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Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2005 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 16 pages •Vol.28, No. 31 BRZ •Saturday, August 6, 2005 • FREE Oddo: Terror cops Beep to should target Arabs light up By Sara Kugler said Oddo, a Republican who also represents Associated Press Staten Island. “Young Arab fundamentalists are Coney the individuals undertaking these acts of terror, Arabs should be targeted for searches on and we should keep those facts prominently in city subways, Bensonhurst Councilman our minds and eyes as we attempt to secure our By Jess Wisloski James Oddo and Borough Park Assembly- populace.” The Brooklyn Papers man Dov Hikind said this week, contend- Oddo commended Hikind for “rushing He’s long called it Brooklyn’s Eiffel ing that the police department has been headlong against the strong undertow of politi- Tower, and now, says Borough President wasting time with random checks in its cal correctness.” Marty Markowitz, Coney Island’s long- effort to prevent terrorism in the transit sys- Hikind said he planned to introduce legisla- dormant Parachute Jump will be lit at tem. tion allowing police to racially profile, and night like the French icon. The city began examining passengers’ bags Oddo said he intended to introduce a resolution It will be bathed in multicolored lighting on subways and buses after the second bomb in the City Council supporting the measure. arrangements created by designer Leni attack in London two weeks ago. Police Com- But the director of the New York chapter of Schwendinger, he said in a published statement. missioner Ray Kelly and Mayor Michael the Council on American-Islamic Relations, “I am delighted that New York City Parks Bloomberg have said several times that officers Wissam Nasr, said their push for racial profil- and New York City Economic Development / Tom Callan / Tom will not racially profile. ing is offensive and ignorant because “terror Corporation [EDC] worked with me to make But over the weekend, Hikind said police comes in all shapes and sizes, and certainly this dream a reality,” Markowitz is quoted in should be focusing on those who fit the “terror- there’s no legislation or system that’s going to his newsletter “Brooklyn!!” ist profile.” identify terrorists on the spot.” The Parks Department and the EDC referred “They all look a certain way,” said Hikind, a In response to Hikind’s suggestion, the New calls to the borough president’s office, and offi- conservative Democrat. “It’s all very nice to be York Police Department said in a statement cials with Leni Schwendinger Light Projects also politically correct here, but we’re talking about Papers File The Brooklyn that racial profiling is “illegal, of doubtful ef- declined to comment. Through a spokeswoman, terrorism.” Councilman James Oddo, shown above in fectiveness and against department policy.” Markowitz declined to comment further. “The reality is that there is a group of people undated photo, is in favor of racial profiling The Republican mayor reiterated Tuesday The lighting will show “seasons at a who want to kill us and destroy our way of life,” at subway checkpoints. See ODDO on page 2 glance” and “a kaleidoscope of sequences for special dates” on the soon-to-be Brooklyn beacon, Markowitz’s statement said. An illustration that appeared in the newsletter showed a color scheme of bright red and irides- cent blue lights, the latter glowing from the base of the structure, while the bursts of red light Bar benefit for Iraq war vets bloomed from each of the old parachute-carts, which used to hold the “riders” until the mecha- By Ajla Grozdanic the stage at the Wicked Monk, a the national spokesman for the Terror, inspired Bay Ridgites Kevin nism released the amusement park patrons in their chutes to drift to the ground below. for The Brooklyn Papers Bay Ridge bar that on Sunday Coalition to Salute America’s He- Donnellan, 30, and his girlfriend, Stephanie Bradley, 24, to organize Judi Stern Orlando, director of the Astella hosted a fundraiser to aid dis- roes, the beneficiary of the fund- Development Corporation, who sits on the “You can call me BJ, you can abled War on Terror veterans. raiser. the event, which was co-sponsored call me Stumps — whatever Coney Island Development Corporation Jackson, 24, of Iowa, who lost The organization’s cause, sup- by Verizon, the New York Knicks board, said the plan to light the Parachute works,” said Robert Jackson Jr. both of his legs below the knees porting wounded and disabled mil- and the Brooklyn Cyclones. Papers File The Brooklyn Jump was seen as an asset by her fellow as, microphone in hand, he took while serving in Iraq in 2003, is itary personnel fighting the War on See BENEFIT on page 4 The Parachute Jump in Coney Island. See CHUTE on page 15 Arts group refuses profile in Ratner ‘rag’ Rooftop Films slams Forest City on Web By Jess Wisloski “The Brooklyn Standard is [For- Rosenberg added, “Not appear- other development projects, such The Brooklyn Standard is pro- June/July 2005 • VOL. 1, ISSUE 1 www.brooklynstandard.com A Publication of Forest City Ratner Companies The Brooklyn Papers est City Ratner’s] promotional ing in the publication was not as the Atlantic Mall, Atlantic Ter- duced for Ratner by Manhattan tool, posing as a community news- enough — no one would know that minal and Metrotech,” reads a por- Media, which publishes four Man- An attempt by real estate paper,” said Mark Elijah Rosen- we chose not to appear.” tion of the letter, signed by Rosen- hattan community weeklies. Yes! Voice of New York mogul Bruce Ratner to curry berg, artistic director of Rooftop Instead, they publicized it, and berg and his fellow Rooftop Films Bruce Ratner is listed as the Sports Joins Nets BROOKLYN’S favor among local artists for Films, a Park Slope-based organi- The Brooklyn Papers found the directors, Dan Nuxoll and Sarah Standard’s publisher. Legendary broadcaster and Brooklyn native Marv Albert, the voice of New York his plan to build a basketball zation that screens independent group’s July 28 letter to “the edi- Palmer. The first issue of the free publi- sports, has joined the Nets. Beginning in September, he will call 50 games on the movies throughout the summer at tors and readers of The Brooklyn YES Network, as well as host a 13-episode arena, skyscrapers and apart- “The Brooklyn Standard clearly cation, which forthrightly notes on to-be-determined show. ment high-rises in Prospect outdoor sites around Brooklyn. Standard” posted on the Web log, states that it is published by FCRC its front page underneath its title Albert, who grew up in Brighton BOOMING Heights backfired this week “The purpose of the publica- NoLandGrab.org. to share information about the At- that it is “A Publication of Forest Beach and Atlantic Yards Will Bring Jobs,Housing and Hoops Manhattan Beach, Marv tion is to promote the Atlantic “Rooftop Films believes that called his first games Albert when an arts group not only lantic Yards project,” the letter con- City Ratner Companies,” was pub- in grade school on his own tape recorder Yards project by creating the im- our neighborhood, our organiza- tinues. “But the paper does not of- lished in late June. he brought turned down the offer of free to Ebbets pression that the community — tion, and other organizations like fer balanced and diverse opinions “The interaction was very sim- Field. He publicity in his bimonthly is looking including arts groups like Roof- ours will suffer if the Atlantic forward to about the project. ple,” said Rosenberg, describing calling Brooklyn Standard but then top Films — are in support of the Yards project is built — as the games again “Rooftop Films is fundamentally how the Standard’s editor, Edward- in his home went on the Internet to slam borough. project,” Rosenberg told The neighborhood and small business- Recently, The at odds with FCRC and the At- Isaac Dovere, who works out of Brooklyn Standard both the Atlantic Yards devel- Brooklyn Papers es have suffered in the wake of sat down with lantic Yards project, and we do not Manhattan Media’s West 38th CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 oper and his publication. Which, he said, they are not. Forest City Ratner Companies’ wish to appear in a publication de- Street offices, called them. Inside: signed for the sole purpose of pro- “They said they were interested Around Brooklyn 8-9 moting that project.” in doing an article, and they want- A listing of arts, community events Rosenberg told The Brooklyn ed to use some information from and activities in our Papers, “We hope that like-minded our Web site and do an interview,” borough. Brooklyn Family 10 people and organizations will see Rosenberg said. Atlantic Yards will create a 22-acre residential, commercial and retail neighborhood in Brooklyn. What to do this By EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE The development company has had a has been enormous. This in turn has meant that it is possible to turn down free “We discussed it internally” be- summer for kids In the 20 years since Forest City Ratner major hand in this transformation. Starting more residents and more culture, enriching and families. Companies (FCRC) broke ground on its with 1 Pierrepont Plaza in 1988, FCRC has life in the borough in nearly every way. publicity, and that it is possible for fore issuing and publicizing the let- Sports 12-13 first Brooklyn project, a lot has changed.