Volume 43, No. 15
Friday, April 21, 2017
OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS
Brooklyn Pols Praise Small Business Services’ Outreach to Immigrants
WALL STREET: King Michael Odunayo Ajayi, right, of Nigeria’s Osun state, talks with New York Stock Exchange President Tom Farley, left, as he visits the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 17. AP Photo/Richard Drew For more “Our World in Photos,” see page 4 or visit BrooklynPhoenix.com.
Son of World’s Oldest Woman Dies at 97 at Home in Jamaica
Newcomers Important to Economic Vitality, Menchaca Says By Paula Katinas Brooklyn PHOENIX
Nearly half of the small businesses in New York City are owned by immigrants. And the de Blasio administration is stepping up its efforts to help them prosper. The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) has introduced a new guide that offers step-by-step advice for immigrant entrepreneurs who are planning, launching or growing a small business. Please turn to page 3
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The world’s oldest person, Violet Brown, poses for a photo at her home in Duan‐ vale, Jamaica, Sunday, April 16. The 117‐year‐old woman living in the hills of west‐ ern Jamaica is believed to have become the world’s oldest person, according to AP Photo/Raymond Simpson groups that monitor human longevity. See page 4.
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GUEST EDITORIAL
More Young Americans Want Moms to Stay Home—Why? By Schuyler Velasco Christian Science Monitor
Brianna Hoffman had a lot going on growing up. She was a three-sport athlete, played multiple instruments in the school band, and pulled late nights and constant rehearsals working stage crew for her high school’s theater productions in Hampstead, N.H. She couldn’t have done it all, she says, without her mom, who was mostly stay-at-home while her father worked in sales at a small power equipment company. “It was better to have one parent [at home],” she says. “My mom was always there, she could help me with my homework and drive me to stuff. I wouldn’t have been able to have all of those experiences if she wasn’t there to … I don’t want to say be my taxi, but we’ve always joked about that a little bit.” Hoffman, now a senior at Syracuse University in western New York, thinks her family’s arrangement, with one parent working and one wrangling childcare and household duties, is ideal. “I don’t think it matters which parent stays home, but it was better to have someone there,” she says. And her views on the matter are increasingly common among people her age. In fact, among young adults, support for this type of traditional family structure has been on the rise for the past 20 years while a preference for two working parents is falling out of favor, according to a batch of reports released in March by the Council on Contemporary Families.
In one survey, which has tracked the attitudes of a cross-section of the country’s high school seniors for the past four decades, only 42 percent of respondents in 1994 thought a family in which the father worked and the mother stayed at home was the “best” possible arrangement. By 2014, that was the majority view, with 58 percent support. What’s happening isn’t all about turning back the clock on gender roles in U.S. society. The shift may be more about the ideal of a parent — mother or father — being at home: At the same time that young Americans’ views on what the family dynamic should be are skewing more traditional, there is a strengthening penchant for women to have equal opportunities in the workplace. Still, the trend line on parental roles, which holds true for female and (more so) for male respondents, has confounded researchers, and anyone who would expect social views to get uniformly more progressive among younger generations. “Kids today answer these questions the same way my cohort did during the Reagan administration,” says David Cotter, a sociologist who co-authored the new analysis of high school seniors’ attitudes in the Monitoring the Future survey, which has been conducted since 1975. “I don’t think I would have guessed that. I’d guess that it would become more egalitarian over time.” Experts have come up with a few possible reasons for the disconnect: The U.S. population has an increasing share of Latinos, who have more traditional views on gender and family, for example. But more prominent are theories that have to do with family stability and the failure of the U.S. workplace to adapt to the needs of families with two working parents. Out of sheer economic necessity, those are now more the rule than the exception: Both parents work in 66 percent of married couples with children, but have higher expenses (like health and child care), than single-income families did a few decades ago. At the same time, the share of women as the sole or primary breadwinner is increasing, but that trend is present primarily among lower-income households, so it’s not exactly a sign of have-it-all moms on the rise.
Even families with more financial stability, the experts argue, are overextended. “Some youths who saw their parents experiencing disagreements and stresses as they tried to integrate work and family without supportive policies may have concluded that a male-breadwinner arrangement would have made family life easier,” writes sociologist Dan Carlson in response to the new research. Hoffman, the college student, agrees. “I have friends my age with two parents working, and it doesn’t seem like they are nearly as close with their parents,” she says. “It’s not dinner with your parents, it’s sitting with a microwave dinner, watching TV.” “In the 1950s, one two-parent family was expected to give about 40 hours a week to the labor market,” says Barbara Risman, a sociology professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She says that essentially doubled as women entered the workforce en masse in the 1980s, and in the 2000s the time commitment of work may seem greater still. “No really successful worker is assumed to have responsibilities to anyone but himself,” she says. “If you feel the negative consequences of parents not being able to juggle everything, there’s a way in which you might think, this doesn’t work, let’s go back to the good old days.” That may be counterintuitive, observers note: For one, health-care, college, and other costs are showing no signs of returning to 1950s levels. And two-income households are better able to weather times of financial stress, such as a job loss or health crisis. “Our current lack of supportive institutions and policies to help families integrate work and family life has begun to take its toll,” he writes. “If something is not done soon to structurally support the egalitarian arrangements that research now shows to be best for most relationships, people may no longer want them to begin with.” But young adults’ attitudes toward gender aren’t entirely sliding back to the 1950s. Even as the preference for more traditional family roles is increasing, so is support for women to have equal footing in the workplace. Professor Cotter, of Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., analyzed responses of high school seniors along with Joanna Pepin at the University of Maryland. The two researchers found increased agreement, over time, with the idea that women and men should have equal opportunities in the workplace. Notably, they also found agreement that working mothers can have just as strong a bond with their children as stay-at-home moms.
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GUEST EDITORIAL OPINION: Earth Day and Climate Change By State Sen. Kevin Parker For Brooklyn PHOENIX
It took just 68 days for former President Barack Obama’s policies to help combat against the effects of climate change to be undone ... Sixty-eight days. This was accomplished by the stroke of a pen as President Donald Trump signed an executive order, effectively destroying the Obama administration’s policies to fight climate change by reducing the amount of carbon emissions that contributes to air pollution. The pressure is mounting to give in, but now is the time to fight back. Five years ago, I watched the great state of New York pick up the pieces from a devastating hurricane. Sandy exacted damage on families physically and emotionally — destroying homes and memories all at once. For this reason, we cannot be bystanders in this fight as the evidence is overwhelming. Last year was the
hottest year on the planet, and Mother Earth will continue to be damaged unless we act now. Under the Climate Action Plan created by President Obama, the U.S. would take steps to decrease the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the country. As seen in the figure below, under the Climate Action Plan, GHG emissions would continue to keep falling. In 2009, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) determined that GHG pollution threatened American health and welfare. The Clean Power Plan (CPP) was created to combat these issues, and its positive effects include a decrease in: • • • •
3,600 premature deaths 1,700 heart attacks 90,000 asthma attacks 300,000 missed workdays and school days
As Earth Day 2017 is upon us, we need to stand up against President Trump’s destructive policies that favor deregulation. His policies
against reducing GHG emissions undermine the attempt to protect our future generations’ health, clean air and overall livelihood. Research conducted over the past 30 years proves that air pollution has detrimental effects on the health of all people, yet President Trump is still willing to ignore the facts. His executive order also dis-
misses mitigation efforts to combat natural disasters such as severe flooding and heat waves. If we do not stand and fight, generations to come will pay the price. Earth Day 2017’s campaign is environmental and climate literacy, and our president is ignoring the reality of climate change and it comes at the expense of our home — Mother Earth. His new policies discourage innovative ideas for clean air, and different methods of creating renewable energy. The time to fight back is now while the EPA is developing its plan to replace the Clean Power Plan. We have no time to waste. The current president may disregard the effects of climate change, but we know as human beings that we have a moral obligation to protect our environment for future generations. The time to join the fight is NOW! _______________________________ Sen. Parker is a Democrat serving the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Flatbush, Ditmas Park, East Flatbush and Flatlands.
Brooklyn Pols Praise Small Business Services’ Outreach to Immigrants Continues from page 1 Called “Building Your Business in New York City: A Guide for Immigrant Entrepreneurs,” the guide was developed by SBS in partnership with Citi Community Development. It will be available in six languages; Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Russian, Korean and Bengali. The guide offers advice on topics such as signing a commercial lease, navigating government and understanding the rights of immigrant New Yorkers. “As an immigrant whose grandmother supported the family through entrepreneurship, I know first-hand that owning a business has the power to change lives,” said SBS Commissioner Gregg Bishop. “By making information and resources available to immigrant New Yorkers in six languages, we’re helping all of our people,
no matter their origin, pursue their dreams.” Brooklyn lawmakers who work with immigrants and the small business community were quick to praise the SBS effort. “Immigrant small business owners are at the heart of New York City’s economic vitality. Immigrant entrepreneurs create jobs, support families and serve our City’s diverse neighborhoods,” said Councilmember Carlos Menchaca (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook), chairman of the Committee on Immigration. “Opening a small business is still a major route for many immigrants in search of the American dream,” said Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy Jr. (D-Bed-Stuy). “Of the 148,000 NYC small businesses, 48 percent of the owners are foreign-born. The Immigrant Business Initiative Guide shows that our government supports and continues to place a high value on our immigrant entrepreneurs.”
Cornegy is the chairman of the Committee on Small Business. “Immigrant New Yorkers are an integral part of our economy, particularly our business community from Fortune 500 leaders to small business owners and everything in between,” said Nisha Agarwal, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. “This new Immigrant Business Initiative Guide, available in six of the city’s most common languages, will help educate immigrant entrepreneurs about their rights as New Yorkers, financial planning and the technical ins-and-outs of owning and operating a business in our great city.” The guide offers advice on: • Rights as an immigrant New Yorker • Personal and business financial planning • Commercial space and lease considerations • Staying compliant with business regulations
• Technology tools and strategies • Identifying market needs, including opportunities to sell to government The new guide is part of the city’s Immigrant Business Initiative, an effort launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014. The program connects immigrant New Yorkers to business education services and offers one-on-one assistance. As part of the Immigrant Business Initiative, SBS works with partners that include the Business Outreach Center Network, Brooklyn Public Library, Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, Shorefront YM-YWHA and Sapna NYC, to provide one-on-one counseling and community outreach. _______________________________ The new guide is available at 1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/article/immigrant/immigrant-business-initiative.
Eugene Seeks to Create Task Force for Troubled Youth By Paula Katinas Brooklyn PHOENIX
The city needs to take a stronger hand in dealing with troubled teens and young adults, according to Councilmember Mathieu Eugene, who has introduced legislation to create a special task force to look into the issue.
“We always say that the next generation is the future of this city, and because of that, we are obligated to do everything that we can do to provide them with the best opportunities that they need to become productive citizens,” Eugene said. Eugene, who has served as chairman of the Youth Services Committee since 2014, said the city should be doing more to help children and teenagers enjoy a better quality of life. His history of helping keep kids off the streets dates back more than 20 years. In 1994, Eugene founded a nonprofit organization called Youth Education and Sports (YES) after a chance encounter with a young
man on Flatbush Avenue. “He had a big knife. He was just 12 or 14 years old,” Eugene recalled in a 2015 interview with the Brooklyn PHOENIX. Eugene stopped the boy on the sidewalk to talk to him. “He said he wasn’t going to use the knife to attack anyone. He just wanted to be able to defend himself. I said to myself, ‘He does not want to be a criminal.’ That moment was the beginning of my organization,” Eugene told the PHOENIX.. The boy with the knife became one of the first members of YES, Eugene said. YES offered sports programs like basketball and martial arts. Eugene also added music, dance
and art programs. The organization operated out of several sites, including church gymnasiums. There were after-school programs, as well as a Saturday program that ran all day. “Young people couldn’t wait to come in,” Eugene told the PHOENIX. Citing his duties as a councilmember, Eugene no longer plays an active role at YES. But as chairman of the Youth Services Committee, he often invites program directors to come and testify about issues facing the city’s young people. “We have a moral obligation to provide young people with the resources to be the leaders of tomorrow. Otherwise, we will pay the consequences later on,” he said.
Under Eugene’s bill, the city would put together a task force to study the challenges that are preventing young people from ages 16-24 from staying in school or finding jobs. The task force will be composed of 25 members, including experts from the Department of Youth and Community Services and the Department of Education. The panel will be mandated to provide the mayor and the council speaker with a comprehensive report that includes an analysis of what obstacles prevent disconnected youth from obtaining the education and skills that employers require and the policies and programs that affect their progress. “This important legislation will help us improve the services we are providing to young people, especially disconnected youth,” said Eugene, who is chairman of the council’s Youth Services Committee. Eugene (D-Kensington-Flatbush), who defined disconnected youth as young people who are neither working nor enrolled in school, said that approximately 172,000 youths in New York City fit that description. Councilmember Mathieu Eugene speaks about his bill at a press conference prior to a recent City Council meeting.
Photo courtesy of CouncilmemberEugene’s office
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Olympic Athlete Germaine Mason Killed in Crash in Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Olympic medal-winning track and field athlete Germaine Mason died Thursday in a motorcycle crash in outside the capital of his native Jamaica, police in the Caribbean island said. Mason apparently lost control of his Honda motorcycle before dawn in St. Andrew Parish, the Jamaica Constabulary Force said in a statement. The 34-year-old athlete was taken to a local hospital but did not survive. Mason was born in Jamaica but represented Britain in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. He won a silver medal in the high jump, with a personal best of 2.34 meters.
“Germaine was an outstanding athlete and a truly lovely man,” said Fuzz Caan, senior high jump coach at British Athletics, who worked closely with Mason at the time of his Olympic success. “He had a wry sense of humor and was a pleasure to be around. He was a great ambassador of British high jumping.” Ben Hawes, the chairman of the British Olympic Association’s athletes’ commission, expressed condolences on behalf of the country’s Olympians. “Winning a silver medal in Beijing places him amongst a unique group of athletes and underlines what a talented individual he was,” Hawes said.
Son of World’s Oldest Woman Dies at 97 at Home in Jamaica Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The son of a woman believed to be the oldest person in the world died at their home Wednesday in Jamaica at the ripe old age of 97. Harland Fairweather, who had recently been ill but had seemed to recover, awoke saying he felt dizzy and then deteriorated over the course of the morning, said Elaine McGrowder, one of two family caretakers who were at the home at the time. “He had been unwell for some time but we didn’t expect him to go like this,” McGrowder said. Fairweather lived with his 117-year-old mother, Violet Brown, in the rural northwestern Jamaican community of Duanvale.
He was born and raised there but spent much of his life in Britain, the caretaker said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “He was a beautiful man — very, very special,” she said. Brown is considered to be the oldest person in the world with credible birth documentation, according to the Gerontology Research Group, a network of volunteer researchers into the world’s oldest people. Guinness World Records, considered to be the official arbiter of the oldest person, said it was still researching a number of candidates for the new world’s oldest person title following the death Saturday of 117-year-old Emma Morano of Italy.
The world’s oldest person, Violet Brown, center, poses with her care givers Elaine Mcgrowder, left, and Dolet Grant at her home in Duanvale AP Photo/Raymond Simpson district of Trelawny, Jamaica, Sunday, April 16.
NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE ACOSTA NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 28th day of March, 2016, bearing the Index Number N00389-17, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk located at 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York, in room number 007, grants the petitioner the right to: assume the name of JOSEPH ENRIQUE ACOSTA, that petitioner’s present address is 165 WYCKOFF ST, Brooklyn, NY 11217; the date of birth is April 22, 1945; the place of petitioner’s birth is NAGUABO, PUERTO RICO; petitioner’s present name is JOSE ENRIQUE ACOSTA ALSO KNOWN AS JOSEPH E. ACOSTA, JOSPEH E. ACOSTA AND JOSE ENRIQUE ACOSTA RODRIGUEZ. #149671
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 file photo, Britain’s Germaine Mason gestures after an attempt, in the men’s high jump final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Bei‐ jing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The 34‐year‐old won silver for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing after changing his allegiance from Jamaica in 2006. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File Authorities did not disclose a possible cause of the accident, which occurred in an area by the airport that is frequently used by people to race cars and motorcycles in the early morning hours. The Gleaner newspaper in Jamaica reported on its website that several other athletes, including sprinter Usain Bolt, turned up at the accident scene immediately after crash, which occurred around 4:30 a.m. Bolt’s agent did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ewan Scott, records director at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, told the
Associated Press that the island’s governing body for track and field has “not heard of any of our athletes being part of this incident.” The news stunned Jamaica, a country that takes particular pride in its relatively large number of standout athletes in track and field. Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed “sincere condolences to the entire sporting fraternity” in a message on Twitter. _________________________________ Associated Press writers Rob Harris in London and David McFadden in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, contributed to this report.
Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela and members of Club Deportivo Arabe Unido attend the funeral of soccer player Amilcar Henriquez in Colon, Panama, Wednesday, April, 19. Henriquez was shot dead while leaving his home. He was part of the Panama team that is trying to qualify for the 2018 AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco World Cup in Russia.
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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 11th day of April, 2017, bearing the Index Number NC-000446-17/KI, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk located at Civil Court, Kings County, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, grants me (us) the right to: assume the name of (First) FUAD (Last) RAZZAK. My present name is (First) MD (Last) FUAD (INFANT). My present address is 1350 E 18TH ST, Brooklyn, NY 11230. My place of birth is BANGLADESH. My date of birth is March 17, 2001. #149573
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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 10th day of April, 2017, bearing the Index Number NC-000445-17/KI, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk located at Civil Court, Kings County, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, grants me (us) the right to: assume the name of (First) MURAD (Last) RAZZAK. My present name is (First) MD (Last) MURAD. My present address is 1350 E 18TH ST, Brooklyn, NY 11230. My place of birth is BANGLADESH. My date of birth is January 21, 1999. #149562
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Haiti Aims to Revive Military As End of UN Mission Looms David McFadden Associated Press
GRESSIER, Haiti (AP) — Their heads held high and chests puffed out, a group of nearly 100 Haitian men in camouflage fatigues do jumping jacks or march around an abandoned U.N. compound on a recent morning. But after a few drills, they seek shelter from the blazing sun in the absence of anything else to do. As U.N. military peacekeepers prepare for a full exit from this Caribbean nation, this small engineering corps is the first wave of Haiti’s efforts to try and revive a military force some 22 years after a national army was disbanded. While Haiti is a long way off from having a real military, these initial efforts to build up a defense force at whatever level excites some and unnerves others. “We’re proud Haitians and we want to make the nation stronger,” said Lt. Ted Tesnor Wolsby, a base commander in the brigade that has received months of military training in Ecuador but has only intermittent duties fixing irrigation ditches or roads back in Haiti for salaries starting at $318 a month. While it’s easy to find citizens who strongly support reconstituting a Haitian army, particularly jobless young people, the idea alarms those who vividly remember times darkened by military coups and oppression. “It’s not a good idea, that’s for sure,” said Bobby Duval, a former soccer star who was arrested by the army in 1976 and starved and tortured while locked up for 17 months for speaking out against human rights abuses under Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s government. Haitian leaders insist that a functioning defense force is urgently needed following a phased drawdown of all the remaining 2,370 U.N. military peacekeepers. The U.N. Security Council last week authorized an Oct. 15 wrap-up of a 13-year stabilization mission here, leaving behind a smaller peacekeeping operation for an initial period of six months comprising 1,275 police who will continue training Haitian law enforcers.
In this April 11, 2017 photo, Capt. Louissaint Dieudonne addresses members of Haiti’s new national military force in a meeting room at a former U.N. base in Gressier, Haiti. AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery “We want a new armed force, an armed force oriented toward development. This is what we need,” said Defense Minister Herve Denis, adding that the government is “very concerned” about a possible security vacuum after U.N. troops depart. Attitudes about a possible military revival are as complicated as the history of Haiti, which only saw its first freely elected leader with JeanBertrand Aristide in 1990, and he was ousted by a military coup just eight months later. For much of Haiti’s history, the army was used to crack down on political dissent for a parade of dictators or destabilize governments. When U.S. Marines occupied Haiti from 1915 to 1934, they abolished the existing military and created a national guard, which eventually became the budgetdraining Forces Armees d’Haiti. During the 29-year family dynasty founded by Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier, the army was largely shunted aside in favor of the Tonton Macoutes, the regime’s dreaded private militia. But when his son, Jean-Claude, was ousted and fled to France in 1986, a repressive army high command of Duvalier appointees remained largely intact. After Aristide was ousted in a 1991 military coup, soldiers and paramilitary forces killed some 4,000 people over the next three years. Haiti’s current leaders are pitching new kinds of military duties: defending democracy, providing immediate assistance after natural disasters, and fighting smuggling of drugs and other contraband.
Tanzanian Ali Khatib Haji Hassan alias “Shkuba,” who is accused of being a drug trafficker, is seen OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS in court in Dar es Salaam, Wednesday earlier this month. A Tanzania court has granted the U.S government an extradition request for the suspected drug kingpin and two other suspects to face drug AP Photo/Khalfan Said trafficking charges.
Reviving a national army has been a goal of the Tet Kale party since it gained power in 2011. From his start as a candidate in 2010 elections, Michel Martelly pledged to restore the armed forces, pitching a force of 3,500 troops. Shortly before his term as Haiti’s president expired in February 2016, Martelly quietly issued a decree to reconstitute an army in the absence of a functioning Parliament. Now, officials with President Jovenel Moise’s government are pushing to have 500 troops next year. But they are providing only the broadest outlines of future plans to have armed troops monitoring coastlines and manning the border with the Dominican Republic. Robert Fatton, a Haitian-born politics professor at the University of Virginia and the author of “The Roots of Haitian Despotism,” said it would be difficult to imagine a military force that wouldn’t quickly become politicized. “There’s the possibility that it becomes a weapon in the hands of whoever is the president or the prime minister. And there’s a danger, obviously, that it might follow in the path of the previous military,” Fatton said. While many Haitians support a military rebirth regardless of questions about how the country will pay for it, it’s hard to find any enthusiasm for the idea by international donors who have poured billions into bolstering the Haitian National Police, which has grown to over 14,000 trained members.
“Our efforts have focused on supporting a civilian police force that is focused on what Haiti needs, which is law enforcement,” said Kenneth Merten, the U.S. State Department’s special coordinator for Haiti, while emphasizing that the Caribbean country is a sovereign nation that can make its own decisions about what forces it wants in the territory. The U.N. envoy for Haiti, Sandra Honore, told reporters Monday that the U.N. “is not in a position to support or to contribute to this plan of the government of Haiti.” But Senate President Youri Latortue, once an army lieutenant, says Haiti plans to engage in bilateral talks to try and convince troopcontributing countries to leave behind “equipment and helicopters so we can continue to reinforce this military after the U.N. departs.” Without disclosing any specifics, Haitian officials hint about upcoming support from some U.N. troop-contributing nations. But it’s far from clear if anything significant will actually pan out. Getting a professional and equipped military off the ground will require sustained international support, a fact well understood by authorities in the donor-dependent country. “That is my call to the international community: Don’t let us do the army alone,” Denis said.
U.S. flags hang outside a downtown building whose storefronts are made up of businesses started by African immigrants who have settled in Lewiston, Maine, last month. Maine’s immigrants from Sub‐Saharan Africa made $136.6 million in income in 2014, and paid $40 million in taxes, according to a report from the New American Economy, a bipartisan coalition pushing for AP Photo/David Goldman immigration reform.
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STBI, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: STBI, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/8/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is The Llc, 60 Remsen Street, #10b Brooklyn, NY, 11201. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148537
CSN BERGEN, LLC Notice of Formation of CSN BERGEN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/8/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 45 Main St., Ste. 711, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148777
45 MAIN HOLDINGS LLC Notice of Formation of 45 Main Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Two Trees Management Co., 45 Main St., Ste. 602, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149348
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BROOKLYN FAMILY HEALTH NP & RN, PLLC Notice of Formation of BROOKLYN FAMILY HEALTH NP & RN, PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/17. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of PLLC: 210 Montrose Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11206. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: To provide professional services in nurse practitioner in family health and registered professional nursing.
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VAN BRUNT 300 LLC
118 VAN BUREN, LLC
Notice of Formation of VAN BRUNT 300 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 122 76th St., Brooklyn, NY 11209. Purpose: any lawful activity.
118 VAN BUREN, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/07/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mohammad Mujalli, 1811 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
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WAYNE & KEN, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: WAYNE & KEN, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/16/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Mr. Xiong Jun Yan, C/o Tony Hom, Esq., 81 70 St. Brooklyn, NY, 11209. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149620
11210
2 MAYERS LLC
2 Mayers LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/7/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1115 E 21st St Bklyn NY 11210. Purpose: any lawful #149392
11211
DLS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LLC
DLS Commercial Real Estate LLC. Filed with SSNY on 2/10/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 98 Havemeyer St Apt 6A Bklyn NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful #149384
PROGRESS PREP NYC LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PROGRESS PREP NYC LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/10/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Zane Farley, 11-15 Montrose Ave, Apt. 36 Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.
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STERLING BLACKSTONE, LLC STERLING BLACKSTONE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/07/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mohammad Mujalli, 1811 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #148590
11221 AVANT MAINTENANCE SUPPLY LLC AVANT MAINTENANCE SUPPLY LLC, ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SEC. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 03/03/17. OFFICE: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL COPY OF PROCESS TO THE LLC, 619 JEFFERSON AVENUE, APT #1, BROOKLYN, NY 11221. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE. #149080
ASHLEY OUTRAGEOUS, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: ASHLEY OUTRAGEOUS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/22/2016. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Ashley Dane Ocampo, 884 Bushwick Ave Fl 3 Brooklyn, NY, 11221. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.
ETB INVESTORS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/09/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Devan Bailey, 202 8th Street, Apt 3D, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #148882
651 4TH AVE LLC Notice of Formation of 651 4th Ave LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/20/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 461 20th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149350
CITY FARM INVESTOR GROUP, LLC City Farm Investor Group, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/20/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 119 8th St Ste 315 Bklyn NY 11215. Purpose: any lawful #149382
11216 OBSIDIAN MANAGEMENT LLC Obsidian Management LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/24/17. Cty: Kings. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 48 Macon St., Apt. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11216. General Purpose. #149166
11217 SWEET PISTACHIO, LLC SWEET PISTACHIO, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed with SSNY on 4/6/2017. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 99 Lafayette Avenue, Apartment 9C, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #149422
11218 UNIPRO SOLUTIONS, LLC Unipro Solutions, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 1/5/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 374 E 9th St Bklyn NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful #149390
11219
RAINBOW APARTMENTS LLC Notice of Formation of RAINBOW APARTMENTS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/28/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 190533, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #149410
11220
SCHWARTZ BROTHERS HOME LLC Art. Of Org. Filed with State of NY on 5/31/2006. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o H. Schwartz, 4920 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
Notice of Formation of Brooklyn Wholesale Bakery LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/6/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 6210 Ninth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149591
LOGITA CONSULTING, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: LOGITA CONSULTING, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/6/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Logita Consulting, LLC, 235 51st St, Fl 2 Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148558
THRILL LINE LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: THRILL LINE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/27/2016. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Thrill Line LLC, 450 61st Apt. 4A Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148911
633TH ST, LLC Notice of formation of 633TH ST, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/21/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 633 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #149246
RABEE LLC
SCHWARTZ BROTHERS HOME LLC
BROOKLYN WHOLESALE BAKERY LLC
Rabee LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/3/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 354 49TH St Bklyn NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful
11222 PAGS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PAGS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/13/2016. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/o Sabaj Law, Pc, 121a Nassau Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #147985
J & J INVESTORS LLC Notice of Formation of J & J INVESTORS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/2/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 360 Kingsland Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11222. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148619
AETHER NY, LLC Notice of Formation of Aether NY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/14/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: William Kang, 544 Manhattan Ave #2B, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Purpose: any lawful activities. #149222
THE LINE STUDIOS, LLC The Line Studios, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/4/17 Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 37 Greenpoint Ave Ste B3A Bklyn NY 11222. Purpose: any lawful #149531
ANTARES 27 LLC
LB@Blue Chip Properties LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/22/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 884 Eastern Pkwy Bklyn NY 11213. Purpose: any lawful
569 EASTERN PKWY LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 1/24/2017. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Zeqing Fan, 157 2nd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
1653 58th Street LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/4/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1303 53rd St Ste 19300 Bklyn NY 11219. Purpose: any lawful
RESN Mgmt, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/15/16 Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 155 Bay Ridge Ave Bklyn NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: ANTARES 27 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/16/2016. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Sabaj Law P.C., 121A Nassau Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.
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11213
LB@BLUE CHIP PROPERTIES LLC
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11215 569 EASTERN PKWY LLC
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1653 58TH STREET LLC
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IT 1622 LLC IT 1622 LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/8/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 5805 7th Ave Ste 2A Bklyn NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful #149396
RESN MGMT, LLC
NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS 11223
11226
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: GAMBONE LAW GROUP, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/28/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is The Llc, 1702 W. 7th Street, Apt. 1DR Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Purpose/character of LLC: For the practice of law.
NATURE ISLANDS SEAFOOD LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/08/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 17 Raleigh Pl, Brooklyn , NY 11226. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
GAMBONE LAW GROUP, PLLC
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TOM LIU LLC
Tom Liu LLC. Filed with SSNY on 2/1/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1985 W 8th St Bklyn NY 11223. Purpose: any lawful #149394
2155 CONEY ISLAND REALTY CO., LLC
2155 Coney Island Realty Co., LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/1/17 Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 2155 Coney Island Ave Bklyn NY 11223. Purpose: any lawful #149533
502 PRESIDENT ST LLC
Notice of Formation of 502 PRESIDENT ST LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2671 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149637
11224
COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/21/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Collaborative Construction And Design LLC, 3931 Lyme Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11224. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149219
11225
NATURE ISLANDS SEAFOOD LLC
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CMC CAFE LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: CMC CAFE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/2/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is The Llc, Attn Colin Clarke, 1818 Newkirk Avenue 4F Brooklyn, NY, 11226. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148535
REDEEMED CREATIONS MIDWIFERY SERVICES, PLLC
REDEEMED CREATIONS MIDWIFERY SERVICES, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/6/17. Off. Loc.:Kings Co. SSNY design. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process: The PLLC 25 St. Pauls Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11226. Midwifery Services. #149329
11228
KICKASH CONSULTING, LLC
KICKASH CONSULTING, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/03/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Reg Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #148884
STUDIO BUENO, LLC
STUDIO BUENO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/4/17. Off. Loc.:Kings Co. SSNY design. as agt. upon whom process may be served. Reg’d act upon whom and at which SSNY shall mail process: US Corp Agents Inc., 7014 13th Ave #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. General Purposes. #149327
THE HANDLER BK, LLC
PINKYZ LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PINKYZ LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/1/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Latoya Jackson-borris, 10 Midwood St, 2D Brooklyn, NY, 11225. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148800
THE HANDLER BK, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/23/16. Off. Loc.:Kings Co. SSNY design. as agt. upon whom process may be served. Reg’d act upon whom and at which SSNY shall mail process: US Corp Agents Inc., 7014 13th Ave #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. General Purposes. #149325
DEAREST CREATIVE, LLC
Dearest Creative, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 1/30/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 7014 13TH Ave Ste 202 Bklyn NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful #149386
PRINCIPAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PRINCIPAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/3/17. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc.,7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149539
COURTESY LAUGH, LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: COURTESY LAUGH, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/24/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc.,7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149568
ETHEREAL BEATBOX, LLX
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: ETHEREAL BEATBOX, LLX. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/18/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc.,7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149677
11230
3008 MICHAEL LLC
3008 Michael LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/14/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1360 East 14th St Bklyn NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful #149398
3008 LEON LLC
3008 Leon LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/14/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1360 East 14th St Bklyn NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful #149400
11231
42 FT LLC
Notice of Formation of 42 Ft LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/1/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 405 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148567
1002 STERLING LLC Notice of Formation of 1002 Sterling LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/5/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 185 Van Dyke Street, Ste. 205, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148617
ANBIL IMPORTS LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: ANBIL IMPORTS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/11/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Michael Martens, Esq., 7 3rd Street, #1 Brooklyn, NY, 11231. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149712
11232
833 REALTY NY LLC
833 Realty NY LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/20/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 333 43rd St Bklyn NY 11232. Purpose: any lawful #149380
CHEN CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT LLC Chen Construction & Management LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 3/31/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 735 42nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11232. General Purposes. #149609
11233
583 HART LLC
583 Hart LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/24/14. Cty: Kings. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Elevation Holdings LLC, 308 Malcolm X Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11233. General Purpose. #148762
11234
BEL COMMUNITY HOUSING MANAGER LLC
Notice of Formation of BEL Community Housing Manager LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Brisa Evergreen LLC, 2009 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148775
EARTH ESSENTIALS LLC
EARTH ESSENTIALS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/16/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 14 Cove Ln Unit 5B, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #149263
11236
Notice of Formation of TBGFEB1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: TBG Funding LLC, 3839 Flatlands Ave., Ste. 201, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148569
BEL COMMUNITY HOUSING LLC Notice of Formation of BEL Community Housing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/10/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Brisa Evergreen LLC, 2009 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148773
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11241
133 FDB LLC
Notice of Formation of 133 FDB LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o ELH Mgmt. LLC, 16 Court Street, Ste. 800, Brooklyn, NY 11241. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148779
CULTURAL TRADE LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: CULTURAL TRADE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/16/2016. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Christian Gomez, 1645 East 93rd Street Brooklyn, NY, 11236. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148681
11237
WOODLAWN SENIOR LIVING LLC
Notice of Formation of Woodlawn Senior Living LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc., 217 Wyckoff Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148565
TBGFEB1 LLC
IPSUMNYC LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: IPSUMNYC LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/24/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Aaron Broudo, 214 Park Place, Apt 1 Brooklyn, NY, 11238. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.
WHITE KNUCKLE FILM LLC
Notice of Formation of White Knuckle Film LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/29/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 51 St. Nicholas Ave., Apt. 1L, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149225
11238
TIGRE’S NEST, LLC
Notice of Formation of TIGRE’S NEST, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/15/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Garen Scribner, 208 Lefferts Place #4, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148936
133 FDB MANAGER LLC
Notice of Formation of 133 FDB Manager LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o ELH Mgmt. LLC, 16 Court Street, Ste. 800, Brooklyn, NY 11241. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148781
11249
NORTH FORK ONE LLC
Notice of Formation of NORTH FORK ONE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/01/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Paracorp Incorporated, 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr. #200, Sacramento, CA 95833-3509. Purpose: any lawful activities. #148803
DARK GATE GAMES LLC
Notice of Formation of Dark Gate Games LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/10/15. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Rocket Lawyer Corporate Services LLC, 90 State St., Ste. 700 Box 80, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful activities. #148805
FUNDRAISING ANALYTICS SHORTCUT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
FUNDRAISING ANALYTICS SHORTCUT TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/31/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael B. Donohue, 19 Berkeley Place #4L, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Reg Agent: Michael B. Donohue, 19 Berkeley Place #4L, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #149037
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PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES
NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS 187 KENT OWNER LLC
187 KENT OWNER LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/28/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: CW Realty, 134 Broadway Ste 110, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #149593
BAR CHAIM GROUP LLC
Bar Chaim Group LLC. Filed with SSNY on 2/17/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 101 Broadway Ste 500 Bklyn NY 11249. Purpose: any lawful #149388
685 ST. JOHNS PLACE LLC
685 ST. JOHNS PLACE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/28/2017. Office in Kings Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 685 St. Johns Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11216, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #148850
JOHNXHANNES, LLC
JOHNXHANNES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/20/2016. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 280 Metropolitan Avenue, # 5B, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Reg Agent: Hannes Ciatti, 280 Metropolitan Avenue, # 5B, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #149210
222 HOMES LLC
222 Homes LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/7/17. Formed in WY on 4/5/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1621 E 31st St Bklyn NY 11234. WY SOS: 2020 Carey Ave Ste 700 Cheyenne WY 82002. Purpose: any lawful #149527
00984
N3J FITNESS LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: N3J FITNESS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/17/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Jose Tous, Po Box 3103 Carolina, PR, 00984. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148888
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WARM LAUNDRY LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: WARM LAUNDRY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/2/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Patricia Dilauro, 45 Pinecrest Rd Ho-ho-kus, NJ, 07423. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149253
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ALICE FROM SWITZERLAND LLC
Alice from Switzerland LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/04/17. Off. loc: Kings Co. SSNY des. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 188 Orchard St., #18, New York, NY 10002. Purpose: General. #149518
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1610 MERGERCO LLC
Notice of Formation of 1610 MergerCo LLC, name amended to 1610 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/28/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Glenn A. Opell, Schram Graber & Opell P.C., 11 Park Place, Ste. 615, NY, NY 10007. Purpose: any lawful activities. #148807
152 MERGERCO LLC Notice of Formation of 152 MergerCo LLC name amended to 152 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/28/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Glenn A. Opell, Schram Graber & Opell P.C., 11 Park Place, Ste. 615, NY, NY 10007. Purpose: any lawful activities. #148809
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JAGR HICKS ST. LLC
Notice of Formation of JAGR HICKS ST. LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/7/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 131 W 21st St, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148792
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EAST 14 BROOKLYN LLC
Notice of Formation of East 14 Brooklyn LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 589 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 905, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149345
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ARMAD FOUNDATION LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: ARMAD FOUNDATION LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/8/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Corporate Filings Of New York, 90 State Street, Ste 700, Office 40 Albany, NY, 12207. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.
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KOSHER DESTINATIONS LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: KOSHER DESTINATIONS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/1/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Corporate Filings Of New York, 90 State Street, Ste 700, Office 40 Albany, NY, 12207. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #147775
1351 DEKALB MANAGEMENT, LLC 1351 Dekalb Management, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/16/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 80 State St Albany NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful #149402
1351 DEKALB CONDO DEVELOPMENT LLC 1351 Dekalb Condo Development LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/16/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 80 State St Albany NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful #149404
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19127 NIK BEN LLC
Notice of formation of 19127 NIK BEN LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 47 Catherine St., Apt. 2B, NY, NY 10038. Purpose: any lawful act. #149020
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4801 KINGS HWY REALTY LLC
Notice of Formation of 4801 Kings Hwy Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/5/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Atlantis Management Group, 555 South Columbus Ave., Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #148771
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MYTHOLOGIE SKINCARE LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MYTHOLOGIE SKINCARE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/14/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 1967 Wehrle Dr, Ste 1, #086 Buffalo, NY, 14221. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149032
TAKE ONE CARD GAME LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: TAKE ONE CARD GAME LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/23/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086 Buffalo, NY, 14221. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148237
10606 401 PARK SLOPE GROUP LLC Notice of Formation of 401 Park Slope Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149589
11530 SLM 6 PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC Notice of Formation of SLM 6 Portfolio Owner LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, 400 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530. Purpose: any lawful activity.
LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that a license (serial #1301640) for liquor, wine and beer has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, wine and beer at retail on-premises at a bar/tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 492 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY. 492 Nostrand Ave Inc. dba Strand Cafe.
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LIQUOR LICENSE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license number 1301396 for an on premises liquor license has been applied for by Good Luck 689 Corp. d/b/a Six 8 Nine Restaurant & Bar to sell liquor, wine and beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 689 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238 for on premises consumption.
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LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #1301493 for beer, wine and liquor is applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the ABC Law at 2896 Fulton St., Bklyn, NY 11207 for on-premises consumption; El Ambiente Rest Patio & Lounge LLC
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NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE MACK
NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 7th day of April, 2017, bearing the Index Number NC-000440-17/KI, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk located at Civil Court, Kings County, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, grants me (us) the right to: assume the name of (First) DEVANTE (Middle) JUWAN (Last) MACK. My present name is (First) DEVANTE (Middle) JUWAN (Last) PATTERSON-MACK (INFANT). My present address is 497 EAST 53RD STREET, Brooklyn, NY 11203. My place of birth is BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. My date of birth is March 14, 2001. #149672
NAME CHANGE YANG
NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on 10th day of April, 2017, bearing Index No.: 00444/17, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, grants me (us) the right to: assume the name of (First) QIN (Last) YANG. My present name is (First) QIN (Last) LI. My present address is 765 54TH STREET, APT. 1FL, Brooklyn, NY 11220. My date of birth is September 26, 1935. My place of birth is MINHOU COUNTY, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA. #149633
NAME CHANGE HANSLEY
NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 12th day of April, 2017, bearing the Index Number NC-000472-17/KI, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk located at Civil Court, Kings County, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, grants me (us) the right to: assume the name of (First) RANDALL (Middle) SCOTT (Last) HANSLEY. My present name is (First) RANDELL (Middle) SCOTT (Last) PHOENIX AKA RANDALL S HANSLEY AKA RANDALL SCOTT HANSLEY. My present address is 500 HART ST, Brooklyn, NY 11221. My place of birth is BROOKLYN, NY. My date of birth is April 3, 1980. #149625
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19901 MCCUNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Notice of Qualification of McCune Capital Management LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/15/17. Office location: Kings County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/08/17. Princ. office of LLC: 145 Nelson St., Brooklyn, NY 11231. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #148917
NAME CHANGE CRUZ
NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 12th day of April, 2017, bearing the Index Number NC-000464-17/KI, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk located at Civil Court, Kings County, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, grants me (us) the right to: assume the name of (First) MISAEL (Last) CRUZ. My present name is (First) MISAEL (Last) CRUZ MONTES (INFANT). My present address is 964 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11230. My place of birth is BROOKLYN, NY. My date of birth is January 21, 2006. #149624
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Condo Development Gets Ready to Set Sail on the Sheepshead Bay Shoreline
THE SHEEPSHEAD BAY WATERFRONT IS A place for fishing boats, placid afternoons — and now, pricey apartments. Four dozen condos are in contract at The Vue, which is the development shown here. Asking prices for the units were as high as $1.695 million. Read all about The Vue and another neighborhood condo development called 1 Brooklyn Bay in EYE ON REAL ESTATE, pages INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan 13-16INB.
Meet Chadwick’s Award-Winning Executive Chef Brooklyn’s Zack Stapelman Has Big Plans in the Works for Popular Bay Ridge Restaurant By John Alexander INBROOKLYN Chadwick’s Restaurant, at 8822 Third Ave. in Bay Ridge, is known for its outstanding culinary cuisine, and Executive Chef Zack Stapelman is enjoying his role overseeing one of Brooklyn’s finest kitchens. The enthusiastic young man is happy to be at the helm and has already demonstrated his skills by winning the Great Big Bacon Picnic that took place last fall at the old Pfizer factory in South Williamsburg. Stapelman’s winning entry was braised Bacon Bahn Mi Crostini, a play on French and Vietnamese cuisine. There were three sessions and each session awarded a different winner. The entries were judged in three categories: deliciousness, presenta‐ tion and creativity. Stapelman’s dish won for deliciousness in the first session. He says “it was the first time for me to take my food, my idea, and bring it to life and serve it to thousands of people. To get that kind of response straight out of the gate was just amazing.” 26‐year old Stapelman was born and raised in East Flatbush, and comes from what he refers to as a family of chefs. His father did macrobiotic and healthy cook‐ ing during the ’60s and ’70s, long before it came into vogue. His older brother owned and was executive chef at two restaurants in Manhattan, before opening another restau‐ rant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which was listed as one of the top‐50 restaurants in the country by Forbes magazine in 1992. Stapelman explains, “So for my whole life, I’ve always just been around cooking, and food has been a focal point of family. When I think about family, I think of dinners. When we get together and have the whole family together, we’re either eating or watching TV, and the most memorable things revolve around eating, be‐ cause you get to talk and interact with people.”
Executive Chef Zack Stapelman (L) with Chadwick’s co‐owner Steven Oliver in the restaurant’s kitchen. He started working as a dishwasher when he was 17 years old in a restaurant called the Fish Market. It was raw bar and burger joint in the South Street Seaport. He would wash dishes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. six nights a week. When one of the cooks didn’t show up for work one day, Stapelman saw it as his opportunity to approach the chef and ask to fill in. That made him realize that his future would be working in a kitchen. Cooking came easy to Stapelman, and he felt right at home in the kitchen. Stapelman worked at the Seaport restaurant for six months before moving on to Torrisi Italian Spe‐ cialties, which was located at Mulberry and Prince Street. He got the opportunity to be trained by two tal‐ ented chefs, Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, in what describes as a “culinary boot camp.” They saw that he had the desire to learn and offered him the opportunity develop his skills. They taught him how to create exquisite, elaborate plates full of flavor. Stapelman has worked in other restau‐ rants over the years hon‐ ing his craft. Including the now‐shuttered Low Country Greenwich. CONTINUED ON P. 3 LEFT: Executive Chef Zack Stapelman (L) in Chadwick’s dining room with co‐owner Gerry Morris.
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Chadwick’s Restaurant at 8822 Third Ave.
Meet Chadwick’s Award-Winning Executive Chef, Zack Stapelman CONTINUED FROM P. 2 One year ago he started work‐ ing at Chadwick’s. He landed the position at the recommen‐ dation of Chadwick’s previous award‐winning chef Sean Quinn. Quinn was a winner on “Chopped,” the popular Food Network cooking show. When Quinn decided to leave Chad‐ wick’s, he knew he had to find a replacement. He contacted a friend of his who had worked as a chef with Stapelman at Low Country. The friend sug‐ gested Stapelman would be the perfect candidate.
“When I think about family, I think of dinners. When we get together and have the whole family together, we’re either eating or watching TV, and the most memorable things revolve around eating, because you get to talk and interact with people.” —Zack Stapelman, Chadwick’s executive chef
Stapelman feels like he’s found a new home at Chadwick’s, and praises own‐ ers Steven Oliver and Gerry Morris for making him feel welcome and giving him the opportunity to be creative in the kitchen. Stapelman adds, “They’ve put a lot of trust in me which allows me to test and try out all kinds of new dishes. They’ve allowed me to expand the flavor profiles of the typical dishes we serve here. And so far, the menu has received a warm response from our regulars and new customers alike.”
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There’s always something going on in Brooklyn! Whether it’s dancing the night away to a multi-platinum selling band, or enjoying a quiet night out to dinner with friends, Brooklyn’s social scene is always buzzing. In Downtown Brooklyn, O’Keefe’s Bar & Grill is usually very crowded, no matter what time of day you go. There’s always something exciting going on in the neighborhood, and O’Keefe’s is right in the heart of it all at 62 Court St. You’re always greeted warmly at O’Keefe’s, where the waitress will find you a table and the bartender will set you up with your favorite drink. There are 18 televisions to keep you posted about what’s going on in the news or the world of sports. And you’ll love the popcorn shrimp! No matter what dish you try, be sure to add the popcorn shrimp on the side. O’Keefe’s has been serving customers for generations and it’s no surprise. No one is a stranger there and everyone knows that the neon sign that reads simply “BAR - GRILL” is the one and only O’Keefe’s. Sports fans have long beaten a path from Barclays Center to visit the best hidden international beer hall in Brooklyn! Kings Beer Hall has all the trappings of Germany, but also serves all the international beers that can fit on its large and growing beer list. Recently, Kings Beer Hall was bursting with fans cheering on all the teams from March Madness, and we recommend you hold onto a seat at one of the hall’s long tables. As the Kings Beer Hall recommends, “take a tour of the world — one liter of beer at a time.” And did you know that the Class of 1987 of one of the borough’s finest high schools, Brooklyn Tech, held its 30th reunion at
Kings? The food, drinks and mouth-watering sliders guarantee that they won’t wait another 30 years to come back to Kings! Downtown Brooklyn’s Rocco’s Tacos is the only Rocco’s Tacos in the metropolitan area! Again, Brooklyn has the first! No matter what happens down on the border, there’s no wall in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn — a guy named Rocco Mangel has made sure of that. He’s the founder of Rocco’s Tacos and creator of the menu (South of the Border) and the drink selections (“So much fun, it’s like a tropical vacation.”) Rocco’s Tacos offers a true taste of Mexico within a fun environment. People rave about the mouth-watering guacamole prepared tableside, the 425 varieties of tequila and the margaritas with a sour mix you won’t find anywhere else. In Downtown Brooklyn, at 339 Adams St., manager Al Vila and event manager Rashad Webb can handle just the two of you for lunch, or a large dinner party in one of the private rooms, dinner or late-night fun. If you wish to enjoy the healthy comfort food of home, you need not travel far. Olga at Kitchen offers in-house daily prepared fresh dishes that will keep you coming back time after time. Run, don’t walk, to relish their chicken soup with dumplings and true authentic potato pancakes! You can sit and gather with fellow diners family-style and enjoy countless choices of farm-to-table meals. Save room for Kitchen’s ice cream, which is sourced from the family-owned upstate farm! We suggest the ‘Smetannick’ Honey Cake!! You’ll be making Kitchen your home away from home!
Dancing the Night Away in Brooklyn: MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING BAND DNCE — JACK LAWLESS, JOE Jonas, Cole Whittle and JinJoo Lee, left to right — performed at the Brooklyn Bowl in partnership with M&M’s as part of the Spotlight Concert Series on Wednesday, April 12. Photo by Stuart Ramson/Invision for M&M'S/AP Images
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OUR WORLD IN PICTURES: CHEF MIGUEL NAVARRO INSPECTS A LE BLEU HAMBURGER, MADE
with caramelized onions and blue cheese on top of portobello mushroom and lettuce, at the Atlas MeatFree Delicatessen in Miami. When Ryan Bauhaus first started experimenting with faux meats, he fixated on recreating that subtle blood taste, settling on a tomato paste blend to mimic the acidic, iron flavor. The fatty part of meat was also not to be forgotten. Bauhaus boiled down mushrooms until he got the desired gelatinous, rubbery fat found on the back of a roast. AP Photo/Alan Diaz
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April 20-26 Jim Dow: Eat & Drink Dow painstakingly photographs the light, the atmosphere and the colors of international dining options. Dow’s images capture a sense of place, a sense of longing and a sense of excitement. When: Tuesday through Saturday, through April 22, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Janet Borden, Inc (91 Water St.) Zeroing See Shanti Grumbine’s intricate cut-paper works, silkscreens and sculptures. The chosen works coalesce around the theme of “Zeroing,” which refers to the recalibration of value as well as the action of aiming a gun at a target. When: Wednesday through Sunday, through April 23, 12-6 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Smack Mellon (92 Plymouth St.) Helen Sear This will be the artist’s fifth solo exhibition at the Klomching Gallery and will feature artworks selected from three bodies of work, all executed since Sear’s successful solo exhibition at the 2015 Venice Biennale, where she represented Wales. When: Wednesday through Saturday, through April 22, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Klomching Gallery (89 Water St.) Stuart Wallace: Raw A series in which Stuart explores layered watercolors on raw recycled canvas. Through experimentation and use of watercolor in an unconventional means, Stuart investigates the medium through a visionary process that leaves him with surprises, both intended and unintended. The bold compositions use vibrant colors with a careful balance of saturation and dilution, incorporating dreamy, dripped white spaces to provide a visual rest for his audience, sure to delight the viewer. When: Daily, through April 28, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Creativebloch Gallery (145 Front St.) Robert Swain: Color as Color This is the New York artist’s third solo exhibition at Minus Space and it will feature a suite of new large-format color grid paintings. When: Wednesday through Saturday, through April 29, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Minus Space (16 Main St., Suite A) Dry Heat 2017 A video installation by Perry Bard and Richard Sullivan. When: Thursdays-Sundays through May 7th, 1 – 6 p.m. Where: Bushwick/STUDIO10 (56 Bogart Street) Do What I Want: The Experimental World of Arthur Russell Twenty-five years after Arthur Russell’s death, BAM Visual Art, Russell’s estate and Tom Lee (Russell’s partner) present a selection of materials belonging to the late composer, cellist and electronic music pioneer. This first-ever public exhibition features more than 150 pieces of original ephemera and reproductions, including a selection of Russell’s own notes, scores, photos, test pressings, show fliers and album covers
Francesco Simeti: Swell Francesco Simeti presents “Swell,” a theatrical installation that explores human impact on the environment. When: Thursday through Saturday, through May 27, 2-6 p.m. Where: Park Slope/Open Source Gallery (306 17th St.) 27 Years in the Alps A series of new paintings by Peter Gergely in a solo exhibition. The landscapes of “27 Years in the Alps” are the result of 27 years of a love affair with the Alps of northern Italy. When: Thursday through Saturday, through June 2, 6-8:30 p.m. Where: Sunset Park/Tabla Rosa Gallery (224 48th St.) Kajahl: Obscure Origins This exhibition presents a focused survey of Kajahl’s portraits, which combine iconography from African, Asian, European and PreColumbian traditions. The fusion of these symbols results in the creation of enigmatic artworks that bring the forgotten past into the foreground and reanimate minor artifacts of history into transformative assemblages. When: Thursday through Saturday, through June 18, 12-5 p.m. Where: Clinton Hill/Tillou Fine Art (59 Cambridge Place) Multilocational See multilocational artworks by Natalia Nakazawa and Cecile Chong. Multilocational is defined as “of, pertaining to, or being present in more than one location.” It subtly plays on the words multicultural or multinational, or “of mixed ancestry or residence.” When: Fridays, through June 25, 3-6 p.m. Where: Park Slope/Old Stone House (336 Third St.)
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alongside never-before-heard recordings from the artist’s personal working tapes. When: Daily, through May 14 Where: Fort Greene/BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building (30 Lafayette Ave.)
“Robert Swain: Color as Color” will be on exhibit April 29 at Minus Space. being exhibited for the first time. When: Wednesday through Sunday, through July 31, 12-5 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Historical Society (128 Pierrepont St.) Next Stop: Second Avenue Subway Tracing nearly 100 years of history, the New York Transit Museum’s newest exhibit explores how the Second Avenue line fits into New York’s past, present and future transportation landscapes.
When: Tuesday through Sunday, through Sept. 3, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday hours, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Where: Downtown Brooklyn/New York Transit Museum (Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street) Infinite Blue The works of art in “Infinite Blue” feature blue in all its variety — a fascinating strand of visual poetContinued on page 8INB
Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern This exhibit takes a new look at how the renowned modernist artist proclaimed her progressive, independent lifestyle through a selfcrafted public persona, including her clothing and the way she posed for the camera. The exhibition expands our understanding of O’Keeffe by focusing on her wardrobe, shown for the first time alongside key paintings and photographs. It confirms and explores her determination to be in charge of how the world understood her identity and artistic values. When: Wednesday through Sunday, through July 23, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Where: Prospect Heights/Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway) Forged Worlds This outdoor photography exhibition showcases work by seven artists whose photographic practices revolve around the physical construction of fictional landscapes. Installed on a fence beneath the Manhattan Bridge, this photo installation invites viewers to take a closer look and perhaps allow themselves to be carried away — if even for a moment — in thoughts and lands so strange, yet so familiar, so close to home. When: Daily, through July 31, 2017 Where: DUMBO/Manhattan Bridge (Adams Street, Plymouth Street and Anchorage Place) Truman Capote’s Brooklyn: The Lost Photographs of David Attie In the spring of 1958, a young photographer named David Attie was led through the streets of Brooklyn Heights and to the Brooklyn waterfront by an unexpected guide: 33-year-old Truman Capote. The images Attie took that day were to illustrate Capote’s essay for Holiday magazine about his life in Brooklyn. Decades later, these largely unseen photographs are
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MYBROOKLYNCALENDAR.COM Continued from page 7INB ry running from ancient times to the present day. In cultures dating back thousands of years, blue — the color of the skies — has often been associated with the spiritual, but also signifies power, status and beauty. The spiritual and material aspects of blue combine to tell us stories about global history, cultural values, technological innovation and international commerce. When: Wednesday through Sunday, through Nov. 5, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Where: Prospect Heights/Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway)
Books & Readings
Gardens of Stone: Book Talk and Panel Author and funeral director Alexandra Kathryn Mosca leads an armchair tour of cemeteries both large and small throughout the five boroughs. Her new book “Gardens of Stone” explores how memorials and monuments help to tell the tale of New York City, from its humble beginnings to its emergence as a world capital. Mosca will be joined by John Rousmaniere, who has compiled an illustrated history of Evergreens Cemetery (which straddles Brooklyn and Queens) titled “Green Oasis in Brooklyn” and Richard L. Simpson, who recently published a book on Staten Island’s Moravian Cemetery. When: Thursday, April 20, 6-7:30 p.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/Green-Wood Cemetery (500 25th St.) Paperback Book Launch: “Alice & Oliver” by Charles Bock This deeply affecting novel, inspired from events in the author’s life, is a compassionate, wise and humorous account of the tragedy of illness, and a reminder of the powerful medium of books as a way for sharing these important stories. When: Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Power House Arena (28 Adams St.) We Are the Dinosaurs Storytime Laurie Berkner’s chart-topping, beloved hit “We Are the Dinosaurs” is now a picture book. Featuring an adorable cast of characters and vibrant, playful art by Ben Clanton, “We Are the Dinosaurs” transports readers back to a time when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Don’t miss out. When: Saturday, April 22, 11 a.m. Where: Park Slope/Barnes & Noble (267 Seventh Ave.) A Conversation with Julie Scelfo and Debora Spar Hear from two women who have, literally, written the book on
“Drawn to Trees: Prospect Park” will take place on Sunday, April 23. Image courtesy of Prospect Park Alliance women’s ongoing fight for equality and recognition in a landscape of contradictory expectations. When: Monday, April 24, 7 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Historical Society (128 Pierrepont St.)
Educational The Archaeology of Cats and Dogs They’ve been gods and guards, food, witch’s familiars, hunters, pack animals, sacrifices and much, much more. The only constant has been their important place by human’s side. Come learn about the archaeology of cats and dogs: it might surprise you. When: Thursday, April 20, 6:30-8 p.m. Where: Prospect Heights/Brooklyn Brainery (190 Underhill Ave.) Creative Writing Poetry Workshop NY Writers Coalition invites you to a three-part poetry workshop. Learn to write different styles of poetry, including haiku, rhyming poems, found poems and more. At the last session, participants can share their favorite work at a poetry reading. Writing prompts and other materials are provided — just bring yourself (Ages 7-11). When: Fridays, April 21 and 28, 2:45 p.m. Where: Flatbush/Cortelyou Library (1305 Cortelyou Road) Kid’s Climate Convention Join the Carroll Gardens Library staffers as they explore NASA’s Climate Kids curriculum (Ages 7-12 only). When: Saturday, April 22, 1-2 p.m. Where: Carroll Gardens/Carroll Gardens Library (396 Clinton St.) NYTM Train Operators Workshop Drop by the computer lab to take control of a New York City subway car and operate it over virtual miles of track, using some incredibly realistic software. Limited capacity. Suggested for ages 10 and up. When: Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/New York Transit Museum (99 Schermerhorn St.) Drawn to Trees: Prospect Park Take a closer look at bark, tree shape, twigs and whatever else captures your arboreal ardor and start sketching. There will be a crash course in tree identification with opportunities to draw some of those tree details. What to bring: A small sketchbook and your favorite pen or pencil. When: Sunday, April 23, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Where: Prospect Park Basic Bike Maintenance This class will give you the basic tools (figuratively) to adjust brakes and derailleurs, clean and lube a chain and perform minor adjustments that can have a significant impact on your ride quality. This knowledge will save you time and money and give you a much better understanding and appreciation of your bike. When: Sunday, April 23, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Where: Williamsburg/Artists & Fleas (70 North Seventh St.) Continued on page 17INB
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One Man’s View on the Joy of Sailing And Brooklyn’s Jewel, Miramar By George Farkas
days, yes, the wind does blow from the north sometimes, but it still blows and you adjust. And yes, there are days when it’s too calm or too wet to sail. But overall, it truly is the best place for sail‐ ing. Leave Brooklyn and sail in the Sound? Very nice, except when you get there, you keep losing the wind. Regularly! It dies in the afternoon. There are several marinas in the south of Brooklyn, but I’m partial to mine. Miramar Yacht Club is based in Sheepshead Bay. You come out of the Bay, hang a right, go for about 6 minutes and you’re off !! Go right, and you’re in open water off Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach and Coney Is‐ land. Head a little southerly and soon you’re in the Atlantic Ocean. The only thing to stop you then is
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Well, come to think of it, I’m wrong! There is a huge difference! When I’m off the coast of Brooklyn, New York, USA, I will return to the dock and will not have to travel far after my little journey to find the best food of any sort anywhere on the planet. Our lobster is far superior to the Islands version, they can’t come near our pizza, Peter Luger’s puts every other steakhouse on the planet to shame, and there isn’t one Turkish or Russian restaurant in the Caribbean worth mentioning. Italian? Fugheddeaboutit! Can you imagine an is‐ land joint rivaling Spumoni Gardens, The Queen, Bamonte’s, La Palina, Gargulio’s, and forgive me for leaving out about 10 other greats? Chinese??? For heavens sake, we have our own Chinatown! Don’t get me wrong. There are lovely beaches in the Carribean, Bermuda and elsewhere. But wait, Coney Island, Brighton, Manhattan Beach, Riis Park across the bridge? I think we hold our own rather well, don’t you? OK. So our sand is sand‐colored and we don’t have pink or red sand! That’s a real issue, huh? And all this just begins to tell the story of the joy of sailing out of our great borough. First, the prevailing wind for most of the sailing season is a southerly breeze 8‐15 knots. Yes there are windier
their neck. His nickname was “Kid Twist.” He later became an informant against Murder Incorporated and was housed “safely” and guarded by police officers around the clock at the Half Moon Hotel. You’ll pass the site of the Half Moon that is now a residential nursing facility. When he, ahem, “jumped” to his death, the papers exclaimed in a memorable headline: “THE CANARY COULD SING, BUT HE COULDN’T FLY!” You’ll also see Little Odessa, Coney Island, the rides, the Coney Island Lighthouse, built in the late 1800s at the Western tip, the magnifi‐ cent Verrazano Narrows Bridge. And much, much more. In addition to all this, there are actual sail‐ ing related events that take place every year. Whether you’re fortunate enough to have a boat, or to be invited aboard by a friend, you can receive a blessing. If you’re interested in rac‐ ing or crewing, you can take part in at various re‐ gattas. Here are some quick examples:
—June 25 — The Annual Blessing of the Fleet: Boats from a number of marinas or clubs assemble off Kingsborough College and parade. The flag‐fes‐ tooned boats pass the docks in Sheepshead Bay. On the dock are a priest, a minister and a rabbi. (No, this is not a joke!) You and the vessel receive their blessings. Hey, like chicken soup, it can’t hoit!
—July 1 —
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here is something about sailing that is difficult to put into words. Being out on the water, moving along without the artificial noise of an engine, propelled by the wind, smelling and inhaling the clean air, feeling everyday worries and concerns take a back seat to the utter relaxation, only begins to tell the tale. I’ve been sailing for over 35 years. Yes, I used to race regularly and still take part in a regatta or two. More on that later. Yes, I’ve been off‐shore and sailed distances. That’s all in the past. Not because of any physical reasons. If I had to, I could still do it. No, the reason is I don’t want to. Nowadays, I generally don’t need a destina‐ tion. I’m rarely in a hurry to get somewhere quickly, and I don’t have the need to get there faster than the next guy. But that’s just me. You may get a great kick out of all this! I know I did! But now, I’m perfectly satisfied with spend‐ ing a few hours out on the water, dropping anchor and jumping in, sipping wine, (or a good brandy, if it’s little cold out there), eating shrimp, lobster, crab, etc., without utensils, having great conver‐ sation with friends, teaching and demonstrating to my guests the finer points of sailing, watching and instructing my perfect grandchildren how to “tack” and steer the boat, catch a striped bass, bluefish or weakfish while sailing along, some‐ times spotting dolphins and an occasional whale, yes, I did say dolphins and a whale, and being one with the universe for a period of time. The beauty in all of this, regardless of what you’re looking for in sailing, is that’s it’s all avail‐ able, and you need not travel far. The one thing I have realized is that when you’re out on the water in a sailboat, about a half‐mile or so off‐ shore, it truly makes no difference if you’re in any one of the Caribbean islands, The Bahamas, Bermuda, or, as in my case, off the coast of Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Back to reality. There are days when you simply want to stay on shore, stay on the boat at anchor or mooring in the Bay or in the slip at Miramar. You can have all that! You can bring food, you can barbeque, you can swim in the pool. In addition to all that, you can actually learn to sail. Once proficient, you can borrow and sail on a boat that is there for that purpose. All this just barely touches the surface of the joys of this pastime. Sailing along the beaches from Manhattan Beach to the point of Brooklyn at the western end, you will pass plenty of interesting land‐ marks. Here are a few: You remember Crazy Eddie? (His prices are insaaane!) So was the crime he was convicted of. You’ll get to see his very nice house in
United Regatta: Being planned as a joint venture of many clubs involving many boats, a sailboat race that will race past Coney Island and out to the light‐ houses off shore and then back to Manhattan Beach. You want to think “spectacle”!! Once you try it, you’ll likely be hooked. On the other hand, you may find it just too relaxing. Speaking for myself only, the first time I realized that sailing had a truly beneficial effect on my
overall approach to life was soon after I under‐ stood the mechanics and steered and docked a boat on my own. I felt fulfilled, and actually mellow. The particulars of this soothing effect hit me about 10 minutes after I left the marina to drive home. I was at a light that just turned green and a hyper‐testosterone filled fellow in a BMW was behind me. Within a split second he started blast‐ ing his horn. Apparently, my failure to immediately gun the engine and cause my tires to screech at the moment the light changed cause him consterna‐ tion, not that he could ever spell or even under‐ stand that word! I pulled to the side and waved him on. It’s possible that he misinterpreted my wave for some other gesture that he was more familiar with, but that was his problem. He gunned his engine, screeched his tires and took off. I, on the other hand, was still smelling the salt air and looked forward to my next sail! _______________________________ how much time, provisions, skill and boat you have. If you got it all and you have about 5‐6 days, head south at about 140 degrees and you may find Bermuda! (You may want to take a few lessons before you try this)
Manhattan Beach that the feds took from him. Does the name Abe Reles of Murder Inc. (played by Peter Falk in the movie, “Murder Incorporated”) mean anything to you? He was a killer, whose specialty was twisting the head of his victims until it snapped from
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Sheepshead Bay, Old and New: Condos Where El Greco Diner Stood
This is The Vue, a Sheepshead Bay condo development with glass-walled retail spaces. By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn
Ship ahoy! Sails are billowing along the shoreline in Sheepshead Bay. These particular sails are not rigged to sailboats docked in the waters off Emmons Avenue. The gigantic sails are made of metal. They form a sculpture that stands on a 9,000-square-foot public plaza built by a condo developer.
The 58-unit condo development, which is called The Vue, is located at 1809 Emmons Ave. on a prominent corner where the Venetoklis family operated El Greco Diner for four decades. The sculpture reflects blue skies and the avenue’s busy vehicular traffic. It caught our eye the other day when we were walking around Sheepshead Bay looking at the waterfront neighborhood’s old and new housing stock. The condo building and the public plaza situated alongside it are looking fairly photogenic these days, though construction work isn’t
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quite finished. On March 29, the city Buildings Department issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for The Vue — which excludes any “eating and drinking establishment” that is constructed there. In addition to condos, The Vue has 26,000 square feet of dramatic-looking glass-walled retail spaces. It’s going to have a rooftop recreation area with a saltwater pool. In December 2014, the Venetoklis Family Limited Partnership sold the El Greco Diner site for $13 million to an LLC with Sergey Rybak as managing member, city Finance Department records indicate. His firm, Rybak Development, has constructed other residential buildings in Sheepshead Bay and nearby Manhattan Beach. By the way, Finance Department records show that the developer received the right to build additional floor area at The Vue in exchange for constructing the plaza. The property’s present and future owners must maintain the plaza and keep it “accessible to the public at all times from Emmons Avenue,” the plaza’s Notice of Certification says. Condo marketing and sales are being handled by Ilite Realty Inc. in coordination with the Corcoran Group. Four dozen condos at The Vue are in contract at this point. Their asking prices ranged from $1.695 million for a three-bedroom penthouse to $525,000 for a one-bedroom unit, Corcoran’s website indicates.
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The rental-apartment portion of this Sheepshead Bay tower is called Avalon Brooklyn Bay. The condo portion is called 1 Brooklyn Bay. INBrooklyn photo by Lore Croghan
Sheepshead Bay, Old and New: Rental-and-Condo Tower Soars Above Subway Station By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn
This tower’s so fancy that it has two names. The glittering glass-faced building under construction next to
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the Sheepshead Bay B and Q train station is called Avalon Brooklyn Bay if you’re talking about rental apartments. It’s called 1 Brooklyn Bay if you’re talking about condos. The site where the 28-story tower is being constructed is often identified by the address 1501Voorhies Ave. Avalon Brooklyn Bay is using one of the property’s other addresses, 1524 Sheepshead Bay Road. We got an eyeful of this development the other day when we were walking around Sheepshead Bay looking at the shoreline neighborhood’s old and new housing stock. It was easy to spot the tower from various streets because it’s so much taller than other buildings in the area. The joint developers of the project are AvalonBay Communities and Muss Development. There are around 230 residential units in the rental-and-condo building. Avalon Brooklyn Bay’s rental apartments are already being marketed. Recently, when we checked AvalonBay’s website, monthly asking rents started at $2,060 for studios, $2,387 for one-bedroom apartments, $3,268 for two-bedroom units and $4,178 for three-bedroom apartments. The apartments listed online will be ready for occupancy at various dates this summer and fall, with the very first apartments expected to become available on July 10. Amenities include a fitness center and an outdoor swimming pool. As for the development’s condos, a teaser website for 1 Brooklyn Bay says a “showroom” for them is coming this spring. According to a New York Times story published last September, asking prices for one-bedroom condos at 1 Brooklyn Bay are expected to start at around $500,000.
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Sheepshead Bay, Old and New: Flood-Prone Bungalows Are Being Rebuilt or Sold
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These bungalows stand alongside Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn
Evil Sandy. Superstorm Sandy, which slammed into New York City on Oct. 29, 2012, did dire damage to some of Sheepshead Bay’s old-fashioned bungalows. The distinctive bungalows are located on streets and pedestrian pathways near Emmons Avenue, which runs along Sheepshead Bay’s shoreline. We walked along some of these blocks the other day when we were in Sheepshead Bay looking at the neighborhood’s old and new housing stock. Nearly four and a half years after the killer hurricane, some bungalow owners are rebuilding them according to zoning regulations concerning construction in flood zones. Other owners are demolishing flood-damaged bungalows and building entirely new houses. Others are selling their homes. For example, take a look at the bungalows on Brown Street near Emmons Avenue.
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According to city Finance Department records and city Buildings Department records, Arthur Schwartzberg, a longtime owner of 2790 Brown St., built a new foundation and piling system to lift his house above the flood plain. There’s a construction fence around the home next door, 2788 Brown St. On March 21, the Buildings Department issued a permit for a partial job to construct a new foundation and piling system to raise this house above the flood plain. Finance Department and Buildings Department records identify William Gibbons as a long-time owner of this property. The next house in this row, 2786 Brown St., is brand-new. Demolition started in April 2015 on the single-family, onestory bungalow that had stood there. It had been damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Buildings Department filings indicate. The property owner, identified in Buildings Department and Finance Department records as Kim Nicastro, built a new singlefamily, two-story house on top of ground-level storage space. Continued on page 16INB
Superstorm Sandy-related rebuilding is completed or planned at (from left) 2790, 2788 and 2786 Brown St. in Sheepshead Bay. Week of April 20-26, 2017 • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • 15INB
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Sheepshead Bay, Old And New: Flood-Prone Bungalows Being Rebuilt or Sold Continued from page 15INB The Buildings Department issued a final certificate of occupancy for the new house in November 2016. Further down the block, the owners of a bungalow at 2822 Brown St., John Mucci and Laura Rykala, sold it for $305,000 this past November, Finance Department records indicate. The buyer was Keep Growing LLC with Hai Shan Lu as member.
AT RIGHT: Sheepshead Bay has old-fashioned bungalows, such as the ones seen here on Canda Avenue. SUDOKU ANSWERS Continued from page 20
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Sheepshead Bay Scenery Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood with Instagramworthy sights at every turn — from boats docked off Emmons Avenue (above) to double-spired United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay on Ocean Avenue (at right). See brooklyneagle.com for additional neighborhood pictures. INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan
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Film Do What I Want: Arthur Russell on Film — Terrace of Unintelligibility (1988) & Wild Combination (2008) Enjoy a post-screening panel discussion with Jonathan Hiam, Steve Knutson, Tom Lee and Matt Wolf, moderated by Nicole Will. BAM presents multimedia artist Phill Niblock’s 1985 documentary of an intimate Arthur Russell performance alongside Wolf’s engrossingly visual documentary, featuring interviews with Russell’s family and collaborators as well as rare archival materials. When: Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.) BAM Senior Cinema Lineup - To Have and Have Not (1944) During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer (Lauren Bacall). When: Friday, April 21, 10 a.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAM Rose Cinema (30 Lafayette Ave.) Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy In the mid-1970s, Wim Wenders set out along the open roads of Germany and the United States and returned with three quintessential works of the New German Cinema. These shaggy dog rambles — all gorgeously lensed by Robby Müller and starring the director’s goto leading man Rüdiger Vogler — are indelible journeys of philosophical and emotional discovery. The series includes “Alice in the Cities” (1974), “Wrong Move” (1975) and “Kings of the Road” (1976). When: Friday, April 21, 4:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m, and Saturday, April 22, 7 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.) BAMkids Movie Matinees: The Secret World of Arrietty Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (2012), see Studio Ghibli’s
BAMkids Movie Matinees features “The Secret World of Arrietty” on Sunday, April 23. Image courtesy of BAM enchanting adaptation of the children’s classic “The Borrowers,” about a family of tiny people living beneath the floorboards of a home and the human boy who befriends them. It is a marvel of hand-drawn animation. When: Sunday, April 23, 2-3:55 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.) New Voices in Black Cinema See “Burning Sands” at 7 p.m. and “9 Rides” at 9:30 p.m. When: Wednesday, April 26 Where: Fort Greene/BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.) Leslie Thorton A full-career retrospective of American filmmaker and artist Leslie Thornton. When: Mondays, through May 8, Various times Where: Fort Greene/BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.)
Health Yoga for Toddlers Toddlers have a chance to explore the exciting world of yoga under the supervision of an experienced and expert instructor (Age Group: Birth to 5 years old). When: Thursday, April 20, 10:30-11 a.m. Where: Williamsburg/Leonard Library (81 Devoe St.) Shape Up NYC: Saturday Sweat This total-body workout increases muscle strength and endurance while keeping the heart rate up to burn calories and strengthen the cardio respiratory system. Continuous simple moves to great music make it fun. When: Saturday, April 22, 10-11 a.m. Where: Williamsburg/Williamsburg Library (240 Division Ave.) NYRR Open Runs Whether you’re a first time runner, a seasoned marathoner, or you prefer to walk, you’re welcome to come along. No need to register in advance; sign-in takes place on site. Open to all ages. Strollers and dogs on leashes welcome. When: Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 6 See more local event listings online at www.mybrooklyncalendar.com.
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Week of April 20-26, 2017 • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • 19INB
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(See answers on page 16.)
HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every colmn, and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column, or 3x3 box.
See answers on page 16. 20INB • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • Week of April 20-26, 2017