served minority communities, the group establishes human face of Technology the coffee chain in neighborhoods like Harlem, the Bronx and Technology South Central Los Angeles. Part of their mission is also to become a community installation, offering donations and volunteer drives to New York’s ‘most wired’medical center work locally with the collaboration of non-profits. The feel-good event started at 10 am with a heart-rending book is also its ‘most wireless.’ reading by Johnson for a group of children from a Project Chance Head Start program. Johnson and Starbucks donated a colorful library and books to the organization, of which pictures stood on

easels behind him. It looked like a television set, with an oversized Callan / Tom couch in the middle of the room, a giant yellow castle in the back, a Maimonides is proud to be named one of the nation’s “most wired” and “most multicolored smiley face-print rug and, of course, shelves of shiny- jacketed new books. wireless” health care systems — the only medical center in the Tri-State area “‘You want to pay attention. I want you to really pay attention. You need to read, you need to go to school and you need to get

to receive both awards. This recognition was given by Hospitals & Health Papers The Brooklyn good grades.’” he told them,” relayed Kristin Stanislaw, the New Networks, the official journal of the American Hospital Association. This honor York metro marketing organizer who has been flying back and forth Former NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnson at the Starbucks from Starbucks’ Seattle headquarters. he opened last Saturday at the Atlantic Terminal Mall. was preceded by receipt of the International Computer World Smithsonian “I almost cried,” she said. Award for the visionary use of information technology in the field of Medicine. By 10:45, a line to get in and meet Johnson trailed outside one of was born, he said. the doors, and against the building along Flatbush Avenue. Star- “He said, ‘Give this to your babysitter and tell her I hope it bucks “baristas,” as the company’s store employees are known, oc- helps,’” said Abel, with Chloe-Kate chiming in and holding up the Confidential Electronic Medical Records. Online record and digital image retrieval. casionally gawked, when they had a moment between serving cus- signed cup with the bill in it. Online medical history. Online nursing notes. These are the ways Maimonides tomers and manning the door. “This shows what a great human being he is,” the father said “Go straight back and get your coffee,” said one at the other door about Johnson. Medical Center provides safer, faster, more accurate care for our patients. to no avail; most of the mid-morning customers came in after hear- When the crowd subsided, and the Starbucks had closed their ing — through buzz in the mall — that Johnson was signing auto- doors, Johnson gave The Brooklyn Papers a moment to discuss his graphs. Some leaned in with disposable cameras, or just snuck a in-store appearance. From replacing radiological films with digital images to computerizing our peek before they were yanked out again. Only a few complied and “What we do at the UCO stores is we try to be part of that com- pharmacy orders — Maimonides takes the lead in technology. bought coffee. At Johnson’s enormous elbow were nine Sharpies and a stack of munity and we try to give back to that community. We’re very hap- complimentary cups he was signing. He was framed by the olive py that people are happy that we’re here, but also, too, we’re happy If you are looking for the most technologically sophisticated and patient-oriented and burgundy color scheme of the walls, and flanked by the posters to be here,” he said. of the new library. He sat below a framed photograph of himself, Asked if he thinks his involvement in the business will stimulate medical care in New York City, you’ll find it here at Maimonides. grinning, holding a cup of Starbucks coffee. But he was grinning diversity initiatives for hiring in large projects, such as Bruce Rat- most of the time anyway, and visitors couldn’t get enough of it. ner’s Atlantic Terminal and the proposed Atlantic Yards, he nodded. Maimonides — World-Class in Brooklyn. You can reach us at 718 283-6000 Johnson, 44, listened intently as children too young to have ever “I hope so, you know, that’s what we’re all about, and I hope seen him play — his Los Angeles Lakers won five NBA champi- that’s what businesses that come here should be about,” Johnson or on the Web at www.maimonidesmed.org. onships before he was forced into early retirement after being diag- said. Because the community is so diverse. So you have to hire like nosed with HIV in the early 1990s — shared convoluted stories. He that. And I think any company that doesn’t hire like that is doing the nodded at each one. With the shy children he asked them their community a disservice. Because a community can only grow if you name, and gave a little pep talk. have all the people and all the colors of all people working there.” Azelda Spence, 36, a Queens resident who was doing some “I’ve been here a number of times already,” Johnson said when back-to-school shopping with her 6-year-old daughter Destiny, asked for his impressions of Brooklyn. “I know the people are nice, walked away with an autograph on a torn-out piece of notebook pa- but I also know the people are hardworking. It’s a great community per. Destiny held up the autograph proudly: “To Destiny. Be Sweet. and it’s a community that I’m happy to be a part of. MJ #32.” Shortly after the interview, Johnson was led outside towards a Hastily purchased Spalding and Wilson basketballs emerged waiting limousine by his assistant. He was promptly mobbed. A from shopping bags, as mall patrons ran across the street to Mod- crowd spread out across the sidewalk; people held their cell phone ell’s and took advantage of the bizarre celebrity spotting. cameras in the air and aimed at Johnson’s head, which rose well When approached by little Chloe-Kate Abel, 7, of Cobble Hill, above the sea of baseball caps and braids. They shoved scraps of Johnson pulled a $100 bill out of his pocket and placed it in her cup. paper, including Target receipts, at him to sign. Eventually, his as- “We told him that our babysitter was from Grenada and that her sistants had to find a way through the mall and out the other side. family lost their house in hurricane,” said her father, Steven Abel, Despite making his name in LA, it would seem Brooklyn is also 44. Chloe-Kate has known her sitter, Ann Marie Williams, since she a Magic town. September 25, 2004 THE BROOKLYN PAPERS • WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COM AWP 7 ThePlay’s the Thing BROOKLYN CYCLONES COVERAGE with Ed Shakespeare Short-rest ‘Cat hurler ices Clones …and the outside of the plate. Jim Burt led off the inning Escobar, who induced Concep- their goal was to be better than soon after, the players and By Ed Shakespeare for The Brooklyn Papers In the first inning, Martinez re- with an infield single and Aaron cion to ground out, advancing the day they got here and I feel coaching staff would be heading tired the Cyclones leadoff hitter, Hathaway singled to right-cen- the runners. Burt then lined into we’ve accomplished that [goal] for homes near and far. A superb and gutsy perform- Corey Coles, on a fly to left and ter, advancing Burt to third. a double play, as Davidson was with almost the entire roster. Some of the players will un- ance by Tri-city Valley Cats then struck out the next two Psomas grounded into a double doubled off second base. “I’m proud of the way they doubtedly return to Brooklyn at right-hander Ronnie Martinez Brooklyn hit- play, scoring That ended the game and con- fought all year,” the skipper some point next season. But the ‘Clonie’ landed the knock-out punch to cluded the Cyclones’ fourth sea- ters, Matt Burt. added. bulk of the team will be brand the Brooklyn Cyclones season, Tri-City 6 son, one in which they were the Soon it was back to the bus new. leading the Cats to a 6-1 victory Fisher and Going into Dante Brink- league’s McNamara Division for the trip back to the hotel for It will be about 265 days un- in the semi-finals of the New the bottom of ley. Cyclones 1 the sixth, Tri- champions for the third time. one more night in the Troy area. til the Cyclones’ 2005 season York-Penn League playoffs on Martinez had pitched eight After Tri- City held a 3- In the morning, the team opens. Sept. 10. innings and allowed one run on goes to… City failed to score against Cy- 1 lead when Gabe Hernandez would be back in Brooklyn and, But who’s counting? Martinez was 11-2 during five hits. He struck out 10 and the regular season as he led the clones starter Joe Williams, came in to start the inning in re- walked only one. Martinez blanked Brooklyn in lief of Williams. HE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRYhas four presti- New York-Penn League in After the game, Brooks man- wins, and he had an ERA of the second inning, although he With two outs, Ben Zobrist ager Tony Tijerina discussed gious awards: the Oscar, the Tony, the Emmy and the did allow a one-out single to struck out swinging but reached Clonie. The first three of the aforementioned awards are only 1.96. the pitching performance of T He started the opening game Ambiorix Concepcion followed first base on what was ruled a Martinez. internationally known, but the Clonie, still known more in Ben- of the series in Brooklyn by a walk to Jim Burt. wild pitch. Then Mario Garza “I’m amazed that he could sonhurst than in Brussels, has a developing cachet of its own. Tri-City scored three runs in doubled to left center, scoring And if you think the goings-on at Keyspan Park don’t qualify against the Cyclones on Sept. 6, pitch five innings against us on losing that game, but after a the second. With one out, Fran- Zobrist. Monday and come back and as entertainment, loosen up a little. Many Brooklyn fans feel cisco Caraballo singled through The Valley Cats scored two that the action at Keyspan makes it the best show in town. Valleycat victory in Troy on throw eight [innings] today on Sept. 7 and two rainouts, he the right side and then Einert- more runs against Hernandez in three days rest,” noted the Cy- The Clonie Awards were originated by former Brooklyn son homered. When Lou San- the seventh to take a 6-1 lead. Papers columnist Gersh Kuntzman, who determined the started again on three days’ rest, clones skipper. “Hats off to now a rarity for pitchers, espe- tangelo later hit a solo homer Martinez threw eight innings him. He threw all his pitches award winners for the first three Cyclones seasons. with two outs, Tri-City had a 3- before he was replaced by Chad and kept us off balance.” This year, in Kuntzman’s absence, there was a hue and cry cially pitchers in the minor leagues. 0 lead. Reineke to start the ninth. The Cyclones had been in for the awards to be re-named the Gersh Awards, but when it Using excellent control, Martinez continued to shut Reineke walked the first two Troy for the better part of four was determined that the hue and cry for the re-naming of the Martinez got ahead in the count down the Cyclones, and the Brooklyn batters, Brinkley and days, and they had now suf- awards came solely from Kuntzman himself, an editorial jun- against almost every Brooklyn game featured no further scor- Tyler Davidson, before Tri-City fered a season-ending defeat. ta of The Brooklyn Papers decided that the awards would re- batter, and then he worked the ing until the fifth inning. brought in ace closer Rodrigo What would Tijerina tell the main Clonies. players after the game? And so, without undue ado, the envelopes please. “I’m going to tell them I Alhaji Turay Personality Award: This award is named after know everybody’s disappoint- WE BUY & SELL ANTIQUES the Cyclones outfielder from the 2002 season. After a 2001 ed, that it hurts to lose and (from one item to entire estates) season in which the Brooklyn fans fell in love with their team that’s normal,” he said. 217 5th Ave. (bet. Pres. & Union) “They’ve done everything I’ve and their fan-friendly, gentlemanly behavior, Turay was a 718/638-5770 Hours: 11-7 Closed Mondays breath of fresh air for fans accustomed to more uncivil re- 3 Clones all-stars asked them to do all year and sponses. Turay’s actions were never playful jokes, but were calculated meanness of a bizarre nature. Ryan Harvey and Greg For instance, when a young fan asked Turay to sign a By Ed Shakespeare for The Brooklyn Papers Ramirez were just some of the baseball, he signed it “Tom Hanks,” ruining the boy’s collec- 2003 Cyclones who played for tion of Cyclones’ autographs on the ball. Three Cyclones were select- UPs Cap City, as were Yunir Garcia, Turay would deny to visiting team reporters that he was, ed to the New York-Penn Stacy Bennett, Ivan Maldonado in fact, himself, and he would point to another ball player and League All-Star team: outfield- & & and Carlos Muniz, who played direct the reporters there. ers Ambiorix Concepcion and DOWNs for the Cyclones in 2003 and Thankfully, there are no nominees of the 2004 Cyclones Dante Brinkley and pitcher Joe DOWNs this season. deserving of the Alhaji Turay Personality Award because Williams. In addition, Concep- The Hickory squad included these Cyclones were fan friendly guys, so Turay, who fin- cion was selected as the first Bensonhurst native — and Cy- ished the 2004 season playing for the Mets farm team at Port Cyclone player to receive the clone killer — Anthony St. Lucie, wins his own award in absentia. league’s Stedler Award, given Concepcion stole 28 bases to Bocchino. Should the Mets ever trade Turay, the tears in Brooklyn to the player thought most like- finished tied for second in the Scrappers win will flow like granite. ly to go the farthest in profes- league. The Mahoning Valley Scrap- The Good Guy Award: The nominees are the entire 2004 sional baseball. In home runs, Conception’s pers won the New York-Penn squad. The players signed thousands of autographs and chat- The 20-year-old Concepcion eight round-trippers was good League championship by ted often with the fans. Manager Tony Tijerina was a good set single-season records for the for a four-way tie for eighth sweeping the Tri-City Valley guy to fans and reporters, as were his cordial coaches Dono- Cyclones this season with 79 place. Cats in the best-of-three series. van Mitchell and Hector Berrios, and trainer Ruben Barrera. hits and 46 RBIs. He hit .305 In slugging percentage, Con- Mahoning Valley defeated with eight home runs. Addi- cepcion finished ninth at .475. Tri-City 6-5 at the Scrappers’ But the winner of the award is Derran Watts, nicknamed In on-base percentage, “The Deacon” by radio announcer Warner Fusselle for his elo- tionally, one of his outfield as- ballpark in Niles, Ohio on Sept. sists was featured on an ESPN Brinkley was at .396, good for 12, and took the championship quence and elegance. Whether on or off the field, “The Deacon” fifth in the league. demonstrated quiet leadership and concern for others. Watts had newscast, where it rated num- with a road win over Tri-City ber three during a Baseball As for pitching statistics, the by a score of 4-2. his ups and downs in the season, as he was an early batting Cyclones had four starters in leader on the team, then hit a slump and had an injury and was Tonight daily “Top 10.” Alumni report Brinkley, 23-years-old, hit the league’s best for ERA. sent to Capital City, then back to Brooklyn. Through it all, Watts Michael Devaney was third The Cyclones have finished was a tough competitor and a gentleman to all. .316, third in the league, and with an ERA of 1.95, Joe scored a team-leading 47 runs. their fourth season, and the Ross Peeples Pane of Glass Award: By acclaim to Evan Williams was fifth at 2.28, Mike Mets’ farm system is full of He had 30 RBI and stole 13 Swindell was 10th with 2.69 and MacLane. bases. former Clones. Some of the Ross Peeples was the left-handed pitcher from Georgia Evan MacLane was 13th at 3.16. alumni even appeared in the The left-handed Williams, Cyclones bullpen ace Celso who could not, figuratively, break a pane of glass with his 85- 23 years-old-old, had a 5-4 major leagues, with the Mets mile-an-hour fastball, yet had great control and a record of 9- Rondon was in a three-way tie and other teams. record with an ERA of 2.28, for fourth in the league with 12 3 with an ERA of 1.46 during the Cyclones’ inaugural season. fourth in the league. Williams Lenny Dinardo was effective saves. earlier this year in the Boston MacLane, the left-hander from California, reminds many allowed 62 hits in 75 innings, Hickory smoked Red Sox bullpen, and Tampa observers of the smooth-throwing Peeples. While he threw struck out 64 and walked 26. harder than Peeples — sometimes reaching 89 to 91 miles an The Hickory Crawdads won Bay’s Scott Kazmir beat the hour with his fastball— and had a record of 5-3 at Brooklyn Stat man cometh the championship of the South Red Sox recently. with a 3.16 ERA, he also had great control as he struck out 70 Ambiorix Concepcion and Atlantic League this season by Franklin Nunez was a Cy- batters and walked only six. Dante Brinkley led the Cy- sweeping the best-of-five clones pitcher last season and clones position players in the championship playoffs against now he is in the Tampa Bay Family Owned & Operated John Toner Tarzan Award: Toner was the muscular outfield- New York-Penn Leagues final the Capital City Bombers, a Devil Rays’ bullpen, which er from the Cyclones’ 2001 season who made Tarzan look statistics: Mets farm team. means that the Devil Rays have for over 30 years downright puny. Brinkley finished third in the The Hickory team, a Pitts- two more Cyclones alumni on Nominees for the award are Tyler Davidson and Jim Burt. New York-Penn League with a burgh Pirates affiliate, featured their pitching staff than do the A tough choice, but Davidson wins the award because at 6- .316 batting average (TK!!), many performers who were pro- Mets. New York’s Largest Lighting Showroom foot-4 he has a 5-inch height advantage over the equally mus- and Concepcion, with a .305 moted in the Pirates system from The Mets now have two for- cular Burt. average (TK-HUH!!), was sev- the 2003 Williamsport Crosscut- mer Cyclones on their roster, Davidson’s theme song when he came to bat at Keyspan enth. ters, who defeated the Cyclones infielder Danny Garcia and Large selection of lampshades and bulbs of all kinds was “Welcome to the Jungle,” but it was Davidson’s muscles Concepcion was tied for fifth to win last year’s New York- catcher Joe Hietpas. Garcia is 1073 39th Street (CORNER FT. HAMILTON PKWY) and not just his theme song that brought Tarzan to mind. in the league with 46 RBIs and Penn League champion. batting .233 and Hietpas was Bothered by a bad back for part of the season, he hit only six Tyler Davidson was tied for The Bombers team featured just called up to round out the (718) 436-2207 home runs. If he is healthy, his power output should increase seventh with 45 RBIs. many former Cyclones. end-of-season expanded roster, in 2005. Brinkley was seventh in the Blake Whealy, Andy Wilson, but as of this writing he has yet Hours: Mon. & Tues. 9-5:30; Wed. CLOSED; Thurs. 9-8; Fri. 9-5:30; Sat. & Sun. 10-5 The Jumbo Shrimp Oxymoron Award: By popular ac- league with 47 runs scored. Shawn Bowman, Seth Pietsch, to see action. claim, this award goes to 5-foot-9 Matt Fisher. The second baseman notes, “Even my mother calls me shrimp.” It’s a commentary on how baseball players have gotten taller over the years that Fisher’s height is the same as the average height of these 1950s New York City major league players: 5-foot-7 Sandy Amoros, 5-foot-8 Yogi Berra, 5-foot- 9 Roy Campanella, 5-foot-10 Willie Mays and 5-foot-11 Mickey Mantle. Some shrimps! Fisher is not only a shrimp, but to mix food metaphors, he FREE Senior Seminar is also one tough cookie as he hangs in at second base as he Presented By turns the pivot — he even stayed in the game one time after being cut on the head. Marconi Award: Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio, but fan Staci Bromberger invented new ways to get radio recep- Law Office of Linda Faith Marshak tion of Cyclones’ broadcasts. Staci lives in Coney Island, only five blocks from Keyspan Park, but to bring in the signal from WKRB, she uses a boom & Client Advisory Solutions box radio with the antenna touching a curtain rod. 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Wils Third as th St. Francis College, earned last May, klyn Pap on Aven ey College students and staff gather to and a degree in Police Scie ers cording to one parent,ue Satu Dogs, dads and most o rday. watch “Survivor” in an admini New York City Stewart would be proud of.” kids paraded down Third Avenue tive office at th nce from the Gahn” f all, “Martha holds a certified Pofitnesslice Academy. professional He cer- and “Sook Jai,” selec in Bay Ri That mother ti eldest male and dg month-old daughter, dressed Jenna her Lynn 6- Street bet e school o stra- ficate from the National Academy alsoof 36th Annual Ragamuffine on Saturday in the streets in Brooklynween Court Heights. andn RemsenClinton Sports Staff female cas ted by Ridge Immitt, Medicine. ord was a third-roundtaways. the wearing handmade costumes in a f younger, sexier Sook Jai tribe, along with Parade, tume — eathered chicken cos- But these ar “The whole St. Fra that put manufactured ones to complete with white pulling f the ton pick of feathers at sorority-like assembliese not throwbacks from the to the or h ncis communit gue-pierced Eri the Frank Macchiarola.im,” said “I college President tate agent from Austin, Texas; Robb Zbac- shame. and rubber tachedglov to a baby onesy “Melrose Pl y is n Collins, a real es- ace” or “Bev to nik, a laid-back 23-year-old bartender From tive of a chicken’se shoes webbed representa- feet. 90210.” No, this is Brooklyn rootingdays for of taming the concrete jungleknow inKen Brooklyn is used 67th Street1 to to 92n 3 pm, one of its own. erly — I hope he’ll be as from Scott running from “I foun Hills sdale ers d d t jungle in Thailand. success 29-year-old firefight, Ariz.; Stephanie Dill, a and knights, cartoon Street, characters cheerlea Stewart catalog,”he ideasaid Bayin a RidgiteMartha Ken Staff ful taming the Ariz.; and t and farm animals, showed off thed- Francis alumnusord, aand Bay police Ridge officer resident, with St. Due to contractual” agreements, Stafford er from Carolyn Immitt. “It really was not is not allowed to speak 20-somethi hree other ton Fayettevi craftsmanship of their mothers and that difficult to make.” the 79th Precin ngs, along with edJake and Bi lle, fathers whose has joined the latestct in li til the ley, a 61-year-old la tanned Immitt pointed out that li Bedfo show’s completion.with report with the creativitysewing of skills, along aways t rd-Stuyvesant, A residen ers un- “I based pick nd broker llings- parade attend o sc neup of t of Bay Ridg from Texas. combi their way to aheme, $1 million conni pr isla unmarr cism and just thating gleam the in thei ned to make costumestheir children, that, a free gift — a stuffees, Jenna receivedke all ve and nd cast- ied w e, Staf teams on athleti- socialize Bubba and Thuith two American bulldogs,ford, is look like th blue teddy bear. Aned red, white and a This se Billingsley saidey’ll after be here pic for r eyes that c- other competitors,ason, Stafford, ha alongize. with 15 item,” one item mper.per person Staff that they can d, because she ord’s “luxury the duration,” See M on the remote region of Ko bring with them to the island, Over the course of 42 days,king histhe team. survivor UFFIN ve been marooned contestants hold periodic “tribal councils” to S on pa Thailand. NYPD shield, and his status of “New ge 10 secretly vote off one per Stafford, 30, holds a bachelor’sh Tarutao degr York City Polic was his , The person with the most votes is immedi- applause from thee Officer”other competitors. has earned him son from the island. The beached contest ately sent packing, ba ee One by into two teams ants one, survivorsck to civilization , or tribes, were divided til only two people remain, at which .point named “Chuay the seven most recent are voted off un- ly banished survivors See SURVIV OR on “Sur page 2 vivor” c office astawa r Ken y and Stafford New Yo in Tha rk City iland. police CBS / Monty Weine Brinton B r c y Patr a ick lls The Ga Brook llah lyn ue f Pap o ers r Sally Regenhard, the mother 9-1 of Red Hook Firefighter 1 f Christian Regenhard, who per- iles ished in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, has experienced many bittersweet victo- ries over the past 13 months. She founded the Skyscraper Safety Campaign to advocate for Winners safer highrise buildings. She successfully lobbied for the M National Construction Safety Team embers of New Act, which would require the Na- Utrech tional Institute of Standards and t High Sc EVERY h ool’s fo Technology (NIST) to dispatch otball t eam pra construction safety experts to build- ctice on their ne ing disaster sites for a thorough in- New field for Neww field t Utrecht vestigation. h is week . Regenhard also developed two By Hea The powerful political allies in Sen. ther Brookly The B J. W n Pape Hillary Clinton and Rep. Anthony rookly ilso rs / Gre n Pape n g Mang For the Newrs Utrecht High plete with an opening ceremony o Weiner, who co-sponsored the bill School Utes, it’s been a long that included a chorus and band in the Senate and House, respec- tively. President George Bush road home. performing the “Star Spangled crowds the team draws to their real Banner” and “God Bless Ameri- signed the disaster investigation bill The Bensonhurst school has for home field. into law on Tuesday. more than 80 years done without ca.” Sports Illustrated even docu- If New Utrecht administrators, summer when he surveyed the site an athletic field, forcing their Divi- mented the event, said the school’s students and jocks are walking This week, Regenhard also principal, Dr. Howard Luc for himself. HE morning after brings with it the staggering realization sion I football team to play their with a bit more spring in their steps S ee 9-11 home games at the Erasmus Hall “This has brought the communi- these days they can thank one of Catell got in touch with “Take FILES R that the events of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 were not just a hor- ty together,” said Sara Steinweiss,ks. on pag ep. An High School field at Flatbush and their own for making the pigskin the Field,” a public-private partner- e 7 thony W T rible nightmare. That what could never have been imagined New Utrecht’s coordinator of stu- Christia einer, — except by twisted minds bent on the destruction of the American Church avenues. fantasy a reality. ship started in 2000 that works to n Rege left, w nhard o ith Sally psyche — had manifested itself in the toppling of a national icon, dent activities. “The students love reinvigorate the physical education n the s Regen But three weeks ago, New The Public School Athletic teps of hard, m and with it wrought the deaths of thousands of our city’s innocent it because when they come out of curricula, intramural programming City Ha other Utrecht hosted its first true home League (PSAL), which doles out ll Mond of Firef and brave in the most horrific ways. the train station it is the first thing the funding for things such as and sports participation for city ay. ighter game on a brand new field. G BP / they see. It has a scoreboard and Tom sports equipment and athletic public school students through the an Callan Returning to the Brooklyn Heights promenade the morning after, The Sept. 14 game against [goal] posts … g the new Manhattan skyline conjures no notions of possibility, no “If South Shore High School was re- fields, had determined that New rebuilding of crumbling high em have pride in.” it is something they By H i m Utrecht did not have enough room school sports facilities. eathe I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere” spirit. There is only the Steinweiss said the next step is The r J. W a to build a regulation-size field, Brook ils WEEK! o y incomprehensible view of something great torn asunder, a plume of Robert Tisch, co-chairman of lyn Pa n g to find a way to seat the larger Steinweiss said. But New Utrecht pers charges that he swindled clientse Loews Corporation and co-owner # grayish smoke left in its wake. Facing 15 years in prison if t a alumnus Robert Catell, theTo CEO this ofweek’sof attackthe New — Yorkrecognized Giants byfootball our presidentconvicted, as an act ofthe son of one of out of $6 million. d # e The reality this morning is that our great city’s heart has been Keyspan, thought otherwise last a war — we mustteam, respond along decisively with Richard and fully,Kahan, punishingT not only the Gangemi’s father is former Bay lo, said his client’s Oct. 1 court ap-l ripped out — by images of office workers choosing between two he Bro Bay Ridge’s most prominent oklyn P immediate perpetratorschairman (whether of the Urban foreign Assembly, or domestic), but atheper snations Ridge Councilman John Gangemi certainties of death, of United States airliners slamming purposely political/ T ofamilies,m C former attor- pearance before Judge Neil Firetog that perpetuate terrorism, hide terrorists in their midst, or facilitate ter-allan into the World Trade Center and of those Twin Towers, incon- ney Frank Gangemi, may work Sr. He is the brother of past candi- in Brooklyn Supreme Court Down- ror by their appeasement orS eequivocation.e F dates for state and city elected of- ceivably, crashing to the ground before our eyes in avalanches of IELD o out a plea deal with prosecutors town ended with an understanding n page fice John Gangemi Jr. and Ursula T glass, steel and human remains. This is our Pearl Harbor. 2 between assistant district attorney Brooklyn’s only weekly rather than stand trial on Gangemi. Patricia McNeill and himself that This awful morning also brings the reality of hundreds of our fire- On May 1 Gangemi’s attorney, former “discussions would continue in an fighters, police officers and emergency workers rushing into harm’s mi 3, 194 nister 0, in h Supreme Court Justice Ronald Aiel- o of Gre is first attempt to resolve the issue” until way, only to be crushed under the weight of organized, state-sanction- ffered at Brit speec “blood ain in h befo the next court date, on Nov. 6. ed international terrorism. And the knowledge that in coming days, as , toil, the ea re Par tears a rly day liamen E have before usn dan s wordeale of sthe of mostW grievoust after kind. We have we become familiar with the faces of the thousands of our relatives, at”: orld W becom ar II, ing p Se friends and neighbors who perished at the hands of unmitigated evil, before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.Winsto rime e DEA n Chur L on we will want to crush the enemy that caused so much pain. W chill page 2 land, sea and air.“You War ask, with ‘What all our is mightour policy?’ and with I say all itthe is strengthto wage Godwar hasby Dec. 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy, given us. And to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed our nation’s dominance on the world scene. We fought back immed- in the dark and lamentable catalog of human crime. That is our policy. iately and without reservation, and kept fighting until we had defeat- “You ask, ‘What is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. ed our enemies in Europe and in the Pacific, establishing America parenting page ” ultimately led to Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terrors. Victory however long as a major world power, eventually and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival. ever opening ourselves up as a target. PAREN Af the ter the world power, but also for- de Japa livered nese b his “D ombed ay of In Pearl ESTERDAY, Dec.fam y7,” 1941 —H a rdatebor which will live in infamy —” 5 addre , Pre for 25 years ss: sident the United States of America was suddenly andFra ndeliberately at- n klin a D l . l Roo a tacked… sevel C t Y

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While the bar is now open, Cocotte’s kitchen, under the di- f Kings rection of her husband, chef William Snell, won’t be serving rough o up their “country French” menu until Aug. 21. the Bo “While Loulou has a more coastal French menu, Cocotte is # to uide more eclectic French and not so focused on seafood,” Christine # g sential apers’ es explained. “The name, a term of endearment — ‘little chicken’ oklyn P — is a nickname for our second daughter Juliette.” he Bro Cocotte’s menu promises poulet a la Thanksgiving Brooklyn’s arts and T (“home style” chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables), seared filet of brook trout (served over orange- scented wild rice and grilled asparagus) and of course, steak frites. The Snells are also offering a daily vegetarian special ’s good and the beloved French hors d’oeuvres: escargot, frog legs TRUSTED! and foie gras. Christine says they were lucky to have found such a greatis J. Curt Park Slope location to open Cocotte. Rather,— L iParksa Slope should feel lucky to have the Snells. Bet it For more information, call (718) 832-6848 7 - U entertainment weekly, The Brooklyn Papers’ full-time professional Marty Markowitz I C M U S to toast boro’s top egg cream maker Giant birthdays e Giant editorial staff covers the news of our neighbor- ight B reer at Borough Hallons hey M r ca e Simm T yea featuring Brooklyn’s ulann 0- By Pa Curtis tes 2 n Lisa J. ebra okly and cel n Bro for The Brooklyn Papers an i hat beg he egg cream. Beyond a doubt, this t nican y Brez concoction of milk, chocolate syrup e Wed- nthon hoods like no one else. Well-read and trusted venu By A Tand seltzer is as Brooklyn as stoop- tbush A arko- Fla M ant on t Marty Associated Press restaur residen expert- ball. And this summer, in recognition of unior’s rough P aking At J klyn Bo ream-m ream the unique place egg creams hold in the y, Broo s egg c Egg C ake two restless buddies from Brooklyn, a telephone tape nesda ated hi at his ette hearts of Brooklynites, Borough President monstr estants ncheon machine and a rally for a leftist Latin American regime itz de cont s lu go Marty Markowitz is hosting an Egg w the sch’ eg Man T and you’ve got the start of They Might Be Giants. ng Hin / Gr Amo be Papers Cream Extravaganza at noon on Aug. 26 ise. will oklyn nza The Bro Twenty years later, the musical duo that plays with listen- only complete aga at Borough Hall Plaza. Extrav Ridge. of Bay ers’ heads as deftly as they play their instruments is celebrat- The celebration will feature an egg (above) articles lend credibility to our advertisers. ing a career of relentlessly cheerful melodies, desperately sad cream-making contest open to restaurants, lyrics and upside-down logic. ice cream parlors, delis and luncheonettes, another borough favorite: Fox’s U-Bet Keyboardist and accordion player John Linnell and gui- plus plenty of the unofficial drink of Chocolate Flavor Syrup. tarist John Flansburgh had been tinkering with a few songs Brooklyn and borough trivia contest H. Fox and Company was founded in a in 1982 when a friend asked them to play at a concert in prizes for the audience. Brownsville basement during the early New York’s Central Park — which they didn’t realize was a “Everybody knows that the best place 1900s, and according to Lyn Stallworth rally for Nicaragua’s Sandin- y Might in the world to get a great egg cream is in and Rod Kennedy Jr. in “The Brooklyn ista government. “[The Brooklyn,” said Markowitz. “But it is time Cookbook,” “You absolutely cannot make “It turned out we were the ] feel to settle, once and for all, who makes the an egg cream without Fox’s U-Bet.” only English-speaking band Be Giants best egg cream. And I can’t wait to taste The cookbook refers to Fox’s grandson, on the entire bill,” recalled Nightlife Guide every single one of them.” David, for the story of the syrup’s name: Linnell, who said they ex- e entire And he’s serious. “The name ‘U-Bet’ dates from the late- hausted themselves by drag- th “For many years, it’s been dormant,” e ’20s, when Fox’s grandfather got wildcat- ging their instruments — in- l univers Markowitz said Wednesday morning in an ting fever and headed to Texas to drill for cluding a Farfisa organ — musica interview at Junior’s on Flatbush Avenue. oil. ‘You bet’ was a friendly term the oil- through the park to the stage. le to “People 40 and 50 years and up — men used. His oil venture a failure, he re- “It was an absurd sce- availab who’ve been here since they were a kid — turned to the old firm, changing Fox’s nario,” added Flansburgh. is remember them. But there’s a large immi- y’re Chocolate Syrup to Fox’s U-Bet. He said, “We were so alone in our lit- and the grant base in Brooklyn, who’ve been ar- ‘I came back broke but with a good name tle rock ’n’ roll dream.” them riving for the last 30 years, and the egg for the syrup,’ his grandson relates.” On Aug. 15, the pair plan ck doing cream is not a drink they have knowledge The recipe for U-Bet has remained the to perform another free con- not stu of. This contestshare is this a Brooklynfriendly efforttradition, to same since thosern earlysweeteners, years: cocoaBrooklyn and rt in Central Parkth toanniver- com- d justone kin Sports Page # throughout 8 the Baseball #3 Brooklyn’s ONLY Season FULL-COLOR Seasonal Specials including: # • Brooklyn Bites • Summer Camps Classifieds! • Brooklyn Home • Graduation

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The law goes into copy is also mailed to them. lem. garbage trucks are obtru- effect this Monday, Sept. 27. “It’s nothing new,” Mellis “It would make sense to sive, a new local law takes “The department’s goal is said, in terms of the duties re- have routing hours, like the effect this week that will maintaining cleanly streets and quired of officers, and added commercial areas,” he said. impact upon homeowners areas,” said Keith Mellis, a there will be no new staff dis- Under the commercial routing throughout Brooklyn and spokesman for the Department patched to handle the shorter guidelines, businesses are only the city. of Sanitation, “not issuing timeframe agents will now responsible for the trash that Local Law 9 will narrow summonses.” have to write tickets for trash accumulates while they are the timeframe for Department He explained that the duties in front of buildings. open. ABORTION DENTISTS of Sanitation inspections of of the department’s sanitation But some say it is precisely “This doesn’t do what the the property in front of homes, enforcement agents does not the time slots chosen that nul- law was intended to do; it’s known as residential routing, involve special trips to make lify the point of the law. doing what’s good for Sanita- The Park Slope Family sure people are keeping their Wolf Sender, district man- tion. The law was to help the OB/GYN down to two scheduled hours Pavilion each day — between 8 am portion of the public property ager of Community Board 12, people, the residents. And I at the and 9 am and between noon clean. which covers Borough Park, don’t think Sanitation is hon- DENTISTRY and 1 pm — cutting back “During their normal day, Kensington and Midwood, oring that,” Sender said, and they may be on the block supported the idea of the law, adding that he thought the in- WE SERVE WITH CARE AND COMPASSION Dr. Andrew Warshaw from the 24-hour-a-day vigi- We Accept All Insurance & Medicaid lance property owners were anyway,” Mellis said, the but was disappointed in how it spectors used to focus only on Dr. Sari Rosenwein previously required to exer- agents will check the street, in was being administered. buildings with more than three • NYS Licensed • Immediate Appointment Emergency cise. The inspections target the addition to their routes looking “I think it’s a great law, if families, knowing that super- • Joint Commission (including Saturdays) Free Consultation 18 inches from the end of a out for any violations related the law would be the way it intendents would be the ones Accreditation • Parental Consent Service 24 Hr Phone Service to alternate side of the street was intended,” he said, adding responsible. Not Required property line into the side- • Confidential Abortion walk, ensuring that they are parking, recycling, bulk trash that ideally it would be en- Now, he said, he’s worried - Surgical - Medical (RU486) • Emergency Contraception • Pediatric Dentistry • Root Canal Therapy clean and free of debris. disposal and trash in the street. forced when people are at they will start ticketing private • Safe Low Cost • Free Pregnancy Testing Violations result in the is- “They will look, as part of home. homeowners just to fill a quota. • Implant Restorations Park Slope Conveniently Located at Medical Bldg. suance of up to two summons- their inspection of everything Sender said the idea for the “The department’s goal is • Laminates • Bleaching es of between $100 and $300 else, and if they find a viola- legislation came about when maintaining cleanly streets 313 - 43rd Street and 3rd Avenue 794 Union St. • White Fillings • Bonding each. tion they will knock on the people he had heard in the dis- and areas, not issuing sum- Call for an immediate appointment 718-369-1900 • Fluoride • Sealants (Near 7th Ave.) The amended law came owner’s door, let them know trict complained they weren’t monses,” countered Mellis. 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CINEMA Chisholm Trail “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed,” playing now at BAM Rose Cinemas, examines Brooklyn native Shirley Chisholm’s campaign to become the nation’s first black, female presidential nominee. It leaves the viewer wondering just how far we’ve come in including all Americans in the body politic and ener- getically demonstrates the difference one person can make when they par- ticipate in the process. With a funky soundtrack and stylish editing of archival footage, Shola Lynch’s documen- tary ponders whether Chisholm was a trailblaz- er — her campaign (718) 834-9350 The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings September 25, 2004 theme song encouraged folks to join the “Chisholm Trail” — or if her trail has gone cold. More than 30 years later, there has yet to be a minority elected president of the United States; the two candidates in this election year are still two wealthy white men. So what’s to be learned from Chisholm’s coura- geous, pioneering early steps? A lot. On Thursday, Brooklyn College’s Women’s Studies program named its new Center for the Study of Women after Chisholm, a Brooklyn College alum, class of 1946. Born Nov. 30, 1924, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm participated in Bedford-Stuyvesant pol- itics and was elected assemblywoman in 1964. In ’68, she campaigned to represent New York’s 12th Con- gressional District with the slogan, “Fighting Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed.” She won. The first black woman elected to Congress, she served from 1968 to 1983. She is now retired and living in Florida. “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” is Lynch’s first film. It seems that three decades later, Chisholm is still inspiring women to do work that mat-

/ Greg Mango / Greg ters and make their voices heard. “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” runs through Sept. 30 at the BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). Tick- ets are $10. For screening times, call (718) 636-4100

The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn or visit www.bam.org. — Lisa J. Curtis

ART Bling at Metro Western A deer in the middle of Metrotech? Well, yes and no. If you’ve passed by the downtown office complex recently, you probably did a double take at the sight of a darting, life-sized deer — al- beit one encrusted in rhinestones. The sculpture by Greenpoint artist Marc Swanson, “Fits and Starts,” is just one of several that will be installed at Metrotech Commons by Sept. 29 as part of the Public Art Fund’s “Semiprecious” exhibition of couture contemporary art made of dazzling materials. Luis Gispert’s sculpture, “Laid Designer tans, cuts & sews Back in the Cut,” is comprised of three chrome- hides in Brooklyn studio plated bronze boom boxes that double as a bench By Lisa J. Curtis denim with leather and studs. — a monument to

GO Brooklyn Editor Shannon enjoys working one-on-one with Mango / Greg the nearby Fulton clients, and according to Second Skinz Gen- Mall. (The multi-tal- ive him stingray, kangaroo or bullfrog, eral Manager Lourdes Garcia, he welcomes ented artist received atten- even mundane cow. If it has a hide, and a challenge. Shannon recently restored a tion recently for his photographs, G you want a fashion statement made out 19th-century Peruvian trunk. exhibited as part of the “Open House: Working in of it, Shannon of Flatlands is your man. “I did that restoration project for a couple Papers The Brooklyn Brooklyn” show at the Brooklyn Museum.) In a converted garage, the designer — he from Scarsdale,” he said. The two-month ‘Second’ to none: In his Flatlands studio, leather designer Shannon, of Second Skinz, presses “Semiprecious” opens Sept. 29 with a reception goes by just the one job, which he got a wet skin into a mold to make his Luly handbag. He also sculpts and paints decorative masks from 5 to 6 pm at the Metrotech Commons (located name — has created through an antique (on the wall behind him) and cuts belts from a wide variety of skins including cobra (top left). between Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue at Johnson an authentic leather- FASHION restoration company, Street in Downtown Brooklyn). Viewing hours for out- working studio where included repairing door works are dawn to dusk; Carolyn Castano’s he can follow his pas- Second Skinz leather design studio is damaged scalloped world,” to learn hand-tooling techniques hide, Shannon says, “This used to be worn “Nightbird (A Memory of Things Lost and Found open by appointment only. Call (718) 377- sion: creating quality, 7355 or visit the Web site at www.second- skirting on the trunk, from famous saddle-makers and silver- years ago as armor to protect against swipes Again),” a bejeweled peacock with a closed tail cov- hand-crafted acces- skinz.com. installing leather smiths. He can now recommend buffalo with a sword.” Then he’s got a swath of sup- ered in gems, crystal brooches and cameos, can be sories, art and cloth- stops inside and re- leather’s grainy hide for one type of project ple kangaroo hide, dyed red, “This is the viewed in the lobby of 1 Metrotech, Monday ing. He uses tech- conditioning the while steering clients away from light- toughest leather there is. They make laces through Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm. — Lisa J. Curtis niques passed down from the masters, leather. “They came to my studio to meet me weight — but easily pierced — lambskin out of it — strong as iron.” whether they make horse saddles in Wyoming because they couldn’t believe that someone for another. Other skins at Shannon’s Second Skinz or sumptuous seats for Harley Davidsons in still does that kind of work anymore.” He is currently working on a pair of black studio? How about African bullfrog for an New York City. Largely self-taught, Shannon has gone on pants made out of durable cowhide to be eye-catching change purse or an Argentinean Because of the American West-flourishes pilgrimages to Wyoming, which he de- worn by a motorcycle-riding client. fish key fob? CINEMA Shannon incorporates into many of his ac- scribes as “the cowboy capital of the Picking up a length of Japanese stingray He makes handbags, wristlets, clutches, cessories, along with his use of snakeskin — briefcases, binders and even collars and motifs seen strutting down the runways of leashes for pets. last week’s fashion shows — it appears that His accessories range from a contempo- Sand & cinema it’s time for Shannon himself to step into the rary red-leather cuff with black stitching to a Beach season may have come to a close, but the spotlight. messenger bag cinched with rigging D’s fourth annual Coney Island Film Festival will lure you The artist, 35, is skilled at hand-tooling (normally found on saddles) to a cobra skin back to the people’s playground. leather, any leather, for use as an assortment belt with the head of the snake re-fashioned Running Oct. 1-3, of goods: from hair barrettes secured with into an outrageous buckle. the celebration will offer wooden sticks to belts and saddle bags. Whether a classic, hand-dyed and hand- 111 films selected to re- His by-appointment-only business allows molded briefcase from vegetable tanned flect Coney Island’s inde- him to get to know each client’s needs, and leather or the cobra-head belt, Shannon’s su- pendent spirit and irrev- the client gets to see the artist at work in his perior craftsmanship comes with a hefty erent nature, said festival studio. However, the client might be sur- price tag. director Rob Leddy. prised that this artist with such an affinity “My client is not the off-the-rack retail Among the films that for cowboy accoutrements has a motorcycle buyer,” he said. “They are people who ap- will be screened are for a horse — a 1992 FXRS Low Rider preciate fine craftsmanship. I put my heart David Cairns’ “The Re- Harley — and a gallery of tattoos on his and soul into each piece.” turn of Peg Leg Pete” hefty arms. When designing a piece of apparel — Films Sue Osmond/Forged (pictured).

But his passion for his craft quickly melts Mango / Greg from vests to pants — Shannon has the The film festival begins with an opening-night gala away any apprehension; he smiles often and client in for two fittings. on Oct. 1 at 7 pm at Sideshows by the Seashore (3006 his blue eyes twinkle as he explains the ap- “Form and function do exist together,” he W. 12th St.) with two film screenings followed by a parently limitless number of things he can said. “These items are meant to be used and party at the Coney Island Museum (1208 Surf Ave.). fashion out of leather — from pillows to not just look good.” Tickets for the gala are $20. Tickets for each

traveler’s wallets. Papers The Brooklyn Because each piece is handmade, the screening are $6. Festival passes available. For a “When people say, ‘Can you —?’, I say Accessorize richly: Among Shannon’s cow hide stick barrettes are a hand-tooled client is assured that their purchase is dis- complete schedule, visit the Web site at yes,” said Shannon, who even embellishes steer skull and butterfly ($50 each). A red cow hide cuff with snap closure is $75. See SHANNON on page 14 www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com. — Lisa J. Curtis

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Fthere’s nothing more de- rates Clive’s mother-in-law, Mango / Greg designer Jenna Rossi-Camus, lightful than making fun of our the outspoken Maud (Brooke who is at home both north and uptight, repressed Victorian Delaney); a surly native ser- south of the equator, G. Ben- DON’TMISS... cousins. At first, Caryl vant named Joshua (Patrick jamin who takes the audience Churchill’s “Cloud Nine,” di- Toon); and Edward’s gov- from the intensity of the trop-

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This week: / Jori Klein PARK SLOPE’S FIFTH AVENUE The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn A.S. Pork Store 274 Fifth Ave. at First Street, (718) 768-2728 (Disc, MC, Visa) Open since 1948, A.S. Pork Store has built its impressive reputation on a philosophy of stock- ing and selling quality foods. The store offers Mango / Greg Boar’s Head meats as well as a variety of Italian pre-prepared foods. Don’t pass up their fresh, house-made mozzarella and sausages. A.S. Light motif Pork Store also sells wholesale to restaurants. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn City Lighting serves top-notch Bierkraft 191 Fifth Ave. at Union Street, (718) 230-7600 Cocotte's tomato-coconut bouillabaisse (AmEx, MC, Visa) is a spicy stew of shrimp, scallops, cod, comfort food in a bar setting Walk into this gourmet shop and you’ll be sur- mussels, salmon and lobster. rounded by more than 650 kinds of beer. By Tina Barry Bierkraft is also very particular about the 250 for The Brooklyn Papers Mango / Greg cheeses they stock, most made by small pro- The CurryShop ducers. (The shop is a member of the American 383 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 832-7701, Cheese Society.) ou know the feeling you get when www.curryshopnyc.com (Cash only) Entrees: you walk into an apartment and $8-$12. The nice selection of fresh breads, chocolates you know you’re going to rent it? from around the world and gourmet prepared British interpretations of Indian cuisine find a Y Papers The Brooklyn foods make spectacular gift baskets. Free beer home at CurryShop, next door to its sister Or you meet someone and after a few and cheese tastings every Tuesday at 7 pm. restaurant, ChipShop. Chef-owner Christopher minutes you’re friends? Open daily. Sell’s rich Mulligatawny soup is worthy of That’s how I felt in City Lighting, a Seinfeld “Soup Nazi” praise, so thick and aro- bar and restaurant on Flatbush Avenue. Blue Ribbon matic you might mistake its long-simmered rice I’m not a bar person, and City Lighting and lentils for ground lamb. Entrees consist of is a bar — one with pretty good food Brooklyn curries by design: pick a sauce and pair it with — but, still, a bar. It’s only nine months 280 Fifth Ave. at First Street, (718) 840-0404 your choice of five savory offerings. CurryShop (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $12.50-$32. is likely to be the only Brooklyn restaurant serv- old and already has some of the flavor ing this heart-stopping British specialty: a bat- of those seedy bars on the Lower East Blue Ribbon Brooklyn features wines from tered and deep-fried Snickers bar. Open daily

Side where people start drinking at 11 Mango / Greg around the world and offers an extensive raw for lunch and dinner. Sidewalk cafe dining avail- bar. The eclectic menu includes a vast array of able in season. am. (Not the fashionably seedy, the re- choices, from matzo ball soup, escargot bour- ally seedy ones.) guignon and garlic shrimp and chorizo for And, yes, the look is intentional. The appetizers, to duck confit with arugula and Long Tan

owners, Scott Fredrick and Andrew Mango / Greg tomato salad, hanger steak with onion rings, 196 Fifth Ave. at Union Street, (718) 622-

Benedict, who designed the space in Papers The Brooklyn and lobster and corn on the cob for entrees. 8444, www.long-tan.com (MC, Visa) Entrees: Blue Ribbon Brooklyn opens at 6 pm, Monday $8-$16. the former City Lighting store, got the through Friday, and stays open as late as 4 am Serving Thai food, Long Tan is a friendly and inebriated, “let’s hang out and drink Humble? Yes. But, if your boyfriend on Fridays and Saturdays. Open seven days a relaxed restaurant where comfy cushions in more than we should” ambience down dumped you or you lost your job, a week. Reservations accepted for 5-10 people. vibrant colors line an open, white dining room pat. bowl of Walker’s garlicky bisque with Papers The Brooklyn dotted with hanging paper lanterns. A large The food, described by the restau- its cheddar-on-white side sandwich window overlooks a garden area with outdoor Light fantastic: (Clockwise from top left) The dining room of City Lighting Blue Ribbon Sushi rant’s chef, Kevin Walker, as “pan- will sooth you like a warm embrace. Restaurant & Bar in Prospect Heights; a “dark and stormy” cocktail with Ja- seating. For appetizers, Long Tan offers samu- American” or American with His overly bready crab cakes have a 278 Fifth Ave. at First Street, (718) 840-0408 rai-spiked crab cakes with Asian guacamole. maican jerk chicken burger with pineapple relish, mango ketchup and fresh- (MC, Visa) Average price per person: $35. Caribbean influence, is light years nice crab flavor, and the chipotle may- Other appetizers include the pad Thai spring cut fries; tomato soup with mini grilled cheese sandwiches seasoned with If it’s late and you’re craving a spicy tuna roll, roll salad and a mini-Peking crispy duck bun. ahead of the swill found in the sort of onnaise adds rich smokiness. head to Blue Ribbon Sushi, the latest addition For entrees, the restaurant’s signature dishes bar-restaurant I’ve described. It may be Good American-style ribs aren’t easy fresh drops of pesto sauce and parsley; and City Lighting Chef Kevin Walker. to the culinary empire of brothers Bruce and include a yellow curry of butternut squash, the one thing that to come by in Eric Bromberg. (They also own Blue Ribbon three-flavored snapper, and duck with tamarind makes City Light- Brooklyn, which food that I barely made a dent in, but Because there’s nothing better with locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, another sauce. sushi restaurant by the same name in ing inauthentic. DINING makes Walker’s liked just as much reheated the next beer than a burger, Walker has At Long Tan’s red bar, sassy cocktails make I doubt there’s a thick, man-sized night. dreamed up a few between-the-bun Manhattan, and Blue Ribbon Bakery.) There’s drinking here an original experience. The wines City Lighting Restaurant & Bar (307 an extensive selection of melt-in-your-mouth are from Australia and New Zealand, making dish on the menu Flatbush Ave. between Prospect Place ribs such a pleas- For his catfish entree, Walker hits novelties for fall. His Jamaican jerk fish from the Atlantic and Pacific, as well as a the restaurant a favorite spot for wine enthusi- that someone has- and Park Place in Prospect Heights) ac- ure. These are the Fulton Fish Market at 2 am to chicken burger gets a gussied up top- huge sake list. The restaurant boasts more asts. Open daily for dinner. n’t tried as a child cepts Visa and MasterCard. Entrees: $7- ribs with plenty handpick the fish. His blackened cat- ping of pineapple relish and mango space than its Manhattan sushi cousin and $14. The restaurant serves lunch and shorter lines than its next-door bistro. Open and now craves. dinner Monday through Friday; brunch of fat. He cuts the fish are moist and lightly seared with ketchup, and for fish lovers there are Nana Walker piles is served Saturdays and Sundays, from meat himself, and the peppery, Cajun seasoning adding a salmon and red snapper versions. All daily. Reservations are not accepted. 11 am to 4 pm. For information, call 155 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place, (718) 230- plates church-sup- (718) 230-3321. will slice them subtle spice. The fish lies atop a pillow are sided with Walker’s crisp, hand- The ChipShop 3749 (Cash only) Entrees: $8-$15. per-style with de- lean if that’s what of organic spinach sauteed with lots of cut, sweet potato fries. Helen Chen is the proprietor of this pan-Asian licious ribs, great you request, but garlic and hand-cut sweet potato fries What’s de rigueur attire at City 383 Fifth Ave. at Sixth Street, (718) 832-7701, venture with “modern industrial” decor. The www.chipshopnyc.com (Cash only) Entrees: $7- potato salad and if you’re ordering that are crisp and just salty enough. Lighting? Jeans and a T-shirt, but I menu features Japanese-Thai fusion entrees hefty sandwiches. Here and there you’ll ribs, why not admit that you want fat The dessert roundup is an ode to doubt anyone would notice if you wore $12. like a yellowtail roll with cilantro in jalapeno Owner Christopher Sell has a real winner with sauce, mussels with lemongrass, red onion, find an upscale touch like salads com- and just go for it? The ribs are marinat- Brooklyn and Walker’s sweet tooth. a flannel nightgown and Mickey this Park Slope version of an English staple. The okra and basil, and various Thai curries. On posed of interesting mesclun greens, ed in a light tomato, Worcestershire and Dense Junior’s cheesecake is an op- Mouse ears. Friends gather around the ChipShop is open seven days a week for lunch weekends, the bar scene picks up with a DJ and chipotle sauce on his crab cakes in- mustard sauce that could be a little tion, as are a spicy carrot cake and tables eating and drinking, or singles and dinner, serving all the British classics: fish spinning house music on Fridays and stead of tartar — additions that are spicier, but has a pleasant sting from chocolate mud pie. Each evening he absorbed in a good book enjoy a drink and chips, bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie, Saturdays. Open daily. Outdoor dining avail- commonplace in other eateries but no- vinegar. The ribs sit near a big mound offers a seasonal cobbler. The apple is alone or at the bar. etc. Desserts include fruit crumbles (apple and able in the sidewalk cafe, weather permitting. ticeable with such simple fare. of perfectly seasoned potato salad with too sweet, as is the whipped cream, but That’s the kind of scene you’ll find blackberry, and rhubarb, both served with cus- tard) and deep-fried candy bars. Open daily for Take his tomato soup with mini the crunch of onions and the sweet the simple dessert’s crumbly topping is at City Lighting. That and very good lunch and dinner. Sidewalk cafe seats available Red Cafe grilled cheese sandwiches appetizer. crispness of apples. It’s a hearty plate of lusciously buttery. ribs. in season. 78 Fifth Ave. at St. Mark’s Place, (718) 789- 1100 (MC, Visa) Entrees: $15-$19. Deep, ruby-red walls set a mood at chef Mark Cocotte Shenk’s Red Cafe that is part jazz and part 337 Fifth Ave. at Fourth Street, (718) 832-6848 kitsch. The soundtrack features Etta James and (Visa, MC) Entrees: $14-$24. Billie Holiday while portraits of famous “reds,” Perfectly Indulge in traditional French-American fare from Karl Marx to Lucille Ball, decorate the served up by Christine and Bill Snell, who also walls. His “new bistro” menu offers chicory sal- own Fort Greene’s beloved Lou Lou bistro. ads with bacon lardons, burgers and sandwiches and entrees like horseradish-encrusted Frank Cocotte features French regional classics, such salmon with French lentils and pecan-breaded as foie gras and crepes, as well as seasonally Why do two childhood friends from ing a ‘spuntino,’” Italian slang for a ca- inspired dishes. Chef Rebecca Peters also chicken topped with Dijon mustard sauce. For offers oysters and whole grilled fish of the day. dessert, try the framboise creme brulee Queens settle on Carroll Gardens to sual place for a snack or meal. On Saturdays and Sundays, enjoy a brunch of crowned with fresh raspberries. Serving dinner open their first restaurant? After finding their dream location, specialty crepes and homemade pastries from Tuesdays through Sundays. A premonition. the two Franks transformed the former 11 am to 3 pm. “I dreamt about a spot while I was in speakeasy into an inviting space with a Rough-hewn wooden tables and wall sconces Trattoria Mulino Japan,” says Frank Falcinelli, formerly tin ceiling, mahogany bar, back garden round out the prosperous farmhouse atmos- 133 Fifth Ave. at Sterling Place, (718) 398-9001 of Moomba in Manhattan. “And as I and a view of the old “smithy’s” shop. phere, adding to Cocotte’s “romantic charm,” (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $10-$14.95. walked along Court Street, there it Falcinelli is glad to be apart from the noted Peters. Dinner served daily at 5:30 pm. Chef Louis Mulino recasts familiar Italian was.” Smith Street fray. Outdoor dining in the sidewalk cafe is available favorites with an elevated air in this cheery yet With partner Frank Castronovo “It’s a bit of a carnival over there,” in season. handsome Park Slope locale. Tony Soprano wouldn’t turn down Mulino’s brawny veal chop (Parish & Co.), Falcinelli went to work he says. “This area of Court Street is a Valdostana, which nearly blankets the serving transforming an old bar with a turn-of- real neighborhood. We want people to dish. Cheese oozes from the center of the ten- the-century blacksmith’s stable in the come in and eat or enjoy a glass of = Full review available at der cutlet topped by a layer of wine-drenched back into Frankie’s 457 Spuntino, wine whenever they can.” mushrooms. For dessert, Mulino offers an array which opened on Sept. 13. Grandma Ann would approve. of homemade treats including tiramisu, After hearing the partners’ concept: Frankie’s 457 Spuntino (457 Court cheesecake and cannoli. offer delicious, small plates of Italian St. between Fourth Place and Luquer Reasonably priced wines by the glass may have cured meats, artisanal cheese, sand- Street) accepts cash only. The restau- something to do with the contented air of the Mango / Greg wiches made on Sullivan Street Bakery rant serves breakfast, lunch and din- Abbreviation Key: AmEx= American diners. Mulino’s daily prix-fixe lunch menu Express, DC= Diner’s Club, Disc= Discover includes an appetizer, second course, and bev- bread, a couple of ceviches each day ner seven days a week. Entrees: Card, MC= MasterCard, Visa= Visa Card erage, for $9.95. Open daily for lunch and din- and inexpensive Italian wines by the (small plates) $5-$9; (large plates) ner. glass and bottle, Falcinelli’s grandma $11-$15. For further information, call Ann Martucci said, “Ah, you’re mak- (718) 403-0033. — Tina Barry The Brooklyn Papers The Brooklyn

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Residents of Williamsburg and HIGH SCHOOL REUNION: Lincoln Compiled Greenpoint celebrate the area’s High School, class of 1979, meets. community gardens. Event features Lundy Brothers Restaurant. Call by Susan floats, banners, musical instruments (800) 655-7971. Rosenthal and costumes. parade travels from BOOK SALE FUNDRAISER: Park Slope Where to Berry Street Community Garden to United Methodist Church offers the 10 Eyck Community Garden. 11 thousands of new and used hard- Exhibit highlights the work experi- am to 5 pm. Main event at 10 Eyck covers ($1.50), paperbacks ($1) and SAT, SEPT 25 SUN, SEPT 26 ences and contributions of African- Community Garden. (917) 693- pocket paperbacks (50 cents) for Yom Kippur American and Caribbean-Americans 4236. Free. sale. 9 am to 4 pm. Sixth Avenue at OUTDOORS AND TOURS in Brooklyn over the centuries. $6, SOLO SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Eighth Street. (718) 499-0925. Free. OUTDOORS AND TOURS ATLANTIC ANTIC: 30th annual street $4 students and seniors. 2 pm. 128 Artists Coalition presents The Solo fair stretches 1.5 miles down Atlan- Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. Art Show and Solo Performance GOWANUS CANAL: National SINGLES: Social for singles ages 35 to Series. Noon to 5 pm. 499 Van SUN, OCT 3 Estuaries Day with the Gowanus tic Avenue from the river to Fourth Avenue. Live music, food, merchan- 60. 2 pm. Call for information. (718) Brunt St. (718) 596-2506. Free. Dredgers. Hands-on activities dise, community information, 745-8659. OUTDOORS AND TOURS including scientific investigations. 11 games, cheesecake eating contests. ADULT ED: Park Slope Jewish Center PERFORMANCE am to 5 pm. Meet at Gowanus offers a series, “Famous Anti- RECITAL: All Bach organ program. 7 BIRD WALK: Urban Park Rangers More. 10 am to 6 pm. (718) 875- hosts a walk through Prospect Park Canal, Second and Bond streets. 8993. www.atlanticave.org. Semitic Texts of Early English pm. St. Francis Xavier RC Church, [email protected]. Literature.” 4 pm. Eighth Avenue corner of Sixth Avenue and Carroll and looks for sparrows. 8 am to 10 PADDLE TOUR: Red Hook to Sebago am. Meet at Audubon Center. (718) FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new Paddle tour. 10 am to 6 pm. and 14th Street. (718) 768-1453. Street. (718) 230-3191. Free. stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. STREET FAIR: Mapleton Kiwanis hosts 287-3400. Free. Sebago Canoe Club. Call. (718) CHILDREN NEWTOWN CREEK TOUR: Take a 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. 398-9672. an event. Bay 29th Street between ZEN CENTER: “Writing the Living 86th Street and Benson Avenue. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and art tour of this canalized creek which RACE: Music That Heals hosts a 5K forms the boundary between Brook- City: Evidence of the Natural World race. 10 am. Meet at Bartel Pritch- (718) 965-2560. hour presents “Faces and Bodies.” in a Cityscape” explores ways to PARADE BRUNCH: Federation of $6, $3 seniors and students, free for lyn and Queens. Brooklyn Center ard entrance to Prospect Park. (718) for the Urban Environment hosts slow down during a writing retreat. 256-2268. Italian-American Organizations, one members and children under 12. 11 Extended run: “Who is Wilford Brimley?,” first shown as part of am and 2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. tour. $45, $35 members, seniors Write on the move as the group CELEBRATE THE GOWANUS: Urban of the organizations to sponsor the moves around town. Ed Sanders, Brooklyn Columbus Parade, hosts the Brick Theater’s Hell Festival, continues through Sept. 30. (718) 638-5000. and students. 9:30 am to noon. Divers hosts a guided eco-cruise of Meet at Fulton Ferry Landing. Reser- writer and poet laureate of the Gowanus Canal. Also, paddle an event. Noon. Oriental Manor, PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel Woodstock, leads lesson. $75. 10 1818 86th St. Call for ticket. (718) and Gretel” by the Brothers Grimm. vations necessary. (718) 788-8500. cruises with the Dredgers Canoe Disease. 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Mark BROOKLYN NOIR: The Montauk Club COMMUNITY YARD SALE: West Mid- am to 4 pm. Call to register. 500 Club. Water quality sampling work- 259-2828. Recommended for ages 4 and State St. (718) 875-8229. Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette presents readings by Tim McLough- older. $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm and wood hosts a community-wide yard shops and other hands-on activities. STAR SEARCH: Live auditions for Ave. (718) 522-0553. Free. singers, musicians and musical groups lin and Chris Niles. 6:30 pm. 25 2:30 pm. Reservations required. 338 sale with more than 300 families PERFORMANCE 11 am to 5 pm. Second and Bond REVUE: Mag Swing Entertainment Eighth Ave. (212) 433-1875. Free. offering their treasures and white streets. (718) 802-9874. Free. are invited to try-out to be paid per- Sixth Ave. (718) 965-3391. MUSIC: “City of Dreams: Celebrating formers at the Brooklyn Public presents the Cotton Club Revue at GOOD COFFEEHOUSE: presents READING: Author Mary-Joan Gerson elephants. 10 am to 4 pm. Coney EVERGREENS CEMETERY: Danny Gargiulos Restaurant. Music, dancing Traveling Troubadour Series. Paul Island Avenue, from Avenue H to Brooklyn in Words and Music” fea- D’Addario, foreman and official his- Library this season. 2 pm. Grand reads her children’s story “Fiesta tures music by Brooklyn composers Army Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. and dinner. $35. Call for time. 2911 Geremia plays acoustic blues guitar. Femenina.” 3 pm. Patrias, 167 Fifth Foster Avenue. (212) 251-6711. torian of the cemetery, leads a tour W. 15th St. (212) 946-2085. such as Aaron Copland, Leonard BAMCINEMATEK: presents The $15. 8 pm. Brooklyn Society for Ave. (718) 857-9091. Free. FOOTRACE: Flatbush four-mile race. of the quick and the dead. 11 am. COLLEGE BY THE SEA: Kingsborough Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park 10 am. Meet at Park Circle Bernstein and George Gershwin. Meet at front gate of the Ever- Pordenone Silent Film Weekend. NEW EXHIBIT: “Think Tank,” a new 5:30 pm. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Today: “Clash of the Wolves” Community College Alumni West. (718) 768-2972. brain-teasing exhibit, opens at entrance to Prospect Park. (718) greens, Conway Street and Bush- Association hosts a kick-off event. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: “Blooming 859-3800. corner of Clinton and Carroll wick Avenue. (718) 455-5300. Free. (1925). $10. 4:30 pm. Also, “Grass: Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Will streets. (718) 625-4126. Free. A Nation’s Battle for Life” (1925). Highlight includes photographic ret- Babies Weekend.” Kids discover challenge minds young and old STREET FAIR: North Flatbush Avenue GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Brooklyn rospective of the college’s first 40 magic and science that tricks the eye Business Improvement District COMEDY: The Brick Theater presents Center for the Urban Environment 6:50 pm. Live piano accompani- with brain games of all sizes, “Who is Wilford Brimley?” $10. 8 ment by Don Sosin at both films. 30 years. 6 pm. Marine and Academic while exploring the world around shapes and levels of difficulty. 11 hosts its first annual street festival. hosts a tour “Scandals, Scalawags, Conference Center, end of Oriental them. Find out about symmetry with Music, dance, art, fashion, contests, pm. 575 Metropolitan Ave. (718) Heroes and Villains.” $11, $9 mem- Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. am to 6 pm. Also “Blooming 907-3457. HEALTH FAIR: Kingsborough Temple Boulevard. (718) 368-6540. Free. mirrors, reflections, leaves, fruit, Babies Weekend.” Kids discover prizes and more. 11 am to 6 pm. bers, $8 seniors and students. 11 am. blocks and more. Ages 18 months to North Flatbush Avenue, from SOLO SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront of Seventh-Day Adventists, 415 BARNES AND NOBLE: Liquid Lan- magic and science that tricks the Meet inside entrance at 25th Street guage Performance Poetry Work- 2 years. 11 am to noon. Admission is Atlantic Avenue to Plaza Street. Artists Coalition presents The Solo Seventh St. at Sixth Avenue. 11 am eye while exploring the world and Fifth Avenue. (718) 788-8500. shop. 6:30 pm. 267 Seventh Ave. $4; free for members. (718) 735- (718) 783-1685. Art Show and Solo Performance to 4 pm. Free. around them. Ages 18 months to 2 A TRAIN TOUR: NY Transit Museum (718) 832-9066. Free. 4400. www.brooklynkids.org. STUDIO GLASS: Scanlan Glass hosts Series. Today: baritone Masami years. 11 am to noon. Admission is presents subway historian Joe TOASTMASTERS: Perfect your public ART, HISTORY & BASEBALL: Artist an open house with hot glass-blow- Morimoto sings while accompanied Cunningham in a tour about a line $4; free for members. (718) 735- MON, SEPT 27 speaking and presentation skills. Scott Carpenter will exhibit his work 4400. www.brooklynkids.org. ing demos. Items for sale and an by pianist Yui Kitamura. Also, art made famous by Duke Ellington: opportunity to make your own auction. Noon to 5 pm. 499 Van 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm. VA Hospital, “American Triptych,” nine paintings the A train. $20, $15 members. and objects focused on the interrela- OTHER paperweight (cost $45). 11 am to 5 Brunt St. (718) 596-2506. Free. AUDITION: Spoke the Hub community 800 Poly Place, room 2-415. (718) Noon. Call for reservations and 748-9622. tion of American culture, American pm. 103 14th St. (718) 369-3645. meeting location. (718) 694-1600. arts center offers a grass-roots, FIRST SATURDAY: Brooklyn Museum CHILDREN community effort. Aspiring and LIBRARY EVENT: Series “Brooklyn in history and baseball. On display celebrates the romance and mys- HOUSE TOUR: Brooklyn House and HAWK WATCH: Urban Park Rangers through October. 11 am to 4 pm. CHILDREN’S SERVICE: Union Temple experienced actors, actresses, Transition” lecture series presents tery of the tango, along with art, Garden Tours takes a tour of homes offer a tour in Prospect Park. 1 pm. Old Stone House, Third Street in Prospect Heights. $15. Noon to welcomes the Jewish New Year and singers and dancers are invited to “How Now Downtown: The Future film, food and fun with a French Meet at the Audubon Center. (718) between Fourth and Fifth avenues. 5 pm. Call for location. (718) 707- holds a High Holiday service for try-out. Call for appointment. 748 of the Heart of Brooklyn.” New York twist. Live music and tango lessons. 421-2021. Free. Union St. (718) 408-3234. Post columnist Gersh Kuntzman (718) 768-3195. Free. Family entertainment. 5 pm to 11 1277. children. 9 am. 17 Eastern Parkway. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Tour (718) 638-7600. Free. BAMCINEMATEK: presents The leads talk with panelist on the FILM FESTIVAL: Fourth annual Coney pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) PARK SLOPE WALK: Big Onion Tours guides John Cashman and Frank Adventures of John Boorman series changes taking place in downtown Island Film Fest is Oct. 1-3, featuring 638-5000. Free. explores Brooklyn’s “Gold Coast.” KIDS SHOW: Deedle Deedle Dees per- Mescall lead a tour of Brooklyn’s Brooklyn. 7 pm. Brooklyn Public 111 films reflecting Coney Island’s Stops include The Montauk Club, form rock for kids. 11 am to 1 pm. with “Beyond Rangoon” (1995). $10. COMMUNITY FESTIVAL: Sunset Park Victorian necropolis. Learn about 6 pm and 9 pm. Film is preceded Library, Central branch. Grand Army independent spirit and irreverent hosts an all-ages celebration featur- Litchfield Manor and other sites. Cafe Boo Bah, 298 Atlantic Ave. the architectural structures and the Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. nature. $20 for two film screenings fol- $12, $10 students and seniors. 1 www.thedeedledeedledees.com. by “I Dreamt I Woke Up” (1991). 30 ing pageantry, food, music and fun. personalities who lie beneath. $6. 1 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. WINE SERIES: A Cook’s Companion lowed by a party with sideshow and Carnival-style games, pony rides, pm. Meet at southeast corner of Free. pm to 3 pm. Meet inside main MEETING: Housing and Human hosts a wine tasting and lecture burlesque performers. 7 pm. Side- face-painting, speeches from candi- Plaza Street West and Flatbush PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th series. Today, sample wines of Italy shows by the Seashore, 3006 West dates running for local political Avenue. (718) 439-1090. Street. (718) 469-5277. Services Committee of Community and Gretel” by the Brothers Grimm. Board 6 meets. 6:30 pm. 250 Baltic and Greece. $50. 7 pm. Call 197 12th St. For complete schedule, go to offices. More. 10 am to 6 pm. 53rd WALKING TOUR: Brooklyn Historical Recommended for ages 4 and WILLIAMSBURG WALK: New York Like St. (718) 643-3027. Atlantic Ave. (718) 852-6901. www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com. Street between Fourth and Fifth Society takes a tour of Fort Greene. older. $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm and a Native hosts a walk from the Hasi- avenues. (718) 439-0077. Tour explores the diverse and multi- 2:30 pm. Reservations required. 338 dic area in Williamsburg to the hip- FILM: Barbes Traveling Cinema Film Series presents silent film “Forest of ITALIAN CULTURE: Federation of cultural community. $15, $10 mem- Sixth Ave. (718) 965-3391. ster area. $16. 3 pm to 5:30 pm. Call THURS, SEPT 30 SAT, OCT 2 bers. 2 pm. Meet in front of the for meeting place. (718) 393-7537. Bliss” (1986). 8 pm. 376 Ninth St. Italian-American Organizations BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: (718) 965-9177. Free. offers a program to improve Italian HSBC Bank, 1 Hanson Place. (718) Interactive storytelling incorporating PERFORMANCE WALKING TOUR: Big Onion Tours OUTDOORS AND TOURS language skills and learn about the 222-4111. movement, art, puppets and live takes a walk over the Brooklyn culture. Saturdays from 10 am to CHILE PEPPER FIESTA: Brooklyn animals. $4, members free. 1:30 to GOSPEL MUSIC: Mauricio Lorence Bridge and through Brooklyn RAGAMUFFIN PARADE: The 38th Botanic Garden hosts its annual hosts an event featuring gospel TUES, SEPT 28 Annual Children’s Ragamuffin Parade noon. Register today. IS 96 Seth Low, 2 pm, 2:30 pm to 3 pm and 3:30 Heights. $12, $10 students and sen- 99 Ave. P. (718) 259-2828. Free. event. Noon to 5 pm. See Sat., pm to 4 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. music. Tour of downtown Brooklyn iors. 1 pm. Meet at southeast corner features children (from toddler to Oct. 2. follows performance. $25. 10 am to 1 ELDER ABUSE TALK: Kings County pre-teen) in Halloween costumes DANCEWAVE: Open house for kids (718) 735-4400. District Attorney’s Office and of Broadway and Chambers Street, and teens and adults. 9:30 am to SOLO SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront BOOK TALK: Book Mark Shoppe pres- pm. Meet at Marriott hotel, Adams lower Manhattan. (212) 439-1090. and homemade outfits, plus march- and Tillary streets. (718) 789-0430. Omega Home Health Services host ing bands, bag pipers, clowns, 12:30 pm. Berkeley Carroll School, Artists Coalition presents The Solo ents Barbar the Elephant. 2 pm. 6906 an elder abuse and prevention sem- POETRY OUTREACH: Collaboration 181 Lincoln Place. (718) 522-4696. Art Show and Solo Performance 11th Ave. (718) 680-3680. Free. CONCERT: Union Church of Bay Ridge between Brooklyn Borough Presi- antique cars and floats. Third inar. 10 am to noon. 350 Jay St. Avenue from 67th to 92nd streets. 1 Free. Series. Noon to 5 pm. See Sat., BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Stories and art presents Italian pianist Sandro (718) 403-0400. Free. dent Markowitz and Barnes and Oct. 2. Russo. She performs works by pm. (718) 833-4928. Free. FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new hour presents “Girl Power.” $6, $3 BAMCINEMATEK: presents The Noble for Brooklyn Poetry Outreach. Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Alkan and CHILE PEPPER FIESTA: Brooklyn stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. Adventures of John Boorman series Brooklyn Poet Laureate Ken Siegel- PERFORMANCE seniors and students, free for mem- others. 4 pm. 8101 Ridge Blvd. Botanic Garden hosts its annual 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. bers and children under 12. 4 pm. with “Leo the Last” (1970). $10. man reads selections from his work. OPERA: Regina Opera Company pres- (718) 745-0438. Free. Open mic follows. 6:30 pm. 267 event celebrating the harvest, culi- REUNION LUNCH: Bay Ridge High ents “Opera and Pops” concert. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 School Alumnae Association hosts SOLO SHOW: Brooklyn Waterfront Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Seventh Ave. (917) 559-1576. Free. nary use and cultural significance of $8, children free. 4 pm. Regina Hall, the chile pepper. Cooking demos, an all-grades reunion luncheon. OTHER Artists Coalition presents The Solo RECEPTION: Families First, Inc. invites LIBRARY EVENT: Brooklyn Public corner 65th Street and 12th Art Show and Solo Performance Library, Central branch, presents music and dance performances. $55. Oriental Manor. Reservations Avenue. (718) 232-3555. FLEA MARKET: Jewelry, toys, cloth- the community to meet the staff, More. $4. Free for members. Noon necessary. (718) 837-1807. ing, housewares, white elephants Series. Noon to 5 pm. See Sat., board and neighbors at a wine & David Unger, a translator, novelist Sept. 25. and poet. He reads from “Life in the to 5 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. BROOKLYN NOIR: Reading by authors CHILDREN and more. Noon. Holy Trinity cheese reception. 6 pm to 8 pm. (718) 623-7333. Tim McLoughlin, Arthur Nersesian, Lutheran Church, 4118 Ave. R. (718) COMEDY: “Who is Wilford Brimley?” 250 Baltic St. (718) 237-1862. Free. Damn Tropics,” his debut novel. 7 PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel MILES FOR MIDWIVES: 5K run hosted Luciano Guerriero and Thomas 375-8184. See Sat., Sept. 25. LIBRARY EVENT: Series “Brooklyn in pm. Grand Army Plaza. (718) 230- and Gretel.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 2100. Free. by the NYC chapter of American Morrissey. 2 pm. Brooklyn Public pm. See Sat., Oct. 2. YARD SALE: to benefit the Narrows CHILDREN Transition” lecture series presents College of Nurse-Midwives. $15. 10 Library, Carroll Gardens branch, 396 John Manbeck, former Brooklyn RECEPTION: Urban Glass presents “Up Botanical Gardens. Noon to 5 pm. PUPPETWORKS: presents “Hansel am. Register at Bartell Pritchard Clinton St. (718) 596-6972. Free. OTHER 71st Street and Shore Road. (718) borough historian and professor at Against the Wall.” Evening event is a and Gretel.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 Square, 15th Street and Prospect BAMCINEMATEK: presents The FARMERS’ MARKET: Park Slope 748-0708. Kingsborough College. He offers a fundraiser. Call for ticket info. 7 pm pm. See Sat., Sept. 25. to 11 pm. Exhibit of two-dimensional Park West. (718) 499-9677. Adventures of John Boorman series Farmers Market offers New York BROOKLYN AUTHORS: Brooklyn visual tour of Brooklyn with a slide with “Point Blank” (1967). $10. 2 presentation. 7 pm. Brooklyn Public glass art remains on display through NEOCLASSICAL TOUR: Brooklyn state-grown vegetables and fruits. Historical Society presents Lisa OTHER Nov. 13. 647 Fulton St. (718) 625-3685. Center for the Urban Environment pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. Also, pasture-raised poultry and Price, creator of Carol’s Daughter, Library, Central branch. Grand Army 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. FARMERS’ MARKET: Park Slope Far- Plaza. (718) 230-2100. Free. hosts a tour of the grand monu- meats, breads, pastries and more. Inc., a line of homemade body and mers Market offers New York statements that dominate Grand Army READING: Spiral Thought Magazine 8:30 am to 3 pm. Rain or shine. JJ spirit products. She reads from her grown vegetables and fruits. Also, RUSSIAN BRIDAL EXPO: Couples are Plaza and of the Renaissance Revival, hosts a reading. 7 pm to 9 pm. Byrne Park, Fourth Street. (914) invited to a bi-lingual event for wed- FRI, OCT 1 memoir “Success Never Smelled So pasture-raised poultry and meats, Beaux Arts and neo-Georgian Shakespeare’s Sister, 270 Court St. 923-4837. Sweet.” $6, $4 members. 2 pm. breads, pastries and more. 8:30 am ding planning. Participants include designs in Park Slope. Architectural photographers, caterers, musicians, GOLF OUTING: hosted by Prospect (718) 832-2310. Free. BAMCINEMATEK: presents The 128 Pierrepont St. (718) 222-4111. to 3 pm. Rain or shine. JJ Byrne Park YMCA. $150 per person. 9 am. historian Matthew Postal leads tour. SUKKOT EVENT: Park Slope Jewish Adventures of John Boorman series AUCTION: Annual event at Holy Park, Fourth Street. (914) 923-4837. formal wear clothing, honeymoon $17, $12 members, seniors and stu- planners and more. 7 pm to 11 pm. Forest Park Golf Course. Call. (718) Center offers a Havdalah service in with “Deliverance”(1972). $10. 2 pm, Apostles Church. 3 pm to 7 pm. SOFTBALL: Tournament to benefit 768-7100, ext. 115. dents. 11 am to 1 pm. Meet at the Sukkah, followed by kid-friendly 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 612 Greenwood Ave. (718) 871- Grand Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect Grand Army Plaza subway entrance Advocates for Services for the Blind Ave. Call to register. (212) 232-2557. OUTDOOR JAZZ: Metrotech hosts movie shorts. $5 per family. Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. 1615. and Multi-Handicapped. $20 to Plaza Street. (718) 788-8500. BRCC: Bay Ridge Community Council music with Eric Wyatt Quintet. Noon Appropriate for kids 8 to 13. 7:30 SUNDAYS AT SUNNY’S: Open read- SINGLES EVENT: Entertainment includes food. 9 am to 6 pm. 75th and 1:10 pm. Myrtle Avenue INSIDE FORT GREENE: Firsthand NY pm. Eighth Avenue and Garfield ing. $3 donation. 3 pm. 253 includes speakers, music and to 79th Streets on Shore Road. Public Meeting. Knights of Colum- Walks takes a tour around Ft. bus, 1305 86th St. 7:30 pm. Free. between Flatbush and Jay streets. Place. (718) 768-1453. Free. Conover St. (718) 625-8211. catered food. $5 donation suggest- (718) 492-1066. (718) 488-8200. Free. Greene. $10. 11 am. Meet across ed. 7 pm. First Evangelical Free FLEA MARKET: Old stuff and new BAMCINEMATEK: presents The from LIRR stop at corner of Hanson Church, 6501 Sixth Ave. (718) 836- stuff in Red Hook. 10 am to sunset. Place and Ashland Street. Call for WEDS, SEPT 29 Adventures of John Boorman series 0029. 399 Van Brunt St. (718) 369-1515. with “Zardoz” (1974). $10. 2 pm, reservations. (718) 907-6185. BAMCINEMATEK: presents The SUNDAY PLATFORM: Brooklyn Jewish festival of Sukkot 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 BOAT TOUR: Brooklyn Historical Pordenone Silent Film Weekend. Society for Ethical Culture presents Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Society offers a guided boat tour of LIST YOUR EVENT… Today: “Griffith 1913 Program” a short play by Perry Dell “Echoes begins at Sunset BEER GARDEN: Brooklyn Historical Brooklyn’s working waterfront. $20, To list your event in Where to GO, please give us two weeks notice or more. Send (1913). $10. 9:15 pm. Live piano From the Room,” based on the DANCE WORKSHOP: Mark Morris Society features beers of Brooklyn $18 members. 11:05 am. Tour lasts your listing by mail: GO Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Papers, 55 Washington St., Suite accompaniment by Don Sosin. Also, poetry of Carl Sandburg. 11 am. 53 Dance Center hosts a dance for Brewery. Beers: $2. Admission: $6, one hour. Passengers picked up 624, Brooklyn, NY 11201; or by fax: (718) 834-9278. Listings are free and printed Prospect Park West. (718) 768-2972. from Fulton Ferry Landing. Reser- “Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Parkinson’s disease. Demo and dis- $4 students and seniors. 6:30 pm to on a space available basis. We regret we cannot take listings over the phone. Unbossed” (2004). Call for time. 30 BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: cussion covers why dancing is help- 8 pm. 128 Pierrepont St. (718) 222- vations suggested. (212) 742-1969. Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100. Tour “African-Americans at Work.” ful for persons with Parkinson’s 4111. COMMUNITY GARDEN DAY:

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Still, the hulking designer hints at a rabble-rousing youth as an outlaw biker and a seven-year stint as a boxer ‘45 Seconds from Broadway’ is a fighting at Gleason’s Gym in DUMBO. “When I was young, it was great being on the road for days at a time — a modern day cowboy,” said Shannon. success 45 minutes from Broadway “It was a way to learn who I was, know where I came from and where I was going.” By Paulanne Simmons Boys,” “Lost in Yonkers”), Si- But the central figure in “45 Now that he has returned to Brooklyn, Shannon has for The Brooklyn Papers mon seems to now have an un- Seconds” is comedian Mickey found some time for self-reflection. Shannon quotes one derstandable yen for looking Fox. Simon provides Fox with of his influences, the American author-mythologist he Heights Players’ first back on his career. explosive volleys of jokes and Joseph Campbell (the four-volume “Masks of God”): production of the season, The forty-five seconds of the Ed Healy portrays the comic as “The old skin has to be shed before the new one can T“45 Seconds from Broad- play’s title refers to the distance if he has been waiting all his come.” way,” directed by Susan Mon- between the Great White Way life for this role. In response to Campbell’s writings, Shannon invents tez, is one of Neil Simon’s and a certain nameless coffee When a haughty and myste- flamboyant, haute couture masks — perhaps a symbol of most recent plays, having been shop where numerous theatri- rious woman named Rayleen his own metamorphoses — that can be worn or dis- presented at the Richard cal characters hang out. The (Laurie Muir, who played the played. Rodgers Theatre in 2001. shop is owned by the lovable spiritualist Madame Arcati in “The different feelings that I can’t express come out in And while the comedy — and long-suffering Bernie (Jack last season’s “Blithe Spirit”) the masks,” explained Shannon. written by Simon when he was Honor) and his equally lovable walks into the coffee shop The former carpenter and Coney Island native convert- well into his 70s — wearing an extravagantly ed a commercial garage into his studio and showroom in is not among his ridiculous fur coat, Fox com- February. best work, Montez THEATER ments, “With one coat she Mango / Greg His new space features plenty of elbowroom to work, manages to mine wiped out the whole Bronx display cases, an office with newly reupholstered leather the last ounces of The Heights Players production of Zoo.” chairs and even a small kitchen for entertaining. “45 Seconds from Broadway” runs humor out of the through Sept. 26, Friday and Saturday at Reflecting on his career, Fox In this urban environment, it’s a rare opportunity to see otherwise luke- 8 pm, and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are says, “Although 50 percent of a master craftsman’s tool bench, century-old sewing ma- warm play. Which $12, $10 seniors and students. The my audience is Jewish, the oth- Papers The Brooklyn chine, wood molds and assortment of exotic animal skins. just goes to show, Heights Players are located at 26 Willow er half sits next to them so they Talkin’ shop: In a scene from the Heights Players’ production of “45 Seconds from Broadway,” Although he has been working with leather for a Place at State Street in Brooklyn Heights. Harry Fox (left, Joe Cooper) and Mickey Fox (Ed Healy) have a chat in the theater district. you can always For reservations, call (718) 237-2752 or can tell them what it’s about.” decade, he began his business by taking his accessories to light a fire with the visit www.heightsplayers.org. One can hear the echoes of a crafts shows and street fairs. right spark. whole fleet of Jewish comedi- plays they have just seen could a break in the business? Will Award-winning “Moonchil- “It just wasn’t working,” explained Shannon. “They Having passed ans from vaudeville to the raise a smile from the dead. Bernie really sell the coffee dren,” and Bosquet’s credits in- loved the stuff but weren’t prepared to buy it on the spot. from radio and television gag and long-suffering wife, Zelda Borscht Belt in Fox’s one-lin- One can easily imagine Simon shop and break Zelda’s heart, clude the film “The Unknown We did get clients who made appointments and came lat- writer (most memorably for (Cathy Lemmon). They serve ers. chuckling ruefully as he wrote and will they move to Florida, Soldier,” screened at the Santa er.” Sid Caesar’s “Show of nice Jewish food like blintzes Other coffee shop fre- the dialogue for these two am- a state she can’t stand? Will Barbara Film Festival. Mean- Because this is a trade that’s handed down from one ar- Shows”) to theatrical comedy and borscht, and employ quenters include Bessie ateur theater critics. Charles (Bill Wood), Rayleen’s while, Heights Players veterans tisan to the next — and they are a rare breed — he is cur- (“Come Blow Your Horn,” down-and-out theater hopefuls (Alexandra Bosquet), a wise Although the play has no semi-comatose husband, final- with a demonstrated ability in rently volunteering time to the City Kids of New York af- “Barefoot in the Park”) to mu- like Soloman Mantutu (Jerel and saucy African-American central plot, there are several ly break his silence, and if he comedic roles include Cooper ter-school program, where he teaches leatherworking sicals (“Little Me” with Cy Armstrong), a penniless South traveling entertainer, and two intertwined subplots. Will Fox does, what will he say? (last seen in “The Odd Cou- classes. Coleman and Carolyn Leigh African playwright, and Megan friends who seem to have ar- travel to London to do a show Montez assembled a talented ple”), Janove (“The Sisters “If I found a student who really wants to learn as much and “Sweet Charity” with Cy Woods (Julia Morrissey), a rived straight from Long Island for producer Andrew Duncan mix of newcomers and veter- Rosensweig”) and Healy, who as I want to teach — I’m a firm believer in teaching any- Coleman and Dorothy Fields) young actress who has come to — Arleen (Eileen Delgado) (Michael Janove), and will he ans for this production. Honor has appeared in so many Neil one who wants to know,” said Shannon. “I really love to plays with more serious New York City to become a and Cindy (Jan VanderPutten), help his brother Harry (Joe has performed on Broadway Simon comedies he may be- what I do! It’s almost a lost art, especially in Brooklyn … overtones (“The Sunshine Broadway star. whose commentary on the Cooper) by giving his nephew and off-Broadway in the Obie come an honorary Jew. It’s even very hard to find a good shoemaker!”

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Cookers John Coltrane, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 in advance, Bosch, 8 pm, The Song Corporation, 9 pm, Man Street in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, Sept. 25: Bare Bones, 4 pm, FREE; Sept. 26: Oct. 1: Traveling Troubadour Series featuring Thursdays: Open mic, 8:30 pm, FREE; Sept. 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in $25 day of the show; Oct. 2: Ahmed Abdullah’s in Gray, 10 pm, El Jezel, 11 pm, $6; Oct. 2: www.blackbetty.net. Stone Believer, 2 pm, FREE. Paul Geremia, 8 pm, $15. 25: Yuval Avnur, 9:30 pm, Lanny Isis Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. Diaspora CD release party, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20. Atomic Number 76, Earthride, Hellblock 6, Unplugged, 10:30 pm, FREE. Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalamar, 11 pm, FREE; Sun- Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Syzslak, Time TBA, $TBA. days: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand Chocolate The Hook Live jazz, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 Six6Seven and DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Life Cafe 983 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE. Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Aka- Monkey 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in 667 Fulton St. at Rockwell Place in Fort 200 Fifth Red Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehook- 983 Flushing Ave. at Central Avenue in Bush- Greene, (718) 855-8558, lepse, 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: The Green- 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in wick, (718) 386-1133, www.lifecafenyc.com. 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park house with DJ Monkone and DJ Emskee, 11 music.com. Northsix www.pgenyc.20m.com. Slope, (718) 638-2925, www.200fifth.net. Park Slope, (718) 813-1073. Mondays: Bush Flix movie night, 8 pm, FREE; pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Mihoko, 11 pm, FREE. Sept. 25: “ArtMusicFilmFreakOut2” w/Auto- 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams- Saturdays: “Rhythm Saturday” with DJ HFred Wednesdays: “Uranium Rock,” 7 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Bingo for Beer, 8 pm, FREE; Wed- Fridays: Friday night Salsa with DJs Blazer One drone, 9 pm, Dame Darcy’s Death by Doll, 10 burg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. Pierce and Carlos Sanchez, 8 pm, FREE; and Big Will spinning salsa, reggae, hip-hop, 10 Thursdays: Host Terry Billy and DJ Ras, 8 pm, pm, Flaming Fire, 11 pm, Reverend Glasseye, nesdays: Open Mic with Chuck, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Expansions” with DJ Ras and DJ Hiro Bluestone Bar & FREE; Fridays: “Reggae After Work,” 5 pm, Sept. 26: Art show closing party featuring pho- Sept. 25: Downstairs: 2000 Million Ten, No pm, $5 ladies, $10 men. midnight, $10; Oct. 1: Jennifer O’Connor, 9:30 Things, Tunnel of Love, 8 pm, $7; Sept. 26: Kill Mizuno, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: “Effervescence FREE, Live reggae, 8 pm, $7; Saturdays: Express pm, Illumina, 10:30 pm, Jesse Sykes and the tos by Ryan J. Shea-Pare, 8 pm, FREE. Mondays,” 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Karaoke with —compiled by Chiara V. Cowan Grill a.k.a. 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Clermont Avenue recently, sations of corruption and sus- Mango / Greg you desire for the neighbor- it sent shivers down their picions of the newcomer Roth, hood, no problem,” he said. spines — right across the the meeting ended with intro- He later clarified “reasonable” street from the develop- ductions and handshakes. It as at least $2 a square foot. Risk Factors ment, a homeless shelter served to settle fears that the As to the hose connecting had been foisted upon the new building would become a the two buildings, Roth said bait-and-switch situation as his contractor did that to share The Brooklyn Papers File The Brooklyn community after promises Papers File The Brooklyn happened with 65 Clermont some water with other con- that an apartment building Ave. and, as James said, “in James Davis Letitia James tractors across the street who was being built. hopes to reach an agreement were working on the homeless So they all breathed a sigh that would offer both sides ago, when, after tolerating a treated as too little, too late at shelter. “I’m doing that out of • Female and over 50 of relief after a Sept. 6 meeting some security in an inclusive summer of noisy construction the time. the goodness of my heart,” he • Family history of fracture with the developer of the new vision for the rapidly changing that nearly drowned out traffic Now they’re one step ahead said. building, 60-64 Clermont Ave. neighborhood.” on the Brooklyn-Queens Ex- of the game. With the founda- Ken Lazar, a spokesman for • Early menopause at Park Avenue, when he pub- An outdated permit posted pressway, residents saw a new tion set, and cement skeleton the city Department of Build- • Diet Low in Calcium licly promised not to use the on the construction site initially six-story building of at 65 for the walls in place, mem- ings, said that the project’s space for a shelter as had hap- raised the suspicion of locals, Clermont Ave. (that had for- bers of the group have indi- plans didn’t appear to be con- • Thin & small framed pened at 65 Clermont. He also when passersby noticed the six- merly been advertised as lux- vidually and together been ducive for use as a shelter, agreed to consider putting a story structure was marked on ury residential units) get pestering builders and com- and displayed none of the in- – or just worried preschool in the ground floor. scooped up at the last minute the permit as being only three munity leaders for an answer dicators of 65 Clermont Ave. about osteoporosis? To the restrained relief of stories. Then, a water hose was by an owner who contracted to the lingering question: Will The building has two one- the meeting’s attendees, the stretched across the street from with the city’s Department of it be the same raw deal? bedroom and two two-bed- Bone Density results in just 5 minutes developer, George Roth, said the shelter at 65 Clermont Ave. Homeless Services to use the The new building includes room apartments on each floor with our new, high-tech DEXA he never considered a shelter to the construction site, leading building as a transient home- space for a community facility above the commercial ground- Talk to us! for the building. It would de- neighbors to think the builder of less shelter. in the basement and ground floor space, and on the top lev- value his property, he told the the shelter and the developer of The community organiza- levels as required by the R6 el two larger two-bedroom dozen or so people gathered the new site were one in the tion united with the late Coun- zoning category it falls under, apartments. The roof, accord- ROOKLYN EIGHTS RTHRITIS SSOCIATES for the meeting. same. And the exterior itself, at cilman James Davis to speak but will have residential one- ing to the plans presented by B H A A “My intention was not to do least what can be seen from the out against the profiteering and two-bedroom units above Roth, would feature a park-like Daniel D. Ricciardi, MD, FACR, Director that originally,” he said, de- bare-bones concrete frame, ap- owner’s scheme, which it. Roth committed that neither space for the use of tenants. picting the building as a form pears comparable in size and fetched upwards of $3,000 a the commercial space nor the “Based on right now, it is of income for him and his style to the shelter. unit from the city agency. Still units above it will be utilized not set up to be like the build- Conveniently located at 100 Clinton St. (off Remsen) family. The Clermont Avenue As- embittered and vigilant of the for homeless facilities or so- ing across the street,” Lazar For additional information or appointment call 834-0070 “We are very glad to hear sociation formed two years building, their efforts were cial services clinics, and when said. WATCHTOWER Continued from page 6 planned, one of the largest undeveloped parcels in the city, has been vacant for 12 years, ever since the Watchtower Society’s original plans for a printing facility in the manufacturing zone YOUR CHILD IS were dropped. It is currently used by the group as a parking lot, which is ominously covered on all sides by sheet-metal fencing. Residents, many of whom were surprised to hear about the Watchtower Society’s plans when they were released earlier this year, have formed the staunchest opposition to the project. Own- ers of apartments in a luxury condominium building at 79 NO ANGEL. Bridge St., whose views would be impeded, have questioned why the Watchtower didn’t instead utilize the empty buildings they have at 117 Adams St., which were abandoned when they moved their printing press upstate earlier this year. Watchtower Society spokesman Richard Devine, said that wasn’t possible. Another opponent, the DUMBO Neighborhood Association, reiterated their discontent about the plans. Though one-time supporters of the project, they were burned when their provisions that the Watchtower Society revamp the York Street subway station and limit tower size to 12 stories were not adopted into CB2’s recommendation. At a City Planning Commission hearing Wednesday, 18 residents testified against the plans. “I think it went pretty well,” said 79 Bridge St. resident Christy Nyberg. “I felt that there was unanimous representation, with all the council people involved in the district and the borough president’s office.” She believes the testimony gave the commission a better understanding of what was at stake and said she was encouraged by the probing questions asked by the com- missioners. Despite the large number of residents they would bring to the area, the self-sufficient order would not rely heavily on area merchants, another factor that has drawn complaints from the community. With its world headquarters just blocks away, the religious organization, which came to Brooklyn in 1909, is looking to con- solidate many of its smaller residential facilities, most of which are in Brooklyn Heights, and which house thousands of volunteers. Watchtower owns 29 properties in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO including 21 residential buildings ranging from brownstones to apartment buildings. The City Planning Commission has 10 days to render a decision. The application then goes to the City Council for hearings and a final decision.

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Back on railroad to NYC. 2 bed, bath, large but it’s made a lasting Yard. Lovely Block! OPEN HOUSE. Sun. enclosed porch. Shared pool/clay tennis impression. With award- Bay Ridge 9/26 from 12-3pm. 8 Jackson Pl. Bet: court. $75,000. (917) 319-4865. Bay Ridge [email protected] winning window displays, Fabulous studio in elevator bulding, Webster Place & 7th Ave. Price Reduced R36 Apt for rent. 4BR/ Lg livingroom. $550,000. Best Seller #1 Properties. 718- eye-catching fashion shows with doorman. Oversized windows, 646-6900 Totally renovated new appliances. . W37 and favorable write-ups, it Near all transportation. 5th Ave./73rd three spacious closets. Prime location - near all conveniences and trains. Pet PARKING would seem to be a retail St. $1,500 per month. Call: (718) friendly. Perfect live/work. By owner. For Sale / Staten Island business on the rise. 888-0906 or (347) 645-5503. R36 $140,000. Contact Elaine. (201) 681- Available / Brooklyn Looks, however, can be de- 0312. W38 Old Town, SI ceiving — the thrift shop is Bay Ridge Corner house, 3 fam, driveway, new water Carroll Gardens not really a retail business, heater & electrical, has backyard bungalow, and its end is in sight. It’s a wonderful life! Upper Shore Sunset Park RR $3,000/mo., owned by home improve- Columbia St./Union St. secure loca- Road, 2 BR, 2 Bath, duplex luxury apt. ment contractor, 10 mins to Verrazano, 15 tion with key operated roll down The shop was opened to Sunny 3 room apt. completely mins to ferry, 2 mins to Manhattan busses. gate. $250 monthly per car. $125 raise money for the not-for- $2,150/mo. Owner . . . / Jess Wisloski renovated. Very low monthly 1 (347) 517-5088 for motorcycle. Please call (718) profit Jacob Perlow Hospice, (718) 745-0494 maintenance. On nice park 721-8800. which provides care to termi- W38 ask for Louie W38 R38 block. Asking $195k or best offer. nally ill patients by treating them at home with visiting Bensonhurst (718) 207-0617 nurses, social workers, chap- 17th Ave. & 59th St., 1 BR apt in 4 R39 INSPECTORS lains and physicians. Nearly Papers The Brooklyn fam house, close to shopping & 800 of its 3,000 patients live The Care Partners thrift shop at 475 Atlantic Ave. at Nevins Street. transp. $850/mo. includes all util- ities. No fee! Connie. in Brooklyn. HOUSES But with the hospice facing a shock to Walsh, he said he the business is relatively cheap But Cusack said she was (718) 259-1316 W38 a $70,000 shortfall this year, understood it was because of to run, the major expenses also worried that the Perlow For Sale/ Brooklyn its officers decided to close the losses. Cassin agreed, tend to be labor (all the em- organization, which has a Kensington the shop. however, to hold off on clos- ployees are paid; similar shops long-term lease on the build- Bay Ridge - Battery Ave. “We had this dream of cre- ing the shop until a new tenant in suburban areas often have ing, might turn the space into E8 - Ditmas 4 family, 3 car garage. 1.05m ating something that could could be found. volunteers) and furniture mov- a medical center or something Renovated 6 rooms, 2 family, Bay Ridge - 84th St. provide not only a community “In the meantime, we’ll see ing. To see a turnaround, she similarly non-conducive to heat & gas included. $1480. 1F, 2 income, garage and service and a business oppor- what we can do to get the oth- said, there would have to be a shoppers. (646) 266-0395 finished basement. $699k. tunity, but also benefit the er merchants together and major “renewal of interest” by “It would create a gap, W36 Dyker - Bay 11th St. hospice facility,” said Carolyn bring this around,” Walsh said. the community, more regular causing pedestrians to decide Apartments, Sublets 2 fam, garage. $630k. Cassin, president and CEO of The past few weekends, he shoppers, and even monetary to turn around and go the oth- & Roommates Dyker - 76th St. the hospice. “Over two years noted, have been hopeful, as donations. (Ideally, the shop er way,” Cusack said. later, it hasn’t been realized. Target’s presence a few blocks would be making $300 a day, Sandy Balboza, president of BROWSE & LIST FREE! All modern. 1 fam, garage. Better than new. $689k. Nobody is more unhappy away in the brand new At- Cassin said.) the Atlantic Avenue Betterment All Cities & Areas! •••••••••••••••••••• about it than we are,” she said. lantic Terminal mall — at At- “They can also donate their Association, said she thinks the www.Sublet.com LCCW Realty Except, maybe, the people lantic and Flatbush avenues — time,” she said. “If we can find foot traffic will only improve, Studios;1-2 Bdrms; $800-2000 who run the thrift shop. has brought a relative boom of a few retired people who given the 325-unit apartment 1-877-FOR-RENT (718) 439-1138 R39 R11/28-06 R36 Robert Walsh opened Care customers. would be willing to come in building being erected on the Partners in October 2001, a “We had a major business they could keep the store open corner of Atlantic Avenue and time when most charitable day on a Saturday unlike anymore hours.” Currently, the Court Street. city folk were donating to var- thing we’d seen since we’d shop is open 11 am to 6 pm, “The avenue is sort of or- APARTMENTS FOR RENT MORTGAGES ious 9-11 relief organizations. opened. Most of them had Tar- Monday through Saturday, ganic still,” Balboza said. “It’s Although the opening month get bags!” he said. and noon to 5 pm, on Sunday. changing and it seems to be was profitable, it fell just short But John Chermack, presi- Though several community going in a certain direction of breaking even and ever dent of strategic planning at groups were saddened by the which we’d like to perpetuate. since, things have grown the hospice, remained doubtful announcement of the possible When a big store like that is worse financially. of a large enough upturn in closing, an issue immediately available, we’re concerned.” Parkville Realty “The lack of business and business to save the thrift made its way to the forefront: She also expressed suspi- Grand Opening! economy that has contributed shop. What would go in its place? cion, based on a realtor’s list- to this is unfortunately the “We’ve been anticipating “I care about it, and it al- ing for the storefront that NEWLY Constructed same story of many business- Target opening for well over a ways has its personality as it boasted proximity to car serv- Elevator Building es that opened on Atlantic year,” he said. “If this had hap- grows and changes. I always ices, a Laundromat and a Wal- Avenue around 9-11,” said pened over a year ago we felt as a store they were above green pharmacy. 221-9 Parkville Avenue Walsh. might not be in the red now. average, and were caring and “Hopefully he [Walsh] can (Just off Ocean Parkway) Although Cassin’s decision It’s too little, too late at this involved,” said Margaret Cu- hang in there,” Balboza said. • Parking Available to rent out the storefront to a point.” sack, president of the Hoyt “Maybe they can find out a • Laundry Room commercial business came as Cassin explained that while Street Association. way to get a little bit creative.” • Dishwashers in Apts • Hardwood Floors right alternative,” Jed Walentas said. He Spacious apartments! finished by saying, “DUMBO is our life; So sorry, Studios & 1 Bedrooms no longer available. DUMBO... we treat it with much care, passion and 2 Bedrooms – Starting at $1500 - negotiable respect.” Continued from page 1 plan, but many, in e-mails sent just prior 3 Bedrooms – Starting at $1800 (Top floor Balconies!!!) In her testimony, Nancy Webster, pres- In 1999, his attempts to develop a mas- to the meeting, criticized Yassky’s belated ident of the DUMBO Neighborhood As- Hurry!! Only a few available. sive park-apartment building-hotel-outdoor response after he was silent for months sociation, first acknowledged that Two mall complex in Empire-Fulton Ferry State prior to the hearing. His reluctance to Trees “does excellent work in DUMBO,” WALKING DISTANCE TO: Park were rejected. David Walentas said speak out led to suspicions of his support before requesting that instead of seeking F Train • Major Bus Stops • Schools his plans, which predated formal plans for for the Walentas proposal. to emulate the Gair buildings, they model Religious Institutions • Shopping Brooklyn Bridge Park, created an “inti- “How our elected representative to the new developments after the four- to six- mate” relationship with the Manhattan City Council could listen so well to the story, 18th-century buildings that line Contact Michael @ (718) 518-0367 x288 skyline, critics from the adjacent neighbor- wishes of one person and not to the strong- Water Street. R41 R46 hoods of Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and ly expressed opinions of the very people “We care deeply about this issue be- Fulton Ferry argued they were “isolation- who elected him to represent the historic cause we feel the glorious vista across to ist” and “insensitive” to the surrounding district of Brooklyn Heights and surround- the Manhattan Bridge will be lost,” she R30/36 ing landmark communities is confounding community. said, and urged issuance of a lower, R6A to us,” wrote Judy Stanton, executive di- HOUSES FOR SALE Most contentious was the centerpiece residential zoning instead. Landmark Funding Group rector of the Brooklyn Heights Associa- of the plan, a hotel built out onto the East Proponents of the building showed up tion, in an e-mail sent before Yassky sided For all your mortgage needs River at the park’s north end, which in equal number to the opposition, with New York & New Jersey would have virtually obliterated views of with their cause last week. At the hearing, when asked about 15 to 20 testifying from each side. another famous, if less aesthetically pleas- Many of the testimonials given in fa- Free Pre-Approvals ing span — the Manhattan Bridge. Yassky’s latecomer support, she gri- maced. vor of the plan came from commercial Refinances On Tuesday, Avella complimented Two and residential tenants of Two Trees Trees’ amendments to their original 38 “Well, it’s the first step,” she said. Purchases buildings, as well as a Two Trees employ- Water St. proposal, in which the tallest The architecture firm of Beyer, Blind- ee who failed to identify herself as such. Home Equities part of the tower perched only 70 feet er, Belle, hired by Two Trees for 38 Water Representatives from arts organiza- Condos away from the Brooklyn Bridge. The re- St., displayed a model at the hearing de- tions such as Smack Mellon and the Co-ops vised plan left it at 88 feet high near the picting the bridge and neighborhood, and bridge, rising up to 178 feet at a point 134 emphasized, using a miniature scale mod- DUMBO Arts Center, and merchants like Town-Houses Jacques Torres, owner of the famous Bad Credit feet away from the bridge overpass. An el of the earlier design and the newest additional 20,000 square feet of residen- one, the significant changes that had been chocolate shop in a Walentas building on Cash Out tial housing was lost as a result. made. Water Street — who have at one time or Debt Consolidation Still, he said, “I’ve been very uncom- Lead partner Jack Beyer pointed out, another received rent reductions or defer- Commercial fortable about blocking the view of the “This building must be seen and under- rals from Walentas — testified on his be- Residential bridge, [and] from the bridge.” stood and evaluated in the context of the half. Representatives from the Real Estate Board of New York, the Brooklyn Cham- Mixed Use The revised plan still includes a 327- Gair complex,” the group of DUMBO warehouses that Walentas has converted ber of Commerce and the local chapter of Investment Properties space, underground parking garage, 8,000 square feet of retail space, an 8,300- to residential, artist and office space. the American Institute of Architects also square-foot community facility for a non- When Jed Walentas spoke, he appealed spoke on the plan’s behalf. ARI MINKOWICZ Louise Lansky, who described herself Loan Specialist profit arts organization and approximately to the need for housing in DUMBO, and R41 200 units of housing. more customer traffic for local retailers. as “a neighborhood resident” lives in the 718.773.0007 ext.34 Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Council- He promised the building would house area and stated that for her, the neighbor- [email protected] about 40 affordable units, provided it was hood was still a danger zone. 411 Kingston Ave Suite 201 man David Yassky compared the Walen- Brooklyn, New York 11225 tas proposal to the eyesore of the Verizon accepted into a city-subsidized program. “Walking in the evenings in that area is F: 718.773.4849 building — with its bright-red, lighted He cited the City Planning Commission’s a little sketchy, it’s a little dark and de- BROKERS Registered Mortgage Brokers in NY & NJ. All loans arranged via third party providers. checkmark — on the Manhattan side of 9-1 vote in favor of the zoning changes, serted,” she said. With the addition of up- the bridge, and cited the Brooklyn and mentioned having taken suggestions wards of 200 people, “it would not be as Bridge’s historic importance as his main from Yassky, the Landmarks Preservation scary in the evening,” she said. concern. Commission, City Planning Director The next day a reporter noticed her “The symbolic importance of the Amanda Burden and her predecessor, Joe giving tours as part of her job as a leasing [bridge] cannot be overstated,” he said, Rose. agent for Two Trees in a commercial calling it “one of New York’s most recog- Then he issued a thinly veiled warning, building at 55 Washington St., where The nizable structures. Indeed, the image of suggesting that if the application was de- Brooklyn Papers offices are located. the bridge is recognized throughout the nied one option would be to build a 12- Asked why she declined to divulge world.” story “as-of-right commercial building” at that she was an employee of Walentas NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Several members from area communi- the site instead. when she testified, Lansky would only 5216 Fifth Avenue ty groups also spoke in opposition to the “It isn’t the right use, but it is an as-of- say that she stood by her testimony. Brooklyn, New York 11220 Thirty-two on-site cameras are in- Tel: (718) 567-0604 stalled throughout the garage and fixed at PARKING… entrance and exit points. All-night atten- Fax: (718) 567-0274 dants make hourly rounds to ensure the Continued from page 1 credit card they used to enter, when they garage is fairly secure. es and governmental buildings isn’t un- exit. “We do our best,” said Azria. “At 10 common, he said. Of the other Park Kwik With none of the apartments above the o’clock at night we close all the doors ex- Ronald Bislig lots, which are all in Brooklyn, he said this garage yet completed, interested motorists cept the main entrances,” and operate a was the most state-of-the-art facility. have no competition for spaces. An early- buzzer system to let drivers who want to bird special where a driver arrives before Hipotecas Recidenciales “We have a fully automated, European- retrieve their cars. 10 am and leaves by 7 pm is $10, and style pay station,” he said, at which a per- While the parking complex has a per- Email: [email protected] monthly passes are being offered at an in- son is issued a ticket and may pay without troductory rate of $175 for just daytime mit for 700 spaces, 200 of those are for assistance, parking their own car. The pay use, and $200 for 24-hour parking. Thirty valet-only parking. For now, it appears as booths, along with accepting parking monthly leases have been signed so far. if that will be plenty, either way. cards, also accept any major credit card, The garage descends three levels un- “Right now we’ve got capacity,” said and can even read the amount due with- Azria. “If I’ve got 1,000 people who want R34 derground, and has an elevator and four R33 out a ticket, merely by swiping the same stairwells that exit to Court Street. to park, then I’ve got a problem.”