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Published every Saturday — online all the time — by Brooklyn Paper Publications Inc, 55 Washington St, Suite 624, Brooklyn NY 11201. Phone 718-834-9350 • www.BrooklynPapers.com • © 2006 Brooklyn Paper Publications • 12 pages • Vol. 29, No. 1 BWN • Saturday, January 7, 2006 • FREE Including The Bensonhurst Paper BROOKLYN’S REAL NEWSPAPERS Nazi spin put on Islander’s anti-Vito Web site By Gersh Kuntzman The Brooklyn Papers This wasn’t, perhaps, the campaign that most Bay Ridge Democrats had in mind. When Democratic leaders in Stat- en Island started talking last month to prominent party officeholders to take on Rep. Vito Fossella (R-Bay Ridge), they didn’t foresee the battle getting sidetracked over a discussion of whether a Fossella spokesman is a Nazi. But that’s where the campaign stands, just eight months shy of Election Day, thanks to an anti-Fos- sella Web site created by a Staten Is- land Young Democrat. Kevin Caneco’s site, www.fossel- laexposed.com, claims it is dedicat- ed to “exposing the right wing pup- pet named Vito Fossella,” but its mission was temporarily delayed over a dispute involving Fossella spokesman Craig Donner. Caneco had referred to Donner as Fossella’s “propaganda minister” — and Donner, who is Jewish, said he interpreted the comment as an anti- Semetic reference to Nazi spin doc- tor Joseph Goebbels, who used the title during his service to Hitler. Caneco apologized and removed the reference from his site — but that didn’t stop Donner from spin- ning the story. He said he is satisfied that the dispute is over, but added that it shows the “essential nature” of Caneco’s Web site. “It’s littered with so many spelling and grammatical mistakes that you almost can’t see how many outright lies are on there,” he said. But Donner cited two: Fossella Vito Fossella The Brooklyn Papers file / Greg Mango never did vote against a reauthoriza- tion of the assault rifle ban because it never came up for a vote after it was killed by House leadership. And Donner claims his boss did not vote to “withhold money from peacekeeping missions of the U.N., which could cause millions to go hungry.” “I think he’s talking about our bill to cut off funding for the U.N. Hu- man Rights Commission whenever it’s headed by a nation that supports terrorism.,” Donner said. Donner did not comment on the validity of Caneco’s other claims about Fossella’s “anti-New York agenda,” including taking money from scandal-scarred Texas Con- gressman Tom DeLay, his steadfast support for the war in Iraq, his “strong anti-union record,” and his B+ voting rating from the National Rifle Association. “To be honest, I didn’t even waste my time going through the rest of it because it was so sloppy,” Donner said. “The bottom line is that they [De- mocrats] still have no candidate, have raised no money and have be- gun no campaign,” he added. On that point, Donner and his nemesis agree. Caneco told the Staten Island Ad- vance that Democrats could defeat Fossella, thanks to a strong Democ- ratic ticket headed by Sen. Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who is running for gover- nor. “It’s an important year and I feel we have a good shot [at defeating Fossella],” Caneco said. By Gersh Kuntzman The Brooklyn Papers Who is the B.P.M.? Of all the many recognizable denizens of Park Slope who make guest appear- ances in Paul Auster’s new book, “The Brooklyn Follies,” this one character — the “Beautiful Perfect Mother” — will undoubtedly provoke many a spirited de- bate about her identity. Everyone knows a Park Slope B.P.M. Indeed, aren’t all the moms in Park Slope B.P.M.s? In naming this character as he did, that is probably Auster’s point. It’s a bit of a wink to his neighbors that will probably go unrecognized by readers outside of Brownstone Brooklyn. “[She sat] on the front stoop of her building with her two young children, waiting for the yellow bus to arrive and take them to school,” writes Auster. “She was remarkably attractive … with long black hair and luminous green eyes, but what stirred him most about her was the way she held and touched her children. He had never seen maternal love ex- pressed so eloquently or simply, with more tenderness or outright joy … To watch her sit- ting on the front steps of her house with her arms wrapped around those two small kids was enough to bring a flut- ter to an old curmud- geon’s heart.” The identity of the B.P.M. is hidden for sev- eral pages of “The Brook- lyn Follies,” yet once it is revealed, it becomes ho- hum. (Her name is Nancy Mazzucchelli and she makes jewelry in her brownstone studio.) Like many other char- acters and moods in “The Brooklyn Follies,” the B.P.M. ultimately becomes one of the numerous feints in the book. She ends up not really being a major character, but merely win- dow dressing for the most Brooklyn of Auster’s works. Certainly, the 58-year-old Sloper has written about New York before. The city, in fact, is a main character in “The New York Trilogy,” and his movie, “Smoke,” is set in a Park Slope candy store. And Auster himself is a very recognizable figure on Seventh Avenue and the focus of substantial lust among some read- ers. “He’s a world-class writer, a real inno- vator,” one woman recently posted on the blog, http://onlythe- blogknowsbrooklyn.com, which is operated by The Brooklyn Papers columist Auster’s Park Slope Employees of La Bagel Delight, at Seventh Avenue and Fifth Street, a store that is featured in the book “Brooklyn Fol- lies” by Park Slope resident Paul Auster. From left to right are Marcos Lopez, Hanny Escamilla and Pablo Garcia. Latest novel set amongst the brownstones See AUSTER on page 7 The Brooklyn Papers / Greg Mango Babies of the New Year are here! By Ariella Cohen The Brooklyn Papers The building is clear, but who will pay for it remains murky. Brooklyn Public Library admitted last week that it is struggling to raise enough money to build a chic — and expensive — Visual and Performing Arts Library at Flatbush and Lafayette avenues in Fort Greene. Designed by architect-of-the-mo- ment Enrique Norten, the slinky, all- glass, ship-bow-shaped library will cost between $70 and $85 million. “The biggest question right now is where we will find the money to build,” said Brooklyn Public Library Executive Director Ginnie Cooper. To jumpstart the latest fundraising campaign, on Tuesday, the library had Norten show off tweaks in his well-received design to the library’s board of trustees. The project’s glistening architec- tural benchmarks remain, but now include more commercial space than the prior version, a revision that re- flects the need for private sources of income to sustain the building’s costs. “It is not easy to fund cultural in- stitutions,” said Norten, “Not only will cafes and shops on the ground floor work financially, they will bring life to the public space.” But they can only do that if it gets built — something that appears to be in serious doubt. “In a perfect world, we are talking about building in the next four or five years,” said Cooper. “But we have to find funding first.” Raising money for projects in Down- town Brooklyn — even ones attached to a brand-name architect — has proven tricky. And the fund-raising pitch comes as budget cuts have left Brooklyn’s neighborhood library branches with limited hours and less- senior librarians. The library has raised just $18 million of the $85 million it needs to build Norten’s design. Roughly $10 million has come from the city, through its financial partnership with the BAM Local Development Cor- poration, while another $3 million was given by the City Council and directly from the Bloomberg admin- stration. Another $2 million came from Albany. Part of Norten’s presentation was simply to remind the library board of the spectacular qualities of the pro- posed design. But he also showed off the in- creased the amount of inside space devoted to children and teens. The older kids will lord over their own wing on an upper-level of the library while children will have a large sec- tion on the library’s main floor dedi- cated to them. The tweaks did little to dull the overwhelming enthusiasm for Norten’s design. “It is very seductive and appeal- ing, but you have to ask some hard questions about how a project like this will be subsidized and sus- tained,” said Marilyn Gelber, execu- tive director of Independence Com- munity Bank Foundation. In July, the Foundation gave the Library $500,000 towards a new au- ditorium and plaza at the main branch on Grand Army Plaza. But Gelber couldn’t say if more money was being earmarked for the sexy performance library — and even questioned the need for such an eye- catching design. “How does such a gorgeous de- sign contribute to the overall goals of Hindy Krausz holds her baby boy (top photo), unnamed at press time, who was born at 12:29 am on New Year’s Day at Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. Krausz’s son, her first baby, tipped the scales at 8-pounds 8-ounces. Below, Tomasa Howard holds her baby girl, who was born at New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope at 5:31 am. Brooklyn’s first New Year’s baby was born one minute after midnight in Coney Island Hospital. A rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Public Library Visual and Performing Arts branch (right) at Flatbush and Lafayette avenues in Fort Greene, next to the proposed Frank Gehry-designed Theatre for a New Audience (center). The two buildings would stand next to the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Neo-Itlaianate structure (left). The Brooklyn Papers / Julie Rosenberg The Brooklyn Papers / Julie Rosenberg Enrique Norten / TEN Arquitectos LOTS OF GLASS, NOT ENOUGH CASH THE NEW BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY See GLASS BUILDING on page 3
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Nazi spin put on Islander’s anti-Vito Web siteBy Gersh KuntzmanThe Brooklyn Papers
This wasn’t, perhaps, thecampaign that most Bay RidgeDemocrats had in mind.
When Democratic leaders in Stat-en Island started talking last monthto prominent party officeholders totake on Rep. Vito Fossella (R-BayRidge), they didn’t foresee the battlegetting sidetracked over a discussionof whether a Fossella spokesman isa Nazi.
But that’s where the campaignstands, just eight months shy ofElection Day, thanks to an anti-Fos-sella Web site created by a Staten Is-land Young Democrat.
Kevin Caneco’s site, www.fossel-laexposed.com, claims it is dedicat-ed to “exposing the right wing pup-pet named Vito Fossella,” but its
mission was temporarily delayedover a dispute involving Fossellaspokesman Craig Donner.
Caneco had referred to Donner asFossella’s “propaganda minister” —and Donner, who is Jewish, said heinterpreted the comment as an anti-Semetic reference to Nazi spin doc-tor Joseph Goebbels, who used thetitle during his service to Hitler.
Caneco apologized and removedthe reference from his site — butthat didn’t stop Donner from spin-ning the story. He said he is satisfiedthat the dispute is over, but addedthat it shows the “essential nature”of Caneco’s Web site.
“It’s littered with so manyspelling and grammatical mistakesthat you almost can’t see how manyoutright lies are on there,” he said.
But Donner cited two: Fossella Vito Fossella
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never did vote against a reauthoriza-tion of the assault rifle ban becauseit never came up for a vote after itwas killed by House leadership.And Donner claims his boss did notvote to “withhold money frompeacekeeping missions of the U.N.,which could cause millions to gohungry.”
“I think he’s talking about our billto cut off funding for the U.N. Hu-man Rights Commission wheneverit’s headed by a nation that supportsterrorism.,” Donner said.
Donner did not comment on thevalidity of Caneco’s other claimsabout Fossella’s “anti-New Yorkagenda,” including taking moneyfrom scandal-scarred Texas Con-gressman Tom DeLay, his steadfastsupport for the war in Iraq, his“strong anti-union record,” and his
B+ voting rating from the NationalRifle Association.
“To be honest, I didn’t evenwaste my time going through therest of it because it was so sloppy,”Donner said.
“The bottom line is that they [De-mocrats] still have no candidate,have raised no money and have be-gun no campaign,” he added.
On that point, Donner and hisnemesis agree.
Caneco told the Staten Island Ad-vance that Democrats could defeatFossella, thanks to a strong Democ-ratic ticket headed by Sen. HillaryClinton and Attorney General EliotSpitzer, who is running for gover-nor.
“It’s an important year and I feelwe have a good shot [at defeatingFossella],” Caneco said.
By Gersh KuntzmanThe Brooklyn Papers
Who is the B.P.M.?Of all the many recognizable denizens
of Park Slope who make guest appear-ances in Paul Auster’s new book, “TheBrooklyn Follies,” this one character —the “Beautiful Perfect Mother” — willundoubtedly provoke many a spirited de-bate about her identity.
Everyone knows a Park Slope B.P.M.Indeed, aren’t all the moms in Park SlopeB.P.M.s? In naming this character as hedid, that is probably Auster’s point. It’s abit of a wink to his neighbors that willprobably go unrecognized by readersoutside of Brownstone Brooklyn.
“[She sat] on the front stoop of herbuilding with her two young children,waiting for the yellow bus to arrive andtake them to school,” writes Auster. “Shewas remarkably attractive … with longblack hair and luminous green eyes, butwhat stirred him most about her was the
way she held and touched her children.He had never seen maternal love ex-pressed so eloquently or simply, withmore tenderness or outright joy… To watch her sit-ting on the frontsteps of her housewith her armswrapped around thosetwo small kids wasenough to bring a flut-ter to an old curmud-geon’s heart.”
The identity of theB.P.M. is hidden for sev-eral pages of “The Brook-lyn Follies,” yet once it isrevealed, it becomes ho-hum. (Her name is NancyMazzucchelli and she makesjewelry in her brownstonestudio.) Like many other char-acters and moods in “TheBrooklyn Follies,” the B.P.M.ultimately becomes one of the numerous
feints in the book. She ends up not reallybeing a major character, but merely win-
dow dressing for the mostBrooklyn of Auster’s works.
Certainly, the 58-year-oldSloper has written about NewYork before. The city, in fact,is a main character in “TheNew York Trilogy,” and hismovie, “Smoke,” is set ina Park Slope candy store.And Auster himself is avery recognizable figureon Seventh Avenue andthe focus of substantiallust among some read-ers.
“He’s a world-classwriter, a real inno-vator,” one womanrecently posted on
the blog, http://onlythe-blogknowsbrooklyn.com, which is
operated by The Brooklyn Papers columist
Auster’s Park Slope
Employees of La Bagel Delight, at Seventh Avenue and Fifth Street, a store that is featured in the book “Brooklyn Fol-lies” by Park Slope resident Paul Auster. From left to right are Marcos Lopez, Hanny Escamilla and Pablo Garcia.
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By Ariella CohenThe Brooklyn Papers
The building is clear, but whowill pay for it remains murky.
Brooklyn Public Library admittedlast week that it is struggling to raiseenough money to build a chic — andexpensive — Visual and PerformingArts Library at Flatbush andLafayette avenues in Fort Greene.
Designed by architect-of-the-mo-ment Enrique Norten, the slinky, all-glass, ship-bow-shaped library willcost between $70 and $85 million.
“The biggest question right now iswhere we will find the money tobuild,” said Brooklyn Public LibraryExecutive Director Ginnie Cooper.
To jumpstart the latest fundraisingcampaign, on Tuesday, the libraryhad Norten show off tweaks in hiswell-received design to the library’sboard of trustees.
The project’s glistening architec-tural benchmarks remain, but nowinclude more commercial space thanthe prior version, a revision that re-flects the need for private sources ofincome to sustain the building’scosts.
“It is not easy to fund cultural in-stitutions,” said Norten, “Not onlywill cafes and shops on the groundfloor work financially, they willbring life to the public space.”
But they can only do that if it getsbuilt — something that appears to be
in serious doubt.“In a perfect world, we are talking
about building in the next four orfive years,” said Cooper. “But wehave to find funding first.”
Raising money for projects in Down-town Brooklyn — even ones attachedto a brand-name architect — hasproven tricky. And the fund-raisingpitch comes as budget cuts have leftBrooklyn’s neighborhood librarybranches with limited hours and less-senior librarians.
The library has raised just $18million of the $85 million it needs tobuild Norten’s design. Roughly $10million has come from the city,through its financial partnership withthe BAM Local Development Cor-
poration, while another $3 millionwas given by the City Council anddirectly from the Bloomberg admin-stration. Another $2 million camefrom Albany.
Part of Norten’s presentation wassimply to remind the library board ofthe spectacular qualities of the pro-posed design.
But he also showed off the in-creased the amount of inside spacedevoted to children and teens. Theolder kids will lord over their ownwing on an upper-level of the librarywhile children will have a large sec-tion on the library’s main floor dedi-cated to them. The tweaks did littleto dull the overwhelming enthusiasmfor Norten’s design.
“It is very seductive and appeal-ing, but you have to ask some hardquestions about how a project likethis will be subsidized and sus-tained,” said Marilyn Gelber, execu-tive director of Independence Com-munity Bank Foundation.
In July, the Foundation gave theLibrary $500,000 towards a new au-ditorium and plaza at the mainbranch on Grand Army Plaza. ButGelber couldn’t say if more moneywas being earmarked for the sexyperformance library — and evenquestioned the need for such an eye-catching design.
“How does such a gorgeous de-sign contribute to the overall goals of
Hindy Krausz holds her baby boy (top photo),unnamed at press time, who was born at 12:29am on New Year’s Day at Long Island CollegeHospital in Cobble Hill. Krausz’s son, her firstbaby, tipped the scales at 8-pounds 8-ounces.Below, Tomasa Howard holds her baby girl,who was born at New York Methodist Hospitalin Park Slope at 5:31 am. Brooklyn’s first NewYear’s baby was born one minute after midnightin Coney Island Hospital.
A rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Public Library Visual and Performing Arts branch (right) at Flatbush and Lafayette avenues in Fort Greene, next to the proposed FrankGehry-designed Theatre for a New Audience (center). The two buildings would stand next to the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Neo-Itlaianate structure (left).
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MUGGED IN AN ELEVATORBy Lilo H. StaintonThe Brooklyn Papers
A gun-wielding thiefrobbed a Colonial Roadresident and her compan-ion in the elevator of herbuilding mid-day on NewYear’s Eve, police said.
The thug followed the 59-year-old woman and herfriend, a 69-year-old Bronxman, into the lift at 11:50 am.Once inside, he held the doorsopen and pulled out a blackgun, demanding, “Money,only money,” police said.
But the thief was also a liar,it turned out. In addition to$200 in cash, the robbersnatched a watch from one ofthe victims, police said. Theyare now seeking a heavy-setHispanic man, 5-foot-8 tall,who wore a black, puffy,Nike-brand jacket over graysweat-pants on the day of thecrime.
Cops catch 2Police arrested a teenager
and a young man they believethreatened a Bensonhurst manwith a fake gun on Dec. 30.
The two suspects, ages 16and 20, face attempted rob-bery charges after their 8:20pm heist attempt. Police saidthe pair put a toy gun to thehead of the 31-year-old victimas the man walked along thestreet, near the corner of 64thStreet and 24th Avenue.
Nothing was stolen and thevictim wasn’t hurt.
Roof repair scamA trio of thieves disguised
as contractors tricked an olderBensonhurst woman out of$1,200 during a discussionabout repairing her home roofon Dec. 29, police said.
The three men appeared atthe door of the woman’s 73rdStreet home, near 15th Av-enue, around 1:50 pm underthe cover of offering their helpfixing the roof.
According to police, oneman led the victim around herhome, discussing the fake roofjob with the woman, while a
second man snuck inside andrifled her personal belongings.A third accomplice keptwatch.
Suddenly the trio disap-peared, fleeing with $1,200and jewelry owned by the vic-tim, police said.
Robbery resistedThanks to the stubbornness
of one worker at a Bay Ridgelaundromat, 2005 went out ona sour note for a pair ofbrazen, low-level thieves.
Police said the two mentried to snatch a fistful of dol-lars from the grasp of a 53-year-old woman working theregister at 4 pm on NewYear’s Eve at the dry cleaningand self-serve laundry on 86thStreet, between Seventh Av-enue and Fort Hamilton Park-way. But the woman resistedthe would-be robbers’ attack,and the men fled the storeempty-handed.
A witness told cops themen split on 86th Street, onerunning east and the otherfleeing to the west.
But neither the victim, northe 34-year-old woman whosaw the thugs flee, could de-scribe the thugs in detail, po-lice said.
7 grand scamAs usual, it was greed that
brought her down.A man tricked an elderly
Bay Ridge woman out of$7,000 — with a promise of a$30,000 return — at the be-ginning of July, the victim toldpolice the day after Christmas.
Police said a stranger ap-proached the 83-year-old vic-tim on the street near herhome the morning of July 9and asked for her help in re-trieving the windfall.
The victim accompaniedthe stranger and his partner toa Northfork Bank branch onSixth Avenue and 71st Street,where she withdrew the cash,police said. The pair thendrove her home and asked fora copy of her phone bill, say-ing it was necessary to collect
the money. They then drove off in a
black car. Police said the vic-tim was too embarrassed toreport the robbery earlier lastyear. Rule of thumb, people:
If something seems toogood to be true, you’re proba-bly going to lose $7,000 in ascam.
Repair dramaAn 82nd Street resident
suspects his former contractortrashed his home and stole hiselectronics after they had anargument about the quality ofthe man’s work.
Police said the 23-year-oldvictim arrived home, near16th Avenue, around 4 pm onNew Year’s Day to discoverthe devastation. The walls andfloors of his partially renovat-ed home were spattered withpaint, and the stereo and othervaluables were missing.
Police are now looking toquestion the contractor, a 51-year-old white man who goesby the name Edgar.
Bodega heistA man forced his way into
a Fifth Avenue grocery atclosing time on Dec. 28, stole$300 bucks and fled in an oldpick-up truck, according topolice.
The store clerk disappearedinto the basement of the store,near 67th Street, around 3:45am to finish some paperwork,police said.
During the five minutesthat followed, the thiefpushed the gate up, dashedinside and popped open thecash register.
With the money in hand,the man fled the store anddrove off in an old, blueChevrolet truck, marked withpatches of primer on the backpanel.
Police said the thief is awhite man, roughly 5-foot-5and 160 pounds, who sportslong, blond hair.
During the robbery he worea light blue jacket, jeans andwhite sneakers.
TV guy suspect?A resident of Bay 20th told
police the team of satellite tel-evision installers that visitedhis house on Dec. 28 took farmore than the tip he offered.
Police said the team arrivedaround 2 pm to install a satel-lite dish and the accompany-ing TV system. After the menleft, the 41-year-old residentdiscovered that his daughter’sbedroom bureau had beenmoved and a box of jewelrythat had been hidden behind itwas missing.
The man did not provide adetailed list of the missingjewels and could not offer adescription of the installationteam, police said.
Eatery robbedThe thief was hungry for
only one kind of bread.When someone broke into
an eatery on Third Avenuenear Bay Ridge Parkway afterclosing-time on Dec. 26 theyleft the food alone, but ab-sconded with $400 in cashand a money order worth$1,300, according to police.
A 36-year-old worker saidhe locked the restaurant’sdoors at 11:30 pm that night.
When he returned at 11 am onDec. 27, the gate had beenforced open and the fundswere gone, police said.
InterruptedOn Dec. 22, the good tim-
ing of one Bensonhurstwoman kept her from losingany valuables to a burglar, po-lice said.
The 21-year-old woman ar-rived home at 8:30 pm, onlyto spot two strangers runningout of her house. Nothing wasmissing and police said thewanna-be thief probably camein through a window in backthat was left unlocked.
Ground-floor raidA robber snatched $6,400
in cash and jewelry from a66th Street apartment duringthe middle of the afternoon onDec. 29, police said.
The 43-year-old victim lefther first floor apartment, near13th Avenue, at 3 pm. Whenshe returned at 5 pm, shefound someone broke a backwindow and stole $3,000 andvarious gold bracelets, ear-rings and necklaces, plus jadeitems, from her home. Policebelieve the thief left throughthe basement.
62/68 BLOTTER
By Lilo H. StaintonThe Brooklyn Papers
The bicycle mugger rides in allseasons, it seems.
After a rash of similar thefts this sum-mer and early fall — followed by quiet forseveral months — two victims were at-tacked by area bike-borne burglars duringthe holiday week, police. One woman lost$20 and credit cards to a swift-acting thief,while the other victim was relieved ofmore than $1,000 in valuables and her im-migration papers.
In the first incident, a two-wheeling thief
snatched the purse of a 42-year-old womanas she made her way home from the trainstation around 7 pm on Dec. 26. As thewoman reached the corner of 18th Avenuenear 66th Street the mugger peddled up be-hind her, pushed her forward and grabbedthe bag from her shoulder. He rode southon 18th Avenue with the bag, which heldthe two sawbucks, various credit cards andID, plus the victim’s keys, police said.
The woman could only describe her at-tacker as an Asian man, approximately 20,riding a dark-colored mountain bike.
Two days later, just before 5 pm, a mug-ger with a similar modus operandi (and
mode of transportation) attacked a Queenswoman on Bay Ridge Avenue, police said.Again, the robber peddled up behind the 21-year-old woman, who was walking along-side a male companion, also 21, near thecorner of Fort Hamilton Parkway, andsnatched the purse from her hands.
Despite her resistance, the thief — de-scribed only as a dark-skinned Hispanicman, wearing a brown knit cap —wrenched the bag free and rode south onFort Hamilton Parkway. Inside the fancyFendi purse was $500 in cash, credit cardsand the victim’s immigration visa, policesaid.
Biker heists return
GLASS BUILDING…Continued from page 1
The Brooklyn Papers
City Councilmember Chris-tine Quinn (D-Manhattan) waselected this week as Speaker,the second-most-powerful jobin city government.
The election of Quinn, thefirst woman and first openlygay person to head the CityCouncil, had been assured overthe weekend when her six chal-lengers dropped out after shehad secured enough votes towin. Councilmember Bill De-Blasio (D-Park Slope) was seenas a front-runner, but gave upthe campaign after BrooklynDemocratic leader Vito Lopezthrew his support — and thehandful of Councilmembers hecontrols — to Quinn.
Wednesday’s election wasunanimous, 50-0, with Coun-cilman Charles Barron (D-Flat-bush) protesting the backroomdealing that undermine theSpeaker-selection process.
For Speaker,Quinn’s in
home in Brooklyn, taking onthe sad-sack Knicks at theGarden. Kidd and Co. takesadistic pleasure in torment-ing their cross-town rivals,and this night would be nodifferent.
Carter continued his high-flying ways, this time joinedby Jefferson. Near the end ofthe first half, Kidd stole an in-bounds pass from the self-pro-claimed best point guard inthe league, ex-Net StephonMarbury, dished off to Carter,who set-up a streaking Jeffer-son for a thunderous jam.
The final scoring play ofthe first half was a memorableone, as Kidd threw anothergorgeous pass for Carter on anin-bounds play and Carterthrew it down to the admira-tion/depression of the Knickfaithful. The Manhattaniteswould get close in the fourth,but not nearly enough to beattheir rivals.
New Jersey returned to theswamp for another tussleagainst King LeBron and the
Cavs. This time, Jef-ferson was the
main guy, asCarter washounded withfoul trouble.RJ scored 28,shooting 9 for11 from the
field, aftershooting a perfect
8 for 8 against theKnicks the night be-
fore.The Cavs made it interesting
in the final stages, as LeBron
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TEEN SPIRIT’S BAND, Cool andUnusual Punishment, washeadlining the family-friendly
New Year’s Eve at the Red Hook’sLiberty Heights Tap Room, and asSmartmom’s 14-year-old and hisbandmates took the stage, I recited my2006 New Year’s resolution over andover: “I will not be a stage mother.”
It’s to quell those stage mom ten-dencies. What mother hasn’t wantedto enhance the abilities of her chil-dren? On the other hand, chan-nelling Mama Rose invites disaster.
Stage-mothering starts innocentlyenough. Really. Just a simple at-tempt to fix something that wentwrong with one’s own childhood.
First, you insist that your childtakes up an instrument. After all,most parents say their biggest regretwas quitting piano lessons. So whatbetter way to rectify that past mis-take than by not passing it on to thenext generation?
Teen Spirit was going to be thenext Benny Goodman. Smartmomsigned him up for clarinet lessonswith a cute, newly minted conserva-tory graduate (whose flyer was post-ed on a Park Slope lamppost, so youknow he was good!), but Teen Spirit
quit after eightlessons.
The MusicalTheater Work-shop at GowanusArts was evenmore of a fiasco.Teen Spirit wentalong with it, buteven he knew itwas about Smart-mom’s thwartedattempt to star in her sixth-grade pro-duction of “Guys and Dolls.” TeenSpirit, who never wanted to be an ac-tor, especially a singing one, nearlydropped out just days before theshow. Afterwards he told Smart-mom: “Never again.”
THAT’S WHEN Smartmom andHepcat decided to lay back alittle. They’d learned the hard
(and expensive way) that it justdoesn’t pay to push your child artis-tically even if he’s “musically gift-ed, I just know he is.”
So Smartmom and Hepcat went tothe other pole, playing it cool to anyof Teen Spirit’s artistic enthusiasms.“Hey, anyone want to see mycomics?” he once said at the heightof his middle-school comics drawing
obsession.“Maybe later,”
Hepcat feigneddisinterest. “I’ma little busyright now.” Last spring,
Teen Spirit sur-prised his par-ents by startinga band with twofriends, Red and
Best Buddy. Smartmom and Hepcatwere dying to hear, but Teen Spirittold them to stay away until theband was ready.
Despite the warning, Smartmomeavesdropped on the band’s prac-tices by standing on the sidewalk infront of Red’s apartment building(where for art thou, Teen Spirit?).Finally, one Friday evening, TeenSpirit invited his family upstairs.
SMARTMOM COULD barely con-tain her enthusiasm for theband’s rendition of Queen’s
“Another One Bites the Dust” and“Where is My Mind,” by The Pixies.“How did they learn how to play sowell?” Smartmom wondered, still un-der the parental delusion that nothinggood could possibly be accomplished
unless the parent is intimately in-volved.
So a month later, when the bandhad its first gig at the Rockin’TeensShowcase at Liberty Heights,Smartmom — a singer/songwriterin her own right — found herselfawash in a mix of feelings.
Smartmom knew she waspassing the baton to her son and fi-nally letting go of some of her long-held fantasies. Ah, such is life. Yet,of course, she was thrilled for herboy.
Over time, Teen Spirit has beenwilling to talk to his parents about theband. Smartmom is always full ofpraise and encouragement — to afault, perhaps. Recently, Teen Spirittold her, “You’re the kind of momwho thinks everything I do is perfect.I like it when Dad gives me construc-tive criticism. It feels more real.”
Point taken. The band now has aWeb site, two CDs, and even therequisite coterie of teenage fans. ForBrooklynites of a certain age, Cooland Unusual Punishment is men-tioned right up there with StunGun,Mod Rocket, Tetsuwan Fireball, andTeenage Jesus. Who knew Brown-stone Brooklyn was becoming the
next Athens, Georgia?So at the Liberty Heights family-
friendly New Year’s Eve party, theteen audience huddled at small tableswhile parents stuck to the other side ofthe laid-back pizzeria restaurant. Cooland Unusual Punishment — the head-liners! — went on at 11:20.
Their 40-minute set, which includ-ed originals and an Arcade Fire med-ley, culminated in a spirited renditionof “Another One Bites the Dust” atjust minutes before midnight. Nicetouch, kid.
MOST OF THE PARENTSknewenough not to get up anddance — that would be far
too embarrassing for their teenageoffspring. But it was fun enough tomerely cheer them on. And cry a lit-tle when no one was looking.Smartmom got misty-eyed, proudand even a little jealous of her son,who seemed to be having an awful-ly good time.
Now, if only she could get Oh SoFiesty One to take piano lessons...
The next Rockin’Teens Showcaseat the Liberty Heights Tap Room (34Van Dyke St., at Dwight Street) is onSaturday, Jan. 14, from noon to 4pm.
SMARTmomBy Louise Crawford
SmartMom’s got StagemomitisNets arestreakinginto theNew YearBy Lucky Ngamwajasatfor The Brooklyn Papers
Nets 99Clippers 85Dec. 20 at E. Rutherford
Nets 96Orlando 85Dec. 21 at Orlando
Nets 95Miami 88Dec. 23 at Miami
Nets 109Knicks 101Dec. 26 at Madison SquareGarden
Nets 96Cavaliers 91Dec. 27 at E. Rutherford
Nets 97Hawks 91Dec. 30 at E. Rutherford
T’was the week beforeChristmas and throughout theleague, the Nets slammed andjammed, and showed no fa-tigue. J-Kidd wasthere with assistsby the dozens,while VinceCarter laughedalong with hiscousins.
All right,enough of therhymes. TheNets continuedtheir winning waysover the Clippers, Mag-ic, Heat, Knicks, Cavs, andHawks extending their win-ning streak to eight games.
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New Jersey has been poweredby the scoring of Carter, whois averaging 30-plus points pergame.
The Brooklyn-bound Netsbegan Christmas week in theirhome swamp against the sur-prising Clippers, currently 16-10. Carter was his brilliant selfyet again, scoring early andoften. He finished with agame-high of 35 and also con-tributed with 9 rebounds and 7assists, all team highs. RichardJefferson had 20 points of hisown, as the Nets led from startto finish and won 99-85.
Carter showed no fatiguethe next night against theMagic in Orlando — butsaved his best for last, scoring10 of his game-high 32 pointsin the final stanza. Orlandoheld a brief 77-76 lead with8:23 left in the game, butCarter wouldn’t let the Netslose. After nailing a pair offree throws and a defensivestop, Carter punctuated thegame with an alley-oop dunk,courtesy of a highlight-worthyKidd pass. New Jersey would-n’t look back and won 96-85.
Vin-sanity saved his bestperformance for a discriminat-ing audience of ShaquilleO’Neal, Dwayne Wade andold friend Alonzo Mourningof the Miami Heat. The Netsstruggled in the first quarter,scoring a season-low 12points and shooting terribly.No Net had any answer forShaq, who treated NenadKristic like a rag doll.
The Nets were down by asmany as 15 points and itlooked bleak for New Jersey.But the team made a frenziedcharge and cut the lead athalftime to 46-41. Carterwould ignite in the secondhalf, including a stretch wherehe scored 14 consecutivepoints, allowing the Rat-nerettes to seize the game andthe lead. In the end, Cartertied a career-high of 51points.
New Jersey wrapped up itswinning week just a fewmiles from the team’s future
James just missed a triple-dou-ble, scoring 31 points, grabbing10 boards and passing out 8dimes. But the Nets held on fora 96-91 victory.
Nets ended the year as oneof the hottest teams in theNBA, rolling off their eighthconsecutive win against thewoeful Atlanta Hawks Fridaynight before going into aweek-long break.
“Everybody deserves it,”said Vince Carter. “Everybodyis committed to this team.We’ve turned things around.”
Carter’s renaissance in theswamps of the Meadowlandscontinued with a 37-point out-burst against Atlanta.
He shot 57 percent from thefield, including 5 for 7 fromlong distance. The team com-pleted 50 percent of its treytries. The Hawks certainlydidn’t play like the worst teamin the NBA, taking an 84-81lead late in the fourth quarter.
But the Nets were bailedout by super-sub JacqueVaughn, who scored 6 of his 8points in the final period. J-Kidd’s understudy nailed ajumper that gave the Jersey-fleeing Nets the lead for goodwith 3:26.
It was a ho-hum game forthe team’s big three as Kiddscored 21 and Richard Jeffer-son scored 26 for the AtlanticDivision-leading Nets. Lucky’s Last Licks
The Nets are now 15-0 whenleading after the third quarter…New Jersey now leads the At-lantic Division by a half gameover the 76ers and are 16-12 onthe season … The Nets are onan amazing run, but this teamwill not win an NBA title withthe its current roster. If RodThorn are serious about win-ning a championship (and pro-tecting Bruce Ratner’s invest-ment!), they need to acquiresomeone who can push Shaqout of the paint. Ever since theteam lost Kenyon Martin lastyear, Ratner has certainlyshown a willingness to spendmoney.
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A co-production with the National Book AwardsFoundation, “Eat, Drink& Be Literary: Dinnerand a Reading in BAM-cafe” begins its secondseason on Jan. 12 with avisit from author GishJen (pictured, left) and adiscussion moderatedby jack-of-all-mediaKurt Andersen.
Jen is the author ofseveral novels that ad-dress the Chinese-American experience.In “Typical American”(Houghton Mifflin,
1991) and its sequel “Mona in the Promised Land(Knopf, 1996), critics praised her for her insights asmuch as for her wit. Her latest novel, “The LoveWife” (Knopf, 2004), has as its hilarious premise ameddling mother-in-law who bequeaths a nannyfrom mainland China to her Chinese-American sonand his Caucasian wife.
BAM’s literary events begin at 6:30 pm with livemusic and wine, fol-lowed by a buffet dinnerin the BAMcafe pre-pared by executive chefCarlos Baca. At 8 pm,the literary program be-gins with authors read-ing from their works,participating in a discus-sion with the moderator,and answering ques-tions from audiencemembers.
BAM’s in-housebookstore, The Shake-speare & Co. BAMshop, will provide books forpurchase and signing.
Mark your calendars! Among the featured au-thors in this year’s series are Julian Barnes (Jan. 26),Jonathan Safran Foer (Feb. 23) and JonathanLethem (April 20, pictured above). The series con-tinues through June 1; visit www.bam.org for acomplete list of scheduled authors.
But just because the holidays have come andgone, it doesn’t mean the holiday spirit has to fol-low. Used books, in good condition, can be donatedin the BAM lobby, prior to each event, and will bedistributed to local charities and organizations.
Tickets to “Eat, Drink & Be Literary” are $42,including admission to the reading, dinner, wine,tax and tip. A 20-percent discount is available tothose who buy tickets to five or more events.Subscription and single tickets can be purchasedby calling (718) 636-4100. Single tickets may alsobe purchased at the Web site www.bam.org orin person at the BAM box office (30 LafayetteAve., at Ashland Place, in Fort Greene).
— Lisa J. Curtis
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DANCE
Brooklyn Arts Exchange is kicking off the firstevent of its 2006 “First Weekends New Perfor-mance and Discussion Series” with a visit from theMob.
Mob Productions, that is.On Jan. 7 at 8 pm, the members of Mob won’t be
breaking kneecaps — at least we hope not. Thesedancers will be exploring “the physicality of emo-tions that occur, moment by moment, in intimate re-lationships” — purely through movement.
Also on Saturday’s bill is an excerpt from “MarAdentro (The Sea Within),” a new work by chore-ographers Alicia Diaz and Marion Ramirez. “TheSea Within” is a collaboration with Peruvian per-cussionist Sebastian Guerrero and former Pilobolusdancer Matthew Thornton.
The triple bill is complete with Milka Djordje-vich’s “Four Women in Dresses,” featuring dancersperforming “a stylized critique of the subtle chore-ography of social life,” set to the repetitive, mechan-ical brass music of the Boban Markovic Orkestar.
As with all “First Weekend” events, the audienceis invited to participate in a discussion with theartists following this presentation of their works-in-progress.
Don’t fugheddaboudit.The Brooklyn Arts Exchange is located at 421
Fifth Ave. at Eighth Street, in Park Slope. Ticketsare $15. For reservations and more information,call (718) 832-0018 or visit the Web site atwww.bax.org. — Lisa J. Curtis
By Tina Barry for The Brooklyn Papers
In the past year, more restaurants openedthan I could possibly visit, and those inwhich I dined are raising the bar on what
constitutes a great meal — at a tab that putsless evolved Manhattan places to shame.
But ask me to pick my favorite of thebunch for 2005, and the answer will be “Noway.” The choices are too varied, and any-way, I go from “love” to “just friends” withrestaurants faster than Renee Zellweger andKenny Chesney.
I’ve tried to narrow my choices down to10 that I visited this year, cheating a bit byadding a list of honorable mentions. Thereare other eateries in this borough that I ad-mire — and visit all the time — but for thisstory, I included only those I reviewed in2005 for GO Brooklyn.
So, whether they took the falafel out ofMiddle Eastern cooking or used it in an in-novative way, dished out flawless renditionsof American classics, or put the perfect backinto pizza, each of the restaurants in thisyear’s roundup fed me something — or lotsof things — that made me happy.
Anyone who thinks Jewish mothers onlyinspire guilt hasn’t eaten at Miriam. OwnerRefeal Hasid pays tribute to mom by naminghis restaurant after her and using many ofher recipes in the kitchen.
The man executing Miriam’s dishes andplenty of his own, is Ido Ben Shmuel, whodazzled my mother (see a pattern here?) andme this summer. We started with a cevicheof sweet grouper, “cooked” in lemon andlime juices. The fish sat in a small puddle ofripe tomato puree, brightened with cilantroand parsley, and Shmuel topped the little pilewith slivers of pickled garlic and batons oflightly cooked beets. The first bite wasshockingly vivid, then herbaceous. Slowly,hot and smoky notes crept in.
It was divine.Ceviches are off the menu until the sum-
mer, but Shmuel is serving spicy, pan-searedsea scallops that won’t disappoint you. Nei-ther will the figs filled with goat cheese in ared wine sauce that left my mother speech-
less. (If you knew her, you’d understand thesignificance.)
Mom stayed home when I visited Olea, aFort Greene restaurant that opened in October.Good thing, too, because she would have gob-bled up all of my fried mussels. I had neversampled a fried mussel, but since my dinnerthere, I don’t want them any other way.
They’re just one of the delicious surprisesfrom Olea’s chef Gary Moran. He skipsaround the warmer countries and comes upwith intriguing combinations: those musselsare coupled with squid rings, lemon slicesand fresh sage leaves that he drops into thebatter and sizzles them up, too.
He takes artichoke hearts, fried in a falafelbatter, and serves them with a smoky Turk-ish eggplant salad that made me want to ask,“Please sir, may I have some more?”
The food is so wildly delicious and theportions so enormous, that if you ask for“more” at Amelia’s Ristorante in BayRidge, then you’re a glutton. Chef KenDeiner whirls around the eight-seat place he
opened in August. He stops at each table toentertain with amusing restaurant lore beforeracing back to his one-man kitchen. Every-thing I tasted at Amelia’s was superb: a stripsteak that would put Manhattan’s meat em-poriums to shame; crusty diver sea scallopson a bed of decadently rich polenta en-hanced with herbs and cream; and an ex-traordinary red snapper encased in a pista-chio nut crust served with couscous thatabsorbed a heady lobster broth.
Oh, man, was that great.So was just about everything I tried at Ap-
plewood, a restaurant in Park Slope whosechef, David Shea, is dedicated to the slowfood movement. Shea likes bacon — and sodo I — so his mix of wild mushrooms studdedwith salty lardons over creamy polenta wonmy heart. So did Shea’s braised pork bellywith its brittle crust and lush interior.
Chef Pierre Thiam of Le Dakar in Clin-ton Hill makes my list again this year. (HisBed-Stuy restaurant Yolele was included in2004.) If he opens a restaurant the year after,
and the year after that, Thiam will be includ-ed in those roundups, too. Why? Because Iwas so overwhelmed with his cooking thelast time I was there that I was surprised Ididn’t start speaking in tongues.
Thiam, who opened his Senegalese restau-rant, Le Dakar, in September 2004, can takesomething as simple as tomato soup and turnit into a multi-layered masterpiece of flavor.His “Thiebou Djenn,” an African fish stewwith bluefish and okra made me dizzy, whilehis “Paris Dakar,” a thin tart of apple and man-go layers, sits on the most brittle, buttery crustthat’s as thin as glass.
If you haven’t visited Le Dakar, then go.Right now.
Once journalists and the public got past,“Isn’t that the guy from ‘The Restaurant?,’”Rocco DiSpirito’s crash-and-burn realityshow, they realized that the real story at ici isthe food. “The guy,” Laurent Saillard, whoopened ici in 2004, installed chef JulieFarias in the kitchen. Working with Sail-lard’s recipes, as well as her own, Fariasturns out simple, playful, market-drivendishes that rarely disappoint.
Sitting in the Fort Greene eatery’s leafygarden this summer, I was served an “oysterbrulee.” The single oyster (an “amusebouche” or little mouth amusement) wasdabbed with a bit of lemon-laced anchovybutter sprinkled with crisp breadcrumbs thenbrowned in the broiler, hence the “brulee.” Itwas one bite of everything I love: salt, citrus,cream and crunch.
If you’ve had it up to your molars withbistro fare, then head to El Huipil in RedHook for real Mexican — not Tex-Mex —
Below are a few “hon-orable mentions” thatwould have made the listif I had been allowed toname my Top 16, and sev-eral citations are awardedto places that could use areality check.
Honorable mentiongoes to Beast in ProspectHeights for terrific grilledsardines and an outstand-ing lemon tart; Green-point’s Paloma for scal-lops on a puree of nuttycauliflower that was atonce earthy and suave;Park Slope’s Tost foradmirably light panini;Sette Enoteca e Cucina
in Park Slope for a greatmascarpone cheesecakewith quince compote;Smith Street’s Cibo eGente for lasagna theway it should be made;and Sweetwater inWilliamsburg for the bestbutterscotch pudding I’veever eaten.
The “Hey you’re hurt-ing me!” citation goes toSong in Park Slope for as-saulting my ear drums,with Dish in Bay Ridgecoming in a close second.
The two Park Sloperestaurants to win the“Least likely to be con-fused with a Ricardo Mon-
talban welcome” awardare Peperoncino, for adining room manager sosurly he made me cringe,and a hostess at the Mira-cle Grill who could teachinterrogation techniques tothe CIA.
The “Gotcha!” medalgoes to Bar BQ in ParkSlope. If I say I loved thechocolate cake I tasted onmy first visit, on my next,don’t bring out somethingthat looks like you pickedit up at the deli counter atthe grocery store and try topass it off as the real thing.If I were blindfolded, Icould taste the difference.
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In one of those ugly New York land-lord stories, Diane and Joseph DiMeo(pictured) were forced to sell their cook-ing school, the Neighborhood Kitchen,on Court Street. Determined to make thebest of a lousy situation, the couple cre-ated Soju, a cozy neighborhood restau-rant on Atlantic Avenue.
In the casual, red-walled space, whichopened in June, you can pull up one of
the 40 seats to a wooden table and sip aspecialty cocktail; there are 30 of themmade with “soju,” Korean rice liquorsimilar to vodka, but less potent.
“It’s very drinkable,” says Joseph. I’msure it is, especially when the booze isflavored in-house with ingredients likeberries, lemongrass and herbs. One to tryis the “Sojuito,” an Asian take on theMojito that substitutes basil-infused
“soju” for the rum, and keeps the drink’straditional fresh mint sprigs.
Diane, who created the menu andserves as the restaurant’s executive chef,is serving “pan-Asian comfort food withprovisions from Korea, China, Vietnamand Taiwan,” explains Joseph.
“It’s a new version of Asian fusion thatincludes just Asian ingredients and tech-niques,” he says. One dish that has be-come a customer favorite is the friedturnip cakes served with four sauces:peanut/chili, sweet chili, a hot pan-roast-ed chili sauce and another with soy, gar-lic and a hint of ginger.
“The sauces have become so popularthat we’ve started to sell them to our cus-tomers,” Joseph adds.
One hearty entree, perfect for the coldweather, is the “Emperor’s Dish,” fea-turing pork coated with tamarind sauceand served with house-made Fuji applesauce.
Come summer, there’s a 30-seat gar-den that makes an ideal spot for sippingone of the restaurant’s 10 Asian beers.
Soju (145 Atlantic Ave. betweenHenry and Clinton streets in BrooklynHeights) accepts cash only. Entrees:$8.50-$13.95. The restaurant servesdinner Mondays, and Wednesdaythrough Sunday. Closed Tuesdays.Reservations accepted for parties of sixor more. For information, call (718)624-7658. — Tina Barry
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Everything that goes into their cooking— from the roasted peppers, to the hun-dreds of spices crushed in a mortar andpestle — is prepared in their little kitchen.
Vivar’s “mole de pollo,” is a moistchicken leg topped with the headiest molesauce you’re likely to encounter south ofthe border. It’s the color of coal and un-folds slowly in the mouth: first smoke,then a taste of licorice, and then a hint ofcocoa. It’s one of those dishes that mademe want to raise my fist in the air andshout “Yes!”
Sometimes good things take awhile tohappen. That’s the case with Night andDay, a Park Slope restaurant and perform-ance space whose proprietors, Judy Joiceand Robin Hirsch, hired and fired twochefs in the eatery’s infancy before luck-ing out with Simon Glenn.
Glenn started in November, fivemonths after the place opened, and thechange in the kitchen is, well, as differentas night and day.
On a recent cold evening, I triedGlenn’s “osso buco” and was wowed. Heputs a Greek spin on the Italian classic bypairing two fall-off-the-bone-tender lambshanks with baby artichoke halves andoven-dried tomatoes, then splashes thedish with a light sauce brightened withlemon juice and fresh oregano. A sprin-kling of sharp feta cheese lent a creamy,nutty note to the works. It’s a perfectwinter dish that instantly transported meto a sun-drenched Grecian beach.
I never trust a menu that reads like agreatest hits list of culinary favorites: apupu platter, chicken wings with bleu
cheese, coconut shrimp, meatloaf. Youget the picture.
Normally one would assume that thechef couldn’t possibly maintain his en-thusiasm when cooking an unchanging
menu of classics, so I had my doubtsabout Samm’s in Bay Ridge, an eaterythat’s been around for seven years.
But after trying chef Segundo Gua-man’s lamb chops, I knew I was wrong.He served seven of them, each tiny andrare. A thin crust of crisp, slightly mus-tardy breadcrumbs did for the sweet meatwhat a little lip-gloss does for AngelinaJolie’s kisser. Those lamb chops didn’tneed a thing, but I wasn’t complainingwhen I tasted his velvety sauce studdedwith shiitake mushrooms.
Why am I carrying on about lambchops? When the meat is as good as this,and a chef knows just how to amp up itsflavor, then lamb chops are rave-worthy.
Why would I put a restaurant thatserves mostly pizza on this list? Becausesince their arrival in November, ParkSlope locals have reacted to Anthony’spies like thirsty desert wanderers handeda jug of cold water. The man creating allthe ruckus is “pizzaiolo” Bart Agozzino,whose pies are a dream: thin, chewy,delicately crusted, lightly coated with afresh tasting, house-made sauce andmozzarella, and strewn with slivers offresh basil.
The owners know their pies are great,but they don’t fling around the patroniz-ing “you’re eating a piece of art” attitudethat I’ve found in other Park Sloperestaurants that emphasize great pizza.
Lina Buglione, the mother of ownersSal and Frank, makes a fabulous Sundayragu, too.
So those are my top 10 for 2005 — alldeserving of praise for serving ourneighborhoods the kind of fare thatkeeps us coming back for more.
Amelia Ristorante (8305Third Ave. between 83rdand 84th streets in BayRidge) accepts American Ex-press, Discover, MasterCardand Visa. Entrees: $13.95-$37.95. The restaurantserves dinner Tuesdaythrough Sunday. ClosedMondays. For reservations,call (718) 680-4650.
Anthony’s (426A Sev-enth Ave. between 14th and15th streets in Park Slope)accepts American Express,Discover, MasterCard, andVisa. Entrees: $9-$16. Therestaurant serves lunch anddinner daily. Sunday brunchis served from 11 am to 3pm. For information, call(718) 369-8315.
Applewood (501 11thSt. at Seventh Avenue inPark Slope) accepts Discov-er, MasterCard and Visa. En-trees: $19-$25. The restau-rant serves dinner Tuesdaythrough Sunday. Brunch isoffered on Sundays, from 10am to 3 pm. Closed Mon-days. For reservations, call(718) 768-2044.
El Huipil (116A SullivanSt. between Van Brunt andConover streets in RedHook) accepts cash only. En-
trees: $7.25-$8.95. Therestaurant serves breakfast,lunch and dinner Tuesdaythrough Sunday. ClosedMondays. For more informa-tion, call (718) 855-4548.
ici (246 DeKalb Ave. be-tween Clermont and Vander-bilt avenues in Fort Greene)accepts American Express,MasterCard and Visa. En-trees: $12-$22. The restau-rant serves breakfast, lunchand dinner Tuesday throughSunday and brunch onweekends, from 8 am to 4pm. Closed Mondays. Forreservations, call (718) 789-2778.
Le Dakar Restaurant &Cafe (285 Grand Ave. be-tween Lafayette Avenue andClifton Place in Clinton Hill)accepts American Express,MasterCard and Visa. En-trees: $10-$15. The restau-rant serves lunch and dinnerdaily. Weekend brunch isavailable from noon to 5 pm.For more information, call(718) 398-8900 or visitwww.dakarcafe.net.
Miriam (79 Fifth Ave. atProspect Place in Park Slope)accepts American Express,Discover, MasterCard andVisa. Entrees: $13.50-$20.
The restaurant serves dinnerdaily and weekend brunchfrom 10 am to 4 pm. Formore information, call (718)622-2250.
Night and Day (230 FifthAve. at President Street inPark Slope) accepts AmericanExpress, Diners Club, Discov-er, MasterCard and Visa. En-trees: $12-$22. The restaurantserves breakfast, lunch anddinner daily. Weekend brunchis available from 10 am to4:30 pm. For reservations, call(718) 399-2161.
Olea (171 Lafayette Ave.at Adelphi Street in FortGreene) accepts AmericanExpress. Entrees: $15-$18.50.The restaurant serves break-fast and lunch from Mondayto Friday. Weekend brunchis available from 10 am to4:30 pm; dinner is serveddaily. For reservations, call(718) 643-7003.
Samm’s Restaurant andLounge (8901 Third Ave. at89th Street in Bay Ridge) ac-cepts American Express,MasterCard and Visa. En-trees: $17-$26. The restau-rant serves dinner Tuesdaythrough Sunday. ClosedMondays. For reservations,call (718) 238-0606.
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Aliseo Osteria delBorgo 665 Vanderbilt Ave. at Park Place, (718)783-3400 (Cash only) Entrees: $13-$20. �Tucked in the heart of Prospect Heightssince February 2003, this tiny Italian restau-rant features a new menu each day. Sampleinventive dishes like “lonzino di miale confichi” (pork loin stuffed with figs) or “bis-tecchina ripiena” (steak stuffed with herbsand prosciutto). There are also interestingpasta dishes such as the “lasagnette conanatra” (lasagna with duck ragu) withbechamel cream sauce.
Check out the cheese selection, and thewine list, much of which hails from theMarche region of Italy, like Aliseo’s owner,Albano Ballerini.
For dessert, try the “panna cotta all’anice,”anise-flavored panna cotta with figs inorange sauce. Open for dinner Wednesdaythrough Sunday, closed Mondays andTuesdays. Garden seating is available,weather permitting.
Amorina CucinaRustica 624 Vanderbilt Ave. at Prospect Place,(718) 230-3030 (Cash only) Entrees: $10-$14. �This boutique-style pie place opened inMarch and is owner Albano Ballerini’s sec-ond venture in the area, located directlyacross the avenue from his Aliseo Osteriadel Borgo. Chef Ruth Kaplan prepares thin-crusted Roman-style slices with a variety oftopping combinations, including sun-driedtomato pesto and salami, or mushrooms,sweet tomatoes and sausage. Every otherweek, Kaplan introduces a new “will to live”pie, which are novelty pizzas like the “Pizzaalla Norma” with eggplant, ricotta salata,cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. Entreesinclude eggplant Parmesan, baked ziti,lasagna or rigatoni with olives and rosemary.The funky dining room adds to the experi-ence, with vintage wallpaper and 12 differ-ent styles of chandeliers. The restaurantserves dinner Tuesday through Sunday.Closed Mondays.
Brooklyn MuseumCafe 200 Eastern Parkway at WashingtonAvenue, (718) 638-5000, www.brooklynmuseum.org (MC, Visa)Sandwiches: $7-$9.The cafe is the perfect place for a timeoutafter wandering by the museum’s impres-sive holdings. Contemplate the artwork ofAsia, Africa and ancient Egypt overStarbucks coffee. Discuss one of the largestancient Egyptian arts collections in thecountry over beer or wine, or marvel at thebold genius of Auguste Rodin’s “Monumentto Balzac” over chicken fingers and fries.Recent menu additions include panini sand-wiches, a salad bar and pasta entrees.Museum admission: $8 adults; $4 studentsand seniors; free to Brooklyn Museum mem-bers and children 12 and younger. OpenWednesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm;Saturday and Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm.
Cafe Shane 794 Washington Ave. at St. Johns Place,(718) 399-9001, www.cafeshane.com,(AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8-$14.Named after owner Luther Willams’s son,Cafe Shane opened in 2004, and offers aunique dining experience in the heart ofProspect Heights. Its menu, cooked by ChefEduardo Rugerio, is eclectic with entreesthat include coconut shrimp with mango-papaya salsa and basil oil drizzled over bas-mati rice and the “Maffe Guinaar,” which isa West African peanut butter stew of chick-en served with seasonal vegetables. CafeShane also has live jazz entertainment onWednesdays and Sundays. Delivery andtakeout available. Closed Mondays. Opendaily for breakfast (until 4 pm), lunch, anddinner.
El Gran Castillode Jagua345 Flatbush Ave. at Park Place, (718)622-8700, (MC, Visa) Entrees: $7-$14.It’s been 17 years since owner Pedro Tejadaopened this restaurant with a combinationof the typical Spanish foods found through-out the Caribbean islands of Cuba, theDominican Republic and Puerto Rico.Named for a fortress in Jagua, Cuba, therestaurant offers the traditional yellow orwhite rice with most entrees, yet there isnothing ordinary about the yellow rice withhints of garlic and parsley which Chef JoseContreras cooks up. For an entree, there’srotisserie chicken, which can be combinedwith fresh vegetables or rice and beans, fol-
Chef Ruth Kaplan of AmorinaCucina Rustica displays her pie.
peas with a side of steamed vegetables andplantains. For dessert, owner Reid recom-mends the pineapple cheesecake withguava sauce! Open daily from noon to 10:30pm.
Le Gamin556 Vanderbilt Ave. at Dean Street, (718)789-5171, (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8-$12. �Owner Kathy Palm started out as a regularin Robert Arbor’s Le Gamin in Chelsea.Smitten by the hospitality of “Naughty LittleBoy” (the English translation of the Frenchname), Palm opened her own version of thecafe in Prospect Heights in June 2004.Palm’s Le Gamin combines the ease of acoffee bar with the understated appeal of acasual French eatery.
Among the specialties on the menu, whoserecipes were prepared by Arbor, is thecrepe. The variety of crepes ranges fromsavory versions made with buckwheat bat-ter to the lighter-tasting dessert crepesmade with white flour — “the best disheson the menu,” according to GO Brooklyncritic Tina Barry in August 2004. Filled withValrhona chocolate and banana slices, thedessert crepe, when paired with Le Gamin’sfamous cafe au lait, makes for a first-ratefinale, says Barry. (Hazelnut chocolatespread, Nutella, can be substituted for thedark Valrhona.)
Server Nicole Gunther recommends thepopular “L’oeuf Gamin,” a poached egg,goat cheese and potato cake with rata-touille (a mix of zucchini, peppers and egg-plant in a tomato sauce). Le Gamin nowserves beer and wine. Open daily, from 8am to 11 pm. In warmer months, gardencafe seating is available.
Soda Bar 629 Vanderbilt Ave. at St. Mark’s Avenue,(718) 230-8393 (AmEx, MC, Visa) Dishes:$3-$8.50. �Decorated with signature ice cream parlorsigns, Soda Bar, which opened in 2002, hasexpanded with the addition of SodaLounge.
“Henry Boses had a sundae shop and sodafountain here for years,” owner AnatolyDubinsky told GO Brooklyn, “so the nameand the signs come from him.” In addition tohamburgers and pierogis, the bar has 15beers on tap, with a lot of imported selec-tions and cocktails like the “Vanderbilt,”which GO Brooklyn dining critic Tina Barrydescribes as “a potent, ice-cold martinimade with lime juice that could make anhour with Paris Hilton palatable.” OpenMonday through Thursday, from 5 pm to 3am; Fridays, until 4 am; Saturdays, from 2 pmto 4 am; and Sundays, from 2 pm to 2 am.
Soda Lounge 629 Vanderbilt Ave. at St. Mark’s Avenue,(718) 230-8393 (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC,Visa) Dishes: $4.50-$8.50. �Opened in November 2004, the SodaLounge is attached to the Soda Bar, ownerAnatoly Dubinsky’s initial brainchild. TheLounge has several seating areas withJennifer Convertibles-style sofas with knee-high ottoman-tables meant for resting foodand drink. Served in plastic buckets, thecharcoal-grilled hamburgers, chicken BLT,veggie burgers, onion rings and chickenrings are all good choices, according toDubinsky. The Soda Lounge serves whatDubinsky describes as “American tapas,”small cheese plates and antipasti. It also fea-tures margaritas made from fresh seasonalfruit and cocktails mixed with Boylan sodas.Soda Lounge is open daily from noon to 4am. Garden seating is available, weatherpermitting.
Sugarcane238 Flatbush Ave. at Bergen Street, (718)230-3954, www.sugarcanerestaurant.com(AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $15-$19. �Chef Phoebe Gumbs brings Caribbeancooking with a Trinidadian influence to thePark Slope-Prospect Heights area and getsrave reviews for her seafood, especially thesugarcane shrimp skewers and curriedshrimp. Owned by Chef Phoebe’s sister,Charmaine, and Gaspa Rodriguez, therestaurant’s menu features many WestIndian dishes including a Jamaican favorite,the jerk chicken. But with an entire menubursting with sunny flavors, it may be hardto choose just one dish.
Diners can choose from delicacies likesteamed-codfish salad, rum-and-thyme-marinated stew chicken, and soursop flan.Since Sugarcane’s opening in 2003, patronshave been clamoring for the callaloo, madewith okra and taro root leaves, which isTrinidad’s national dish. For dessert,Sugarcane is “famous” for its coconut breadpudding with coconut creme anglaisesauce, according to Gumbs. Or you maygive the sorrel cheesecake a try. Sugarcanehosts live steel pan jazz performances everyother Sunday, from 6 pm to 10 pm. OpenTuesday through Sunday for dinner. ClosedMondays.
Terrace CafeBrooklyn Botanic Garden, 900 WashingtonAve., (718) 623-7200, www.bbg.org (underthe “Visitor Services” link) (Cash only)Entrees: $2-$8.If you’re tempted to eat the greenery on dis-play at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, be sureto hop to the Terrace Cafe, which offerslunch and beverages. The menu featuressandwiches like grilled chicken, ham andBrie cheese, and turkey and orange. Thechicken burrito as well as assorted saladsand Texas-style chili are also available.Dining is outdoors on the terrace fromspring to early fall and in the lower level ofthe Steinhardt Conservatory in late fall andwinter. Open Tuesday through Sunday, from10:30 am to 3:30 pm during winter; and from10 am to 5 pm in the summer. ClosedMondays.
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Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restau-rants in the neighborhood. The list rotates,and it is not comprehensive. For more restau-rants, go to www.brooklynpapers.com on theWeb. If your restaurant is not listed and youwould like it to be, please contact GOBrooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via e-mail [email protected].
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Franny’s295 Flatbush Ave. at St. Marks Avenue,(718) 230-0221,www.frannysbrooklyn.com, (MC, Visa)Entrees: $8-$15.Owners Francine Stephens and AndrewFeinberg opened Franny’s in March 2004.The rustic Italian menu features chicken liver“Toscano crostini” and appetizers like thehouse-cured “finnochiona” (Tuscan salamiwith fennel seeds). But their specialty ispizza. It is cooked in a wood burning brickoven. There is also a diverse menu of top-pings, from the clams, chilies and parsleypizza to the buffalo mozzarella, ricotta, gar-lic and oregano pizza. Closed Mondays.Open daily for dinner.
Ginger Root Cafe702 Washington Ave. at St. Marks Place,(718) 857-1274, (Cash only) Entrees: $7-$10.Owned by Layra Petrie and Wendy Taylor,Ginger Root Cafe specializes in home cook-ing and comfort foods with a Caribbeantwist. Although they have an extensive menuthat includes West Indian favorites like fishcakes and patties, “nothing is set in stoneand we will cook what the diner asks for,”says Petrie. Since 2004, the women in thekitchen have been serving up entrees likethe marinated and grilled chicken with rice;fish dinners with mashed potatoes andgreen beans; and roti wraps with chicken,shrimp and vegetables.
But leave room for their freshly baked pas-tries, like the popular individualized carrotcake or their pineapple tart. Catering andparty platters available. Closed Mondays.Open daily for a light breakfast, lunch anddinner.
Hibiscus Cafe 564 Vanderbilt Ave. at Bergen Street,(718) 638-6850, www.hibiscusflowershop.com (MC, Visa)Entrees: $8.50-$12.Escape from the cold city to this mini Carib-bean paradise with its citrus fruit-coloredwalls and tropical flowers in the windows.
“The [decor’s] effect is very vibrant and calm-ing at the same time,” says Robina White,who owns the cafe and the Hibiscus Flowershop next-door. White makes everything,from smoothies to their popular soups, sal-ads and warm meals to pastries and cakes,keeping both vegans and carnivores happysince 2002. Her signature vegan, sweetpotato pound cake has customers comingback for more. White does all of her bakingwith dairy and non-dairy products. Althoughthe cafe doesn’t serve beef or pork, you mayforget they exist after trying the jerk chickenwith rice and peas served with salad. Or thestir-fried tofu made with ginger sauce. Andlet’s not forget the tasty red bean or lentilsoup!
Among the beverages is White’s “Man-dingo,” a tropical smoothie made from seamoss, bananas, pears and pineapple, but forthis cold winter, White recommends dinerschoose from the hot sorrel, warm applecider, or the chai tea.
The Caribbean pastries, including theJamaican “gizzada” — which is similar to atart but filled with coconut and spices, arepopular among customers, too. Hibiscus isopen for breakfast, lunch and dinnerTuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm; and 10 amto 6 pm on Sundays.
The Islands 803 Washington Ave. at Lincoln Place,(718) 398-3575, (Cash only) Entrees:$7.50-$25.Owners Marilyn Reid and Shawn Letchfordopened this West Indian restaurant in 2001.Although they feature foods from all of theWest Indian islands, their specialty isJamaican food. Chef Derrick Williams’smenu is bold and exotic, with entreesincluding jerk chicken, oxtail and the garlicshrimp; all three are served with rice and
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By Karen Butlerfor The Brooklyn Papers
As anyone who has watched ChrisRock’s stand-up act, HBO showor guest appearances on TV
chat-fests can attest, the comedian/ac-tor is a smart, straight-talking Brook-lyn guy with a fierce wit.
His UPN show, “Everybody HatesChris,” offers a little more insight intohow he got that way.
The hilarious family sit-com, whichpremiered in September, is looselybased on Rock’s life as a young teenliving with his blue-collar parents andsiblings in 1982’s “do or die” Bedford-Stuyvesant.
A cross between “The Cosby Show”and “Good Times,” with a dash of “TheWonder Years” thrown in, the showopens as Chris’s family moves from the“projects” into their new home in a bet-ter, but still-rough, neighborhood.
The move means Chris, the oldest ofthree children, now has a long dailycommute by busto get to the pre-dominantly whiteCorleone JuniorHigh School in anItalian neighbor-hood renamedBrooklyn Beach,where Chris’sstrict, but loving,mother (played by“Martin” alumTichina Arnold)hopes he will geta better education.(Not a Harvardeducation, theadult Chris observes in one of theshow’s many funny voiceovers, just notthe “sticking-up-a-liquor-store-kind-of-education” he would have gotten inBed-Stuy.)
Once at his new school, Chris,played by the adorable newcomer TylerJames Williams, finds it difficult to fitin. Chased by bullies, the boy relies on
his natural defenses — his brains andhis sense of humor. Of course, thosedon’t save him from getting his buttkicked initially, but they do secure hima place in the school’s nerd populationand the friendship of Greg (VincentMartella), a fellow outcast and a boywho likes Chris for who he is — butwho tends to flee when trouble is afoot.
At home, things aren’t much easier.Chris is designated the “emergency par-ent” to his taller, more confidentyounger brother, Drew, played by“Ray” co-star Tequan Richmond, andtheir bratty kid sister, Tonya, played bynewcomer Imani Hakim. Among hisduties while Mom is at work are watch-ing the younger kids and making sureno-one wakes up their hard-workingdad (played by former pro footballplayer Terry Crews) before it’s time forhim to go to his night job.
While the show is drawn fromRock’s own personal experiences grow-ing up with limited means, it is easy forall Brooklynites to relate to its likablecharacters and familiar familial situa-tions. After all, who wouldn’t fear thewrath of a parent over a lost bus pass?Who can’t understand the anxiety of be-ing the new kid in town? Or of beingself-conscious about our clothes atschool? Who hasn’t experienced or wit-nessed the dinner-time show-down inwhich someone wasn’t leaving the table
until they ate what had been prepared?Who hasn’t been rightly infuriatedwhen wrongly accused of a sibling’s of-fense?
Although these situations might notseem funny in the ordinary Brook-lynite’s life, they end up being a recipefor hilarity when watching them un-fold through Rock’s eyes.
In a recent interview with TV GuideOnline, Rock reflected on his humblebeginnings and strict upbringing andhow they relate to this show’s phe-nomenal success.
“Tyler James Williams is so muchcuter than I was,” the Emmy- andGrammy Award-winning comedian in-sisted. “I was not a cute kid. I was in areally bad bicycle accident. I fell offthe bike and messed up my mouth. Myteeth were all over the place. I hadbraces, but we couldn’t really afford tokeep up with them, because you had togo in every week. At one point, I hadto take the braces out myself becausewe couldn’t really afford to go to thedentist. But if it wasn’t for my particu-lar childhood and the things thatseemed harsh at the time, I wouldn’tbe in this place right now. I’m cool.I’m fine. I won.”
Co-created and produced withRock’s long-time collaborator AliLeRoi, “Everybody Hates Chris” main-tains Rock’s edgy, urban brand of com-edy, but keeps the language and situa-tions relatively clean for youngeraudiences — more like the family-friendly “Madagascar,” than the bril-liant, irreverent, but often foul-mouthed,“The Chris Rock Show.”
While the show is certainly appeal-ing to ‘tweens and teens, parents in thethirty-something range are likely to getan added kick out of the series’ cleveruse of 1980s pop music. For example,a scene in an early episode — inwhich cops escort the former principalof Corleone JHS out of the building af-ter he committed an unnamed, but ob-vious offense — appropriately featuresthe song, “Don’t Stand So Close toMe,” the Police tune about a teacherfighting his attraction to a student.
Another scene, in which youngChris takes on a white bully startswith the song “Eye of the Tiger” andthen moves to that ’80s anthem ofracial harmony, “Ebony & Ivory,” asChris and his aggressor roll around onthe pavement. In addition to offeringadults a little nostalgia, the music en-hances the 30-minute episodes, whichare already well-written and expertlyacted.
“Everybody Hates Chris” airsThursday nights at 8 pm on UPN.
He loves the ’80sChris Rock’s hilarious ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ showis drawn from his memories of Bedford-Stuyvesant
‘The Wonder Years’ in Brooklyn: The cast of UPN’s “Everybody HatesChris” features (from left to right) Tichina Arnold as Mom, Tyler JamesWilliams as Chris, Imani Hakim as Tonya, Terry Crews as Dad andTequan Richmond as Drew. (At left) Comedian Chris Rock (right) standsbehind the scenes with executive producer/co-creator/writer Ali LeRoi(left) and Williams (center).
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derful independent movies and livesin a brownstone in Brooklyn. He issaid to be a very generous, good per-son and has stayed married to a fa-mous writer [Siri Hustvedt] for years.He also has a dog. What more couldyou want in a sex symbol?”
But Auster has never put hisBrooklyn — specifically, Park Slope— so front and center in a book (andon the cover, too. Yes, that’s the cor-ner of Seventh Avenue and SecondStreet on the book jacket).
The book’s main character, retiredinsurance salesman Nathan Glass, of-ten grabs a sandwich at La Bagel De-light, a Seventh Avenue joint famousfor its overstuffed sandwiches andgarrulous countermen.
As narrator Glass puts it, “OneSunday morning, I went into acrowded deli with the absurd nameof La Bagel Delight. I was intending
to ask for a cinnamon-raisin bagel,but the word caught in my mouth andcame out as cinnamon-reagan.
“Without missing a beat, the
young guy behind the counter an-swered: ‘Sorry, we don’t have any ofthose. How about a pumpernixon in-stead?’ Fast. So damned fast, I nearlywet my drawers.”
From there, it’s onto Auster’slunchtime haunt, rendered here as“The Cosmic Diner,” but clearly astand-in for the diners that Auster(and any Brooklynite) remembersfrom the not-so-distant past.
“The food there was mediocre atbest, but one of the waitresses was anadorable Puerto Rican girl namedMarina, and I rapidly developed acrush on her. She was half my ageand already married, which meantthat romance was out of the question,but she was so splendid to look at ...that I literally pined for her on herdays off.”
Now, why can’t the New Purityget a waitress like that?
Glass rents his movies from“Movie Heaven” (fictional), yet getshis hair cut at Park Slope Barbershop(a real Seventh Avenue place) andeats a nice meal at Mike & Tony’ssteakhouse on Fifth Avenue (nowclosed and replaced by Moutarde).
Despite its rich setting, “TheBrooklyn Follies” is not a full novelat all, but more of a scrapbook. Theplot, such as it is, follows Glass, a re-cent cancer survivor, as he returns tohis native Park Slope “to die,” as heputs it on page one.
Yet, he does not die.In fact, he doesn’t even succumb
to the curmudgeonly impulses thatcaused his divorce, estrangementfrom his daughter and his completelack of friends. The most fun of the“follies” consist of watching Glasstransform from “a cruel and selfishperson” to his ultimate redemption,thanks to his new life among the
B.P.M.s, the bagel guys and book-store owners with mysterious pasts.
He dives right into his new life inthe borough as if he has gills.
He is not merely rejuvenated bymoving to Park Slope, he is re-deemed.
“The Brooklyn Follies” is by nomeans Auster’s best novel. (A strongcase could be made for “The Book ofIllusions” or “Leviathan,” but neitherof them is about Park Slope, so whybother?) Characters, like Glass’sbeloved waitress or the B.P.M., comeand go, and a main plot line involv-ing a bookstore owner with a larce-nous past, never seems to build toanything more than just an exampleof the folly of the title. And the lesssaid about the last page — a Septem-ber 11th ending that seems tacked onsimply to jolt — the better.
But before that misstep, there’splenty to enjoy. If you live in ParkSlope, you’ll recognize the people,places and diner food. But if youdon’t, you might be tempted to moveto this wondrous place that doesmore for the soul than a month atLourdes.
“The Brooklyn Follies” (Henry Holtand Co., $24) by Paul Auster is availableat, or can be ordered through, thesebookstores: The Bookmark Shoppe[6906 11th Ave. at 69th Street in DykerHeights (718) 680-3680], BookCourt[163 Court St. at Dean Street in CobbleHill, (718) 875-3677] and Barnes & No-ble [267 Seventh Ave. at Sixth Street inPark Slope, (718) 832-9066].
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Greene, (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktaillounge.com.Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyroneand Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: TuesdayNight Live featuring KoKo H Live, 9 pm, two-drink minimum; Wednesdays: Karaoke withDavey B, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: (Downstairs)Ffun Dance Party with DJs Tyrone, Julian andInfinite, 8 pm, $5.
Galapagos70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue inWilliamsburg, (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com.Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm,FREE; Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm,FREE; Jan. 7: “Open Wide,” The First AnnualGalapagos Staff Show Off Festival, 7 pm,FREE; Jan. 8: 34th Annual Dance on CameraFestival, 8 pm, $5; Jan. 9: SMUT, 8 pm,Monday Night Burlesque, 10 pm, FREE; Jan.10: Minty Fresh, 8 pm, Brooklyn ComedyCompany, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Starboy, 8pm, $TBD, The Hazzards Makeout Party, 10pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Swinger 8, 10 pm, WickedAwesome, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Contem-porary Press Party, 7 pm, $TBD, Clay McLeod’splay “Bar Flies,” 8 pm, $10 in advance, $12 dayof the show; Jan. 14: Boundless NY Web siteLaunch Party featuring The Roughstars, DJSynapse and DJ Gravy, 8 pm, $10.
Hank’s Saloon46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in BoerumHill, (718) 625-8003, www.hankssaloon.com.Wednesdays: Mobscenity, 10 pm, FREE; Jan.7: The Randy Bandits, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 8:Sean Kershaw & the New jack Ramblers, 9:30pm, FREE; Jan. 9: Live band kuntry karaokewith Rob Ryan and the Brooklyn Country All-Stars, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: Lonesome Billys,10 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Outpatients, Mike Mok,10 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: The Unpronouncables,10 pm, FREE.
The Hook18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street inRed Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com.Jan. 11: Emergenza Festival with Mud theOtter, 8 pm, Timeless, 8:30 pm, My OnlyDownfall, 9 pm, Tenebrae, 9:30 pm, Sliver, 10pm, Madface, 10:30 pm, Atomic Fury, 11 pm,Bbox, 11:30 pm, $TBD; Jan. 12: EmergenzaFestival with Dirty Dick, 8 pm, Steve Liberman,The Gangsta Rabbi, 8:30 pm, A StaggeringGenius, 9 pm, Surviving Sunrise, 9:30 pm, A-Life, 10 pm, Human Ashtray, 10:30 pm,Against All Odds, 11 pm, Blood of Kain, 11:30pm, $TBD; Jan. 13: Emergenza Festival withAmerican Sex Machine, 8 pm, Chad WillemsBand, 8:30 pm, Almost Doesn’t Count, 9 pm,Splitsense, 9:30 pm, Stryk-0, 10 pm, Chiba-Ken, 10:30 pm, A Glass Diary, 11 pm, RobertKatrikh’s Overture, 11:30 pm, $TBD; Jan. 14:Emergenza Festival with The Vinyl Stash, 8pm, Eggy and the Scramblers, 8:30 pm,Almighty Love Noise, 9 pm, Steel Reign, 9:30pm, Through the Discipline, 10 pm, Guernica,10:30 pm, Dirty Mother Nation, 11 pm, UtopiaBanished, 11:30 pm, $TBD.
Hope and Anchor347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in RedHook, (718) 237-0276.Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaokehosted by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE.
Jazz 966966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place inClinton Hill, (718) 639-6910.Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $10 donation.
Kili Bar-Cafe81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill,(718) 855-5574.Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE;Fridays: DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop andfunk, 10:30 pm, FREE.
Laila Lounge113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue inWilliamsburg, (718) 486-6791,www.lailalounge.com.Sundays: Concrescence Sessions featuring arotating cast of musicians and visualists, 9 pm,FREE; Mondays: Karaoke Madness with theCorn-Fed Sisters, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays:Fruity Loops (Gay Night), 10 pm, FREE; Wed-nesdays: Jezebel Music Showcase with anopen mic, 7:30 pm, live music, 8:30 pm, FREE;Jan. 7: Party Doll, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: DJFriend, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: DJ Trackstar, 10pm, FREE.
Les Babouches7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge,(718) 833-1700.Saturdays and Fridays: Belly dancer Shahra-zad, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Belly dancerMarta, 8 pm, FREE.
Liberty HeightsTap Room34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in RedHook, (718) 246-8050, www.libertyheightstaproom.com.Thursdays: Open mic, 8:30 pm, FREE.
Lillie’s46 Beard St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook,(718) 858-9822, www.lilliessaloon.com.Thursdays: Nadine’s Open Mic, 8 pm, FREE.
Liquors219 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue inFort Greene, (718) 488-7700.Tuesdays: The Patrick Wolff Trio, 8 pm, FREE.
The Lucky Cat245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williams-burg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com.Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Piano Parlor andkeyboard karaoke, 11 pm, FREE; Tuesdays:Jezebel Music Open Mic Night hosted byClaire Bowman, 7 pm, FREE; Wednesdays:Hex! with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 7:The Freeway, Peter Evans, XOM, DraytonSawyer Gang, 8 pm, $5, RJ 11, Cheomap,Duran Duran Duran, and more, 11 pm, FREE;Jan. 8: **K, Enveloppe + The Lonely Ghost, 9pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Felili, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 12:“Brooklyn Rocks!” with The Specimen, 8 pm,Low Brau, 9 pm, The Republickins, 10 pm, TheAudacity, 11 pm, $8; Jan. 13: The Brrr, TheHarbor Lights, TBD, 8 pm, $TBD, Finger onthe Pulse, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: Sugar Brown,Steven 7 Nonregla, IDE/L.I.F.E., Long, CoreRhythm, Osei Essed, Broadcast Live, DamianQuinones, 9 pm, $5.
The LuLu Lounge(Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. atBedford Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-7889, www.ricerepublic.com.Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 8pm, FREE.
Magnetic Field 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in BrooklynHeights, (718) 834-0069, www.magneticbrooklyn.com.Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm,FREE; Jan. 7: The Blue Beats, 8 pm, $6,Tighten up Brooklyn!, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 12:Live band karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 13:Fisherman Plays the Vibes, 9 pm, $TBD; Jan.14: The Miscreants, 8 pm, $TBD.
NationalRestaurant273 Brighton Beach Ave. at BrightonSecond Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 646-1225, www.come2national.com.Saturdays: Live Russian music and danceshow, 9 pm, FREE (with $65 prix fixe dinner);Fridays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe dinner); Sundays:Live Russian music and dance show, 7 pm,FREE (with $50 prix fixe dinner).
Night and DayRestaurant230 Fifth Ave. at President Street in ParkSlope, (718) 399-2161, www.nightanddayrestaurant.com.Tuesdays: Songwriters Showcase with KevinRay, 7 pm, Live jazz jam hosted by the DanMcCarthy Trio, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: CliffKorman Quartet, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: TheJambalaya Brass Band, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 9:Rachel Eckroth, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: AllEllington with The Leif Arntzen Quartet, 9 pm,FREE; Jan. 12: Soul of the Blues with JonSobel, M. Scott Horn, Josh Max, and guests, 9pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Arturo O’Farrill, RubenRodriguez, and Vince Cherico, 9 pm, FREE.
Night of theCookers767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue inFort Greene, (718) 797-1197.Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays:Live music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz,8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE.
Northsix66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williams-burg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com.Jan. 9: Imperial Leather, The Bayonettes, TheShemps, Splitting Headache, 9 pm, $8; Jan.13: Burnside Project, Eiffel Tower, The Diggs,The Debutantes, 9 pm, $10; Jan. 14: Hula,Summer Lawns, The Isles, Oceanographer,Cheyenne, 9 pm, $10.
Parlor Jazz119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue inClinton Hill, (718) 855-1981, www.parlorjazz.com.Jan. 14: The Ed Stoute Trio, 9 pm, 10:30 pm,$20 suggested donation.
Peggy O’Neill’s (Two locations)
8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge,(718) 748-1400, www.peggyoneillsbr.com.Saturdays: DJ Rob and live music, 10 pm,FREE; Mondays: Karaoke with Rod, 9 pm,FREE; Tuesdays: Beer Pong, 9 pm, FREE;Wednesdays: Trivia Night, 9 pm, FREE;Thursdays: Karaoke with DJ Rob, 9 pm, FREE;Fridays: DJ Richie, 10 pm, FREE.
1904 Surf Ave. at Keyspan Park in ConeyIsland, (718) 449-3200, www.peggyoneillsci.com.Saturdays: DJ Joey, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays:NFL Football Special, 1 pm, FREE.
Pete’s CandyStore709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street inWilliamsburg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescandystore.com.Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE; Jan. 7:Hotbird 7, 9 pm, Casey Dienel, 10 pm, FREE;Jan. 8: Jason Myles Goss, 8:30 pm, KelleyMcRae, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 9: Spelling Bee,
7:30 pm, The Bird and the Vine, 9:30 pm,FREE; Jan. 10: Bingo, 7 pm, Philip Gibbs, 9 pm,Proud Simon, 10 pm, Sans Souci, 11 pm, FREE;Jan. 11: Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, Gretchen Witt, 10pm, Joe Songwriter, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: SamRosen, 8 pm, Deer Tick, 9 pm, Nat Baldwin, 10pm, Dirty Projectors, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 13:Mike Robertson, 8 pm, Sunday Labor, 9 pm,Graham Smith, 10 pm, Friends Band, 11 pm,FREE; Jan. 14: Thula, 9 pm, Hanner 10 pm,Golf and Racquet Club, 11 pm, FREE.
Rbar451 Meeker Ave. at Graham Avenue inGreenpoint, (718) 486-6116.Mondays: Guest bartender nights, 9 pm, FREE;Tuesdays: “Mikey’s Big Gay Pajama Party,” 11pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE;Thursdays: Comedy Night, 8 pm, FREE.
Ripple Bar769 Washington Ave. at Sterling Place inCrown Heights, (917) 657-3468, www.ripplebar.com.Saturdays and Fridays: Live DJ party, 10:30 pm,FREE; Mondays: Comedy night, 9 pm, FREE;Wednesdays: Live jazz session, 9 pm, FREE;Thursdays: DJ Victorious, 10:30 pm, FREE.
Sista’s Place456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue inBedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766, www.sistasplace.org.Jan. 7: Cecil Bridgewater’s Group, 9 pm,10:30 pm, $20 per set; Jan. 14: Billy Bang’sGroup, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 per set.
Solomon’s Porch307 Stuyvesant Ave. at Halsey Street inBedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 919-8001.Sundays: Open mic, 6 pm, FREE.
Southpaw125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in ParkSlope, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com.Jan. 7: “The Hottest Birthday to Kick off ’06!”hosted by Michele Louis, Ali Brill, RebeccaPodolsky, and Drita Perkolaj, 9 pm, $5 (inviteonly); Jan. 10: Whiskey Breath FightsSouthpaw with Tom Rhodes, Doug Siegel, LizClark, Elizabeth Ziman, 7:30 pm, $5; Jan. 11:Ann Courtney & Late Bloomers, Ana Egge,Annie Keating, Matt Keating, 7:30 pm, $8; Jan.12: Ra Rugged Man, Blestnation, Bekay, Bisc 1,God-des + She, 9 pm, $10; Jan. 13: The Apes,Tunnel of Love, and special guests, 8 pm, $8.
Stain766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Wil-liamsburg, (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com.Mondays: “Paint Stain,” 5 pm (often accom-panied by the jazz guitar of Noboru, 8 pm),FREE; Wednesdays: JAMstain, an informalopen mic hosted by singers/songwriters, 9pm, FREE; Jan. 7: Perfect Dismount, Pete & J,Kate, Matthew Logan, 7:30 pm, FREE; Jan.10: John Wriggle Jazz, 8 pm, FREE; Jan. 12:The Kleztrophobix, 8 pm, FREE; Jan. 13:Freaky Funky Family Day, 8 pm, $3 suggesteddonation.
Tea Lounge837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in ParkSlope, (718) 789-2762,www.tealoungeny.com.Jan. 11: Paula Jeanine & American Ghazal, 9pm, 10:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Mike Pride’sScrambler, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 13:Jessica Lurie Ensemble, 9 pm, 10:30 pm,FREE.
Trash Bar256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue inWilliamsburg, (718) 599-1000,www.thetrashbar.com.Jan. 7: Perplexions, 8 pm, C.B.C., 9 pm,Leader, 10 pm, Burbis, 11 pm, Matsuko, mid-night, $6; Jan. 8: Brown Bird, 9 pm, TheJoshua Gabriel Band, 10 pm, $6; Jan. 9: Pretty& Nice, 9 pm, $TBD; Jan. 10: Repellent, 8 pm,Dealer, 9 pm, The Robot Revolt, 10 pm,Umami, 11 pm, $6; Jan. 11: Billy Ann Crewse& The Jibbs, 8 pm, Ruffian on the Stair, 9 pm,Loverless, 11 pm, $6; Jan. 12: The OtherThings, 10 pm, $6; Jan. 13: The Nolan Gate, 8pm, Higgins, 9 pm, The Monumentals, 10 pm,The Brought Low, 11 pm, King Dust, midnight,$7; Jan. 14: Red Door Exchange, 9 pm, ThePlastic Containers, 10 pm, Sin Destroyers, 11pm, Limousine, midnight, $7.
Two BootsBrooklyn514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in ParkSlope, (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com.Jan. 7: Mike Brick & the Music Grinders, 10pm, FREE; Jan. 13: The Merles, 10 pm, FREE.
200 Fifth 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in ParkSlope, (718) 638-2925.Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae and hip-hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10; Fridays:Friday Night Salsa with a live salsa band andDJs Blazer One and Big Will spinning salsa,reggae, hip-hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10.
Vox Pop1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road inFlatbush, (718) 940-2084,www.voxpopnet.net.Jan. 7: Richard Pryor Tribute, 8 pm, $4; Jan.10: Vox Pop 9/11 Collective Research Project,7 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Denise Barbarita &Friends, 9 pm, two-drink minimum; Jan. 14:Indie Night with Brian Jarvis, The Boy Bathing,Sean Spellman and Mike Fraser, two-drinkminimum.
Zebulon258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue inWilliamsburg, (718) 218-6934, www.zebuloncafeconcert.com.Jan. 7: Zemog, el Gallo Bueno, 10 pm, FREE;Jan. 8: Akim Funk Buddha & The EbonyasiaProject Yumi Kurasawa, Wynne Bennet, 10pm, FREE; Jan. 9: We Do It For The Money!(Zebulon Jam Band), 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 10:Himalayas with Kenny Wollesen, JonathanHaffner, Tony Scherr, and more, 10 pm, FREE;Jan. 11: Eye Contact, Ryan Sawyer, 10 pm,FREE; Jan. 12: Azouhouni Adou (music fromthe Ivory Coast), 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Forrofor All, Rob Curto, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: BayeKouyate et les Tougarake (music from Mali), 10pm, FREE.
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Burnside Project plays Northsix Jan. 13.
Violinist Jenny Scheinman playsBarbes Jan. 10.
The Backroom(Inside Freddy’s Bar) 485 Dean St. at SixthAvenue in Prospect Heights, (718) 622-7035, www.freddysbackroom.com.Jan. 7: Catalyst Art Opening with SharkAttack, 8 pm, Pablo Galesi, 10:30 pm, TheCaveman Go, 11:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: PubQuiz, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 9: The MoodswingSeries featuring Fay Victor and her ensemble,9:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Minimalist BrooklynChick Jazz with Christiana Drapkin andStephanie Greig, 9:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: DivaNight, 9:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Alex Battles’Whiskey Rebellion, 9:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 14:Jones Street Boys, 9:30 pm, Will Scott, 10:30pm, M Shanghai String Band, 11:30 pm, FREE.
BAM Cafe30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in FortGreene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org.Jan. 7: The E.J. Strickland Project, 9 pm, $10food/drink minimum; Jan. 13: Peter Apfel-baum and the New York Hieroglyphics, 9 pm,$10 food/drink minimum; Jan. 14: GordonChambers, 9 pm, $10 food/drink minimum.
Bar4444 Seventh Ave. at 15th Street in ParkSlope, (718) 832-9800, www.bar4.net.Jan. 8: James Carney Group, 8 pm, $5.
Barbes376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope,(718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com.Sundays: Stephane Wrembel’s Hot Club ofNew York, 9 pm, $8 suggested donation; Mon-days: The Velmeers, 9:30 pm, FREE; Tues-days: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednes-days: “Night of the Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm,$8; Jan. 7: Andy Statman, 8 pm, $8, FamoroDioubate’s Kakande, 10 pm, $5; Jan. 8: TheFour Bags, 7 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: Jenny Schein-man, 7 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Loren StillmanQuartet, 8 pm, $8, Andy Milne’s Dapp Theory,10 pm, $8; Jan. 12: Matt Maneri, 8 pm, 10pm, $10 per set; Jan. 13: Dayna Kurtz, 8 pm,The 4th Street Niteowls, 10 pm, FREE; Jan.14: The Jack Grace Band, 10 pm, FREE.
Bembe81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williams-burg, (718) 387-5389, www.bembe.us.Saturdays: Rhum, live DJs alongside live Latinpercussion flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: NoSelectors with live DJs, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays:Cold Hands with DJ DiGilog and special guestvocalists, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: NaturalSelections with DJ Jon Bless (JB) and guests, 9pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Convalescence withDJ Stefan Andemicael, 9 pm, FREE; Thurs-days: Toque with DJ Nat and live percussionsets, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: World Beat Flavors,9 pm, FREE.
Black Betty366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Streetin Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.blackbetty.net.Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalimar, 11 pm, FREE; Sun-days: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquandand DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays:Rev. Vince Anderson and his Love Choir, 10:30pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Rocks, 10 pm, FREE;Wednesdays: Yah Supreme & Brohemian,9:30 pm, FREE; Fridays: The Greenhouse withDJ MonkOne, 11 pm, FREE.
Bodegas860 Fulton St. at Clinton Avenue in ClintonHill, (718) 230-3728.Fridays: The Aural Assault Project with DJKahn, 8 pm, FREE; Sundays: In House withDemetrius & Malik featuring live percussionand funky visuals, 8 pm, FREE.
The BrooklynLyceum227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in ParkSlope, (718) 398-7301, www.gowanus.com.Jan. 7: Blue Night with James Gilchrist, 7:30pm, $10, Stephen Galgocy, 8:30 pm, $10,Improv Summit IV with Improv Centric Unit,Big Black Car, Arsenal, 5 Dudes hosted byNorman K, 9:45 pm, $10.
Cafe Steinhof422 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in ParkSlope, (718) 369-7776,www.cafesteinhof.com.Jan. 11: The Jack Grace Band, 10:30 pm, FREE.
Cattyshack249 Fourth Ave. at Carroll Street in ParkSlope, (718) 230-5740, www.cattyshackbklyn.com.Saturdays: (Main floor) DJs Daryl Raymond &BK Brewster, 10 pm, $TBD; Tuesdays: (Down-stairs) Trivia Night with Sancho, 7 pm, FREE,(Upstairs) After work party with rotating DJs, 5pm, $5, FREE after midnight; Wednesdays:(Downstairs) “I’m Okay, You’re Okay Kara-Okay,” 9 pm, FREE to watch, $5 all you cansing, (Upstairs) “Oink!” with DJ Floyd for dirtyboys hosted by PJ, 9 pm, $3; Thursdays:(Upstairs) Schoolhouse with DJ ’Lina & DarylRaymond, 9 pm, $TBD; Fridays: (Main floor)All-request after-work party with DJ Lugnut,Cirrah with DJ Mark James, and rotating go-go with Maine & Sarah and Cinnamon &Keisha, 10 pm, $5.
Chocolate Monkey329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue inPark Slope, (718) 789-7896.Saturdays: Express a.k.a. open mic poetry tal-ent showcase, 10 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge After-Party with DJ Ozkar Fuller spinning house, clas-sics and rare grooves, 12:30 am, FREE;Sundays: GMHC Center Holiday Party’s“Alternative Life Styles,” 8 pm, FREE; Tues-days: Femme Elite Entertainment music by DJsCandy and Inez hosted by Lisa Love, 6 pm,FREE ($5 after 9 pm); Wednesdays: ComedyShowcase hosted by Ray DeJon, 7 pm, $10;Thursdays: A Taste of the Underground featur-ing DJ Ras & DJ Cloud 9, 6 pm, FREE; Fridays:After Work Karaoke hosted by Lisa Smiles, 6pm, FREE, Live music and DJ, 11 pm, $5.
Club Exit147 Greenpoint Ave. at Manhattan Avenuein Greenpoint, (718) 349-6969, www.club-exit.com.Saturdays: DJ Dance Party, 10 pm, $15 (ladiesFREE until midnight); Fridays: DJ Dance Party,10 pm, FREE.
Club Xo1819 Utica Ave. at Avenue J in Flatlands,(718) 209-0525, www.clubxonyc.com.Saturdays and Fridays: “The Best of the Best”featuring live DJs, 11 pm, FREE before mid-night, $10 after midnight.
Cornerstone Bar1502 Cortelyou Road at Marlborough Roadin Flatbush, (718) 940-9037.Tuesdays: Open mic, 8 pm, FREE.
Crossroads Cafe1241 A Prospect Ave. at Reeve Place inWindsor Terrace, (718) 972-1852.Tuesdays: Jazz series with Todd Neufeld andfriends, 8 pm, $5 donation suggested.
CrossroadsSaloon2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway inSheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393.
Saturdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE.
Dakar Cafe285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue inClinton Hill, (718) 398-8900, www.dakarcafe.net.Saturdays: Afro-Samba, 9 pm, FREE; Tues-days: T.K. Blue Ensemble, 8 pm, 10 pm, FREE
Europa Night Club98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue inGreenpoint, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com.Saturdays: VIP Dance Party, 10 pm, FREEbefore 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm;Sundays: Art Nights, 7:30 pm, $10; Fridays:Sexy Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREEbefore 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Jan. 8:Sarah Ayers Band, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE before8 pm with student ID).
Five Spot459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue inClinton Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Saturdays: DJ Aki, 6 pm, FREE, “Back toBrooklyn” with The Beat Miners, midnight, $5;Mondays: Open turntables hosted by Elijah, 8pm, FREE; Tuesdays: DJ Handspin Dinero, 6pm, FREE, DJ Tommy Talkz, 8 pm, FREE, “HotDamn Tuesdaze” (comedy night) with DaveLester, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Copa,6 pm, FREE, Soul F’Real, an R&B open mic forSoul Singers, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: LargeProfessor presents “Timbuktu,” 10 pm, FREE.
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January 7, 2006 AWP 9WWW.BROOKLYNPAPERS.COMTHE BROOKLYN PAPERS
“The People’s Advocacy Groupwas something I started basedon my many disappointmentswith government and services,”explains Southerland, as if itwere a stump speech—abettedby a resonant and expressivevoice that could only belong tosomeone who used to workin radio. “I live in a housingcomplex and I’ve had to con-stantly be in court to demandrepairs, so I know how that sys-tem works—or doesn’t. Once Ihad an incident where the roofleaked into my linen closet, so Ihad to learn how to get a judgeto order the complex to fix it.This show is about whatmishaps happen when govern-ment works for government, notthe people.”
As Southerland sees it, theworst crime government com-mits—and by that he meansboth the institutions as well asthe employees—is its laissez-faireattitude toward ordinary citi-zens, not the sexier law-breakingsubjects that usually make thenews, like graft or politicalpatronage. He feels his best shotat addressing the problem is tofocus each episode of his showon a specific concern, such as
Social Security, New York State’sharsh, Rockefeller-era drug laws,and what he cheekily terms “themiseducation” of New York Cityschoolchildren.
“Like my mother,” Souther-land explains. “One time shehad an issue with SocialSecurity—they were trying todeduct or even stop her checks,and we had to stop them.” Wasthere a reason the governmentwas trying to do this? No, hesays, it’s simply how the systemworks—there is a cynical atti-tude by government towardits citizens, and consequentlycitizens must take an equallycynical attitude toward its gov-ernment.
And while he is not a lawyerand cannot take on specificcases, Southerland says, “We caneducate people to take their owncases on. I feel if you empowerpeople with education theybecome self-sufficient. Lookhow attorneys operate. Theyrepresent you as long as you paythem. Then, as soon as themoney is gone, they’re gone.Well, you have to ask, ‘What’sthe best way to help people?’There are resources on theInternet. There are books. There
are resources where you can geta general knowledge that willcarry you through like any attor-ney. I point people in thosedirections.”
“Once,” Southerland goes on,“I met with an assistant to [NewYork State Senate MajorityLeader] Sheldon Silver and I wastold to pay a lobbyist if I wantedto reach him. Can you believethat?” His voice climbs anotheroctave.
Southerland’s transition fromradio to television was relativelyeasy. The late Julian Hill, he says,whose BCAT program, Take Itto the Hill, also had a good-gov-ernment-activist theme, inspiredhim to take BCAT classes, learnvideo equipment, and, mostfundamental, to get his fiery pas-sion before the viewers.
“My show lasts 28 minutes and30 seconds—I fill that time withall the vital information I can.” ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
People’s Advocacy Group canbe seen in Brooklyn on BCATon Wednesdays at 2:30pm and10:30pm on Time WarnerCable channel 34, Cablevisionchannel 67 and streaming liveonline at www.bcat.tv.
The Sonny Side Upby Leonard Jacobs
BCAT Program Guide – What’s on Brooklyn Community Access Television
SOMETIMES THE BEST ADVICE IS THE SIMPLEST.For example: don’t mess with Sonny Southerland. The
producer of The People’s Advocacy Group Presents PAGMagazine, which has been airing on BCAT/BrooklynCommunity Access Television for six years, is dedicated tohelping everyday citizens demand what their tax dollars enti-tle them to: a local, state, and federal government freed fromthe shackles of red tape. It’s a noble aim inspired by the factthat Southerland himself has had a more than a few charmedexperiences with government bureaucracy. Except that he’slearned how to fight it and learned how to win.
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PERFORMANCEBARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works
by Mozart, Kodaly and Brahms. $35, $25 stu-dents. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Ful-ton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083.
HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Ah, Wilderness!” 2 pm.See Sat., Jan. 7.
CHILDRENBROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: presents
Chinese opera. $4, free for members andchildren younger than 1 year. 2:30 pm. 145Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400.
PUPPETWORKS: “Puss in Boots.” 12:30 pmand 2:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 7.
OTHERADOPTION: Singles who are considering
adopting are invited to learn about the pro-cess. $15. Noon to 1:30 pm. CongregationBeth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place. (212) 558-9949.
GALLERY TALK: Brooklyn Museum hosts a talkby curator Edward Bleiberg on the museum’scollection of mosaics. $8, $4 students andseniors, free for children age 12 and younger.2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000.
MOVIE: Union Temple of Brooklyn presents“Divan,” followed by a discussion led byfilmmaker. 3 pm. 17 Eastern Parkway. (718)638-7600. Free.
SUNDAY AT SUNNY’S: Reading by severalauthors. $3. 3 pm. 253 Conover St. (718)625-8211.
SHORTS: Brooklyn Lyceum presents “AnEvening of the World’s Best Short Films.”$10. 7 pm to 9 pm. 227 Fourth Ave.www.brooklynlyceum.com. (718) 857-4816.
CAFE STEINHOF: Screens the film “QuizShow” (1994), starring Park Slope’s ownJohn Turturro. 10:30 pm. No cover. 422Seventh Ave. (718) 369-7776.
MON, JAN 9
NATURE BABIES: Prospect Park AudubonCenter hosts a music, storytelling and craftsprogram for 1 to 3 year olds and their care-givers. 9:30 am to 11 am. Call for fee infor-mation. Audubon Center, Prospect Park,near the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenueentrance. (718) 287-3400, ext. 101.
TRAVELING CINEMA: Barbes Bar presents aseries of documentaries on Appalachia.Tonight: “Lord and Father” (1982). 7 pm.376 Ninth St. (718) 288-1761. Free.
DANCE WORKOUT: Mark Morris Dance Grouppresents Rhythm and Motion Dance. Adultexercise class uses hip-hop, jazz, African,Latin and modern dance forms. $12. 7 pm to8 pm. 3 Lafayette Ave. (718) 624-8400.
by Beethoven. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students.7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old FultonStreet at the East River. (718) 624-2083.
HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents Eugene O’Neill’s“Ah, Wilderness!” $13, $10 seniors, studentsand children. 8 pm. 26 Willow Place. (718)237-2752.
BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: presents“Elsewhere,” by Shannon Hummel and CoraDance. $15, $10 members, $8 low-income. 8pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018.
GALLERY PLAYERS: presents the romanticcomedy “As You Like It,” by WilliamShakespeare. $15, $12 children and seniors.8 pm. 199 14th St. (212) 352-3101.
PLAY: Bay Ridge Jewish Center presents NeilSimon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” 1991 Tony Awardwinner for Best Play. $13 in advance, $15 atthe door. 8 pm. Bay Ridge Jewish Center,Fourth Avenue at 81st Street. For reserva-tions, call (718) 836-3103.
CHILDRENARTY FACTS: Brooklyn Museum invites kids,
ages 4 and older, to look at art and have anarts and crafts session. $8 adults, $4 seniors,free for children under age 12. 11 am and 2pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000.
PUPPETWORKS: presents a marionette per-formance of “Puss in Boots.” $8, $7 children.Recommended for ages 4 and older. 12:30pm and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. at FourthStreet. (718) 965-3391.
TEEN AUDITION: Brooklyn Arts Exchangeinvites high school students preparing forcollege auditions to a workshop which teach-es audition techniques. $15. 2 pm to 4 pm.421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018.
BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: hosts aThank You Week. Decorate a card to showgratitude to a loved one. Appropriate forages 5 and older. $4, free for members andchildren younger than 1 year. 3 pm to 4 pm.
145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. PUPPET SHOW: Talking Hands Theater pres-
ents Rudyard Kipling’s “How the ElephantGot Its Trunk.” $7, $5 children. Appropriatefor ages 2 to 7. Monster Gallery, 234 FourthAve. Call for time. (914) 318-4280.
BABY LEARNING: Applewood hosts a 10-weekcourse in a musical introduction to sign lan-guage for babies and their parents. $200.Call for time. 501 11th St. (718) 768-2044.
OTHERJEWISH HISTORY: Union Temple offers a week-
ly course on Basic Judaism. Today: “Mo-dernity: Enlightenment and Emancipation.” 9am to 10:15 am. Light breakfast offered. 17Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-7600. Free.
ARTIST TALK: MoCADA offers a talk by artiststhat offers a look between art techniquesand life experiences. 2 pm. The James DavisArts Building, 80 Hanson Place. (718) 230-0492. Free.
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN: Annual stu-dent/ teacher art exhibit, “Visions ofNature,” and sale. $5 adults, $3 seniors andstudents, free for members. 10 am to 4:30pm. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7200.
SUN, JAN 15
PERFORMANCEBCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
at Brooklyn College presents “Best of Broad-way,” featuring the songs of Andrew LloydWebber. $15 to $35. 2 pm. Walt WhitmanTheater at Brooklyn College, one block fromthe intersection of Flatbush and Nostrandavenues. (718) 951-4500.
MUSIC OFF THE WALLS: Brooklyn Museumhosts a series with Brooklyn Philharmonic fea-turing music set to industrial photography of
Edward Burtynsky, “Manufactured Land-scapes.” $15, $10 students, seniors and muse-um members. 3 pm. Gallery talk led by muse-um educators at 2 pm. “Manufactured Land-scapes” is on display at the museum throughJan. 15. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 488-5913.
HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Ah, Wilderness!.” 2 pm.See Sat., Jan. 14.
GALLERY PLAYERS: “As You Like It.” 3 pm.See Sat., Jan 14.
BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of worksby Beethoven. 4 pm. See Sat., Jan 14.
PLAY: “Lost in Yonkers.” 5 pm. See Sat., Jan. 14.
CHILDRENCONCERT: Suzi Shelton performs for the play-
ground set, youngster ages 2.5 to 7 years. 1pm. Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave. (917) 416-4012. Free.
PUPPETWORKS: “Puss in Boots.” 12:30 pmand 2:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 14.
OTHERGALLERY TALK: Brooklyn Museum hosts a talk,
“Afternoon Groove: Crafting Funk.” Bringyour own knitting or crochet project and joinfiber artist Xenobia Bailey for a crochetingbee, funk music and community dialogue.$8, $4 students and seniors, free for children12 and under. 3 pm to 5 pm. 200 EasternParkway. (718) 638-5000.
MEET THE CURATOR: Clinton Hill Art Galleryintroduces the curator behind its currentexhibit. 2 pm to 4 pm. 154a Vanderbilt Ave.(718) 852-0227. Free.
SHORTS: Brooklyn Lyceum presents “AnEvening of the World’s Best Short Films.”$10. 7 pm to 9 pm. 227 Fourth Ave.www.brooklynlyceum.com. (718) 857-4816.
CAFE STEINHOF: Screens the film “TreesLounge” (1996), written and directed by ParkSlope actor Steve Buscemi. 10:30 pm. Nocover. 422 Seventh Ave. (718) 369-7776.
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Eye-scrapers: “Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky” are on display at the BrooklynMuseum in Prospect Heights through Jan. 15.
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Classic entertainment: Chinese The-atre Works will present a Peking-styleopera, suitable for all ages, at theBrooklyn Children’s Museum on Jan.8 at 2:30 pm.
TUES, JAN 10
SPECIAL NEEDS TALK: Resources for Childrenwith Special Needs hosts a talk: “Transitionfrom School to Adult Life.” 10 am to 1 pm.Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman PlazaWest. (212) 677-4650. Free.
SENIOR MEETING: AARP of Bay Ridge meets.Shore Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Road. Callfor time. (718) 748-9114.
DINNER MEETING: Columbian Lawyers Asso-ciation of Brooklyn meets. Topic of discus-sion is “How to Avoid a Contested Probate.”6 pm. Nino’s Restaurant, 1110 HylandBoulevard, Staten Island. Call for ticket infor-mation. (718) 875-0158.
BUSINESS WORKSHOP: Church AvenueMerchants Block Association offers a talk,“How to Start Your Business.” Learn basicsof business planning, licensing and permits.6 pm to 8:30 pm. 884 Flatbush Ave. (718)282-2500. Free.
DISCUSSION: Prospect Park YMCA hosts areading and discussion of a book of essays,“Awakening from the Dream: Civil RightsUnder Siege and the New Struggle for EqualJustice.” Learn how federal courts work, ordon’t work, to promote justice. 7:30 pm. 357Ninth St. (718) 499-0425. Free.
AUDITIONS: Brooklyn Philharmonia Chorusholds auditions for its spring concert series.Call. (718) 907-0963.
WEDS, JAN 11
WRITING WORKSHOP: Families First hosts aworkshop “Memoirs for Moms.” Mothersare invited to create a personal memoir fortheir children. $80 for four-sessions. 10 am tonoon. 250 Baltic St. (718) 237-1862.
SAT PREP: Federation of Italian-AmericanOrganizations offers a prep class for highschool students. Every Wednesday, 6 pm to8 pm. Seth Low JHS 96, 99 Avenue P. Call.(718) 232-2266.
THURS, JAN 12
BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: presentsa workshop on worry dolls. $4, free formembers and children under 1 year. 3 pm to4 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400.
LITERARY SERIES: Brooklyn Academy of Musicand the National Book Awards presents “Eat,Drink and Be Literary: Dinner and a Reading.”Tonight, author Gish Jen reads from herwork. Kurt Andersen is moderator. $42. 6:30pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4129.
BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of worksby Beethoven. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students.7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old FultonStreet at the East River. (718) 624-2083.
READING: Ken Siegelman, Brooklyn’s PoetLaureate, signs “City Souls,” his 10th bookof poetry. 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Barnes andNoble, 267 Seventh Ave. (917) 559-4770. Free.
FRI, JAN 13
METRO CARD: NYC Transit invites senior citi-zens and persons with disabilities to applyfor the reduced fare Metro Card. 7 am to 8am. Van is located at 86th Street and BayParkway. (212) Metrocard.
BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of worksby Beethoven. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students.7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old FultonStreet at the East River. (718) 624-2083.
FISH TALK: Brooklyn Aquarium Society pres-ents a talk “Corydoras Cats from A to Z.”$5, free for members. 7:30 pm. NYAquarium, West Eighth Street at SurfAvenue. (718) 837-4455.
GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: New theater seriespresents “Bar Flies,” as part of its “Evolve”series. $12. 8 pm. 70 North Sixth St. (718)384-4586.
HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Ah, Wilderness!” 8 pm.See Sat., Jan. 14.
BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: “Elsewhere.” 8pm. See Sat., Jan 14.
SAT, JAN 14
PERFORMANCEMUSIC: St. Simon and Jude Church presents an
evening of classic Neapolitan songs withAntonio Guarna and Alba Mazza. $35 perperson includes buffet dinner, dessert,singing and dancing. 6:30 pm. 294 Ave. T.Call in advance for tickets. (718) 375-9600.
BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works
SAT, JAN 7
OUTDOORS AND TOURSMULCH FEST: Bring your holiday tree to Pros-
pect Park and turn it into mulch. Remove alldecorations. Enter park at any entrance.Bring container to take mulch home. 10 amto 2 pm. (718) 287-3400. For additional loca-tions and event information, visitww.nyc.gov/parks or call 311. Free.
WOOD CHIP GIVEAWAY: Brooklyn BotanicGarden and Green-Wood Cemetery host aChristmas tree recycling event. Bring yourtree and take-away mulch. Borough Presi-dent Markowitz will recycle Borough Hall’sChristmas Tree at 11 am. 11 am to 3 pm.Fifth Avenue at 25th Street. Call 311. Free.
PERFORMANCESHOW-OFF FEST: Galapagos Art Space pres-
ents a show of music, theater, dance, per-formance and visual art, all performed bystaff members. 7 pm. 70 North Sixth St.(718) 384-4586, ext. 3. Free.
BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of Mozart,Kodaly and Brahms. $35, $25 students. 7:30pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Streetat the East River. (718) 624-2083.
FIRST WEEKEND: Brooklyn Arts Exchangepresents its new performance and discussionseries. Choreographers Alicia Diaz andMarion Ramirez present “Mar Adentro.”More. $15, $10 members, $8 low-income. 8pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018.
HAITIAN MUSIC: La Troupe Makandal presents“Carnival Dawn,” its closing performance of“Rising Sun: A Vodou Drama of Death andRebirth.” $15, $10 students and seniors, $5children age 12 and younger. 8 pm. SouthOxford Space, 138 South Oxford St. (718)953-6638.
HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents Eugene O’Neill’s“Ah, Wilderness!” $13, $10 seniors, studentsand children. 8 pm. 26 Willow Place. (718)237-2752.
BROOKLYN LYCEUM: Night of improvisationwith Big Black Car, Arsenal and ImprovCentric Unit. $10. 9:45 pm. 227 Fourth Ave.(718) 857-4816.
CHILDRENBROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: presents
“Blooming Babies Weekend: AnimalHomes.” Appropriate for ages 18 months to2 years. $4, free for members and childrenyounger than 1 year. 11 am to noon. 145Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400.
PUPPETWORKS: Marionette performance of“Puss in Boots.” $8, $7 children. Recom-mended for ages 4 and older. 12:30 pm and2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street.(718) 965-3391.
ARTY FACTS: Brooklyn Museum invites kids,ages 4 and older, to look at art. Arts andcrafts session follows. $8 adults, $4 seniorsand seniors, free for children younger thanage 12. 11 am and 2 pm. 200 EasternParkway. (718) 638-5000.
PUPPET SHOW: Talking Hands Theater pres-ents Rudyard Kipling’s “How the ElephantGot Its Trunk.” $7, $5 children. Appropriatefor ages 2 to 7. Monster Gallery, 234 FourthAve. Call for time. (914) 318-4280.
OTHERFIRST SATURDAY: Brooklyn Museum hosts its
monthly “First Saturday.” Tonight’s programincludes a performance by the BrooklynBallet featuring traditional and contemporarywork at 6 pm; band, Musette Explosion, per-forms accordion music and American jazzfrom 6 pm to 7:30 pm; arts and crafts eventto create a beaded headdress from 6:30 pmto 8:30 pm; tour of exhibit “ManufacturedLandscapes: The Photographs of EdwardBurtynsky” at 7 pm; The Brooklyn Phil-harmonic presents “Amadeus Live!” at 8:30pm; dance party from 9 pm to 11 pm withwaltz music by the Vienna Festival Orchestra.Event runs from 5 pm to 11 pm. 200 EasternParkway. (718) 638-5000. Free.
JEWISH HISTORY: Union Temple offers aweekly course on Basic Judaism. Today:“Synagogue, Prayer, Talmudic Judaism, TheMiddle Ages.” 9 am to 10:15 am. Lightbreakfast offered. 17 Eastern Parkway. (718)638-7600. Free.
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Author BarnetSchecter reads and signs his book: “The Devil’sOwn Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and theFight to Reconstruct America.” 1 pm. FifthAvenue at 25th Street. (718) 788-7850. Free.
KNIT ONE, PERL TWO: Creative Arts Studiohosts a “Pic-knit.” Knit and nosh while work-ing on your own creation. $20. 2 pm to 5pm. 310 Atlantic Ave. (718) 797-5600.
MICRO MUSEUM: Composer Andy Cohenplays interactive musical sculpture. $10 peradult pair, $5 per senior/ student pair. 2 pmand 4 pm. Also, Open Wall reception. 5 pmto 7 pm. 123 Smith St. (718) 797-3116.
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NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT: KINGSCOUNTY. NYCTL 1999-1 TRUST AND THE BANKOF NEW YORK AS COLLATERAL AGENT ANDCUSTODIAN, Pltf. vs. 395 VAN BRUNT ST.REALTY CORP., et al, Defts. Index #8292/04.Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered June 14, 2005, I will sell at pubic auctionin Room 261 on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 at 3:00p.m. at the Kings County Courthouse, 360Adams St., Brooklyn, NY prem. k/a 395 Van BruntSt., Brooklyn, NY a/k/a Block 598, Lot 5. Saidproperty located on the southeasterly side of VanBrunt St. 80 ft. northeasterly from the easterlycorner formed by the intersection of Van Bruntand Van Dyke St., being a plot 20 ft. x 90 ft.Approx. amt. of judgment is $12,980.67 pluscosts and interest. Sold subject to terms and con-ditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.ERNEST BARTOL, Referee. SHAPIRO & DICARO,LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 777 Larkfield Rd., Commack,NY - (631) 462-2525. #65053. BP01-04
Notice of formation of limited liability company(LLC). Name: Baby Bop Foods, LLC. Articles ofOrganization filed with Secretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 10/12/2005. NY office location:Kings County. SSNY has been designated asagent of the LLC upon whom process against itmay be served. The post office address to whichthe SSNY shall mail a copy of any process againstthe LLC served upon him/her is 105 State St., #2,Brooklyn, NY 11201, Attn: Jennifer Gutierrez.Latest date to dissolve: Indefinite. Purpose/char-acter of LLC: Food Manufacturing. BP01-06
Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County on the 30th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501099/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: JenniferSaxon. My present name is: Female Saxon. Mypresent address is: 855 Greene Avenue,Brooklyn, New York 11221. My place of birth is:Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is: February10, 1956. BP01
Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County on the 29th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501094/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: BlimieGreenfield. My present name is: SarahGreenfield. My present address is: 36 RossStreet, Brooklyn, New York 11211. My place ofbirth is: New York, New York. My date of birth is:August 9, 2005. BP01
Notice is hereby given that a license, number1172894 for a Beer and Wine license has beenapplied for by the undersigned, Smooch Café,Inc., to sell beer and wine at retail in a café underalcoholic Beverage Control Law at 264-66Carlton Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11205 in KingsCounty, Brooklyn for on-premises consumption.
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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County on the 28th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501087/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: Rachel FannyPhillips Flamm. My present name is: RachelFanny Phillips. My present address is: 145 HicksStreet, Brooklyn, New York 11201. My place ofbirth is: Port Jefferson, New York. My date ofbirth is: July 28, 1972. BP01
Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County on the 19th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501074/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: JuliaStevanovic Ragle. My present name is: Julia T.Stevanovic. My present address is: 5718 FortHamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11219.My place of birth is: Cold Spring, New York. Mydate of birth is: September 4, 1974. BP01
Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County on the 29th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501092/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: Della JewelZimmerman. My present name is: Anna FloryZimmerman. My present address is: 195 ProspectPark West, Brooklyn, New York 11215. My placeof birth is: New York, New York. My date of birthis: November 6, 2004. BP01
Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County, on the 29th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501095/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: MahwishAhmed. My present name is: Mawish Butt. Mypresent address is: 2060 East 19th Street,Brooklyn, New York 11229. My place of birth is:Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is:November 10, 2004.
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210 Grandview Avenue, LLC, Notice of formationof Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles ofOrganization filed with the Secretary of State ofNew York (SSNY) on November 30, 2005. Officelocation: Kings County. SSNY has been designat-ed as agent of the LLC upon who process againstit may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of anyprocess to Joseph Altilio, 2333 East 72nd Street,Brooklyn, NY 11234. BP01-06
Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County on the 27th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501082/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: LyndonByrthen. My present name is: Xiaoling He. Mypresent address is: 317A Franklin Avenue,Brooklyn, New York 11238. My place of birth is:Beijing, China. My date of birth is: July 3, 1978.
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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered bythe Civil Court, Kings County on the 30th day ofDecember, 2005, bearing the Index NumberN501096/05, a copy of which may be examinedat the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVILCOURT KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street,Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grantsme rights to: Assume the name of: LazarTreschan. My present name is: Lazar Treszczana/k/a Lazar Treschan. My present address is: 452DeGraw Street, Brooklyn, New York 11217. Myplace of birth is: Madison, Wisconsin. My date ofbirth is: January 11, 1975. CG01
Horn Affiliates Realty LLC, Notice of formation ofLimited Liability Company (LLC). Articles ofOrganization filed with the Secretary of State ofNew York (SSNY) on September 27, 2005. Officelocation: Kings County. SSNY has been designat-ed as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY may mail a copyof any process to Leonard M. Ridini, Jr., Esq., 534Broad Hollow Road, Suite 430, Melville, NY11747. BP49-01
210 Grandview Avenue, LLC, Notice of formationof Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles ofOrganization filed with the Secretary of State ofNew York (SSNY) on November 30, 2005. Officelocation: Kings County. SSNY has been designat-ed as agent of the LLC upon who process againstit may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of anyprocess to Joseph Altilio, 2333 East 72nd Street,Brooklyn, NY 11234. BR01-06
Articles of Organization of Guardian PropertyManagement of Brooklyn, LLC. Under Section203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. FIRST:The name of the limited liability company isGUARDIAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFBROOKLYN, LLC. SECOND: The county withinthis state in which the office of the limited liabili-ty company is to be located is Kings. THIRD: Thesecretary of state is designated as agent of thelimited liability company upon whom processagainst it may be served. The post office addresswithin or without this state to which the secretaryof state shall mail a copy of any process againstthe limited liability company served upon him orher is Corporation Service Company, 80 StateStreet, Albany, New York 12207. FOURTH: Thename and street address within this state of theregistered agent of the limited liability companyupon whom and at which process against the lim-ited liability company can be served isCorporation Service Company, 80 State Street,Albany, New York 12207. FIFTH: The limited lia-bility company is to be managed by 1 or moremembers. Joanne A. Burkhartt, Organizer.
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Articles of Organization of Guardian PropertyManagement of Brooklyn, LLC. Under Section203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. FIRST:The name of the limited liability company isGUARDIAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFBROOKLYN, LLC. SECOND: The county withinthis state in which the office of the limited liabili-ty company is to be located is Kings. THIRD: Thesecretary of state is designated as agent of thelimited liability company upon whom processagainst it may be served. The post office addresswithin or without this state to which the secretaryof state shall mail a copy of any process againstthe limited liability company served upon him orher is Corporation Service Company, 80 StateStreet, Albany, New York 12207. FOURTH: Thename and street address within this state of theregistered agent of the limited liability companyupon whom and at which process against the lim-ited liability company can be served isCorporation Service Company, 80 State Street,Albany, New York 12207. FIFTH: The limited lia-bility company is to be managed by 1 or moremembers. Joanne A. Burkhartt, Organizer.
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To the editor:Bruce Ratner is so desperate for some
activity at his Atlantic Yards project thathe decided to take blight into his ownhands. Because his project is under reviewof the State Environmental Quality Re-view Process (SEQRA), he does not havefull control over his properties. New YorkState law requires that once a review isunder way, the site must remain in thesame condition throughout the review.
So what’s an eager developer to do? He
manufactures blight! In this case, he isclaiming hazardous building conditions.Buildings that were recently occupied arenow suddenly unsafe. Anyone involvedwith rehabbing old buildings knows that aproperty does not go from fully habitableto unsafe in less than a year. Is it possiblethat these buildings received human assis-tance in an effort to accelerate decay underRatner’s ownership?
I believe that Ratner is trying to con-vince local residents and businesses into
thinking that the project has begun andthey should get out of his way. He alsomust convince his impatient investors thatthere is activity at the Yards, so theyshould sit tight with their investment.
The result could be that an intact neigh-borhood will have holes punched into it.With enough empty lots, Ratner hopes tocreate enough “blight” to justify eminent do-main condemnations. This is nothing morethan old fashion blockbusting.
Lucy Koteen, Fort Greene
Point and counterpoint on Ratner’s ‘Domain’
Boss KOs DeBlasioWE GOT PLAYED — but it
looks like we did it toourselves. Brooklyn had
its best shot in years of nabbingthe powerful job of Speaker of theCouncil this week, but the veryable Councilmember Bill DeBla-sio (D-Park Slope) eventually fellto colleague Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan).
Brooklyn has a plurality of seatson the Council, but Quinn built acoalition of members from Man-hattan, Queens and the Bronx thatdrove her to victory.
She also had the support of As-semblymember Vito Lopez, who
assemblyman, can put together ablock of votes just so he can giveit like a gift,” the councilmembertold us.
“They made a deal, so let’s seewhat they get in return from ChrisQuinn.”
Lopez, by the way, didn’t re-turn our call.
We’re not naive enough tothink that the selection of a newCity Council Speaker should be atransparent process rather than abehind-the-scenes, bare-knuckledpolitical power grab.
But a paper can dream, can’tit?
recently replaced disgraced andconvicted Clarence Norman asthe head of the Brooklyn Democ-rats. Lopez muscled severalBrooklyn councilmembers toback Quinn so Brooklyn could“have a seat at the table,” as heput it.
But why not the seat at thehead of the table?
Because, insiders said, Lopezwas less concerned with helpingDeBlasio than with keeping hishands on the more-hidden leversof power in the city.
“It’s all about the committeechairs that his people will get,”
one Council insider told TheBrooklyn Papers. Lopez, the in-sider continued, wants to controlthings like the Housing Commit-tee, where most of the city’s land-use decisions are made — andwhose members benefit mightilyfrom donations from developers.
ACOUNCILMEMBERwho back-ed DeBlasio was still fum-ing about his experience tak-
ing on Lopez. He complained that when he
called a colleague to lobby for De-Blasio, he was told, “Sorry, butVito has my vote.”
“I resent that Vito Lopez, an
TO THE EDITOR
KING OF KINGS BY VINCE DIMICELI.
OUR OPINION ALL DRAWN OUT
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Ratner is creating his own ‘blight’ Ratner is protection the communityTo the editor:
According to LZATechnologies, one ofthe most well-respected independent pro-fessional engineering firms in the country,the six structures slated for abatement anddemolition [referred to in the letter at left]pose a serious health and public safety riskto the surrounding community.
In most of these buildings, the roofs,ceilings and walls have partially collapsed.The remaining standing structures continueto deteriorate at an accelerated rate.
These buildings are under our con-trol and as such are our responsibility.Should a fire break out, a brick fall ora wall collapse onto the street, then wewould be at fault.
Risking the community to these poten-tial hazards is quite simply not somethingForest City Ratner would ever do and itis not something any thoughtful andknowledgeable person should condone.
So let’s be clear, the demolition of thesebuildings is not about the proposed Atlantic
Yards project. It is about public safety. If opponents want to have a discussion
about their concerns with the project, thenwe are more than happy to continue ourdiscussions. However, when it comes tothe safety of this community, we refuse toget into a political debate.Bruce Bender
The writer is executive vice-president ofForest City Ratner, which has proposed anarena, residential and commercial develop-ment stretching eastward from the inter-section of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues.
NOW THAT CADMAN PLAZA EASTbetween Tillary Street andRed Cross Place has become
a private, guarded parking lot forcourthouse employees, it’s time forarea residents to get something back.
Each day, as I take my 15-minutestroll from the Court Street subwaystation down the hill to The Brook-lyn Papers’ offices in DUMBO, Iget increasingly annoyed as I’m
forced to weave around thebumpers of cars pushed up onto thecurbs to maximize parking spacesin this now-privately run publicstreet dividing Cadman Plaza andWalt Whitman parks.
I guess I should just be happythat the security guards, who sit inidling Ford Crown Victorias at ei-ther end of the lot, allow me to passthrough — although I should wear
a gas mask to guard against thefumes spewing out so they can re-main warm in the winter and coolin the summer (when they have topop the hoods of the vehicles so thecars don’t overheat).
Considering that the federal gov-ernment absconded with the streetwithout any public discourse (Wasthere ever a meeting? Did CB2 everbring this up?) I think we deserve
something in exchange, somethingthat would be a boon to the peopleof DUMBO, visitors from aroundthe world and, most importantly, me.
What I’m proposing is a trolleythat would run from Borough Halldown Cadman Plaza East, to Wash-ington Street with a turnaround atthe existing Brooklyn Bridge Parkat John Street.
Along the way, the trolley could
Hop on the DUMBO trolley!make stops at the main Post Officeand the exit (or entrance, dependingon whether you’re coming or go-ing) to the currently decrepit Brook-lyn Bridge footpath.
Of course, it would not stop atthe courthouse as, apparently,everyone who works there drives— hence the need for the privateparking lot on the stolen street.
SUCH A TROLLEY would accom-plish three things: First, itwould give the good people of
DUMBO easy access to DowntownBrooklyn’s extensive network of sub-ways. Second, it would give every
Brooklyn-fearing traveler fromaround the globe easy access aboarda historic train to our great BoroughPresident’s tourist information centerat Borough Hall. (And finally, itwould cut a good 20 minutes off mydaily commute.)
The trolley could be funded withfederal money — as reimbursementfor the seizure of our street — andcould cost a buck a ride, or $2 with afree transfer to or from any nearbysubway when using a Metrocard.
I discussed this proposal with Bor-ough President Markowitz a fewmonths ago, and he told me he was
working on bringing back trolleysthroughout the Downtown area, pos-sibly connecting to Red Hook. Theonly problem, he said, was funding.
While that’s all well and good,methinks Marty is doing things ontoo grand a scale. My 4,000-foottrolley line would require less moneyand, hence, less politics, and wouldprovide a simple good.
And we could finally get some-thing in return for those two idlingCrown Vics we have to walk pastevery morning.
Vince DiMiceli is The BrooklynPapers’ senior editor. His e-mail [email protected].
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