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May 17-23, 2012

KINGS COUNTY F IRA CNG Publication • Vol. 67 No. 20

BY DANIEL BUSHDavid Storobin has retaken the

lead in the race to replace prison-bound ex-pol Carl Kruger — and this time it will stick.

The Republican rookie took a 27-vote lead over

Councilman Lew Fidler (D–Marine Park) on Mon-day morning, af-ter the Board of Elections tallied the last remain-ing votes from the

tight March 20 spe-cial election.

Storobin spokesman Liam Mc-Cabe applauded the results — and demanded the city dispense with a costly and time-consuming hand recount, which is required by law if the winning margin is less than 110 votes.

“With the fi nal votes counted,

BY DANIEL BUSHSheepshead Bay stinks to high

heavens, say nose-holding resi-dents who want the city to fumi-gate the foul-smellng waterway as soon as possible.

Manhattan Beach resident Mike Baglivo and others claim that the bay smells disgusting af-ter heavy rains, when the city’s over-taxed sewer system over-fl ows and discharges storm water and feces-fi lled household waste into the bay.

“Sheepshead Bay smells ter-rible after storms,” said Baglivo, who lives a block from the water.

Critics say Sheepshead Bay stinks

Continued on Page 57Continued on Page 57STINK BOMB: Mike Baglivo says Sheepshead Bay smells terrible after rain storms because the city’s aging sewer sys-tem dumps untreated water into the inlet. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

WATER FOULFidler loses by 27 votes

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BY AARON SHORTLive from Brooklyn, it’s

Jimmy Kimmel!The Brooklyn-born late-

night prince announced on Monday that he will return to his hometown in October to host “Jimmy Kimmel Live” from the Brooklyn Academy of Music in celebration of the Brooklyn Nets’ fi rst game in the borough.

We don’t get it either — so we decided to pester him about it.

Aaron Short: Jimmy! Welcome to New York. Your show is coming to Brooklyn to coincide with the return of professional sports. Have you always been a Nets fan?

Jimmy Kimmel: I have not always been a Nets fan, but the fact that they’re playing in Brooklyn makes me more inclined to root for them.

AS: Why haven’t you moved back home yet?

JK: I have a job in Cali-fornia that keeps me occu-pied.

AS: Brooklyn has a long and prestigious comedic history. Woody Allen fa-mously claimed he grew up under the Thunderbolt . Arthur Miller is from here. What’s it like following in their footsteps?

JK: It’s interesting how many funny people are from Brooklyn. Maybe it’s because everyone is piled on top of each other, you have to distinguish your-self in some way. The funni-est people I know are from Brooklyn.

AS: Where are you from?

JK: I grew up in Mill Ba-sin, on E. 64th Street and Av-enue T. I went to PS 236 un-til I was in the fourth grade

and my parents picked up and moved us to Las Vegas. My uncle Frank was a cop in Brooklyn and he decided to move there and get a job as a security guard at a ca-sino and we followed him.

AS: When was the last time you hung out in Brook-lyn and what did you do when you came here?

JK: I visit my relatives, Aunt Joanne and Uncle Tony. Typically when I’m there, it’s to visit family. We make a point of doing a lot of eating when we’re there.

AS: Where do you go?JK: The Mill Basin Deli.

There’s a f---ing great place we go to, I can’t remember the name of it.

AS: We’ll get back to that. Biggest difference between Los Angeles and Brooklyn?

JK: No one talks to

each other in LA, whereas in Brooklyn, if you build a fence, everyone wants to know everything about it, and then you wind up with three similar fences. Ev-erybody knew each other’s business in Brooklyn. It’s a double-edged sword, but ul-timately I think it’s better. People watch each other’s kids. In LA, you can have neighbors for 20 years and never talk with them.

AS: Who is your favorite Brooklynite living or dead?

JK: Besides my family members, I have to go with Woody Allen.

AS: And your favorite Brooklyn rapper?

JK: I always liked the Beastie Boys a lot. Jay-Z ob-viously. I’ll go with those two.

AS: Is Brooklyn a punch line yet, the way Portland,

Ore. is, or the state of Flor-ida?

JK: No, Brooklyn is not a punch line, because if you use it as a punch line you will get punched by some-one.

AS: What do you think about the Prospect Park bike lane?

JK: This is what people are upset about? A bike lane?

AS: Will your show have anything organic or artisa-nal in it?

JK: It’s a show, not a meal. I guess there will be human beings on it. You know there’s a great place in Brooklyn called Roberta’s. I love that place. They set up their lot next door, a go-kart track, which is fantastic. The food is great there. I love the overall feel of the place.

AS: Do you go DiFara’s or Grimaldi’s?

JK: Yeah! I’ve been to both of those places. One of our writers plays accor-dion at Grimaldi’s. A lot of our staff is from Brooklyn. Probably because a lot of my family is on the show.

AS: We love Bill Sim-mons, but he’s no longer a writer with you.

JK: Bill wouldn’t last two minutes in Brooklyn.

AS: So, any advice to help the Nets compete against the Knicks or the Lakers?

JK: Spend a lot of money, and spend it wisely.

AS: Who do you want to have on your show this fall?

JK: We want to get Chris Rock, hopefully Da-vid Letterman, Woody Al-len, although it’s probably unrealistic.

AS: Spike Lee?JK: Perhaps Spike Lee.

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Undead invasion on the streets of Brooklyn

Undead and underage: Just because you’re not technically alive — or hungry for brains — doesn’t mean the Brooklyn Bartenders won’t over-scrutinize your ID.

Photo by Sol Park

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IMMINENT By Colin Mixson

Paaaaaaaaaaaaabst.May 27 marks the start of ghoul season in Brooklyn,

and the horror-movie makeup artists of the NYC Zombie Crawl are gearing up to release hundreds of members of the undead legion on to the streets of Williamsburg — naturally, no Pabst Blue Ribbon will be safe.

“For the most part, getting dead drunk is the first step in getting zombified,” said NYC Zombie Crawl founder Doug Sacmann.

The zombie themed pub crawl kicks off at 3:30 pm in the Trash Bar, where 15 to 20 professional — and, more than likely, already zombified — makeup-artist volunteers will situ-ate themselves amongst buckets of blood-like substances and off-colored mascaras for a three hour zombification marathon, which could leave more than a thousand Brooklynites bound for an evening of undeath and heavy drinking.

“We put on a layer of color, either a gray, green, or jaundiced blue — there are different shades of zombies,” said Sacmann, who can be easily identified on the day of undead revelry by the fake-blood-filled super soaker that he’ll sporadically spray into the crowd of movie-monster merry makers. “Then there’s the liquid latex, if you wanted more elaborate wounds.”

If the Trash Bar gets too crowded, however, zombies are invit-ed to shuffle across Grand Street to The Grand Victory, where the Misfits cover band, Skeletal Life, will play starting at 5 pm.

other events that yield horror themed prizes.The horde will take to Bedford Avenue after an hour of fun and

games at McCarren Park, heading south until it hits W. Seventh Street, where Spike Hill will host a free show featuring metal music, metal flesh hooks, and human hanging — courtesy of the Nassau Chainsaw DisGraCeLand Demolition Committee.

At around 8:30 pm, the horde will migrate one last time to Public Assembly, where a whirlwind extravaganza of masoch-istic contests, horror-themed strip teases, smut-centric game shows, and, best of all, an open bar stocked with Pabst Blue Ribbon and Sailor Jerry brews will keep revenant revelers suf-ficiently inebriated and gleefully horrified, until their decom-posing legs give out and they lurch their way home — likely, to terrify unsuspecting taxi drivers and subway strap hangers.

“There have definitely been some surprised people, but there haven’t been any negative incidents where people get into fights with zombies,” said Sacmann.

“But there are definitely some looks of shock. It’s a comment on society, especially in New York, where people are so involved in what they’re doing. But when they see the zombie apocalypse, they always stop and look.”

Trash Bar [256 Grand St. between Roebling Street and Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 599–1000] May 27, 3:30 pm. $5 for cost of makeup (attendees can spend more, depending on desired level of gore) Visit www.nyczombiecrawl.com

The zombie crawl proper starts at 6 pm, when hordes of undead rabble rousers will lurch up Bedford Avenue until they hit McCarren Park for raffles, giveaways, contests, and various

Beerpocalypse: If you happen to see a horde of ghastly zombies shuffling up Bedford Avenue on May 27, don’t worry, it’s just partiers from the NYC Zombie Crawl — or is it? Photo courtesy of NYC Zombie Crawl

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KIMMEL COMES HOME

LIVE FROM BROOKLYN: (Left) Prodigal comedian and late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel will return to his hometown in Oc-tober to celebrate the return of professional sports to Brooklyn. (Above) Little Jimmy Kimmel sits on his family’s stoop in Mill Basin. Photos provided by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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BY DANIEL BUSHRandazzo’s Sandwich Spot is

fi nally open for business.Legendary Emmons Avenue

seafood eatery Randazzo’s Clam Bar opened its long-anticipated hoagie outpost on Sheepshead Bay Road last Thursday — joining a handful of neighborhood sand-wich shop icons that could give the rookie delicatessen a run for it’s money.

The spot between E. 15th Street and E. 16th Street currently offers breakfast fare, about two dozen $6 sandwiches and seating for four — if you don’t mind sitting at the counter.

Owner Joey Randazzo said he’ll add two tables — and raise the cost of sandwiches to $8.50 — later this month.

“I’m very happy about the support from the neighborhood,” Randazzo said. “So far we’re do-ing really well.”

But to succeed, the sandwich shop will have to rely on more than it’s good name.

Sheepshead Bay is home to several popular sandwich hubs, including Jimmy’s on Sheepshead Bay Road, Basset Deli on Avenue X, Roll N’ Roaster on Emmons Av-enue, and Brennan & Carr on Nos-trand Avenue — not to mention the fast food Subway store a few doors down from Randazzo’s.

Randazzo said he welcomes the competition.

“If people try my sandwiches they’ll never go back to Subway,” he boasted.

Randazzo announced plans to open a sandwich shop on Sheep-shead Bay Road after losing a bid to open a new eatery on the Coney Island Boardwalk last year.

His competitors promised to fi ght tooth and nail to hold onto their customers.

“As long as the quality remains the same, our customers will keep coming here,” Frank D’Antonio, a manager at the 50-year-old Bas-set Deli, told BrooklynDaily.com shortly after Randazzo’s an-nouncement.

Randazzo’s Sandwich Spot is open from 7 am to 8 pm on week-days, and 9 am to 8 pm on week-ends.

BY DANIEL BUSHThe Randazzo family, proud proprietors of the iconic Randazzo’s

Clam Bar on Emmons Avenue, has started slinging subs on Sheep-shead Bay Road — setting up a lip-smacking smackdown against a neighborhood staple, the 74-year-old Jimmy’s Famous Heros.

Our crack Courier sandwich team — heroes in their own right — put the budding rivalry to the taste test last week, and let their stomachs do the talking:

Randazzo’s opens Sheepshead Bay Road sub hub

CLAM ON RYESandwich smackdown!

Jimmy’s Famous Heros1786 Sheepshead Bay Rd. be-tween Shore Parkway and Em-mons Avenue

• Pros: Jimmy’s hasn’t changed much since it opened during the Great Depression. The deli specializes in tried-and-true classics that have helped it stay in business for more than seven decades.

• Cons: What you see is what you get. There’s no grill, which means sandwiches are heated up in the microwave.

• The sandwich: We or-dered a chicken cutlet sand-wich — the closest thing to the “Bella.” Jimmy’s sandwich came with fresh mozzarella and “the works” — tomatoes, onions, shredded lettuce, salt, pepper, and a healthy sprin-kling of oregano.

The sandwich was massive but not too fi lling, thanks to the extra veggies. It was $10, pretty steep for a sub, but the price tag was worth it.

Randazzo’s Sandwich Spot1520 Sheepshead Bay Rd. be-tween E. 15th and E. 16th streets

• Pros: The clean and cozy deli-sized storefront offers 26 sandwiches with creative ingre-dient combinations and names such as “Brooklyn South,” “Cyclone” and “Abondonza.” Randazzo’s also has greater va-riety and popular modern fea-tures such as a make-your-own salad bar. The subs cost $6, but will jump to $8.50 this week.

• Cons: The deli has four stools and no table seating, though owner Joe Randazzo says he plans to add two tables soon. The small space gets crowded quickly.

• The sandwich: We ordered the “Bella,” a fried chicken cut-let sandwich grilled on the spot with fresh mozzarella, porta-bella mushrooms, roasted pep-pers, and balsamic dressing. The chicken was crispy, and the mushrooms added some nice texture and fl avor. But, for $8, the sub could have been bigger.

The verdict: Jimmy’s Famous Heros. If deli lovers are will-ing to venture into unchartered sandwich territory (such as the “California Special,” which boasts avocado and champagne dressing), Randazzo’s will be a hit for years to come. But there’s a reason why Jimmy’s has been around forever: their sandwiches are just too good. Don’t mess with a good thing.

MMM-MM: Courier taste-tester Daniel Bush rips into a tasty chicken cutlet sub at Randazzo’s Sandwich Spot. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

BY ELI ROSENBERGSimcha Felder is run-

ning for Midwood’s new state senate seat, but the former Borough Park councilman-turned deputy comptroller says there’s nothing super about it.

“Calling it a majority Jewish disrict is correct, but a ‘super Jewish’ dis-trict is something for the comic books,” Felder said, regarding the nickname for the new political area that will include Borough Park, Ditmas Park, Kens-

ington, and Homecrest. Albany re-mapped

Brooklyn’s political land-scape to include the new district — which politi-cal watchdogs call a super Jewish district because it will oversee right-leaning Orthodox Jews who tend to vote Republican.

But Felder, who is run-ning as a Democrat but considers himself a politi-cal free agent — and hasn’t decided if he will caucus with Democrats or Repub-licans, who currently con-

trol the state senate, if he makes it to Albany — says these insiders couldn’t be more incorrect.

“It is a myth,” he said. “The Orthodox community has a history of voting for candidates they feel will be most helpful in delivering resources and services to their community. The po-litical party is irrelevant.”

So far, Felder is running unopposed in the Septem-ber Democratic primary, and he says he wants to keep it that way.

“I’m hoping, with god’s help, that I don’t have an opponent,” he said. “But anybody who runs for of-fi ce has to assume that they will have an opponent and I’m prepared for that.”

If he wins the primary, Felder will most likely have a Republican chal-lenger. Real estate attor-ney Nachman Caller said he would run for the new seat and some political watchdogs say attorney David Storobin would run for the new seat if he loses

his never-ending race to replace prison-bound ex-pol Carl Kruger. Storobin’s March 20 special election

against Councilman Lew Fidler (D–Marine Park) is currently languishing into its third month.

If elected, Felder said he wants to secure tax credits for families who send their kids to Yeshivas and other private schools.

Felder may not be sure who he’ll side with once he gets to Albany, but says he identifi es with the Demo-cratic cause.

“Running as a Democrat is a means towards win-ning this senate seat,” he said. “But ultimately what-ever party is in the major-ity at that point is who I will work with, because that’s what I’m going to have to do to — I won’t say bring home the bacon — but bring home the pastrami.”

Felder: ‘Super Jewish District’ a mythFormer councilman will run for Midwood seat as a Democrat

READY TO RUN: Simcha Felder is running for the new Midwood state senate seat.

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BY DANIEL BUSHBorough President Mark-

owitz’s popular summer con-cert series, which was booted from Asser Levy Park last year for being too loud, will once again be staged in a cramped Coney Island lot — even though concert-go-ers have repeatedly panned the spot for being too small for major stars like Aretha Franklin and Joan Jett.

Civic leaders confi rmed that this year’s Seaside Summer Concert Series will be returning to the va-cant site on W. 21st Street near Surf Avenue this sum-mer — a spot many said was a poor substitute for Asser Levy Park.

“Asser Levy was a much better venue with a much better atmosphere,” said Bay Ridge resident Kelly Graham, who attended the

Joan Jett concert last July. “This space [stinks]!”

The W. 21st Street lot in-cludes 5,000 paid seats po-sitioned near a makeshift stage, but only has room for 2,000 free seats in the back, roughly half of what the park at Ocean Parkway and Seabreeze Avenue pro-vides.

Asser Levy Park is about the size of a city block. The W. 21st Street lot, in com-parison, is about a third of a city block.

The lack of free seat-ing and drab surroundings irked concert-goers at the very start of last year’s con-cert series.

Most of the complaints came from those who brought their own chairs and blankets so they could watch the show for free, grumbling that they missed

the wide-open spaces of As-ser Levy.

“Asser Levy Park was a beautiful and classic loca-tion,” said Steven Centonzo. “I miss the grass and pic-nicking with a blanket.”

The issue came to a head after 1,000 angry fans were turned away from Frank-lin’s August concert be-cause the al fresco music hall was too small .

Yet supporters say the vacant lot is big enough to accommodate the summer-long music series.

“The spot they’re work-ing with is fi ne,” said Com-munity Board 13 District Manager Chuck Reichen-thal.

The borough president held his Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy Park every year since 1991, but caused an uproar

when he announced plans to build a $64-million, 8,000-seat bandshell there. Con-gregants of two synagogues abutting the park and other local critics balked at the idea, calling the planned venue a monstrosity that would destroy parkland and overwhelm their quiet street.

Synagogue offi cials sued to shut the Beep’s concerts down on the grounds that amplifi ed music is illegal within 500 feet of houses

of worship. Markowitz set-tled the lawsuit last year by agreeing to relocate the concerts to W. 21st Street.

Brighton Beach resi-dents who sued Markowitz said they were pleased that the concert won’t be coming back to Asser Levy Park.

“It’s what the law is all about,” said longtime con-cert critic Ida Sanoff. “The new location fi ts in per-fectly with Coney Island.”

Seaside concert orga-nizer and promoter Debbie

Garcia said the series will move forward, but wouldn’t provide further details — or reveal the lineup for this year’s shows.

Borough President Mark owitz hasn’t given up on a state-of-the-art amphi-theater, spokesman Mark Zustovich explained.

“The borough president remains committed — fi -nancially and otherwise — to a world-class perfor-mance venue,” Zustovich said.

CROWD CONTROL: Borough President Markowitz’s popular Seaside Summer Concert Series will be returning to a cramped parking lot on W. 21st Street. File photo by Steve Solomonson

Sardine seating at Coney concerts

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BY ELI ROSENBERGFans of recently de-

ceased rapper Adam “MCA” Yauch showed their gratitude to the legendary Brooklyn-born Beastie Boy by painting a mural in his honor.

The graffi ti — which is the length of a building and can be seen from the Avenue P train station at McDonald Avenue — spells out MCA’s name. A beam-ing sunset and the word

“Gratitude” is written in-side the huge letters.

Mural painters, who are affi liated with the store En-tree Lifestyle, saw the mu-ral as a tribute to Adam Yauch, a founding member of the Beastie Boys — and Edward R. Murrow High School graduate — who died on May 4 following a battle with salivary gland cancer. The beloved rapper was 47.

Yauch lent his raspy voice to the Beastie Boy’s

party-fi rst, be cool later at-titude that gave generations of suburban kids an entry-ramp into the rap world, or-ganizers said.

“Thank you for the in-spiration, for this and many, many more good reasons,” said a note on the Entree Lifestyle’s website. “In the heart of Midwood, Brook-lyn, where it all began, we paid tribute to the energy [MCA] gave us in the best way we knew how.”

REMEMBERING MCA: Artists painted a tribute to Brooklyn-born Adam “MCA” Yauch, one of the mem-bers of the Beastie Boys, that’s visible from the Avenue P elevated train platform in Midwood. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

Brooklyn-born Beastie Boy remembered with mural

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BY WILL BREDDERMANThe Brooklyn Memorial

Day Parade — a 145-year-old cavalcade honoring fallen American soldiers — is running thin on veterans, according to worried orga-nizers who fear the nation’s oldest, continuously run Memorial Day procession will come to a halt if new vets don’t join the march.

“The World War II veter-ans are virtually gone,” said parade committee spokes-man Anthony Giovinco, adding that the Greatest Generation’s threadbare le-gions have traveled mostly in motorcades in recent processions.

Giovinco, 65, a Vietnam vet, said he issued a bugle call to Iraq and Afghani-stan veterans, but he’s only recruited a handful of sol-diers from those confl icts

for the May 28 jaunt.“We don’t understand

why,” Giovinco said.Parade vice chair-

man Ray Aalbue, another Nam-era vet, said he wants younger veterans to attend because he wants to recog-nize their volunteerism and heroism.

“We want to have a spe-cial announcement for them when they come up because they chose to go overseas,” he said.

But different wars cre-ate different warriors, ex-plained Jason Hansman, who served as a Civil Affairs Specialist in Iraq, and is now a spokesman for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. The Brooklyn Memorial Day committee asked the Manhattan-based group to pad its roster of uni-formed soldiers.

“Because there was no draft, the population of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is less than one percent of the population,” said Hans-man, claiming that today’s soldiers are less likely to get involved with local vet-erans’ groups because they don’t have neighbors who served with them. “They’re mostly from rural areas and towns with military bases in the south and Mid-west. Today’s veterans tend to meet up online.”

Hansman said his group connected with vets in cy-berspace to get more of them to participate in Memorial Day marches, primarily the one held in Arlington, Vir-ginia — which Hansman himself plans to attend over the Brooklyn one.

Fort Hamilton Staff Sgt. Jose Minaya, who served

in Afghanistan and said he would be happy to attend the Brooklyn parade if ap-proached by the committee, blamed changing values for the disinterest among younger soldiers.

“The military used to be like a church, a subcul-ture, now it’s part of the

larger culture,” said the sol-dier, who served in the Air Force in the early 1980s, and signed up for the Army after 9-11. “This is a genera-tion of me, myself, and I — honor, loyalty, love of coun-try, these things don’t mean anything any more.”

The 145th Annual Kings

County Memorial Day Parade will kick off from Councilman Vincent Gen-tile’s district offi ce [8703 Third Ave. between 87th and 88th streets in Bay Ridge, (917) 873–1508] on May 28 at 11 am. Visit www.brooklynm emorial-dayparade.com.

LOCAL HEROES: The Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade — a 145-year-old cavalcade honoring fallen Ameri-can soldiers — is running thin on veterans, according to worried members of the Kings County Memo-rial Day Parade Committee. Courtesy Ray Aalbue

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BY WILL BREDDERMANThe city could fi nd itself in court

if it messes with a controversial ha-lal cart some Bay Ridge merchants want removed from Fifth Avenue, lawyers for the embattled food wagon said on Friday — claiming that cart workers are being harassed because they’re Middle Eastern.

Lamis Deek, an attorney for the Middle Eastern Halal Cart and cart manager Sammy Kassen, said she would sue the city if it goes forward with a proposal to turn Fifth Avenue and 86th Street into a cart-free zone — forcing the vendor to move from a favored, and profi table, location.

“If we have to take it to the courts, that’s where we’ll take it,” Deek said during a press conference held at the intersection that’s become a battle-ground between food vendors and brick-and-mortar businesses.

Deek claimed that Fifth Avenue merchants are repeatedly harassing Kassen because he’s Middle Eastern — and claimed that the city has done nothing to stop it.

“He has dealt with epithets and physical threats, and the bullies in this neighborhood have continued to attack him,” Deek said.

Kassen said that a man leaving the Lone Star Bar — whose owner, Tony Gentile, has led the effort to get the cart removed from Fifth avenue — made a pistol gesture with his hand at him and his workers on May 10, telling them that they had to move. Kassen also claimed that he over-

after Deputy Com-missioner Andrew Schwartz listened to a litany of food vendor complaints from Councilman Vincent Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) — who isn’t related to Tony Gentile — as well as Community Board 10 members and leaders of both the Fifth Av-enue and 86th Street business improve-ment districts. The civic and business leaders attending the meeting blasted ven-dors and sided with the neighborhood’s br ic k- a n d - mor t a r restaurants who claim food carts get off easy on rent, fees,

and ignore regulations. Roger Desmond, the owner of the

Fifth Avenue eatery Hinsch’s and a member of Tony Gentile’s Save Our Streets campaign — which stopped the Middle Eastern Halal Cart from opening on Fifth Avenue for two days by putting up tables at Kassen’s usual spot and distributing anti-cart liter-ature — said his beef was with city regulations favoring food wagons over neighborhood businesses, not the street-meat dealers themselves.

“They’re making this about race to skirt the real issue,” Desmond said.

heard Gentile say that the Brooklyn-born Kassen was not an American and should leave the country.

The bar owner denied all the al-legations, claiming that his concerns are strictly economic.

“I love the Middle Eastern com-munity in this neighborhood,” Gen-tile said, adding that many of his cus-tomers are of Arab descent. “They want to play the race card because they know they’re wrong.”

The city’s Department of Small Business Services is considering booting all carts from Bay Ridge

Ridge vendor says he’ll sue city if he’s kicked off Fifth Ave.

CART-OGRAPHY: Attorney Matt Shapiro of the Street Vendor Project stands up for Middle Eastern Food Cart as manager Sammy Kassen (left) and attorney Lamis Deek look on. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

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Cash crookA 34-year-old man was arrested for

robbing a Banner Avenue home on May 10 — taking jewelry and cash.

The victim told police that he was in his house between Brighton Seventh and Brighton Eighth streets at 10 am when he saw two men inside his home with more than $1,000 of his jewelry and cash.

When they saw the homeowner, the in-truders fl ed, cops said, although the man was able to subdue one of them, recover-ing his jewelry and a portion of the stolen cash, as well as a crowbar and a screw-driver.

Copper caperA 40-year-old man was arrested for

taking cable from a Neptune Avenue busi-ness on May 1.

Surveillance footage from the business between West End Avenue and Brighton 11th Street shows the suspect climbing over a fence at around 8 am, and leaving with a roll of copper cable a short time later, cops said.

High timesA 20-year-old man was arrested for

stealing a man’s headphones on Ocean Parkway on May 11 — and was also charged with drug possession after he was found with two Ziploc bags fi lled with marijuana, cops said.

The victim told police that he was near Brighton Beach Avenue at around 10:24 pm when the 20-year-old and four other men approached him and demanded he hand over his headphones.

The suspect then grabbed the head-phones off of the victim’s head and fl ed with his cohorts, cops said. Offi cers said they found the bags of weed when the sus-pect was arrested.

Cat fi ghtPolice arrested a 43-year-old woman

for robbing another woman of $40 on W. 23rd Street on May 14.

The victim told police that she was be-tween Mermaid and Surf avenues at 4:10 am when the 43-year-old grabbed her hair and began pummeling her face. The sus-pect then reached into the victim’s purse and removed $40 before fl eeing, cops said.

61ST PRECINCTSHEEPSHEAD BAY—HOMECREST—MANHATTAN BEACH—GRAVESEND

Learn to parkA 39-year-old man was arrested for

driving under the infl uence on Gravesend Neck Road on May 12.

The arresting offi cer reported that he was near E. 14th Street at 11:50 pm when he saw the man asleep in the driver’s seat of his Acura MVX, which was parked on the sidewalk and had keys in the ignition.

When the offi cer spoke with the driver, he noticed the driver had slurred speech, red watery eyes, the smell of alcohol on his breath, and that he was unsteady on his feet.

Underaged attackA 17-year-old girl was arrested for rob-

bing of her cellphone and wallet a woman on E. 18th Street — back on Jan. 23.

The victim told police that she was be-tween Avenues S and T at 9:50 pm when the teen, who was with two other men, punched her in the face and took her valu-ables.

Lost and keptCops arrested a 44-year-old woman

for stealing earrings — worth more than $3,000 — that were dropped on the fl oor of a Emmons Avenue restaurant on May 10.

The manager told police that he was in-side the eatery between E. 21st and Dooley streets at 9:17 pm when he noticed the woman pick up the pair of earrings that another patron had dropped.

Business break-inA 47-year-old man was arrested for rob-

bing a Kings Highway business on April 22.

Surveillance footage from the business between E. 17th and E. 18th streets shows the suspect enter the business at 5:05 pm, go into the victim’s offi ce, and leave with a laptop, cops said.

62ND PRECINCTBENSONHURST —BATH BEACH

Naughty noteA thief robbed an 86th Street bank on

May 12 — passing the teller a demand note before unknowingly taking a sack of cash containing a dye pack.

The teller told police the crook entered the bank between Bay 28th and Bay 29th streets at 9:51 am, simulating a gun in his pocket as he passed her his demand note.

“Give me the money, hurry up,” the anxious robber blurted out. The teller handed him the money bag containing $655, and an incriminating dye pack.

Four-on-oneFour thugs robbed a man on the Bay

Parkway on May 10, taking $100.The victim told police that he was near

86th Street at around 9:20 pm when the crooks grabbed him and yanked the cash out of his pockets.

Bad eggsThree underage boys were arrested for

robbing a 13-year-old on W. 11th Street on May 8.

The victim told police that he was near Avenue P on his way to school at 8:30 am when the boys jumped him, taking vari-ous electronics, jewelry, and clothes.

CrowbarCops arrested a 32-year-old man for

robbing a Bay 11th Street apartment on May 12.

The suspect allegedly busted into the apartment between Benson and Bath av-enues sometime after 8:30 am — using a crowbar to pry open a rear window and taking unspecifi ed property, police said.

Police arrested a suspect who they found in possession of heroin and clonaze-pam pills.

Unlocked windowA crook robbed an 85th Street apart-

ment on May 14 — taking $300 and credit cards.

The thief entered the apartment be-tween 15th and 16th avenues — through a rear basement window that had been left unlocked — shortly after midnight, tak-ing the cash and cards.

Chopper crookA thief drove off with a man’s motor-

cycle that was parked on Quentin Road on May 9.

The victim told police that he parked his Suzuki GXSR between W. Ninth and W. 10th streets at 9:30 pm, and returned later to fi nd it missing.

70TH PRECINCTFLATBUSH—MIDWOOD

Armed and hungry Cops arrested a 19-year-old man for

robbing a Chinese-food delivery guy at gunpoint on E. 19th Street on May 5.

The victim told police that he was be-tween Tennis Court and Albermarle Road at around 4 pm when the suspect pulled a gun on him, taking his food and cash.

Tough guyA 16-year-old kid was arrested for

threatening and beating a woman on Woodruff Avenue on May 7.

The victim told police that she was be-tween Ocean Avenue and E. 21st Street at around 1:30 pm when the teen approached

her and drew what appeared to be a gun. The suspect then allegedly struck the

victim with the pistol, and told her not to call the police, because he was “untouch-able,” police said.

Truck pirateA 43-year-old man was arrested for at-

tempting to pillage a man’s work truck that he parked on E. 21st Street on May 10.

The victim told police that he had just parked his truck near Ditmas Avenue on his way to work at around 4:45 pm, when he saw a man get into the vehicle, and leave a short time later with a navigation system and cellphone.

But the suspect fl ed when the victim went to confront him, dropping the man’s valuables in the process, cops said.

Radio rustlerA 44-year-old man was arrested for pil-

fering a man’s car on Martense Street on May 9.

The victim told police that he parked his 1999 BMW between Flatbush and Bedford avenues at around 7:30 am, and returned to fi nd the rear window of his busted in.

When he inspected his car, he noticed that his radio had been removed from the dashboard, and his toolbag and ratchet set were gone.

63RD PRECINCTMARINE PARK —MILL BASIN—FLATLANDS—

BERGEN BEACH

Drunk and swervingA 21-year-old man was arrested for

speeding and driving under the infl uence on the Shore Parkway in Mill Basin on May 15.

The arresting offi cer said he saw the suspect driving 95 miles-per-hour in a 35-mile-per-hour work zone on Shore Parkway and swerving from lane to lane at 2:15 am.

When the driver pulled over, he ap-peared to be drunk — and was driving without a license, cops said.

In-and-out burglarA 43-year-old man was arrested for rob-

bing an Avenue K home on May 10.A police offi cer said he saw the man

going in and out of the house between E. 34th and E. 35th streets at around 11:10 pm, stacking various items near the door, including two TVs and a stereo system.

Shifty shopliftersCops arrested a 21-year-old man for

shoplifting from a Kings Highway CVS on May 8.

A witness told police that he was at the pharmacy between E. 49th Street and Utica Avenue at 2:10 pm when he saw two men take various items — including cold and allergy medicine — and attempt to leave without paying.

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The woman accused of beating and starving her bed-ridden 4-year-old daughter to death is facing more than 20 years in prison now that she’s been convicted of murder in the second degree.

It took a jury about an hour to convict Carlotta Brett-Pierce for the death of her child Marchella.

Marchella, who was disabled, bed ridden, and born with a medical condition that forced her to eat and breathe out of feeding tubes, died on Sept. 2, 2010, allegedly after days of torture at the hands of her mother, prosecutors said.

Police claimed that Pierce tied her daughter to a bed inside their apartment and battered her with household items. She also allegedly deprived her of food and water.

When Marchella died, she weighed just 18 pounds, pros-ecutors said, and police found marks on her wrists and an-kles, a sign that she had been bound by cords.

Pierce was charged with murder after an autopsy showed Marchella died of “child abuse syndrome.”

Pierce’s mother and Marchella’s grandmother, Loretta Brett, was also charged with manslaughter. She, too, was convicted last week and is facing 15 years in prison, pros-ecutors say.

During the two-week trial, both Brett-Pierce and her 6-year-old son Tymel were called to the stand to recount the days before Carlotta died.

Tymel Pierce, who testifi ed via a TV monitor at his mother’s trial, said he didn’t see his mother do anything out of the ordinary.

“No,” Pierce said when prosecutor Perry Cerrato asked him if his mom tied Marchella to the bed.

But when Marchella died, his mother, who he called “my old mommy,” lied about what happened.

“When I woke, my mom said she fell down the stairs,” he said.

Brett-Pierce admitted that her daughter “hot lost weight” in the months before she died.

“To me, at the time, it didn’t look bad,” the mother said of her daughter’s weight. “She looked like a child who wasn’t sitting on her booty in the hospital all day. She was outside running around for the fi rst time in her life.”

District Attorney Charles Hynes also charged two city Administration for Children’s Services workers for allow-ing the alleged torture to continue by not bothering to fol-low up on Marchella’s case — a point defense attorney Alan Stutman raised during his opening statements, where he

laid most of the blame on city social service agencies who were responsible to check on the child’s condition.

Reputed hit man cleared of murderJurors split the difference on two men accused of being

Colombo crime family assassins — they convicted them of racketeering, but not of a string of murders, including the slaying of Sheepshead Bay cop Ralph Dols.

A Brooklyn federal jury acquitted Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli and Dino “Little Dino” Saracino of the Dols murder, as well as several others, when the verdict was reached on May 9.

Both men were charged with racketeering and are fac-ing 20 years in prison as a result.

Prosecutors claim that Gioeli and Sarcino killed Dols after opening fi re on the off-duty cop as he left the apart-ment he shared with Kimberly Kennaugh, the ex-wife of then-Colombo acting boss Joel Cacace.

Cacace reportedly ordered the hit against Dols — even though he was an NYPD housing cop — because he felt dis-respected that his ex-wife was sleeping with a police offi -cer, Posa told the jury.

But Gioeli’s attorneys swatted away the testimony from turncoat mobsters — claiming that they were trying to save their own skin.

Kennaugh was stunned that Gioeli was going away — but not for Dols’s death.

“How is that possible?” she told the Daily News. “This is unbelievable!”

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BY DANIEL BUSHThe city is overhauling

two failing Southern Brook-lyn high schools — starting with their names!

Last week The Depart-ment of Education rechris-tened Sheepshead Bay High School as the Academy of Career Exploration of Sheepshead Bay.

It also changed John Dewey High School’s name to the Shorefront High School of Arts and Sci-ences at John Dewey Cam-pus — taking the fi rst steps towards revamping the struggling institutions since the city enrolled them into a controversial federal turnaround program last month .

Department of Educa-tion offi cials have yet to fi re up to half of the teach-ers and staff at each of the two struggling high schools by July 1, which is required to get $1.5 million in federal

funds city offi cials say will help get the schools back on track.

Critics of the program dismissed the new names. The schools will be gut-ted no matter what they’re called, they said.

“It’s not about the names,” said Bruce Sher-man, a Sheepshead Bay high guidance counselor. “What the city did is despi-cable.”

But others were glad the new names would still reso-nate with both students and alumni.

“At least they left John Dewey in the name,” said Stuart Handman, a mem-ber of Community Educa-tion Council 21 and vocal opponent of the turnaround program.

“Alumni at these big high schools associate with the names,” Handman said.

Dewey was put on the state’s list of chronically

low-achieving schools after receiving Cs on its last three city-issued report cards.

Sheepshead Bay High,

which also made the list, dropped from a C grade in 2010 to a D last year.

Supporters claimed that

the schools showed other signs of improvement — Sheepshead Bay High’s graduation rate has risen

by 17 percent since 2003, backers said

Parent Coordinator Sal-vatrice Shipone added that hallways were cleaner, and student brawling was down.

“We’ve been improving every year,” Shipone said. “Is it perfect? No. But we’ve come a long way.”

But the city has long ar-gued that new teachers and staff will help put them on the road to recovery.

In April, the city Panel for Education Policy voted to remake the schools, de-spite opposition from par-ents who said the schools should be given another chance.

The Department of Education is overhauling 22 other city schools, but agreed to spare some that were facing closure, includ-ing William E. Grady Ca-reer and Technical High School in Brighton Beach .

New names for embattled high schools won’t change anything, city critics charge

THEY’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER SIGN: The city has renamed John Dewey High School into the Shorefront High School of Arts and Sciences at John Dewey Campus, the fi rst phase towards rebuild-ing the struggling school as this composite photo shows. The next phase will be to fi re half of the school’s teachers and staff.

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exhibitions to prepare them for basic training and beyond. Army spokeswoman Emily Gockley said the event let the future soldiers see what was in store for them in the coming weeks, and reminded them of why they signed up in the fi rst place.

“It makes them more familiar with what it’ll be like when they get into ba-sic training, and introduces

their friends and families to what life in the Army is like and the benefi ts of enlisting are,” said Gockley.

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YOU’RE IN THE ARMY NOW: (Above) Raw recruit Monica Hall practices her grenade toss while (right) future soldiers test their mettle in a good ole’ fashioned tug-of-war contest. Photos by Arthur De Gaeta

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BY ELI ROSENBERGMidwood was on

fi re last week — at least at the Lag BaOmer cel-ebration on Ocean Av-enue.

A group of religious Jews paraded down Ocean Avenue to Kings Highway to celebrate the holiday, which com-memorates the life of a second-century rabbi — as well as an ancient plague that wiped out a handful of scholars, ac-cording to Jewish his-tory — through bon-fi res and other rituals.

A performer enter-tained the marching masses with such me-dieval entertainment as sword swallowing and fi re breathing, and marchers carried signs reading “I Love Every Jew,” and “Wrap the straps, get connected.”

Dozens danced down the street to cel-ebrate the holiday, in which men and women can get haircuts after more than a month of going without them af-ter the Passover holi-day.

“People light a fi re because that was the type of person Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai was,” said a neighbor-hood source.

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CELEBRATING IN THE STREETS: Orthodox Jews honored Lag BaOmer, a holiday to commemorate thousands of Jewish scholars killed in an ancient plague with (above) a fi re breather and (below) dancing in the streets. Photos by Arthur De Gaeta

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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Fan-tasy Camp All-Stars — led by Aerosmith producer Mark Hudson, Monkees drummer Sandy Gennaro, Bad Com-pany guitarist Simon Kirke, and Utopia bassist Kassim Sulton — jammed out before a crowd of several hundred

surgeons, physicians, nurses, and guests at the hospital’s annual star-studded fund-raising party at the Brooklyn Museum on May 12.

The borough’s elite even got to rub elbows with the performers before they took the stage, but the party wasn’t all fun and games.

New York Methodist Hos-pital CEO Mark Mundy said donations from the event help cover the costs of the Seventh

Avenue hospital’s robotic surgery program, new lung cancer screening program, women’s pelvic surgery pro-gram, and other health ser-vices.

“Each year I wonder if there will be any ‘new’ good news,” Mundy said. “But our hospital community contin-ues to [succeed].”

The hospital also recog-nized board members for their leadership and service.

Charles O’Neill, a mem-ber of the hospital’s board of trustees, received the James Monroe Buckley Award. Emil Baccash, the president of New York Methodist Hos-pital’s medical board, re-ceived the Lewis S. Pilcher Award — and surprised the audience by crooning Van Morrison’s classic rock song “Moondance.”

The event raised $600,000 for the hospital.

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“Fulton Mall always was a shopping center for all of Brooklyn and it will be that again.”

The only survivor of Downtown’s lost depart-ment store era is Macy’s, which took over the legend-ary space between Gallatin Place and Hoyt Street that housed the hometown com-pany Abraham & Straus.

Electronics outlets, jew-elry merchants, and shoe stores dominated the cor-ridor in the decades after the department stores died off — but in recent years national retailers such as Aeropostale, Aldo, and the Gap have opened up loca-tions on the Fulton Mall.

Montvel-Cohen said Downtown’s Century 21 will be the “anchor” for City Point, a commercial and residential development re-placing the old Albee Square

Mall and adjoining lots with retail space and two sky-scrapers — one of which is slated to become the tallest building in the borough .

The store will be two-and-a-half times the size of Century 21’s Bay Ridge lo-cation and about the same size as the store’s popular branch in lower Manhat-tan, store spokeswoman Heather Feinmel said.

“We see the new Fulton Street project as a great op-portunity to expand our reach in the Brooklyn com-munity,” Feinmel said. “We are eager to expand our brand to its residents.”

City Point was touted as the centerpiece of the Fulton Mall’s resurgence — but cash for the develop-ment dried up in 2008 and the project only managed to break ground after se-curing $20 million in bonds from the federal stimulus package.

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Paaaaaaaaaaaaabst.May 27 marks the start of ghoul season in Brooklyn,

and the horror-movie makeup artists of the NYC Zombie Crawl are gearing up to release hundreds of members of the undead legion on to the streets of Williamsburg — naturally, no Pabst Blue Ribbon will be safe.

“For the most part, getting dead drunk is the first step in getting zombified,” said NYC Zombie Crawl founder Doug Sacmann.

The zombie themed pub crawl kicks off at 3:30 pm in the Trash Bar, where 15 to 20 professional — and, more than likely, already zombified — makeup-artist volunteers will situ-ate themselves amongst buckets of blood-like substances and off-colored mascaras for a three hour zombification marathon, which could leave more than a thousand Brooklynites bound for an evening of undeath and heavy drinking.

“We put on a layer of color, either a gray, green, or jaundiced blue — there are different shades of zombies,” said Sacmann, who can be easily identified on the day of undead revelry by the fake-blood-filled super soaker that he’ll sporadically spray into the crowd of movie-monster merry makers. “Then there’s the liquid latex, if you wanted more elaborate wounds.”

If the Trash Bar gets too crowded, however, zombies are invit-ed to shuffle across Grand Street to The Grand Victory, where the Misfits cover band, Skeletal Life, will play starting at 5 pm.

other events that yield horror themed prizes.The horde will take to Bedford Avenue after an hour of fun and

games at McCarren Park, heading south until it hits W. Seventh Street, where Spike Hill will host a free show featuring metal music, metal flesh hooks, and human hanging — courtesy of the Nassau Chainsaw DisGraCeLand Demolition Committee.

At around 8:30 pm, the horde will migrate one last time to Public Assembly, where a whirlwind extravaganza of masoch-istic contests, horror-themed strip teases, smut-centric game shows, and, best of all, an open bar stocked with Pabst Blue Ribbon and Sailor Jerry brews will keep revenant revelers suf-ficiently inebriated and gleefully horrified, until their decom-posing legs give out and they lurch their way home — likely, to terrify unsuspecting taxi drivers and subway strap hangers.

“There have definitely been some surprised people, but there haven’t been any negative incidents where people get into fights with zombies,” said Sacmann.

“But there are definitely some looks of shock. It’s a comment on society, especially in New York, where people are so involved in what they’re doing. But when they see the zombie apocalypse, they always stop and look.”

Trash Bar [256 Grand St. between Roebling Street and Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 599–1000] May 27, 3:30 pm. $5 for cost of makeup (attendees can spend more, depending on desired level of gore) Visit www.nyczombiecrawl.com

The zombie crawl proper starts at 6 pm, when hordes of undead rabble rousers will lurch up Bedford Avenue until they hit McCarren Park for raffles, giveaways, contests, and various

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Now you can lend a hand — while stand-ing on your hands.

On May 20, LAVA, a Prospect Heights-based performance troupe will host a “Handstand-a-thon,” an event that asks do-good-ers to raise money while topsy-turvy.

The studio encourages participants of all skill lev-els to get down with being upside-down in order to help fund a kids dance pro-

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your perspective,” said Diana Greiner, managing director. “People get really excited; they haven’t done it since they were kids.”

Each second spent feet-above-head earns one dona-tion dollar and participants may use a wall or a spotter for balance. The record holder held the pose for four minutes.

Proceeds go to programs such as the PS 9 Pick Up Program, which offers free dance classes to students.

Greiner said the goal is to raise $20,000 total — which, if you’re counting, adds up to a big rush of blood to the brain.

“It really gets the energy up — for a good cause,” Greiner said.

Handstand-a-Thon at LAVA [524 Bergen St. between Sixth and Carlton avenues in Prospect Heights, (718) 399–3161, www.lavalove.org], May 20, from 2-5 pm.

– Natalie O’Neill

It’s a fetish fest — but the only chains you’ll find are the ones attached to

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people who love them will hit the streets on May 26 for Bicycle Fetish Day, a block party-style celebration of Brooklyn’s bike obsession.

Organizer Matt Levy said the event, now in its eighth year, is a chance for cyclists to embrace the dis-tinct subcultures within the bike boom — fixie fanatics, weekend warriors, BMXers, and vintage roadsters among them.

“We like to think of it as a cross-cultural get together,” Levy said.

The Williamsburg art museum City Reliquary will hold a day of spirited con-tests for bikers of all stripes with prizes and serious brag-ging rights going to whoever brings the “Best Vintage Bike,” “Best Ugly Bike” and “Best Mutant Bike” — a Frankenstein-style ride built out of several different bicy-cles.

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and killer match-ing jackets — a towering two-man bike, and an orange cruiser decked out

with a hanging disco ball.Cyclists can also check

out bike advocacy litera-ture, a grill manned by City

Reliquary, and lots of art and bike paraphernalia.

“We’re celebrating bike culture in weird and wild way,” Levy said.

Bicycle Fetish Day [Havemeyer Street between Hope and Grand Streets in Williamsburg, www.cityreli-quary.org], May 26, noon—6pm. Free.

– Natalie O’Neill

The funniest man in the Caribbean is back to bring Brooklyn to the floor.

Jamaican comedian Oliver Samuels will be in Brooklyn for the first time in five years with his new play, “Who a Di Don?” that will play at the Brooklyn Center over Memorial Day weekend.

The story of “Who a Di Don?” is a humorous take on some of the issues affecting Jamaica, say its organizers, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be full of belly-hurting laughs.

“Brooklyn is a wide audience for not only Jamaicans, but all Caribbean people. It’s one of the big markets for a play like this,” said Andrew Williams, one of the show’s producers. “And the play is funny for people who know about the occurrence of things in Jamaica; fashion, dons, the general lifestyle, people getting into trouble trying to defend their family.”

But Williams also says the play has a wide appeal.

“It’s West Indian humor that the average per-son can relate to,” said Williams. “But Oliver is a PG-rated person, and I have no problem promot-ing him because I don’t have to target one section of the audience. I could bring my grandmother and it would be ok!”

“Who a Di Don” at the Brooklyn Center for Performing Arts [2900 Campus Rd. at Hillel Place in Flatbush, (718) 951–4500, www.brook-lyncenter.com] May 26, 8 pm, $45 and up.

– Eli Rosenberg

Spoiler alert: in this adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet,” the star-crossed paramours live to love

another day.Five different playwrights have

joined forces to reimagine each act of Shakespeare’s classic love story, converting the famous tragedy into a quintet of 15-minute performances including an interpretive dance show, a romance between two bears, and a finale in which the pro-tagonists live happily ever after in Virginia.

Tyler Phillips, who wrote one of the scenes in the “Five Variations of Romeo and Juliet,” said audiences relate to the themes of love, loyalty, and power in the original play no mat-ter how modern playwrights interpret Shakespeare’s 400-year-old material.

“It’s going to be relatable over the ages because people are always fall-ing in love,” said Tyler, cofounder of Phillstock Entertianment, which is putting on the show with Sparrowtree Theatre Company at Williamsburg’s

17 Frost Theatre of the Arts from May 18 to May 20. “They can come and enjoy a new take on the play because everyone has a good idea of what it’s about.”

This isn’t the first time the bard’s classics have been restaged in Brooklyn with a modern twist: Sparrowtree produced a five-act show

loosely based on Hamlet last year.

Phillips’ business part-ner Lauren Stockner said this year’s show will be even more of a departure

from the norm.“It’s a classic story but you’ve never

seen it like this before,” Stockner.Sparrowtree Theatre Company

and Phillstock Entertainment’s “Five Variations of Romeo and Juliet” at 17 Frost Theatre of the Arts [17 Frost St. between Union and Lorimer streets in Williamsburg, (516) 317–3840, www.romeoinbrooklyn.com], May 18–19, 8 pm, and May 20, 3 pm and 8 pm. Tickets $15.

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Cinderella is magical in any language.A group of Bay Ridge women orig-

inally from Lebanon, Morocco, and Palestine will share the famous tale of the glass shoe and the woman who lost it in Arabic — with an English translation — at a March 31 storytelling session.

Oral traditions including poetry, folk sto-ries, and recitations of the Koran have been paramount to Arab culture in North Africa and the Middle East for centuries, so sharing the fairy tale and other stories is a perfect fit for the Brooklyn Arts Council’s Half the Sky festival, a three-month celebration of the folk arts from throughout the world, organizers say.

“Storytelling is espe-cially central to women’s folk arts, where stories are told from generation to generation and at social occasions or domestic activities such as gath-ering to prepare food, or before bedtime,” said Brooklyn Arts Council’s Nicole Macotsis. “Here in Brooklyn, tales told from grandmoth-er to grandchild pass on language and values of the homeland.”

Zeinab Bader, founder of the Arab-American Women’s Association of New York, will read several Lebanese folk tales, includ-ing, “Alf Leila wa Leila,” “A Thousand and One Nights,” and a few more simple children’s yarns, including “The Golden Duck,” and “Mother of the Pigeon” at the Ridge Boulevard library branch.

Joining her will be the Arab American Family Support Center’s Maha Attieh and Hafida Torres Balalioui, a masters of education student, who will tackle children’s tales.

“Cinderella” in the Arab World at Bay Ridge Public Library [7223 Ridge Blvd. between 72nd Street and 73rd Street, Bay Ridge (718) 748–5709, www.brooklynartscouncil.org] May 31, 1 pm. Free.

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WORD’s pick: “The Song of Achilles”by Madeline Miller

If as a kid you had at least one period of obsession with Greek mythology and its unending stories and things to memorize, then you should read this book. It will plunge you right back into the glory of all that insanity, except with more overt acknowledgement that, yeah, some Greeks were gay. (Even the famous ones. Especially the famous ones.) Miller has done such a good job of bringing to life the gauze-y vagueness of living in a time where the gods were as much a part of life as weather, and just as incompre-hensible, capturing the scariness and banality of a world at constant war.

— Stephanie Anderson, WORD [126 Franklin St. at Milton Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383–0096].

The BookMark Shoppe’s pick: “A Crown Imperiled” by Raymond Feist

For those of you who have always loved fantasy novels — in secret — and not just the recently popular ones but all books full of dragons and quests, “The Mists of Avalon” by Marion Zimmer Bradley, originally published in 1982, is unparalleled in the world of fantasy. Second best — and still alive and inkin’ — is NYT best-selling Raymond Feist, who’s written over 30 books. “A Crown Imperiled” is book two of “The Chaoswar Saga” which has kept this bookstore owner up late these past few nights to fin-ish. Now she’s got just 10 months, and 20 days for the conclusion. For any reader who has never picked up Feist, start with Magician: Apprentice, the beginning of the beginning. Dip into a world of chivalry, heroism, danger and magic and you will not be let down.

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

Greenlight Bookstore’s pick: “Gods of Gotham” by Lyndsay Faye

Set in 1845 NYC, this riveting debut novel spans the founding of the NYPD, the plight of the working class and Irish immigrants, how orphans strug-gled to survive in a rough and tumble city of gangs, and a serious, seedy underworld murder mystery, all while pitting two brothers (the main charac-ters) against each other. Starting with a big warehouse fire that sets the plot rolling, and unfurling with vivid period-perfect details and fully real-ized characters, this book combines the storytelling of Caleb Carr with the suspense of Sherlock Holmes and the terror of Jack the Ripper.

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

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memorize, then you should read this book. It will plunge you right back into the glory of all that insanity, except with more overt acknowledgement

a part of life as weather, and just as incompre-

by Marion Zimmer Bradley, originally published in 1982, is unparalleled in the world of fantasy. Second best — and

20 days for the conclusion. For any reader who has

Irish immigrants, how orphans strug-gled to survive in a rough and tumble city of gangs, and a serious, seedy

the storytelling of Caleb Carr with the suspense

By Eli Rosenberg

Their geri curls may be wigs, but these rappers insist they’re the real

deal.“We’re just being ourselves,”

said Hong Kong Fever, a member of the rap-entertainment group the Notorious MSG, which paro-dies rap’s macho and street-sav-vy culture from the perspective — real or fictional, it’s any-one’s guess — of Manhattan’s Chinatown, the neighborhood where the group claims to have met while working in restaurant kitchens.

As other critics have noted, a reference to Cornell University on a past album, potentially betrays a more bourgeoise upbringing.

Still the group, which dons strong accents, wigs and over-the-top lyrics that blend the hyper-masculine swagger of rap with Asian cultural references, insists that they are moving the ball forward with such ethnically charged performances.

“If you feel that being a sexy Chinatown bad-ass is perpetuating stereotypes, that’s your problem,” said Hong Kong Fever.

The group has gained some notori-ety for in-your-face songs and music vid-eos like “Straight Out of Canton,” “Dim Sum Girl,” and “Chinatown Hustler,” that include lyrics like “Comin’ fresh off the

boat and livin’ on the street / we’re marching to our own beat / don’t give a damn what other people eat / we’re crazy / just gimme duck sauce and a bowl of chicken feet.”

And they’ll be bringing their act to Brooklyn Bowl on May 26, two days after they release a new album “Heavy Ghetto.”

The carnivalesque bowl-ing alley will make the perfect venue for a performance that blends the real with parody.

“[I hope to provide] an unob-structed view of my chiseled glutes,” said Hong Kong Fever of the performance. “We’re plumbers, and we’re here to plunge all the turds clogging up

your auditory canal.”Well alright.The Notorious MSG at Brooklyn Bowl

[61 Wythe Ave. between North 11th and North 12th streets in Williamsburg. (718) 963–3369, www.brooklynbowl.com] May 26 at 8 pm, $5.

By Will Bredderman

Talk about good vibra-tions.

The Brooklyn Water-front Artists Coalition will pres-ent — as part of its “Celebrate: 20th Annual Spring Pier Art Show” — jazz vibraphone vir-tuoso Stefan Bauer, who fell in love with Brooklyn not only as a musician, but as a father, too.

“I take my cues from things happening around, and so what has happened to me in Brooklyn has influenced my music,” Bauer said.

Bauer visited New York for the first time in 1978 and again in 1991, both times to study under vibraphone masters.

It was the second time around, while staying in Park Slope, that he fell in love with Brooklyn.

He moved to the borough 11 years ago, raised two chil-dren here, and even composed a piece entitled “Coney Island,” inspired by an afternoon spent with his daughter at the People’s Playground in 2008 — three days before Astroland closed.

Bauer said his experienc-es in the borough continue to shape his work, which is influ-enced by his love for all things creative.

“I’ve always dreamed of the confluence of different artis-tic branches, I feel inspired by

that, because I love reading, I love good movies, I love pho-tography, and I love music, of course,” said Bauer, who plays a unique instrument that resem-bles a xylophone with an array of resonating tubes under the bars.

Bauer has played at the Pier Art Show six times before, and praises the waterfront ware-house’s acoustics.

The May 20 performance will be the jazz musician’s first solo show at the venue.

Stefan Bauer at Celebrate: 20th Annual Spring Pier Art Show [499 Van Brunt Street, located on the pier in Red Hook] May 20, 3 pm.

The Notorious Who-Are-We?

Three emcees: The rap-entertainment group the Notorious MSG will bring attitude to Brooklyn Bowl on May 26. Photo Courtesy of Notorious MSG

Vibraphone virtuoso to jazz-up Red Hook

The power of Bauer: On May 20, musi-cian and composer, Stefan Bauer will perform a Jazz piano program in Red Hook. Courtesy Stefan Bauer

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B U S I N E S S B R O O K L Y N S T Y L E – A D V E R T I S E M E N T

By Camille SperrazzaAfter 27 years, it’s still sizzlin’

at Embers Steakhouse.The Bay Ridge staple recently

changed ownership, but it’s in ex-cellent hands, all remodeled, and serving tender steaks, expertly prepared.

The new owners are no strang-ers to the restaurant business. Jose “Alex” Alejandro and his wife, Amy, own El Parador, “the oldest Mexican restaurant in Manhattan,” says Alejandro. Embers’ previous owners enjoyed dining there, and in turn, the Alejandros made their way to Brooklyn to eat at Embers. A friendship developed.

“When you are ready to retire, let me know,” Alejandro would tell them. “I would love to own a steakhouse.”

They sealed the deal in July 2011. Embers was closed for six weeks, renovated, and given its new look. Abstract art — remi-niscent of cutting boards — adorn the walls, as do black-and-white

photos of early Brooklyn. There’s a huge mahogany-colored bar, a main dining area, and another room. The furnishings are dark, giving the place a real steakhouse feel.

The Alejandros also re-opened the butcher shop next door — Vinnie’s. It’s where they dry-age the beef served at the restaurant,

so customers always know what they’re getting, and where it’s coming from. It just doesn’t get any better than this.

It’s why the steaks at Embers are superb. There’s porterhouse and filet mignon — all wonderful. My personal favorite is the grilled rib-eye — so flavorful, with a chipotle and roasted-garlic rub. Embers makes its own incred-ible dressings, such as the huajillo chile sauce, but the steaks are so tasty, they are just as good, if not better, au natural.

The T-bone is another fine piece of meat, broiled to perfection, served crisp on the outside, pink inside, and buttery-soft. Order any of these steaks, and you’re in for one heck of a meal.

Bring a few friends and share some main courses, because there’s more than steak on the menu. The roasted double-cut pork chops are cooked with shallots, hot cherry peppers, and red wine. It’s another popular dish. Chicken piccata is prepared in a lemon and white wine sauce. Shrimp is pre-sented scampi-style, with slivers of roasted garlic, and a white wine and olive oil sauce.

Embers’ signature side dish is the potato pie, a double-baked creamy-on-the-inside, crunchy-on-the-outside potato, cheese, and prosciutto piece of perfection. Sure, you could order a baked po-tato on the side, but why would you?

Likewise, glazed carrots are transformed into something ex-traordinary because Embers takes the extra step of bathing them in a wonderful dressing, then cook-ing them until they are just tender enough to bring out the flavors.

The restaurant is noted for its fabulous appetizers, too. Don’t miss the jumbo crab cake — pure seafood — served with a side of garlic mayonnaise.

Embers’ antipasto includes grilled eggplant, marinated arti-chokes, roasted pepper, provolo-ne, bocconcini, prosciutto, olives, and more. Salads, fresh mozza-rella and sliced tomato, baked clams, fried calamari, and mus-sels cooked in a tomato sauce or a

white wine sauce are other tanta-lizing possibilities.

In addition, there are weekly specials such as the chilled half lobster, served on baby arugula, with sliced cherry tomatoes.

Alejandro is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, and al-though he’s not “hands on” any-more, he knows how to run a good restaurant, and sees to it that food meets high standards of quality and craftsmanship.

It’s Amy who spends some time in the kitchen these days. She does all the baking at the restau-rant, creating homemade desserts such as pecan pies that ooze with chocolate chips, served warm, then topped with cold vanilla ice cream. There’s also a luscious key lime pie, topped with a slice of lime and a dollop of whipped cream. Or, enjoy peach melba, served with ice cream, or choco-late pudding mousse.

There’s traditional cappuccino; then there’s Embers’ cappuccino — served with chocolate, so it’s sweet, a bit more like a hot cocoa than a coffee. It’s presented in a tall, clear glass, and topped with whipped cream — a wonderful way to end a fine meal.

Embers has retained the same staff, many of whom, like this writer’s waiter, Danny, have worked there for years. They are knowledgeable, can offer sugges-tions, and make dining a pleasure.

“We couldn’t do it without them,” says Alejandro.

Embers Steakhouse [9519 Third Ave. between 95th and 96th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 745-3700]. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 11 pm, and Sundays, 2 to 9 pm. For more, visit www.Embers-BayRidge.com.

Porterhouse perfection at Embers Steakhouse

Photos by Bess Adler

Embers Steakhouse is the authority on beef with its mouthwatering grilled porterhouse

steak for two.

Make sure you save room for dessert — the peach melba is delicious.

There’s more than steak on the menu — Fernando Garcia recommends the jumbo lump Maryland crab cake with garlic mayonnaise.

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Fri, May 18Winning books on exhibit:

Three students, Brooklyn stu-dents, who were awarded top honors in the 26th Annual Extra Jack Keats Bookmaking Compe-tition will be on exhibit from May 2 to 31 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch [Flatbush Ave. at Eastern Parkway in Grand Army Plaza in Park Slope, (718) 230-2100], www.brooklynpublicli-brary.org/branch_library_detail.jsp?branchpageid=265.

ConCert, Fourth AnnuAl brooklyn Folk FestivAl: The three-day festival in Red Hook features 30 local bands, instrumental workshops, film screenings, banjo toss competi-tion, and a family-friendly square dance. Sponsored by the Jalopy Theatre. $20. 12:00 am. Indoors [345 Jay St. at Myrtle Avenue in Downtown, 718-395-3214], www.jalopy.biz.

MusiC, ChAMber ConCert: David Bindman and his en-semble perform. Free. 3:30 pm. Sunset Park Public Library [5108 Fourth Ave. at 51st Street in Sun-set Park, (718) 965-6533], www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.

Art, MArk tribe, rAre eArth: Solo exhibition of works by Mark Tribe, video and print art-ist and performer, featuring photographs of lush landscapes found in contemporary video games and a video of a militia training ground in Upstate New

York. Free. 6 pm – 9 pm open-ing reception. 12 pm – 6 pm. Momenta Art [56 Bogart Street in Bushwick, (718) 218–8058], www.momentaart.org.

DAnCe, “living ProoF”: Per-formance by the BAXco Youth Dance Company. $5. 7:30 pm. BAX – Brooklyn Arts Exchange [421 Fifth Ave. in South Slope, (718) 832-0018], www.bax.org.

MusiC, bAroque burlesque oPerA: Company XIV, in as-sociation with Morningside Opera and SIREN Baroque, presents the World Pre-miere of Judge Me Paris, a Baroque Burlesque Opera. $40. 8 pm. 303 Bond Street Theatre (303 Bond St. in Car-roll Gardens), www.facebook.com/303BondStreetTheatre.

theAter, “My FAir lADy”: Pro-duction of the Lerner and Loewe classic about a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, who is transformed by Professor Henry Higgins into a Lady. Performed by the Narrows Community Theater troupe. $20 ($15 seniors and students under 21). 8 pm. St. Patrick’s Audito-rium [97th St. at Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, (718) 482-3173], https://www.nyctheaterny.com.

MusiC, sounDsCAPes: The Grammy Award-winning Brook-lyn Youth Chorus performs a set of indie-classical pieces by Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, and com-poser Missy Mazzoli. Free. 8 pm. Roulette [509 Atlantic Avenue,

between Third Ave and Nevins St. in Downtown, (917) 267-0363], roulette.org.

vertiCAl PlAyer rePer-tory Presents “songs oF trAvel”: Based on the travel poetry of “Treasure Island” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” author Robert Louis Stevenson, the Ver-tical Player Repertory will per-form nine songs by composer Ralph Vaughan William, com-plete with interpretive dance. $20. 8 pm. Behind the Door [219 Court St, between Wyckoff and Warren streets in Cobble Hill, (718) 624-3310], www.vpropera.org.

Country-blues originAls: Ronda Dale and Ira Bolterman are are bringing some country-blues, rockin’ boogie, and torch songs to the Belleville Lounge in Gowanus. No cover. 9 pm – 10 pm. Belleville Lounge [330 5th

St., corner of 5th Street and 5th Avenue in Gowanus, (718) 832-9777], www.bellevillebistro.com.

Sat, May 19tour, hiDing in PlAin sight:

A Walk Down Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights: Walking tour based on Claire Mirarchi’s book “Enjoying Brooklyn Heights.” Self guided. $8. 3 pm. Brooklyn Historical Society [128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-4111], www.brooklynhistory.org.

MusiC, the greAt googA MoogA: Huge music and food festival featuring Anthony Bour-dain and a yet-to-be announced set of bands. Free with registra-tion. 11 am. Prospect Park (Pros-pect Park West and Ninth Street in Park Slope), www.googa-mooga.com.

MusiC, ChAMber ConCert: David Bindman and his en-semble perform. Free. 1:30 pm. Windsor Terrace Public Library [160 E. Fifth St. at Ft.Hamilton Parkway in Windsor Terrace, (718) 686-9707], www.brooklyn-publiclibrary.org.

Art, brooklyn PhilhArMoniA Chorus PerForMs At st. Augustine’s r.C. ChurCh: The group is holding its spring concert, featuring Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten, Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughn Williams and Frostiana by Ran-dolph Thompson among others. $25 at the door; $20 in advance (by calling). 7:30 pm. Saint Au-gustine’s R. C. Church [116 6th Avenue in Park Slope, (718)-907-0963], bpc.pc-ezee.com.

theAter, “the liAr shoW”: Host Andy Christie, Ophira Eisenberg, Faye Lane and James Braly spin tales, some true, some false, discover the liar and win a t-shirt. $25. 8 pm. Kingsbor-ough Community College [2001 Oriental Blvd. at Oxford Street in Manhattan Beach, (718) 368-5000], www.onstageatkingsbor-ough.org.

MeMoriAl DAy PArADe: Hon-oring our veterans; invocation and ceremonial tribute. Kick off at Emmons and Ocean Avenue and ends at the Haring Street Memorial. Beverages and snacks available to participants. Hosted by the Sheepshead Bay Plumb Beach Civic Association. Free. 11:30 am. (Emmons and Ocean avenues in Sheepshead Bay).

Art, FlAtbush Artists stuDio tour!: Come check out art from Flatbush’s growing community of artists in some of the neigh-borhood’s finest homes! Free. noon – 6 pm. Various studios and houses in Ditmas Park, (718) 462-4743.

Art, brooklyn WAterFront Artists CoAlition Pres-ents “CelebrAte”: Join the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition for their 20th year an-

The fourth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival running from May 18-20 is sure to be a foot-stompin’, banjo-pickin’, slow-talkin’, square-dancin’ and perty singin’ good time. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

niversary at the pier exhibition space. 1 pm. Brooklyn Water-front Artists Coalition [499 Van Brunt St., near Reed Street in Red Hook, (718) 596-2506], www.bwac.org.

WAx oPening reCePtion: Participating artists: Francesca Azzara, Miles Conrad, Heidi Curko, Patricia Dusman, Alicia Forestall-Boehm, Noelle Gray, Sarah Grew, Aoife Hand, Stepha-nie Hargrave, Kay Hartung, Nancy Hubbard, Emily Korson, Jodie Manasevit, Carolina Rubio MacWright, Michele Schuff, Mari Renwick, Krista Svalbo-nas, Amy Weil. 6 pm. Brooklyn Artists Gym [168 Seventh St. in Gowanus, (718) 858-9069], www.brooklynartistsgym.com.

brooklyn JAzz WiDe oPen: Celebrate National Chamber Music month with world-class musicians who will play new music and share their creative processes with the audience. $10. 8 pm. Brooklyn Conserva-tory of Music [58 Seventh Ave. between Lincoln Place and Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 622-3300 or email: [email protected]], www.bqcm.org.

Sun, May 2060th AnniversAry norWe-

giAn DAy PArADe: Break out your bunads and whip up some rakfisk for the 60th Anniversary Norwegian Day Parade, this year on beautiful Third Avenue in fabulous Bay Ridge! This year’s theme is “Honoring Norwegian Women.” Free. 12:30 pm. Third Avenue [8501 Third Avenue, at the corner of 85th Street and Third Ave in Bay Ridge, (718) 745-6653].

entertAinMent, Coney is-lAnD strongMAn sPeC-tACulAr: Strength contest. Free. 1:30 pm. [Bowery Street at W. 12th Street in Coney Island, (718) 372-5159], www.coneyis-land.com.

“CinDerellA”: Classic, presented by the American Family Theater. For children four and up. $7. 2 pm. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College [2900 Campus Rd., be-tween Amersfort Place and Ken-ilworth Place in Midwood, (718) 951-4500], www.brooklyncenter-online.org.

“the rights oF sPring: The Water Dragons”: The Puppe-teers Cooperative presents a giant puppet pageant in which the water dragons are born, evaporate, precipitate, and revolt. Free. 2 pm. Old Stone House [336 Third St. at Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, 671 263-2031], www.puppetco-op.org.

“AngelinA bAllerinA”: The beloved character comes to life and has the entire audience up on its feet. $12. 3 pm. Kingsbor-ough Community College [2001 Oriental Blvd. at Oxford Street in Manhattan Beach, (718) 368-5596], www.onstageatkingsbor-ough.org.

“shAun the sheeP”: Animated film from the creators of Wallace and Grommit. $7. 4 pm. Cobble Hill Cinema [265 Court St. be-tween Butler & Douglass streets in Cobble Hill, (718) 596-9113], www.cobblehilltheatre.com‎.

tueS, May 22bingo night: 11 am. See Mon-

day, May 21. Art, MArk tribe, rAre eArth:

6 pm – 9 pm opening recep-tion. 12 pm – 6 pm. See Friday, May 18.

Wed, May 23Winning books on exhibit:

See Friday, May 18. WorkshoP, tAngo lessons:

For adults and youngsters inter-ested in ballroom dancing - No experience and no partners nec-essary. Sponsored by the FIAO Beacon program. Pre-registra-tion for youngsters required.

Free. 6–9 pm. IS 96 [99 Ave. P at W. 11th Street in Bensonhurst, (718) 232-2266].

“blACk Folk Don’t”: Director Angela Tucker discusses season two and offers a sneak preview screening of the web series. Free. 7 pm. Brooklyn Histori-cal Society [128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 222-4111], www.brooklynhistory.org.

thurS, May 24theAter, “A CoMeDy oF er-

rors”: Family friendly produc-tion of Shakespeare’s play about mistaken identity, love and mar-riage. Theater 2020 uses actors and puppets in this fast paced 90 minute version of the classic. $18. 7 pm. The Cranberry Street Theater Space [55 Cranberry “Dog Day Afternoon”: Film screening. Free. 7 pm. St. Fran-cis College [180 Remsen St., be-tween Court and Clinton streets in Brooklyn Heights, 718-489-5272], www.sfc.edu.

FilM, “Dog DAy AFternoon”: Classic bank robbery with Al Pacino, John Cazale and Sully Boyar. Free. 7 pm. St. Francis College [180 Remsen St., be-tween Court and Clinton streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 489-5200], https://www.sfc.edu.

MusiC, roulette Presents: Saturday Night Live’s Lenny Pickett: Roulette presents Sat-urday Night Live’s Lenny Pickett, who began his career playing saxophone and clarinet in bars and on the street. Michael Wollf on piano, James Genus on bass, and John Hadfield on percussion. 8 pm. Roulette [509 Atlantic Ave in Boerum Hill, (917) 267–0368], www.roulette.org.

Fri, May 25Winning books on exhibit:

See Friday, May 18. Art, MArk tribe, rAre eArth:

6 pm – 9 pm opening recep-tion. 12 pm – 6 pm. See Friday, May 18.

theAter, “A CoMeDy oF er-rors”: 8 pm. See Thursday, May 24.

MusiC, bAroque burlesque oPerA: 8 pm. See Friday, May 18.

theAter, “My FAir lADy”: 8 pm. See Friday, May 18.

entertAinMent, the WAter-Front Follies, A WAter-Front vAuDevilliAn stAge: Singing sirens, soaring trapeze, seductive cabaret dancers, and other acts are featured at this re-turn to the golden age of vaude-ville, promising unexpected twists and turns. $20. 10 pm. Galapagos Art Space [16 Main St. at Water Street in DUMBO, (718) 222-8500], www.galapa-gosartspace.com.

Sat, May 26MeMoriAl DAy WeekenD: The

carousel is open, and all the plants are in bloom - enjoy a fun filled day in the park. View the website for a complete listing of all events. Free. 9 am–9 pm. Prospect Park Band Shell [Pros-pect Park West and Ninth Street in Park Slope, (718) 965-8900], www.prspectpark.org/calendar.

PotAto DAys: Help till the soil and plant potatoes for this year’s harvest, then church fresh butter and enjoy a piece of homemade cornbread. Free with zoo admis-sion. 1–4 pm. Lefferts Historic Homestead [452 Flatbush Ave. between Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway in Park Slope, (718) 789-2822], www.prospect-park.org.

Art, MArk tribe, rAre eArth: 6 pm – 9 pm opening recep-tion. 12 pm – 6 pm. See Friday, May 18.

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low the cash-strapped de-velopers behind the ailing Domino Sugar project to renegotiate with a lender — quashing a lawsuit by proj-ect co-owner Isaac Katan.

The appellate court’s de-cision last Friday affi rmed a Manhattan Supreme Court judge’s ruling to throw out Katan’s case against Dom-ino partner Community Preservation Corporation Resources after he sued the development company in March alleging fraud and breach of contract in the group’s mortgage negotia-tions with its backer.

Community Preserva-tion Corporation Resources saluted the court’s decision and promised to get fi nanc-ing and begin the long-stalled residential conver-sion of the Williamsburg plant, which calls for bring-ing 2,200 units of housing — 660 of them priced below market rate — to the sugar factory.

“Katan’s allegations had absolutely no merit so we

are pleased that the judge agreed that Katan has no right to restrain us from making decisions on behalf of the project,” said Com-munity Preservation vice president Susan Pollock. “We will continue to make decisions for Domino’s fu-ture and remain committed to our vision for a vibrant, mixed-income, Williams-burg community.”

The city approved the controversial proposal to turn the massive Southside factory into apartments two years ago, but develop-ers have not broken ground on the site and a rift grew between the owners when Community Preservation Corporation Resources de-faulted on a $120-million

loan and quietly put the property on sale .

Community Preserva-tion Corporation sought to refi nance its mort-gage while maintaining a smaller stake in the prop-erty, but Katan fi led suit and implored the court to consider his own secret “white knight” investor — a backer he claimed could save the debt-ridden Dom-ino project last month.

Pollock told this newspa-per in March that her com-pany will continue looking for new investors with ex-perience building afford-able housing and develop-ing waterfront properties. A Katan spokesman said he is mulling legal options and declined further comment.

PLANT PLAN: The former Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg.

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By Eli Rosenberg

It’ll be hard to miss the sound of music in Brooklyn this summer — but among all the

concerts in the borough, these six outdoor shows are worth going out of your way for:

Yassin Bey and the

Brooklyn Philharmonic

The emcee formerly known as Mos Def takes the stage with the borough’s long-standing classical orchestra in a tribute both Bedford-Stuyvesant native Lena Horne and Beethoven and Cole Porter, who are not from Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Bedford-Stuyvesant Restor-ation Plaza (1368 Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant) June 9, 8 pm. Free. Visit www.bphil.org .

Deer Tick

It’s fitting that nouveau coun-try-folk band Deer Tick will play this concert in Red Hook — Brooklyn’s own rollicking and sometimes wild frontier.

Red Hook Park (Clinton St. at Bay Street, Red Hook) June 21, 7 pm. Free. Visit www.summer-stage.org .

Calle 13 with Ana Tijoux

and Ritmo Machine

Puerto Rico’s genre-bending reggaeton stars Calle 13 — the winners of a record 19 Latin Grammy awards — will be joined by French-Chilean transglobal popstress Ana Tijoux and the per-cussion duo Ritmo Machine in what promises to be a night with a heavy pulse.

Prospect Park Bandshell [Ninth Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope, (718) 855–7882]. July 13, 7 pm. Free. Visit www.celebratebrooklyn.org .

Further (Phil Lesh and Bob

Weir)

The Grateful Dead greats play Brooklyn’s sandlot for two nights at the type of concert where you’ll probably see music lovers who hold up lighters — and where you might run into your friend’s parents.

MCU Park (1904 Surf Ave. between W. 16th and W. 19th streets in Coney Island) July 13–14, 7 pm. Tickets $78–$106. Visit www.stubhub.com .

The Metropolitan Opera

Summer Recital Series

Leave your tuxedo or cocktail dress in your closet — you won’t need them to listen to some of the best performers in opera this summer.

Three singers from the Met will perform a program of duets

and arias on the water by the Brooklyn Bridge for some high art down under the overpass.

Brooklyn Bridge Park (Under the Brooklyn Bridge) July 27, 7 pm. Free.

Aloe Blacc

The soul singer behind the tune “I Need a Dollar” probably doesn’t need a dollar anymore — his concert is free. Aloe Blacc will entertain the business crowd and Downtown music fans during a daytime concert in MetroTech.

R&B Festival at Metrotech Commons (Metrotech at Lawrence Street in Downtown). Aug. 9, noon. Free.

Counting Crows

Look, we know Adam Duritz is an acquired taste, but our edi-tor loves the Crows, and every-one hums “Mr. Jones” at least once a year.

Williamsburg Park [50 Kent Avenue at North 12 Street, (718) 963–0830] July 9 (prices not available at press timewww.osanb.org.

SOUND OF SUMMERDon’t miss these seven summer concerts in Brooklyn

ACTIVITIES SUMMER SPLASH

By Eli RosenbergThere are few better ways to take advantage of hot

summer days and nights than heading to an outdoor concert – and thankfully, the borough is brimming with them this year.

Celebrate Brooklyn

The mostly free concert series in Prospect Park is back for the 34th year, with reggae icon Jimmy Cliff headlining the opening show on June 5.

The rest of the season will feature free shows from such groups as Balkan Beat Box on June 16, Keb’ Mo’ on June 22, Trombone Shorty on June 29, Calle 13 and Little Dragon on July 13, and not-free ones from the Dirty Projectors and Sigur Ros, among others.

Prospect Park Bandshell [Ninth Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope, (718) 855–7882]. June 5 through August 11. Visit www.celebratebrook-lyn.org.

Williamsburg Waterfront

After a contentious year at East River State Park, concerts on the rollicking Williamsburg waterfront were sent up the river, but they didn’t land far.

This year’s concert series will feature such antique bands as Cake on August 10, and Sublime and Cypress Hill on August 24

Williamsburg Park [50 Kent Avenue at North 12 Street, (718) 963–0830] www.osanb.org.

SummerStage

The citywide music series will come to Brooklyn, with such artists as reggae medicine man Bushman

on June 12, EPMD on June 14, and Das Racist on June 19 in Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick and Clinton Hill.

Various locations around Brooklyn. Visit www.summerstage.org. Free.

Northside MusicvFestival

The South-by-Southwest spinoff features a week’s worth of concerts, lectures, art exhibitions and film screenings, and will feature a full lineup of hipster-than-thou musicians, such as Jens Lekman, Kool Keith, Of Montreal, Dam Funk, The Black Belles, and many more.

(Various locations in Williamsburg and Greenpoint) June 14-21. Visit www.northsidefestival.com.

Marty’s music

The Seaside Summer Concert Series worked out a few kinks last year after moving due to noise issues at the previous venue, with performances from Joan Jett, Aretha Franklin, and The Monkees.

Expectations are high this year for Borough President Markowitz’s pet project, and the schedule for this and his other summer shows, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series, will be released in June.

Seaside Concert Series (Surf Avenue and West 21 Street in Coney Island), and Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field (Brooklyn Avenue between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street in Crown Heights). July – August. www.brooklynconcerts.com or call (718) 222–0600.

… AND ALSO ON THE CIRCUIT

Wave-huggers and splash-lovers have plenty of options for catching rays and cooling off in Brooklyn this summer.

See our complete list of outdoor swimming pools and beaches!

Outdoor swimming poolsAll pools open June 28

PS 20 Playground [Claremont Avenue between Willoughby and Dekalb avenues in Fort Greene, (718) 625–6101]. Kids only.

Bushwick Playground [Flushing Avenue and Beaver Street in Bushwick, (718) 452–2116]. Intermediate-sized pool.

Betsy Head [Livonia Avenue between Hopkins Avenue and Strauss Street (718) 865–6581]. Olympic-size pool.

Commodore Barry Park [N. Elliot Place and Flushing Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 243–2593]. Intermediate-sized and wading pools.

David Fox / PS 251 [E. 54th Street and Avenue H in East Flatbush, (718) 531–2437]. Kids only.

Glenwood Houses [Farragut Road and Ralph Avenue in Flatlands, (718) 531–2480]. Kids only.

Howard [E. New York Avenue between Stone Avenue and Rockaway Avenue. (718) 385–1023]. Intermediate and wading size pools.

Jesse Owens [117 Stuyvesant Ave., (718) 452–0519]. Mini-sized pool.

JHS 57 / HS 26 [117 Stuyvesant Ave. between Lafay-ette and Greene avenues in Bushwick, (718) 452–0519]. Kids only.

Kosciuszko [670 Marcy Avenue, (718) 622–5271] Olympic-sized pool.

Lindower Park [Mill and Strickland avenues in Mill Basin, (718) 531–4852]. Kids only.

Red Hook Recreation Center [Bay Street between Clinton and Henry streets in Red Hook, (718) 722–3211]. Olympic-sized pool.

Red Hook / Sol Goldman Pool [155 Bay St. (718) 722–3211]. Olympic sized pool.

Sunset Park [Seventh Avenue between 41st and 44th streets in Sunset Park, (718) 965–6578]. Olympic-sized pool.

Thomas Greene Playground (aka “Double D”) [Douglass Street between Third Avenue and Nevins Street in Boerum Hill, (718) 625–3268]. Intermediate-sized and wading pools.

BeachesConey Island Beach and Brighton Beach [Surf Avenue between W. 37th Street and Corbin Place in Coney Island, (718) 946–1350]. Open 10 am to 6 pm starting May 28. Parking free.

Jacob Riis Park [Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach Channel Drive, Jamaica Bay, (718) 318–4300]. Open 9 am to 5 pm starting May 28. Parking $10.

Kingsborough Community College Beach [end of Oriental Street, Manhattan Beach, (718) 368–5000]. Open 11 am to 5 pm, Monday through Thursday, starting June 9. Parking $250 for the season, $100 for 10-day pass.

Manhattan Beach Park [Oriental Boulevard and Irwin Street in Manhattan Beach, (718) 646–5913]. Open 10 am to 6 pm starting May 28. Parking $10.

Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and the Brooklyn Philharmonic — where he is the artist-in-residence — team up for one of the summer’s gotta-go-to concerts. Courtesy of the Brooklyn Philharmonic

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By Natalie O’Neill

Summer is iced cof-fee season — and Brooklyn baristas

are buzzing about creative spins on the classic chilled brew.

Java joints are using bold spices, new steeping tech-niques, and even a splash of booze to entice caffeine junkies — and it’s work-ing!

Behold our picks for the most refreshing, unique and guzzle-worthy Joe-on-the-rocks drinks this side of Seattle:

Crop to CupThis farm-to-coffee-

table shop is channeling its inner beer buff by using home brewing tools to cold-steep fair-trade African beans.

Baristas allow the elixir to steep for 14 hours in a fine mesh bag to bring out its sweet and chocolaty notes.

“You get a heavier body with nice bright flavors,” says owner Taylor Moork. “It’s really refreshing.”

[541 Third Ave. at 13th Street in Gowanus, (917) 531-8754]. Small, $2.75; large, $3.65.

Toby’s Estate This ice tea-inspired

thirst-quencher may taste like Earl Gray — but it’s blacker, bolder, and not fit for your grandmother.

The citrus-forward caffeine potion is double-brewed with beans from Kenya and Ethiopia, then poured over frosty cubes. “There’s a natural sweet-

ness that translates well to a cold drink,” says roaster Deaton Pigot.

[125 N. Sixth St. near Berry Street in Williamsburg, (347) 457-6160]. $3.75.

Tea LoungeEspresso shots will perk

you up — but the boozy kind will give you a bigger buzz. That’s the idea behind Tea Lounge’s “Canadian Coffee,” a traditional cold cup with a dollop of maple syrup and shot of Maker’s Mark whiskey.

The writer-centric cof-fee house by day, bar by night double-brews the rich and frosty drink, which would earn the Earnest Hemmingway seal of approval.

[837 Union St. near Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 789-2762]. $9.

Blue Bottle Coffee

Bored by your standard iced coffee?

Try spicing up your morning, literally, at Blue Bottle.

The Williamsburg shop’s New Orleans-style iced cof-fee is made with roasted chicory, coarsely ground beans, and simple syrup.

The perpetually packed pour-over palace serves the beverage chilled with cream for a complex, dark, and buttery finish that cof-fee junkies call heaven in a cup.

[160 Berry St. at N. Fifth Street in Williamsburg, (718) 387-4160]. $4.

By Ben Lockhart and Derrick Lytle

Have a drink without having a drink!

Just because you’re pregnant, underage, on a diet, staying off booze because of religious beliefs, or teetotaling for some other reason doesn’t mean you can’t sidle up to the bar and hold your own.

Scream for an egg cream this summer. Cool off with a cucumber lemonade. Slam your fisted hand down and demand a homemade cola. Alcohol-free beverage concoctions can be found in local bars and old-fashioned pharmacies all over the borough — and you deserve one.

• Walter Foods: Located in Williamsburg, Walter Foods offers multi-ple drinks sans alcohol. The Cucumber Mint Lemonade is among the most popular and refreshing.

Walkter Foods [253 Grand St. in Williamsburg, (718) 387–8783].

• Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain:

Brooklyn Farmacy is only two years old, but it creates an authentic blast from the past with their specialty egg creams — popular concoctions from the 1950’s and 60’s that include two tablespoons of cold milk, two tablespoons of pure

sugar cane syrup and a gener-ous measure of seltzer. Vanilla, chocolate, maple and coffee flavors are offered.

Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain [513 Henry St. in Carroll Gardens, (718) 522–6260].

• Fort Defiance: This hot spot features house-

made gingerade and tradition-al egg creams. It also offers various alcohol-free drinks to complement the traditional bar atmosphere.

Fort Defiance [365 Van Brunt St. in Red Hook, (347) 453–6672].

• Bubby’s Brooklyn: From homemade cola and

hot honey lemonade to ginger beer, Bubby’s is making a name for itself in the non-drinking community with a large selec-tion of in-house mixes.

Bubby’s Brooklyn [1 Main St. in DUMBO; (718) 212–0666].

• Two Boots: The Park Slope staple does a fine job with their Mango Fresco — a drink spiked with a hefty dose of selt-zer — but they also include a flattering variety of mocktails, teas and and fresh lemonades for non-drinkers who are typi-cally stiffed by the menu.

Two Boots [514 2nd St. between Seventh and Eighth avenues in Park Slope; (718) 499–3253].

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Sweet and sober: Intern Ben Lockhart drinking cucumber lemonade at Bubby’s Brooklyn (left) and a waitress at Faramcy & Soda Fountain Rachel McMurray shows off a Cherry Lime Ricky (right)

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By Daniel Bush

Coney Island, the ocean-side escape that seemed fixed in time for decades

is in the middle of an amusing renaissance — and definitely deserves another look this sum-mer.

Central Amusements International, the company the city tapped to remake the People’s Playground into a glitzy, year-round tourist des-tination, expanded the Scream Zone amusement park and is bringing several new stores and restaurants to the Boardwalk after closing several old-school shops that lost a legal battle to keep their spaces.

Boardwalk icons Ruby’s Bar and Paul’s Daughter were allowed back, but the historic amusement district now boasts a new go-kart track, a new ride with sweeping views of the beach, and a trio of Brownstone Brooklyn eateries set to open later this summer .

You can keep track of all these changes with our handy guide to the new Coney Island:

New RidesBoardwalk Flight:Central Amusement expand-

ed its Scream Zone, the amuse-ment park that opened last year. Several new rides can be found

in a lot between Stillwell Avenue and W. 15th Street — the crown jewel of which is Boardwalk Flight, a ride combining ele-ments of bungee jumping and skydiving that swings harnessed thrill-seekers between two 110-foot tall towers at speeds of up to 60-miles-per-hour. It’s the per-fect way to get a bird’s-eye view of Coney Island — literally.

Scream Zone [Coney Island Boardwalk, between Stillwell Avenue and W.15th Street (718-373-5862]. Visit www.luna-parknyc.com.

Coney Island Raceway

The expanded Scream Zone will also feature a new Coney Island Raceway, a 900-foot rac-ing track with switchbacks and hairpin turns that should satisfy Coney Island visitors desperate for the go-kart experience since Go-Kart City was razed to the ground in 2007 .

Cha-Cha’s SteeplechaseJohn “Cha-Cha” Ciarcia

— whose former honky-tonk watering hole Cha-Cha’s Bar was kicked off the Boardwalk last year — is making a big Coney comeback with his self-titled amusement park that will feature more than ten rides,

animals and a new tavern called Club Atlantis Bar. Ciarcia also opened a restaurant on Surf Avenue between W. 15th Street and Stillwell Avenue.

Cha-Cha’s Steeplechase, Surf Avenue, between Stillwell Avenue and W. 12th Street.

New restaurantsGrimaldi’s Pizzeria: DUMBO’s premiere pizza

spot — a longtime tourist hang-out at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge — is opening an outpost on Surf Avenue across from Luna Park. The restaurant is guaranteed to give longtime neighborhood pizzerias a run for their money.

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria (Surf Ave., between W. 10th Street and W. 12th Street). Visit www.grimaldis.com.

Tom’s Restaurant: The legendary Prospect

Heights eatery known for its burgers and egg creams is open-ing a diner on the Boardwalk at Stillwell Avenue, on the site of old Cha-Cha’s Bar.

Tom’s owner Jimmy Kokotas said the restaurant will open this summer after a fancy renovation — but promised the place will still have plenty of old-school, honky-tonk charm.

“It’ll be Tom’s with a little

CONEY ISLAND’S BRAND NEW FACE

New rides, restaurants to hit the People’s Playground this summer

Hot dog heaven: Nathan’s expanded its hot dog stand on the Boardwalk just in time for summer. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

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Attending a Cyclones game is a beloved Brooklyn pastime. File photo by Tom Callan

By Colin Mixson

The Brooklyn Cyclones are gearing up for their 2012 season and — wouldn’t ya’ know it — they’ll be throwing their

first pitch against their longtime rivals from the Rock, the hated Staten Island Yankees.

The Staten Island Yankees bought them-selves a ticket, and ultimately won, the New York Penn League Championship on Brooklyn’s back last year after beating the mini-Mets 1–0 during game three of the playoff series.

Brooklyn’s loss — slight as it was — didn’t merely reflect the Cyclones’ performance on that warm September day, but symbolized

Brooklyn’s season-long struggle to keep pace with Staten Island.

Yet organizers say that this year is going to be different, even though no one knows who will be taking the diamond. Brooklyn’s 2012 lineup won’t be named for another few weeks.

But, like last year, there’s always the chance that a few rookie holdovers may grace the ros-ter, said Cyclones spokesman Billy Harner.

“Last year there were maybe five hold-overs,” said Harner. “Younger guys who need-ed another year to acclimate themselves to this level of baseball.”

At least three holdovers have been con-

firmed, however. General Manager Rich Donnelly and Cyclone mascots Sandy the Seagull, named for Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, and Pee Wee, named after Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese, have all agreed to return.

Donnelly said he couldn’t be happier about coming to Coney Island.

“I’ve been in the big leagues 28 years and spent 44 years in baseball overall, but last year was one of the most enjoyable seasons I’ve ever had,” Donnelly said in a recent interview. “We’re lucky here: most rookie teams don’t draw thousands of people a night, and here we average almost 8,000 a night.”

bit of a seafood twist,” Kokotas said.Tom’s Restaurant (Coney Island

Boardwalk at Stillwell Avenue).

Zito’s:Park Slope eatery Zito’s Sandwich

Shoppe will open a gourmet sub shop on Jones Walk near the newly revamped Deno’s Wonder Wheel .

The hoagie hub will serve $11 Six Point braised roast beef sandwiches and other high-end deli fare.

Zito’s co-owner Marcello Bucca said he’s confident a new breed of Coney fans will pony up for the expensive heroes.

“New people are coming in to Coney Island,” Bucca said. “We’re banking that the area’s changing.”

Visitors who prefer classic Coney food should head for Nathan’s expanded Boardwalk food stand at W. 12th Street.

Zito’s Sandwich Shoppe [Jones Walk between Bowery Street and Surf Avenue (718) 499-2800]. Visit www.zitossand-wichshoppe.com.

New Boardwalk:In a controversy to end all controversies,

the city’s Public Design Commission gave the Parks Department permission to pave

over a section of the Boardwalk between Coney Island Avenue and Brighton 15th Street.

The city is planning to install a 12-foot-wide concrete lane and a 19-foot pathway built out of recycled plastic lumber, after testing the materials at two parts of the walkway in 2011.

The project is part of a $30-million renovation of the aging promenade, which opened in 1923.

You can test the new Boardwalk out for yourself and see if it affects your experi-ence at the People’s Playground, but critics argue that the synthetic materials will ruin the look and feel of the historic span.

“It’s not going to be a Boardwalk any-more!” resident Sabina Mazur says.

Amusement zone expansion: Scream Zone expanded with a go-kart track and new ride that takes riders through the air at speeds of up to 60-miles-per-hour. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

PEOPLE’S PLAYGROUND

Brooklyn Cyclones 2012 Season home-game schedule

June 18, 7 pm: Staten Island YankeesJune 21, 7 pm: Staten Island YankeesJune 25, 7 pm: Hudson Valley RenegadesJune 27, 7 pm: Hudson Valley RenegadesJune 28, 7 pm: Aberdeen Iron BirdsJune 29, 7 pm: Aberdeen Iron BirdsJune 30, 6 pm: Aberdeen Iron BirdsJuly 2, 7 pm: Hudson Valley RenegadesJuly 4, 6 pm: Williamsport CrosscuttersJuly 5, 7 pm: Williamsport CrosscuttersJuly 6, 7 pm: Williamsport CrosscuttersJuly 7, 6 pm: Jamestown JammersJuly 8, 5 pm: Jamestown JammersJuly 9, 7 pm: Jamestown JammersJuly 17, 7 pm: Hudson Valley RenegadesJuly 20, 7 pm: Staten Island YankeesJuly 22, 5 pm: Staten Island YankeesJuly 23, 7 pm: Aberdeen Iron BirdsJuly 24, 11 am: Aberdeen Iron BirdsAug. 1, 7 pm: Connecticut TigersAug. 2, 7 pm: Connecticut TigersAug. 3, 7 pm: Connecticut TigersAug. 4, 6 pm: Auburn DoubledaysAug. 5, 5 pm: Auburn DoubledaysAug. 6, 11 am: Auburn DoubledaysAug. 10, 7 pm: Vermont Lake MonstersAug. 11, 6 pm: Vermont Lake MonstersAug. 12, 5 pm: Vermont Lake MonstersAug. 21, 7 pm: Tri-City CatsAug. 22, 7 pm: Tri-City CatsAug. 23, 7 pm: Tri-City CatsAug. 25, 6 pm: Staten Island YankeesAug. 30, 7 pm: Hudson Valley RenegadesAug. 31, 7 pm: Staten Island YankeesSept. 2, 5 pm: Staten Island YankeesSept. 3, 6 pm: Lowell SpinnersSept. 4, 6 pm: Lowell SpinnersSept. 5, 6 pm: Lowell Spinners

All home games will be played at MCU Park [1904 Surf Avenue between W. 17th and W. 19th streets in Coney Island; (718) 449–8497].

BROOKLYN CYCLONES PREPARE FOR ANOTHER HOT SUMMER IN CONEY

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KINGS AUTOMOTIVE GROUPSPONSORS

KNAPPST. DELI

BayFest 2012 Thanks to the following for

their support and help

Kings Automotive GroupCon Edison

National Grid

Knapp Street Deli

Comfort Inn

IL Fornetto

Investors Bank

Astoria Federal Savings Arizona Iced Tea & Vinny Scotto

Brooklyn NETS • Aviator Sports and Events Center • GNC • Empire Signs

Wheeler’s • Brooklyn Brewery • Brooklyn Children’s Museum • The Studio

New York Aquarium • Brooklyn Cyclones Brooklyn Public Library • Cold Stone Creamery

JPMorgan Chase • Sheryll Princess & Capt. Pete Capital One • Century 21 • Dimensions In Dance

Love Realty • Turkish Cultural CenterAmity School • Randazzo’s Clam Bar

ReverbNation • Scribble Shop • Ridgewood Savings Bank • Valley National Bank • Manhattan

School of Computer Technology • WCBS-FM 101.1 • Kings Bay Y • CNG • Stella Maris Fishing

Station • Liman Restaurant Jimmy’s Famous Heros • BKRoads • Aardvark Amusements • A2Z

Party • Collegium SoundGothic Press • ProductionHUB • Party Line Tent

Rentals • Pinto Novelty • TnT Balloon Brooklyn Borough Historian Ron Schweiger

Amberjack V • The Atlantis • Golden Sunshine Capt. Dave II • Bullet I & II • Sea Queen VII

Marilyn Jean IV • Pink Lady • G & S Pork StoreSheepshead Bites • Sunrise Senior Living

Skyline Truck Rental • JML PrintingVaruna Yacht Club • City Parks Foundation

Honest Tea • FDNY Engine 276FDNY Education Department FDNY Marine Unit

NYC Parks DepartmentNYC Department of Buildings

NYC Department of TransportationNYC Police Department, 61st Pct. and Auxiliary Police • NYC Dept of Sanitation • NYC Dept. of

Probation, Community Services NYC Fire Dept. • U.S. Coast Guard

61st Pct. Community CouncilAll Communities Arts, Inc. • Young Adult

Institute, TRIUS • Crown Trophy • The Barrisons Cliff Bruckenstein • Andrew Levenbaum, PE

Richie Arneman • Laura McKenna • Jack Spadaro Councilman Lew Fidler, Supporting Admiral

Assemblywoman Helen Weinstein, Supporting CaptainAssemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz, Supporting Captain

Borough President Marty MarkowitzThe Mayor’s Office

Community Board 15 THE BIG BAYFEST VOLUNTEERS

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDBay Improvement Group

Lifetime Achievement Award

Patricia Dillon-Arneman Feb 1, 1963 - Oct 26, 2011

Patricia lived in Sheepshead Bay since 1984. She put her heart and soul into the community and

helped Bay Improvement Group at all functions, especially the annual Holiday Toy Drive and the

arts & crafts at every BayFest. She was an exam-ple for all of us of what it means to give back to

the community.

BayFest is about people young and old,

from the community and elsewhere, com-

ing together to discover and celebrate the

unique waterfront of Sheepshead Bay. This year’s

very special, all new and expanded 21st annual

BayFest offers six full hours of fun and music.

Jay And The Americans will perform on a mobile

stage on Pier 8 at 3:30pm, courtesy of the Sheryll

Princess. Folk musicians Stout, Brooklyn bands

SonnyBoy and Sonic Drive, and fire-fighting, bag-

piping, rock ’n’ roll group The Shots, as well as

Dimensions In Dance and the Aviator Gymnastics

Team, will perform on the Main Stage at Emmons

Avenue and East 27th Street. There will also

be over twenty performances by up-and-coming

bands and dance troupes taking place simultane-

ously on Piers 1 to 10 of Emmons Avenue. In

addition to music and dance, BayFest will also

feature the Brooklyn NETS Mobile Unit, and the

FDNY’s educational smokehouse and fireboat

display in the bay. Food and drink will be offered

on luxury cruise ships the Sheryll Princess (Pier

8—bar only), the Atlantis (Pier 9), and the Am-

berjack V (Pier 10), as well as at Emmons Avenue

eateries. Activities for kids, including educational

exhibits, amusements, face painting, and an arts &

crafts table in Driscoll Tucker Park (by the Main

Stage); gift card, merchandise, and 50/50 raffles;

and visits by our political leaders will round out

the day. We hope everyone has a wonderful time

discovering Sheepshead Bay at BayFest!

We thank all of the great volunteers and

everyone from the top down who has

been part of the B.I.G. family team,

working without pay to make this event possible.

Special thanks to our major sponsor, Kings Auto

Group. We also thank all our sponsors and elected

official supporters for our 21st BayFest, and we

hope you’ll thank them, too, for supporting our

community. Please also visit Stella Maris Fishing

Station, the power of BayFest, and say thanks.

So grab family and friends and come on down--

no tickets or registration needed! Enjoy the music

and entertainment on the piers, eat and drink on

fabulous dinner boats, have your picture taken

with Jay And The Americans after their show, pick

up your favorite performer’s CD on the Atlantis

(Pier 9), patronize local shops, and take part in

the only event of its type in all of New York City:

Bayfest 2012. Come early and stay all day. And

pick up an Arizona Iced Tea and raffle tickets

while you’re here! Please help keep the Bay clean,

too, and don’t litter. And become part of B.I.G.!

Stop by the B.I.G. table near the Main Stage and

join your B.I.G. Sheepshead Bay coalition family.

Say “Hello Sheepshead Bay!”

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BAYFEST 2012 ProgramPIER 8 Emmons Avenue at East 21th Street3:30PM • JAY AND THE AMERICANS / Courtesy of the Sheryll Princess

MAIN STAGE Emmons Avenue at East 27th Street12PM • Opening Welcome by Steve Barrison,

President, Bay Improvement Group

• National Anthem by Laura Lee Summerville, Vocalist

• United States Merchant Marine Academy:

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12:30PM • Stout: Traditional Songs of the Sea

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2PM • Sound Drive

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4PM • The Shots

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DISPLAYS & ACTIVITIES• Brooklyn NETS Mobile Unit - Emmons and Bedford Avenue

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• New York Aquarium

• Brooklyn Public Library

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• Nissan LEAF Electric Car

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PIER 10 Buffet aboard the Amberjack V

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RAFFLES:Brooklyn Brewery, Cold Stone Creamery, Honest Tea, Wheeler’s, Capt. Dave II

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WHO WE ARE The Bay Improvement Group (B.I.G.)

is a broad coalition of people, businesses,

groups, and leaders that for over twenty

years has been dedicated to the future pres-

ervation, revitalization, and comprehensive

planning of Sheepshead Bay and its main

streets. B.I.G. is a non-profit, tax-exempt

501(c)(3) organization with over 500 mem-

bers, founded in 1992 and incorporated in

1993. The founders of B.I.G. have been

actively involved in warning of overde-

velopment in Sheepshead Bay since the

1980s. We have consistently talked about

overdevelopment and congestion, and rec-

ommended tightened zoning regulations.

That message and work has been carried

forward and presented repeatedly and pub-

licly by B.I.G. in zoning reports, specific

guidelines to protect the neighborhood char-

acter, public meetings, parking plans, and

development comments. We continue to

see a great need for our community to come

together and prevent destruction our unique

Sheepshead Bay.

UNIQUE

SHEEPSHEAD BAY Sheepshead Bay: the only place in New

York City with the special flavor of a party

boat fishing fleet, restaurants, and maritime

recreational activities, all in one harbor. We

must preserve what’s left of this treasure

from runaway and uncomplementary devel-

opment! Our limited public space, such as

the pier area, must remain uncluttered and

well thought out, so that it enhances and

respects rather than detracts from our bay.

We at B.I.G. are people who care about

the quality of life in our community. We

believe in elevating the values of our com-

munity’s main streets and in maintaining

our beautifully unique waterfront for marine

related uses, as required by the Special Use

District zoning law of Sheepshead Bay. We

seek to maintain the character and scale

of the fishing boats, restaurants, historic

structures, tourism, and recreation avail-

able. In addition, our main shopping street,

Sheepshead Bay Road, and our supporting

secondary main streets such as Nostrand

Avenue, and the feeder commercial strips

around them, are the keys to our com-

munity’s economic health. As the value of

these important business strips increases, so

does the value of our community, homes,

individual businesses, and ultimately, our

quality of life.

People are drawn to our waterfront

because of its special character. In

Sheepshead Bay you will discover the

sights, sounds, and smells of maritime

activity: everything from sailing

lessons at yacht clubs, boat-

ing, scuba diving, swim-

ming, windsurfing,

and of course, fish-

ing. Which leads to

what many consider

to be what we in

Sheepshead Bay do

best: eat! Whether

it’s fresh fish right

off a boat; a fabulous

meal at Baku Palace,

Liman’s Restaurant,

or IL Fornetto on the bay;

or casual savories from Jimmy’s

Famous Heros, Randazzo’s Clam Bar, or

any of our fine new eateries and restaurants,

Sheepshead Bay is the place to be. You

can also walk across the historic wooden

footbridge for a wonderful view of the bay,

stroll down Emmons Avenue, or hop on a

fishing boat or sunset cruise at one of our

many local marinas, boat clubs, and yacht

clubs. There’s so much to do, but if all you

want is a bay breeze, we have that, too!

WHAT WE DO B.I.G.’s volunteer work is evident

everywhere in Sheepshead Bay. The Arts

for Transit public mural at the Sheepshead

Bay subway station; three Adopt-A-Highway

garden locations; community events like

our annual Holiday Celebrity

Caroling and Toy Drive, at

which we collect hun-

dreds of toys for local

needy kids; our B.I.G.

Oscar Awards Night,

when we recognize

outstanding com-

munity service; and

constant advocacy

for Sheepshead Bay

are only the tip of the

iceberg. As a member

of the committee to reha-

bilitate the Sheepshead Bay

subway station, the Bay Improvement

Group has seen the $10 million rehabilitation

and opening of our subway station. We have

also been active in Preserve Our Waterfront

(POW), a south Brooklyn coalition organized

to stop out-of-control waterfront developers.

B.I.G. has presented historic talks, slide

shows and archaeological exhibitions; lob-

bied successfully for historic lampposts

on Emmons Avenue and Sheepshead Bay

Road; and advocated successfully for the

Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to

open up branch offices (the first being in

Sheepshead Bay). With the help of the NY

City Department of Probation’s Community

Service Division and others, B.I.G. has

painted over graffiti on more than 4,900

storefronts. We have removed graffiti over

fifteen times from over 555 mailboxes

(some with help from Gerritsen Beach Cares

and the Coney Island-Gravesend Graffiti

Task Force); painted over 500 fire hydrants;

and given a fresh coat to the underpasses of

the Belt Parkway and the subway line from

Sheepshead Bay to Gravesend.

B.I.G. has long advocated a B.I.D. We

support the reemergence of the Sheepshead

Bay Chamber of Commerce, (including

its holiday light display, missed by many

along Sheepshead Bay Road); advocate

increases in litter baskets and pickups;

push for expanded parking; support other

celebrations in the community; and endorse

new, exciting business development and a

new park at Emmons Avenue and Brigham

Street. (How about “Sheepshead Bay

Park”?)

HOW YOU CAN HELP The only way we can continue this

important work is for people like you to get

involved. With over 200,000 people in the

Sheepshead Bay area, and more moving in

all the time, if just a few dozen more took

an interest in the community, the city and

every individual would benefit. Only a few

hours a month will make you feel good. It

will also improve the quality of life in your

community and the future value of your

investment here. Meet some great people

and have fun at the same time. Ask your-

self: What have I done for my community

lately? Can I afford to donate as little as 50

cents a week or a few hours a month to help

my community?

Of course you can.

Start simply by attending a meeting or

paying membership dues to keep the B.I.G. family growing. (You can still become a

B.I.G. family member for only $25.) In

return, you’ll receive our B.I.G. News in the

mail or via email and learn firsthand about

community activities and events. Of course,

greater donations will help pay for all the

expenses of volunteer efforts done around

the community by B.I.G. Donations will

also help us continue this work, and give

you the satisfaction that you are helping to

preserve this special waterfront community

and its main streets.

To learn more about B.I.G and join

as a member, visit us online at www.

BayImprovementGroup.org and join our

mailing list for alerts on future meetings and

events. Join us!

Steven M. Barrison, Esq.President

The Bay Improvement Group: Who Are We?

INSHEEPSHEAD BAY

YOU WILL DISCOVER THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS

AND SMELLS OF WATERFRONT

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MAIN STAGE PERFORMERS

BAYFEST 2012BAYFEST 2012 PERFORMERS PERFORMERS

THE SHOTSwww.myspace.com/shotsband

–––––––––––––––––––––The Shots give a unique twist to their

music--rockin’ bagpipes!--mixed into songs like The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself,” and the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated.” As a matter of fact, saxman Lenny’s original reggae bagpipe tune, “The Rasta Piper,” won Second Place in World Music in the 2006 Billboard Song Contest. “The Shots are like a 100-proof snort of Scottish and/or Australian instrumentation with a smooth classic rock back taking the edge off.” - Robin Ravin, Springfield Patch (3/19/2010). Notable shows include St. Patrick’s Day River Street Concert (Savannah, GA); Prudential Center (Newark, NJ); The Intrepid (New York, NY); Bethel Woods Harvest

Festival (Bethel, NY); Sandy Hook con-cert (Sandy Hook, NJ); and “New” Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ). Joining the Shots on stage today will be bagpipers from the Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band. Some upcoming concerts for The Shots include June 9 at the Secaucus (NJ) Street Fair; June 21 at Pier Village, Long Branch, NJ; August 16 at Rutherford (NJ) Summer Concert series; and September 22 at the Bergen PAC Theater in Englewood, NJ.

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JAY AND THE AMERICANS

www.jayandtheamericans.net–––––––––––––––––––––

Jay And The Americans, started by four teenage boys in a Brooklyn basement 40 years ago, attained musical heights reached by very few musical groups. From 1962 to 1971 the group charted an unprecedented twelve top 10 records. With three original band members, Sandy Yaguda (aka Deane), Howie Kirschenbaum (aka Kane), and Marty Kupersmith (aka Sanders), plus the addition of “Jay” Reincke (the third Jay and probably the best yet), they have recreated the authentic sound of all of their greatest hits. Jay And The Americans’ first record was “Tonight” (from the Broadway Musical West Side Story), and their breakout hit was “She Cried.” Their next hit was “Only In America,” followed by top ten hits “Come A Little Bit Closer” and later “This Magic Moment.” Where were you when you first heard “Cara Mia”? Jay And The Americans pay tribute to the late Roy Orbison with “Crying,” and no other band in history has sold more copies of the song “Some Enchanted Evening.” Jay And The Americans have toured with such legendary artists as Roy Orbison, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. In 2002, Jay And The Americans were induct-ed into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, placing them among the greatest vocal groups in rock ’n’ roll history. After their perfor-mance at BayFest, the group will be available for autographs and photos with fans.

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AVIATORGYMNASTICS TEAM

www.aviatorsports.com–––––––––––––––––––––

The Aviator Gymnastics Team, which consists of levels 4 to 8, has been performing for five years. Coached by

Susie Hurtado and Kelly Caltigirone, they are very dedicated, practicing four days a week for three hours a day to prepare for the State Championship next month. At BayFest, Aviator’s artistic teams do flips, walk on their hands, and show their strength and flexability.

SONNYBOYwww.sonnyboymusic.com

––––––––––––––––––––– SonnyBoy is a songwriter, composer,

arranger, and producer of a unique, creative, live-band sound that challenges today’s tech-nology-enhanced music. Hailing from Blues-entrenched Louisiana, and raised in the Gospel churches of Milwaukee, SonnyBoy moved to Minneapolis with only his guitar and the clothes on his back. There he threw himself into the forbidden “devil music” of funk, reggae, rock, and hip hop. The pinnacle of his Minnesota success was Rolling Stone’s naming him one of the best unsigned bands in Minneapolis. With this endorsement, SonnyBoy moved the band to New York hoping to accelerate their musical growth. It worked. His perseverance, talent, and New York exposure earned him an appearance on BET’s “J List,” TV One’s “Get the Hook Up,” and countless performances throughout the US and Europe. He has been described as a modern-day urban poet, covering all emotions from joy to pain with an intensity that combines the key elements of black music of the past 50 years, giving him a true organic sound all his own.

SOUND DRIVEwww.sound-drive.com

–––––––––––––––––––––This five-piece epic rock group delivers

melodic, upbeat rock originals. Co-founders Eddy Btesh (lead guitar) , Victor Sabbagh (lead vocals), and Matt Baram (keyboards and background vocals) met in the early ’90s while in different bands playing different genres ranging from blues to British rock to music by American bands like the Foo Fighters. After recording “Why Do You Come Back?” and “Drive,” they continued to collaborate, draw-

ing on each other’s talent to write songs like “All Around the World,” “Things You Do,” and “Is This Love.” After four months of recording and then final mixing in New York City’s Mark Dann Studio, they had an album’s worth of material. Getting positive feedback from listeners, they teamed up with bass play-er Carlos Marin and drummer Dan Pugach, tri-state musicians who tour the United States and South America doing studio work, and began playing live shows. In 2010 Sound Drive released their debut album, “Today Is Tomorrow,” which features the catchy, upbeat single “Hello.” They have performed on Skye’s Rooftop PodCast, Mallet’s Place Cable Television show, in Times Square on “The Real Radio Show” live podcast, and at many NYC venues.

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

www.usmma.edu–––––––––––––––––––––

The United States Merchant Marine

Academy (also known as USMMA or

Kings Point) is one of the five United

States Service academies. It is charged

with training officers for the United

States Merchant Marine, branches of the

military, and the transportation industry.

Midshipmen (as USMMA students are

called) are trained in marine engineering,

navigation, ship’s administration, maritime

law, personnel management, international

law, customs, and other subjects important

to the task of running a large ship. A color

guard, drill team exercise, and rampart

trumpet performance will all be part of

USMMA’s appearance at BayFest 2012.

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BAYFEST 2012BAYFEST 2012 PERFORMERS PERFORMERSSTOUT

www.stoutmusic.org–––––––––––––––––––––

Stout has been part of BayFest since it began. The group’s members are Bob Conroy, Bill Grau, Frank Hendricks, and Denny Ryan. They’re a folk group known for robust singing and rich vocal harmonies, performed both a cappella and as they play guitar, bass fiddle, and the traditional American five-string banjo. This year they’ll celebrate BayFest with sea shanties and traditional maritime songs. Stout’s credits include Mystic Seaport Museum, South Street Seaport Museum, the Noble Gallery and the Seamen’s Church at Sailors’ Snug Harbor, Historic Richmond Town Restoration, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, the Little Red Lighthouse Festival, the National Lighthouse Museum, Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, Lightship Nantucket, Operation Sail, Sloop Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival, and numerous other festivals and historic sites. In 2005 Stout performed at Everyman Folk Club in Liverpool, England, with England’s premier shanty group, Stormalong John. And back in 1995, at Coney Island’s season “kickoff” cer-emonies, New York City Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern dubbed Stout the Official Folksingers of the Brooklyn Waterfront.

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LAURA LEE SUMMERHILL www.youtube.com/lauraleesummerhill

–––––––––––––––––––––Laura Lee Summerhill is from San Diego,

CA, but New York is her home. Laura sang the National Anthem for the Olympics trials in Boston, was Ben Vereen’s backup singer, and starred in shows for Royal Caribbean. Laura has been an Ambassador for many Broadway shows performing in Time Square and can be seen on Playbill.com. Favorite roles include

Christine in Phantom, Roxie Hart in Chicago, and the title role in Patsy Cline. You can see Laura in Desperate Endeavors with Michael Madsen, which is also in the Cannes Film Festival. She also dances in the Bollywood movie English Vinglish,

Friends with Benefits, as well as TV’s Pan Am and Smash. Laura has portrayed children’s characters through FAO Schwartz, and many stars, such as Cher, Marilyn Monroe, and most recently Connie Stevens in Celebrity Ghost Stories. Laura’s band also performs through-out New York.

DIMENSIONS IN DANCEwww.dimensionsindanceny.com

–––––––––––––––––––––Dimensions In Dance, Brooklyn’s pre-

miere dancing school, has been “raising the barre” for quality in dance education since 1980. Serving the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst communities, DID is well known for groundbreak-ing choreography, technical precision, entertainment value, and professionalism. DID has trained students pursu-ing professional dance careers as well as young people look-ing to have fun, make friends, and enjoy dance as a recreational and competitive sport. Offering classes in jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, and lyrical

dance at beginner through professional lev-els for ages 3 and up, DID is most famous for its award-winning companies, full scale Ballet Troupe, and theatrical produc-tions. Having recently expanded with the opening of “Dimensions On Stage,” the company now also offers Acting, Singing and Musical Theatre classes for children and teens. Dimensions is committed to producing consummate young performing artists, trained and educated right here in Brooklyn.

Knapp St.Bagels

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80-HDwww.80-HD.com

–––––––––––––––––––––80-HD is four-piece hard rock and

heavy metal band from Brooklyn, NY. Influenced by many artists and bands, from Aerosmith, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and the Who to Megadeath, Offspring, Pantera, and Muse, 80-HD plays originals as well as the occasional cover and aren’t afraid of experimenting

with different genres. The band consists of Jonathan Weintroub (lead guitar), Ethan Rosenberg (keyboard and lead vocals), Julius Btesh (bass) and Gabriel Schleifer (drums). What started out as fun became something the group took more seriously. They have performed on the web talk show “The Sheldon Henry Show,” at Webster Hall, and locally.

AWAYS AWAYwww.awaysawaymusic.com

–––––––––––––––––––––Inspired by New York City rock and

roll, Aways Away was formed by Evan de Augustinis in 2009. Evan placed an ad for a lead guitarist on Craigslist, which was answered by Joe Micalizzi. Joe recruited Michael Lyon (later replaced by Dana De La Rosa) at a party and Evan called

his friend Silvano Dragone, who agreed to join the band over a cappuccino and cannoli. The band’s early post-punk influences ranged from The Strokes and Interpol to the Pixies and Jesus & Mary Chain. Wanting more of a “New York” vibe, they investigated pre-punk artists like Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and David Bowie. Having recently completed their debut album, “Some Things We’ll Never Know,” they are back to gigging.

BOLLY DHAMAAL DANCEwww.bollydhamaaldance.com

–––––––––––––––––––––Dhamaal means to have fun, frolic, live

it up. Bolly Dhamaal is multicultural dance

company that creates new works based on Bollywood music and beyond. The dancers present a mood of festivity and different shades of Love: flirtation, anguish, and joy.

DEMETRAwww.demetrasongs.com–––––––––––––––––––––

Demetra was destined to be a pop star. From a young age, she was tinkering with her toy piano, pounding out tunes and performing for family in her signature gold wig and legwarmers. Before she was old enough to drink, she was performing

at some of New York’s biggest venues, and by the time she was 21, she was a found-ing member of one of the first bands in New York to bridge the gap between rock and dance music, resulting in an album that charted on CMJ. Now

branching out on a solo career, Demetra brings the do-it-yourself ethic of punk music to the pop arena, generating a huge online buzz. With fan clubs sprouting up around the world, Demetra will soon make her way onto mainstream radio with her new single, “Quarter to Twelve.”

SEAN FAUSTwww.facebook.com/seanfaustmusicpage

–––––––––––––––––––––New Jersey singer/songwriter Sean

Faust crafts songs easily described as “mellow mellowness.” His song “Inside Again” was included on the June 2011

issue of Relix Magazine’s CD sampler, and in January 2012 his latest album, “Something Real” was released. Sean’s live shows are overall a fantastic experi-ence inspired by “life, sunsets, big skies, and large landscapes” His musical influ-ences are bands like Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Phish, The Beatles, Live, Rush, the Grateful Dead, and Yes. A regular per-former at clubs, singer/songwriter friendly bars, and even quiet coffee houses, Sean also performs regularly with Slippery When Wet NJ, a premier, touring Bon Jovi tribute band.

VERONICA KOLEwww.veronicakole.com–––––––––––––––––––––

Veronica Kole, 17, is a Brooklyn-born pop singer. Since the age of 9, she has performed everywhere from state fairs and radio stations to theme parks, stadiums, and arenas. She sings in Spanish and plays guitar and piano as well. Having

toured in different states (NY, PA, OH, IL, TN, and FL) and internationally (Italy and Ecuador), Veronica is determined to become an accomplished, household-name recording artist who not only loves music, but who also loves helping people. Using her talents, she has touched many by helping with established charities and by creating her own Anti-Bullying Campaign Project.

MADISON RISINGwww.madisonrising.com–––––––––––––––––––––

Madison Rising brings great rock music back to the forefront of popular culture. With songs ranging from the lyrically powerful and guitar-heavy open-

ing track, “Right To Bear” to the haunt-ingly epic sounds of “Honk If You Want Peace” to the beautiful violins and cello of “Hallowed Ground,” this band is on a mission, not only to make great music, but also to send a message that American cul-ture is alive and well. The songs represent the best elements of modern American society and the characters are replete with individuality, intelligence, gratitude, and ambition. Without a doubt, Madison Rising is the quintessential all-American rock band.

NEPTUNEJAMwww.neptunejam.com

–––––––––––––––––––––NeptuneJam originated in 2009 when

King Neptune rose from the waters of Coney Island and brought together the band’s founding members, Paul and Anthony. Playing originals and classic ’70s and ’80s rock and blues covers, the band has created a buzz in the local Brooklyn music scene. Paul Lee (singer/songwriter/guitarist) plays with passion, adding his own flavor. Speed-demon drummer Anthony Latorre, who has played with

many metal bands, rocks out on the drums. Lou Echevarria (Tonto) on bass adds a driving force and touch of sophistication with his funky beats and jazz influences. Spicing up the keyboards is Billy Blend, a fixture on the NY blues scene who is always hard at work creating unique sounds in his Blendini Studio.

PROVOCATORwww.reverbnation.com/provocator

–––––––––––––––––––––Provocator’s performance, his act, is

based upon his life. As a youth, he ran the “streets,” as an adult he allowed himself to become “sprung” by the darkness of “the streets.” He learned to incorporate these interactive teachings, activities, and experiences, along with other creeds and


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experiences, into the poems and songs he writes. Truth and reason are what he brings to you. There’s nothing cliché about him. Many folks will agree and disagree. One thing is certain: they’ll move their bodies and bop their heads up and down, mesmer-ized by the topics he discusses, his word usage, and his articulate yet lyrical presen-tations, backed by his supporting musical accompaniment. Just listen to his words and you’ll grow.

JEFF REGANwww.jeffregan.com

–––––––––––––––––––––The Jeff Regan Band is a mix of blues,

rock, Motown, and pop, with melodic and soulful vocal melodies. The band consists of seven core members with up to eleven

(including keyboards and a full horn sec-tion) of NY and LA’s most talented musi-cians. Jeff writes his own music and lyrics, and performs, records, produces, mixes, and masters them as well. His songs reflect his experiences and take on the world, yet he has managed to transform them into an amazing style of rock ’n’ roll blues that is so full of great vibes that it revives the soul and spirit. Recent performances include The Great South Bay Music Festival, Jones Beach Bandshell, Cedar Beach Blues Festival, The Crazy Donkey, The Nutty Irishman, Make A Wish Foundation, and many more.

ZAK SMITH BANDwww.zaksmithband.com–––––––––––––––––––––

Zak Smith formed his signature musi-cal sound listening to rock, blues, alterna-tive, soul, folk, and Irish music. Heavily

focused on lyrics and backing vocals, his music follows in the tradition of singer/songwriters like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen, while also incorporat-ing gospel-influenced call-and-response

backup singing. Zak has successfully toured the East Coast and internationally; filmed several music videos; and received coast-to-coast buzz from his EP Haunted Feet (2011) and his new self-titled full-length album, released last month. Zak has had a film crew document many of his shows and behind-the-scenes moments on tour. From this footage, he posts a clip a week on his website. Zak will soon release new songs online and through his free Zak Smith smartphone app.

SONS OF JOVEwww.sonsofjove.com

–––––––––––––––––––––A unique culmination of Old School

meets New School, held together with a hint of reggae flavor, this 5-man mob draws inspiration from an eclectic mix of musicians and styles, always staying true to their local roots. Zach (drums), Robby (guitar), and Larry (bass) began their musi-cal journey jamming in Zach’s basement. Their musical marriage was brief and the

trio went on a decade long hiatus. They reemerged in 2010 with the addition of Vinny (guitar) and Dylan (vocals). Now together for almost two years, Sons Of Jove is all about having a good time, play-

ing awesome music, and spreadin’ joy, Brooklyn style. With the recent release of their debut EP “Conceptions,” SOJ is tear-ing up the NYC underground scene.

SPINBOXwww.spinboxband.com–––––––––––––––––––––

Spinbox is a NYC-based band that serves up fresh cover tunes with a twist. Playing the best of classic and contempo-rary rock, you’ll hear the music of U2, Led Zeppelin, The Foo Fighters, Queen, and

David Bowie, as well as many other great artists. Projecting an arena rock sound with driving energy that keeps crowds wanting more, SpinBox is made up of Denise Sosa and Rob Silverbush (shar-ing lead and backup vocals); Paul Cabri (guitar); Mark Kingston (keyboard); Mike Owen (bass); John Rubin (drums); and, in spirit, Bharat Sajnani (vocals) and Laura McKenna (sax).

TOXINwww.toxinrocks.com

–––––––––––––––––––––Long Island’s own Toxin is ready to

take the world by storm! In just a few short years, these 18- to 21-year-olds went from playing small, local shows to headlin-ing sold-out shows, to performing at some of the largest rock festivals in the United States and Europe. Toxin is the youngest band to ever grace the stage at Germany’s

Bang Your Head Festival. Opening for such headliners as Bret Michaels, Twisted Sister, and Sebastian Bach, Toxin is deter-mined to bring rock back to the masses and show their generation what rock ’n’ roll is all about.

ANNIKA VITOLOwww.annikavitolo.com–––––––––––––––––––––

In much of her music, this singer/songwriter/pianist draws inspiration from her hometown, with listeners calling her poignant storytelling “urban poetry.” “Streets of Brooklyn” and “Brooklyn Boy” from her debut album continue to attract thousands of views on YouTube. Annika’s songs have been broadcast on iTunes Radio and local radio stations from Brooklyn College to Great Britain. Reverbnation.com recently selected her as a “Featured Artist of the Week,” where she is ranked #1 regionally in the singer/song-writer category. Currently focused on per-forming live acoustic shows of her original

songs, Annika will perform at the 2012 Cape May Singer Songwriter Festival and next month will showcase at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, and New York’s The Bitter End. Her second album will be released by Rockgarden later this year.

WELL PLAYEDwww.facebook.com/WellPlayedMusic

–––––––––––––––––––––Led by American Idol contestant Nikki

Dee, this five-piece, Brooklyn pop/rock cover band plays your favorite powerhouse radio hits with energy and flair. Lead gui-tarist Steve Galucci draws a crowd with his melodies and enthusiasm, while bassist Rob Kelly brings down the house with his thunderous riffs and background vocals. Keyboards are masterfully handled by Matt Martin, who also doubles as lead male vocalist. Drummer Steve Apostolo is liter-ally the heartbeat of the band. Together they offer unparalleled musicianship and a crowd-pleasing show.


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By Will Bredderman

You probably won’t tweet about it, but Brooklyn is packed with parks, fields, piers, and promenades for

good-old-fashioned summer fun. Whether you want to spend a lazy afternoon cast-ing fishing lines or a few hours throwing a frisbee with friends — or if you’re more the type to just go fly a kite — the borough is big and it can accommodate your recre-ational whims. Here’s your guide to all the best spots for the season.

FISHINGCanarsie Pier

Anglers have been hooked on this year-round park for three centuries. Be warned, though—the spot heats up in the summer, and finding a place to set up with your rod and tackle box can border on impossible.

[1 Aviation Road, at the end of Rockaway Parkway and near the entrance to the Shore Parkway in Canarsie, (718) 338–3799].

69th Street/American Veterans

Memorial PierFishers can admire the Manhattan sky-

line, the Statue of Liberty, and the Verrazano Bridge while waiting for a bite at this Bay Ridge jetty. Residents just ask—firmly—that you please pick up after yourself.

(At the corner Shore Road and Bay Ridge Avenue in Bay Ridge).

Gerritsen AvenueAt the tip of Brooklyn’s own seaside vil-

lage of Gerritsen Beach, piscators pull fluke and horseshoe crabs and even rare sheep-shead out of the waters of Sheepshead Bay.

(End of Gerritsen Avenue, past Lois Avenue in Gerritsen Beach).

Steeplechase PierAnother all-time fisherman’s favorite,

this Coney Island dock is a hot spot for tuna and stripers, not whitefish.

(Off the Boardwalk between Kensington Walk and West 19th Street in Coney Island).

Prospect Park LakeOne for the freshwater fishers out there,

the lake has the largest concentration of largemouth bass in the state—but be ready to throw them back in: park rules require catch-and-release.

(In Prospect Park).

BASEBALLDyker Beach Park

Best known for its golf course, this South Brooklyn greenspace boasts 13 little league fields, including the Ben Vitale fields, which got lighting for night games last year.

(Along 14th Avenue in Bensonhurst).

Marine ParkThe park on the marshes contains 22 dia-

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SUMMER FUN CLASSICSGet out of the house and get some dirt on your cleats

Family fun: George Safee and George Safee Jr. are just two of the many people who enjoy fishing off Bay Ridge’s 69th Street‚ÄìVeterans Memorial Pier. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

monds of different sizes and surfaces—not to mention cricket fields, for all you Limeys out there.

(Along Gerritsen Avenue in Gerritsen Beach).

Canarsie ParkThese 13 fields on either side of Paedergat

Basin remain beloved by the community for their history, even though some of the over-lapping outfields are a little rough.

(Along Bergen Avenue in Bergen Beach and Seaview Avenue in Canarsie).

Red Hook Recreation AreaMore famous for its food vendors, the

Red Hook Recreation Area’s nine base-ball diamonds have seen their popularity increase over the past few years.

(Along Bay Street in Red Hook).

Prospect Park Parade GroundOnce a training area for Civil War

troops, the Parade Ground now hosts General Doubleday’s brainchild on 10 dif-ferent fields.

(Along Caton Avenue in Flatbush).

FRISBEEProspect Park Ballfields

These fields have become a popular location for pick-up games of Ultimate Frisbee, a sport that has more in common with football and rugby than the leisurely disc-toss you knew growing up.

(In Prospect Park).

Mount Prospect ParkDon’t worry—there’s still a place where

you can still throw a frisbee the old-fash-ioned way: quieter, lesser known Mount Prospect Park, between Brooklyn Central Library and the Brooklyn Museum. It’s also home to the second highest point in Brooklyn and some impressive views.

(Along Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights).

McCarren ParkThe grass is worn thin in spots, sure, and

you have to watch out for wayward soccer balls, but McCarren’s pastures remain a magnet for frisbee enthusiasts across the borough—leading to some epic cultural collisions.

(Along Lorimer Street in Williamsburg).

KITE-FLYINGShore Parkway

The strong breezes along the promenade under the Belt Parkway have made it a favorite of aerial enthusiasts.

(Between 20th Avenue and Bay 19th Street in Bath Beach).

Brooklyn Bridge ParkThis increasingly hot greenspace now

has its own kite club, the DUMBO Kite Flying Society. Check it out at www.gala-pagosartspace.com/kids.html.

(Between Atlantic Avenue and Joralemon Street in DUMBO).

Plumb BeachHowever you spell it, this isolated spot

on the Rockaway Inlet is the perfect place to throw kites and caution to the wind.

(Off Exit Nine on the Belt Parkway in Gerritsen Beach).

By Ben Lockhard

Face it — “home the-ater” isn’t all that it’s cracked out to be.

Head outside and get some air while enjoying a flick, at these larger-than-life movie screens that make up for the lack of starry nights in the city.

Movies With a ViewEnjoy a flick at Brooklyn

Bridge Park while America’s greatest skyline competes for your attention in the back-ground – July 5: “The Extra Terrestrial”; July 12: “To Kill A Mockingbird”; July 19: “Slumdog Millionaire”; July 26: “Clueless”; August 2: “Wet Hot American Summer”; August 9: “Barefoot in the Park”; August 16: “The Bill Chill”; August 23: “Unforgiven”; August 30: Public vote.

Brooklyn Bridge Park (2 Old Fulton St. at Furham Street in Brooklyn Heights). Films start at sundown. Free.

SummerScreenKick back and enjoy

these summer classics at McCarren Park – July 11: “Cruel Intentions”; July 18: “Raising Arizona”; July 25: “Dirty Dancing”; August 1: “Princess Bride”; August 8: “Top Gun”; August 15: Audience pick. (August 22 and August 29 are available as rain dates).

McCarren Park (Bedford and Noth 12th streets in Greenpoint). Films begin at dusk. Free.

Rooftop Films From the Bronx to

Brooklyn, Rooftop Films will be showcasing inde-pendent films everywhere, including two new locations at the Dekalb Market and Metrotech and eleven of

them throughout New York City.

To find the dates and locations of their 23 full-length movies and 183 short films, visit rooftopfilms.com.

Rooftop films are held at several varying locations and times around Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. Visit rooftopfilms.com for more info.

Narrows Botanical Garden

Peruse the Garden on a Friday evening, then settle down in front of the big screen for some cinematic entertainment – June 29: “Bride of Frankenstein”; July 13: “The Adventures of Otis & Milo”; August 3: “I’m No Angel”; September 7: “Forbidden Planet.”

Narrows Botanical Gardens [Shore Road between Bay Ridge Avenue and 72nd Street in Bay Ridge. Free. Films begin at sundown.

Celebrate Brooklyn!In a festival primar-

ily known for its exten-sive music performances, Celebrate Brooklyn also fea-tures three classic movies at the Prospect Park Bandshell – July 14: “Saturday Night Fever”; July 28: “The Muppet Movie Sing-A-Long”; August 2: Franco Zeffirelli’s “Romeo & Juliet.”

Prospect Park Bandshell (95 Prospect Park West). Free; $3 donations suggest-ed. Films begin at 7:30 pm.

Red Hook FlicksThe movies will again

be shown at Valentino Pier on Tuesday evenings, begin-ning July 10.

Check www.redhook-flicks.com for updates.

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Whether you want a reality TV romantic comedy, a manual for pickling almost anything, or a shark-filled adventure in Hawaii, we’ve got a list of books that’ll

keep your summer sufficiently well read.

FOOD: Sometimes you’re just too busy being hip to be a homemaker. Kate Payne’s “The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking” is all about transforming your apartment and introducing yourself to your kitchen, without compromising your self-sufficient hip girl status — start by taking her Pickling 101 workshop and get into the spirit of turn-ing your home into a DIY project.

Kate Payne at Word bookstore [126 Franklin St. in Greepoint, (718) 383–0096]. May 31 at 6:30 pm. $30 tickets. Register at www.wordbrooklyn.com.

SPORTS: The definitive sports fan is still the drunk loud-mouth. In Shehan Karunatilaka’s novel, “The Legend of Pradeep Mathew,” an aging alcoholic Sir Lankan sportswriter plumbs the depths of his favorite sport’s mythology, searching for legendary cricket bowler Pradeep Mathew, and finding disturbing truths about this pasttime of post-colonial significance. Karunatilaka will give a “Cricket for Americans” reading on June 12.

Shehan Karunatilaka at Word bookstore [126 Franklin St. in Greepoint, (718) 383–0096]. June 12. Visit www.wordbrooklyn.com.

CELEBRITY: “Nanny Diaries” authors Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus go behind the scenes of celebrity catastrophe in “Between You and Me.”

A story about a Britney Spears-scale unraveling of a popular star in the spotlight, the story plucks a small-town nobody and immerses her in the world of her estranged magazine-cover cousin in this unflinchingly juicy look at the dark side of fame.

Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus at Bookmark Shoppe [8415 3rd Ave in Bay Ridge, (718) 833–5115]. June 21 at 7 pm. Visit www.bookmarkshoppe.com.

ROMANCE:What if Jane Austen wrote for reality TV? In Susan Fales-Hills’s “Imperfect Bliss,” a bachelorette style show comes to an idyllic, respect-able, middle class family — the Harcourts of Chevy Chase, Maryland — who are looking to have their four daughters mar-ried. Imagine “Pride and Prejudice,” with Elizabeth Bennet running off to get married, divorced, and deciding to get her PhD while her youngest sister Kitty becomes the star of a reality TV show called “The Virgin.” This is bound to be good.

Susan Fales-Hills at Bookmark Shoppe [8415 3rd Ave in Bay Ridge, (718) 833–5115]. June 12 at 7 pm. Visit www.bookmark-shoppe.com.

OFFICE GOSSIP: Enter the doors of the debauched and decadent offices of the New Yorker in Janet Groth’s memoir “The Receptionist.” Groth takes a look back at the her 21 years since the midwestern native started as a receptionist at the front desk of the storied magazine, running interference for angry wives of adulterous husbands, drinking with famous writers, and

getting seduced, two-timed, proposed to, and manipulated by the unruly denizens of this eighteenth floor establishment.

Janet Groth at Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton Street in Forte Green (718) 246–0200]. June 27 at 7:30 pm. Visit www.greelightbookstore.com.

NEW YORK HISTORY: Take a break from reading tiny font novels and let your eyes feast on the large stylized writings of kids from back in the day, in Alan Fleisher and Paul Iovino’s “Classic Hits: New York’s Pioneering Subway Graffiti Writers.” These two original spray-can shakers tell the story of 1970’s graffiti with their visually stunning book, which has some of the most striking photographs from those heady days when kids created street art for other kids.

Alan Fleisher and Paul Iovino at Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton St. in Forte Green (718) 246–0200]. June 1 at 7:30 pm. Visit www.greelightbookstore.com.

NEW YORK DRAMA: In the gentrifying neighborhood of Greenpoint, in a huge rose-colored apartment build-ing called The Astral, longtime residents Harry and Luz Quirk lose control of their marriage, as Luz kicks Harry out on sus-picions of infidelity. Kate Christensen is a Brooklyn writer, and her book, “The Astral,” is a portrait of a man reckoning with the consequences of his literary, mar-ital, financial, and parental failures. Meet Kate Christensen and her longtime friend and fellow Brooklyn author Jami Attenberg on June 14, as they discuss their roots in the borough and their most recent books.

Kate Christensen and Jami Attenberg at Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton St. in Forte Green (718) 246–0200]. June 14 at 7:30 pm. Visit www.greelightbookstore.com.

NEW YORK CRIME: An author whose experience as a New York City prosecutor brings authenticity to her gripping nar-ratives, Linda Fairstein is back with a new novel, “Night Watch,”a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that takes her protagonist, Alexandra Cooper, into the dark underbellies of the city’s most storied restaurants, taking on two seemingly unrelated cases that lead her to span continents in search of the truth.

Linda Fairstein at Bookmark Shoppe [8415 3rd Ave. in Bay Ridge, (718) 833–5115]. July 18. Visit www.bookmarkshoppe.com.

SHARKS: A graphic novel for young readers and older appreciators of the pro-lific Brooklyn cartoonist’s work, R. Kikuo Johnson’s “The Shark King” is a story of a small boy named Nanaue, who lives in the author’s hometown, Hawaii, and the shape-shifting shark god, Kamohoalii. This beauti-fully illustrated book will transport you to the lush, tropical shores of Hawaii, reflecting the author’s experiences as a boy exploring the rocky shore in front of his grandmother’s house at low tide and diving with his older brother. Kikuo will read from his book and draw on a big easel, showing kids how to draw their own sharks.

R. Kikuo Johnson at Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton St. in Forte Green (718) 246–0200]. June 23 at 11:00 am. Visit www.greelightbookstore.com.

BEACH READING ON BROOKLYN SHELVESPut on your sandals and visit your local bookstore!

By Aaron Short

Everybody in the pool!Swimmers will

make waves in McCarren Pool for the first time in more than a quar-ter century when the city christens the outdoor park on June 28.

The Lorimer Street struc-ture has been deteriorating since 1984, but the city has spent $50 million to pre-serve the historic bathhouse building and rehabilitate the pool with eight 82-foot lanes that can accommodate about 1,500 swimmers.

So far, the city’s pool reconstruction plans have been on schedule.

The Greenpoint recre-ation complex will feature renovated changing rooms, a beach volleyball court, concessions, and a new fit-ness center that includes a weight room, cardio room, basketball court, dance studio, and a community space.

But the pool and its beach deck where bathers can play and lay are the marquee attractions.

Residents have been

waiting for two generations to plunge into the pool’s deep end.

Longtime Brooklynites who grew up in the 1970s and earlier no doubt have warm memories of cool-ing down during summer’s balmiest afternoons.

Competitive swim-mers will no longer have to trudge to Metropolitan Avenue to get in an early morning workout.

And tweens, teens, and college kids will flock to the new venue to chill with their crew and flirt like they’re in a day nightclub.

But it remains unclear whether the Parks Department will add events to cater to the neighbor-hood’s gentrifying residents — like the summer con-certs the pool hosted when it briefly reopened in 2005.

The Parks Department will likely divide the pool’s schedule into different peri-ods for adult lap swimming, children’s lessons, and free swims, similar to other outdoor pools in the city. Additional programing has not yet been announced.

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reopens after 28 years

A view of the refurbished McCarren Park Pool, which will contain areas for both free swimming and laps. Photo provided by NYC Parks Department

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This summer is a great time to visit Tokyo. Tourism to Japan is increasing every month follow-

ing last year’s tsunami, and the mood in Tokyo today is positive and upbeat. As always, you will find the Japanese people to be exceedingly welcoming and gracious. And the beauty of this extraordinary city will overwhelm you!

Now you can get to Tokyo more conveniently than ever, because American Airlines will begin direct, non-stop flights from JFK to Haneda International Airport on June 1. Haneda is just nine miles and 20 minutes from the key business areas in downtown Tokyo. It is the second-busiest airport in Asia and the fifth-busiest in the world.

American will serve the new route with a 245-seat Boeing 777 aircraft, which can carry 14 passengers in first class, 37 in business class, and 194 in economy class.

What to do in TokyoTokyo offers its visitors a contem-

porary mixture of history, art, and cul-ture: palaces, museums, lively nightlife, amazing shopping, and incredible din-ing experiences are all at your finger-tips. It is the face of a country where past traditions and modernity coexist harmonically.

If you want to stay in luxury dur-ing your time in Tokyo, then consider the Shangri-La Hotel, which won the coveted designation “best luxury hotel in the world” from TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. Before mak-ing its Traveler’s Choice 2012 Awards, TripAdvisor compiled more than 60 million comments from worldwide hotel visitors. Located next to Tokyo Station and close to the Imperial Palace, the Shangri-La Hotel, which opened in 2009, truly places you in the lap of luxury.

There is always plenty going on in Tokyo, and the summer months are especially active, with new festivals, ceremonies, and openings. But first, let’s not forget the tried-and-true attrac-tions that many consider to be the heart of this great city.

To learn about them, be sure to pick up the Japan National Tourism Organization’s Tokyo and Vicinity Walking Guide from the Tourist Information Center, with self-guided tours of many areas of the capital. Here are some of the traditional attractions Tokyo offers:

must-see structure is the home of the

Imperial Family. Although the present main building dates from only 1968, its architecture is reminiscent of tradi-tional Japanese building techniques.

-ing distance of the Palace you’ll find this beautiful park, which contains the National Museum of Modern Art — the world’s largest collection of mod-ern Japanese art — and the Nippon Budokan Hall, which was built for the 1964 Olympics to showcase Japanese martial arts.

the Palace moat, this park is famous for its cherry trees and for the National Theater, which stages Kabuki, Noh, and Bunraku puppetry performances.

in Ueno Park, the National Museum is Tokyo’s most important, and it houses the world’s largest collection of Japanese art.

New attractionsAs confidence and optimism build

in Tokyo, new attractions are coming on stream. Just opened on April 19 is the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza Open in Odaiba, a fun place featuring fashion outlets, a food court with 700 seats, and sports facilities offering such activi-

ties as tennis, three-on-three basket-ball, and bowling. And, at the inter-section of Omotesando and Meiji-dori avenues, strollers are witnessing the birth of a new landmark, Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku, or Omohara. Young fashion lovers will want to check out the flagship stores of popular fash-ion brands to be found there.

Another new tourist destination is The Sumida River (Sumidagawa), which dates back to the Edo period, from 1603 to 1867. Now, the project “Sumida River Renaissance” is under way to make the river again an attrac-tive destination for both locals and visi-tors. “Tokyo Hotaru” (Tokyo fireflies), a light and sound event with a motif of fireflies, will take place at Sumidagawa on May 5 and 6.

Many other events await visitors to Tokyo, including the Tokyo Koenji Awa Dance Festival. The community of Koenji hosts this major event featuring local, regional folk dance at the end of August. More than one million people converge to watch as 10,000 performers join this colorful parade and dance to the accompaniment of jaunty musical rhythms.

Saving money An economical, convenient way

of gaining admission to many Tokyo attractions is the “Grutt Pass,” a value-priced ticket booklet providing admis-sion or discounts to 75 museums and other facilities. Newly added are the renovated Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Setagaya Museum, and five others.

Despite the resurgence of tourism to Tokyo, many bargains can be found. As return visitors will know, the Ginza is the city’s most fashionable shopping area. While it offers many fascinating shopping districts, you may find one to be of particular interest: Yanaka is a must-see in Ya-Ne-Sen, a shitamachi district in eastern Tokyo. Its charming ambience makes it a popular place for walking. In fact, try to be there late in the day, when you can stroll around shitamachi, or “old downtown,” and watch the sun set.

There so much more to see in the magical city of Tokyo, but when it’s time to return home it will be just a short ride to Haneda Airport, where you’ll will board American Airlines’ Boeing 777. And if you’ve booked first or business class, your return flight will be all the more enjoyable.

For more, visit www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp.

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To the editor,Just as Ron Kriegel, I have been living

in Coney Island walking, running, bicy-cling and pushing a wheel chair for over 30 years (“Concrete Boardwalk a good thing for Coney,” Letters to the Editor, May 3).

I agree with him that the Board-walk is in poor condition. I also know that there are many park workers who are sincere and hard working. That’s all I agree with him on. His “facts” are just plum wrong. The Board-walk has stood up for nearly 100 years to voluminous amounts of pedestrian traffi c with no problem beyond normal wear and tear. The problem is the vehicular traf-fi c which is shaking up the nails holding the wood in place. There are wooden foot-paths that do not allow vehicular traffi c on them and guess what? They are holding up beautifully. Parks has insistently and blindly argued they won’t take vehicles off the wood.

There is no reason for sanitation trucks of any size to be on the wood. They should all be on the sand. There are easy, effec-tive ways to handle garbage disposal with automated lifters and positioning of cans. Workers can be delivered to work areas from the streets. Note, for example, Jones Beach.

The only vehicles on the wood could be police and rescue vehicles and those too should be changed. Only in an emergency should a police vehicle tear down the Boardwalk, as we have often witnessed. Otherwise they should be in wood-friendly vehicles going slowly while on watch. We have seen these golf cart-type vehicles in the summer in the park. Ambulances and fi re trucks don’t come onto the Boardwalk, so really it’s sanitation and police tearing up the wood.

The second problem, which is truly mind-boggling, is that for years Parks has not replaced single-plank and nail issues in a timely manner if at all! One has to wonder why Band-Aids aren’t being used instead of a drastic, life-threatening mea-sure to the wood surgery that is being con-ducted.

Remember the old adage “a stitch in time saves nine?” Well not to the powers that be. What could possibly be the inten-tion of not fi xing a single plank? What

monetary deals were made with concrete providers? And why is Mayor Bloomberg pro-concrete when he doesn’t live here or walk here?

Years ago, we had a runner who car-ried a hammer with him. As he came across an obtrusive nail, he banged it in place. A single tax-paying citizen runner did more to ensure safety than the slew of city decision makers. They should be truly ashamed of themselves. In terms of the concrete, it is not at all easy on the body joints as wood is. There is no give to it. Wood or plastic over concrete are equally unforgiving. The concrete is hor-ribly hot and blinding on bright days. It is more dangerous in terms of ice. There is no drainage for water and sand.

In terms of wood, it is not necessary to use rainforest wood as there is ample wood in the U.S. — ideal for boardwalks, and used throughout the east coast.

What the city is doing by replacing the wood on the Coney Island Boardwalk is just unconscionable. They should put signs up on the concrete for “pedestrians to cross with care.” Where is my ham-mer?

Chana

Coney Island

• • •To the editor,

Poor Ron Kriegel. He thinks Coney Island must choose either safety or aes-thetics for our beloved Boardwalk, but the truth is that we can, and should, have both!

It’s baffl ing that the he believes con-crete is safer. In the winter, sheets of ice cover the concrete sections of the Board-walk because the concrete slabs don’t al-low for any drainage.

In the summer, kids trip on the chunks of concrete that are already chipping away from the brand new sections, skin-ning their knees on the unforgiving sur-face. Beachgoers burn their feet, because the concrete is scalding hot. Year-round, runners, pedestrians and dancers damage their joints, since the concrete surface ab-sorbs none of the impact of their activity. Is this safe?

It’s not the pedestrians that damage the Boardwalk’s wood planks, it’s the ve-hicles! There is a simple solution to this problem, and it doesn’t cost any money. Use fewer vehicles — the Boardwalk was designed for people, not cars and trucks! Most of the vehicles I see on the Board-walk are police cruisers performing rou-tine patrols. Why can’t they use some of NYPD’s many smaller vehicles — or better yet, walk? After all, the Bloomberg admin-istration is all about healthy living and ex-

ercise, right? Using fewer vehicles for rou-tine business is better for people, for the environment, and for the Boardwalk!

If Ron Kriegel needs an example of a safe wood walkway, he need look no fur-ther than Ocean City in Maryland. That beautiful wood boardwalk is able to ac-commodate eight million visitors per year, as well as daily traffi c from a pas-senger tram, and even occasional fi re engine parades. The secret? Good main-tenance! In Coney Island, rather than put-ting small amounts of money into regular Boardwalk maintenance, the city chooses instead to waste millions of tax payer dollars on replacing huge sections with experimental, fl awed “pilot projects,” us-ing borrowed capital funds. To borrow a phrase from Ron Kriegel, “that is what I call a serious problem.”

The Coney Island Boardwalk is the most famous in the world. Tourists travel long distances to experience its beauty and history, and locals enjoy it as a wel-come respite from the concrete jungle. It is a treasure worth preserving, and its de-sign has proven safe for almost a century. Let’s take care of it, and not use foolish excuses to facilitate its destruction. That would be a real tragedy!

Christianna Nelson

Park Slope

Cat-astropheTo the editor,

Regarding the latest story in the Brigh-ton Beach cat saga (“Helper Hisses Back,” April 26), there’s more to this story.

Josie and Brooklyn Rescue Umbrella did, indeed, work miracles to reduce Bar-bara Berger’s cat collection, but Josie felt that she would be unable to fi nd homes for many of the remaining cats because some were feral or scared and less likely to be adopted. At that point, according to Bar-bara, Josie began pressuring her to give up a few of her 12 personal cats that ev-eryone knew she wanted to keep and move with, which Barbara reluctantly surren-dered in the belief that Josie would aban-don her if she did not.

These personal cats had been clearly specifi ed in a cat inventory spreadsheet that Barbara and I compiled at the request of the Mayor’s Alliance for Animals, list-ing, for each of the 45 cats. It was from this inventory that Josie, and the North Shore Animal League, selected the cats they felt they could most easily place for adop-tion. Things started to fall apart between Josie and Barbara when Josie, having persuaded Barbara to give up Bushy Boy and Francesca, came back for a third cat and persuaded her to give up Vicki. When

Barbara later had second thoughts and said that she missed Vicki and wanted her back, Josie refused, insisting that the sur-render was not coerced. The dispute esca-lated to angry phone messages from Bar-bara, and disparaging blog and Facebook posts by Josie, and the rest is history.

The bottom line here is that, while Barbara appears to have made arrange-ments to temporarily foster all but two of her personal cats until she can relocate to a pet-friendly apartment — and so that she does not get evicted from her current one — she still has 13 remaining cats that need homes, shelters, or sanctuaries, so that they do not end up at the City’s Ani-mal Care and Control facility, where most will be euthanized due to their age, physi-cal condition, or because they are too shy to be readily adoptable.

What we need now, desperately, are people or rescue groups who can take these cats, even temporarily, so that they can be re-socialized and triaged into ap-propriate settings to live out their lives in comfort and safety.

If anyone can help, or knows anyone who can, please contact me at (347) 374–3903 or (718) 791–3628. Time is of the es-sence.

We’ve come this far, thanks to some wonderfully helpful people and some in-credibly supportive media coverage, but we still have more to do if these defense-less animals are to be saved.

Andrew Kent

[email protected]

Double standardTo the editor,

Crime apparently is up in the city. Of course, we’re told that things are still bet-ter than what they were 10 years ago. If crime is up, should police have their names splashed all over the papers for being inef-fective? Of course not. No one believes that this should ever be done to our Finest. This only applies to New York City teachers.

Could you imagine if we factored into the crime rates, the rate of crime in our schools occurring daily? The police are do-ing an outstanding job in combating crime and terrorism in our city. Yet according to Mayor Bloomberg’s standards, some might be described as being ineffective.

Just like teachers, police are dealing with disruptive groups intent on breaking the laws and causing mayhem.

It’s the same thing in our schools, yet we can’t wait to blame the teachers or their union. Isn’t there a double standard here?

Ed Greenspan

Sheepshead Bay

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Boardwalk War of 2012 rages on our letters page

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Stan the Man by the numbers

It seems that there’s a poll for everything. They say 68 percent of Americans

think that it is inhumane to put a dog in a kennel on the roof of a car for a long motor trip. When told that Mitt Rom-ney once did this, 35 percent of those asked say that this fact makes them less likely to vote for him, while seven per-cent say they are more likely to vote for him.

Which makes me wonder: why don’t we just leave Fido home with Grandma like we do with the kids?

• • •It’s called “TWD” — Tex-

ting While Driving — and it is now an epidemic. The Na-tional Transportation Board most-recent study tells us that at any given moment during the day, approximately 13.5 million motorists are using a handheld phone while they are driving. This resulted in more than 3,000 deaths last year. Hey there, you talkers and texters, you are risking your lives every time you pick up the cell. Do you not care about living? The rest of us on the roads do.

• • •Hey ladies, it appears that a

clean house may save your life. The U.S. Department of Health and Human services says that a woman in the United States will suffer a heart attack ev-ery 90 seconds (please don’t tell me the old joke about that poor woman). About 200,000 of those women will die. Many of them could have been saved if they dialed 911. Half of those who lived through the attack say they would not call emer-gency services because, ac-cording to the information from AARP, they would not want the paramedics to see their messy house.

• • •A recent copy of Men’s

Health Magazine informs us that the average American throws away 253 pounds of food each year. This alarm-ing number came from a re-port released in 2011 by the Food and Agriculture Or-ganization, a division of the United Nations. Do you be-lieve it? I don’t. I wonder how they arrived at that number. Did they actually peek into our trash cans or did they take our word for it. Ever since I learned about this re-

port last year I’ve kept a close watch on my pantry and re-frigerator, and I am certain that the waste from the Ger-shbein household is less than 10 percent of that number. What about you?

• • •A very recent CNN poll

reported that 50 percent of Americans say that the fed-eral income taxes paid are about right. Sure they are. That 50 percent is the 50 per-cent that doesn’t pay any in-come tax at all. Why should they complain about how much they pay if what they pay is nothing?

• • •Four years ago only 15

percent of America discon-tinued land lines and used cell phones exclusively. Right now, almost 32 percent of households are served only by cells. The number has more than doubled in four short years. Little by little America is cutting the cord.

• • •From a CBS News poll:

only three percent of Ameri-cans have a favorable view of former Sen. John Edwards. That’s three percent more than many of us would have guessed.

• • •More than 40 percent of

the current Fortune 500 com-panies were founded by an immigrant or a child of an immigrant. There is still op-portunity in this great land of America. I am [email protected] praying it stays that way.

“You can’t pay me enough to be 24 again,” said the doctor on an episode of

the new HBO comedy “Girls.” Let me tell you, HBO can’t pay me enough to continue watching the show. After this past Sunday’s installment I’m ready to cancel my subscription to the cable network.

If HBO is trying to cash in on the younger “Sex In The City” set they need to go back to the drawing board. I’ve watched it for fi ve weeks run-ning and it ain’t getting any better. If we are to believe that this show is an actual accounting of what it’s like to be 20-something, living in the city and trying to fi nd oneself , well all I can say is “ya got trouble my friend. Right here, I say, trouble right here in New York City, with a capital ‘t’ that rhymes with ‘g’ and that stands for Girls.”

Not for nuthin, “Girls” is not com-edy, it’s HBO.

On a lighter note, this past Moth-er’s Day was one of the best I’ve cele-brated. Other than the fi rst one when my daughter was just an infant and I was still aglow with postpartum hor-mones, this year was the greatest. My friend Donna and her daughter Jan-

ine, who Googled, “Brunch, local” and discovered the event at Bistro on Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island in-vited Bri and I along. Tickets were a bit pricey, but the affair offered great food and drinks, spa treatments, and raffl es. Besides, the profi ts were go-ing to a great cause, Community Re-sources of Staten Island, for individ-uals with special needs. Can you get

better than that?So why not treat myself, I

thought.Entrees included penne in vodka

sauce, eggs scrambled and omletted any way you wanted, a bunch of other delicious stuff, along with fresh muf-fi ns, rolls, cookies, and fruit, along with unlimited mimosas, coffee, tea, and sisterhood.

The ladies, who have hands of gold, at Come Spa With Me (they do at-home parties as well) provided a back massage, placed a warm snug-gly thing around my neck and put some instant manicure beads on my hands that felt like warm scrubbing bubbles gently exfoliating and sooth-ing my dishpan hands away. After all the food was fi nished and the drinks drunk, it was time to call the raffl es. Bri and I bought a gazillion. Since it was Bri’s fi rst time on the raffl e cir-cuit, she was on fi re with beginner’s luck and won three baskets chock full of all sorts of goodies.

We later found out that this was the group’s ninth annual mother, daughter, and friends fund-raiser. What a great way to start the day.

Not for Nuthin™, it wasn’t just good Googling, it was serendipity.

NOT FORNUTHIN’

Joanna DelBuono

IT’S ONLYMY

OPINIONStanley P. Gershbein

‘Girls’ stinks, but Mother’s Day was great

Good riddance to Mr. Facebook Let the nation which

bans hugging on the street, and canes of-

fenders for not fl ushing a public toilet , have him.

Greedy billionaire Fa-cebook co-founder Edu-ardo Saverin ditched the world’s best nation for one of its worst by renouncing his Amer-ican citizenship reportedly to live in Singapore — to avoid paying the kind of taxes that helped to birth his social networking service and web-site in the fi rst place.

The beastly insider trading comes right before Facebook goes public — a move more indicative of Savarin’s naivete than his business savvy. The Brazilian ex-pat is a one-percenter who owes his good fortune — and his life — to America. He moved to Miami with his wealthy family after his name surfaced on a list of kidnap-ping victims, and attended Harvard University where he helped launch Facebook, and his American Dream.

Today, Saverin has a net worth of $2 billion , lives in one of Singapore’s priciest penthouses, drives a Bentley, revels the night away at Singaporean nightclubs, and slurps Cristal cham-pagne and Belvedere vodka while racking up thousands of dollars in bar tabs . The indulgences would be forgivably amusing if Saverin wasn’t so ungrateful towards the nation

which gave him his start — or as dis-missive of the American taxpayer, whose funding helped to create the universities and schools where the founders of Facebook found their guinea pigs.

America may not be as business-friendly as Saverin would like — re-member, he wants to make billions and pay no taxes — but all arrows actually point in the other direction. Facebook is the chubby-cheeked offspring of America’s orderly tax system, which funds the type of re-search that made the Internet pos-sible. That cyber universe emerged courtesy of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, fi nanced by the taxpayer-funded U.S. Depart-ment of Defense for use at American research laboratories and universi-ties. Enter Silicone Valley, a canyon of public and private enterprise, which has contributed greatly to Facebook’s liftoff into the strato-sphere.

Saverin is the product of a free en-terprise system whose unfortunate

downside is that it pro-duces gluttonous, egotisti-cal, morally bankrupt bil-lionaires. He’s been living in Singapore since 2009, but hasn’t quite lived up to that eagle-eyed nation’s promise, reports the Wall Street Journal, by funding

the types of community tech projects Singaporeans had hoped for.

Saverin is also in for a rude awakening if he thinks the grass is greener in Singapore. True, it has no capital gains tax laws, but it has other excruciating ones to make up the defi cit: don’t walk naked around your home in Singapore, it’s consid-ered pornography.

Don’t tell religious jokes there un-less you want to be slapped with se-dition charges. Be prepared for jail time if the stranger you introduce in Singapore as your pal turns out to be less than a model citizen. And ex-pect to be publicly fl ogged for minor offenses.

Singapore’s hocus pocus hides its abuses, states Phil Robertson, dep-uty Asia director at Human Rights Watch.

“Behind the sunny Singaporean smile featured in tourism ads, there are iron teeth prepared to deal with those considered a challenge to the government,” he warns .

Are you listening, Eduardo?

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3RD ANNUAL PLANTER AWARDS DINNER

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I’m madder than my scooter Tornado after I accidentally drive his wheels through a

heaping pile of dog poop under the El on 86th Street over the fact that after all these years I still see (and drive over) heaping piles of dog poop on 86th Street — and a lot of other streets in Brooklyn.

Look, you all know that Ol’Carmine has been visiting The Hurst since back when horse poop was a bigger target for my young bare feet as I scampered down Bay 23rd Street. But something hap-pened when they started paving this place and put up apartment buildings like my beloved Harway Terrace.

And that something was the domestication of a certain grey wolf, the babies of which are now, for reasons I’ll never understand, sleeping at the foot of my bed.

But that isn’t the only thing they’re doing — apparently they are eating our leftovers and poop-ing them out all over the place. And, despite the fact that their “owners” are required by law to pick up the stuff they leave behind (the solid stuff, anyway, but that’s a story for another column), I keep fi nding it everywhere I turn.

The worst part about all this is

this isn’t the fi rst time I’ve been complaining about this. Readers who somehow got through this column before I got an editor who truly understands me know that I’ve recounted the story of how the pooper-scooper law came to be more than a thousand times. In fact, I think they used to re-run the column every year on the anniversary of the law being passed.

So to those of you who have

read the story before put a paper bag over your head or turn to the funny pages (do they still have those? Man, I miss “Pogo” and that bald kid and his dog), but for those of you who don’t know it, here we go again.

One day, this kid rides his bike through some dog poop, just like I do with Tornado on a semi-regu-lar basis. He goes home and com-plains to his lawyer father, who says “there oughta be a law.” The dad got to talking about it with some of his pals and — wouldn’t you know it — the pooper scooper law came to be.

That lawyer’s name was Ber-nie Cohen, and he died of cancer about two years ago. I bring this up because I got one of those mails that you don’t have to put a stamp on the other day that told me all about Cohen and how he once helped fi ght a ticket a guy got for fl ying a kite too high over the Belt Parkway.

Wanna hear that story? No? Then cover your eyes because I’m going to tell it anyway.

It was a balmy, beautiful day in 1981 when this guy Larry Cut-tita was fl ying his kite over by Bay Eighth Street really high in the sky. All of a sudden a police

helicopter fl ies by, circles, and lands. The cop comes out and give Cuttita a ticket for fl ying his kite too high. Apparently, they are not supposed to be fl own over 150 feet. The cop hands the guy a ticket, then hops back into his copter and fl ies away.

Don’t believe me? You can read it in the New York Times on the interweb. Use the Google to fi nd it. I don’t know what channel it’s on, but its out there.

Well, Larry fought that ticket and won. And guess who helped him do it? You got it, Bernie Co-hen.

So in honor of the great Mr. Cohen, who made me a little less likely to run over dog poop and our skys a little safer for kite fl y-ers, I’m told they’re bringing the Relay for Life — to help raise money for cancer survivors and treatment — to Floyd Bennett Field.

The event is being held on June 2 at the Aviator Sports Complex from 2 pm to 10 pm. It is open to the public free of charge, and will in-clude entertainment, food, raffl es, and family activities. It will also include ceremonies to honor those that are fi ghting cancer, those that have survived cancer and those

that have been lost to cancer. The Luminaria Ceremony will

be beginning around sundown, at which time participants will line the outdoor track with Luminaria Bags decorated and dedicated to each of the three categories of those affected by cancer. The lights will be turned off, and the candles will illuminate the night. That ceremony sponsored by the Peter C. Labella Chapel will be led by the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drum Band.

All cancer survivors and their caregivers are invited to come and take part in the Survivors’ Reception, which is sponsored by my pals at the El Caribe, who are providing catering.

Additional Survivors Recep-tions are held at each of the three Relays in Brooklyn, including the Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst & Dyker Height Relay on June 23 at the Fort Hamilton Field. Their recep-tion is sponsored by John M. Man-cuso and Lioni Italian Heroes. Anyone interested in any of the events or attending the survivor receptions can fi nd out more de-tails by going to www.relayforlife.org, or by calling Nancy Colt at (718) 622–2492 ext 5134.

Screech at you next week!

Carmine chimes in on the Relay for Life, and dog poop

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“The city needs to clean this up.”

Baglivo isn’t the only resident who says the bay could use some help.

“I had guests stay over who complained about the smell,” said Joyce Arber-man, who lives a short dis-tance from the water. “I never noticed, but maybe I don’t have a strong enough sense of smell.”

Yet others dismissed the claims, saying the wa-ter quality has actually im-proved over time.

“It’s probably cleaner now than it’s ever been,” said a manager at the Stella Maris Fishing Station — a decades-old bait and tackle shop on Emmons Avenue near E. 27th Street — who asked not to be identifi ed. “I don’t think there’s any problem.”

Theresa Scavo, the

chairwoman of Commu-nity Board 15, said the issue hasn’t come up.

“I haven’t received any complaints,” Scavo said.

The swan-fi lled bay, which stretches from West End Avenue to Knapp Street, is a popular fi shing destination. But the water is often littered with plas-tic bottles, wrappers, and other debris from residents who live nearby and shop at stores along Emmons Av-enue, residents say.

The Department of En-vironmental Protection did not return calls seeking comment about residents’ complaints.

The agency has spent millions in an attempt to reduce the fl ow of storm wa-ter and human waste into the city’s waterways.

The agency also opened a $404-million sewage treat-ment facility last March designed to protect nearby Jamaica Bay from waste water overfl ows.

David Storobin is clearly the winner,” McCabe said. “We don’t think a recount is necessary. To drag this thing on for another few weeks is ridiculous.”

But Fidler spokesman Kalman Yeger insisted the recount will take place, and refused to concede the race until the recount is over.

“We continue to look forward to a speedy count so the person who received the most votes can take of-fi ce,” Yeger said.

Storobin took a 120-vote lead on election night , but his margin of victory shrank to just three votes after several hundred ab-sentee ballots and affi da-vits were counted.

Both sides contested approximately 300 ballots in court, and Fidler — the presumed frontrunner in

the race — emerged with an 87-vote lead after most of the votes in Brooklyn’s version of Florida’s 2000 Bush vs. Gore election were tallied earlier this month.

But a judge ordered the city to count 119 votes that Fidler claimed the Storobin campaign ob-tained illegally — giving the Soviet-born attorney and fi rst-time candidate his fresh lead of just over two-dozen ballots.

The result has yet to be certifi ed by the Board of Elections, which did not return calls seeking com-ment.

The recount has not been rescheduled, so it’s unclear how long it would take.

Regardless, whoever wins will only have a few months in offi ce: the state approved new political maps that divvied up Kru-ger’s old-stomping grounds between two borough state

senators and a “Super Jew-ish” district that encom-passes Borough Park, Mid-wood, and Homecrest. The district is set to be wiped off the map at the end of the year.

The race started last year after Kruger resigned hours before pleading guilty to accepting $1 mil-lion in bribes. Two weeks ago he was sentenced to seven years in prison .

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AND THE WINNER IS...: GOP attorney David Storobin (right) has surged ahead of Lew Fidler now that all the remaining votes have been counted.

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Hats off to Emani-Tierra. She’s a dancer, model, actress, and one heck of a student at the Gramercy Performing Arts HS in that other borough, Manhattan. Recently, the twinkling, twirling, tapping native daugh-ter performed at Lincoln Center’s “Arts Festival for the Arts Education Institute.” According to her Facebook page, Emani

“loves all things glam, perfecting my cat-walk, dance and laughing.” Our Standing O pal will go far, she’s as beautiful inside as she is outside, she volunteers in her com-munity, is active in teen AIDS advocacy, and she’s even traveled to South Africa in support of the group, as well as participated in a whole lot of clean-ups around her com-munity.

Standing O can’t wait to say “We remem-ber her when…” after she hits the bright lights of Broadway and the silver screen.

SUNSET PARK

Wax on — wax offTighten your black belts and get ready

for the competition of the century. You heard right, the century. Arron Banks, 10th degree black belt, promoter, actor, and mas-ter of the broken boards is presenting the US Karate Tournament on May 20. The event, which pits students from the Sunset

Park Martial Arts Studio, led by Master

Hector Arias, against martial art practi-tioners from other dojos throughout the tri-state area, will present trophies and med-als, in gold, silver, and bronze to the best karate choppers around. Divisions include fi ghting (hand-to-hand combat); breaking boards and bricks; and weaponry. Yikes! Participants range in age from expert tod-dler to senior citizen and represent the brightest, baddest, and bestest martial art-ists in the borough. Come on down to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on May 20 from 10 am to 6 pm and witness the greatest exhi-bition of all time. Master Hector has in-

structed his students well. Tickets are truly a bargain at $15.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help [545 60th St. at Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park, (718) 765–0595].

PARK SLOPE

And the scholars are…It’s that time again: Metro SportsMed

is offering its 13th annual “Scholar Athlete Awards Program.” More than $3,500 dol-lars in scholarships will be presented to high school seniors who demonstrate ath-letic and academic excellence. All you have to do is fi ll out the application before the deadline date of May 25, be a college-bound senior, and attend a high school in our bor-

ough. For more info check out the website at www.metrosportsmed.com or contact Jill Sheinberg at (718) 369–8041 for an ap-plication. What are you waiting for? Hurry up, time’s running out!

Metro Sportsmed [263 Seventh Ave. between Fifth and Sixth streets in Park Slope, (718) 369–8041].

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS

Just a shot of propofolWe hear that Dr. Garry S. Sklar pre-

sented a $1,000,000 check to SUNY Down-

state Medical Center to endow the Garry

S. Sklar, MD Professorship of Anesthe-

siology. That’s a whole lotta naughts when you’re counting backwards. We can never

have enough highly skilled anesthesiolo-gists out there, now can we?

SUNY Downstate Medical Center [450 Clarkson Ave. between New York Avenue and E. 37th Street in Prospect Lefferts Gar-dens, (718) 270–4540].

BENSONHURST

Studente sono bonoBrava, brava to Rossella Failla for

earning the highest score ever and in the entire nation on the 2012 National Ital-ian Exam. All Standing O can say is, “Con-g r a t u l a z i o n i per aver vinto questo premio si meritano Stand-ingO,” which means one heck of a Standing O in any language. Standing O pal Rossella won bragging rights and a check for $250 scarollas, not Euros.

Bishop Kearney HS [2202 60th St. be-tween Bay Parkway and 23rd Avenue in Bensonhurst, (718) 236–6363].

STANDING Brooklyn’s Biggest Boosterby Joanna DelBuono

BENSONHURST

Long-time rivals the Bishop Kear-

ney Tigers faced off against the St.

Edmund’s Eagles in a nail-bitting, sit on the edge of your seat, battle of the century, tie-breaking game on May 11 during the Catholic Schools Sports

Athletic Association games. Junior pitcher Gina Piro pitched a no-hitter, but the Tiger offensive gave her an 11 run lead by scoring 11 in the top of the fi rst inning. The Eagles won the fi rst meet 2–1, and then the Tigers came back with a vengeance and trounced the Ea-gles, winning the second match 5–3 and forcing the tie-breaker.

Head coach Nick Traini told Stand-ing O, “It was a great game between two

equally matched teams. I’m looking for-ward to facing off against them [the Ea-gles], in the playoffs next week.”

Softball-bombers Gina Piro, Allison

Gasparino, Amanda DilLeo, Katie

McManoman, Francesca Ingargiola,

Samantha Simon, Kristin Ferrigno,

Erin Cullen, Shelby Zamora, Joanna

Molloy, Erin O’Conner, and Amanda

Duffy played fl awlessly and gave 110 percent to cement the win.

Standing O is getting her lawn chair dusted off and ready in antici-pation of the challenge of the century. Go Team!

Bishop Kearney High School [2202 60th St. between 23rd Avenue and Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, (718) 236–6363].

MILL BASIN

I have a dream…Applause, applause. Put your

hands together for Austin Ferraz-

zano and Pamella Leybengrub, this year’s winners of the Black His-tory month essay and art contest sponsored by Assemblyman Alan

Maisel (D–Mill Basin). Both stu-dents are in the fi fth grade at PS 312. The budding artist and essayist re-ceived accolades at a ceremony held at the school and received certifi cates of merit from our pal Assemblyman Maisel last week. The tweens were challenged with the task of writing or presenting an art project about an African-American in government, science, medicine, education, enter-tainment, literature, business, and the arts that they most admire, and what his or her individual contribu-tions were. Austin won fi rst-prize for his art presentation and Pamella won fi rst-prize for her essay.

PS 312 [7103 Avenue T at E. 70th Street in Mill Basin, 718-763–4015].

BATTER UP!: (From left) Bishop Kearney Tigers head coach Nick Traini; players Gina Piro, Al-lison Gasparino, Amanda DilLeo, Kzatie McManoman, Francesca Ingargiola, Samantha Simon, Kristin Ferrigno, Erin Cullen, Shelby Zamor, Joanna Molly, Erin O’Conner, and coach Thomas McDonald beat rival St. Edmund Eagles.

Swing batter, batter, swing

And the Oscar goes to Emani!

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• ‘Winning the league is not even a standard, it’s to be expected.’

• ‘She started to wake up and see the potential she has.’

BY ZACH BRAZILLERA heavy rain couldn’t

douse Poly Prep’s fl ame thrower Andrew Zapata as the Blue Devil secured his team’s 11–1 victory over Ivy Prep League rival Fieldston on May 11.

As Poly Prep waited out the raindrops, several members of the team came to a starting realization: the league title will be rid-ing on the matchup with Fieldston.

“We were surprised,” senior outfi elder Andrew Doar said. “Winning the league is not even a stan-dard, it’s to be expected. It motivated us more than anything.”

That was evident from the moment Zapata de-livered the contest’s fi rst pitch.

Hungry to secure a sixth straight Ivy crown and ex-act revenge on Fieldston from an earlier defeat, the Blue Devils coasted to a vic-tory in a rain-swept six in-nings in Bay Ridge.

“It’s sweet,” Doar said, “that feeling of redemp-tion after they caused us so much pain. It softens that.”

With Zapata delivering six mostly brilliant innings and the lineup taking ad-vantage of virtually every opportunity, Poly Prep (15–3, 11–1) clinched at least a share of the league and can win its sixth straight out-right crown with a win over Trinity this Friday.

“To win six in a row, to me, is special,” Poly Prep coach Matt Rovenitni said. “I always say getting to the top is fun and staying there is exhausting. This is very rewarding. The fact we’re

there now, I’m proud of the guys.”

Zapata, who struck out eight and allowed four hits — all singles — added: “We feel we’re back where we should be.”

Poly Prep has come a long way since blowing a four-run, seventh-inning lead in an 8–7, 10-inning loss to Fieldston back on April 13. After losing the next day to Catholic High School Athletic League contender St. Joseph by the Sea, it has won 12 straight contests. Zapata has been responsible for a third of the wins.

He has gotten plenty of run support in his starts, which was again the case against Fieldston.

“After you get that fi rst run with Andy on the mound, you can relax and just play baseball,” said Doar, who scored two runs and drove in two.

Poly Prep scratched out seven runs in 4–2/3 off Field-ston (12–3, 9–3) ace Daniel Bricker, who was bedev-iled by four walks and a hit batsman, all of whom came around to score. Doar and ninth-place hitter Michael Caron had the big blows, two-out, two-run singles in

the second and fourth in-nings, respectively.

The Blue Devils added four in the sixth off reliever Matt Stadler, and Christian Pellegrino ended the game early with a two-run double over left fi elder Sam Jacob-son’s head.

“It’s a statement,” Roven-tini said. “They’re a good baseball team, but we think if we come out and play our ‘A’ game, we can beat any team in the city.”

Poly Prep had won 11 in a row entering last Thurs-day’s action, but Fieldston served as a reminder to where the team once was. Zapata, the junior many consider the top pitcher in the city, was helpless in that defeat, and was thrilled to get the ball in the rematch.

“All day in school we were talking about this game,” he said. “We don’t like to lose. So if a team beat us and we get to play them again, we want to beat them badly.”

The win sets up Poly Prep nicely.

The team has four reg-ular season games left — non-league showdowns with Public School Ath-letic League powers Grand Street Campus and Totten-ville and league encoun-ters against us. They could play as many as seven more games, including the New York State Association of Independent School Ath-letic Association playoffs.

The goal is to extend the current 12-game winning streak to 19 by year’s end.

“We’re almost there,” Zapata said. “We won’t be there until we win the rest of our games.”

BY ZACH BRAZILLERBaseball is in the Za-

pata DNA.Matt Zapata, the

younger brother of Poly Prep pitcher Andrew Zap-ata, is beginning to carve out his own niche at the Ivy League prep school.

The 15-year-old out-fi elder has always looked up to his older brother, arguably the city’s top pitcher and one of the na-tion’s top arms who has a horde of top Division I programs after him, such as Kentucky, St. John’s, Maryland, Ole Miss, and Stanford.

Matt came to Poly Prep, in part, because Andrew did. When An-drew was lighting the city on fi re last spring, leading Poly Prep to the New York State Asso-ciation of Independent Schools Athletic Associa-tion title, Matt was in the dugout as a reserve.

That changed this off-season as he joined his brother in early-morning and late-night workouts. He won a starting job with that work ethic, Poly

Prep coach Matt Roven-tini said.

“He doesn’t compare himself to Andrew, he understands he has to be himself — that’s gonna make him a better player,” Roventini said. “He takes the only approach he can, that he’s his own person. Matt understands how good his brother is, but what’s impressed me the most, he hasn’t let An-drew overshadow him.”

After a slow start with the bat, Matt Zapata has been a huge contributor in the Blue Devils’ cur-rent 10-game win streak. He blasted two homers in the last week and often takes extra bases with his breakneck speed.

“My confi dence is through the roof,” he said. “I’m just being more aggressive at the plate, which is something [the coaching staff] preaches to me. Hopefully I can continue this kind of play. It’s incredible, helping my team win games. In-dividual stats don’t mean much to me. Winning

— Poly Prep’s Andrew Doar — Coach Mike Toro on Brittany Martin

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OUT OF THE SHADOW: Poly Prep’s Matt Zapata has begun to make a name for himself.

SIX INNINGS, EIGHT STRIKE OUTS: Poly Prep’s Andrew Zapata threw six strong innings as the Blue Devils topped rival Fieldston last Thursday. Photo by William Thomas

Lil’ Zapata steps out of sib’s shadow

Poly’s Blue Devils send Fieldston packing

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BY MARC RAIMONDICall it a spike of adrena-

line.The Brooklyn Tech En-

gineers bested the New Utrecht Utes in volleyball on May 12 — redeeming them-selves from three devastat-ing matchups against the Bensonhurst squad.

Brooklyn Tech played New Utrecht three separate times this season in either a scrimmage or a tourna-ment, but didn’t take a sin-gle set. The fi rst matchup, in fact, was ugly: Tech barely cracked double digits in the fi rst set.

“We had no blocking at all,” Engineers coach Nor-een Begley said. “We almost had a couple of bloody noses. We got destroyed.”

But Begley continued to preach this year’s motto: It’s not where you start, it’s where you fi nish.

Yet two months after getting embarrassed by New Utrecht in that pre-season scrimmage, Brook-lyn Tech had the last laugh as the sixth-seeded Engi-neers knocked off the third-seeded Utes, 25–22, 25–23, in the Public School Athletic League boys volleyball quar-terfi nals at York College on Saturday — bringing Tech to its third semifi nals in four years, said outside hit-ter Dukhyun Ko.

“We expected them to take us lightly,” Ko said. “But we came to get revenge on them.”

Ironically, it was one of those inexperienced middles, Shyne Mon, who notched the fi nal point.

The 6-foot-4 freshman just pushed the ball over on the third bounce and it was misplayed by New Utrecht (14–1).

Mon looked like he couldn’t believe it as team-mate Joaquin Ogando shoved him in adulation.

“I felt super happy,” Mon said. “This is my fi rst year playing. I’m glad to contrib-ute to the team. I’m so thank-ful for the opportunity.”

Added Begley with a laugh: “He almost killed me. He doesn’t know any better — he just plays.”

Ko had 10 kills and seven digs, leading Brooklyn Tech

(15–0). Explosive and ath-letic, Ko was on the bench for last year’s trip to the semifi -nals and watched star play-ers like Jonah Park stand out as he waited his turn.

“Looking at [Park] and them, that’s what I wanted to do in the future,” Ko said.

Ariel Velasquez Evers had 18 assists and three blocks, Adonijah Smith had seven kills, Mon had fi ve blocks, and David Lopez had nine digs. Smith, a football player, and Mon worked dil-igently with new assistant coach Eli Strauss, a former Tech player under Begley who also competed at Bard College.

Begley credited Strauss with their development and helping to make the Engi-neers what they are now. But a lot of the credit has to go to her. Brooklyn Tech has lost to the eventual Public School Athletic League city champion in the semis two of the last three years and both fi nal four appearances it had upset a higher seeded team in the quarterfi nals to get there.

Begley, the longtime coach, wasn’t even aware of the current string of semifi -nals appearances.

“Can we get over the hump?” she said with a laugh.

She could joke then, but her stomach was in knots minutes earlier when Mon sent the ball over with his team leading 24–23 in the second set.

“We were like, ‘oh my God, what is going on?’ ” Ko said, laughing. “We got a lit-tle lucky.”

BY ZACH BRAZILLERBoys and Girls star Leroy “Truck”

Fludd, the New York Post’s All-City Player of the Year, is prep school bound, the basketball star’s father said.

The 6-foot-5 wing, who led the Kangaroos to a third straight Public School Athletic League Class AA title and New York State Federation Class AA crown — both fi rsts for the pro-gram — is visiting various two-year colleges over the next two weeks, but could still end up at a four-year school in the fall, his father said.

“We’re going to go see some of these prep schools, to see what they have to offer,” he said. “But we haven’t made a decision on it. We’re leaning towards prep school. We want to get him mentally ready and physically ready. There are some things he needs to polish up on his game. We thought about this at the beginning of the year.”

Leroy Jr. declined to name spe-cifi c schools, but did say South Kent in Connecticut was one of them. He said St. John’s, Rutgers, Alabama, Providence, and Kent State, among others, have expressed interest in his son.

Many of the schools involved would prefer to red-shirt him, which is part of the reason the Fludd’s are looking into a prep school.

“He’s only 17, to be on a big stage like that at a young age, there’s a lot of pressure,” Leroy Jr. said. “I wouldn’t want to put him in that situation if he’s not ready for it.”

Leroy Fludd Jr. also said his son, who took the SATs on Saturday, is qualifi ed to attend a Division I pro-gram in the fall. He didn’t rule out picking a school, either.

“We’re looking in a lot of different directions,” he said. “We’ll decide in a few weeks. We’ll take some visits, fi gure out where he will fi t in at. Ev-erything is based upon what’s best

for him at this point.”Whatever happens, Fludd should

make an impact on the Division I level at some point, many feel.

While some worry he may not have an exact position, he improved his perimeter game last summer and became an all-around player this winter, averaging 21 points and 13 re-bounds per game for the Kangaroos.

“I really don’t know if he has a po-sition, but I think he’s the toughest kid in New York City,” one Division I coach familiar with Fludd said.

“He reminds me of a kid who played at Grady a few years ago named Basil Leslie,” the coach said. “He’s a fi erce competitor and lock down defender. His best days are ahead of him.”

Senior Kangaroo looking at two-year colleges, dad says

PREP SCHOOL PICK: Boys and Girls’ Leroy “Truck” Fludd is leaning toward attending a two-year college, his dad Leroy Fludd Jr. said. Photo by Denis Gostev

VOLLEY FOR VICTORY: Brook-lyn Tech players (from left) Dukhyun Ko, Joaquin Ogando, and Adonijah Smith celebrate a point. Photo by Lauren Marsh

‘Truck’ eyes prep school Tech earns upset against Utrecht

games is the important thing.”While Andrew is the face of the

Poly Prep program, overshadowing his teammates — and Matt — his younger brother loves playing for Poly Prep. His brother’s success mo-tivates him, pushes him to the best player he can be.

“I’m proud of what he’s doing and I don’t dwell on his accomplish-ments,” Matt said. “I just take it in

stride. It motivates me to play as well as he can play. He may be one of my biggest motivators. He’s work-ing so hard, I know if I really put in the effort it will pay off for me like it pays off for him.”

Roventini envisions Matt as a power-hitting leadoff type next spring, given his improvement con-tinues. He’s also shown a big arm from the outfi eld and Poly Prep has used him on the mound once, in a win over Trinity.

“We’re real happy with the way he’s been developing,” the coach said.

Matt is happy he can experi-

ence it with his older brother. Last spring was the fi rst time the two ever played together on the same team.

The last time, in fact, they were on the same fi eld in an organized game, Andrew took Matt deep in the World Series of a Great Kills Little League game.

“I can’t even put into words what playing with my brother means,” he said.

“I love it. Not too often do you ever get to play with your friends, let alone a family member,” he said. “We talk baseball every day.”

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BY AARON SHORTCall them the Dream

Team!The former college ath-

letes who made Milk Be-lieve a rookie sensation sty-mied two more top teams on Sunday at McCarren Park’s Red Monster fi eld, claiming a share of fi rst place in the Brooklyn Kickball League’s standings.

The dairy daredevils solved the Mathletes, 5–1, thanks to Alex “Luna” Diego’s three RBIs (runs booted in). Later in the day, the club overruled People’s Court, 3–2, on Sarah “Ex-

“should not complain after the fact.”

“If you expect shenani-gans, then ask to see roster before the game,” he said.

Earlier in the day, Peo-ple’s Court grounded the Space Cadets, 2–1, while the M a t h l e t e s snagged a 5–2 victory over the New F r o n t i e r s -men, who missed heavy kickers Mike

“Director” Altman, Jelmer “Dutch Courage” Steen-huis, and Jess “Stone’s Throw” Seibert.

Milk Believe isn’t the league’s only undefeated team.

Longtime short-wear-ers Salute Your Jorts has vaulted to the top of the standings behind a solid 5–1 win over the Newtown Creeps and a defensive 1–1 struggle against the plaid-clad Frontiersmen.

The team led 1–0 into the fi fth, but a bobble at fi rst base allowed the Frontiersmen to score the equalizer.

Dailey credited the team’s focus on defense and third baseman Chad “Skorts” Fondiller.

“For a little guy who can’t play basketball to save his life, he’s got a hell of an arm,” said Dailey.

“He’s very impressive. And the Jorts don’t make a lot of stupid mistakes.”

In other games, Hot Mess disbanded the Pi-rates, the John Cougar Mellencamps rocketed over the Space Cadets in a game ended with the mercy rule, and edged past Booze on First to earn a 2–2 record. Booze stuffed rookie team Rikickulous, 4–2, who beat another new team, Last Licks, 5–2.

cellence” Par’s late-inning single.

The undefeated team previously dis-patched the John Cougar Mellencamps on opening weekend — navigating a tough early-season sched-ule perfectly.

“It’s great that we are off to a fast start, we just have to build upon it,” said an un-characteristi-cally humble Mike “Baby Jesus” Scott, who is kick-ing above .700 for the year. “We still make rookie mis-takes that we have to fi x, but all the girls are playing great, Priest [“Good Reli-gion” Fontaine] is amazing at third base, and we just like having fun.”

Not everyone is enjoy-ing themselves.

People’s Court issued an order of contempt against Milk Believe for allegedly changing the roster dur-ing the game. League rules stipulate that four female players must kick within a team’s fi rst 10 trips to the plate — a rule that Peo-ple’s Court captain Jeremy “Judge” Medanich claims his rivals violated.

“They whined and cheated their way to vic-tory,” he griped. “This is disheartening consider-ing the number of veter-ans on the team who are all very familiar with the rules. What makes the People’s Court different from most teams is our integrity and our ability to keep things light even under the heaviest of cir-cumstances.”

League Commissioner Kevin Dailey said that he does not insist teams exchange rosters during regular season games, adding that People’s Court

COURT UPHELD: People’s Court, one of the league’s veteran teams, is ready to lay down the law. (Right) Newtown Creeps’s Sarah Strom takes a swing from a stuffed walrus be-fore her fi rst game. Photos by Stefano Giovannini

Mother’s Day massacre!

BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKIBasketball wasn’t always a seri-

ous thing for Brittany “Pookie” Mar-tin.

The Bishop Ford center had played the sport growing up, but didn’t com-pete in organized ball until she came to the Brooklyn Catholic school.

“I was so bad,” Martin said. “From freshman year to this year I improved.”

But her hard work has paid off: next season she will be playing Divi-sion I basketball after signing a Na-tional Letter of Intent with Old Do-minion.

Falcons coach Mike Toro said he began to see a change in her attitude and work ethic two summers ago as she played with Exodus and coach Apache Paschall, who died of can-cer earlier this year. Two years later Martin was a major contributor for the Falcons, Toro explained.

“When she started she was just a tall girl in the middle, not really serious about the game,” Toro said. “It’s great to see a kid who went from not wanting to get on the court and work out to a kid who has helped win games and wants to play every chance she gets.”

The 6-foot-3 Martin felt an imme-diate connection with the coaching staff, which watched her on tape and then came to watch her during the season.

The Queens native loved every-

thing she heard about Old Dominion, especially being down south in warm Virginia, and the program.

Old Dominion went 11–21 last sea-son and 7–11 in the Catholic Athletic Association under head coach Karen Barefoot.

“I thought I would go high D-II, but luckily they liked me and they liked the way I played,” she said.

It was quite a journey for Mar-tin to get to this point. She applied herself both on the court and in the classroom, working to reach the de-sired SAT and ACT scores. Martin,

who struggled early in her career, became a more polished offensive player, a hustler, and one of the city’s best interior defenders.

She started this season for the Falcons and was always in the center of their pre-game ritual of chanting at the top of her lungs.

“Now she is more aggressive,” Ford senior guard Shanice Vaughan said. “Now she’s calling for the ball. We are handing it to her. She is get-ting layups, put-back layups. She is getting a lot of blocks that I’m lov-ing.”

During the Falcons’ 21–6 cam-paign she was the perfect comple-ment to their stellar backcourt. Mar-tin had a block of Sierra Calhoun to seal Ford’s win over Christ the King in the regular season. She had seven points, 16 rebounds and another huge block to help beat Molloy and send Ford to its fi rst-ever Catholic High School Athletic Association Brook-lyn–Queens Division I fi nal. Martin pulled in 15 rebounds in an upset of rival Nazareth.

“It’s like as time went by, she started to wake up and see the poten-tial she has and the fact that she can be a Division I player,” Toro said.

Now Martin can call herself one. She is excited to visit her new home and the next step of her basketball journey.

“I worked hard,” Martin said. “I got what I wanted.”

Pookie signs with Old Dominion

OFF TO COLLEGE: Bishop Ford’s Brittany “Pookie” Martin is headed to Old Domin-ion. Photo by Denis Gostev

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