w Facebook.com/ Twitter.com VolumeVolume 59,59, No. No. 99 94 THURSDAY,THURSDAY, AAUGUSTUGUST 29, 22, 2013 2013 BrooklynEagle.com BrooklynEagle @BklynEagle 50¢ BBROOKLYNROOKLYN Exit StageJudge Door Places LICH Property In Trust, TODAY For Markowitz ‘New R Train’ Ferry Service Extended to Jan. ODAY The Daily News re- By Paula See Katinas story, page 5. ATUG. 22 cently reflected thatSays Othmer Fund Must Be RepaidBrooklyn Daily Eagle Wednesday’s outdoor con- R train riders received some UG cert by Chicago at Coney “ferry” good news on Wednes- Good morning.A Today. 29 day. is theGood 234th morning. day of Today the is the Island was the last one in The temporary ferry service 241styear. Onday this of the day year. in 1901, The Brook- Borough President Marty instituted at the Brooklyn Army lynthe BrooklynDaily Eagle Daily of Aug.Eagle 29, 1901, Markowitz’s Seaside Terminal earlier this month to showsreported thatthat thealthough Long Is- people Summer Concert Series. accommodate R train riders nowadaysland Rail Road think planned of trolleys to with Markowitz, who was who were inconvenienced by nostalgia,build a new they trolley were linealso dan- then an assemblyman, the closure of the Montague gerous.from Greenpoint The article to reported Ca- that started the series 35 years Street tunnel won’t end on nearlynarsie, areplacing dozen people a little- were in- ago at Midwood Field. Labor Day, as had originally jured,used steamone critically,railroad linewhen two Stars who have played of Councilman Vincent courtesy Photo Gentile's Office been expected. trolleyalong thecars same collided route. on At Fulton the concert series include Instead, the Brooklyn-to- Wall Street ferry will operate Streetthe time, near electric Borough trolleys Hall (prob- Tony Bennett, Aretha until January, according to local ablywere onan a up-and-comingpart of the street that Franklin, Blondie, Donna was eliminated during the Cad- lawmakers who announced the mode of transportation, Summer, Smokey Robin- extension on Wednesday. The man-areawhile local steamrenovation railway of the son, the Beach Boys, 1950s). No one could explain Brooklyn Army Terminal is just routes were on their way Cheap Trick and others. one stop on the ferry, which ac- why a switch that should have out or were in the process Fans of the concerts tually begins from Rockaway. beenof being closed converted was left to open.sub- should fear not, however. Councilman Vincent Gentile wayWell-known and elevated people lines. who were State Senator Eric (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights- bornCanarsie today was include a summer Brooklyn-born Adams, who in all proba- Bensonhurst) said Mayor actorbeach Elliott destination Gould (“M*A*S*H*,”for bility will be the next bor- Michael Bloomberg and the “Themany Long Brooklynites, Goodbye”), actoral- Rich- ough president, has said New York City Economic De- ardthough Gere it (“Chicago,”didn’t have “Anthe Officer he wants to continue velopment Corporation decided and a Gentleman”), choreogra- Please turn to page 3 them. FERRY SERVICE FROM THE BROOKLYN ARMY TERMINAL TO WALL STREET HAS BEEN to allow the ferry service to con- pher-dancer Mark Morris and TV extended through January. The service was originally scheduled to end on Labor Day. Please turn to page 3 host Robin Leach (“Lifestyles of Members of a Muslim congregation pray during a Jumu’ah prayer service at the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge mosque last Friday. The NYPD targeted this mosque as a the Rich and Famous”). part of a terrorism enterprise investigation beginning in 2003, although the mosque has never been charged as part of a terrorism conspiracy. See page 12. AP Photo Sid Bernstein, Who Brought Beatles to New York, Dies where and knowing everybody. Started by Promoting He worked with Judy Garland, Shows in Brooklyn Duke Ellington and Ray Charles; promoted Dion, By Hillel Italie Bobby Darin and Chubby Associated Press Checker; and managed Esy Sid Bernstein, the music Morales, the Rascals and Or- promoter who produced acts at nette Coleman. He was an early the Brooklyn Paramount before of sidbernstein.com. courtesy Photo backer of ABBA, setting up the he masterminded the Beatles’ Swedish group’s first American historic concerts at Shea Stadi- appearances. THIS STATUE OF JESUS WAS um and Carnegie Hall, died Bernstein, who grew up in Manhattan, began to book mu- returned to the garden out- Wednesday at 95. Bernstein’s daughter, Casey sical acts into local venues in side St. Anselm Church in Bay Deutsch, said that he died in his high school and later ran a ball- Ridge after red paint, sprayed sleep at Lenox Hill Hospital. room in Brooklyn that featured on during a vandalism spree such Latin stars as Morales, The Baby Bums were left to ponder what could have been after Tuesday’s heartbreaking loss to RedShe Hookcited barno specificowners andillness, husband and wife Sunny Balzano and Tone Johansen are reopening that also targeted other Tito Puente and Marcelino Tri-City after a 16-inning game at MCU Park. See Sports, page 7. Eagle photo by John Torenli Sunny’s,and said which he diedwas wreckedof natural by Superstorm Sandy. See story, page 5. Eagle photo by Lore Croghan houses of worship, was re- causes. SID BERNSTEIN, THE MUSIC Guera. moved. See story, page 3. For decades, the squat, flop- promoter who booked the In 1960, he promoted Clay Eagle photo by Paula Katinas py-haired Bernstein excelled Beatles into Carnegie Hall and Cole’s 10-day holiday show at Polls Showlike few others De at being every-Blasio’sShea Stadium in Lead1964-65. IncreasingPlease turn to page 3 By Paula Katinas Ceremony To BrooklynRemember Daily Eagle Prison Ship Martyrs NYPD To Take Over Lead RoleWith less than two weeks to go until the Sept. 10 primary, Bill de Blasio’s lead in the Democratic race for may- or is widening, according to the results of the latest poll from Quinnipiac University,This which Saturday, showed Aug. that 24, the at pub 10- lic advocate and former Park Slope councilman has 36 percent of the vote. a.m., the Society of Old Brook- In Animal Cruelty ResponseThat’s just four points away for the magic number of 40 percent, the number neededlynites for will a candidate hold their to105th be able an- sist law enforcement officials by The ASPCAto avoid has voluntari- having to run in a runoff in early October. Under election law, if no candidatenual gets memorial 40 percent tribute or above to the of ASPCA Will Still providing forensic evaluations, ly enforced Newthe vote, York the State top two finishers face each other in a runoff to determine the winner. Prison Ship Martyrs and com- medical treatment, behavior as- animal cruelty lawsThe in poll the fiveresults, released on Aug. 28, showed that de Blasio’s main rival, City Councilmemoration Speaker Christineof the Revolu- Quinn, Provide Support sessment, legal support, housing boroughs since the organiza- tionary War Battle of Brook- who had been leading in most polls for much of the race until a month ago, has of Society of Old Brooklynites courtesy Photo 21 percent of the vote. Former The American Society for and placement. tion was foundedcomptroller in 1866. Bill Thomson has 20 percent. lyn. The ceremony will be held the Prevention of Cruelty to An- The program will begin on However, according“Talk aboutto the breaking out of the pack! Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in fourth placeat Prisonjust five Ship weeksMartyrs' ago, Monu- is edg- imals and the New York City Sept. 1 with a pilot program in ASPCA, “Theing modern up on thereali- magic 40 percent needed to avoid a Democratic primary runoff,” said Mauricement inCarroll, Fort directorGreene of(seen the Police Department (NYPD) on the Bronx and will expand to ties of New YorkQuinnipiac City life University call Polling Institute. here), whose base contains Wednesday announced an Brooklyn in early 2014. In the for a new approach — one the remains of 11,500 Ameri- agreement by which the NYPD The news spread like wildfire throughout de Blasio’s camp as supporters cheered the news that their candidate meantime, animal cruelty that will provideas not broader only inpro- the lead, but appeared to be pulling away from his rivals. can patriots who died aboard will take the lead role in re- complaints in Brooklyn will tection for the city’s animals.” Justin Brannan, president of the Bay Ridge Democrats, one of the first political clubsrotting in Britishthe city prison to endorse ships inde sponding to animal cruelty com- continue to be handled by Matthew Bershadker, presi- New York Harbor during the plaints within the city. agents from the ASPCA’s dent and CEOBlasio, of the sent ASPCA, an email to club members. “A new Quinnipiac poll out just moments ago has New York City Public Ad- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio campaigns in Flatbush earlier this year with his vocate Bill de Blasio running away with the New York City mayor’s race,” Brannan wroteRevolution. Wednesday Brooklyn afternoon. Borough The ASPCA, which played Human Law Enforcement De- said, “The NYPD, which en- Historian Ron Schweiger will wife and supporters. Photo courtesy of de Blasio campaign “Our club is leading the charge for de Blasio in southern Brooklyn,” he added. the lead role until now, will as- partment. Please turn to page 3 deliver the keynote address. EVIEW AND COMMENT RShrinking Library System Is A Loss For New Yorkers By Leticia James New York City Council Member The usage of New York City’s libraries is way up: 40 percent program- matically, nearly 60 percent in terms of circulation. The public demand for physical books is up, too. More people visited public libraries in New York than every major sports team and every major cultural institution com- bined.