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BY WILL BREDDERMANConey Island Hospital is open

but still healing from Hurricane Sandy’s assault, according to city health offi cials who say the medi-cal facility won’t be able to take emergency patients for several months.

Hospital offi cials say they will receive millions from the City Council as well as some federal money to speed up repairs, but

BY WILL BREDDERMANHurricane Sandy left gaping

holes in Southern Brooklyn’s sea wall between Bay Ridge and Ben-sonhurst, but city agencies say repairs to the Shore Road Prom-enade barrier are a long way off since surveying the damage has just begun.

Both Community Boards 10 and 11 have warned city offi cials about how dangerous it would be not to replace the huge chunks of concrete the super storm ripped out of the sea wall, and state Sen. Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) fi red off a letter to the Army Corps of En-gineers demanding the entire bul-wark from the Verrazano Bridge to Bay Parkway be replaced, but the feds say it won’t do any work

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FINALLY, A HAPPY HOUR FOR PARENTS

By Danielle Furfaro

Have a kid and save on beer!A Clinton Hill bar is giving hag-

gard parents (is there any other kind?) a chance to drink on the cheap, as long as they can prove that they’ve reproduced.

The Bedford Hill Coffee Bar on Franklin Avenue at Greene Avenue offers a parents-only happy hour special on Saturday nights featuring a dollar off every drink for every kiddlywink you’ve made.

Not surprisingly, parents are saying it’s a score.

“Being a parent is very rewarding, but it also consumes everything,” said Maren Harper, who lives in the neighborhood with her husband, Peter and her 11-month-old son Rowan. “So it’s nice to be able to step away and enjoy a beverage and enjoy them from afar for a moment.”

Bedford Hill owner Allison Stuart said she hit on the idea of giving people-makers a deal

after noticing a boom in children in the neigh-borhood — and hearing their parents complain about them.

“One night, there was a dad in here and another couple, and they were all talking about how hard it was to raise kids,” said Stuart. “That’s when I decided we needed to have some kind of happy hour for parents.”

Stuart has been running the promotion since the summer, and asks only that breed-ers bring in pictures of their kids to earn the

discount, so you don’t have to belly-up with your baby to save.

“How else are you going to prove you have kids, unless you bring in your kid?” said Stuart. “And that defeats the purpose of happy hour.”

Happy hour for parents at Bedford Hill Coffee Bar [343 Franklin Ave. at Greene Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 636–7650 bed-fordhillbrooklyn.com]. Saturdays from 8 pm through 11 pm.

Clinton Hill bar gives deals to dads, moms

Pint’s on the half-pint: Peter and Maren Harper get discounts on beer thanks to their son Rowan and the Bedford Hill Coffee Bar’s happy hour for parents. Photo by Stefano Giovannini

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BY COLIN MIXSONBrooklynites will soon

get their Whoppers their way, right away, at their door — and to hell with their waist lines!

Six borough Burger Kings have begun offering a special text-in-your-order delivery service — because the drive-thru isn’t conve-nient enough — but nutri-tionists say the opportunity to have hamburgers ushered right to your front door will make Brooklyn’s biggest even larger.

“I think the home de-livery concept, where you text your order in, is great — for the average, effi cient person,” said Lisa Cohn, a health expert at Park Avenue Nutritionists. “But I think from the overall standpoint of healthy eating, the people already overweight and at risk of bad eating habits are just going to add insult to in-jury.”

Currently, three area Burger Kings — Coney Is-land Avenue near Avenue U, Fifth Avenue near 85th Street, and 86th Street near 21st Avenue — will be of-fering drop-off service. Pa-trons will be doing a little less walking, but that’s not where the health danger lies, according to Cohn.

The paltry 20 calories-per-block the average person burns while walking pales in comparison to even a slim 500-calorie meal, let alone a 1,250-calorie Double Stacker meal with large fries and a coke. But the perils of deliv-ery only end with physical decline — they begin in the mind.

“The danger is not from a calorie burning level, but from a psychological level,”

said Cohn. “The person who wants to over eat, or create and perpetuate over eating and sedentary activity as a lifestyle, will fall into an-other opportunity to become housebound and lean to-wards a lifestyle that caters to obesity and over eating.”

And while walking doesn’t do much to kill calo-ries, it does wonders for low-ering your blood sugar, and helps to strengthen joints at risk of arthritis.

“People who are over-weight and sedentary are more likely to have joint pain, and that makes them lazy,” said Cohn. “The ben-efi t isn’t so much in weight loss, but it greases the wheels and makes your joints more healthy.”

Burger King acknowl-edges that its customers

may get too used to its deliv-ery service which, just like its food, should be eaten in moderation, company offi -

cials say. “Delivery is a luxury and

there are delivery programs that have been successful,

but obviously everything in moderation is OK,” said Meyers.

The delivery service will be convenient, but it’s not free — the service costs $2, and only meals over $10 will be delivered.

Chauffeured Burger King fare will be stored in a special thermal heat-ing device — the secret of which is closely guarded by the burger empire — which is designed to keep French fries both crispy and warm.

“I can’t tell you every-thing about how it works,” said Meyers. “It’s very spe-cial and a secret for Burger King.”

The delivery service comes at a time when Burger King is closing or remod-eling borough franchises: A Burger King on Knapp Street in Sheepshead Bay closed in February . A second Burger King on Utica Av-enue near Flatbush Avenue is closed and boarded up, but still listed as a restaurant on the company’s website.

Looking for a Burger King that delivers? Look no further! Here are

three in a neighborhood near you:

Bay Ridge: 8516 Fifth Ave. near 85th Street, store #9418

Bensonhurst: 2164 86th St. near 21st Avenue, store #1588

Sheepshead Bay: 2425 Coney Island Ave. near Avenue U, store #1294

The delivery service might not be available at these stores currently, but will be soon. For more, visit https://bkdelivers.com.

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WHOPPERS ON WHEELS: The Coney Island Avenue Burger King will offer a $2 delivery service before the end of this year.

FAST FOOD, NOW FASTER: Burger King customer Peter Bojmal has his phone ready for when the Coney Island Avenue fast-food franchise kicks off its delivery service later this year.

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BY THOMAS TRACYAn attorney for suspected

Southern Brooklyn serial killer Salvatore Perrone be-gan laying the groundwork for an insanity defense last Thursday, telling reporters that the man who claims he gunned down three borough merchants under orders from a foreign intelligence agency “does seem as though he has mental health issues.”

Public defender Ken Jones used those words to describe Perrone after his client was arraigned on three counts of murder and ordered held without bail in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Nov. 22 — the 64-year-old’s birthday.

A grand jury indicted the clothing salesman on three counts of murder in the fi rst degree on Tuesday, guaran-teeing that he will face life in prison if he’s convicted.

Jones told the New York Times that Perrone is denying killing anyone and refuting allegations that he made in-criminating statements about the murders of Mohammed Gebeli at Valentino Fashion on Fifth Avenue near 77th Street on July 6, Isaac Kadare inside Amazing 99-Cent and Up Deals near the corner of 86th Street and 20th Avenue on Aug. 2, and Vahidipour Rahmatollah at She She Inc. on Flatbush Av-enue last week.

But police sources told DNAinfo.com that investiga-tors charged Perrone after the clothing salesman allegedly admitted to killing the three shopkeepers under orders from an Italian spy agency — com-ments that bolster Jones’s ar-gument that Perrone may not have a grip on reality.

Yet Perrone cannot escape the amount of evidence police recovered: detectives found a sawed-off .22-caliber rifl e from Perrone’s girlfriend’s home that’s been matched to bullets fi red at all three murders — a weapon that was found inside a duffel bag he had been fi lmed carrying near the third crime scene.

Cops nabbed Perrone — who investigators called “John Doe Duffel Bag” for most of last week — in Bay Ridge last Tuesday evening. Police sources say Perrone

was known to frequent the neighborhood.

Investigators interrogated Perrone at the 68th Precinct for hours before transferring him to Patrol Borough Brook-lyn South headquarters in East Flatbush for more questions. He was ultimately charged late Wednesday afternoon.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said it was only a matter of time before Perrone would strike again.

“He went to other locations and asked questions that indi-cated he may have been plan-ning to come back,” Kelly said in a news conference. “It’s rea-sonable to assume he was going to continue doing this.”

The search for the Southern Brooklyn shopkeeper killer,

who vanished after gunning down two merchants over the summer, heated up on Nov. 16 after Rahmatollah was found murdered inside his shop near Linden Boulevard at 7:17 pm.

Investigators quickly learned that the .22 cali-ber weapon used to kill the 78-year-old had also been used to murder Kadare and Gebeli.

Police sources say that Rah-matollah had been shot behind the counter, dragged about 10 feet, and covered up with items from the store — the same way that both of the previous vic-tims had been found.

Police say that suspected serial

killer Salvatore Perrone killed

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said that a .22-caliber rifl e and

a knife used in the slayings were

found in a duffel bag that Per-

rone was seen carrying near one

of the crime scenes. —Tom Tracy

Perrone’s attorney: My client may have mental health issues

SENT TO JAIL: (Above) Suspected serial killer Salvatore Perrone is led out of the 67th Precinct sta-tion house after he was charged with three killings. (Right) Perrone looks quite different than the “person of interest” investigators were looking for this summer. Photo by Paul Martinka

SERIAL MADMAN

Cops: Serial killer hung out in RidgeCops nabbed triple murder

suspect Salvatore Perrone on Fifth Avenue between 80th and 81st streets last week — much to the amazement of Bay Ridge merchants.

“I can’t believe they got him right here,” one shop-keeper told this paper.

No one we spoke to knew Perrone — the Staten Island clothing salesman currently facing murder charges — but Bay Ridge resident Jason

Haith claimed to have seen the arrest take place: Perrone was leaning up against a building at about 6:30 pm when several cop cars pulled up.

More than a half dozen plain clothes offi cers rushed him, but everybody remained calm, Haith said.

“It seemed very normal. I thought he probably worked in one of these stores around here,” explained Haith, claim-ing that Perrone was wearing a

“Bob Barker suit” and gave the offi cers his business cards be-fore being taken into custody.

Police sources told us that investigators tracked Perrone down after learning that he frequented Bay Ridge.

“We’d been looking for him for two days,” a police source said. “Detectives narrowed down a few places where this guy had been seen before and sure enough he shows up.”

—Will Bredderman

Sal’s victims

VICTIM 2: Isaac Kadare, 59, an 86th Street shopkeeper who turned his furniture store near 19th Avenue into a 99-cent store, was found dead on Aug. 2. Police said he was stabbed in the neck.

VICTIM 1: Police say Salvatore Perrone mur-dered Mohamed Gebeli, the owner of Valentino Fashion on Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge. Witnesses found him gunned down in his store on July 6.

VICTIM 3: Police say Salvatore Perrone shot and killed Rahmatoolah Vahidipour, the owner of She She Inc. on Flatbush Avenue near Linden Boulevard on Nov. 16. His death led to a break in the case, however: detectives learned that Per-rone was seen at two of the three crime scenes as they investigated Vahidipour’s death.

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BY COLIN MIXSONThere’s more than just balls

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Ever since Hurricane Sandy hit the borough, the city has closed off the north side of Ma-rine Park where the green space’s bathrooms are located, forcing park-goers to fi nd alternative places to poop — and bocce play-ers say their sandy play space has become an ideal location for those who gotta go.

“They’ve been pissing and shi----- in the bocce courts and behind the bushes,” said John Manzola, a salty Marine Park resident and avid bocce player. “They’ve been making the park a public toilet.”

With the bathroom trailers next to the still-under-construc-tion Carmine Carro Field House locked, patrons found that the waist-high walls enclosing the bocce courts a suitable and semi-private alternative in situations where one’s pants simply must come down, players say.

“There was one person who was playing basketball in the park, he came over and he couldn’t hold it,” said Mike Camporeale,

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were reopened on Sunday. But park-goers say the city

should have done a better job in advertising that half the park was under lockdown: there are no signs informing residents about where they can and can’t go, they said.

“This f------ Parks Department is jerking us off,” said Manzola. “The website says the park is open, so I called [Parks District Manager] Larry Major, I called Councilman Lew Fidler, and I said the bath-rooms are closed and hundreds of parks patrons are using the park.”

Unlike Manzola, some bocce players are a bit more understand-ing. As it continues to recover from the storm, the city has more important issues to deal with than making sure the bathrooms are open, they said.

“I think they should have just kept the bathrooms open, but it’s hard to say,” said Camp-oreale. “It was crazy after the storm.”

Either way, the bocce courts have smelled better, the senior says.

“It’s kind of stenchy,” said Camporeale.

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Community Board 10 member Greg Ahl — whose business, Ahl Tone Com-munications, occupies a second-fl oor space on 69th Street — says the city is ig-noring the residential strip, allowing residents to turn their front yards into illegal dumping grounds.

“Some of these build-ings, it’s just chronic,” said Ahl. “There’s just garbage out front all the time. It just looks terrible.”

According to city regu-lations, apartment build-

ings are supposed to store their trash either indoors or out back on non-collec-tion days.

“Incinerator residue, ashes, refuse and liquid waste shall be stored in the building or dwelling or at the rear of the building or dwelling,” the city statute reads.

Ahl says those rules are

in place to keep residential areas clean and unclut-tered, but the city’s Depart-ment of Sanitation said that, despite the law, the agency permits people to keep their garbage in front of their homes.

“Generally, trash can be stored neatly along the building line,” said city spokeswoman

Kathy Dawkins, defining “neatly” as being kept in-side securely tied opaque trash bags or tightly cov-ered bins.

But CB10 member Bob Hudock, who also lives and works on 69th Street, claimed that the city isn’t enforcing any cleanliness laws.

“That row of tenement buildings has broken cab-inets sitting outside for days and days, or disgust-ing filthy mattresses that shouldn’t be sitting out in the rain,” Hudock said. “There are times that gar-bage bags just pile up.”

Hudock and Ahl said that they’d submitted re-peated complaints to the city, but the block remains as fi lthy as ever.

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Three weeks after the super storm cut all power going into the landmarked Lundy Brothers building, the Cherry Hill Market — the building’s main tenant — opened its doors to fl ocks of foodies perusing the re-stocked shelves.

“Not everybody knows we’re open, but word’s get-ting around,” said Cherry Hill manager Uzi Mizrahi. “There’s customers coming in and out.”

Hurricane Sandy killed

all power going into the his-toric building, which was built in 1934, and fl ooded the ground fl oor and base-ment when it blew through Brooklyn on Oct. 29.

Con Edison workers repaired power lines in Sheepshead Bay more than a week ago, but the market needed to be completely rewired before the utility would fl ip the switch that would turn on the lights and refrigerators.

“The entire block had to be rewired,” said Mizrahi. “There’s a few people with-out electricity, but we had to do what we had to do.”

Getting electricity marked the end of a long rehab for the Cherry Hill Market, Mizrahi says. Many of the building’s orig-inal stained-glass windows were damaged in the storm and nearly all of the store’s appliances required exten-sive maintenance, if not a complete overhaul, before shelves could be restocked.

“We lost fi ve dumpsters of food,” said Mizrahi. “We had to buy some deep fryers, a lot of things needed new motors. There were a lot of expenses. It was like a bad dream, but we’re over it, and now everybody’s smiling.”

Sheepshead market closed since Sandy

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Cherry Hill Gourmet Market opened last week for the fi rst time since Hurricane Sandy hit. Photo by Steve Solomonson

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Magic touchTwo gun-toting goons mugged a man

for his cash and iPod Touch on Bay Park-way on Nov. 21, according to cops.

The victim told police that he was be-tween 66th and 67th Streets at 1:10 am when the pair of thugs approached him and displayed a gun.

The villains then ransacked his pock-ets and took his gadget and $40.

Time to get a watchA crook took a 13-year-old boy’s iPhone

on 85th Street on Nov. 21 — after asking the kid for the time.

The victim said he was near 21st Ave-nue on his way home from school at 4:45 pm when the lowlife came up to him and asked if he knew the hour. When the young man took out his device, the bully demanded he hand it over.

“Give me the phone right now or I will shoot you,” the creep said, though he didn’t take out a fi rearm.

Still, the teen let the man take gadget.

The real trashA ruffi an roughed up a city Sanitation

man on 71st Street on Nov. 19, police re-port.

The garbage handler said he was col-lecting refuse between 14th and 15th av-enues at 8:55 am when the punk charged and tackled him, raising bruises on his neck and arms.

The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.

No JoeA pair of punks busted into an 86th

Street offi ce and stole a coffee pot on Nov. 22, cops report.

The business owner said the two crooks kicked in the door of the business near the corner of Bay 40th Street at 5:46 am and snatched the java maker before fl eeing.

Show of gratitudeA homeless person robbed the man who

took him into his Kings Highway home on Nov. 20, according to police.

The victim said he let the man — who Hurricane Sandy had left without shelter — into his apartment between W. Second and W. Third Streets on Nov. 10.

Ten days later, the good Samaritan took a snooze at 5 pm and awoke to fi nd his cellphone and electronics gone.

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Not so sweetA crook snatched the pocketbook of an

employee at a 62nd Street bakery on Nov. 25.

The victim said she had her purse sit-ting on the counter at Kulu Desserts near the corner of Eighth Avenue at 11:50 am

when the ne’er-do-well picked it up and ran out with it.

Big bash A lowlife busted out the window of a car

on Fort Hamilton Parkway and swiped the owner’s wallet and gadgets from inside on Nov. 24, police say.

The victim reported that he parked the car near the corner of 94th Street at 9:40 am, and came back at 4:30 am the next day to see glass scattered across his seats and his wallet, MacBook Pro, and Go Pro cam-era gone.

Apple a dayA creep swiped a receptionist’s Mac-

Book Pro from under her desk at a 64th Street medical center on Nov. 18, accord-ing to cops.

The victim told police that she left the computer under her workstation at the hospital between Seventh and Eighth av-enues at 9:30 am and stepped away for fi ve minutes. When she came back, the device was gone.

Police noted that the rear door of the building was left open due to work being done on the premises.

Fashion emergencyA miscreant made off with hundreds

of dollars in designer clothing from a car parked on 72nd Street sometime bewteen Nov. 20 and 21, cops say.

The victim said that he parked his ve-hicle — with his Hugo Boss jacket, Gucci sunglasses, and Coach wallet inside — be-tween Ninth and 10th avenues at 7:10 pm.

When he came back the next day, his pricey gear was missing — though the car was unharmed. — Will Bredderman

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New chargesA 26-year-old man was arrested for

beating a man on Avenue U on Oct. 31 — and was slapped with additional charges after police recovered a loaded .22 pistol and a bag of pot during the suspect’s ar-rest, cops said.

The victim told police that he was near Coyle Street at 11 pm when the suspect punched him in the face.

Offi cers caught up to the suspect on Nov. 21 on Mermaid Avenue, and that’s when they found the marijuana and gun after putting the suspect in handcuffs, ac-cording to police.

Package thiefPolice arrested a 63-year-old man who

they say stole parcels from outside a man’s W. Ocean Drive apartment on Nov. 12.

Surveillance footage shows the suspect in front the victim’s apartment between W. Third Street and Ocean Parkway at 6:40 pm, at which point he grabbed some pack-ages, including one containing a brand-new iPhone 5, cops said.

Silver sidingTwo boys, ages 17 and 18, were arrested

for pulling siding from off of the side of a Beach 45th Street home on Nov. 22.

A police offi cer reported that he was near Surf Avenue at 8:20 am, when he no-ticed the suspects in front of one side of the victim’s home, tearing siding from off its facade.

Drug bustPolice arrested a 25-year-old man who

they say transported no less than 12 Zi-ploc bags full of cocaine on Corbin Place on Nov. 20, after cops spotted him driving maniacally down a residential street in his Mercedes Benz.

The arresting offi cer reported that he was near Brighton 13th Street at 11:25 pm when he spotted the suspect driving reck-lessly — switching lanes without signal-ing, cutting off other vehicles, sending pedestrians scrambling for safety, and ex-ceeding 50 miles-per-hour in a residential zone.

When the offi cer fl ashed his lights, the suspect pulled up to the curb, and the of-fi cer quickly found eight bags of cocaine. Upon further examination, the offi cer dis-covered another four Ziploc bags lining the driver-side sun visor and $4,530 in var-ious denominations, cops said.

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Jumping JordansA sneaker thief robbed a man on

Batchelder Street on Nov. 25 — taking a laptop, $50, and the victim’s Jordans.

The victim told police that he was be-tween Avenue Z and Voorhies Avenue on his way home at 5:30 pm when the crook ambushed him with a pistol in his hand.

The gun-wielding bandit then slugged the victim twice in the gut, before grab-bing his property and fl eeing in a red car, cops said.

Ruthless thugsTwo gun-wielding thugs robbed and

brutally beat a 22-year-old woman on Av-enue Z on Nov. 21 — taking her Blackberry cellphone and purse.

The victim told police that she was near E. 26th Street at midnight when the crooks ambushed her from two directions; the crook in front toting a pistol, while the other g stole up from behind and grabbed her hair.

Before she knew it, the victim was on the ground defending herself from a hail of punches and kicks, before the crooks grabbed her property and fl ed, cops said.

Jewel heistA jewel thief burglarized a woman’s W.

First Street apartment sometime between Nov. 22 and Nov. 25, taking a $1,000 pearl necklace and a $500 diamond ring.

The victim told police that she left her home between Avenues X and Y for Thanks-giving at 9 am, and returned the following Sunday to fi nd her home in shambles and her property missing.

Karate kidTwo men ages 18 and 22 were arrested

for beating and robbing a man on Avenue U on Nov. 20, taking cash and the man’s ka-rate uniform.

The victim told police that he was be-tween near E. 13th Street at 10:35 pm when the suspects attacked, slugging him in the face a couple of times.

The suspects then grabbed the man’s North Face bag, which contained $180 and his karate digs, cops said.

LooterA burglar stripped copper pipes and a

bathroom sink from a man’s Emmons Av-enue home sometime between Nov. 14 and Nov. 19.

The victim told police that he had left his home between E. 15th and E. 16th streets at 4 pm, and returned fi ve days later to fi nd that his basement door — which had been heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy — was ajar, and that pipes and a sink from inside the basement were missing.

Rear entryA burglar stole cash from a woman’s E.

12th Street apartment on Nov. 24.Surveillance footage shows a man en-

tering the apartment between Avenues T and U through an unlocked rear door at 4:50 am, and proceeding to remove $340 from a kitchen cabinet and then nab an ad-ditional $210 from the victim’s pocketbook, which was in her living room.

Apple trippingTwo Apple thieves robbed a 13-year-old

boy of his iPhone on Avenue Y on Nov. 23.The victim told police that he was near

Bedford Avenue at 6:46 pm when one of the heartless reprobates stuck his foot out and tripped the young victim. While the kid lay on the ground, the suspects held him down and ransacked his jacket, fi nding the device. — Colin Mixson

You can offi cially call them kings of clink.Three Latin Kings members accused of fi re bombing

a former member of their posse are facing between 15 to 23 years in prison now that they’ve pleaded guilty to hatching a plan to throw Molotov cocktails at their vic-tim’s Borough Park home.

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes said that Emil Vazquez, 21; Juan Burkette, 30; and Casimiro Reyes, 21, all admitted to their involvement in the March, 2010, attack. Flames gutted the apartment, but no one was harmed, offi cials said.

Police say the Latin Kings sub-set known as the Bor-ough Park Homicide Squad didn’t care if an innocent person was hit along with ousted member Juan Kuang when they lobbed the fi re bombs into his home on 57th Street near Fort Hamilton Parkway.

The suspects cooked up their plan in a pizza shop where they bought two Arizona ice tea bottles, emptied the contents and fi lled them with gasoline. Arriving at their victim’s house just before 11:45 pm, they hurled the brick through the window before tossing the lit bottles inside, police said.

Kuang escaped harm, but the fl ames gutted the apart-ment, prompting harsh words from Hynes at the time.

“These so-called ‘Latin Kings’ do not rule the streets of Brooklyn, but they may each fi nd themselves reigning over a small prison cell for the rest of their lives,” Hynes said in a 2010 statement. “I will not tolerate violent street gangs like this bunch trying to overrun our neighbor-hoods.”

This wasn’t the fi rst time the suspects had hunted their prey, the prosecutor said. They fi rebombed a home on 18th Avenue between 54th and 55th streets at an ear-lier date, believing Kuang was hiding out there.

Kuang, 19, had been “stripped” of his Latin King sta-tus over disagreements with the Borough Park Homicide Squad’s leaders, police said. After constant harassment by the Latin Kings, Juan Kuang stabbed Latin King mem-ber Norman Vado, 21, the brother of the gang’s leader, or “First Crown,” Roger Vado.

Juan Kuang is currently serving a fi ve-year prison sentence for the stabbing of Norman Vado, prosecutors say.

Mobbed courtroomWhat do the Gambinos, Westies, and the Hells Angels

have in common? Nothing good.Three members of three reputed crime organizations

were marched into Brooklyn federal court together last Tuesday, facing charges of extortion.

FBI offi cials say that James Ferrara is an associate of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, Daniel Hanley is a member of The Westies street gang, and Peter Kanakis is a member of the Demon Knights, a sub-chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.

Prosecutors say the defendants conspired to collect and attempt to collect loansharking debts from at least two victims. The trio used threats of violence and fl ashed fi rearms as they forced their victims to fork over their cash. In one instance, when a victim could not make re-payments on the loan, the defendants threatened him with brass knuckles and a baseball bat.

If convicted, the defendants each face a maximum sen-tence of 20 years’ imprisonment on each count in which they are named in the indictment.

“Allegedly members of three different organized crime enterprises, these defendants nevertheless banded together and spoke the same language of violence, threats, and intimidation to their victims. Such tactics will always be met with the full force of the law,” stated United States Attorney Loretta Lynch. “We will not rest until organized crime is eradicated from our communi-ties.”

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BY WILL BREDDERMANHurricane Sandy victims

from the Rockaways, Breezy Point, and Staten Island are looking to Bay Ridge for sanctuary — but neighbor-hood realtors say they don’t have enough open houses for the glut of new residents.

“There’s been a tremen-dous infl ux in the demand for Bay Ridge rentals since the hurricane,” said Joseph Hamdan of Coldwell Banker Reliable Real Estate at the corner of 75th Street and Fifth Avenue. “Bay Ridge is close to the water but doesn’t have the exposure of some of the more affected neighbor-hoods.”

Others say many Rock-away residents are ex-Ridg-ites trying to return home following the disaster — with mixed success.

“They worked hard

and they did well and they bought a house on the beach. And now it’s gone,” said Re-nee Winnicki of Jabour Re-alty on Third Avenue near 87th Street, who said that a woman who sold her Bay Ridge home two years ago returned to her offi ce shortly after Sandy wiped out her house in Breezy Point.

But realtors say because of the poor economy, most apartment tenants are stay-ing put. Facing a low vacancy rate, realty agents are des-perately looking for available apartments.

“We know all the build-ing owners, and they’re tell-ing us nothing’s available,” said Winnicki. “It makes me sick because there’s nothing we can do for a lot of these people.”

Other realtors say that there are few Bay Ridge

apartments that will fi t ex-panded families.

“They’re coming from big houses, families of six or seven people and maybe two pets,” said Urszula Pedziwi-ater of Alpine Realty at the corner of 84th Street and Fifth Avenue. “They want a three-bedroom apartment or a house to rent, and we don’t have that.”

Pedziwiater said another problem is that the Hurri-cane Sandy victims want to rent month-to-month since they don’t know how long it will be before they can return to their fl ooded homes — and most landlords want tenants to sign year-long leases.

“My advice is they should sign one-year leases, and then if they go back, talk to the owners and see if they can’t break the lease,” Pedzi-wiater recommended.

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from IS 228, David A. Boody Junior High School, worked alongside teacher and parent volunteers to help organize fi ve vans full of supplies do-nated by big-hearted Brook-lynites for Coney Islanders in need following the ravages of Hurricane Sandy — and they did it on a Saturday!

“We had a tremendous turnout of support by all people in the community,” said Dominick D’Angelo, principal of the Gravesend school. “It was very power-ful to see.”

Boody, on Avenue S, is one of the schools that has become a temporary, scho-lastic refuge for students displaced from PS 288, which sustained substan-tial damage from Hurri-cane Sandy and will not be holding classes for at least a month while it undergoes renovations and repairs.

The infl ux of around 300 new students, many of whom have lost their

homes, drove the school’s Parent Teacher Association and Student Government to organize the clothing and food drive on Nov. 17.

“We have a very active and supportive PTA that wanted to make a difference,” said De’Angelo. “Sandy re-ally affected the lives of so

many people across the area. It hit everyone.”

So much was received in the way of contributions that it took volunteers fi ve

hours to organize all the jackets, blankets, toiletries, and food donated.

However, everything was packed into vans and

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Boody students help storm victims

BACK TO BACK: (Above) Ten students from IS 228 in Gravesend sort through the mounds of cloth-ing donated by local residents to assist those affected by Hurricane Sandy. (Right) Samantha Dalton organizes some clothes. Photos by Steve Solomonson

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I Store Green Self Stor- age will sell at public auction at 12 Hall Street, Brooklyn, NY all the personal property consisting of household goods and misc. items; Tiffany Gonzalez unit# B20068 Storm Walker unit# B20089 Arturo Madera unit# B20121, B20129 Chelsea Overton unit# B20128 Bolanle Omisore unit# B20134Zina Saro-Wiwa Unit# B22125 Evelyn Pringle unit# B22200 Victorio Turrisi unit# B2305 Ramon Singley unit# B23L04 Charles Laloma unit# B24073 Yves Pierre unit# B24089Jason Voegele unit# B25071 Kaldon Dillon unit# B2611A Rachele Kemp unit# B2618Yoelis Avilez-Leibot unit# B2620 Alonzo Donadelle unit# B2622 Daniel Velez unit# B2656 Simona Bartoli unit# B2678 Kara Blossom unit# B2708Daniel Reiser unit# B2712 Annie Walker unit# B2716 Tarun Ka- poor unit# B2733AAmiad Lang unit# B2744Alfredo Morales unit# B27L31 Noam P. Solo- mon unit# B27L49Cambia Lee unit# B2D13Punto Y. Delicias unit# B2D17 Edward Grant unit# N208 At 11am on December 13, 2012 at I Store Green Self Storage 12 Hall Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205 has proven Management as agent for I Store Green Self Storage. Owner reserves the right to bid at auction, reject any or all bids, and to cancel or ad- journ the sale without further notice. To resolve this claim, contact the Manager at 718-855-4477

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DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING Docket No. NA12D0049DR Com- monwealth of Massa- chusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Louise Nicolia Lucas vs. James C Lu- sas To the Defendant: James C. Lucas Nan- tucket Probate and Fami- ly Court PO Box 1116, 16 Broad Street, Nan- tucket, MA 02554 The Plaintiff has filed a Com- plaint for Divorce re- questing that the Court grant a divorce for aban-

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NOTICE OF SALECitiMortgage, Inc., in ac- cordance with its rights as current secured party, will conduct a public sale of security: the proprie- tary lease and 144.6 shares of stock of WIL- LOUGHBY WALK COOP- ERATIVE APARTMENTS, INC. Said security is appurtenant to premises: located at 195 WIL- LOUGHBY AVE, Apt. 1614, BROOKLYN, NY 11205. Said sale includes the fixtures and articles of personal property now or hereafter affixed to or used in connection with said premises. The sale shall be on December 13, 2012 at 10:00AM at the foot of the Courthouse steps, facing Adams Street, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, located at 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The secured party reserves the right to bid. The secured party makes no representations or warranties as to the title or premises being sold herein.The sale is subject to any conditions of transfer set by the cooperative corporation or its board, and subject to any tenants or

NOTICE OF SALECitiMortgage, Inc., in ac- cordance with its rights as current secured party, will conduct a public sale of security: the proprie- tary lease and 106 shares of stock of CLIN- TON HILL APTS. OWN- ERS CORP. Said security is appurtenant to premises: located at 365 CLIN- TON AVENUE, APT 12A, BROOKLYN, NY 11238. Said sale includes the fixtures and articles of personal property now or hereafter affixed to or used in connection with said premises. The sale shall be on December 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the foot of the Courthouse steps, facing Adams Street, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, located at 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The secured party reserves the right to bid. The secured party makes no representations or warranties as to the title or premises being sold herein.The sale is subject to any conditions of transfer set by the cooperative corporation or its board, and subject to any tenants or occupants of the subject premises and the Terms of Sale to be read at the sale. Victor Rawner, Auc- tioneer, License # 1224356 ROSICKI, ROSICKI & AS- SOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for Secured PartyFishkill Office 2 Summit CourtSuite 301Fishkill, NY 12524845.897.1600

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occupants of the subject premises and the Terms of Sale to be read at the sale. Victor Rawner, Auc- tioneer, License # 1224356 ROSICKI, ROSICKI & AS- SOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for Secured PartyFishkill Office 2 Summit CourtSuite 301Fishkill, NY 12524845.897.1600

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LIVERMAN, et al, Defts. Index #4744/09. Pursuant to amended judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Sept. 6, 2012, I will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY on Dec. 6, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 987 Madison St., Brooklyn, NY. Said property located on the northwesterly side of Madison St., distant 102 ft. southwesterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Madison St. with the southwesterly side of Bushwick Ave., being a plot 100 ft. x 21 ft. 4 inches. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed amended judgment and terms of sale. SALLY UNGER, Referee. ISABEL L. BECKER, LLC, Attys. For Pltf., 49 Maple Ave., New City, NY. (845) 634-3696. #81828

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BY WILL BREDDERMANTwo Bay Ridge political

leaders on opposite sides of the aisle set aside their dif-ferences for a good cause on Nov. 21 — aiding Hurricane Sandy victims.

Justin Brannan and Liam McCabe grew up as neighbors, but found them-selves pulled toward dif-ferent ends of the political spectrum as adults: Bran-nan became president of the Bay Ridge Democrats and an aide to Councilman Vin-cent Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) and McCabe went on to head up the Eugene Walsh Con-servative Club, and is now a staffer to Rep. Michael Grimm (R–Bay Ridge). But the two men forgot politics for one night to raise $1,000 at the Corner Kitchen and Bar at 67th Street and Fifth Avenue in an event dubbed, “Brooklyn South United.”

“There is no liberal or

conservative way to recover after a storm like Hurri-cane Sandy,” said Bran-nan. “This is a time for us all to come together as one: as New Yorkers, as Ameri-cans.”

McCabe said the idea for the event came about as the two talked about all the measures being taken to get relief to areas left devas-tated by Hurricane Sandy.

“If it was really off the cuff. We were doing every-thing under the auspices of our positions in govern-ment, and we said, ‘why don’t we do something to-gether on our own?’ ” said McCabe, who added that the owner of the Corner Kitchen and Bar jumped at the chance to be part of the event. “It’s just two guys who grew up on the same streets of Brooklyn, who ended up on different sides of the aisle, but decided to

do something for their fel-low citizens.”

Some 40 people — many of them members of Bran-nan’s and McCabe’s orga-nizations — swung by and contributed $25 to the cause, money that will go straight to Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation’s Hur-ricane Sandy Relief Fund. The donors then got to enjoy unlimited drinks and food from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

It wasn’t the fi rst time that borough Democrats and Republicans have worked together in Hurri-cane Sandy’s aftermath.

When the storm fl ooded out Democratic Council-man Michael Nelson’s of-fi ce in Sheepshead Bay, Re-publican state Sen. David Storobin offered him the use of his offi ce on Avenue U. The two worked side by side until Nelson’s offi ce re-opened last week.

TOAST-PARTISAN: Bay Ridge Democrats president Justin Brannan and Liam McCabe, leader of the Eugene Walsh Conservative Club, raise a glass to helping Hurricane Sandy victims at the fund-raiser they held last Wednesday night. Photo by Arthur De Gaeta

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BY SHAVANA ABRUZZOAt fi rst glance you might think you need

a passport to venture into Sunset Park.The hard-boiled neighborhood of home-

style restaurants, boisterous markets, and omnipresent street vendors hawking ex-otic eats has been dubbed “Immigrant Cen-tral” for its predominance of Asians and South Americans who speak their native languages instead of English, and remain faithful to their enclaves as if separated by an ocean.

Yet their communal labors have kept the district from falling prey to the despair and dependency that have claimed other low-in-come areas, while attracting young and hip Manhattan transplants seeking more bang for their buck.

In summer months, its winding avenues crackle with grizzled old men playing board games on crates in front of stores, and ped-dlers sculpting snow cones from huge ice blocks in front of rapt children.

Sunset Park — once nicknamed “Gun-set Park” for its high crime rates — is the second highest point in Brooklyn, resting atop a natural rise between Bay Ridge and Gowanus, and stretching from 15th to 65th streets, and Ninth Avenue to New York Har-bor.

Its waterfront was a busy outpost of trade and emigration long before “Brook-lyn’s Chinatown” appeared on Eighth Av-enue as a diaspora for immigrants from the Fujian Province, “Little Latin America” de-veloped along Fifth Avenue pulsating with taquerias and the music of Herb Alpert and Os Mutantes, and a fl ux of Vietnamese res-taurants helped to promote the bahn-mi craze of baguette sandwiches packed with savory Viet fi llings.

In the late 1400s, Sunset Park’s marshes and creeks fl owed into the Upper New York Bay, its land sloping upwards to form a ridge at present-day Sixth Avenue.

Native Americans sold oysters, peaches, maize, and venison to early European set-tlers who farmed the fertile soil in the 1600s, making the colony of New Netherland — a part of which would later become New York — a prosperous place.

Curiosity seekers say seashells can still be seen glinting in the concrete at 37th Street and Fourth Avenue as a reminder

of the days when Brooklyn’s waters teemed with mollusks.

Sunset Park’s backwoods were also its front lines during the American Revolu-tion, yet the area remained an untamed frontier until 1825 when the construction of a coach line signifi ed the fi rst hints of ur-banization.

Municipal planning projects swiftly

followed, and Sunset Park’s central loca-tion made it a vital industrial player after Brooklyn became a city in 1834.

Irish settlers fl eeing the potato famine helped to build its horse carriage lines and factories. They also formed its service and trade backbone by working as fi remen, po-licemen, sanitation workers, politicians, and real estate brokers.

Sunset ParkRich history makes it still ethnically true neighborhood

Chinese specialty shops and restaurants line Eighth Avenue, transforming the stretch into the borough’s version of the Far East. Photos by Stefano Giovannini

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Steam railroads and other rapid devel-opments spurred new opportunities.

“Buffalo Bill” Cody brought his famous Wild West shows to the waterfront, mesmer-izing audiences from May through October in a 20,000-seat arena named Ambrose Park and built specially for the occasion.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brook-lyn erected churches, including the Basil-ica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Fifth Avenue between 59th and 60th streets — to-day a landmark.

And the city instituted a parks program, forking over $165,000 for a plot of land bound by present-day 41st to 44th streets, between Fifth and Seventh avenues, that would be-come a green space called Sunset Park — and eventually the name of the anonymous community with gorgeous views of the har-bor at sunset.

Scandinavians, Poles, and Italians dom-inated the region until the mid-1900s.

“Finntown” was distinguished by its authentic Finnish saunas and restaurants, plus affordable housing — early co-ops, some of which are still in use today.

In 1991, 40th Street was co-named “Fin-landia Street” in tribute to the area’s Norse history, much of it printed in the pages of the Finnish-language newspaper New Yor-kin Uutiset, which ceased publication in 1996.

Polish immigrants worked as grounds keepers at Green-Wood Cemetery — for-merly a part of Sunset Park and the fi nal resting place of Boss Tweed, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Leonard Bernstein, and other no-tables — while Italians, contracted to work on the shipyards, were among the early activists fi ghting for better working condi-tions on the docks.

In September 1919, Sunset Park achieved a feat that remains impressive even by to-day’s standards.

The Brooklyn Army Terminal was built in just 17 months to serve as the nation’s largest military depot.

“This building was cutting edge in its time,” says Ellen Ryan, executive director of OpenhouseNY. “It’s a telling legacy of the industrial past of the city.”

Today the ex-command post houses small businesses, but it once employed 56,000 military and civilian personnel, and processed more than 37 million tons of mili-tary supplies and more than three million servicemen who passed through its colos-sal corridors — including the King of rock ‘n’ roll.

Army-bound Elvis Presley left behind his pink Cadillac in 1958 to take a troop train to the Brooklyn Army Terminal be-fore being deployed to Germany.

Adjacent Bush Terminal was another independent rail and marine garrison that has also been converted into a space for small commerce.

Brooklyn’s one-time rail-freight monop-olies can also thank Sunset Park for their successes.

The 65th Street Yard next to the Brook-lyn Army Terminal fl ourished from the 1920s to the 1950s, its pair of ferry slips allowing more than 1,000 rail cars to be loaded and unloaded onto barges.

The rail yard was decommissioned in the early 1960s due to declining traffi c, be-fore being re-opened in July as part of a multi-million-dollar waterfront revitaliza-tion program.

The construction of the Gowanus Ex-pressway in 1930 disenfranchised the neighborhood and contributed to its dete-rioration.

A shift in demographics compounded the demise, but glimmers of hope have never been far.

The Jackie Gleason Depot on Fifth Avenue between 36th and 39th streets — named after the actor who played bus driver Ralph Kramden on “The Honey-mooners” — is the fi rst and only city depot to use compressed natural gas-powered buses.

New arrivals of Arabs, Turks, Indians, Greeks, and Russians have enlivened the gritty streets, while the city’s Sunset Park Vision Plan sets forth a comprehensive framework for reinvestment.

The Brooklyn Army Terminal, Bush Terminal, South Brooklyn Marine Termi-

nal, and Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market already employ more than 3,000 people at more than 140 fi rms, with 400 more jobs ex-pected to be created in the future.

City, state, and federal authorities have also spent hundreds of millions of dollars since 2009 developing Sunset Park’s wa-terfront, including laying new tracks and refurbishing a marine terminal that once thrived as a hub for cocoa imports and other goods.

“We have an incredible opportunity to build upon existing assets, including a tal-ented local workforce and unique rail and maritime infrastructure,” says Robert C. Lieber, deputy mayor for Economic Devel-opment.

Sunset Park remains one of Brooklyn’s hidden treasures, its streets unearthing a delight at every turn.

Melody Lanes at 461 37th St. between Fourth and Fifth avenues offers bowling buffs a more authentic — if kitschy — ex-perience than Billyburg. And the Irish Ha-ven Bar at 58th Street and Fourth Avenue is the crusty taproom where Martin Scorcese fi lmed scenes for his 2006 movie “The De-parted.”

The area’s rich human tradition has also been its anchor, according to scholars.

“Sunset Park’s history refl ects the waves of immigrants who helped create Brook-lyn’s still ethnically authentic neighbor-hoods,” writes historian and author Ellen Freudenheim in her About.com article His-tory of Sunset Park, Then and Now. “Today it remains a fi rst stop for many newcomers to the U.S.”

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The King of rock ‘n’ roll was among the thousands of soldiers who passed through the Brooklyn Army Terminal on their way to Germany during World War II.

The Brooklyn Army Terminal was a colossal feat of achieve-ment even by today’s standards — its construction taking just 17 months to com-plete in 1919.

Notorious politican Boss Tweed is among the notables buried at Green-Wood Cemetery — once a part of Sunset Park.

“Buffalo Bill” Cody brought his famous Wild West shows to the Sunset Park waterfront in the 1800s.

The “Latin Quarter” along Fifth Avenue is a hotpot of taquerias and restaurants with a South American fl avor.

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BY THOMAS TRACYPolice arrested a limo driver who they

say was drunk when he accidentally ran over his brother-in-law on Kings High-way, police say.

Witnesses told responding offi cers that Viktor Avadyayev and suspect Yan Krainert had just come back from a shop-ping trip and were unloading the trunk near Bedford Avenue at 6:50 pm when the car — which was still running — began to roll backwards.

Krainert ran to the driver’s seat as Avadyayev tried to stop the car from roll-ing when the suspect claimed that the car reversed faster, pulling his brother-in-law underneath the vehicle. The limo dragged Avadyayev several feet before it came to a stop, cops said.

“The car started jostling and then I saw my brother-in-law under the car, face down,” Krainert told investigators, ac-cording to court records.

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BY WILL BREDDERMANA massive blaze scorched

the third and fourth fl oors of a Bay Ridge apartment building on Nov. 23 — injur-ing two residents and a fi re-fi ghter, offi cials said.

Witnesses say they saw heavy smoke and fl ames billowing out of apartment windows at the corner of

Fourth Avenue and 101st Street at 2:45 pm. More than 60 fi refi ghters were dis-patched to combat the blaze, which was doused within a few minutes, according to professional photographer Sal Galvano, who was on the scene.

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An FDNY spokesman said that two residents and one fi refi ghter suffered minor injuries and were treated at Lutheran Medi-cal Center. The cause of the blaze was still under investi-gation by Monday evening.

Fire rips through apartment building

TOWERING INFERNO: Smoke eaters battled a blaze that erupted in the upper stories of a 101st Street building on Nov. 23. Photo by Sal Galvano

BLOODY CAR: An NYPD investigator looks over a blood stain left on a car parked near a fatal accident on Kings Highway on Sunday night, when a limo backed into a man. Photo by Steve Solomonson

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FINAL LINE PRODUCTIONS LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/25/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 882 Third Ave. 10th Fl, Ste. SW1, Brooklyn, NY 11232. General Purposes.

Flamingo Daycare, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/12. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1380 E. 70 St., Brooklyn, NY 11234. General Purposes.

G-MAXX HOME OF VALLEY STREAM, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/10/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 225 Old Country Rd., Melville, NY 11747. General Pur- poses.

JCP MEDICAL SUPPLIES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/21/2012. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 974 East 28 St., Brooklyn, NY 11210. Reg Agent: Pincus Zagelbaum, 974 East 28 St., Brooklyn, NY 11210. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

JLC ASSOCIATES, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/8/01. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Jay S Haberman Esq, 150 Broadway Ste 807, NY, NY 10038. General Purposes.

JP Development USA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/01/11. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1002 65th St., Brooklyn, NY 11219. General Pur- poses.

LLB Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/2/12. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 235 Beau- mont St., Brooklyn, NY 11235. General Purpos- es.

MASON WOODWORKS LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/28/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Robert Mason, 127 Chester Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11218. General Purpos- es.

Mohammad Farooq LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/18/12. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 245 Newkirk Ave., 1st Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11230. General Purposes.

Name of LLC: RAMPA Millennium LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 10/16/12. Of- fice loc.: Kings Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

Name of LLC: SPS TWO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 10/29/12. Office loc.: Kings Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

Name of LLC: The Maestro Global Media Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 10/16/12. Office loc.: Kings Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

Name of LLC: VINE C O M M U N I C A T I O N S NYC LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 6/22/12. Office loc.: Kings Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Corporate Service Bureau Inc., 283 Wash- ington Ave., Albany, NY 12206, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

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“Residents are trying to do everything they can to park, and they’re upset that they’re getting tickets for parking illegally while lim-ousines can break the same rules,” said Peter Krashes, the president of the Dean Street Block Association.

Krashes says the so-called “black cars” park in front of fi re hydrants or idle in illegal spaces near the arena until clients are ready to leave.

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“An honest cop will give us a pass,” said a driver whose limo was parked on Fourth Avenue and claimed that only “brown-ies” — a pejorative expres-sion for traffi c enforcement offi cers — give tickets for such offenses.

Representatives from the Barclays Center prom-ised they were investigat-ing neighbors’ concerns, and the city says it antici-pated an increase in black cabs and has been working with developer Forest City Ratner since before the arena opened.

“We are continuing to review all enforcement of street regulations and working with agencies to coordinate transportation initiatives and responses based on on-going opera-tions,” said Barclays Center spokesman Joe DePlasco.

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Drivers said it would take them as long as 10 min-utes to get from Atlantic Avenue to the arena’s main entrance after an event — enough of a delay to poten-tially tick off their clients.

“When they build a sta-dium like this and put it in a residential area, we don’t know what to do,” said Ar-mando Lombardo, a limo driver who brought four fans from Westchester to The Who concert. “Where do we go?”

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Doctors and staff of Mai-monides Medical Center re-cently cut the ribbon on a brand-new pediatric center on Bay Parkway.

Dr. Danielle Laraque, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Maimo-nides Medical Center, and Dominick Stanzione, Chief Operating Officer, cut the official ribbon for the new Bay Parkway Multi-Specialty Pediat-ric Center. The center will provide quality care for children, with many specialties conveniently located under one roof. It is designed to be child-friendly and welcoming to young patients.

“Our goal is to accom-modate children and their families in a comfortable, supportive environment to relieve anxiety and op-timize healing,” said Dr. Laraque during the event. “The open, bright, and airy offi ces in this new location have a playful aquatic theme

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Alex K. Chang, execu-tive director of Finance and Administration for the Department of Pediatrics, thanked everyone attend-ing the event for their help and participation in mak-ing the opening of the Pedi-atric Center so successful. Stanzione, Dr. Laraque, and Dr. Ludovico Guarini, as-sociate chair of Pediatrics and the director of Pediat-ric Hematology-Oncology, spoke about the importance of bringing quality health-care to children and fami-lies in the communities that Maimonides serves.

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Torn rotator cuffs. Rup-tured patellar tendons. Snapped anterior cruciate ligaments. Labral tears. Bone spurs in the hip. Un-fortunately, these are just a few of the many injuries that regularly befall ath-letes, whether or not they’ve reached the big leagues.

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“We live in a very active community,” said Henry

Tischler, MD, chief of ortho-pedic surgery. “Prospect Park is only a block away from the hospital, and it’s a great place for Brooklyn residents to exercise, but sometimes they do sustain athletic injuries. New York Methodist provides Brook-lynites with the most ad-vanced procedures avail-able.”

New York Methodist Hospital has a robust divi-sion of orthopedic surgery and several excellent or-thopedic surgeons who are fellowship-trained in sports medicine and perform ad-vanced surgical procedures for the treatment of sports injuries. The newest addi-tion to the lineup is Craig Capeci, MD

Dr. Capeci specializes in shoulder, hip, and knee ar-throscopy and reconstruc-

tion. From the sidelines at a New York Jets game, to the training rooms at Hunter College, Dr. Capeci brings a unique background to New York Methodist Hospital, as well as advanced proce-dures for the treatment of sports injuries.

“There are over 100 mil-lion Americans who regu-larly participate in athletic activities, and each year, over three million of them will sustain an injury,” said Dr. Capeci.

When an injury forces you to stop playing a sport, whether you’re a profes-sional athlete or a weekend warrior, it doesn’t simply derail your fi tness regimen — it deprives you of an ac-tivity that’s an important part of your life.

Dr. Capeci completed a fi ve-year residency in or-

thopedic surgery at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, and a fellow-ship in orthopedic sports medicine at Lenox Hill Hos-pital. One new procedure he brings to the hospital is ar-throscopic hip surgery.

Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgi-cal procedure in which an arthroscope (a thin, fl ex-ible, fi ber-optic scope) is inserted into the hip joint to assess and repair dam-age. During a hip arthros-copy, a camera attached to the arthroscope displays an image of the joint on a television screen, allow-

ing the surgeon to view the hip joint from within. After determining the type or de-gree of injury, the surgeon repairs or corrects the prob-lem using surgical instru-ments only three or four millimeters in diameter.

Arthroscopic surgery is used to treat a variety of injuries, including re-pair of the cartilage that surrounds the knee joint and repair of fractures and torn ligaments caused by trauma. The benefi ts of ar-throscopy include smaller incisions, less pain, and faster healing time.

“One of Dr. Capeci’s big-

gest assets is his extensive training in the newest pro-cedures for sports injuries,” said Anthony Tortolani, MD, the hospital’s chairman of surgery and cardiotho-racic surgery. “At New York Methodist, he has joined a team of superb orthopedic surgeons and sports medi-cine specialists, and broad-ens the spectrum of surgi-cal options for our patients who want to get back to the fi eld, track, diamond, ice, pool, and beyond.”

For referral or to sched-ule an appointment, please call (866) ORTHO–11. [(866) 678–4611].

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center is now recognized to be among the highest perform-ing hospitals in the United States by The Joint Commission’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures ™, a program that recognizes ac-credited hospitals from across the country that attain excellence in performance. The Joint Commission is the most recognized indepen-dent accreditation agency in the nation, assur-ing that quality and safety standards are met in over 19,000 healthcare organizations and programs. Kingsbrook joins just three other hospitals in the metro New York City area to receive this very prestigious recognition. More specifically, Kingsbrook attained top performer ranking in accountability measure performance in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.

“We are so very pleased and proud to be recognized by The Joint Commission for the superior level of care our entire team at Kingsbrook delivers day in and day out. I am especially pleased to know our longstanding commitment to be a leader in quality care in Brooklyn has been attained. Our community deserves nothing less,” said Linda Brady, MD, President and CEO.

For more information on this recognition and

to see the other 16 hospitals in NY listed as a top performing hospital, please visit The Joint Commission’s website; Improving America’s Hospitals: The Joint Commission Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012.

About Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, celebrating its 87th year, is a full service 318-bed family-centered acute care hospital and ambulatory care organization serving central Brooklyn. Clinical Centers of Excel-lence include; The Kingsbrook Rehabilita-tion Institute, offering acute and sub-acute rehabilitation medicine and Brooklyn’s only designated Traumatic Brain Injury Center, and The Neurosurgical Specialty Center, offering a comprehensive team approach to those with brain injury, tumors, stroke, aneurysms and certain spine conditions. Kingsbrook is accredited by The Joint Com-mission ( www.jointcommission.org) and is a member of the Greater New York Hospital Association and the Healthcare Association of New York State. For more information on Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, visit www.kingsbrook.org.

Kingsbrook Nationally Recognized as Top Quality Performer

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Calvary Hospital and Yeshiva University’s affi li-ated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary an-nounced a collaboration to serve the needs of obser-vant Jews in the metropoli-tan area who need informa-tion and access to the best end-of-life care.

Jewish families seeking halachically appropriate, highest quality end-of-life medical care often lack fa-miliarity with the intricate religious laws that govern such care. To address this important need, Yeshiva University has formed the seminary’s End-of-Life Halachic Advisory Pro-gram to provide rabbinic consultation for families and community rabbis. It includes:

• A rabbinic panel com-prised of four Roshei Ye-shiva who have extensive experience with end-of-life halachic issues. Rabbi Her-schel Schachter, Rabbi Yaa-kov Neuberger, Rabbi Mor-dechai Willig, and Rabbi Moshe Tendler will serve on a rotating basis as pre-hospice advisors, answer-ing questions from patients’ families and community rabbis after a physician has recommended that an indi-

vidual receive hospice care.• A panel of physicians

associated with the Albert Einstein College of Medi-cine of Yeshiva University and its affi liates will be available to advise com-munity rabbis on the clini-cal issues surrounding the terminally ill. The medical panel includes Dr. Edward Burns, Dr. Seymour Hu-berfeld, Dr. Beth Popp, Dr. Edward Reichman, and Dr. Robert Sidlow.

“There is a pressing need in the Orthodox community for accurate and thorough informa-tion on the conditions un-der which end-of-life care should be provided,” said Burns, MD, executive dean of the Albert Einstein Col-lege of Medicine of Yeshiva University. “Regardless of where a person chooses to seek hospice care, Yeshiva University’s End-of-Life Halachic Advisory Pro-gram is designed to answer their questions. Our deci-sion to collaborate with Calvary recognizes the unmatched quality of care that every patient receives there and the staff’s com-mitment to the hospital’s mission.”

“Since the Hospital was

founded more than 113 years ago, Calvary has em-braced the opportunity to care for people from all re-ligious backgrounds,” said Frank A. Calamari, presi-dent and chief executive offi cer, Calvary Hospital. “We are confi dent that our collaboration with Yeshiva University will provide the Orthodox community with the information they need to make the right health-care decisions for their loved ones. And if they should decide to choose Calvary home hospice care or care in our hospital, we want traditionally obser-vant patients and families to be confi dent that Calvary care will be provided in ac-cordance with their faith traditions.”

Calvary’s patient care model successfully ad-dresses the medical, emo-tional and spiritual needs of patients and their fami-lies.

For more, visit www.cal-varyhospital.org. To learn more about Yeshiva Uni-versity’s Rabbi Isaac El-chanan Theological Semi-nary’s End-of-Life Halachic Advisory Program, go to http://yu.edu/riets/end-of-life-care.

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For 2013, here are highlights of our in-network(2) benefits compared to Original Medicare.

Benefit

Original Medicare(3)

Fidelis Medicare Advantage without

Rx (HMO-POS)

Fidelis Medicare Advantage Flex

(HMO-POS)

Fidelis Medicare $0 Premium (HMO)

Monthly Plan Premium (1)

$99.90 $0 $43.20 $0

Flex Benefit None None $500 per year $120 per year Over-the-Counter Items (OTC)

None None $20 per month debit card

Included in flex benefit

Part B Deductible $140 None None None PCP Copay 20% $5 $0 $5 Specialist Copay 20% $15 $0 $15 Outpatient Surgery in a Hospital

20% $285 $285 $285

Outpatient Surgery in an Ambulatory Surgical Center

20% $285 $285 $285

Lab Tests 0% - 20% 0%-20% 0% 0%-20% X-Rays 20% $10 $10 $10 Preventive Services $0 $0 $0 $0 MRIs, CT Scans, PET Scans

20% 20% 20% 20%

Inpatient Copay $1,156 $285 per day for days 1-5,

per admission

$285 per day for days 1-5,

per admission

$285 per day for days 1-5,

per admission Part D Prescription Drug Coverage

No No Yes, with $0 deductible for

preferred generics

Yes, with $0 deductible

Preventive Dental None None Yes Yes

More choices

New Medicare plans for 2013!

Call 1-800-860-8707 (TTY: 1-800-558-1125)Monday-Sunday, 8am-8pm from October 1-February 14; Monday-Friday, 8 am-8 pm from February 15-September 30

Enroll anytime at www.fideliscare.org

The benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. For more information contact the plan. Limitations, copayments,and restrictions may apply. Benefits, formulary, pharmacy network, premium and/or copayments/coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year. 1You mustcontinue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. 2Out-of-network services may require more out-of-pocket expense than in-network services. Benefit restrictionsapply. 3These are 2012 amounts and may change for 2013. Fidelis Care is a health plan with a Medicare contract

Time is Running Out! Open Enrollment Ends December 7

H3328 FC 12086.R2 CMS Accepted

METRO CREATIVEFlip-fl op sandals are sta-

ples of a summer wardrobe. However, experts warn that this popular footwear can cause permanent damage to the feet and legs. If foot pain is a problem, you may have to explore alternative footwear next summer.

The mainstay of summer wardrobes, fl ip-fl ops are the ultimate comfortable, ca-sual shoe. People wear them to the beach, shopping, strolling the Boardwalk — just about everywhere — once the weather warms. But podiatrists and other experts say that fl ip-fl ops may be unhealthy for your feet and legs because of the way you must alter your gait when wearing the sandals.

Researchers at Auburn University in Alabama studied the mechanics of fl ip-fl op usage and deter-mined that wearing the footwear for long periods of time can lead to sore feet, ankles and legs. The pain can even radiate all the way up to the hips and back.

The trouble with fl ip-fl ops is that people tend to grip their toes to hold the sandal in place. As such, they take smaller steps and hit their heels on the ground with less vertical force than if they were wearing ath-letic shoes or other shoes with support. Also, individ-uals wearing fl ip-fl ops don’t bring their toes up as much as the leg swings forward. This causes a larger angle to the ankle and a shorter

stride length.Apart from these me-

chanical study results, fl ip-fl ops pose other inherent dangers to the foot. Their wide-open design leaves the foot open to injury from items falling on the feet or abrasions from tripping over the sandal itself. Flip-fl ops generally are lacking in arch support, which can tire out the foot and lead to various sorts of pain. Peo-ple also often contend with poor traction from fl ip-fl ops, both on the bottom sole of the shoe and from the foot becoming slippery on the insole of the sandal. This can lead to falls and other injuries.

Experts say that while fl ip-fl ops are not the best shoe to wear, they don’t need to be eliminated from a person’s closet entirely. Wearing fl ip-fl ops in moder-ation — namely to the beach or poolside — and choosing other footwear when a lot of walking will be done is key. You can also choose fl ip-fl ops that offer more arch support, or ones that fea-ture alternative styles, such as additional ankle straps.

METRO CREATIVERegardless of what sea-

son it is, skin — including the skin on your feet — seems to bear the brunt of weather’s wrath.

Each season poses its own unique challenges to the skin on your feet, and this year fi gures to be no different.

This year, consider the following tips to help your feet survive the woes of winter.

• Take quick, temper-

ate showers. A hot bath or shower actually breaks down lipid barriers in the skin, potentially rob-bing your feet of moisture. In lieu of a long bath or

shower, take a quick shower in warm water.

• Moisturize every day.

Look for creams that con-tain water and glycerin that will help to draw moisture into the skin and stimulate the body’s natural repair process.

Skin temperatures rise during sleep, resulting in

increased circulation and healing, so be sure to mois-turize each night before go-ing to bed.

• Wear a winter ward-

robe. Protective cloth-ing boots and thick socks not only keep feeet warm through the winter, but they also keep skin safe as well.

This winter, remember to wear warm socks and take care of your feet to prevent dry skin.

Flip-fl ops, mainstays of sum-mer footwear, can cause seri-ous foot problems.

Protect feet in winter months

Are fl ip-fl ops hurting your feet?

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To the editor,Those who took charge in the recent

second annual domestic violence walk-a-thon take very little notice of other types of violence that is taking place within their districts in Southern Brooklyn — especially the more serious crimes be-ing perpetrated by misbehaving young females.

Also, thanks for your human interest stories, Courier, they’re a welcome re-spite. Amy Kaye Sheepshead Bay

David’s Podest-alTo the editor,

This is in response to David Podesta’s letter, “Apologist prez” (Letters, Oct. 18).

His letter is a complete rewrite of his-tory.

He does rightfully condemn Jimmy Carter for his handling of the hostage sit-uation.

However, as badly as that was handled — and it was humiliating — it does not equate with the loss of life due to terror-ist attacks under the Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush administrations.

Under Reagan, the Marie Barracks in Beirut were destroyed, with the loss of 241 lives. They were never avenged, and Rea-gan walked away.

The perpetrators were supported by Iran, and walking away only strength-ened Iran.

In addition, it is a fact that Reagan helped Osama bin Laden and his move-ment. I am not questioning his motives, but his results.

George W. Bush also went into Iraq for the wrong reasons, and destroyed a bad regime that was acting as Iran’s counterweight.President Obama has a good record against terror, killing bin Laden and other terrorist leaders on his watch. Alan Podhaizer Coney island

Failing schoolsTo the editor,

What a terrible job we’re doing in our schools when 71 percent of our high school students are not prepared to do col-lege work.

One student summed it up quite well

in an article I read recently, stating, “Ad-ministrators are afraid of students, there is no discipline.”

Some of our schools are so bad that the National Guard needs to be called in just to restore order.

These are the same schools that the Central Board, the United Federation of Teachers, and the Council of School Su-pervisors and Administrators gave up on years ago. It’s much easier to blame teach-ers for the failure.

For years the union has been divert-ing the minds of the membership by look-ing for other things to do. It creates new issues instead of demanding lower class sizes, 600 schools for disruptive children, and the demoted Absent Teacher Reserve pedagogues who have been relegated to substitute status be returned to regular teaching.

Whatever happened to the expedited grievance procedure about this?

If they can ring doorbells in Missouri for the president’s re-election, they can lobby our elected offi cials to address the problems I have mentioned.

Union members give plenty of money for Continuing Opportunities for a Pur-poseful Education to support politicians, only for them to turn around and give us Tier 6 as an example.

It has now been more than 43 years since I became a teacher in the city school system. Though long retired, I have seen the same problems year after year, and no action by people I have paid dues to, or who have been my bosses.

If we don’t do something to correct our failing schools, we will be left with only the shell of a once great school system. Ed Greenspan Sheepshead Bay

Capital dissTo the editor,

Has anyone noticed the recent media blitz by the New York State Empire De-velopment Corporation at the expense of taxpayers?

The commercials run in heavy rota-tion — several times per hour — on many television stations. The costs rival major media buys from candidates running for public offi ce.

These frequent television ads have been running for weeks, and have now spread to newspapers. How many hun-dreds of thousands — even millions — of dollars are being spent on these feel-good ads promoting “Big Things Happen Here in New York State.”

They claim that New York is open for business. It makes no sense to run them in New York markets. We continue to face an eight percent unemployment rate, along with seven percent who have given up looking, and millions more working part-time or for minimum wage while looking for full-time work and higher salaries.

This media onslaught has done noth-ing to promote real job growth. Small, me-dium and large size companies based in New York can see beyond the smoke and mirrors. They are more likely to down-size than hire new employees in today’s economic environment.

The net loss of jobs and businesses leav-ing is greater than what has been created in New York. Our local businesses know that the problem is right in our own back-yard. New York State is ranked as one of the most unfriendly states to conduct business in due to excessive rules, regula-tions, and confi scatory taxation levels.

These television commercials and newspaper ads should have been run-ning out of state. Maybe they could have conned some naive investors into buying the Brooklyn Bridge.

New York prospered and successfully grew prior to creation of the Urban Devel-opment Corporation in 1968, which con-ducts business under the Empire State Development Corporation. Buried within the Empire State Development Corpora-tion are almost 100 active subsidiaries and perhaps an equal number of inactive subsidiaries.

Audits by various state comptrollers over the years have questioned the level of oversight over both active and inactive subsidiary corporations. It has become politically fashionable for local counties and cities to have their own local develop-ment corporations. Many of these entities also serve as a vehicle to provide political patronage positions for the loyal support-ers of elected offi cials controlling them.

Don’t forget the army of consultants that economic development corpora-tions hire to provide so-called technical assistance and expertise to create and manage projects and programs. In many instances, projects supported by these government corporations have been heav-ily subsidized by taxpayers, commonly known as corporate welfare.

Between direct government funding, low-interest below-market rate loans, long-term tax exemptions, favorable emi-nent domain, and free infrastructure im-provements, the bill to taxpayers in the

end is greater than the so-called public benefi ts.

There is also a relationship between pay-for-play campaign contributions from developers to elected offi cials looking for favorable legislation, private property condemnation under eminent domain, building permits, and public infrastruc-ture improvements, along with direct and hidden subsidies. In some cases, state, city and county development corpora-tions actually compete against each other attempting to outbid each other in offer-ing potential investors the best deal. This translates to the highest subsidies at tax-payers’ expense.

Don’t forget the confl ict of interest for senior staff from state regulatory and per-mitting agencies.

Too many leave in the twilight of any state administration to become employ-ees or consultants to the same developers they previously oversaw. Some developers try to purchase the support of local com-munity groups by making so-called volun-tary donations. They also make promises for capital improvements, which after the major project is completed don’t always appear. Other commitments for creation of permanent new jobs and tax revenues frequently do not meet expectations.

If these projects are worthwhile, why can’t major developers use their own funds or obtain loans from banks, like medium and small businesses?

Real business people who believe in capitalism build their companies on their own. How sad that some don’t want to do it the old fashion way by sweat and hard work.

They are looking for shortcuts in the form of huge subsidies at taxpayers

expense and favors from elected offi cials. Larry Penner

Great Neck, N.Y.

United NitwitsTo the editor,

The mayor of Seaside Heights, N.J. feels that leaving the roller coaster par-tially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean by Hurricane Sandy would make for a great tourist attraction.

He might have a good idea there.Not to be outdone by New Jersey, why

don’t we dump the U.N. into the East River? That also would be a nice tourist attraction.

Oops, I forgot — it already is nothing but a tourist attraction. Franklin Forte Gravesend

LET US HEAR FROM YOUSubmit letters to: Vince DiMiceli, Editor, Community Newspaper Group, 1 Metro-Tech Center North, Brooklyn, NY 11201, or e-mail to [email protected]. Please include your address and telephone number for so we can confi rm you sent the letter. We reserve the right to edit all correspondence, which becomes the property of Courier Life Publications.

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Photographs speak vol-umes and the grisly ones of a corpse being

dragged through the streets of Gaza by Palestinian thugs are proof enough that the Palestinian thirst for blood and revenge remains un-abated and unchecked — despite pro-tests by apologists who fi nd it easier to vilify Israel than take unrepentant Palestinian murderers to task.

“Proud Palestinian” Ribhi Badaw was one of six suspected spies pulled over by masked Palestinians last week, and forced to lie face-down on the road before being executed and then paraded as a poster boy for Pal-estinian hatefulness.

Eye witness accounts — from Pal-estinians, no less, who should have been thinking, “What hellish side are we on?” — are enough to make the blood curdle.

According to them, the victims were shot — one by one — before the mob really went to town, kick-ing and spitting on the bruised, bat-tered, and bloodied bodies before tying Badawi’s lifeless carcass to a motorbike with a cable and speeding off on a barbaric joy ride .

The irony, of course, is that Badawi was a reported Islamo-thug himself and a member of a hard-line islamist group, whose solidarity with savages cost him his life. No tears there.

His death is only remarkable be-cause it shows — in all its gory glory — the Palestinian capacity for acts of terror, even against Palestinians.

Some Palestinians decried the killing as being too merciful: “They should have been killed in a more brutal fashion so others don’t even think about working with the oc-cupation (Israel),” said bystander Ashraf Maher .

Palestinian human-rights groups — huh? — are apparently investigat-ing the killings, but Badawi’s fam-ily shouldn’t hold its breath for a humane outcome, judging from the cavalier response of Issam Younis, director of the non-governmental Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, who stated, “Some of the names that have been mentioned to me tonight [as col-laborators who were killed] had al-ready been charged and sentenced to death — they were not just taken from the street today and shot.”

Younis is an unabashed supporter of Hamas, the Gaza ruling party “be-lieved to have killed more than 400 Is-raelis and at least 25 U.S. citizens since 1993, using an array of tactics includ-

ing suicide bombings, home-made rockets, and mortar attacks,” according to the Con-gressional Research Service .

“I remain an advocate of the right of Hamas to govern and I absolutely reject the double standards employed

by the international community to-wards the movement,” he has said .

The appalling fact remains that Palestinian extremism begins at childhood. Boys, some barely fi rst graders, are brainwashed into bran-dishing automatic weapons, hand-guns, and AK47 assault rifl es with more relish than they would tackle milk and cookies.

Masked gunmen assassinating Palestinians are a Palestinian spe-cialty well-reported by the Human Rights Watch, which documents “the arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, maimings by shooting, and extra-judicial executions by alleged members of Hamas security forces” in its 2008 report, “ Under Cover of War: Hamas Political Violence in Gaza. ”

Palestinian atrocities are about as savage as any that have existed in our entire history, and it behooves all Palestinians to shout them out from rooftops everywhere — if indeed they can tear themselves away from their trumped-up war against Israel.

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The holiday season is here. Sidewalk Santas ringing their bells are

out in full force. Stores are decorated beautifully. Sea-sonal music is everywhere.

Most of us are smiling be-cause we’re celebrating the Chanukah and Christmas time of year. Black Friday has come and gone and I’ll bet you 50 cents that your gift list is far from fi nished. The thought of walking out in the slush and fi ghting the crowds. Oy, vey. And you haven’t the foggiest inkling of what to get for Aunt Sarah and Uncle Bernie.

OK, gang. I have a great idea. You can save a few bucks and do your gift giving without ever leaving your desk. Google the following words: “discount magazine subscriptions.”

You’ll come up with sev-eral websites that offer well-known and some not-so-well-known subscriptions that will satisfy every taste and age.

There are magazines on travel, science, glamour, and sports, along with magazines for teenagers and children. You name the subject, they are there — at great prices.

Now how about your Christmas card list? Who are you dropping? Who are you adding?

About 15 years ago, the National Greeting Card As-sociation boasted sales that topped 2.7 billion cards. Last year it barely made 1.5 bil-lion. There are two big rea-sons for this, and both deal with a suffering economy.

• Have you noticed the prices on the cards? A pic-ture on a folded piece of heavyweight paper with a sentiment inside created by a seventh grader is not worth fi ve, four, or even three bucks a pop. Then add the cost of postage.

• We’re in the age where many send their cards free of charge via the Internet. Upon receiving such a greet-ing, someone I know recently asked me, “Don’t you think she’s being cheap?”

“Stop it,” I replied. “At least she’s thinking of you.”

What are your thoughts on this?

I’m from the old school

that still believes in greeting cards via snail mail.

I get my cards free of charge from the various charities I support through-out the year. Carol and I handwrite personal senti-ments on the blank left hand side of each. As for the post-age stamps, there I do some-thing a bit different. I’ve been using commemorative stamps on my outgoing mail for many years. The rea-son for this goes way back to when I was about eight or nine years old.

In those days there were two mail deliveries a day. The second daily delivery to 698 Stone Ave. in Browns-ville was shortly after 3 pm, just about the time I came home from school.

I patiently waited with my neighbors for the postman to fi nish his delivery. Most of my neighbors were happy to give me their used postage stamps and, at no cost to me, I became a philatelist.

From these beginnings I created what is now a large collection of foreign, U.S. and United Nations stamps.

For as far back as I could remember, I’ve mailed out my letters with commemo-rative stamps which, by the way, are the same price as regular stamps.

I am [email protected] asking you to please mail your cards and letters with commemora-tives. There just might be a polite youngster at the other end who is starting a won-derful hobby.

My hat is off to Santa Monica, California.

The city council of the little city, named after a saint has done in one quick stroke of the pen what 2000 years of man’s inhuman-ity to man could not. It demolished the public display of the celebration of the birth of Christ.

The council voted to ban the public Christmas nativity display in Palisades Park which was fi rst erected in 1953, and a Christmas tradition ever since, last June. This past week a Federal Judge upheld that decision.

Judge Audrey Collins denied the request from the committee to erect multiple large displays depicting the story of the birth of Jesus in the park overlooking the ocean.

“Santa Monica proved that it banned the displays not to squash re-ligious speech but because they were becoming a drain on city resources, destroying the turf, and obstructing ocean views,” the judge wrote .

I say “bupkis,” with a capital “b.”It’s not destroying any view, ban-

ning the creche is just another nail in the coffi n of our freedoms. Re-

member the article in the Constitu-tion that allows freedom of religious expression?

No, no, freedom of religious ex-pression is for everyone except those Christians that want to erect a nativ-ity scene — heaven forbid. No, no, not those Christmas loving Chris-tians who want to ruin the view of the ocean and build that silly old

creche in the park in Santa Monica. If we allow for all the other free-

doms than we have to allow the freedom of Christians to celebrate Christmas and allow the committee to erect a nativity creche, complete with baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary and the three Wise-Men, Balthasar, Mel-chior, and Caspar.

In a state that allows participants to bare it all while marching through the streets in a parade — San Fran-cisco’s Gay Pride parade — isn’t it rather hypocritical not to allow the nativity in a public park?

How ironic can you get? That the public display of the celebration of the birth of one little child, born unto this world to bring peace, love, and harmony into the chaos is con-sidered a no-no in California, but naked parade marchers letting it all hang out is a-okay and okeydokey.

Not for Nuthin,™ but I say to Santa Monica, and the judges in the state of California, stop “Scrooging” Christmas, and put the creche back up and put some clothes on. Enough of the bupkis already.

Follow me on Twitter @JDel-Buono.

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MY OPINION

Stanley P. Gershbein

If you ban the nativity, ban nudityStan has two gifts that keep on giving

Palestinians – their own worst enemiesA BRITISHER’S

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I’m madder than Mayor Scrooge when he counts his money and ends up

a nickel short over all the injustice in this city that I read about in American let-ters.

Look, you all know that the ol’Screecher reads just about everything that’s dropped on his front door and reports back to you all the interesting stuff so you don’t have to. And I read something really interest-ing in Gersh Kuntzman’s Daily News written by some guy named Denis (no, that is not a typo, that’s how he spells it!) Hamill who happens to be the bother (I mean brother!) of a famous writer named Pete.

Now, normally, I don’t agree with this guy, but in this case I think he should win the Wurlitzer Prize or something because he hit it right on the head.

In it, he reveals the ex-treme absurdity, heartless-ness, and stupidity of the city’s Board of Health in-spectors who went out and

ticketed some guys trying to help people suffering from this hurricane we keep hearing about.

Now’s the point in the column where I cut and paste the fi rst few para-graphs of the story for two reasons: 1) It is poignant, and the Screecher doesn’t

do poignant; and 2) It’s the easiest way I know to make my word count.

“Even Scrooge wouldn’t do this. Bobby Eustace, a fi refi ghter out of Ladder 27 in the Bronx, has been serving free hot food to the homeless and displaced and to relief workers and vol-unteers in Breezy Point, Queens, since two days af-ter the hurricane hit.

“On Sunday, Eustace and dozens of fellow fi re-fi ghter volunteers served 800 free hot meals from a steamy Army tent in this hemorrhaging beach com-munity, where there were no longer stores or restau-rants, where most people have no gas to cook with, no heat or hot water, and no hot food.

“That Sunday, a Freon-blooded [Carmine’s note: I gotta look that up!] inspec-tor from the city’s Board of Health issued Eustace a notice of violation for not meeting the same food han-dling standards as, say, the Four Seasons. This is be-

yond outrageous. This is Emperor Bloomberg’s bu-reaucracy gone completely mad in a time of death and destruction in the week of Thanksgiving and when the decent people of this city have united to help the un-fortunate. Even the Grinch who stole Christmas would have protested.”

Hamill ends his column with “Mayor Bloomberg should bury his head in shame in the sands of Breezy Point.”

I couldn’t have wrote it better myself!

Speaking of our tax-ing, scheming, fi ne-giving, money-grabbing mayor who delights in living to the let-ter of the law — except when it doesn’t agree with his agenda (like those darned term limits) — I received a call from a constituent at my boss Assemblyman William Colton’s commu-nity offi ce, who received a double-parking summons on 86th Street below Bay Parkway the day before Sandy’s attack when every-

one was buying food, water, socks, and other emergency items to prepare for her on-slaught.

Now, I don’t need to tell you that on that day cars were parked, double-parked and triple-parked on our main shopping strips, leav-ing parking totally nil. So she grabs a double-parked spot when she saw a car leaving from, and thus her dilemma began.

Look, she knew she was double-parked like every-one else, and she rushed through her shopping for her family’s emergency needs, but she didn’t shop quick enough — his honor’s pride and joy were much faster, and she got a $115 ticket.

And here’s another park-ing horror story I heard.

I got a call from this lady who says she caught a traf-fi c agent red-handed trying to make her quota.

I was sitting at my desk at Colton’s offi ce with my hand on the phone so I can answer it the second it

rings when it rang and I an-swered it.

On the other end was a woman who said she watched as a ticket agent walked right up to her le-gally parked car and im-mediately began writing a ticket. When she asked the agent what she was doing, the agent said that the re-quired muni-meter receipt wasn’t showing in the win-dow.

But it was!When the woman on the

end of the line pointed to it on the dashboard, the agent told her that she could de-test the ticket online by pleading “not guilty.”

Me being me, I told her she had two choices: One) She could pay the fi ne; or Two) She could fi ght it.

But she told me that based on past experiences, even when she’s right, fi ght-ing it was a waste of time! So apparently this happens to this poor woman on a regular basis!

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last month’s super storm fl ooded the building’s fi rst fl oor and basement, de-stroying thousands of dol-lars of radiology equipment and making the emergency room inoperable.

“It’s a long, complicated project and it’s going to take a while,” said Alan Aviles, president of the New York City Health and Hos-pitals Corporation — the agency that runs the pub-licly funded Coney Island Hospital.

The damage to Coney Island Hospital was so se-vere that city offi cials had to remove it from the city’s 911 system, meaning that Southern Brooklyn resi-dents needing emergency care will be shuttled to ei-ther Brookdale Hospital near Canarsie of Lutheran Medical Center in Sunset Park.

Currently, Coney Island Hospital personnel can only offer walk-in care and prescription renewals, but hospital executive director Arthur Wagner is confi dent that the emergency room

extension being built before the hurricane struck would be available to patients next month.

“We’re expecting to be able to receive patients af-ter next week,” said Wag-ner, estimating that the hospital should be able to care for 100 to 125 patients a day — half its former ca-pacity.

It will take months of renovations and new equip-ment acquisitions before Coney Island Hospital will be able to receive 911 pa-tients, hospital offi cials said.

“We’re not sure yet when we’re going to be ready,” said Robert Cooper, the hos-pital’s associate executive director.

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on the rampart until it gets a formal request from the agency actually responsible for the wall’s upkeep — the city’s Parks Department.

Parks Department offi -cials said they have hired a consultant to assess the costs of all storm-related repairs citywide — but that there is no time frame in place for fi xing the shat-tered promenade.

“We don’t yet know the extent of the damage to the sea wall, or what will be required to repair it at this time,” Parks Department spokeswoman Meghan La-lor said.

Residents are calling on the city to inspect and fi x up the sea wall as soon as pos-sible.

“If they’re true New Yorkers, they’ll do it right and quick,” said Benson-hurst resident Anthony Kiernan, who frequently fi shes off the promenade. “I think they should start

hiring people now. With all the damage it received after the storm, we can put every-body back to work.”

Simon Bronshtein of Bath Beach — who usually works out near the foot of the Verrazano Bridge — agrees.

“For me, this is very troubling, because every day I come to exercise, and now it’s very diffi cult,” Bronshtein said.

Other community lead-ers feared that another storm surge could un-dermine and destroy the nearby Belt Parkway.

“These breaches really are a safety concern,” CB10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann said.

Golden is demanding that the seawall be repaired immediately.

“It is imperative that work on the damaged sec-tion being immediately to prevent further erosion as well as to protect the safety of the community and use of the Belt Parkway,” the legislator wrote in his let-ter.

But the Army Corps of

Engineers said it can’t do anything without the city’s OK.

“The fi rst step is to see what capacity the owners of the wall have to repair it, and then for them to re-quest aid from the federal government, and see if the Army Corps of Engineers would get involved,” said Army Corps spokesman Chris Gardner, who noted that his organization didn’t build the sea wall in the fi rst place.

The city’s Department of Transportation, which is responsible for maintain-ing most sections of the Belt Parkway, could neither con-fi rm or deny Golden and Beckmann’s anxieties that the heavily traveled high-way will disappear during another storm surge — it hasn’t checked to see if the Belt Parkway was damaged by the storm.

“The Department of Transportation has not re-ceived requests to assess the site, however, we are scheduling an inspection,” said spokeswoman Nichole Garcia.

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BY COLIN MIXSONNot only does El Caribe have

a big heart, it has the best stuff-ing in town, patrons say.

The El Caribe Country Club in Mill Island received thousands of Hurricane Sandy victims from Coney Island on Thanks-giving for an all-expenses-paid feast, but all the turkey, corn bread, and sweet potatoes were just asides to the real treat — the stuffi ng!

“I am still talking about the stuffi ng,” said Norma Lawrence of Coney Island. “After El Car-ibe, I had dinner with my rela-tives in Queens and I was rant-ing and raving about the stuffi ng — their stuffi ng was nowhere near as good.”

The kind-hearted country club had enough turkey and Thanksgiving fare for 3,000 din-ers, and some leftovers were sent to the MCU Stadium in Coney Is-land, where they were distrib-uted to other Brooklynites in need.

“Thanksgiving is one of the few days we’re closed so we can spend time with our own fami-lies,” said El Caribe manager Terrence Kenniff. “But when the mayor reached out and asked us to host this dinner, we jumped at the chance. A dinner like this should be a nice lift to people who are really hurting right now.”

The massive meal capped off a week of goodwill in Brooklyn.

Barclays Center workers cel-ebrated Thanksgiving on Mon-day by providing Thanksgiving dinner to 100 Hurricane Sandy victims inside the arena’s 40–40 club.

Over in Fort Greene, Coun-cilwoman Letitia James got to-gether with New York Giants de-fensive tackle Shaun Rogers to hand out a truckload of Thanks-giving turkeys to residents of the Ingersoll, Whitman, and Far-ragut houses.

BY WILL BREDDERMANConey Island’s a playground once more!The Police Athletic League set up a fun zone in the

parking lot of MCU Park at Surf Avenue and W. 19th Street on Nov. 24 and 25 in an effort to reach the younger victims of Hurricane Sandy.

“Most of the focus so far has been on the adults in the area,” said Richard Guevara, director of fi eld operations

for the 98-year-old NYPD-affi liated charity. “We wanted to focus on the kids. We wanted to give them a place to go and things to do to keep their minds off the tragedy.”

Kids as young as 11 and as old as 17 played board games and made arts and crafts inside a pair of heated and lighted tents, while others participated in soccer, fl ag football, and jump roping matches outdoors. Meanwhile, Athletic League volunteers gave out water, hot chocolate, cookies, and crackers to the children and their families — with some lucky mothers even getting free manicures from the good Samaritans while they watched their kids have fun. And Holy Trinity Church from Whitestone, Queens, dropped off 700 sandwiches for the victims to eat.

Guevara said 60 kids joined in the fun, with as many as 40 more passing by just to get food. Volunteers with Americorps and the Federal Emergency Management Agency also swung by to warm up and relax between shifts.

“The tent became more than just activities for kids. It became a place for people to converge and just chat and interact,” said Guevara, who is awaiting approval to set up similar activities in the parking lot in weekends to come. “The idea is to set up a safe haven and an oasis for the kids and families affected in the area, and the people who’ve come to help.”

NOURISHING THE SOUL: Coney Islander Norma Lawrence said El Caribe’s stuffi ng is the best she’s had — ever.

TRUE SPIRIT: (Above) El Caribe employees spent their holiday serving de-licious Thanksgiving fare to Coney Islanders suffering from the devestation caused by Hurricane Sandy. (Below) Savion Phillips, 13, chowed down on a cookie — one of the many delicious desserts El Caribe was offering last Thurs-day. Photos by Steve Solomonson

SANDY-RAVAGED CONEY IS STILL A KID’S PARADISE

EL CARIBE HOSTS THANKSGIVING FOR SANDY VICTIMS

DAY OF FUN: Elias Deleon plays a game of Trouble during the event.

READY TO REBUILD: Police Athletic League volunteer Crystal Nuinez plays Jenga with Damian Torres at a weekend relief event for children near MCU Park. Photos by Arthur De Gaeta

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Well hello and welcome to the newest heart at Heart of Brooklyn. Liz Har-ris was selected to serve the organiza-

tion as its new-est director. Liz brings with her more than three decades of cor-porate and civic experience to the job. Now, Liz might have been born in Chicago, that windy city, and raised in Pasadena, but she is giving her all to the heart

of our city, little old Brooklyn. Standing O joins with the Heart’s board, as well as Standing O’s fellow booster Borough President Markowitz, in welcoming Liz here.

“Brooklyn is the creative and cultural capital of New York City,” said Marty (and he ain’t kidding). “Partly due in no small part to the outstanding work of the Heart of Brooklyn. I welcome Liz Harris to this new chapter in her life, and there’s no doubt she will bring ‘heart and soul’ to the Heart of Brooklyn.”

Heart of Brooklyn [789 Washington Ave. between Lincoln and St. John’s places in Prospect Heights (718) 638–7700].

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

A safe haven in a stormy portKudos to Safe Horizon as it contin-

ues to provide help to residents through-out the holiday season. Holidays can be a stressful time of year, and especially so for victims of crime and abuse, as well as in those of Hurricane Sandy.

The staff at Safe Horizon is on hand 24–7 to help those in need no matter what the season.

“Whether we are responding to child abuse, domestic violence, human traf-ficking, sexual assault, or other vio-lent crimes, we are there to provide the practical tools to help victims and their families. We are here to help,” said Ariel Zwang, CEO of Safe Horizon.

If you need a helping hand the emer-gency hot line is staffed 24–7. Call (800) 621–4673.

OUTER BROOKLYN

Bruno’s best friendsLook, Standing O usually boosts

Brooklynites, however, there are those occasions in which Standing O has to roll out that big yellow donut and give

shout-outs to great people in the other boroughs.

Okay, here we go: many thanks to the students and staff at Elias Bernstein In-termediate School 7 on Staten Island. One, because the students really deserve it, and, secondly, because it’s Standing

O’s little O’s alma mater. Anyway, the generous tweens raised

more than $1,300 and handed it over to Frankie’s Friends, a charitable group that uses the funds to help animals in need of medical attention.

This time, the cash was used to pay for

emergency surgery for Bruno, a Stafford-shire bull terrier who hails from How-ard Beach — wow, Standing O really is rolling around town. Anyway, the poor pooch was injured whilst trying to evacu-ate from the horrors of Hurricane Sandy when he was, unfortunately, hit by a car, and his front limb was fractured. The money paid for his surgery at Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners in Queens.

So it’s just Standing O’s all around. Standing O says you can help because

there are many more Bruno’s out there that need assistance.

Donate to www.frankiesfriends.com or call (888) 465–PETS.

STANDING Brooklyn’s Biggest Boosterby Joanna DelBuono

BENSONHURST

Three capes to this year’s winning videographers of Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’s annual anti-bullying cam-paign. The entries were so good that the judges couldn’t pick just one. So they picked two. Both videos were created by students at PS 186.

One video was created by Fiona Kocillari, Andres Valle, and Willis Tran, and dealt with how children who are bullied learn to deal with the bully-ing and the frustration that goes along with it.

Winner number two, “Super Nice Guy,” was the brain child of Jessica Ross, Mohammad Rashid, John Ting, Anaiah Rivera, and Kristen Valdes. The skit features Super Nice Guy, the hero in the cape who comes to the res-cue of a girl being bullied.

Students had the help of Adrian Ross, activity specialist, and Christine Agnello, assistant program director of the Neighborhood Improvement Associ-ation’s ExpandEd program, in creating the winning selections.

Not to be left out, Principal Bayan Cadotte and Elaine Delaney, parent coordinator, also put their two cents in to create these Oscar-worthy produc-tions.

“Bullying has increasingly become a problem in schools and the online com-munity. It occurs daily in our schools, schoolyards, homes, and on the Inter-net,” our pal Joe told us. And he should know — he has a special detail working on it.

Hynes added, “The contest was an effort to curb bullying. Our hope is to raise the consciousness of not only chil-dren, but teachers, administrators and parents to the reality of bullying and how each one of them has got to step up and be a part of solving this terrible problem.” He’s certainly raised our con-sciousness.

The winners get to be district attor-ney for a day and spend time with Hynes himself, attending meetings and confer-ences and all that other good stuff.

PS 186 [7601 19th Ave. between 75th and 76th streets in Bensonhurst, (718) 236–7071].

GERRITSEN BEACH

Thanks for the wheelsWow, no wonder state Sen.

Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) was re-elected. He really comes across with the goods. He is so in tune with his constituents that he knows exactly what they need when they need it. And in the nick of time, no less. The good senator was able to secure a grant of 43,000 buckeroos toward a new emergency fire res-cue vehicle for the Gerrittsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department when the venerable house celebrated its 90th anniversary.

Little did they know how handy the vehicle would be on Oct. 22, just days shy of Sandy’s visit. The Ga-tor, as it is affectionately known, assisted the fire department in all types of rescue efforts.

“I am proud to have been able to secure this grant,” our pal Marty told us. “The new vehicle will fur-ther their abilities to keep the com-munity and the residents safe.”

When he handed over the cer-emonial keys, Marty concluded, “I applaud the service of the crew members.”

Chief John Czap added his thank yous as the senator congrat-ulated the big milestone anniver-sary and he said, “This is fantastic and will really help the commu-nity. Now we will have much better access to the parkland and will be able to get to areas where we could not have previously.

Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department [52 Seba Ave. at Dare Court in Gerritsen Beach, (718) 332–9292].

DON’T BULLY US: The winners of Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’s anti-bullying contest: Fiona Kocillari, Andres Valle, Willis Tran, Jessica Ross, Mohammad Rashid, John Ting, Anaiah Rivera, and Kristen Valdes. Photo by Stefano Giovannini

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Have a kid and save on beer!A Clinton Hill bar is giving hag-

gard parents (is there any other kind?) a chance to drink on the cheap, as long as they can prove that they’ve reproduced.

The Bedford Hill Coffee Bar on Franklin Avenue at Greene Avenue offers a parents-only happy hour special on Saturday nights featuring a dollar off every drink for every kiddlywink you’ve made.

Not surprisingly, parents are saying it’s a score.

“Being a parent is very rewarding, but it also consumes everything,” said Maren Harper, who lives in the neighborhood with her husband, Peter and her 11-month-old son Rowan. “So it’s nice to be able to step away and enjoy a beverage and enjoy them from afar for a moment.”

Bedford Hill owner Allison Stuart said she hit on the idea of giving people-makers a deal

after noticing a boom in children in the neigh-borhood — and hearing their parents complain about them.

“One night, there was a dad in here and another couple, and they were all talking about how hard it was to raise kids,” said Stuart. “That’s when I decided we needed to have some kind of happy hour for parents.”

Stuart has been running the promotion since the summer, and asks only that breed-ers bring in pictures of their kids to earn the

discount, so you don’t have to belly-up with your baby to save.

“How else are you going to prove you have kids, unless you bring in your kid?” said Stuart. “And that defeats the purpose of happy hour.”

Happy hour for parents at Bedford Hill Coffee Bar [343 Franklin Ave. at Greene Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 636–7650 bed-fordhillbrooklyn.com]. Saturdays from 8 pm through 11 pm.

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Pints on the half-pint: Peter and Maren Harper get discounts on beer thanks to their son Rowan and the Bedford Hill Coffee Bar’s happy hour for parents. Photo by Stefano Giovannini

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Is there something str-ange in your neighbor-hood? You better hope

it’s not Il Masturbatore!A bizarre lecture at the

Morbid Anatomy Library in Gowanus called “Sicilian Sex Ghosts” will cover the sexual appetites of super-natural beings who reside in Palermo, Italy, including the story of an 18th century monk whose mummified corpse has been known to haunt men in their moments of weakness.

“There’s one called Il Masturbatore, the Masturbator,” said speaker Dr. Paul Koudounaris, who is a morbid art expert and author of “Empire of Death.”

“He’s kind of the patron saint of why not to j--- off.”

The Palermitani monk was well known in his day for chastity and restraint.

Unfortunately for him, the devil fiendishly forced the monk upon himself in his last moments alive. Members of the order found the monk skirt up in his study with an expres-sion of ecstasy upon his face, and stiff with rigor mortis — a countenance his mummified remains bear to this day.

“He was known for his life of piety, but as an old man they claimed the devil got a hold of him and forced him to masturbate,” said Dr. Koudounaris.

Whether the holy man thus earned his title of Il Masturbatore — or whether it was forced upon him — his story became a cautionary tale about playing with yourself.

But one randy lad of Palermo not only ignored this warning, but openly challenged the ghost of Il Masturbatore. According to Koudounaris, this poor soul had a marathon of autoerotic pleasure, all the while beckon-

ing death and cursing the monk of masturbation, for two days straight.

On the third, a ghastly specter dropped in on the young man.

“He was about to j--- off, and he felt this cold bony hand grab his d--- from behind, whirl him around and it was Il Masturbatore,” said Koudounaris.

As the legend goes, Il Masturbatore dragged the boy by his manhood to his niche in the mon-astery, where he squeezed the boy’s privates until the pain became so unbearable the boy passed out. He later found himself to be com-pletely sterile.

“The kid himself later became a priest, and preached to others the evils of masturbation,” said Dr. Koudounaris.

That is merely one legend among more than a dozen that haunt the Sicilian city of Palermo — an apparent nexus of paranormal sexu-al tales, including the story of Pene

Grande, who’s been known to possess poorly equipped men amidst the act of coitus, and endow them with supernatural abilities.

To explain the strange mix of morbid eroti-cism, Dr. Koudounaris turns not to the dead, but the living.

“The thing is, everything in that society is so permeated with sex and violence. When you get down to Sicily, on one hand it’s a stereotype, on the other hand its true,” said Koudounaris. “It’s just a reflection of that society and the values it held.”

“Sicilian Sex Ghosts” at Morbid Anatomy Library (543 Union St. between Bond and Nevins streets in Gowanus, (718) 243–1572, morbidanatomy.blogspot.com). Dec. 11, 8 pm. $12. — Colin Mixson

Sexy tales from the crypt

Artists Laura McMillian and Kristin Reger are inviting people to look up their skirts in a new fabric and steel

art installation that demonstrates what’s really under women’s dresses.

The two women built five dresses out of fabric and mounted them on steel corsets, with each dress revealing a different world — a swamp, a cave, an ocean, hell, and outer space — for those curious enough to take a peek at the Textile Arts Center’s “Upskirt” exhibit in Gowanus.

McMillian said the dresses were inspired by the overlooked role of women in traditional settings.

“I was raised in the South and raised to do things that were expected of a housewife,” said McMillian. “The project is about how ‘women’s work’ such as sewing is not con-sidered important, but how important it really is, and the power that can be conveyed.”

Each of the dress-es look the same from the outside, but during the exhibit, each dress will have a “gentleman” allow-ing spectators under-neath the dresses one by one — to see the different worlds.

“The dresses are each installations unto themselves,” said McMillian. “They should give you the feeling that they are something you can interact with.”

McMillian and Reger received a grant through the Brooklyn Arts Council to create the dresses, which they have been working on for the past several months. While McMillian has experience with fashion design, Reger brought to the project an interest in textile and graphic design.

“We came into the same project from different angles. It’s big and crazy,” said Reger. “We run into issues and we work out the kinks and it’s ended up a lot different than we thought it would be when we started.”

“Upskirt” at Textile Arts Center [505 Carroll St. between Third and Fourth avenues in Gowanus, (718) 369–0222, www.textileartscenter.com]. Through Dec. 21. — Danielle Furfaro

Loew’s — for all your home improvement needs, and your next art installation.

Artist TJ Volonis has gained acclaim for himself making intricate sculptures that look like wall tapestries, made of copper pipes — the type that you can buy at the hardware store across the street.

“Even though it’s a metal, it’s still very warm in terms of tone and prop-erties; it’s a big conductor of heat and electric-ity,” said Volonis, who gets his pipes from the Lowe’s on Second Avenue across the street from his studio.

Volonis, a self-taught artist who’s been mak-ing his patterned copper pieces for the last seven years in Brooklyn, constructs his art by combin-ing copper pipes that he cuts to size with copper

joints and soldering them all together to create elaborate geometric shapes that look like a cross between a maze and an Etch A Sketch drawing.

Volonis lives in Park Slope and constructs his pieces out of a Gowanus metal work-shop he uses for free.

He said his creations sell for around $5,000 to $6,000.

“Brooklyn has definitely been an amazing incubator,” said Volonis, who is putting his impressive pipes on display at the Gowanus Loft.

“I’ve been able to find the space that I need.”TJ Volonis’s opening reception at the Gowanus

Loft [61 Ninth St. between Smith Street and Second Avenue in Gowanus (347) 763–2210]. Nov. 29, 7 pm. $10. — Eli Rosenberg

Come for the skin, stay for the art.The Galapagos Art Space is hosting a

show that’s out to prove that the pornog-raphy industry has as much talent in their brains as their bodies, with a multi-media extravaganza of erotic performances, nude photography, and titillating interviews with sizzling-hot adult per-

formers.“Just because the prod-

uct might seem low-brow, the performers are not,” said curator and photogra-

pher Joshua Darling, whose credits include both erotic art and pornography.

Darling has asked several adult perform-ers, including the famed Stoya of “Stoya Video Nasty,” to demonstrate their impressive acrobatic skills — outside the bedroom.

Stoya will bring along her lyra hoop to per-form aerobatics, said Darling.

“[She’s] kind of a megastar in her world, [but] she has these other skills that people might not assume,” he said. “A lot of these people are multi-talented, dynamic, and cool. I think they deserve celebration.”

Performances aside, the art space will host exhibitions of photography that are meant to be viewed as art, not porn.

“We have a cadre of some of the country’s

more respected erotic photographers,” Darling explained. “We have professional types from Parsons, published photographers from main-stream magazines; really experienced, respected photographers.”

Capping off the event will be three interviews, featuring Stoya, Buck Angel, a former-woman, now-man educator; and Lux Alptraum, who runs the website Fleshbot, a blog about pornography.

The Q and A will give porn fans a whole new perspective on their favorite stars.

“People are going to find out that a normal performer might not be just a girl who performs in films,” said Darling.

“She might be a novelist, or a genuine athlete; and a transgendered person who does sex films might be an educator.”

“The Other American Dream” at Galapagos Art Space [16 Main St. at Water Street in DUMBO (718) 222–8500, www.galapagosartspace.com]. Dec. 3, 8 pm, $20. — Colin Mixson

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Loopy: Porn star Stoya will show her skills off camera and on stage at the Other American Dream erotic art extravaganza, where she will perform aerial acrobatics on the lyra hoop. Photo courtesy of Joshua Darling

Lots to see: Kristin Reger and Laura McMillian hold up a part of their Upskirt instal-lation, where visitors can crawl under five dresses and explore. Photo by Ken Yapelli

Copper sense: Self-taught artist TJ Volonis is turning copper piping into sculptures in Gowanus. Photo by Jazzmine Beaulieu

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Cautionary corpse: The mummified remains of Il Masturbatore supposedly bears the same expression as when he died some 300 years ago, some say by his own hand. Photo by Paul Koudounaris

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WORD’s pick: “The Price of Salt” by Patricia Highsmith

Written by Highsmith under a pseudonym in 1952 (several years before Nabokov’s “Lolita”) and pub-lished as a pulp novel, this is a tale of forbidden love, New York in the winter, and a crazy road trip. I would call it more psychological fiction than romance, and it will definitely enfold you with its twisted plots and emotions. It also contains the best paragraph I’ve read in years. I was walking and reading, and it stopped me in my tracks, and I read it over and over again. No, I won’t tell you what page it’s on (unless you ask nicely — maybe).

— Emily Pullen, WORD [126 Franklin St. at Milton Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383–0096, www.wordbrook-lyn.com].

The BookMark Shoppe’s pick: “The Christmas Kid” by Pete Hamill

The hustle and bustle of the holi-day season is fast approaching and short stories may be a perfect solu-tion for those with less reading time then usual. “The Christmas Kid” by our own beloved Pete Hamill is a collection of short stories in and around our beloved Brooklyn. My personal favorite is titled “The Love of His Life,” a bitter-sweet snapshot of a love found and lost. The Chistmas Kid is a must read for anyone from New York or those with a nostalgia for the “old” New York .

— Bina Valenzano, co-owner, The BookMark Shoppe [8415 Third Ave. between 84th and 85th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 833–5115, www.bookmarkshoppe.com].

Greenlight Bookstore’s pick: “Far From the Tree” by Andrew Solomon

Written with eloquence, thoughtful-ness, and grace, this book explores what happens when children are dif-ferent than their parents, underscor-ing the fact that we do not reproduce — clone — ourselves so much as we create whole new people. Solomon observes parenthood through the lens of families raising high-needs children (disabled, outsized intellect, autism, uncom-mon talent, or mentally ill, to name a few) and writes with care. There are passages in this book that are such a pleasure to read that I wasn’t intimidated by the 900-plus pages on a topic that, as a new mother, I find endlessly fascinating.

— Rebecca Fitting, co-owner of Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton St. between S. Elliott Place and S. Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 246–0200, www.greenlight-bookstore.com].

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This holiday season, relive nostalgic, cartoon-filled Saturday mornings —

with booze. Serving cocktails and an

all-you-can-eat cereal buf-fet, the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg is screening car-toons from Christmas past.

“They’ll show ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ on TV, but they sure as hell won’t show you the ‘Darkwing Duck’ Christmas special?” said event organizer and co-host Michael Austin of Secret Formula Productions, who added that his selection also includes the rare “He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special,” which only aired once in the 1980s before being banished to VHS obscurity.

At the “Spoons Toons and Booze Christmas Special,” attendees can vote for which cartoons will be screened from a selection of more than 80 different series from the 1940s through the 1990s, including the “Flintstones,” “Pinky and the Brain,” and “The Real Ghostbusters.”

There are two ways to vote — either

reign victorious during the stand-up com-edy and cartoon-and-cereal-themed trivia in between episodes, or drink.

The winner of the trivia match will get to choose one of the four cartoons to be viewed on the big screen, while the final cartoon is chosen by ballot. The more cock-

tails audience members drink, the more ballots they get.

“It’s about revisiting your childhood and the things you loved as a kid, but with a com-pletely new adult perspective that sometimes is fueled by alcohol,” said Austin, who will be dressed up as Santa Claus.

Boozing it up at this event won’t be hard to do with the ample cocktail menu that includes festive raspberry, chocolate, and mint variations on white Russians. The milk-based vodka and Kahlua mixed drink is best topped with a handful of Cocoa Puffs, said Austin.

Letting go of inhibitions and getting into the spirit of the holidays, theater-goers can also get their photo taken on Santa’s lap.

“You know no matter how old you get, your parents would love a picture of you with Santa

Claus,” said Austin.“Spoons Toons and Booze Christmas

Special” at Nitehawk Cinema [136 Metropolitan Ave. between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 384–3980]. Dec. 8, Dec. 9, 12 pm, $11.

Williamsburg theater screens holiday cartoons, serves boozeA WHITE RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS

For the kid in you: Fun-loving Michael Austin is hosting a cartoon, cereal, and booze-fueled Christmas extravaganza at the Nitehawk Cinema. Photo by Stefano Giovannini

By Eli Rosenberg

When in Brooklyn, do as the Romans do.

Williamsburg is home to a new Italian restaurant straight from the boot-shaped country itself, after an Italian family chose the hip neighbor-hood for the opening of their second restaurant because they say it reminds them of their own hip hometown.

“We chose Williamsburg in Brooklyn because it reminded us of Travestere , the neighbor-hood in Rome in which we are located,” said Francesco Panella, who owns the new spot Antica Pesa on Berry Street with his brother.

Panella said the Italian and the American neighborhoods were similar in that they are both removed from other parts of the city by a river — the Tiber in Rome, the East River in New York City — and both went through periods of turbu-lence before emerging as suc-cessful and highly developed today.

Others, like Brooklyn Cou-

rier photographer and Milan-native Stefano Giovannini, had a more straightforward take on the neighborhood’s similarities.

“Travestere is like the hip-ster neighborhood in Rome,” he said.

The restaurant serves Italian pasta staples like spaghetti cacio e pepe and homemade gnocchi with tomato and pesto, as well as heavier fare like braised beef cheek with carrots and thyme and Roman salt cod.

And while Italians have made Brooklyn their home for generations, the owners of Antica Pesa say they meet many newly arrived Europeans in Brooklyn, mainly Parisians, and that they’re the first of a soon to come Italian wave.

“In Europe, Brooklyn is considered one of the coolest spots right now,” said Panella, who was a TV host in Italy for Sky broadcasting, and will soon

film a show about Brooklyn cuisine for the TV station.

“I probably consider myself one of the first Italians here, but am honored to be able to partake in this cultural phe-nomenon.”

Antica Pesa [115 Berry St. between North Seventh and North Eighth streets in Williamsburg, (347) 763–2635 www.anticapesa.us].

Roman hipsters move to WilliamsburgOn the menu: Bartender Michale Tjader (left) holds a “sigaro affumi-cato,” a chocolate cigar. (Below) Diners can enjoy a white fish with a sunflower and pumpkin seed crust. at Antica Pesa in Williamsburg. Photos by Stefano Giovannini

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adventure just one rock wall at a time. The wall is the tallest indoor wall in the borough standing at 35 feet. Test your endurance if you dare. Suitable for children 5 years and older. $10 for two climbs. 11 am–4:20 pm and 7 TO 11 pm. Aviator Sports and Events Center [3159 Flatbush Ave. (718) 758–7500].

ENTERTAINMENT, DISNEY ON ICE: Mickey and Minnie have searched the globe for the hip-pest and hottest acts to perform in Disney On Ice’s “Rockin Ever After,” and are bringing them all to the brand new Barclays Center in Brooklyn! 7:00pm. The Barclays Center [620 Atlantic Ave. (718) 942–9587], www.barclayscenter.com/events/disney-on-ice.

MUSIC, STANDUP COMEDY: Nick Kroll: Nick Kroll will perform standup, with a preview of his new Comedy Central series, “Kroll Show.” $20. 7 pm. Bell House [149 Seventh St. at Third Avenue in Gowanus, (718) 643–6510], www.thebellhouseny.com.

ART, CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERI-CAN SHOW: “Algo different group show” at Weeknights is pleased to exhibit work cre-ated by artists part of such a rich culture that has inhabited and infl uenced so much of the city landscape we co-exist in. Free. 7:30–10 pm. Weeknights

[566 Johnson Ave., Studio #27 in Bushwick, (201) 953–4062], week-nights.wordpress.com.

THEATER, STUNTS ON STAGE: The Williamsburg-based daredevil dance company Streb has cre-ated a new theatrical piece of wild contraptions and intense physical stunts in “FORCES! The Movical!”. $15. 7:30 pm. Streb Laboratory for Action Mechanics [51 N. First St. between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 384–6491], www.streb.org.

ART, LAUGHTER AGAINST THE MACHINE: The Writers of Totally Biased and W. Kamau Bell dissect a multitude of topics includ-ing politics, pop culture, race, religion, and the media. And it’s funny. $10. 8 pm. Littlefi eld [622 Degraw St. between Fourth and Fifth avenues in Gowanus, (718) 855–3388], www.littlefi eldnyc.com.

SAT, DEC. 1THEATER, STUNTS ON STAGE: 7:30

pm. See Friday, Nov. 30. ETSY, MODERN DAY ELVES: The

Etsy NY Team, are a collective of local artists, artisans, designers and crafters who sell on Etsy.com, the largest online marketplace for handmade goods. Free. 11 am–6 pm. The Space (50 North Third St. in Williamsburg), www.handma-decavalcade.com.

SALES/MARKET, HOLIDAY BA-ZAAR: Music, fun, clothes, food

and a visit from Santa. FREE. 11 am–5 pm. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church [259 Washington Ave. at DeKalb Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 399–6129].

ARTISAN HOLIDAY MARKET: One day artisan holiday market event at the Old First Reformed Church, featuring amazing holiday gifts such as art, jewelry, toys, choco-lates, body care, handbags, cloth-ing, stationary, scarves and hats, pottery, and more! Free. 12–4 pm. (729 Carroll St.)

PS8 HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR: This fun, family event offers an afternoon of Crafting, Shopping, and Eat-ing! noon–5 pm. PS8 (37 Hicks St. in Brooklyn Heights).

ART AUCTION: The New York Art Residency & Studios Foundation is delighted to announce Late Autumn Fling, our Second Annual Benefi t and Silent Auction. $ 175 Admits Two / Donor: Silent Auc-tion & Dinner, $ 35 Admits one, $ 60 Admits two, $ 40 Admits one at the door. 6–9 pm. NARS Foun-dation [88 35th St. 3rd FL in Sun-set Park, (718) 768–2765], www.narsfoundation.org.

COFFEE BARK: FIDO offers goodies for dogs and owners as well as provide information of off-leash activities and issues - fun for ev-eryone. Free. 7 –9 am. Prospect Park Picnic House (West Dr. at Third Street in Park Slope), www.prospectpark.org.

SURVIVAL WORKSHOP: How tough are you? Can you survive in the woods? Urban Park Rangers will lead you in this workshop on how to be prepared for any situation. Free. 11 am. Salt Marsh Nature Center [3302 Avenue U in Marine Park, (718) 421–2021].

NATURE HUNT: Join with Wild-man Steve Brill and hunt for wild coffee along with other edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms. RSVP required. $20 ($10 children under 12). 11:45 am.

Grand Army Plaza [Union Street between Flatbush Avenue and Prospect Park West in Park Slope, (914) 835–2153], www.wildman-stevebrill.com.

QUILT SHOW: The 21st annual show features theme of Cool-whether it’s a cold wintery science, and cool colors. $3. Noon–4 pm. Lef-ferts Historic Homestead [452 Flatbush Ave. between Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway in Park Slope, (718) 789–2822], www.prospectpark.org.

ST. NICHOLAS DAY: Meet St. Nicho-las, hear a reading of “The Baker’s Dozen” and listen to balladeer Linda Russell. $5 ($3 children under 10). Noon–4 pm. Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum [5816 Claren-don Rd. at Ralph Ave. in Flatbush, (718) 629–5400], www.nycgov-parks.org.

TASKS AND CRAFTS FROM THE PAST: Try your hand at needle-point, play old fashioned games and more. Free. 2:30–3:30 pm. Lefferts Historic Homestead [452 Flatbush Ave. between Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway in Park Slope, (718) 789–2822], www.prospectpark.org.

WORLD AIDS DAY SERVICE: The LGBTS Ministries of St. Augus-tine, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Friends of Social Justice at St. Francis Xavier, invite you to a celebration of remembrance and hope, for our 6th annual World AIDS Day Service. Free. 7 pm. St Augustine Church [116 Sixth Ave. (917) 921–8153].

PHOTOGRAPHY, “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT”: Photography exhi-bition by artist Mark Menjivar. He created a series of portraits made by examining the interiors of refrigerators in homes across the United States. Free. 7–9 pm. 0.00156 acres Gallery [114 Smith St. in Boerum Hill, (917) 428–3810], www.acresbrooklyn.com.

SUN, DEC. 2MUSIC, FALSTAFF: Students of

Brooklyn College Conservatory opera Theater are presenting Falstaff, opera by G. Verdi in three acts adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. $15. 2 pm. Brooklyn Conservatory of Music [58 Seventh Ave. between Lincoln Place and Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 622–3300 or email: [email protected]], www.bqcm.org.

MUSIC, WEST SIDE DUO: Per-forms classical selections from Chausson, Debussy, Penderecki and Weinberg. $10 suggested donation. 3 pm. Lutheran Church of (7420 Fourth Ave. at 74th Street in Bay Ridge).

MUSIC, ON THE ROAD OF LIFE: Composer and Pianist Roger Davidson teams up with Grammy Award-winning Klezmer master Frank London (Co-Founder, The Klezmatics) and his all-star band

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ENTERTAINMENT, DISNEY ON ICE: 11:00am. See Friday, Nov. 30.

FUNDRAISER, LADIES NIGHT: The twirlers at OLPH are hosting their annual fundraiser. Raffl es, prizes and more. Sandy donations ac-cepted. $10 (includes dessert/drinks). Noon. Our Lady of Per-petual Help Gym [552 59th St. at Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park, (646) 872–0806].

WORKSHOP, MOVEMENT: Join Artichoke Dance Company for free movement workshops on Sundays, December 2 and 9, 1:30-3:30pm. You will learn the choreography for a short dance work that will be performed to live music as part of the Poetry in Motion project with Bella Voce Singers. Free. 1:30–3:30 pm. BAX – Brooklyn Arts Exchange [421 Fifth Ave. in South Slope, (718) 832–0018], www.bax.org.

MON, DEC. 3READING, WALT WHITMAN’S

CIVIL WAR: Honors students and the Walt Whitman Project offer a musical and spoken word. FRee. 12:30–1:45 pm. St. Francis College [180 Remsen St., between Court and Clinton streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 489–5200], https://www.sfc.edu.

TREE LIGHTING: Songs by the Guild for Exceptional Children and a visit from Santa. Free. 7:30–9 pm. Old’s Head Park House (68th St. and Colonial Road in Bay Ridge).

TUES, DEC. 4READING, DETROIT: Detroit native

and Rolling Stone contributor Mark Binelli celebrates the launch of Detroit City is the Place to Be, a journey through America’s great-est urban failure that proves that Detroit might be our most prom-ising laboratory for the future. Featuring the author in conversa-tion with The Observer’s Michael Miller.Please RSVP via e-mail. Free. 7 pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 Main St. at Water Street in DUMBO, (718) 666-3049], www.powerhousearena.com.

READING, PETE HAMILL: Local favorite Pete Hamill visits pow-erHouse to read and sign The Christmas Kid and Other Brook-lyn Stories, in our new location’s inaugural event. Please RSVP via e-mail. Free. 7 pm. PowerHouse Arena [37 Main St. at Water Street in DUMBO, (718) 666–3049], www.powerhousearena.com.

WED, DEC. 5BARCLAYS CENTER, ANDREA

BOCELLI: After nearly a decade of performing annual concerts in Manhattan, one of the most popular classical singer in the world has chosen to make his Brooklyn debut in what will be the 19,000-seat world-class Barclays Center, and his only New York City performance this year. Start-ing at $92.85. 6:30 pm. Barclays Center [620 Atlantic Ave. at Flat-bush Avenue in Fort Greene, (212) 359–6387], www.barclayscenter.com.

THURS, DEC. 6“A CHRISTMAS CAROL”: The clas-

sic will performed in a radio style production. Reserve seats in ad-vance. Free (donation requested). 7 pm. Robert Acito Park House

(Cour St. an President Street in Carroll Gardens), www.brownpa-pertickets.com.

FRI, DEC. 7FILM, STRICTLY-CELLULOID:

MONO NO AWARE VI is the sixth annual exhibition of strictly-cel-luloid fi lm screenings presented with live performance (expanded cinema). This year we’ll present 14 fi lm performances over the course of 2 nights at LightSpace Studios, Bushwick. Free. 7 pm. LightSpace Studios [1115 Flushing Ave. in Bushwick, n/a], www.monono-awarefi lm.com/event/mna-2012.

SAT, DEC. 8DANCE, POETRY IN MOTION: A

joint project between Artichoke Dance Company and Bella Voce Singers offers innovative dance and live music. $10-$15. 3 pm. Greenwood Baptist Church (461 Sixth St. in Park Slope), www.arti-chokedance.org.

MADE IN BENSONHURST: Visit “Old School “ Brooklyn and taste pizza, ravioli, pastries and other Italian-American favorites. $40. 1:30 pm. New Utrecht Reformed Church [1828 83rd Street, Brook-lyn, NY 11214 in Bensonhurst, (800) 838–3006], www.madein-bensonhurst.brownpapertickets.com.

IT’S LIBRARY TIME!: Archivists, authors, readers and nerds of all kinds gather to enjoy live music, some of the city’s fi nest DJs, and the crowning of Postmaster General at Brooklyn’s most wildly bookish event: the Desk Set’s Biblioball. For the full Biblioball experience, you don’t have to be a librarian, you just have to dance with one. $23-30. 8 pm. Bell House [149 Seventh St. at Third Avenue in Gowanus, (718) 643–6510], www.thebellhouseny.com.

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BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKIErasmus Hall is going to

the big game!The Dutchmen pasted

the visiting Curtis War-riors 28–6 on Saturday, paving the way for a Public School Athletic League foot-ball title showdown against Tottenville High School on Dec. 4 at Yankee Stadium.

This will be the second time the unbeaten Dutch-men made it to the champi-onship game in the last two years. Erasmus Hall fell to Lincoln High School last year, but players say they will be leaving Yankee Sta-dium victorious this time around.

“We got back to where we wanted to be,” Dutchmen star running back Curtis Samuel said. “But the job is not over yet. We got to fi nish the championship and take the win home.”

Erasmus Hall senior Jon-athan Samerson rushed for three touchdowns and two two-point conversions and carried the ball nine times for 135 yards — including a 74-yard touchdown run — on Saturday, giving Eras-mus a 12–0 lead late in the second quarter.

But Samerson’s stellar run wasn’t a solo act: Eras-mus Hall’s defense turned in a dominant performance with Stefon Rodriguez get-ting an interception and Brian Houston blocking a punt to set up a one-yard Samerson touchdown with 7:59 left in the fi rst quarter to make it 6–0.

The defensive line also stunted Kevin Austin’s per-formance, keeping Curtis’s star running back — con-sidered one of the best in the

city — to just 47 yards on 17 carries and allowed Curtis just a cosmetic touchdown late in the fourth quarter on fi ve-yard connection.

Samerson doubled the Dutchmen’s lead after the half with an 18-yard scoring run in the third quarter be-fore turning the corner for a 10-yard touchdown with 4:10 left in the game.

The senior clearly ran out from under star team-mates Samuel and Kahlil

Lewin’s shadows with Satur-day’s performance, Erasmus Hall’s coaching staff said.

“You [reporters] don’t give him enough attention. We’ve always known John is the man,” Erasmus coach Danny Landberg said. “He is one of the best players I’ve ever coached in my life.”

Last year’s loss to Lin-coln has been the Dutch-men’s motivation to make it back to Yankee Stadium, players say. Erasmus Hall

fi nds it fi tting that it’s play-ing Tottenville, whose only loss was a forfeit. The two squads were supposed to meet last month, but the game was cancelled after Hurricane Sandy hit.

Three weeks later, the two teams will meet again, settling the ongoing debate about which squad should be crowned champion.

“Now we are going to see who is the best in the city,” Samerson said.

BY DANIEL MARTINThe Blackbirds are fl y-

ing to California — and National Collegiate Ath-letics Association glory.

Long Island Univer-sity’s women’s volleyball team snagged a spot in this Sunday’s NCAA vol-leyball tournament, where the Northeast Conference champions will face reign-ing national champs from the University of Califor-nia, Los Angeles, in the fi rst round.

The announcement came Sunday afternoon when a nationally tele-vised broadcast on ESPNU placed the Blackbirds — who’s in the middle of a school-record 19-match winning streak — in the top half of the Berkeley re-gion against the Bruins.

“Everyone is excited,” Long Island University coach Kyle Robinson said. “We were looking to get out of our region and we’re excited to go out west and play a formidable oppo-nent.”

The Bruins is led by senior Rachel Kidder, last year’s Most Outstand-

ing Player of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins enter the tournament hav-ing won 10 of its last 13 matches.

It will be the Black-birds’ fourth major confer-ence opponent this season: the squad has already lost to Minnesota, St. John’s, and Maryland.

That said, the Black-birds know the team has a major obstacle to over-come.

“I think it’ll be a hard game, but I’m excited to play it,” said sophomore Annika Foit, the reigning conference player. “It’s another huge step.”

But for Robinson, the match against the Bruins and coach Michael Sealy will feel more like a re-union: he and Sealy played professionally in Belgium in the late 1990s and early 2000s and, according to Robinson, “have remained good friends ever since.”

“Mike is someone I not only respect, but someone I look up to as a coach,” he said. “He’s someone I’ve learned a lot from; some-

— Dutchmen running back Jonathan Samerson — Blackbird player Annika Foit


SPIKE STAR: Conference player-of-the-year Annika Foit leads the Blackbirds into the National Collegiate Athletics Associa-tion tournament. Courtesy of LIU Athletics

LEFT BEHIND: Erasmus Hall Dutchman Curtis Samuel leaves a Curtis High School player in the dust during the team’s semifi nal victory. Photo by Steve Solomonson

Blackbirds are NCAA bound

Dutchmen ready to snag championship

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BY MIKE MCAVOYTalk about a come-

back!The South Shore Vi-

kings returned a 93-yard kickoff for a score and snagged a game-stealing interception to beat Wil-liam E. Grady 14–13 on Sunday — taking the Public School Athletic League’s Bowl champion-ship.

Senior Jhamel Cohen sparked South Shore’s rally, knowing that he didn’t want a repeat of last season, where the squad lost in the final game.

“It’s a Cinderella story,” he said laughing. “I had to spark my team, I had to lead them.”

Grady certainly put a scare into South Shore: the team built a 13–0 lead after a five-yard touch-

down run from Marcken-son Desgrottes with 3:23 remaining in the third quarter. Cohen immedi-ately responded, return-ing the ball to the end zone to put South Shore on the board and cut its deficit to 13–7 on the next kickoff.

The Vikings fed off the momentum Cohen started by returning a kickoff for a touchdown — the first time the team’s done this all season.

“It just sparked this championship,” South Shore coach Matt Ciquera said of the impressive feat.

Timothy Bowers’s in-terception set up the Vi-kings in excellent field position. Running back Ibrahima Barry ran the ball up the middle, spin-

ning away from a defender, and walked into the end

zone for a 21-yard score that gave the Vikings a

14–13 lead with 7:51 re-maining in the game.

“He’s one of the most le-thal runners in the Public School Athletic League,” Ciquera said. “When he sees green, he’s gone.”

Moments later, Cohen snatched a Duwan Hy-man pass out of the air, in Grady territory, sealing South Shore’s champion-ship with under two min-utes left to play.

It wasn’t the end Grady had in mind heading into the contest, coach Andrew Jashyn explained.

“Things just didn’t go our way,” Jashyn said. “High school kids some-times fold under the pres-sure, it happens.”

Some do. But Cohen rose to the occasion on Sunday.

“I knew how bad we needed the game,” Cohen said. “So I had to do it.”

The Vikings beat the Falcons in a nail-biting, come-from-behind, 14–13 victory

South Shore steals bowl game from Grady

RUNNING TO THE GOAL POSTS: South Shore High School’s Dupreme Robinson heads to the end zone as the Falcon’s Marckenson Desgrottes steps into his path. Photo by Caroll Alvarado

BY MIKE MCAVOYLincoln High School’s

ride back to Yankee Sta-dium and the Public School Athletic League’s title game was derailed on Saturday afternoon when the team fell to Tottenville 21–8.

The Railsplitters won’t be going to its third straight title game, but coach Shawn O’Connor believes his team made a statement considering it’s lack of experience and the loss of the school’s state-of-the-art football fi eld to Hurricane Sandy.

“Just getting here is re-ally something to be proud of,” O’Connor said. “A lot of people can’t say they’ve been here and we’ve been here for three years now. This time, we were just a

game short.”Lincoln (8–3) opened

up the game looking like a team on its way to its third straight title game.

Quarterback Javon Moore found tight end Dar-nell Phillips for a 14-yard score before connecting with Jamiek Davis for the two-point conversion to give Lincoln an 8–0 lead with 1:35 left to go in the fi rst quarter.

But its offense failed to reach the end zone for the remainder of the game, as Tottenville intercepted Moore on four separate oc-casions. The Pirates (10–1) came out and scored on its first two possessions of the third quarter after go-ing into the half tied 8–8.

Tottenville’s senior

connection of quarter-back Brandon Barnes and receiver Kevin Coughlin caused fi ts for Lincoln: the two went for scores of six and 20 yards and Barnes fi nished the day with 163 passing yards and three touchdowns.

The Railsplitters went into the postseason hoping that the team would give Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Coney Island something to rally behind.

Despite the loss, play-ers took solace in knowing they helped their neighbors out in some small way in a time of need.

“When people saw us back playing football, it re-minded them that life was back to normal,” O’Connor said.

Lincoln Railsplitters lose shot at third title game

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BY ELI ROSENBERG Back when she was a young spy (although she’ll never tell you who she was spying

on or for whom) Ida often received communiques from the island she code named HO-TROD through a book cipher.

She had chosen a musty old book for the correspondence — a tome dating back to 1897 — which she had found in her grandmother’s small Bronx studio entitled, “A Set-tler’s Garden: Reaping a Bountiful Harvest for Novice Landsman.”

She managed to dig up another copy for her man-about-town in Havana — but the copy she tracked down to the Bakersfi eld Public Library vanished mysteriously in 1962.

Library records show that the last person to check it out was one “Joe Marti,” a gen-tleman who lived in a trailer park in the outskirts of town — but overdue book notices to the address continually bounced back to the library’s registrar.

What happened to the book is shrouded in mystery, but the message Ida received after Thanksgiving Day, 1963, was clear as the sky above the library: “2, 345, 36, 2, 77, 91, 107, 36;” or “The squash and the hammer make good fences.”

Ida’s Picks:

Bills (−6), Patriots (−7), Chargers (−1), Raiders (1.5), Texans (−5), Colts (4), Bron-cos (−6.5), Panthers (−3), Eagles (7.5), Seahawks (4), Vikings (9), 49ers (−7)

Breakouts:

Falcons over New Orleans (4)“Someone has put a hex on the Saints.” Jets (−3.5) over Cardinals“They gotta win sometime.”Ravens (−6.5) over Steelers“I like the Ravens this year.”

Kryptonite:

Giants (−2.5) over Redskins“D.C. doesn’t beat New York in anything. Any-

thing.”

Ida’s record:

80–92–4 (Last week 5-9-1; Kryptonite: 5–7)

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKILaray Smith will end his

high school career making history — he’ll be the fi rst Xaverian player to ever be named an All-American.

The running back has been selected to play in the Semper Fedelis All-Amer-ican game, where he’ll be the second Brooklynite picked to play in an All-American game this year. Thomas Jefferson defensive end Ebenzer Ogundeko will be playing in the Under Ar-mour Bowl.

Smith says he was stunned that he was picked for the honor — which comes with a number of top colleges knocking on his door.

“I really wasn’t expect-

ing that,” said Smith, who also runs track and is con-sidered one of the top sprint-ers in the state.

Between the two sports, Smith has already gotten offers and invites from Ole Miss, Auburn, West Vir-ginia, Tennessee, Univer-sity of Connecticut, and Syracuse.

Smith says he wants to play football and run track in college, but football is still a priority.

Still, he says he’s far from committing to a school, so those who want to know the football star’s next step will just have to wait.

“I really don’t have a time when I’m going to an-nounce yet,” he said. “I just want to wait.”

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKIXavier High School’s

Trey Solomon is having the best playoff season of his career — a tre-mendous performance he’s dedicating to his 11 teammates from the Rockaways left homeless by Hurricane Sandy.

The Flatbush native and junior running back scored six touchdowns in a Catholic High School Football League quarter-fi nal victory over Mount

St. Michael and ran for 218 yards, three touch-downs, and two two-

point conversions as the Xavier Knights defeated Fordham Prep 38–20 on Thanksgiving Day.

Thanks to Solomon’s efforts, Xavier will be playing its fi rst title game since 1996 — some much needed therapy to the school’s Hurricane Sandy victims, accord-ing to coach Chris Ste-vens.

“It helps them get another week beyond Sandy,” said Stevens. “That’s the biggest goal.”

Yet Solomon’s goals are a little more self-serving.

“For me it just means I get to spend 10 more days with the guys I love,” he said. “I love my team.”

Flatbush native takes Xavier High School to title match

4), Ida Eisenstein:

STELLAR PERFORMANCE: Xavier running back Trey Solomon ran for three touchdowns against Fordham Prep this past weekend.

THUMBS UP: Laray Smith, a senior at Xaverian High School, was chosen to play an All-American football game in California this January. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

It’s Solomon’s season

Xaverian creates All-American

Ida: The Saints are cursed!

one I grew up watching play as a late bloomer. Who better to compete against someone I care about?”

Robinson said he and his players will not treat the match any differently, even though it’s a NCAA tournament game.

“The message for us doesn’t change much,” Robinson said. “We’re not going to take the trip just to roll over. We’re going to go out there and give them a heck of a match.”

This will be the Blackbirds’ second trip to the West Coast this season. The team took part in the USF Asics Coca-Cola Invitational in San Francisco this September.

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Notice of Formation of Soe Myint M.D. PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/24/12. Office location: Kings County. Sec. of State designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 1923 78th St., Brooklyn, NY 11214, principal business address. Purpose: practice medicine.

Notice of Formation of TEJARA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/26/12. Of- fice location: Kings County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business address: 8209 11th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11228, Attn: R. Ravi- sankar. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: V3 NYC LLC. Articles of Organiza- tion filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/27/2012. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Gregory D. At- kins, 1442 80th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: IRA GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/09/2012. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of

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process to: Igor Beylin, c/o IRA GROUP LLC, 241 Bay 34th Street, Brook- lyn, NY 11214. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Ruby’s Place Linden L.P. Cert. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/5/2012. Office location: Kings County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business addr.: c/o C.C.M.S., 1 Hoyt St., 7th Fl., Brook- lyn, NY 11201. Name/addr. of genl. ptr. available from Sec. of State. Term: until 12/31/2090. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of 95 EVERGREEN SO- LAR, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/15/12. Of-

Notice of Qualification of BB FF 569 Fulton, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/5/12. Office location: Kings County. Princ. bus. addr.: c/o RedSky Capital, LLC, 174 Bogart St., Ste. 203, Brooklyn, NY 11206. LLC formed in DE on 10/2/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Cor- poration System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Pur- pose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Qualification of Big Deal Music, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/16/12. Office location: Kings County. LLC formed in DE on 9/20/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Spencer Lehv, c/o Ziff Legal Group LLP, 350 Park Ave., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10022, principal business address. DE address of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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fice location: Kings County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/05/12. Princ. office of LLC: 1205 Manhattan Ave., Ste. 1210, Brook- lyn, NY 11222. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corpo- ration Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Fed- eral St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Lamonica’s Pizza Dough International, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/31/12. Office location: Kings County. LLC formed in DE on 5/9/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 1066 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024, principal business address. DE address of LLC: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19901. Pur- pose: all lawful purposes.

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Notice of Qualification of KINGS PLAZA, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/12. Office location: KINGS County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/15/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of RedSky JZ Fulton, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/5/12. Office location: Kings County. Princ. bus. addr.: c/o RedSky Capital, LLC, 174 Bogart St., Ste. 203, Brooklyn, NY 11206. LLC formed in DE on 6/19/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Cor- poration System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington,

PROJECTION CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/7/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o George Tull, 2284 E. 65th St., Brooklyn, NY 11234. General Purpos- es.

THE MENZIUSO FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/5/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Chris Menziu- so, 7 Third Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11231. General Pur- poses.

THERESE COLE GROUP, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 01/04/2012. Off. Loc.:Kings Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 190 Hancock Street, #1, Brooklyn, NY 11216. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

VESTAL LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/10/2012. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Pur- pose.

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DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Pur- pose: all lawful purposes.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of professional limited liability company (PLLC). Name: VITALITY HEALTH CARE MEDICAL PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/14/2012. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 2701 Cropsey Ave., Apt. 1D, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Applied Behavioral Inter- ventions Psychology, PT, OT, SLP, LMSW, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/26/12. Office location: Kings County. Princ bus. addr.: 2625 E. 14th St., Ste. 200, Brooklyn, NY 11235. Sec. of State designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Jerome T. Levy, Esq., c/o Duane Morris LLP, 1540 Broadway, NY, NY 10036-4086. Purpose: practice the professions of psychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language pathology and licensed master social work.

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AMLIFE II LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/16/12. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jack Segal, Esq., P.C., 1428 36th St., Ste. 219, Brooklyn, NY 11218. General Pur- poses.

Name of LLC: Getupan- dRide LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 5/10/12. Office loc.: Kings Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Business Filings Inc.,

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187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

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