The Brooklyn Paper Volume 35 Issue 48

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G
Riders demand free transfers
By Danielle Furfaro Subway activists say the MTA point resident Greg Richane, a
for The Brooklyn Paper could easily allow free above- member of the newly formed G
Riders of the Brooklyn Lo- ground transfers between the G train advocacy group the Riders
cal want a free Manhattan trans- train’s Broadway station and the Alliance. “We just want people to
fer. J and M line steps away at Lo- be able to transfer for free when
G train commuters are sick rimer Street, and between the G the G train crosses other lines,
of paying to switch to nearby train’s Fulton Street stop and the which is something the MTA can
lines that cross the river — and 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, R, N, and D trains provide basically for free.”
they’re pushing the Metropolitan close by at Atlantic Avenue–Bar- The MTA says it won’t offer
Transit Authority to link the vi- clays Center. the free transfer, but straphang-
tal borough-traversing route with “We’re not asking to build ers say their request isn’t a pie-
Straphangers are fighting for free above-ground transfers transit hubs in Williamsburg and an expensive new connection in-the-sky proposal considering
between the G train and other Brooklyn transit hubs. Downtown. between stations,” said Green- See G-TRAIN on page 3 Graham
Water worries Photo by Elizabeth
This view of the Empire State Building, framed by Grand
Army Plaza’s arch, is in danger of never being seen again.
Flooded Gowanus residents fear for health
OFF VIEW
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harmful toxins that put their borhood — and some residents tion Agency drew two samples wspa
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ough, filling residences with We got nowhere to go,” said long- is so foul that federal authorities Gowanus resident Steve Wood, 62, fears his Nevins Street Grand Army Plaza’s iconic arch Park — but long-time Park
several feet of water and leav- time Nevins Street resident Steve named it a Superfund site in 2010 basement is covered in toxic sludge left behind from the is in danger of being blocked Sloper Richard Kessler fears
ing behind a noxious grime that Wood, who tossed his hot water — two days after the storm on Gowanus Canal, which overflowed and flooded his base- forever. a proposed tower in the Atlan-
coated floors, walls, and be- heaters, boilers, antique furniture, See GOWANUS on page 9 ment with nearly five feet of water during Hurricane Sandy. The 102-story skyscraper See VIEW on page 9
Church services — in a dive bar?
Williamsburg nightspot offers shot of spirituality tattoos, he welcomes gay couples in
his flock, and he hopes that everyone
sticks around for some beers when the
By Danielle Furfaro on Grand Street, turning the typically cause it lacks a brick-and-mortar house
service is over.
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Mike Turrigiano gives a sermon at the Trash Bar on Grand Street. word every Sunday evening in Trash Bar giano, whose church uses the bar be- pers show up in jeans or covered with See CHURCH on page 9
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Police: We rebuilt bike lane Musu Barclays Center surrenders
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riers alongside a painted bike the corner. Bergen Street’s double- The owner of the Barclays Center withdrew a lawsuit
lane between Sixth Avenue and The officer says the barrier parking-prone bike lane is amount of money it owes the city vastly reduced the amount of against the city that aimed to reduce the arena’s tax as-
Flatbush Avenue, protecting two- should keep motorists from block- now protected by a police — just three days after the press the amount of money Forest sessment, claiming it was filed by mistake.
wheelers from automotive traffic ing the way for cyclists. barricade. reported on the court filings. City Ratner would owe the city
on a roadway where cycling activ- “A lot of people would pull up, Mega developer Forest City annually, cutting it from an es-
ists erected a similar buffer using run into the corner bodega real Ratner initially sought to cut timated $35 million to about $5 tended to include the arena and drawn legal documents — in
traffic pylons this summer quick and leave their car in the The NYPD barriers hit the street the city’s tax appraisal on the million, a source told the New an adjacent Dean Street prop- the suit.
“We put them up ourselves be- bike lane, so we just threw that nearly four months after vigilante new home of the Brooklyn Nets York Daily News . erty slated to be the site of a “Forest City has instructed
cause there were people parking barricade up to prevent that from cyclist Ian Dutton cobbled together by claiming Department of Fi- But the Atlantic Yards mega- 32-story building — and worth our attorneys to discontinue
there,” said a police source who happening,” he said. See JUMP o n page 10 nance assessors monstrously over- developer now claims it never in- just $6,000, according the with- See BARCLAYS o n page 10
Larking ticket
That orange envelope on your car
contain surveys, not a violation
By Danielle Furfaro ets are a surefire way to get a driv-
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One less haven like parking tickets underneath wiper just d----- you over.” An activist from the arts collective Concerned New Yorkers places a
blades across the borough. Concerned New Yorkers citations are slip of paper that looks like a parking ticket — but is actually a ques-
The rationale is simple: parking tick- See PARKING on page 10 tionnaire about NYPD policy — on a car window.
Sandy-battered mission to close
Bklyn Industries infi ltrates Ditmas Park
By Will Bredderman has provided food and comfort to the
The Brooklyn Paper homeless, battered women, and at-risk
A homeless shelter that cared for children for 26 years — is poised to By Eli Rosenberg let when the ubiquitous T-shirt and designer pants, said it chose “We found a lot of custom- the company, w hich opened an-
scores of displaced super-storm vic- lose the spot it’s held at the corner of The Brooklyn Paper emporium Brooklyn Industries Ditmas Park for its eighth bor- ers who purchase our stuff ac- other outpost on the Fulton Mall
tims is about to shut its doors — and Mermaid Avenue and W. 16th Street for Cortelyou Road is grow- opens a store there this week. ough location — and 16th na- tually live in Ditmas Park and in July.
it has Hurricane Sandy to thank, vol- more than a decade because its land- ing up fast. The DUMBO-based retailer, tionwide — for one simple rea- have been making the trek to The store will be located
unteers say. lord, the nearby Gargiulo’s Restaurant, The trendy Ditmas Park strip known for its Brooklyn-themed son: much of its customer base our store in Park Slope,” said at the corner of Marlborough
The Salt and Sea Mission — which See MISSION o n page 9 will get its first major retail out- T-shirts, hoodie sweatshirts, lives out there. Teddy Vuong, a spokesman for See DITMAS on page 10
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O U R E XC L U S I V E C OV E R AG E O F T H E N E T S
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Grammy-winning country music star Rosanne Cash chise famous for letting it all
headlined a relief show benefitting the storm-rav- slip away when he mimed
aged businesses of Red Hook on Nov. 21. choking in front of Brook-
lyn icon Spike Lee (who for
Vet helps Nets top Knicks
Cash rules some reason remains an un-
repentant Knicks fan).
Today, there’s a new Reg- BACK trip” to the Barclays Center
gie that Knicks fans, Spike because of back spasms that
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Nets defensive specialist Reggie Evans celebrates after blocking a shot by
ing rebounds per 48 minutes — save for the fact that shooter on the squad. As of Nov. 28,
to a gaudy 22.1. That’s more Manhattan Knicks center Tyson Chandler during the Brooklyn win. Joe Johnson still can’t remem- Stackhouse was plus-66, 24
By Natalie Musumeci solutely gorgeous. I’m than two rebounds per game ber how to shoot. points above Johnson, the next-
The Brooklyn Paper happy to do anything I higher than the league’s sec- more strong performances of the Year Tyson Chandler, to get good looks on most But thankfully one man has closest player.
This Hurricane Sandy can to help,” said Jalopy ond best. he’ll become known as a real with Brook Lopez continuing possessions. If Evans and selflessly took on the burden But his playing time, espe-
fund-raiser got some Cash Theatre owner and event His offensive rebound- threat, not just as the first his plodding, yet highly effec- Lopez can continue to dom- of Johnson’s struggles: Jerry cially in a game as hyped as the
— and $14,248! organizer Lynette Wiley. ing prowess plays exactly to player in NBA history to be tive, All-Star campaign with inate the way they domi- Stackhouse. Knicks showdown, was sur-
Hundreds of big-hearted “We are just trying to re- his team’s strengths by rack- fined for flopping. 22 points and 11 boards. nated the Knicks, New York In 22 minutes against the prising. Those 22 minutes were
Brooklynites filled the store what was lost. We are ing up long possession after But it wasn’t just Evans Even the Nets guards could certainly be, as Jay-Z Knicks, the clearly not-yet the most he’s logged in a game
Bell House last Wednes- getting closer, but there is long possession and wear- who pushed the Nets passed used their size to their ad- tweeted, “under new man- washed-up veteran dropped all season. Even if that’s the
day when Grammy-win- still a long way to go.” ing down opponents on the the Knicks in the bout, which vantage, often posting up agement.” 14 points, hitting four out of most the old man can give, Nets
ning singer-songwriter and It will take an estimated defensive end — a strategy was originally scheduled to the much smaller Knicks Tom Lafe is a 6-foot-5 five threes. As remarkable as fans will gladly take it.
country music icon Rosa- $2 million for more than 40 that clearly worked against christen the Barclays Cen- defenders. sports world insider with that is, perhaps the 38-year-old Matt Spolar is a nearly
nne Cash headlined a re- Red Hook restaurants, bars, the Knicks. ter, but was delayed due to The Nets win shows the a middling high school Stackhouse’s biggest accom- 6-foot-1 journalist with a
lief show benefitting the vintage shops, and corner He’s a spark plug off the Hurricane Sandy. team is executing coach Av- basketball career who plishment of the night was sim- middling high school bas-
storm-battered community bodegas to reopen their bench who brings energy and The Nets front court per- ery Johnson’s plan: they are believes the Nets will be ply showing up, considering ketball career who is sure
of Red Hook. doors, said Wiley. fires up his teammates and formed admirably against working the ball inside first, driven by the success of the Knicks announced Jason the Nets win thanks to
The money raised went A powerful four-minute fans alike — and with a few reigning Defensive Player then outside to the perimeter the team’s big men. Kidd, 39, did not “make the team’s top-tier guards.
to Restore Red Hook, an video documenting how the
organization that aims to storm crippled the liveli-
help small businesses in the hoods of neighborhood King in your castle wants to overeat, or create
waterfront community get business owners and resi- and perpetuate overeating
back on their feet after San- dents was also screened at and sedentary activity as a
dy’s floodwaters inundated the benefit, said Wiley. lifestyle, will fall into an-
them, destroying equip- “It brought tears to some other opportunity to become
ment and inventory. eyes,” she said. “It’s hard to Brooklyn Burger Kings to home deliver housebound and lean towards
Planners of the benefit watch the struggle on the a lifestyle that caters to obe-
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Sunset Park
Historic neighborhood still boro’s most ethnically diverse
By Shavana Abruzzo America” developed along Fifth
The Brooklyn Paper Avenue pulsating with taquerias
At first glance you might think and the music of Herb Alpert and
you need a passport to venture Os Mutantes, and a flux of Viet-
into Sunset Park. namese restaurants helped to pro-
The hard-boiled neighborhood mote the bahn-mi craze of ba-
of homestyle restaurants, bois- guette sandwiches packed with
terous markets, and omnipres- savory Viet fillings.
ent street vendors hawking exotic In the late 1400s, Sunset Park’s
eats has been dubbed “Immigrant marshes and creeks flowed into
Central” for its predominance of the Upper New York Bay, its land
Asians and Latin Americans who sloping upwards to form a ridge at
speak their native languages in- present-day Sixth Avenue.
stead of English, and remain faith- Native Americans sold oys-
ful to their enclaves as if sepa- ters, peaches, maize, and ven-
rated by an ocean. ison to early European settlers
Yet their communal labors who farmed the fertile soil in the
have kept the district from fall- 1600s, making the colony of New
ing prey to the despair and de- Netherland — a part of which
pendency that have claimed other would later become New York
low-income areas, while attract- — a prosperous place.
ing young and hip Manhattan Curiosity seekers say seashells
transplants seeking more bang can still be seen glinting in the
for their buck. concrete at 37th Street and Fourth
In summer months, its wind- Avenue as a reminder of the days
ing avenues crackle with grizzled when Brooklyn’s waters teemed
old men playing board games on with mollusks.
crates in front of stores, and ped- Sunset Park’s backwoods
dlers sculpting snow cones from were also its front lines during
huge ice blocks in front of rapt the American Revolution, yet the
children. area remained an untamed fron-
Sunset Park — once nick- tier until 1825 when the construc-
named “Gunset Park” for its tion of a coach line signified the
high crime rates — is the sec- first hints of urbanization.
ond highest point in Brook- Municipal planning projects
lyn, resting atop a natural rise swiftly followed, and Sunset
between Bay Ridge and Gow- Park’s central location made it a
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the Fujian Province, “Little Latin Chinese specialty shops and restaurants line Eighth Avenue, transforming the stretch into the borough’s version of the Far East. workers, politicians, and real es-
STANDING OVATIONS
ARE THE ONLY KIND
IN BROOKLYN Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Patti Smith and her Band, and Everest Andrea Bocelli
Dec. 3 - 7:30pm Dec. 5 - 8pm
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Doctors check up on Red Hook
Volunteers provide care in a powerless nabe hit hard by Sandy
By Theron Mohamed the Robert Wood Johnson Med- Marie Chavis — who received Street reopened a week after city workers went door to door
for The Brooklyn Paper ical School who assembled the blankets, batteries, and candles the storm. then compared notes on tenants’
A ragtag group of doctors and makeshift medical team. from the medical team — were The volunteers then set up shop needs with a database compiled
medical do-gooders left their hos- Shuttered pharmacies and grateful for their help. in the flood-damaged clinic until by Kraushar’s volunteers and the
pitals and clinics to care for Red broken elevators left diabetics, “I just came out of the hospi- government backup arrived. Red Hook Initiative. “We’re mak-
Hook’s sick and elderly after Hur- asthmatics, and people with heart tal after a major operation,” said Red Hook Houses residents ing sure all the residents in Red
ricane Sandy ravaged the neigh- problems trapped in their apart- Chavis, a diabetic with a heart blasted the Housing Authority Hook Houses have what they
borhood’s housing projects. ments with dwindling prescrip- condition. “This storm affected for leaving them without util- need.”
With the community’s clinics tions, so Kraushar rallied a band of me very badly.” ities for days after floodwater But neighborhood activists say
closed and emergency aid slow physicians from Manhattan’s Bel- Residents of the Red Hook destroyed generators in build- the storm proves that Red Hook’s
to arrive, the motley crew gave levue Hospital Center — which Houses weren’t the only ones ing basements, but the city says poor and infirm are especially at
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(From left) Elizabeth Moye, Mike Wathen, Matt Kraushar, homes, assessing medical needs velopment — and steered about the Red Hook Initiative offered bringing food to the home-bound “The past two weeks have illu-
and Salil Bhandari were part of a team of doctors and vol- and providing treatment,” said 300 patients toward more com- them space on Hicks Street un- and refilling medication,” said minated the way that poverty can
unteers that made sure residents of the Red Hook Houses Matthew Kraushar, a 26-year-old prehensive treatment. til the Joseph P. Addabbo Fam- Nora Reissig, the agency’s fam- magnify the problems after a di-
received care following Hurricane Sandy. Red Hook native and student at Neighbors such as 90-year-old ily Health Center on Richards ily services director, who says saster.”
SEAWALL STANDOFF
Milkshake-down
City: We haven’t even started to look at repairs NYPD: Ice cream bandit behind bars
By Will Bredderman “It is imperative that work By Natalie Musumeci The looting spree began when a
The Brooklyn Paper on the damaged section be- The Brooklyn Paper gunman hit the Tasti-D-Lite on Sev-
Hurricane Sandy left gap- ing immediately to prevent The ice cream bandit is headed to enth Avenue between Eighth and Ninth
ing holes in Southern Brook- further erosion as well as to the cooler. streets on Oct. 17. He followed that
lyn’s seawall between Bay protect the safety of the com- Police cuffed a man accused of up with more heists at the shop on
Ridge and Bensonhurst, but munity and use of the Belt knocking off at least 10 Brooklyn ice Oct. 26, and again on Nov. 4, accord-
city agencies say repairs to man Parkway,” the legislator wrote cream shops, sandwich joints, and sa- ing to cops.
the Shore Road Promenade der in his letter. lons at gunpoint — including three vis- But he also hit other dessert desti-
barrier are a long way off Bred But the Army Corps of its to a Tasti-D-Lite and two stops at a nations, targeting the Blue Marble ice
since they’ve just begun sur- Will Engineers said it can’t do hairdresser, both in Park Slope. cream shop on Court Street between
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fired off a letter to the Army Politicians and neighbors are calling for the Army volved,” said Army Corps
Corps of Engineers demand- Corps of Engineers to repair this damaged seawall spokesman Chris Gardner,
ing the entire bulwark from along the Belt Parkway, but the agency said it’s up who noted that his organi- G TRAIN... And activists aren’t stop- ing for the G and I finally gave
the Verrazano Bridge to Bay to the city to file a request. zation didn’t build the sea-
ping at free transfers: mem- up because I knew that by the
Parkway be replaced, but the wall in the first place.
bers of the Riders Alliance time it came, it would be so
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time frame in place for fixing “They should start hiring way. aged by the storm. the J and M trains would help crucial one-seat link be- a catch-22 — improvements the G into a line that makes
the shattered promenade. people now. With all the dam- “These breaches really “The Department of commuters across North tween North and Brown- on the line are slow to come the borough proud.
“We don’t yet know the ex- age it received after the storm, are a safety concern,” CB10 Transportation has not re- Brooklyn — even those who stone Brooklyns from a because ridership is compar- “As the neighborhoods
tent of the damage to the sea- we can put everybody back district manager Josephine ceived requests to assess favor the L train. proposed service cut that atively low, and ridership re- surrounding the G continue
wall, or what will be required to work.” Beckmann said. the site, however, we are “People would have a lot would have nixed four be- mains comparatively low be- to grow, it’s vital that their
to repair it at this time,” Parks Simon Bronshtein of Bath Golden agreed, demand- scheduling an inspection,” more options if they put in loved stations i n Park Slope, cause service improvements lifeline grow with them,” said
Department spokeswoman Beach — who usually works ing that the seawall be re- said spokeswoman Nichole the free transfers,” said Karen Windsor Terrace, and Kens- are slow to come. State Sen. Daniel Squadron
Meghan Lalor said. out near the foot of the Verra- paired immediately. Garcia. Nieves, a member of Com- ington . “This morning I was wait- (D–Brooklyn Heights).
tate brokers.
Sunset secrets
Steam railroads and other rapid
developments spurred new op-
portunities.
“Buffalo Bill” Cody brought
his famous Wild West shows to
Four things you need to know
the waterfront, mesmerizing au-
diences from May through Octo- about this nabe’s history
ber in a 20,000-seat arena named
Ambrose Park and built specially
for the occasion.
The Roman Catholic Diocese
The King of
of Brooklyn erected churches, in-
rock ‘n’ roll
cluding the Basilica of Our Lady
was among the
of Perpetual Help on Fifth Ave-
thousands of
nue between 59th and 60th streets
soldiers who
— today a landmark.
passed through
And the city instituted a parks
the Brooklyn
program, forking over $165,000
for a plot of land bound by pres- Army Terminal
ent-day 41st to 44th streets, be- on their way to
tween Fifth and Seventh avenues, Germany during
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the mid-1900s. Wild West
“Finntown” was distinguished LATIN LOVERS REJOICE: The “Latin Quarter” along Fifth shows to the
by its authentic Finnish saunas Avenue is a hotpot of taquerias and restaurants with a Sunset Park
and restaurants, plus affordable South American flavor. waterfront in
housing — early co-ops, some of the 1800s.
which are still in use today. of hope have never been far. tunity to build upon existing as-
In 1991, 40th Street was co- The Jackie Gleason Depot on sets, including a talented local
named “Finlandia Street” in trib- Fifth Avenue between 36th and workforce and unique rail and
ute to the area’s Norse history, 39th streets — named after the maritime infrastructure,” says
Notorious
much of it printed in the pages actor who played bus driver Ralph Robert C. Lieber, deputy mayor
of the Finnish-language newspa- Kramden on “The Honeymoon- for Economic Development. politican
per New Yorkin Uutiset, which ers” — is the first and only city Sunset Park remains one of Boss Tweed
ceased publication in 1996. depot to use compressed natu- Brooklyn’s hidden treasures, its is among
Polish immigrants worked as ral gas-powered buses. streets unearthing a delight at the notables
grounds keepers at Green-Wood New arrivals of Arabs, Turks, every turn. buried at
Cemetery — formerly a part of Indians, Greeks, and Russians Melody Lanes at 461 37th St. Green-Wood
Sunset Park and the final resting have enlivened the gritty streets, between Fourth and Fifth ave- Cemetery —
place of Boss Tweed, Louis Com- Today the ex-command post monopolies can also thank Sunset while the city’s Sunset Park Vision nues offers bowling buffs a more once a part
fort Tiffany, Leonard Bernstein, houses small businesses, but it Park for their successes. Plan sets forth a comprehensive authentic — if kitschy — expe- of Sunset
and other notables — while Ital- once employed 56,000 military The 65th Street Yard next to framework for reinvestment. rience than Billyburg. And the Park.
ians, contracted to work on the and civilian personnel, and pro- the Brooklyn Army Terminal The Brooklyn Army Terminal, Irish Haven Bar at 58th Street
shipyards, were among the early cessed more than 37 million tons flourished from the 1920s to Bush Terminal, South Brooklyn and Fourth Avenue is the crusty
activists fighting for better work- of military supplies and more than the 1950s, its pair of ferry slips Marine Terminal, and Brooklyn taproom where Martin Scorcese
ing conditions on the docks. three million servicemen who allowing more than 1,000 rail Wholesale Meat Market already filmed scenes for his 2006 movie
The Brooklyn
In September 1919, Sunset passed through its colossal cor- cars to be loaded and unloaded employ more than 3,000 people “The Departed.”
Park achieved a feat that re- ridors — including the King of onto barges. at more than 140 firms, with 400 The area’s rich human tradi- Army Terminal
mains impressive even by to- rock ‘n’ roll. The rail yard was decommis- more jobs expected to be created tion has also been its anchor, ac- was a colossal
day’s standards. Army-bound Elvis Presley left sioned in the early 1960s due to in the future. cording to scholars. feat of
The Brooklyn Army Termi- behind his pink Cadillac in 1958 declining traffic, before being re- City, state, and federal author- “Sunset Park’s history reflects achievement
nal was built in just 17 months to take a troop train to the Brook- opened in July as part of a multi- ities have also spent hundreds the waves of immigrants who even by today’s
to serve as the nation’s largest lyn Army Terminal before being million-dollar waterfront revital- of millions of dollars since 2009 helped create Brooklyn’s still eth- standards — its
military depot. deployed to Germany. ization program. developing Sunset Park’s wa- nically authentic neighborhoods,” construction
“This building was cut- Adjacent Bush Terminal was The construction of the Gow- terfront, including laying new writes historian and author Ellen taking just
ting edge in its time,” says El- another independent rail and ma- anus Expressway in 1930 disen- tracks and refurbishing a ma- Freudenheim in her About.com 17 months to
len Ryan, executive director of rine garrison that has also been franchised the neighborhood and rine terminal that once thrived article History of Sunset Park, complete in
OpenhouseNY. “It’s a telling converted into a space for small contributed to its deterioration. as a hub for cocoa imports and Then and Now. “Today it remains 1919.
legacy of the industrial past of commerce. A shift in demographics com- other goods. a first stop for many newcom-
the city.” Brooklyn’s one-time rail-freight pounded the demise, but glimmers “We have an incredible oppor- ers to the U.S.”
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Attacked with baseball bats in the Slope
they struck him in the head, Hog wild drop box and drove off in The vehicle’s owner told
78TH PRECINCT 90TH PRECINCT
which caused swelling. POLICE BLOTTER it 10 minutes later. police that she came out-
A crook jacked a man’s
Park Slope The victim had to be 2010 black Sym Symba mo- Cleaning up Southside–Bushwick side of her apartment be-
A band of baseball bat- treated by emergency ser- torcycle from Sixth Avenue A thief took a wallet, a Stabbed tween Bedford Avenue and
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told cops he was at Saint cash when she was shopping Prince streets at 8 pm. eyes off her cart at 3 pm for Place and Washington Ave- The 32-year-old vic- on Cook Street on Nov. 25. A crook stole items from a
Marks Place, driving home for shoes inside an Atlantic When he went to get on just a few minutes while she nue on their way home when tim told cops she was do- The victim told police that man’s Orient Avenue apart-
at 5:30 am when the angry Avenue department store on his $2,200 bike at 4 pm the was scouring through the two men started following ing her laundry at the joint he was between Graham Av- ment on Nov. 21 — after the
posse blocked him in with Nov. 19. next day, it was gone. chain store near Flatbush them. between Cambridge and St. enue and Broadway at 1:30 victim returned home from a
their cars. The 32-year-old victim Purse cursed Avenue. The duo approached and James places at 5:30 pm, am when six men surrounded night of heavy drinking and
The scoundrels jumped told cops that she placed her A sly crook jacked a wom- When she turned back one of them pulled out a black when she noticed her wal- him. One of them stabbed told police he may or may
out of their rides and smashed pocketbook down on a bench an’s pocketbook containing around her purse was gun, demanding the victims’ let, new iPhone, and wash- him in his right shoulder not have brought someone
the victim’s car windows inside the store near Flat- $2,000 in cash when she was gone. wallets and rings. ing detergent were gone. and neck. home with him.
in with their weapons of bush Avenue at about 6 pm. shopping at an Atlantic Av- Bag snagged $2 baller — Eli Rosenberg The victim was taken to The victim told cops he
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shopping cart when she was on Carlton Avenue on Nov. Not so sweet sion of a gravity knife. Five ive Street at 9 am the next
perusing through an Atlan- 20. A crook snatched the other marauders are still on day, he found many of his
tic Avenue department store The 14-year-old victim pocketbook of an employee the loose. belongings gone, including
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told police that while she suspect approached him The victim said she had Someone got inside a $1,500, and an Apple mon-
was shopping at the franchise and told him to, “Run his her purse sitting on the coun- woman’s Union Avenue itor worth $700.
store near Flatbush Avenue at pockets.” ter at the sweet shop near apartment and stole costly No stealing fries
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store on Nov. 21. and stole some fancy cook- ilton Parkway and swiped a Canon camera, a Canon confronted an acquaintance
The 27-year-old victim ing equipment sometime be- the owner’s wallet and gad- lens, and a Roxy backpack, about why he was eating and
told cops that after he fin- tween Nov. 4 and 19. gets from inside on Nov. 24, missing. drinking his food. The sus-
ishing paying for his food- Representatives from the police say. The total value of the sto- pect responded by attempt-
stuffs at the store near Flat- restaurant told police the man The victim reported that len items was $4,970. ing to stab the man in the
bush Avenue at 7:50 pm he broke into the joint between he parked the car near the Resisting arrest arm, but managed to only
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A heartless bandit stole Cops arrested a suspect era gone. ported that she tried to appre- suspect sometimes stays
pricy jewelry from a woman on Nov. 21. Apple a day hend a suspect in the hallway at the victim’s house, and
while she was having sur- Pillory Clinton A creep swiped a recep- of a building between Bush- now the victim fears for
gery at a Sixth Street hos- A bandit broke into a tionist’s MacBook Pro lap- wick Avenue and Waterbury his life.
pital on Nov. 20. Clinton Avenue residence top from under her desk at Street at 1:50 am when he Headless
The 52-year-old victim on Nov. 23. a 64th Street medical cen- punched her, causing swell-
told police that she left her The 47-year-old victim ter on Nov. 18, according ing to her face. Two teens attacked and
$2,000 yellow metal chain told cops that the crook to cops. He then started to flail robbed a 15-year-old girl
and $1,000 white stone ear- entered the apartment at The victim told police that his arms as she tried to ar- on Johnson Avenue on
rings inside a room in the DeKalb Avenue after mid- she left the computer under rest him, and she twisted Nov. 20.
medical center between Sev- night, stealing $300 worth her workstation at the health her right knee while trying The victim told police that
enth and Eighth avenues for of stuff. facility between Seventh and to subdue him, police said. she was near Bushwick Ave-
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When she went to fetch Someone stole some tires minutes. sault, and the police officer teenagers grabbed her silver
her goods at 3:50 pm they and rims from a Cadillac on When she came back, the was taken to a hospital. Beats by Dre headphones and
were missing. Park Avenue sometime over- device was gone. Honda stolen her iPhone.
— Natalie Musumeci night on Nov. 20. Police noted that the rear They also swung her
The victim told cops he A tricky thief took off in a around by her arm, but she
door of the building was left
left his vehicle between Cum- car parked on S. 10th Street was not injured, said police.
88TH PRECINCT open due to work being done
berland and N. Oxford streets on Nov. 25. — Danielle Furfaro
on the premises.
Fort Greene–Clinton Hill at 11 pm, returning at 10:50
Fashion crime
Bad date am the next day to find his
Affordable Family Dentistry
tires and rims gone. A miscreant made off with
A dangerous duo robbed
a couple on Greene Avenue Air-flight hundreds of dollars in de- in modern pleasant surroundings
signer clothing from a car
on Nov. 23. A crook lifted a fancy lap-
parked on 72nd Street some- State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave)
The victims told cops top from an office on Flush-
time between Nov. 20 and Emergencies treated promptly
ing Avenue sometime over-
night on Nov. 20. 21, cops say. Special care for children & anxious patients
The victim said that he
The 39-year-old victim WE NOW ACCEPT OXFORD
parked his vehicle — with
said she left her MacBook • Tooth Bleaching (whitening)
Air in her office between his Hugo Boss jacket, Gu- • Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Facings & Inlays, Bonding
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“People are going to find out that a normal
performer might not be just a girl who performs
Roaming Romans in films,” said Darling. “She might be a novelist,
or a genuine athlete; and a transgendered person
who does sex films might be an educator.”
“The Other American Dream” at Galapagos
Art Space [16 Main St. at Water Street in DUM-
BO (718) 222–8500, www.galapagosartspace.
com]. Dec. 3, 8 pm, $20. — Colin Mixson
Eatery from Italy’s hippest hood opens in Brooklyn’s FURNITURE
Plumbing art
By Eli Rosenberg
The Brooklyn Paper
Loew’s — for all your home improvement
When in Brooklyn, do as the needs, and your next art installation.
Romans do. Artist TJ Volonis makes intricate sculptures
Williamsburg is home that look like wall tapestries, made of copper
to a new Italian restaurant straight pipes you can buy at the
from the boot-shaped country it- hardware store.
self, after an Italian family chose “Even though it’s
the hip neighborhood for the open- a metal, it’s still very
ing of their second restaurant be- warm in terms of tone
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Panella said the Italian and the drawing, for the last seven years in Brooklyn,
American neighborhoods were sim- working out of a Gowanus metal shop he uses
ilar in that they are both removed for free. He said his creations sell for around
from other parts of the city by a $5,000 to $6,000.
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On the menu: (Clockwise from top left) Bartender Michale Tjader holds the “sigaro affumicato,” a chocolate cigar at Antica
borhood’s similarities.
Pesa in Williamsburg. Diners can also enjoy a chilled cocktail and a white fish dish with a sunflower and pumpkin seed crust.
“Travestere is like the hipster
neighborhood in Rome,” he said. EVENT
The restaurant serves Italian pasta sta- their home for generations, the owners of of the coolest spots right now,” said Panella, able to partake in this cultural phenom-
ples like spaghetti cacio e pepe and home- Antica Pesa say they meet many newly ar- who was a TV host in Italy for Sky broad- enon.”
Night fair
made gnocchi with tomato and pesto, as well rived Europeans in Brooklyn, mainly Pa- casting, and will soon film a show about Antica Pesa [115 Berry St. between
as heavier fare like braised beef cheek with risians, and that they’re the first of a soon Brooklyn cuisine for the TV station. North Seventh and North Eighth streets
carrots and thyme and Roman salt cod. to come Italian wave. “I probably consider myself one of the in Williamsburg, (347) 763–2635 www.
And while Italians have made Brooklyn “In Europe, Brooklyn is considered one first Italians here, but am honored to be anticapesa.us].
You won’t see a bazaar this bizarre but in
Brooklyn.
Masters of space transformation are turn-
Williamsburg of Italy
ing a warehouse into a playground complete
with wall-size video displays, an indoor soc-
cer field, and banks of
Across the river from the economic center of the city, there’s a small, neigh- ping pong tables — for
borhood defined by its artisan traditions and grit, a place that artists eventually a public night market
that is as much art as
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Santa Maria Church, where oil Historic McCarren Park Pool, where said Ken Farmer, cre-
sprung miraculously from the landmark more than 1 million gallons of ative director of Nuit Blanche New York. “It’s
ground when Christ was born, water miraculously appeared about convening creative people for a celebra-
according to lore. when Mayor Bloomberg tion of the range of artistic things people are
reopened the site this year. doing in Brooklyn and putting them all un-
der one roof.”
The members of Nuit Blanche New York
Ponte Sisto, built by Pope Link to the The Williamsburg Bridge, con- are some of a handful of artists, curators, and
Sixtus IV in the 15th Century. ‘main’ city structed by engineers in 1903. scene makers the Brooklyn Night Bazaar has
wrangled to create a space that is a far cry from
The home of “true Romans.” Pre-gentri- The home of true artists. the typical holiday vendor market.
fication And what better than a 40,000-square-foot
reputation warehouse space for Brooklyn’s own night
market, with each night of the bazaar featur-
261,000 Google results 445,000 ing different artists or musicians, including
those from Fat Cat Records, Fader, and Hype
for nabe and
Machine.
‘hipsters’
Brooklyn Night Bazaar (45 N. Fifth St. be-
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EDITORS’ PICKS
FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY WED THURSDAY
November 30 December 1 December 2 December 5 December 6
Salvation Bodices
In the film “New “50 Shades of Grey”
Jerusalem,” an Irish might have lured you
immigrant to Amer- into the often-mocked
ica returns from mil- genre of the romance
itary service in novel, or you might be
Afghanistan. Emo- a die-hard fan who’s
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and lost, he meets a Feeling Rodale’s, “Seducing
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Who you gonna call?
Dec. 7 – 16
Expert on sexual specters tells stories from crypt
By Colin Mixson “There’s one called Il Mas- — a countenance his mummified ghostly monk dragged the boy
The Brooklyn Paper turbatore, the Masturbator,” said remains bear to this day. to his niche in the monastery,
speaker Dr. Paul Koudounaris, “He was known for his life where he squeezed the boy’s pri-
Is there something strange in who is a morbid art expert and of piety, but as an old man they vates until the pain became so
your neighborhood? You bet- author of “Empire of Death.” claimed the devil got a hold of him unbearable he passed out.
ter hope it’s not Il Mastur- “He’s kind of the patron saint and forced him to masturbate,” The boy became completely
ounaris batAor bei!zarre lecture at the Mor- of wThhye nPoatl etorm j-i-t-a onfif .m” onk was saidW Dhre.t Kheoru thdeo uhonlayr mis.an earned ste“riTleh,e s kaiidd h Dimr. sKelof uladtoeru bneacraism.e
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Kou bid Anatomy Library in Gow- well known in his day for chas- his title of Il Masturbatore or a priest, and preached to others
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Cautionary corpse: The mummified re- ing the story of an 18th century alive. Members of the order found didn’t just ignored this warning, Nevins streets in Gowanus,
mains of Il Masturbatore supposedly bear monk whose mummified corpse him skirt up in his study with he openly challenged the ghost (718) 243–1572, morbidanato-
the same expression as they did when the has been known to haunt men in an expression of ecstasy on his of Il Masturbatore. my.blogspot.com). Dec. 11, 8
unfortunate monk died by his own hand. their moments of weakness. face, and stiff with rigor mortis As the legend goes, the pm. $12.
BAR SCRAWL Toons & booze
By Bill Roundy
Theater screens holiday cartoons
By Natalie Musumeci
The Brooklyn Paper
This holiday season, re- ne.
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live nostalgic, cartoon- av
filled Saturday morn- chi
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Serving cocktails and an en
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all-you-can-eat cereal buffet, y
the Nitehawk Cinema in Wil- o b
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toons from Christmas past. P
“They’ll show ‘A Charlie
Brown Christmas,’ on TV, but
they sure as hell won’t show
you the ‘Darkwing Duck’
Christmas special?” said
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Deck the halls: This holiday season you can relive
Booze Christmas Special,” at-
the cartoon-filled Saturday mornings of youth by
tendees can vote for which
getting sloshed at a cartoon, cereal, and booze
cartoons will be screened
extravaganza.
from a selection of more than
80 different series from the
1940s through the 1990s, Boozing it up at this event how old you get, your par-
including the “Flintstones,” won’t be hard to do with the ents would love a picture of
“Pinky and the Brain,” and ample cocktail menu that in- you with Santa Claus,” said
“The Real Ghostbusters.” cludes festive raspberry, choc- Austin.
“It’s about revisiting your olate, and mint variations on “Spoons Toons and
childhood and the things you white Russians. The drink is Booze Christmas Special”
loved as a kid, but with a best topped with a handful of at Nitehawk Cinema [136 718.636.4100 BAM.org abt.org
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completely new adult per- Cocoa Puffs, said Austin. Metropolitan Ave. be-
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anus, (718) 877–1075, www.luceysloungebklyn.com]. Open Mon–Thu, 5 fueled by alcohol,” said Aus- theater-goers can also get their Wythe Avenue in Williams-
pm–2 am; Fri, 5 pm–4 am, Sat, noon–4 am, Sun, noon–2 am. tin, who will be dressed up photo taken on Santa’s lap. burg, (718) 384–3980]. Recommended for children age 4 years +. No refunds or exchanges.
as Santa Claus. “You know no matter Dec. 8, Dec. 9, 12 pm, $11.
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Blowing up the skirts
Clear Healthy Skin
isn’t it time you call?
Medical Services we accept:
GHI, HIP, 1199, AETNA, CIGNA, UNITED, OXFORD, Artists reveal what’s under a dress in interactive exhibit
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Cosmetic Services Botox, Restylane, By Danielle Furfaro ent worlds.
The Brooklyn Paper “The dresses are each in-
Juvederm, Radiesse, Sculptra, Laser Hair Removal, stallations unto themselves,”
Laser Tattoo Removal, Laser Vein Removal, Torn Artists Laura McMillian said McMillian. “They should
and Kristin Reger are in- give you the feeling that they
Earlobe Repair, Keloid Surgery…
viting people to look up are something you can inter-
Coolsculpting Trim Fat, No Needles, No Downtime their skirts in a new fabric act with.”
and steel art installation that McMillian and Reger re-
demonstrates what’s really ceived a grant through the
254 Prospect Park West, Park Slope
under women’s dresses. Brooklyn Arts Council to
136 West 17th Street, NYC The two women built five create the dresses, which
dresses out of fabric and they have been working on
Javier Zelaya, MD 718.832.3313 mounted them on steel cor- for the past several months.
Verna Broughton, PA sets, with each dress reveal- While McMillian has expe-
ing a different world — a rience with fashion design,
swamp, a cave, an ocean, hell, Reger brought to the proj-
and outer space — for those cu- ect an interest in textile and
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A new perspective: Kristin Reger and Laura McMillian have built dresses and
ended up a lot different than
they’re inviting gallery-goers to take a look up their skirts.
we thought it would be when
we started.”
McMillian said the dresses wife,” said McMillian. “The Each of the dresses look “Upskirt” at Textile Arts
were inspired by the over- project is about how ‘wom- the same from the outside, Center [505 Carroll St. be-
looked role of women in tra- en’s work’ such as sewing but during the exhibit, each tween Third and Fourth
ditional settings. is not considered important, dress will have a “gentle- avenues in Gowanus,
“I was raised in the South but how important it really man” allowing spectators (718) 369–0222, www.tex-
and raised to do things that is, and the power that can be underneath the dresses one tileartscenter.com]. Through
were expected of a house- conveyed.” by one — to see the differ- Dec. 21.
9 DAYS... let Theater. Enjoy the trea-
sured classic. $15-$115. 7:30
pm. BAM Howard Gilman
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Greene, (718) 636–4100],
Detroit City is the Place www.bam.org/nutcracker.
to Be, a journey through
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VIEW... to deliver the petition to
the Brooklyn Museum, the
Smithsonian Institute, and
the city’s Landmark’s Preser-
Continued from page 1
vation Commission — which
tic Yards mega-development
already ruled against his pre-
will obstruct his favorite vista
vious request to preserve the
before the borough can truly
vista.
appreciate its grandeur.
“We determined that the
“It’s a very beautiful sight
m corridor is ineligible be-
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man Joe DePlasco would not
dential high-rise only half a History buff Richard Kessler stands at the “Brook- B R O O K LY N N E T S
comment on the viewing
mile from Grand Army Plaza lyn Mirador” — a lamp post in Prospect Park that
corridor, but said the entire
on Atlantic Avenue near Sixth offers the perfect vantage point of the Empire
Atlantic Yards plan already
Avenue. When that building State Building precisely bisecting the Grand Army
received an environmental
is finished, Kessler worries Plaza arch.
review when “scale and size”
that tree branches and a light
pole won’t be the only things were up for discussion. F A N O F T H E W E E K
tuitous placement is no co- the viewing corridor, only But the history-obsessed
in the foreground when he
and other onlookers lean incidence. bolstering its significance, fanatic will not give up.
Though he has no docu- according to Kessler.
against a lamppost at the start mentation to back up his case, “These things are in a “I know for sure this is a
of Prospect Park’s East Drive Kessler claims the arch — straight line and nature significant thing,” said Kes-
— the only spot where the and an 1869 statue of Abra- doesn’t make straight lines sler. “It would be terrible to
vista reveals itself. ham Lincoln that once stood like this. This is something lose it.”
“It would perfectly block in front of it — points right that was done on purpose,” This isn’t the first time
the Empire State Building,” at the former Astor mansion said Kessler, who suspects Brooklyn preservationists
said Kessler, who has taken five miles away on Fifth Av- that Grand Army Plaza de- have fought to save a long-
to calling the vantage point enue in an attempt by archi- signers Frederick Olmsted distance viewing corridor:
“B rooklyn Mirador. ” “If I put tects to challenge the wealthy and Calvert Vaux knew about history lovers battled a now-
my back against that lamp- family because they opposed the axis when the arch rose finished condo development
post and I see an apartment the Great Emancipator’s ef- in the late 1800s. they claimed would sully a
building instead of the Em- forts to end slavery. As of press time, Kes- Green-Wood Cemetery vista
pire State Building, I got no The Astor family’s home sler has gathered 51 signa- in which a statue of the god-
interest.” is now the site of the Empire tures pushing for the pres- dess Minerva appears to wave
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ State Building, and a number ervation of the “Brooklyn at the Statue of Liberty.
Arch was completed in 1892 of later monuments — includ- Mirador” on Change.org. And in DUMBO, neigh-
— 40 years before the Empire ing the Grand Army Plaza’s He is seeking an additional bors and celebrities rallied
State building climbed into 1932 Bailey Fountain and the 99,949 backers. against a planned tower they
the clouds — but this pres- park’s 1965 John F. Kennedy Once he rounds up enough fear w ill block views of the
ervationist believes the for- memorial — also line up with supporters, Kessler hopes Brooklyn Bridge .
GOWANUS... hind by a sludgeway so filthy distributing a handy, clip-art-
it has been found to contain adorned flier about how to
gonorrhea . get rid of mold, which the
“I know there is some bad pamphlet claims “can make
Continued from page 1 Neighbors say that’s the stuff that flowed through you sick.”
Oct. 31. understatement of the cen- here,” said Chris Hayes, Fears about the flood’s
The tests showed the tury. who claims he lost mil- health risks spread far past
floodwaters were low in gas- “I don’t care what they lions when the storm hit Gowanus.
oline and diesel derivatives as found in those four samples the Douglas Street ware- Newtown Creek — the
well as more than 100 other of water — it’s not sufficient house containing his com- borough’s other horrifically dler
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“That certainly is a con- Some residents are wary tect themselves when sludge from the bottom of Ph
cern,” said Environmen- to clean their basements af- cleaning flooded dwellings the stream ashore, according
tal Protection Agency re- ter waters that reeked of raw by wearing rubber gloves, to Assemblyman Joe Lentol Medina Kojasevic, Bensonhurst
(D–Greenpoint).
gional administrator Judith sewage and rotten eggs hit boots, and goggles — and
Enck at a Nov. 26 commu- their homes, and they’re fear- the Environmental Protec- As is the case in Gowanus, Medina says her favorite Nets player is Deron Williams and she “was a
some neighbors worry the ini-
nity meeting. ful to touch the crud left be- tion Agency has even started
tial testing wasn’t compre- fan since day one, even before they came to Brooklyn.”
hensive enough. The New-
MISSION... to say, ‘Hey, I’m hungry,’ ” town Creek Alliance has
hired its own independent tes-
Santiago warned. “And that
ter to study the floodwaters Get spotted in your Brooklyn Nets gear by our photographers, and we’ll put your picture in the paper!
makes it an easy target for
in Greenpoint and expects to
drug dealers to say, ‘Come
Continued from page 1 unable to find another loca- have results shortly.
work for me.’ ”
needs to use the space for its tion to stock food and run “This is about informing
storm recovery efforts. outreach programs. Yet the Salt and Sea Mis- ourselves for the next time FOR NETS TICKETS CALL (718) NETS-TIX
“I don’t want to do it, I She fears that Salt and sion was approaching closure this happens,” said New-
try to do the best I can for Sea’s disappearance could long before Hurricane Sandy town Creek Alliance direc- OR VISIT BROOKLYNNETS.COM
the community,” said Nino have terrible repercussions hit, civic leaders say. tor Kate Zidar.
Russo, who is in the pro- in the neighborhood. Santiago has made re- — with Danielle Furfaro
cess of rebuilding the his- “I have hungry kids I take peated pleas for more dona-
toric Italian eatery that the care of here. And if I can’t tions over the last year and
super storm ruined . “But I feed them, they’re going to Russo says he and his broth-
just lost my entire business go to the Pathmark and steal ers granted the mission many
food. And they’re going to ex- extensions when it couldn’t
and I need the space.”
cuse it, because they’re going come up with the rent.
Salt and Sea founder Pas-
tor Debbe Santiago says
“When I had my stroke,
she isn’t angry at Russo,
CHURCH...
but claims that the mission
will be devastated without
a location. I was afraid life would
With no address, Santiago Continued from page 1 where the services are held,
will be unable to get govern- says Trash Bar was the first and the larger front room. The
ment contracts to fill her food church where she has ever church tends to draw between
pantry or offer space for the felt comfortable. 10 and 40 visitors, depending never be the same.“
needy, she claims. “It’s less fraught with ste- on the weekend.
“It’s crushing my heart,” reotypical Christian cul- “There is no business any-
said Santiago, a recovering ture,” said the 43-year-old, way on Sunday that early, so
drug addict who was home- who lives in South Williams- it works out for everyone,”
less before turning her life burg. “It’s about experienc- said Trash Bar owner Aaron New York Methodist is one of the only hospitals in Brooklyn
around, opening the mission, ing god. And Mike doesn’t Pierce. “It’s nice to have them
and earning a spot on Com- give us rules, he give us tips. here. They’re really friendly with the latest technology to treat and reverse strokes.
munity Board 13. “I need to He says ‘If it works, do it. If people.”
be where I’ve always helped it doesn’t, don’t.’ ” Services at Trash Bar are Speedy diagnosis and expert treatment are crucial when
people, where people have During the services, which 21 and up, but Turrigiano de-
always known I was there start at 6 pm, the North Brook- livers an earlier, more fam- dealing with a stroke. Should you ever experience one,
to help them.” lyn Vineyard pays bartend- ily-oriented Sunday sermon
you’ll get the fastest, most qualified care possible at New
Santiago said she’s been ers to staff both the back bar, at 11 a.m. at P.S. 132.
York Methodist Hospital. The latest drugs,and the most
sophisticated technology are tools used by our highly
STILL trained neurosurgeons to remove blood clots and reverse
stroke effects up to twelve hours from the onset of symptoms.
GIVING.
Permanent damage can often be prevented and a full
recovery is possible.
Famed performer
We fixed that.
Jadin Wong set up a
permanent fund with
The New York
Community Trust. Emergency Department
Today, The Trust
continues to carry
out her philanthropy,
and always will.
What are your plans?
Jadin Wong
1913-2010
Consider setting up your
own permanent fund today.
Visit stillgiving.org
or contact Jane Wilton
[phone]
506 Sixth Street, Brooklyn www.nym.org
ER Pedestrian Entrance corner of Seventh Avenue and Sixth Street
10 AWP The Brooklyn Paper (cid:129) www.BrooklynPaper.com (cid:129) [phone] November 30–December 6, 2012
BIKES... NYPD source said. “I don’t think anybody on a Crown Hights resident Jessica BARCLAYS...
“We are a police station bike begrudges a police offi- Cruz, who pedals to Boerum
— we pretty much own the cer for parking in a bike lane Hill daily. “There were al-
street,” he said. “There are in an emergency situation,” ways cars parked here and
Continued from page 1 created by the persistent ille- Continued from page 1
times in a pinch where we said McClure. “But I would we were just thrown out into
his own bike lane median on gal parking that was occurring have to park there. If there hope that the precinct working the street — cars go pretty these petitions immediately,” the development compa-
the block using waist-high py- on this tiny stretch of Bergen are no other spots and we in partnership with the [city] fast around here.” ny’s subsidiary Brooklyn Events Center wrote in a let-
lons — a move he made, in Street,” said the Park Slope have to drop somebody off and community members can Cyclist Stuart Garber of ter to the Law Department.
part, because police vehicles resident. [at the precinct] we will park find a long-term solution to Prospect Heights says the Forest City Ratner does not pay property taxes on the
often block the path. Even though the boys in there. It’s that simple.” parking so they don’t have to protected lane makes bik- 18,000-seat taxpayer-subsidized entertainment mecca,
Dutton tips his hat to the blue claim they were the ones Bike booster Eric McClure park in the bike lane.” ing less scary. but as a substitute makes “payments in lieu of taxes,”
officers who put up the bar- who propped up the new bar- says he understands that dur- Cyclists say they feel “Riding through the city dubbed “PILOTs,” to the city.
ricades. ricade, cops will continue ing emergencies cops must be safer riding beside the new you are always on alert — That money goes towards paying off $511 million in
“It’s certainly a welcome to park their vehicles in the able to park their rides in a jiff barrier. you always fear that you’re tax-exempt bonds Forest City Ratner received to help
sign that the leadership of the bike lane when they can’t — but he hopes a long-term “It makes our lane ac- going to get injured in some fund the Atlantic Yards development.
78th Precinct has recognized find spots on the Sixth Av- street fix will keep police out The makeshift bike lane cessible now. Before it just way,” he said. “The barri- Forest City Ratner spokesman Joe DePlasco said that
the unsafe conditions that were enue side of the precinct, the of the cycling path. of yore. wasn’t,” said two-wheeling cades put me at ease.” lawsuit “should not have been applied to the arena be-
cause of the PILOT.”
The development company is still contesting with
the city’s tax assessment of 30 other Brooklyn proper-
PARENT ties in what DePlasco described as a common real es-
tate practice.
“These petitions are a customary, legal process de-
signed to protect a property owner’s right to challenge
the assessed values,” he said.
KIDS (cid:129) SCHOOL (cid:129) STYLE (cid:129) TEENS (cid:129) CAMPS (cid:129) MUSIC
PARKING...
Mom learns to appreciate season
Continued from page 1
more fun than ordinary parking tickets. First off, drivers who
receive them don’t owe any money. Then there’s the quirky
Oscar was about seven, Mother Nature certainly re- Fearless when we’re afraid we’ll lose to my children. stuff inside the envelope, which encourages motorists to
sitting in front of minded us of that fact. everything, we feel the need Materialism can run ram- share their thoughts on the city’s police department.
the computer look- I think the ads during the to amass more. pant in times of great appre- The fake citations ask Brooklynites to draw faces that
ing at something he desper- holidays make us believe that Parenting My mother-in-law has al- ciation and while I believe show their feelings about police policies including stop-
ately wanted on the screen, having everything will make ways inspired me with her that Mayor Giuliani was dead and-frisk, subway bag searches, and a controversial sur-
when he determined what he us happy. And we believe it. ability to proclaim every on to say “go shopping” af- veillance initiative monitoring Muslims.
absolutely needed: one mil- But it isn’t true. evening, be it a birthday or ter 9-11, there is still some- Drivers lucky enough to receive a mock ticket even
lion dollars. Sure, a thing can enhance By Stephanie Thompson Thanksgiving or Christmas, thing to be said for penury get to write a haiku to the NYPD, and complete the fol-
Then he stopped, cocked one’s life. But it is not one “the best ever!” There have and putting things in per- lowing sentence: “If I was appointed Police Commis-
his head slightly, and began thing, nor a series of things, been some evenings I may spective. sioner, the first thing I’d do is …”
joyous. I couldn’t, in good do things to thank others for
shaking it. He was having a that is crucial. not have agreed, but I still be- But I am in a mood to cel- Motorist Jerry Blackman was shocked to receive what
faith, belt out carols or hand their very existence.
revelation. It is in the image of the grudgingly admired her abil- ebrate life and show those he believed to be a parking ticket — then relieved that
“No,” he said. “Because happy world that will ensue out gifts. I was a bit of a Hum- This year, while walks ity to believe. By believing, around them how much I love the familiar orange envelope on the windshield of his
if I had a million dollars, when our things are placed bug, mostly. unveil the power the oceans after all, we can make it so. and appreciate them and the SUV actually contained a survey on the NYPD.
there would be nothing left around us that brings about But this year I feel dif- unleashed on our beachfront We show we are willing to world we live in. “I was pretty tame in my responses, but I did sug-
to want.” happiness. And it is the ap- ferently. neighbors, it seems somehow work to make it so, be it buy- Oscar’s right. We don’t gest that some public drinking should be allowed,” said
He’d figured out — without preciation of those things that Post-Hurricane Sandy, I fitting to indulge. Fur is all ing a lovely thing, or saying need a million dollars. But Blackman.
even a hint from me — that gives us pleasure. feel blessed with who and the rage even while the econ- a nice thing, or both. those little things we find our- The Brooklyn-based collective behind the fake tickets
deprivation fuels apprecia- That’s what Oscar fig- what I have. I feel lucky and omy stagnates. Cars are get- I will try not to go over- selves craving this year will has already put them under the wipers in Williamsburg,
tion. And this post-Hurricane ured out. appreciative. I feel happy ting bigger even while energy board with the stockings mean a little bit more. Flatbush, and Sunset Park — gathering more than 100 re-
Sandy holiday season, during During the past few Sea- to be headed into a season and fuel efficiency is on ev- this year, given that I am in And that would make it the sponses in the process and posting many of them online.
the so-called “Season of Joy,” sons of Joy, I haven’t felt so where people can so directly eryone’s minds. It seems that a great mood to spread joy best Season of Joy ever. But the internet isn’t the final stop for these petitions,
according to Rasin.
Come Check it Out! “We’re going to take them to City Hall and find the
most appropriate person and dump all the responses on
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