The Brooklyn Paper Volume 28 Issue 49

2005·4.2 MB·English

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MTA strands fans
Brooklyn:
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No new trains after Nets games
sleepover
By Gersh Kuntzman could not disagree more.
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wearing one of those fancy OEM “man of action” fleece find out. They told us about how many jobs consumers and hear how well — or tions while testing various messages. transit issues, combined with a
pullovers — a clear violation of the River Cafe’s “Jackets Thousands of Brooklyn residents there would be.” how poorly — their sales or public re- “It gives a grass-roots feel,” said similar gathering earlier this
required in the dining room” rule. have been paid $100 each to attend fo- Another business owner in the same lations strategy is working. Tony Herbert, a vice president of Vital month on traffic, suggest that
“I think we can waive the rule for the mayor,” Stamford cus group sessions conducted by a session called it “a bunch of talking In political campaigns, they are often Marketing in Manhattan. “It helps much more work needs to be
said. “He could come in with a bomber jacket if he Cobble Hill marketing research firm. points.” used as a way of swaying public opinion identify the brand and the demand for done to convince local offi-
wants.” The sessions centered on people’s “We were rolling our eyes,” said Er- under the guise of a neutral survey. the product.” cials that the $3.5-billion Rat-
Across the street at Pete’s Downtown, owner Pete perceptions of the $3.5-billion com- ica Kalick, the owner of Erica’s That seemed to be the approach See THOUGHTSon page 13 See NO TRAINSon page 13
Thristino said he was planning nothing special for the
mayor (although perhaps Thristino should remove the
penne arrabbiata from the menu, lest the mayor order a
plate of this ethereal, but vaguely Middle Eastern-sound- Having a ball
ing, dish and then be accused of not supporting our brave
troops in Iraq).
Frankly, Thristino isn’t too focused on the real mayor.
“We had Pacino in here once,” he said, referring to the star
of “City Hall.”
EVEN THE MAYOR’S HOSTSat the OEM head-
quarters — officially surplus warehouse B-53 —
were subdued at the prospect of late night games of Historic sphere found in hidden draw
“Twister” or making prank calls to 311 with their boss.
I stopped by the warehouse, you know, to welcome the
mayor and offer him a pillow, but was stopped by a cop By Gersh Kuntzman I’d emptied all the drawers already.” heard radio announcer Russ Hodges
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odd, considering that all he said was that the OEM staff Last month, the Gainsville, Geor- the importance of the discovery — — in an auction that ends at 10:30
would be happy to accommodate the mayor), but Troisi gia man got luckier than Bobby more so after he had the ball’s au- pm Sunday. He expects it to sell for
did confirm that the mayor would, indeed, be sleeping on Thomson when he discovered a thenticity verified. several thousand dollars. At press
a cot. baseball signed by every member of It held the signatures of four fu- time, it was already up to $910.37.
“We’re OEM. We have plenty of cots inside,” Troisi the tragic 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers ture Hall of Famers — Jackie Rob- An independent auctioneer said
said before nervously putting the rest of the conversation hidden inside a piece of furniture inson, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campa- Deeb shouldn’t expect to strike it
again off the record (too bad, because he told me the se- he’d just purchased. nella and Duke Snider. rich by selling a cherished piece of
cret burial site of Judge Crater). Deeb paid $650 for the antique It’s also signed by Ralph Branca, Brooklyn history.
From the OEM office, the mayor would have a half- desk at an auction of abandoned prop- who gave up the homer to Thomson “Balls with many signatures have
mile walk to the Brooklyn Bridge. But he should not ex- erty. He didn’t notice the ball until he that cost the Bums the pennant in ’51. proven to be less valuable than balls
pect people along the route to be throwing rose petals be- was about to resell the desk. Deeb admitted he never considered with one or two signatures,” said
fore him. See MAYOR SLEEPSon page 15 “I heard something rattling donating the ball to the people of Arlen Ettinger, president of Guern-
around,” he told The Brooklyn Pa- Brooklyn, where many still remember sey’s, a Manhattan auction house. “It Found in a desk purchased at an auction, this ball is signed by every-
pers, “which was strange because where they were standing when they won’t put his kid through college.” one on the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Assemblyman Roger Green — currently running in Homework. Teen Spirit hates do- from the downstairs neighbors. Which isn’t to say that Smartmom Smartmom got a call from Teen “Is that for school?” Smartmom
the tenth congressional district — told the New York ing it and Smartmom hates forcing Over the years, they’ve tried and Hepcat aren’t also proud of their Spirit’s English teacher. “He hasn’t asked hopefully.
Times that voters don’t think it’s a “major issue” that him to do it. every kind of motivational strategy, male offspring, a creative iconoclast been handing his homework in,” the “No,” Teen Spirit said, clearly an-
he stole $5,000 from the state. We asked district resi- So ever since TS was a wee third- including homework charts, tutors, with decidedly off-beat charm. But teacher said. “He owes me a couple noyed.
dents if Green is right. grader at Park Slope’s sacred PS positive reinforcement, negative re- his non-conformity is also, sadly, of essays.” At this, Smartmom’s anx- “Why don’t you write one of
321, Smartmom and TS have been inforcement and more. On numerous one of the things that drives them iety went into overdrive: Teen Spir- those missing homework essays
in a destructive pas-de-deux over his occasions, they’ve had to make the crazier than a rush-hour driver on it’s second-quarter grade wasn’t about that book?” she suggested.
school responsibilities and her re- television set, laptop, cellphone, and Flatbush Avenue. looking good. “No, thanks. That’ll ruin it,” he
sponsibility to get him to live up to iPod off-limits. And that’s where the anxiety When Smartmom hung up the said.
them. And when that doesn’t comes in. Living in Park Slope, the phone, type-Apanic raced through Neither of them said a word.
Anti-authority by na- work, they put him in pressure is on to produce perfect her. “College is less than four years Smartmom felt proud of Teen Spirit
“coArrsutepat lpinogli tpicoilaitnic. iOanf is a tduorees, n’Tt egeent thSep iproiti njtu osft SMART cwoamtcphlientge hilmoc k-lidkoew na, cphreilsdsruerne. siSnmcea rsthmeo wma s haa sn efwel tm othme adwoeasy h,”e shhaev et hoofu ggehttti.n “gW inhtoa ta cdheacnecnet eesvseany .if he didn’t want to write the
course, he might do some it. When he leaves the mom door-checker at the Food at the post-partum exercise class at school with a barely passing grade in He appreciated Salinger’s master-
work for the good of the school building he likes Coop until he gets the The Dance Studio comparing baby freshman English?” piece for all the right reasons and not
people in general, but you to leave all thoughts — work done. birth weights and developmental When Teen Spirit got home that for the wrong reason (to get an Eng-
could hardly avoid that if and responsibilities — Who can blame TS for milestones with other moms. night, Smartmom and Hepcat read lish teacher off his back). Like Teen
you are in a high position of school behind. his disinterest in home- Who knew people actually re- him the riot act. They’d already Spirit, the book’s protagonist, Holden
of power. But regardless Which means that work after a long day at membered their kids’Apgar scores?! locked away his iBook. Instant Mes- Caufield, resents the superficiality,
of what he does for the night after night, school? As time went on, Smartmom and saging was out of the question and hypocrisy, and shallowness that he
good, a corrupt politician Smartmom and papa There’s so much he’d her friends believed they could cre- there were more deprivations to sees all around him. Adults are just
is not a good politician.” Hepcat are thrust into rather be doing, like ate the perfect child the same way come. phonies who make Holden (and, I’m
Thomas Duddy, the unenviable role practicing with his band, many of them had become partners “We really don’t mind if you want learning, Teen Spirit) feel alienated.
Brooklyn Heights making sure Teen Spirit (think Queen-meets- at law firms, bond traders and book to sit in front of a Korean market on Maybe Teen Spirit would never
reads his Gilgamesh, Bright Eyes) reading editors. Seventh Avenue with a cup when like homework and school would al-
computes his algebra Manga books at Barnes To create superkids, they just you grow up,” Hepcat said. ways be a chore. Still, Smartmom
problems, and conju- & Noble, playing Con- needed the time and energy to Volvo Teen Spirit stormed off to his bed- felt unyielding love for her baby boy
gates Spanish verbs. nect-4 with his friends at them from school to Power Play for room. Smartmom wondered if Teen who is now nearly six-feet-tall with
But don’t think Teen By Louise Crawford the Cocoa Bar, or draw- gymnastics, the Brooklyn Conserva- Spirit’s performance in school was a a low voice and the beginnings of
Spirit isn’t up to the ing anime superheroes. tory of Music, Let’s Play Chess, and referendum on their parenting. stubble on his face.
task. He’s sharp as a pin and then Meanwhile, Smartmom’s 8-year the AYSO soccer field. Perfection Maybe she and Hepcat could be bet- He needs to make his own mis-
some. At the risk of sounding like old daughter, the Oh So Feisty One, was possible: it was just a matter of ter homework cops. But then, how takes and find his own way, that’s
“It’s about honesty. Apoli- the cliche of a Park Slope parent, is “student of the week” when it hard work (and plenty of Paxil). to explain OSFO’s enjoyment of all for sure. But finally, Smartmom has
tician should be account- Teen Spirit’s IQ is off the charts. comes to homework. In class, she And when the children disap- things school-oriented — from her realized that unless she supports the
able for all he does. And Maybe he’s just bored. Didn’t Ein- writes the homework assignment pointed with less-than-perfect grades Hello Kitty pencil holders to the qualities that make Teen Spirit such
as voters, we should be stein flunk out of grammar school? down neatly in her daily homework or tepid interest in their parent’s ex- homework folder filled with careful- a spirited teen, she’s a phony like the
concerned about who a Still, Smartmom and Hepcat’s ef- book and checks everything off as tracurricular choices (musical the- ly finished homework assignments? rest of them.
person is before we put forts to slay the homework dragon it’s done. ater, rock climbing, hands-on sci- Dispirited, Smartmom was about Imagine that: Smartmom embrac-
him in office. We need to are right out of a medieval epic Teen In many ways, OSFO is just so ence), Smartmom and her friends to turn in for the night when she no- ing her son’s alienation. Well, it’s a
make our politicians be- Spirit hasn’t read (yet?). The nightly much more suited for classroom rou- blamed themselves and resolved to ticed that Teen Spirit’s light was still start.
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Thousands of Brooklynites will receive a holiday card Please allow The Brooklyn Papers to clarify. of the year…”
from Borough President Marty Markowitz this year — — Gersh Kuntzman
but many may miss the meaning behind the subtle sym-
This is the famed white
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cert series. Officials at
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the entrance, and, aside from two beau- designers. The ready-to-wear clothes While ready-to-measure dresses range 545 FIFTH AVENUE AT 45TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10017
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Parsons School of Design in 1990, she what she appreciates most about her 2006 collection is a sleek, floor-length dress, with pleated maxi skirt, that
spent some time studying design in job is the instant gratification of having piece with thin straps and a slight hint layers French lace over silk taffeta.
Paris. She opened her first Michelle created something and the fun she has of a fishtail shape at the bottom. The
New York store six years ago on Bond in the process. $495 four-ply satin dress comes in only where gowns will be displayed on
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Today, she owns two separate stores dressy,” she said. from $250 to $500, that can be ordered up as an open space that Fields’s brides Color Techniques • Hair Design •Styling• Updo’s
on the same block of Atlantic Avenue, “Like a midtown girl,” she said. in almost any color. can use to get dressed on their wedding
Michelle New York Brides and “Not too uptown, not too downtown.” Michelle New York Brides also car- day, compliments of the house. Anti-Aging Procedures:
Michelle New York. The Spring 2006 collection on display ries veils and, for the perfect shoe, she “That way, they won’t have to get a BOTOX • INJECTABLE FILLERS • LASER HAIR REMOVAL
Michelle New York, which opened is “very feminine” and it consists of four has partnered up with high-end design- hotel room big enough to fit them and FOTO-FACIALS • CHEMICAL PEELS • MICRODERMABRASION
in February, carries a collection of key shapes of white and off white dresses er, Peter Fox. their attendants, as some brides have
streetwear designs that grew as an off- — full skirt, A-line, empire waist and The construction and interior design to,” said Fields.
shoot from the bridal line, said Fields. straight skirt. Fields also offers about four of Michelle New York Brides should be So, what does Fields think a bride
The boutique’s wide range of formal variations of each given shape. complete by mid-December, predicts should look like on her special day?
and informal dresses, skirts, blouses, And she likes to mix colors and fab- Fields. She plans on keeping the white “She should be beautiful,” she said
coats, pants, purses and belts were ei- rics. Asimple white A-line dress, for color scheme as part of the museum- with a smile. “She should be absolutely
ther designed by Fields or a well- example, is adorned with a moss green like setting in the front of the store, beautiful.”
‘Sweet’ temptations
“We charge more, but we make
them just a couple of days before the
wedding,” she said.
Although Lekberg bakes out of the
Gowanus location, she prefers to have
Patisserie’s expanded cake division is helmed by artist-chef her consultations with brides and
grooms in the patisserie’s Cobble Hill
dining room.
By Lisa J. Curtis “When the two of you are looking
The Brooklyn Bride Editor for a cake, it’s nice to do a consultation
In April, pastry chef Andrea Lek- abneedn taa sptainsgtr,y” cshaeifd foLre 1k5b eyrega,r sw.ho has
berg of Cobble Hill’s Sweet Melis- “It’s just me and the couple, and
sa Patisserie fired up the ovens of they bring their pictures or cut-outs
the company’s new wedding and spe- from magazines. We just go over
cialty cake headquarters in Gowanus. ideas, and I let them know what we
Lekberg’s training as a painter at the can do, and they can take [that infor-
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wedding cakes as this beautiful symbol Hats off: Sweet was so charming,” said the chef about
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buttercream has a wintry feeling to who also works with slick fondant and in it. It’s not perfect, so it’s prettier to person at Sweet Melissa Patisserie (276
me,” said Lekberg, describing one of buttercream. While she said she ad- me,” said Lekberg. Court St. at Douglass Street in Cobble Our next issue is unveiled Jan. 14.
the flavor combinations on her New mires the “perfect beauty” of a fondant The pastry chef said that Sweet Hill) and Sweet Melissa Central (296
Year’s 2006 menu. finish on a cake and “artistically I get Melissa distinguishes itself from other Bond St. at Sackett Street in Gowanus). Visit us online at www.TheBrooklynBride.com
“We do traditional cakes, but we enjoyment out of fondant, buttercream bakeries because it doesn’t freeze its For an appointment with Lekberg, e-mail
have a lot of people who want a choco- is beautiful because it begs you to put wedding cakes. [email protected].
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Farewell tour
[phone] The Brooklyn Papers’ essential guide to the Borough of Kings December 17, 2005 After seeing productions of Shakespeare’s plays
updated with modern dress and staged in parks and
parking lots, the Globe Theatre’s presentation of
“Measure for Measure,” at St. Ann’s Warehouse in
DUMBO beginning Dec. 20, will seem refreshing-
ly old fashioned.
Directed by John Dove, this British import will
be staged in the round, with an all-male cast, peri-
od music and clothing.
In the play, Duke Vincentio is dismayed by the
moral and social depravity among his subjects, so
he deputizes Lord Angelo to govern while he goes
undercover as a friar to hear the word on the street.
While the play is one of the Bard’s comedies, it ad-
dresses sobering issues that are still debated, in-
cluding the death penalty, morality and political
corruption.
Mark Rylance (pictured) stars as Duke Vincen-
tio, in his final stage appearance as the Globe’s
artistic director.
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre of London’s
“Measure for Measure” will be performed at St.
Ann’s Warehouse (38 Water St. at Dock Street in
DUMBO) on Dec. 20-Dec. 23 and Dec. 26-Dec.
30 at 7:30 pm; Jan. 1 at 7 pm; and Dec. 21,
Dec. 28 and Jan. 1 at 2 pm. Tickets are $60. For
tickets, call [phone] or visit the Web site
at www.ticketweb.com. —Lisa J. Curtis
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Fashion model turns vintage love affair into delicious memoir
Three-week-old Yaba Bath & Body is my new,
favorite drugstore/cosmetics counter. Sure, there
aren’t many displays and the store is all bleak white
By Lisa J. Curtis department. The 6-foot-tall, thin beauty is per- walls and metal shelves, but the products — and af-
GO Brooklyn Editor fectly polished from her pointy-toed patent fordable prices —speak for themselves.
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Houtte’s memoir, “Alligators, Old Mink her eyes in awe like Dorothy coming upon the “Everything is natural and organic here,” ex-
& New Money,” GO Girl was grinning Good Witch. plained co-owner Sam Husein, who runs the store
from ear to ear. She knew she must seek out And there is indeed an aura about Houtte, with his brother, Shaher.
the style guru who penned this comic, inspira- who works in her store four days a week. De- “It’s organic, natural, clean stuff. [These compa-
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rescuing fabulous vintage clothes from Penn- When GO Girl asked what Alison Houtte’s Just fur fun:Model-author Alison Houtte’s first memoir chronicles her adventures in vin- When GO Brooklyn popped into this Prospect
sylvania for Brooklyn’s style-conscious con- signature cocktail is, she revealed that she does tage clothes shopping for her Prospect Heights boutique, Hooti Couture (top). At the Heights shop, we were astounded by the aisles of
sumers shopping on what Houtte calls “gritty, not have one, like GO Girl’s martini, but three!: release party for “Alligators, Old Mink & New Money” at the Montauk Club on Dec. 3, affordably priced — but popular — lines like
grimy, screaming Flatbush Av- rum and Diet Coke with lime; gin and tonic; a model added a bit of mystery while Houtte embraced James Williams. Caswell Massey. Abox of six olive oil and orange
enue.” and “at Christmas, blossom guest soaps (pictured), hand-dipped to sim-
After all, as my Mom’s home- fur phone muffler” to her own Christmas the avenue.’She didn’t get me. I was so proud, ulate picholine olives on a porcelain tray, was priced
the ’gator bag GIRL made eggnog.” wish list. I called every neighbor to warn them about the at $16.90. (It’s $26 on C-M’s Web site.)
fanatic says, Just as Hooti Cou- Reading her book, and chatting with Houtte fake nun.” (Houtte’s also the vice president of “We’re ‘Back to the Land meets Costco,’” Hu-
today’s design- ture must be re- in person, is not unlike a blast of sugar from a the Flatbush Avenue Business Improvement sein said.
ers continue to stocked for the Jacques Torres chocolate truffle. She can regale District.) The brothers pass on significant savings to their
be influenced by popular fabrics change of seasons, so must a girl’s choice of you with stories about life in Manhattan’s fast She grew up in Florida with a yard full of customers because they keep their overhead low.
and shapes from yesteryear, so cocktail bend with the wind. GO Girl had so lane or dating a billionaire who didn’t measure rattlesnakes, so Houtte’s no shrinking violet. For example, they encourage customers to bring
why not wear the original inspiration — espe- much to learn. up — too short and too rich, she complained The youngest of six children, she teamed up their own shopping bags, by offering them a five-
cially if Houtte’s prices for clothing and acces- Unfortunately, while Houtte did admire GO — who she was introduced to by her hairdress- with her oldest sister, journalist Melissa Houtte, cent discount. It keeps costs down, while conserv-
sories are a fraction of those charged on Madi- Girl’s eye-popping skirt, it did trigger a heart- er (Frederic Fekkai!), but alas, all party girls to write the book. ing the earth’s resources, Husein explained.
son Avenue? breaking story of loss. It reminded Houtte of the must eventually tap the brakes. Houtte supplied the stories — from memo- Among the product lines Yaba sells are Weleda,
“Mine are better quality and they’re the real time she sold her mother’s houndstooth jacket, For Houtte, “Brooklyn was my rehab.” ry. (After one infuriated boyfriend found her Crabtree and Evelyn and Shikai. There are Medina
thing,” asserts Houtte. She says that while she and upon feeling seller’s remorse, she did the Now that she has her book and her shop and “boyfriend journal,” replete with its own rating products, such as essential oils and shea butter, as
still finds Vogue to be an excellent barometer unthinkable: she swallowed her pride and di- her “dashing Argentinean boyfriend” cooking system, Houtte said she gave up journaling.) well as Beauty Without Cruelty cosmetics and Mrs.
for what’s next, after 25 years in the fashion aled the new owner — a friend of a friend — for her at home, it seems Houtte is enjoying After the holidays, the diva of vintage will Meyers household cleaners, such as geranium-
biz, her instinct is her best weapon. asking if she could buy back the jacket. her modified pace. And if there aren’t enough undoubtedly make more memories when she scented countertop spray.
“If I love it, I buy it,” said Houtte. Houtte recalled that the triumphant owner invitations to fabulous parties in the mailbox, hits the highways in her GMC Suburban to “All over the store there is educational material
When GO Girl made her pilgrimage to said, “You’re never getting this jacket” because she’ll just throw her own. make the long trek to Florida to promote her about the ingredients in the products, so people un-
Houtte’s Prospect Heights boutique (which re- of the number of compliments she had re- But the Hooti Couture life is not always new book. But while she’s away, she’ll still derstand. It’s not just to make money for us, but to
located from Park Slope in 2002), she hoped to ceived while wearing it. glam. Houtte has foiled the dastardly plots of have Hooti Couture on her mind while she educate and make the environment better,” said Hu-
earn a nod of approval for her vintage-inspired GO Girl felt for Houtte — clothes are so scam artists pretending to be fundraising for lit- scours Miami’s second-hand stores for addi- sein.
houndstooth Isaac Mizrahi skirt, but mostly she much more than the socially mandated way to tle league teams; and thieving, cape-wearing tions to her Spring 2006 collection. “Yaba” is the Arabic word for father, according
just hoped that she would be considered worthy mask nudity. They are mementos of beloved gypsies. She has chased a shoplifter down the GO Girl’s last Christmas wish is that she to Husein, who named the store for his father, who
enough to enter this widely admired temple of family members and triggers of wonderful avenue and even exposed a faux nun! could ride shotgun. died three years ago. Surely the environmentally
fur stoles, beaded bags and sexy shoes. memories. “I was beaten every day by those damn “Alligators, Old Mink & New Money: friendly products these brothers are selling will ben-
But as soon as she arrived, GO Girl stopped When the shop’s phone rang, interrupting nuns,” Houtte recalled her suddenly invaluable One Woman’s Adventures in Vintage Cloth- efit the next generation, too.
worrying. This eclectic shop, which carries GO Girl’s audience with the fashionista, days as a student of the Sacred Heart school. “I ing” is available at Hooti Couture (321 Flat- Yaba Bath & Body is located at 255 Flatbush
wares for men and women, has an all-are-wel- Houtte simply took the phone off the hook and saw the fake veil and sneakers, and asked to bush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Prospect Ave. at Sixth Avenue. The store is open every
come vibe. Truly, anything goes. muffled the buzzing with a fur wrap. see [some nun] ID. She snapped at me, but I Heights). For information, call (718) 857- day. For information, call [phone].
Houtte does not disappoint in the glamour Of course! Now GO Girl must add “$500 told her, ‘The word’s out about fake nuns on 1977 or visit www.hooticouture.com. — Lisa J. Curtis
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