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Brooklyn’s First-Ever Designer Showhouse SHOWHOUSE CO-CHAIR ERIKA BELSEY WORTH, BROOKlyn Heights Association Executive Director Peter Bray and Showhouse Co-Chair Ellen Hamilton (left to right) stand outside 32 Livingston St., Brooklyn’s first-ever Designer Showhouse, which will debut to the public on Sept. 29. See page 4. Heights Press photo by Andy Katz
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Popular Pool Will Pop-Up Again in ’18
LICH Developer Bags $297M Construction Loan
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Fortis Property Group filed plans with the city to build a 17-story tower and a 15-story tower on two sites at the former Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. By Paul Frangipane Brooklyn Heights Press
After a lull period, the acceptance of a $297 million construction loan to Fortis Property Group for its redevelopment at the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site in Cobble Hill marks the way for construction of three residential buildings to continue, according to The Real Deal. Madison Realty Capital lent the sum that Fortis plans to use to complete construction at 350 Hicks St., 95 Pacific St. and
249 Henry St. Madison was the same firm that provided the $107.3 million for Fortis to buy the site in 2015. The old campus was rebranded as “River Park,” stirring controversy among neighborhood residents who protested the redevelopment as being out of character with the rest of low-rise Cobble Hill. The complex is expected to feature 325,000 square feet, 172 luxury condo units, 66,900 square feet of facility space and 328 parking spots, The Real Deal reported.
Supreme Court Justice Johnny Lee Baynes signed the order conveying Fortis the development for about $240 million two years ago. Since then, community members have kept a watchful eye on the construction as the battle against Fortis continues. Illegal “no parking” signs by contractors and after hours’ variances being issued for late-evening and early-weekend construction are among the annoyances that have kept neighbors of the site on their toes and on the watch.
pany Charter Communications. Close to 1,800 IBEW Local 3 workers went on strike six months ago after failing to reach agreement over proposed changes to retirement and health care plans. Cuomo said that Charter had failed to fulfill its promise
to improve service to customers after taking over Time Warner. “I am going to hold them to every letter and the spirit of that document and if they don't get their act together and fulfil that agreement, they're going to be out of the state of New York,” he told the crowd.
Cuomo Joins Striking IBEW Union Workers at Brooklyn Rally By Mary Frost
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined hundreds of union workers at a rally in Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn on Monday to lend his support in their fight against Spectrum cable and its parent com-
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AT LEFT: Hundreds of union workers gathered at a rally in Cadman Plaza on Monday as part of their fight against Spectrum cable and its parent company Charter Communications.
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Popular Pool Will Pop-Up Again, Gets Reprieve in Summer 2018 By Mary Frost
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Hooray! Kids will get to splish and splash for one more summer in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s popular Pop-Up Pool, the park announced on Monday. The temporary pool will be open for one last season through September 2018. Nestled into the uplands at Pier 2, the free Pop-Up Pool first opened in 2012 and includes a beach, deck concessions, showers and restrooms. The 30-by-50-foot pool, only 3 1/2 feet deep, has been a big hit with parkgoers, who come from both the nearby neighborhood and from across the borough to enjoy a free swim. The pool was slated to close after the 2016 season, but after a determined campaign by Brooklyn families and former state Sen. Daniel Squadron, the attraction received a one-year extension after its original five-year term expired. Next summer will absolutely be the last year for the pool, however, as it is located in the site of the planned Pier 2 uplands where construction is expected to begin in the fall of 2018. The 3.4 acres of parkland that will replace the pool will be accessible year-round and will feature hills with pathways, a water play area and trees, according to the park. “We’re thrilled that we will be able to have one more season of the Pop-Up Pool next summer,” Eric Landau, president of Brooklyn Bridge Park, said in a statement. “It’s been an amazing summer destination for Brooklynites and visitors every year that it’s been open and we look forward to another great pool season in 2018.” The parents group Love Our Pool (LOP) gathered more than 1,300 signatures from more than 30 ZIP codes and worked with local officials to keep the pool open past its expiration date last year. LOP’s organizers were awarded a community service award by the Brooklyn Heights Association in March. “Much like a year ago, LOP is thrilled that Brooklyn Bridge Park has listened to the community in choosing to keep the beloved Pop-Up open an additional year,” LOP co-organizer Lee Levine said in a statement. She added, “Eric Landau and his leadership team recognize how a community pool is critical to the success of a great urban park meeting the needs of the community both near and far. Love Our Pool believes this is a necessary first step toward our ultimate goal of securing a permanent pool in Brooklyn Bridge Park. And we will continue to work with the park on making that vision a reality.” Since 2012, hundreds of kids have learned to swim in the little pool. Lee Levine, a LOP representative, told the Brooklyn Eagle this past June that his son Izzy learned to swim there. “He started at 4; now he’s about to turn 8,” Levine said. “He’s an advanced swimmer, and we owe it all to the pool. Because four-daysin-a-row swim lessons created enough momentum that, unlike doing once-a-week swim lessons, he was able on the fourth day to finally put his face in the water. And that was four years ago.” A slew of local officials also applauded the park’s decision to keep a good thing going for
Hooray! Brooklyn Bridge Park says the popular Pop-Up Pool will be open for one more season next summer. Shown: Families love to cool off in the Pop-Up Pool every year. Heights Press photo by Mary Frost one more year. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said he was pleased that Brooklyn Bridge Park “is showing their responsiveness to the community’s call for another year of this aquatic attraction.” He has applauded the pool for
bringing diverse families together from all over the borough. “This pool has a special place in the hearts of the community, and I’m proud Brooklynites will be able to enjoy it for another year,” said Councilmember Stephen
Levin. U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon joined in on the applause. “Everyone loves the Pop-Up Pool, which is another great way to enjoy our treasured park and waterfront,” Simon said.
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Brooklyn Gets its First-Ever Designer Showhouse This Month By Jenny Powers
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The Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) will publicly debut the borough’s first-ever Designer Showhouse on Sept. 29 in a historic 150-year-old townhouse on Livingston Street, replacing its longstanding annual house tour fundraising initiative. After 31 seasons of relying on house tours as their primary fundraising vehicle, BHA Executive Director Peter Bray says two things became clearly evident — “The universe of homes to draw upon was being exhausted because in such a compact community with a half a dozen homes featured each year, our options were running out and we couldn’t keep going back to the well. Also, it’s a different world now and people are more private about their investments, so it was time for a change.” The seed for that change was initially planted back in 2015 during a conversation between former BHA Executive Director Judy Stanton and Ellen Hamilton of Hamilton Design Associates that examined the possibility of replacing the house tours with a Showhouse. That was the beginning of a 24-month undertaking that will soon culminate in the borough’s first and only Designer Showhouse located at 32 Livingston St. between Clinton and Court streets. Hamilton now a Showhouse co-chair, was able to bring her acclaimed interior design influence to the project by drawing upon resources from both the growing and established design community and partnering with a variety of vendors and decorators. Hamilton also recruited industry colleague Tony Manning of Mitchell Manning Consultants to be the Showhouse Producer. Manning who has worked on more than 50 Designer Showhouses was responsible for the overall coordination of the designers, handling the publicity and marketing and managing the ins and outs of the Showhouse. Showhouse Co-Chair Erika Belsey Worth, who ran the BHA house tours for three years alongside Judy Stanton, joins Hamilton. Belsey whose boutique firm Belsey & Mehla Architects specializes in renovations took on the responsibility of overseeing the transformation of the sprawling 6,700-square-foot home that included gutting and installing three new bathrooms and a kitchen. Celebrated interior designer and television personality Thom Filicia, whose AList clients include Jennifer Lopez, Tina Fey, Rosewood Hotels and Resorts and the W Hotels, is the inaugural honorary design co-chair. During the early stages of the project, local real estate brokers in the community were tasked with identifying owners with a potential interest in showcasing their homes. The length of time involved in the project was one of the biggest hurdles. “The first time is always the most challenging in terms of finding a suitable location where it’s a win-win situation but after the first time, the rodeo starts to look familiar,” says Showhouse Producer Tony Manning, standing in front of the house and smiling as he watches workmen going up
and down the stairs bringing in the last bits of furnishings to complete the job. When it came to finding the right house, Besley-Worth says, “No one knew what to expect but we were open-minded. We saw a lot, I mean, a lot of houses. We could not have asked for a bet-
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ter house than this one,” she says standing in the entryway of the 1867 brownstone owned by Karin and Saul Cooper. “It’s as pristine as possible, completely flawless. It’s in the original condition, the wood floors, mahogany doors, the moldings, everything,” she says proudly. According to Peter Bray, Showhouses have been a proven concept in other markets, citing the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse in Manhattan as drawing a very significant number of people through its doors and raising a considerable amount of critical funding annually. Bray hopes the BHA Designer Showhouse will do the same and that funds raised through ticket sales will help replenish the BHA’s financial assets and promote their financial sustainability so they can continue to function at a high level in the future for the community. Bray says while the house will draw local residents, the accessible location of the Showhouse will also attract tri-state area design enthusiasts. He says they’ve even seen early international interest from Spain as well as a group from Japan. As the finishing touches are being put into place by dozens of people coming in and out of the brownstone, Ellen Hamilton surveys the house from the curb smiling and says “It’s like making bouillabaisse. We took a variety of wonderful ingredients, put them together and created something really great.” The Showhouse opens with a preview party on Sept. 27 and will open to the public from Sept. 29 through Nov. 5, TuesdaySunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be closed on Mondays. Admission to the general public is $40 per person and $35 per person for BHA members. For more information and to purchase tickets visit https://thebha.org/events/event/brooklyn-heightsdesigner-showhouse/.
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Rising Skyward on Montague Street: HERE’S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE APARTMENT TOWER JONATHAN ROSE COS. IS BUILDING ON MONTAGUE STREET, BROOKLYN Heights Press photo by Mary Frost Heights’ primary commercial corridor. Leasing will begin in summer 2018 at The Pierrepont, the development’s name.
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Brooklyn Book Festival Draws Crowds: PUBLISHER REPRESENTATIVES PASSED OUT FREE COPIES OF RICH SHAPERO’S “ARMS FROM THE SEA” AT LAST WEEKEND’S Brooklyn Book Festival, which drew an estimated 40,000 bibliophiles and dozens of well-known authors to Brooklyn Heights. See more highlights at brooklyneagle.com.
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Colson Whitehead. Joyce Carol Oates. Jonathan Safran Foer. More than 300 authors wowed literature lovers at the Brooklyn Book Festival, an annual literary blow-out that took place on Saturday, Sept. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 17. This is the largest free literary event held in New York City — and it drew a record crowd. An estimated 45,000 bibliophiles descended on Brooklyn Borough Hall, Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights to hear their favorite writers discuss their work and give readings. There were 14 stages in all for grown-ups’ day, which was Sept. 17. Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel “The Underground Railroad,” was given the festival’s annual Best of Brooklyn Award, which is nicknamed the BoBi. The Brooklyn Book Festival’s Children’s Day took place on Sept. 16 at MetroTech Commons.
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‘It Really Feels Like I’m Home’ BoBi honoree Whitehead, a Manhattan native, joined Brooklynite Lynn Nottage for a talk-de-force on Sept. 17. The two Pulitzer Prize winners spoke about their careers with moderator Johnny Temple, publisher and editor-in-chief of Akashic Books, as well as what it means to be a New Yorker and American alike. Festivalgoers packed into St. Ann & the Holy Trinity on Montague Street, the same church where Nottage’s great-grandparents were mar-ried in 1911, to hear the talk. “When I come here, it really feels like I’m home,” Nottage said of the worship house. Whitehead, who has written for The Village Voice and The New York Times and who won the National Book Award for Fiction for his novel “The Underground Railroad,” has been a supporter of the Brooklyn Book Festival since it began 12 years ago, Temple told the crowd. Nottage, whose plays, including “Sweat” and “Ruined,” have graced off-Broadway stages, has had her work described as centering around “morally ambiguous heroes or heroines, people who are fractured within their own bodies, who have to make very difficult choices in order to survive,” the festival’s website reports. Both Whitehead and Nottage discussed at length the power struggles and racial oppression in America throughout history and currently and how these issues have influenced their work. Nottage spoke about how it was important to “sustain the complexity” of black characters in her writing as a reflection of real life, and Whitehead discussed the need for all people to transcend cultural limits in order to learn about each other.
‘We Need to Teach the Civil War Correctly’ Colson Whitehead signs a book for a Brooklyn Book Festival worker and fan at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity. Eagle photo by Kathryn Cardin
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As African-American writers, Whitehead and Nottage’s works often examine the climate of racial politics in the United States and what it means to be black in different areas of the world. Each spoke about tackling stereotypes and also perpetuating them in order to prove points through their writing. One audience member asked whether they found it hard to write from perspectives that were not inherently their own. “It’s your job [as writers] to step out of your race, class, gender,” Whitehead said. While the current political climate in America may be uncomfortable, both writers took the time to discuss some of the movements happening across the country. “Removing monuments will end the conversation that needs to be had,” Nottage said about recent calls to remove Confederate statues from
public places. Instead, she proposed that sheaths be put over the monuments, so that the issues surrounding them continue to be discussed instead of detached entirely. “We need to teach the Civil War correctly,” Whitehead added, saying that the conversation Nottage was referring to starts in schools. At one point, Temple asked both writers to read from one of their works. Nottage chose “Ruined,” a play about women struggling in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The audience audibly gasped when she read a monologue detailing rape, family neglect and child murder. Whitehead read from “The Underground Railroad,” an alternate history novel that sets the Underground Railroad as an actual subway train and follows slaves’ journeys through it. Many fans in the room posed questions to Whitehead about his award-winning novel. And both he and Nottage spoke about what music they listen to when they write, and how it relates to their characters’ development. After the talk, people filed into a small room and immediately formed lines to have their books signed by the writers. Some scrambled to buy books at the last minute, but most brought their own from home. Continued on page 3
Jonathan Safran Foer reads from his novel “Here I Am” at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Novelist Fernanda Torres is at left and novelist Rodrigo Hasbun is at right.
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Her S tep mother Is a S ex D oll Hazel' s stepmother is a sex doll. And that' s not the worst of it. Hazel' s husband, the rich and powerful founder of G ogol Industries, has put a chip in her brain and can track her like a lost cellphone. Modern love can get weird sometimes. Hazel is the protagonist in Alissa Nutting' s hilarious and poignant novel “Made for Love.” Nutting is “really suspicious of technology” and the way it can spy on people, she said during a Sept. 17 author panel. “At gas stations, I check for toilet cams,” she said. Some tech stuff does come in handy in romantic relations, though, she said. Like cellphone texting. “I love fighting in texts,” she said. “I prefer it to fighting in person.”
‘G ood P aren ts A re B orin g’ Artists are always getting a bad rap. They' re difficult to live with, seemingly impossible to understand and often obsessed to a fault with their own work. But boy, do they make for good literature. During a Sept. 17 author panel, three fiction writers discussed the reality behind their novels and the types of characters that create the most interesting plots. “Woman No. 17” by Edan Lepucki, Alex G ilvarry’s “Eastman Was Here” and “Harmless Like You” by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan all deal with problematic parents, a point that naturally led to the ultimate question: Is it possible to be a good parent and a good artist? The protagonist of G ilvarry’s “Eastman Was Here” ( who is based on literary giant Norman Mailer) is obsessed with being history’s greatest American writer. He also happens to be a father — one who doesn’t pay much attention to his many children.
“We want to read about bad parents,” G ilvarry said. “G ood parents are boring.” Of all three panelists, Lepucki was the only one with children of her own. Unlike the main character of her latest novel, she uses the inspiration that comes from pivotal moments such as watching her children learn how to speak and puts it into her work, she said. But bad parenting, hidden motives and emotional roller coasters are perhaps not the most realistic elements to be found within a plot. G ilvarry, Buchanan and Lepucki instead all agreed on the two most lifelike things a character can do: Eat and have sex.
‘A merica Was Never A merica to M e’ How blue can you get? David Mills, actor, writer and Langston Hughes disciple, delved deep into the art of the blues during the Langston Hughes Performance and Blues Poetry Workshop on Sept. 17. Taking out a handkerchief and hoisting his
leg up on a nearby chair, Mills dusted off his shoe and held closed the lapels of his blazer. “America was never America to me,” he recited, assuming the persona of the social and racial outsider of Hughes’ 1935 poem “Let America Be America Again.” His performance couldn' t have been more timely. Using Hughes’ work as a lens, Mills discussed the foundational form and rhythm of blues poetry as a whole. “Repeat and rhyme seems simple, but the spirit of the blues is what’s more complex,” he said. As he passed out copies of Hughes’ “Midwinter Blues,” Mills made clear that the poet never intended to set the rhythmic and repetitive lines to song. Based on the basic 12-bar blues, Hughes’ lyrical form served as the missing instrumentation, bridging the gap between poetry and music. The blues are not as simple as Continued on page 4
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een at the Brooklyn Book Festi al b lletin board o ered ith ost t otes that ans er the estion What are yo reading Eagle photo by L ore Croghan someone moaning and groaning on paper, Mills explained. Blues writers often use humor in their work as a way of dealing with pain. And there indeed were bursts of laughter when it came time for participants to write and share their own blues poetry. One attendee “ate the blues for breakfast” while his cornflakes sat soggy in his bowl. Another, stressed out about work the next day, titled her few stanzas “Monday Blues.”
‘Thin gs A ren ' t Ju st a D yad’ Sooo many love stories are about a woman being saved by a man or a woman saving a man. Neither of these story lines appeals to novelist Cara Hoffman. “I' m more interested in writing against the idea of heteronormativity,” Hoffman said at a Sept. 17 author panel. Her recently published novel, “Running,” is about love shared by two gay British men and a young American woman who are down and out in 1980s Athens. “They have their own ethic and deeply held love for one another — for three people,” Hoffman said. For many people, “things aren' t just a dyad,” she said.
A lz heimer' s D isease at A ge 68 How do you survive when your beloved husband is stricken with Alzheimer' s disease at age 68 — and then he decides he loves another woman?
That' s Diane Tate' s devastating predicament in Marita G olden' s novel “The Wide Circumference of Love.” Diane must grapple with the question, “Who am I now that you don' t remember me? ” G olden said during a Sept. 17 author panel. Another author on that panel, Nicole Dennis-Benn, wrote a moving novel about working-class women in Jamaica — where she was born and raised — called “Here Comes the Sun.” One of this novel' s main characters, Margot, sets up a network of sex workers at the resort hotel where she' s employed. And she has sex with male hotel guests for money, although she has passionate longings for a woman who has come back home after living in London for many years. “I can' t judge Margot,” Dennis-Benn said during the panel. “Margot doesn' t know what love looks like.”
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Novelist Jonathan Safran gether. Foer had some sharp words for Trump-bashers. “I feel like Trump has become a kind of convenient way not to think about what one does in one' s home, because we have this perfect symbol of everything that' s wrong in the world embodied in one individual. “Obviously that' s not the case. But it has begun to feel like that' s the case,” Foer said during a Sept. 17 author panel. “And our relationship to news has become indulging these big negative feelings that are not generative. “And it' s fun to read about his last faux pas. And it' s fun to read essays that take him down. And it' s fun to watch [MSNBC host] Rachel Maddow … It' s not a good kind of fun, actually. It' s a destructive kind of fun,” said Foer, whose most recently published novel is called “Here I Am.” The author said this fun is had at the expense of people who voted for Trump in the November 2016 presidential election “not because they' re racist, and not because they' re stupid, but because they are extraordinarily disappointed with their lot in life.” “And he somehow was able to embody their disappointment,” Foer said.
Hu gs f rom the S tory M on ster The Brooklyn Book Festival’s Children’s Day, which took place on Sept. 16, brought
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kids' literature to young readers at MetroTech Commons in Downtown Brooklyn. Authors of works ranging from picture books to graphic novels gave readings and discussed the writing life with young fans. The lovable Story Monster gave out hugs and the Statue of Liberty came to life. There were plenty of arts and crafts to keep the little ones engaged as well. Writers included singer and author Laurie Berkner ( “We Are the Dinosaurs”) , New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken ( “The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding”) , 2017 Caldecott Medalist Javaka Steptoe ( “Radiant Child”) and many more. Authors read and performed music to illustrate beloved picture books. Appearing were duo Sean Q ualls and Selina Alko ( “The ohnny e le ynn o age and Colson Case for Loving” and others) , Fro le Angela Dominguez ( “Sing, Don’t Whitehead s eak d ring a Brooklyn Book Festi al anel at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity. Eagle photo by Kathryn Cardin Cry”) and more.
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ON A STROLL THROUGH THE CROWN HEIGHTS NORTH HISTORIC DISTRICT, YOU SEE DESIGNS BY NUMEROUS IMPORTANT BROOKLYN ARCHITECTS OF YESTERYEAR. FOR INSTANCE, the house at 128 Kingston Ave. was the work of prestigious firm Helmle, Huberty & Hudswell. For a look at another historic home — the neighborhood’s Dean Sage Residence — see EYE ON REAL ESTATE, page 8INB. INBrooklyn photo by Lore Croghan
TASTE Williamsburg Greenpoint, an annual outdoor celebration of North Brooklyn’s local flavor, drew thousands of food aficionados this past weekend to sample tastes from more than 40 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries, along with live music and much, much more. The event, in its eighth year, is produced by The Firehouse North Brooklyn Community Center (formally known as Northside Town Hall), which is working to renovate and operate the former Engine Co. 212 Firehouse for Community activity. INBrooklyn photo by Bonnie Meeg
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Dissolve Fred Cray's new series of unique “Dissolve” prints present a radical new body of work. Although he continues to adhere to his previous process of transforming photographic imagery through manipulation in this series the resulting images — based in photography — are unique works on paper. When: Tuesday-Saturday through Oct. 7, 11 a.m - 5 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Janet Borden, Inc. (91 Water St.)
Arts The Cuba Series: Portraits of the Old Guard – Paintings by Joseph Milazzo A Brooklyn-born artist of Cuban descent, Milazzo spent six weeks in Cuba discovering his roots and attempting to uncover a lost part of his family heritage. The Cuban people left a deep impression on him and the portrait series he created is direct homage to their incredible spirit. When: Saturday, Sept. 23, 1-11:30 p.m. Where: Carroll Gardens/Saint Paul’s Parish Hall (199 Carroll St.)
10,000 Mantras This is Meg Hitchcock’s third solo exhibition with Studio 10. In her pieces, carefully cut letters and burn marks repeat mantras and other texts through grid formations and subtle patterns. These iterate various liturgical themes: repentance through repetition, selfmortification through cutting and purification with fire and incense. When: Thursday-Sunday, through Oct. 8, 1-6 p.m. Where: Bedford Stuyvesant/Studio 10 (56 Bogart St.)
Photoville Like years before, there will be containers, exhibitions, talks and workshops. The Smorgasburg Beer Garden and food vendors will return, alongside the nighttime events, and this year Photoville will be more immersed throughout the park than ever before. When: Wednesday-Sunday, through Sept. 24 Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 6
Being Well: In Search of Utopia? A contemporary art exhibit curated by Kathryn Gressel featuring participating artists Zoey Hart, Leslie Kerby, Anthony Heinz May, Carolyn Monastra, Shana Moulton, Carmen Papalia, Shervone Neckles, Jenna Spevack, Tattfoo Tan and Jody Wood. When: Friday-Sunday, through Oct. 8, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: Park Slope/The Old Stone House (336 Third St.)
Sarah Hickson’s Sounds Unseen: A Photographic Memoir of The Calais Sessions The Calais Sessions, in a live music project among musicians living in the U.K. Shot between December 2015 and May 2016 in migrant camps in northern France, the exhibition chronicles the evolution of this collaboration and celebrates a vital human con-
Migration Maura Sheehan brings a flock of balancing birds to create a tableau vivant, or living picture. When: Thursday-Saturday, through Oct. 8, 1-6 p.m. Where: Crown Heights/FiveMyles (558 St. Johns Place) Continued on page 6INB
“The Cuba Series: Portraits of the Old Guard – Paintings by Joseph Milazzo” will be on exhibit at Saint Paul’s Parish Hall on Sept. 23. Image courtesy of the artist
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Where: Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Historical Society (128 Pierrepont St.) The Means of a Ready Escape: Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Prospect Park has never been simply an escape from the city, but a fundamental part of it. This exhibition highlights the 150year social history of Brooklyn’s backyard. Featuring more than
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Cake + Coffee + Conversation With Maira Kalman and John Heginbotham In conjunction with Principles of Uncertainty. When: Sunday, Sept. 24, 2-3:30 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/Wendy’s Subway Reading Room (379 Bushwick Ave.)
The Fire Theory: Ice The Fire Theory presents “Ice,” an exhibition, residency and collaborative project curated by Omar LópezChahoud. Currently, racism and xenophobia limits the immigration that has made this country great, endangers immigrants and makes the path to citizenship inaccessible. I.C.E is the U.S. agency that is responsible for the border control, trade, immigration, deportation programs and, as its name indicates, it generates a situation of freezing, a standby between families and friends on both sides of the border. When: WednesdaySaturday, through Oct. 13, 27 p.m. Where: Park Slope/Open Source Gallery (306 17th St.)
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Birding Basics Birding is one of this country’s fastest-growing hobbies. This two-part course will teach the beginner birder the why, where, how and what of birding. With more than 250 species of birds residing in or passing through the Big Apple every year, learn where to look for and how to identify many of the species in this diverse group of animals. The second session will end with a walk through Green-Wood Cemetery, applying some of the lessons learned in the classroom. When: Sunday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/Green-Wood Cemetery (500 25th St.)
NY Harbor Scenes Muralist and plein air painter Bill Mensching’s oil paintings of high surf, crashing waves and stately vessels will grace the barge’s walls. When: Thursdays and Saturdays, through Oct. 28; Thursdays, 4-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Where: Red Hook/Waterfront Museum (290 Conover St.) Brooklyn Photographs Curated by BRIC’s Elizabeth Ferrer, this show features work by Yolanda Andrade, Stefanie Apple, Nelson Bakerman, Leigh Davis, Russell Frederick, Max Kozloff, George Malave, Meryl Meisler, Patrick D. Pagnano, Sergio Purtell and Larry Racioppo. When: Daily, through Oct. 29, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BRIC Arts (647 Fulton St.) Until Everyone Has it Made: Jackie Robinson’s Legacy On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base. Seventy years later, Brooklyn Historical Society is proud to host a new exhibition celebrating this seminal moment in American history. When: Wednesday-Sunday, through June 2018, 12-5 p.m.
When: Wednesdays-Sundays, through July 2018 Where: Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Historical Society (128 Pierrepont St.)
150 artifacts and documents, it tells the story of the 585 acres of forest, field and swamp that Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux transformed into an urban oasis, and how the Park has sustained generations of Brooklynites throughout the borough’s many eras of change.
NYTM Train Operators Workshop Drop by the computer lab to take control of a New York City subway car and operate it across virtual miles of track, using some incredibly realistic software. When: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Where: Downtown Brooklyn/New York Transit Museum (Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street)
Family Fun Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Family Experience Bring in the new year with the whole family in a relaxed and playful setting. Enjoy live music, singing, puppets, art, creative prayer and the sounds of the Shofar. When: Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21-22, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st St.) Lavender Blues: Music and Movement Teaching musician Lavender Blues explores music, movement and rhythm with children ages 1-3 years in this engaging jam session. During this class, children develop an understanding of rhythm and music, build awareness and control of their body as well as develop social and coordination skills. When: Thursday, Sept. 21, 10:40-11:45 a.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/Spark by Brooklyn Children’s Museum (1 John St.) FAD Market A roving fashion, art and design pop-up marketplace presents more than 50 thoughtfully selected independent designers and artists. When: Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: Downtown Brooklyn/City Point (445 Albee Square West)
ABOVE: “Until Everyone Has it Made: Jackie Robinson’s Legacy” will be on exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society through June 2018. INSET: Green-Wood Cemetery will host a family scavenger hunt on Sunday, Sept. 24. Inset: Image courtesy of Green-Wood Cemetery
Family Scavenger Hunt Enjoy a crisp autumn afternoon with activities, crafts and refreshments in a picturesque greenspace. Decipher mysterious symbols on historic monuments, take in the view from the highest point in Brooklyn (where a famous battle of the American Revolution was fought), peek inside elaborately decorated mausoleums with exquisite stained-glass windows, and go on a scavenger hunt discovering Green-Wood Cemetery’s famous permanent residents. When: Sunday, Sept. 24, 12-3 p.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/Green-Wood Cemetery (500 25th St.) Ed Center Open Hours The Ed Center is open for free drop-in hours four afternoons each week. Get to know Brooklyn Bridge Park with the 250-gallon aquarium filled with critters from the East River, a 10-foot scale model of Brooklyn Bridge Park, crafts, a reading corner and much more. Continued on page 7INB
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MYBROOKLYNCALENDAR.COM Continued from page 6INB When: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2-5 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5 p.m.) Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park/Environmental Education Center Story and Play Hear wonderful stories, play with toys and make new friends at this fun and informal program. When: Monday, Sept. 25, 10-11 a.m. Where: Grand Army Plaza/Central Library (10 Grand Army Plaza)
Film Jamaa Fanaka One of the most daring, subversive and iconoclastic filmmakers to emerge from the LA Rebellion movement, Jamaa Fanaka mixed blaxploitation genre thrills with explosive sociopolitical subtext. A true auteur—he wrote, produced, directed and distributed his first three features while still a student at UCLA—his films are at once unabashedly entertaining and unflinching in their dissection of systemic racism, violence and black American life. When: Daily, through Sept. 27 (See www.bam.org for schedule) Where: Fort Greene/BAMRose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.) Ghostbusters Parapsychologists decide to open their own ghost removal service. When: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 11:30 a.m. Where: Williamsburg/Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Ave.)
Health NYRR Open Run at Pier 6 Whether you’re a first-time runner, a seasoned marathoner or you prefer to walk, you’re welcome to tag along. No need to register in advance; sign-in takes place on-site. NYRR Open Runs are open to all ages. When: Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Nearly three hours of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, including dozens of songs that have formed the soundtracks of many lives. When: Thursday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. Where: Prospect Heights/Barclays Center (620 Atlantic Ave.) Live at the Archway This annual series of free performances and events taking place at the unique setting of the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO reflects the neighborhood’s diversity and commitment to the arts. It showcases a broad variety of musical genres and dance programming. This week: DJ Nickodemus and friends take you on a dance ride around the world on their Wonderwheel Recordings label. Plus, make some art with Tara Dixon. When: Thursday, Sept. 21, 6 p.m. Where: DUMBO/The Archway (Water Street and Anchorage Place) Olivier Py Sings “Les Premiers Adieux de Miss Knife” By day, he is one of the most respected stage directors, actors, writers and impresarios in Europe. By night, he’s a cabaret chanteuse expunging life’s pain and love’s agony. This unusual artistic double identity comes together when the director of the Festival d’Avignon, Olivier Py, makes a rare U.S. stage appearance. When: Wednesday-Saturday, Sept. 20-23, 7:30 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAM Fishman Space (321 Ashland Place) Café Müller and The Rite of Spring “Café Müller” is an intimate, autobiographical work for six dancers set in a café that resembles the restaurant that Bausch’s parents owned when she was a child. In this repetitious and dream-like work, the main character (historically performed by Bausch) stumbles through the café with closed eyes, while the other characters scramble to keep her from falling into chairs and tables. “The Rite of Spring” is Bausch’s interpretation of Igor Stravinsky’s iconic composition. Considered by many critics to be among the best versions of “The Rite” ever made, after Nijinsky’s original dance work, Bausch’s version takes place on a stage covered in sodden dirt and maintains the primal and sexually charged nature of the original 1913 work. When: Daily, through Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. (Sunday show, 3 p.m.) Where: Fort Greene/ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave.) For more listings, see mybrooklyncalendar.com.
15th Annual New York Burlesque Festival Teaser Celebrating more than a decade of glitter and glamour in Gotham, with more than 100 performers from around the Globe. When: Thursday, Sept. 21 (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Where: Gowanus/The Bell House (149 Seventh St.)
Theatre & Music Paul McCartney One on One The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a rock show — and so much more:
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The Institute for Community Living will construct a new building on the grounds of the landmarked Dean Sage Residence in Crown Heights.
INBrooklyn photo by Lore Croghan
The Dean Sage Residence Is an 1870s Treasure
Nonprofit Signs Accord About Construction Procedures to Protect Landmarked Crown Heights House By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn
Proceed With Caution. A nonprofit that owns an important Crown Heights North Historic District house has signed an agreement with government agencies about how to construct a new building without harming the original 19th-century landmark. The new building will wrap around the Dean Sage Residence and occupy part of a garden on the side of the house.
The historic house at 839 St. Marks Ave., which was designed by architect Russell Sturgis and constructed in 1870, belongs to the Institute for Community Living (ICL). Back when the house belonged to its original owner, Dean Sage, famous author Mark Twain was a house guest. In recent decades, ICL used the High-Victorian Gothic mansion and an addition on the back of it as a 48-bed residence for mentally ill single adults. The institute plans to demolish the back addition to make way for a new building. Part of the new structure will be 4½ stories tall and part of it will be six stories tall. When the development is completed, there will be approximately 70 units of supportive and affordable housing. Readers with good memories will recall that ICL presented its expansion plan for 839 St. Marks Ave. to the city Landmarks Preservation Commission at a March 2016 public hearing.
HPD Loan Is Contingent on Careful Construction ICL wants a federally funded loan for the development project from the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Before providing funding, the housing agency is required by law to ascertain whether construction could potentially harm the landmarked house. As part of that process, the State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO) decided the planned construction could have an “adverse impact” on the Dean Sage Residence. In July, ICL and the two government agencies signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that spells out the steps the institute is required to take to protect the historic house during construction. It must comply with the agreement in order to receive the loan it is seeking from HPD. We obtained a copy of the memorandum of agreement from SHPO’s press office. The document spells out several things the Institute for Community Living must do at 839 St. Marks Ave.: • Preserve “character-defining features” in the ground-floor common areas of the 1870s house such as paneling, parquet flooring and molded trim on the ceiling. • Consult with SHPO about the correct methods for repairing the exterior of the 1870s house, which might include the reconstruction of architectural features that have been removed. According to the memorandum of agreement, ICL plans to rebuild the historic house’s front porch, which was removed sometime between 1929 and 1940. • Salvage ornamental items in the garden such as a sundial and “amphitheater masonry” and reuse them in garden areas that remain after the new building is constructed. • With the help of an engineer with expertise in dealing with historic buildings, create a “construction protection plan” that will prevent harm to the 1870s house and other historic buildings within a 90-foot radius of the project site.
Three Cheers for the WeedWackers When we stopped by 839 St. Marks Ave. several days ago, the historic house looked like it was lost in the wilderness. Vines choked the trees at the front entrance. A garden on the side of the house was wildly overgrown. Weeds as tall as trees sprouted out of the surrounding sidewalk. We emailed the Institute for Community Living to ask for development info — and inquire why the grounds weren’t being maintained. The next day, when we made another visit to the Dean Sage Residence, a work crew from the Institute for Community Living was out on the sidewalk, chopping weeds out of the tree pits. The following day, the workers returned to continue their landscaping clean-up. 8INB • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • Week of September 21-27, 2017
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Carmine, an adorable local Dachshund, tries on a new coat before a Photo by Isabella and Tony Yanni walk on Brooklyn streets.
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Leaf & Stem Is the One-Stop Shop for Health-Conscious Products in Brooklyn
Handmade Remedies for Face, Body, Peace of Mind By John Alexander INBrooklyn
There’s a genuinely magical place located in the heart of DUMBO at 100 Water St. Leaf & Stem has everything customers need for relaxation, beauty and skin care and healing therapies. The shop contains rooms full of oils and soaps and assorted items made only with natural ingredients that are created by a team of master herbalists. It’s a complete healing and production center featuring therapeutic remedies for everything that ails you. When customers enter the peaceful, comforting and aromatic rooms that make up Leaf & Stem, they will be mesmerized by the feeling of calm that permeates the space. Trevis Smith, a gentle, engaging master herbalist, recommends the various remedies made at Leaf & Stem. He can simply look at an individual, analyze his or her condition and offer suggestions that will help each custimer. Ciarra Orellano oversees a room filled with bath salts and various bottles of oils and soaps to be used externally as remedies for various skin ailments. “The oil use is pretty much self-explanatory,” Orellano said. “You can either burn the oils or use them for aroma therapy purposes. You can smell them and they will wake you up and relax you.” One of the most loyal customers of Leaf & Stem is a devoted fan of lavender. And the way he tells his story makes it seem like a miracle. After a five-borough bike ride with his 10-yearold son, he went home to find that they had both been badly sunburned, with bright red
forearms. Having heard that lavender is an effective healer of skin and is used in humidifiers in hospital rooms with recovering burn victims, he quickly made a paste of aloe vera with a few drops of lavender essential oil. Rubbing the paste onto his forearms as well as those of his son, he was amazed to find that the harsh redness disappeared, literally, the next day. He became a firm believer in essential oils. Halyna Shvets works in the herbal room. “We have herbs here in their natural condition,” Shvets explained. The room also has books about herbal medicines. Leaf & Stem has shelves full of capsules prepared on the premises that help energize the mind and body. For example, Spirulina powder is made into capsules that offer a jolt of energy similar to drinking a cup of coffee. The capsules help remedy conditions such as arthritis and even the common cold. Others can naturally help someone quit smoking, while some capsules can offer relief for gall bladder problems and heart and lung issues. One of the shop’s most requested items is thieves oil — a powerful blend of clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus radiate and rosemary. The aromatic blend is designed specifically to support a healthy immune system. And if you’re looking for something tasty and soothing, Leaf & Stem offers a large selection of herbal teas. It’s especially nice to know that everything produced at the shop, including its chocolate bath salt, is handmade from 100-percent raw, pure and organic ingredients.
Leaf & Stem is located at 100 Water St.
INBrooklyn photos by Bonnie Meeg
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SHIPPING CONTAINER A s hipping c ontainer ser es as an intim ate theatre venue for D z iec i Theatre’ s rod tion of akbet.” P hoto by Troy Hahn
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Shakespeare. In a shipping container. With bursts of Eastern European Roma-style singing and chanting. What’s not to like? Dzieci Theatre is staging “Makbet,” an intense and deeply satisfying version of Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth,” at an East Williamsburg recycling center called Sure We Can. It’s an open-air lot stacked high with shipping containers that are filled with bags of cans and bottles. At the back of the lot, one of the containers is being used as a tiny theatre venue. Before the play begins, the affable cast spends some quality time with audience members. Everybody gathers outdoors around a fire in a trash can for a sing-along and some other bonding activities. Then the actors escort playgoers into the quirky theatre. It’s narrow and partly filled with milk crates that serve as seating for the audience and several cast members. If it were a hairsbreadth smaller, it would be claustrophobia-inducing. The container’s steel walls come in handy when the actors want to create thunderous sound effects. The small space works well in compelling the audience to share very intimately the characters’ suffering and passions. And oh, such passions.
E mb racin g E vil Like it’s a Relig ion “Macbeth” is arguably the darkest of William Shakespeare’s plays. Its protagonist resorts to murder, again and again, to become a king and remain a king. He embraces evil like it’s a religion. And Dzieci Theatre’s founder, Matt Mitler, sticks faithfully to Shakespeare’s original text, with judicious trims, in his adaptation. Mitler also designed this production, and is its director. By the way, the experimental theatre ensemble’s name “dzieci” means “children” in Polish. Five actors — the ones seated on the milk 4 • Brooklyn Eagle • Thursday, September 21, 2017
crates — serve as a chorus. Three other actors play all the principal roles. They know every line of 90-minute “Makbet.” Each one plays a particular role for a few minutes, then takes on a different role. They wear specific items of clothing to indicate who’s who at any given moment — for instance, a black hat when they’re playing Macbeth, a bloodred scarf when they’re playing Lady Macbeth. It’s easy to remember which item denotes which character because the actors explain all this before “Makbet” starts. “If no one is Macbeth for too long, no one leaves here cursed,” one of them says. Mitler, Megan Bones and Yvonne Brechbuhler are the principal actors, a supremely skilled trio. You’ll get chills down your spine when Lady Macbeth calls upon evil spirits to “unsex me here; and fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty.” Macbeth’s soliloquy that begins, “Is this a dagger which I see before me,” about a hallucinatory weapon for slaying K ing Duncan, is terrifying. A scene in which Macbeth sees the ghost of another murder victim, Banquo, is harrowing. Scenes with the three witches are the stuff of nightmares — which is, of course, exactly what they’re supposed to be. It’s all terrific theatre. In the course of the play’s five-week run, possibly different actors will play these mesmerizing scenes on different days. But it’s a good bet that at every performance, these scenes — and indeed the entire play — will be acted with riveting intensity. D z ieci Theat re’ s “ M akb et ” ru n s t hrou gh O ct . 8 , wit h p erf orman ces on Thu rsd ay s t hrou gh S u n d ay s. The v en u e, which is a ship p in g con t ain er at recy clin g cen t er S u re W e C an , is at 2 1 9 M cK ib b in S t . in a sect ion of E ast W illiamsb u rg t hat ’ s somet imes ref erred t o as B u shwick. S ee dziecitheatre.org t o p u rchase t icket s, which are $ 2 0 .
Bank Grand Opening in Clinton Hill
C erem ony M arks the Bank’ s 3 5 th Branc h L oc ation
Ridge ood avings Bank e ecutives c ut the ribbon at the bank’ s new branc h in Clinton Hill.
Eagle photos by Andy Katz
By John Alexander Brooklyn Eagle
A w arm, but c omf ortable September morni ng serv ed as the perf ec t setti ng f or the ri bbon- c utti ng c eremony of the brand new R i dgew ood Sav i ngs Bank branc h at 103 5 F ulton St. i n C li nton H i ll. O n Tuesday, Sept. 12, elec ted of f i c i als and c ommuni ty leaders along w i th R i dgew ood managers and ex ec uti v es gathered to c elebrate the f ormal openi ng of the new nei ghborhood bank loc ati on. The ev ent w as hosted by openi ng of the new branc h R i dgew ood Sav i ngs Bank i n a grow i ng and i mprov i ng C hai rman and C EO P eter nei ghborhood. She c redBoger and P resi dent and i ted F ulton A rea Busi ness C O O L eonard Stekol to c omA lli anc e ( F A B) w i th partnermemorate the openi ng of the i ng w i th the bank to get the 3 5 th branc h loc ati on. A nthoni e M arshall, branc h banki ng of f i c er, sai d that she w as proud to be the manager of the new bank. M arshall ex plai ned that the nei ghborhood “ w as underbanked, and I know w e c an gi v e them ex ac tly w hat they need w i th regards to c ustomer serv i c e, banki ng, loans — w e’ re here f or them. ” M anagement trai nee D eni s M yagkov , w ho has w orked f or the bank si nc e 2013 , w as Joan P ic c ione, R idgew ood B ank happy to attend hi s f i rst vic e president and distric t mangrand openi ng and w as ager, speaks at grand opening. pleased w i th the bank’ s arc hi tec tural style, ex plai ni ng that there i s only one R i dgew ood name out there. “ A s you know , w e’ v e other branc h that looks li ke i t. been i n busi ness f or ov er Boerum H i ll- born Emmanuel G uerrero, the 100 years and our motto i s bank’ s assi stant manager, ‘ nei ghborgood,’ and that’ s w as also i mpressed w i th w hat w e’ re here f or, and the style of the new branc h i t’ s our pleasure to be here and the i dea of gi v i ng bac k serv i ng thi s c ommuni ty,” sai d M anni no. She added that she to the c ommuni ty. The Sunset P ark resi dent began hi s i s proud to hav e been af f i li atc areer i n 2007 at the Bay ed w i th R i dgew ood f or more R i dge branc h, w here he than 3 3 years. M atthew Sc hetti no, v i c e w orked f or si x years. presi dent marketi ng di rec tor, L ouA nn M anni no, R i dgew ood Bank v i c e presi dent ec hoed M anni no’ s w ords and of branc h operati ons, sai d sai d that i t’ s all about gi v i ng that she w as thri lled w i th the bac k to the c ommuni ty.
F i f teen D egrees medi a group A c c ount Ex ec uti v e J usti n C alder ex plai ned that thei r c ampai gn i s c alled “ nei ghborgood” bec ause “ w e w ant to bec ome part of the nei ghborhood. W e w ant to be i nv olv ed i n the nei ghborhood, and w e w ant to donate to c hari ti es i n the bank’ s name. ” M ari a V ullo, superi nten ntendent of the N ew Y ork State D epartment of F i nanc i al Serv i c es, sai d she w as “ pleased to j oi n i n the c elebrati on of the banki ng dev elopment di stri c t f or R i dgew ood Sav i ngs Bank here i n C li nton H i ll. ” The nati v e Brooklyni te ex plai ned that she w as pleased to j oi n other Brooklyni tes to c elebrate Brooklyn’ s di v erer si ty. “ W hen searc hi ng f or a loc ati on f or our new est branc h i n C li nton H i ll,” sai d Stekol, “ w e w ere i mpressed w i th the nei ghborhood’ s great hi story, hardw orki ng populati on and thri v i ng busi ness c ommuni ty. I t j ust seemed li ke the perf ec t loc ati on. ” Boger c alled C li nton H i ll the perf ec t f i t f or the new branc h loc ati on. H e prai sed hi s staf f f or thei r ti me and dedi c ati on and thanked Brooklyn Borough P resi dent Eri c A dams and hi s Ex ec uti v e D i rec tor L ori L ew i s, w ho w ere also at the c eremony.
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