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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Centennial Gala Dazzles Chamber’s First 100 Years Celebrated In a Style Quintessentially Brooklyn
Members of the North Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, from left, back row: Charley Ryan, Ken Varga, Paul Samulski, Kevin Thompson, Gina Argento, Norm Brodsky, Monica Holawacz, Kendall Charter, Chris Lenard, front row, from left: Joy Sian, Joe Lentol, Elaine Brodsky, Martha Holstein. The North Brooklyn Chamber enjoys reciprocity of membership with the Brooklyn Chamber. The sign they’re posing before is that used in the ’70s TV series, “Welcome Back, Kotter.” See inside back page. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Andy Katz
Williamsburg Tenants Demand City Help Them Return to Lofts After 3-year Lockout Levin: ‘The City, Shame on You. The Owners Of This Building, Double Shame on You’ By Mary Frost
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Attorney Michael P. Kozek, a representative of Assemblymember Joseph Lentol, Councilmember Stephen Levin, tenant Arthur Purvis and tenant Aaron Scaturro. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Mary Frost
“It’s astounding to me that the city can throw some kids in Rikers for the weekend for jumping a turnstile but can’t stop a landlord who owes them half a million dollars in fines.” That’s the outraged cry of Josh Steinbauer, a tenant who says landlord Bushberg Properties, operated by Jacob Hoffman and other members of the Hoffman family, destroyed the lives and property of close to two dozen tenants in an apparent attempt to empty his South Williamsburg loft building. Creative businesses and artists who lived and worked at 79 Lorimer St. have been locked out of their lofts for more than three years while their possessions, equipment and livelihoods have been looted and trashed.
With the building’s door locked, the only persons with access to the tenants’ lofts are the landlord and his employees. Tenants at the building included a formerly thriving video production company, recording studios, a furniture design shop and numerous arts-related businesses. Now they and their employees are struggling to survive. Loft Law advocates and local officials are demanding that the city enforce a court ruling establishing the residents as protected tenants under the city’s Loft Law, and force the landlord to bring the property up to code so they can move back in. The city has neglected to collect fines of more than a half million dollars owed by Bushburg Properties. continued on inside front page
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Tenants say Bushburg removed all of the sprinkler pipes from the building in 2014. Following multiple visits from the Department of Buildings (DOB), the live/work space was deemed not up to code and the tenants were evicted with only 24-hour notice.
Destroyed Possessions When Steinbauer and roommate Arthur Purvis were given two hours to access their loft last month, they discovered that the doors to their rooms were smashed in, valuable tools and equipment stolen, and windows smashed or propped open.
A thick layer of pigeon droppings covered every surface — furniture, musical instruments, computers, artwork. Dead and decaying pigeons lay smashed on the floor, with their feathers strewn about the room. Seat cushions were scattered across the floor. Vines were growing in through the windows. Steinbauer had a video business on the sixth floor. “It was a space for artists,” he told the Greenpoint Gazette. “They broke every single lock and propped the windows open. Everything is covered in pigeon excrement.” Steinbauer said he and his roommates caught the building’s super looting his apartment. “The SERVING GREENPOINT FOR OVER
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Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MANTLE BESPOKE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/22/2018. 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 Charles Chia Ping Chang, 871 Grand St., Unit IF Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.
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Councilmember Stephen Levin, left, asks residents of 79 Lorimer St. to raise their hands at a press conference Tuesday morning. The sign labeled S6828 refers to Senate Bill S6828, which would amend the loft laws Photo by Mary Frost police would not file a report because they said, ‘Oh, it’s a Housing Court issue now, it’s not our jurisdiction anymore.’” Purvis, who runs a music label, said he and other tenants couldn’t commit to other apartments because “we still live here.” Aaron Scaturro, who lived on the second floor, is a furniture maker. Since being locked out of his workspace, he has lost business and clients, he told the Gazette. “I had relationships with showrooms, and unfortunately you can’t really promote or maintain those relationships unless you keep things going,” he said. “I’m going to keep going no matter what happens,” Scaturro added. “I’ve tried to maintain something along this process, but the situation has become more precarious than ever and this was definitely an asset I had to my career and my life … There’s no denying my career’s taken a hit.”
Levin: Shame on You Councilmember Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg) told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday, “Picture your apartment with your living room,
your couch, kitchen, your food and your dinner plates ... picture your heirlooms, things that you care about. Now imagine, with 24 hours’ notice, being told to leave that apartment, and you’re not able to return for three 1/2 years. And when you do return, your entire apartment is covered in bird excrement … And then imagine going to the city to assert your legal rights and being told, ‘Eh, go to that guy. Go to that guy. It’s that guy’s responsibility.” Levin added, “The city, shame on you. The owners of this building, double shame on you for doing what you have done. It is unconscionable — unconscionable — that in this city we can allow tenants’ rights to just be trampled.” Attorney Michael P. Kozek, of Ween and Kozek, represents the evicted residents. “We have tried at various levels of the city to get the city to do something in response to help them. The city has basically done nothing. There have been fines levied against the landlord. The city has basically said, ‘We can’t take any enforcement action.’ They haven’t sought to enforce any of the fines that have been imposed on the landlord. They’ve given the landlord no
incentive to do any of the work, which is relatively simple work to get these tenants back in — gas, plumbing and some sprinkler work. None of that’s happened. The landlord forced these tenants to go through years long litigation to get protection under the loft
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Notice of Formation of HAIR CARE ON DEMAND, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/21/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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that they are entitled to.” Adding a complication, the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) overruled the judges’ ruling for some of the tenants, placing them in a tug-of-war between the administrative law judges who ruled in their favor and DOB — two city agencies. NYC Loft Tenants, a volunteer organization, said there were many buildings in the city in a similar situation. The group is pushing the state Senate to pass Senate bill S6828, which would amend the loft laws. “We’re getting fed up. The city is aiding and abetting landlords,” said group representative Eve Sussman. The Gazette has reached out to the landlord for comment, but received no response by press time. Check back for updates.
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i l H l n a e c O Though Our Lady of Loreto is Gone By Lore Croghan
Playground equipment frames a view of multifamily buildings that line Pacific Street INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan in Ocean Hill.
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Dear Ocean Hill, What happened to Our Lady of Loreto is not your fault. Your neighborhood is full of many other beautiful buildings. Sincerely, Eye on Real Estate
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Crazy clouds gather above rowhouses on the corner of Ralph Avenue and Prospect Place.
Here’s Ocean Hill church Our Lady of Loreto, gone but not forgotten, as it looked in April 2016.
Ocean Hill is a small, beautiful eastern Brooklyn neighborhood. The easiest way to locate it on a map is to look for Broadway Junction, the heavily-trafficked subway station at the edge of the neighborhood. Traditionally, Ocean Hill was considered part of Brownsville. These days, some real estate brokers will tell you Ocean Hill is part of BedfordStuyvesant. The historical notion that it's part of Brownsville makes more sense to us. We spent a couple days walking around Ocean Hill and loved so many of the blocks we saw. Painted brick rowhouses are eye pleasers on many streets including Pacific Street, Bergen Street and Prospect Place. Classic three-story brick rowhouses can be found on St. Marks Place. We were especially charmed by Herkimer Street, which is lined with clusters of old-fashioned brick rowhouses and dotted with historic church buildings. Numerous nifty singleblock streets run between Herkimer Street and Atlantic Avenue. Some of the mini-streets have exotic names like Monaco Place and Sherlock Place — and very photogenic homes. For instance, the spiffed-up rowhouses on Louis Place at the corner of Atlantic Avenue are great-looking. Barrelshaped brick rowhouses on Dewey Place are eye-pleasers too. We'll give you more details about Herkimer Street in a minute. First we need to talk about the distressing fate of Our Lady of Loreto, a stunning Ocean Hill church we've written about a lot.
RIP Our Lady of Loreto According to Kenneth Jackson and John Manbeck's book, “The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn,” Ocean Hill was developed in the 1890s “as an exclusive residential community” and was later populated by Italian-Americans. The Italian-Americans are germane to our story. A century ago they built a stunning Catholic church on the corner of Sackman and Pacific streets. Our Lady of Loreto was a neoclassical Roman Renaissance-style house of worship with wonderful sculptures on its facade. The architect, the artisans and all the other people who worked on its design and construction were Italian immigrants. In those days, other Catholics in New York City despised and disrespected Italian immigrants. Our Lady of Loreto was their refuge from this discrimination. Historic heritage counted for nothing when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn decided to close Our Lady of Loreto — and a few years later, when a Catholic charity that leases the vacant church building decided to tear it down. The Brownsville Cultural Coalition's pleas, and a lawsuit by one of the group's members, to have the church at 126 Sackman St. renovated and turned into a community cultural center proved fruitless. Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corp. had agreed to preserve the church, which was eligible for inclusion on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, in exchange for being allowed to tear down the adjacent rectory.
The agreement turned out to be worthless. Our Lady of Loreto did not have the good fortune to be designated as a city landmark, which would have afforded it legal protection from demolition. The charitable group said it was tearing down the church so it could build low-income housing. The demolition began last fall. It was finished in no time flat. The other day, we looked through the windows in the plywood fence surrounding the church site. There is nothing behind that fence — nothing — but a vast expanse of bare earth strewn with bits of rubble.
A German Church on Herkimer Street Gazing at the void where Our Lady of Loreto formerly stood was profoundly upsetting. We should change the subject so we don't say something that will get us excommunicated. Instead, we'll tell you a bit more about Herkimer Street. There's an eye-pleasing red-brick church at 1064 Herkimer St. A handsome parsonage stands next to it on the corner of Herkimer Street and Dewey Place. According to a November 1902 Brooklyn Daily Eagle article we found in Brooklyn Public Library archives, the German Reformed Church of New Brooklyn, as it was originally called, was established in 1852. The Eagle story says that an extension had just been built on the back of the church and a “complete electric lighting system” had been added. The church building had been dedicated in 1890. A photograph included in the 1902 Eagle story shows the church had a steeple — it doesn't now —and the parsonage had a big front porch — it's gone now, too. The house of worship's name is now New Brooklyn Reformed Church, a sign that stands outside 1064 Herkimer St. indicates. Continued on page 4INB
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Here's a look at the recently built Bergen Saratoga Apartments INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan in Ocean Hill.
Here’s a view of Herkimer Street rowhouses from the corner of Dewey Place.
Leser Group Pays $12.8 Million for Ocean Hill Development Site By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn
Ka-ching! A developer paid $12.8 million for an Ocean Hill development site at 1508 Herkimer St. and will construct an office building there, Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates (KDA) announced. KDA's Allison Chambers repped the buyer in the deal. KDA's Robert Klein represented the seller. The real estate brokerage, which focuses on commercial and industrial property, was founded in 1904. The firm's announcement identified the dealmakers by their LLC names. According to city Finance Department records, 1508 Herkimer LLC, the buyer, has Abraham Leser as its managing member. He heads the Leser Group, a real estate development and property management firm. Finance Department records indicate that the seller, Van Herk Realty Corp., has Richard Carmel as its president. The sale closed in January.
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H i n l l a e c O Though Lady of Loreto is Gone — Continued from page 3INB —
Rowhouse Renovations Around the corner from New Brooklyn Reformed Church's parsonage, a handsome single-family brick rowhouse at 15 Dewey Place is being renovated. City Finance Department records show that the home was sold last September for $630,000 to Travis Reece, Corine Vialva Reece, Christina M. Vialva and Pamela Vialva. Across the street from the church, there's renovation scaffolding on a two-family rowhouse at 1069 Herkimer St. Last year, an LLC with Joan Liu as member bought the house for $625,000 from U.S. Bank, Finance Department records indicate. The bank had taken possession of the house in 2014 through a foreclosure, Finance Department records show. Some Ocean Hill houses on or near Herkimer Street have sold for significantly higher prices. For instance, in December 2015, Ariel Contreras-Fox and Trevor Schneider bought 29 Louis Place for $950,000, Finance Department records show. And in March 2017, an LLC paid $1.22 million for 1182 Herkimer St., which is a three-family home on the corner of Radde Place. The purchaser's signature on the deed isn't quite legible. City Department of Housing Preservation and Development files identify the LLC's head officer as Victor Houser.
What Happens on the Porch Stays on the Porch
The 20,000-square-foot site Now that Our Lady of Loreto is gone, our favorite is on the corner of Herkimer Street and building in Ocean Hill is a picturesque house at 1431 Van Sinderen Avenue. Herkimer St. According to Neil Dolgin, KDA co-president, the It's a stand-alone wood-frame house on a 50buyer of 1508 Herkimer St. plans to construct a four-story foot-wide, 100-foot-long lot on the corner of office building on the site. The offices will be put to “some sort Sackman Street. There's a main house and a separate wing built onto the side of the house. The of administrative use” by a city agency, Dolgin said. main house has a front porch and the side wing That agency is a tenant of a building across the street from 1508 also has a porch. Herkimer St. that also belongs to 1508 Herkimer St.'s buyer, Dolgin said. A whimsical sign posted on the house says, “What happens on the porch stays on We checked Finance Department records, and found that an LLC the porch.” with Abraham Leser as manager purchased 1495 Herkimer St. for This house doesn't resemble any other $33 million in 2015. building in the neighborhood. It looks a bit The city Department of Education is a major tenant at 1495 like historic farmhouses in the Midwest. Herkimer St. Aspirations Diploma Plus High School is housed in that We went to the Brooklyn Historical Socibuilding. ety's Othmer Library to see what we could find out about 1431 Herkimer St. Here's an interesting bit of trivia about the development site Two maps we saw there suggest that the at 1508 Herkimer St.: In November 2012 the American Socihouse is around a century old. ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals set up a temA map in a fire-insurance atlas published in porary shelter there for pets whose owners were 1908 shows the property with a wood building on it impacted by Superstorm Sandy. that was the same distinctive shape as the house that's standing there now. The lot was vacant on a map in a fire-insurance atlas that was published in 1877. 4INB • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • Week of February 15-21, 2018
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Obituary Marie Shear, 1940–2017
Brooklynite Marie Shear, who liked to call herself a “widely unheralded writer & editor,” died on December 29, 2017, although colleagues did not find out about her death until late January 2018. Shear was a loyal member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) since 1985, participating in New York City-area events and writing witty, trenchant book reviews for the EFA’s Freelancer newsletter for more than 10 years. She was also an active member of the National Writers Union. “Marie was the poster child for reliability, so I knew something had to be wrong when she did not submit her current book review as expected,” said EFA newsletter editor Ruth E. Thaler-Carter. “She had been having trouble with e-mail, and I was able to find out what happened to her through neighbors who helped her send and receive messages: She lived alone in an apartment and apparently fell around mid-December. Neighbors realized she hadn’t picked up her mail or been seen for a while, and checked on her. They found her on the floor and unresponsive. She was rushed to Kings County Hospital, and died there on December 29. We don’t know if she had a stroke or fell and injured herself.” Shear graduated from Brooklyn College in 1964. She published articles, columns and book reviews in more than 50 periodicals, anthologies and reference books. She wrote about the media, women, politics, popular culture, bigotry, disability rights and the right to die for the Women’s Review of Books, New Directions for Women, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and Harvard’s African American National Biography project, among others. A version of her article “Solving the Great Pronoun Problem” was published by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Shear was an active feminist and political activist, perhaps best known professionally as the author of “‘Little Marie’: The Daily Toll of Sexist Language” in On the Issues Magazine (http://bit.ly/drcnxZ, http://www. ontheissuesmagazine.com/2010summer/2010summer_Shear.php). She should be even better known for coining a much-used statement about feminism. According to Beverly McPhail in A Feminist Life, Etc., “‘Feminism is the radical notion that women are people’ is … the most frequently misattributed feminist quote. Usually the quote is attributed to Cheris Kramarae and Paula Treichler, authors of A Feminist Dictionary. However, this particular definition of feminism first appeared in the feminist newsletter, New Directions for Women, in May/June 1986 in an article written by feminist writer and editor, Marie Shear.” The wikiquote.org entry on feminism supports Shear as having coined the phrase. Shear is included in Feminists Who Changed America, 1963–1975, edited by Barbara J. Love. According to that listing, she started attending feminist meetings in the 1960s and participated in the annual Women’s Equality Day marches in New York City from their beginnings in 1980. She started writing about sexist language and the media in 1971. She joined the National Organization of Women (NOW) in the 1970s, founded and chaired the Brooklyn NOW legislative and political committee, and wrote for the chapter’s newsletter for many years. Her satiric “Shear Chauvinism” columns appeared over her eight years as media-watch columnist for New Directions for Women. In 1973, Shear wrote a countywide voters’ guide that covered 200 Brooklyn candidates. In 1975, she led a successful countywide campaign for the New York State ERA referendum. Shear received awards for her writing from the International Association of Business Communicators, among others. An EFA board member recalled Shear describing her courage in standing up to an obnoxious man in “Free Meat Talks Back” (©1974 and 1976), which was reprinted in Shared Experiences in Human Communication (edited by Stewart L. Tubbs and Robert M. Carter). She was fierce about copyright protection, including insisting on contracts and the copyright symbol for her Freelancer reviews even though she was not paid for them. EFA members recalled Shear as warm, colorful, clever and funny, and that she made a point of welcoming new members to the association at events and on its discussion list. In her personal life, Shear loved musical theater and classic films. “I hope everyone reading this who lives alone has a way of being reached or checked on in an emergency,” said Thaler-Carter. “No matter your age, but especially if you’re older and don’t have relatives, friends or neighbors who look out for you, at least consider getting an alert system to call for help. Marie probably could have been saved if someone had found her as soon as she fell. That makes her death even harder to accept.” A cremation company handled Shear’s remains in early January. The EFA’s New York City chapter plans to hold a memorial service for her, probably in the spring. Donations in Shear’s memory may be made to her local library via: https://apps.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/donate/ or: Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 “We will miss Marie Shear as a colleague, a feminist, an original character and especially as a unique voice for the Freelancer,” said Thaler-Carter.
the day — when Pope St. John Paul II established it as a Pontifical Congregation. The Oratory here in Brooklyn was founded by the Revs. Dennis Corrado and James Hinchey, C.O., two longtime priests at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Oratory is “a foundation in the tradition of St. Philip Neri who began the first Oratory (the Chiesa Nuova) in Rome in 1575. The priests and brothers of the Oratory live a common life but without vows.” “St. Philip Neri devoted spent his entire life to helping all who came to the Oratory to find joy in their particular vocation as a Christian (ordained or lay) and in the conduct of their daily life as they sought to live a holy life … St. Boniface is primarily a place of prayer in an urban center,” according to the Oratory’s website. Their charism is to work with the people in the “bond of charity,” to bring God’s joy and healing to all who seek it. This hospitality was the emphasis of Sunday’s homily and tributes. The Rev. Michael Callaghan, C.O., who was the celebrant and homilist last Sunday, contrasted the readings from Leviticus in which a man was ejected from society because he was found to have leprous sores — and the Gospel of Mark, in which Jesus heals another leper — one so happy to be reunited with his community that he disregards Jesus’ stern warning not to broadcast the miracle. Callaghan said, “For 30 years, the Congregation of the Oratory has been here — not just a building or a series of buildings — but a place where Christ is proclaimed, a word of possibility, a word that heals, a word that makes whole. A heart that calls us to joy. Sometimes joy is hard. These 30 years have taught many people that joy takes work. But the Oratory is a place that nurtures people and brings them to joy. It brings us closer to the fulfillment and freedom to be daughters and sons of God.” Callaghan spoke of his Oratorian brother, Rev. Dennis Corrado, C.O., co-founder of the Oratory. “Father Dennis has given his life to this congregation — not just this congregation but to the idea of the Oratory and the reality of the Oratory. He has called us in — many of us — over the years to be touched by this same spirit of joy. I want to thank him for that because it cost him, just as it cost every one of us something when we commit ourselves to God.” Callaghan continued, “The world comes to us broken, excluded, marginalized, hurting and we come to one another imperfect and blemished, unclean — judged sometimes, too. We also come to each other and the world and we say to one another with authenticity: I do will it, I want you to be whole, I want you to be fulfilled. I want you to be part of the community. And in 30 years, and for 30 more years, we will stand in the time and calls us to bring joy.”
Obituary John M. Nunn Jr., 1931–2017
Brooklyn born native John M. Nunn Jr. passed away in his sleep on October 16, 2017. He was 86 years of age born on July 8, 1931. For more information, contact James@copenbarger.com.
Obituary George Delury, Jr.
George Delury, Jr., 87 years old, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Born in Brooklyn New York, Mr. Delury served in WWII and the Korean War-serving on the U.S.S. W. R. Rush, receiving service medals and ROK Presidential Citation. He was honorably discharged in 1952. Mr. Delury worked in Wichita, Kansas cleaning up contaminated water wells with a perfect safety record, throughout the Midwest. He is survived by children; grandchildren; and extended family members. George Delury was a quiet, thoughtful, diligent man and an American Hero, who loved to read books, and enjoyed occasional trips driving his car, including Las Vegas, NV. A memorial service with military honors will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, 1PM at Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Ave, Farmingdale, NY 11735. A memorial has been established in his name and loving memory with the VFW National Headquarters, 406 W. 34th St., Kansas City, MO 64111 or donate by visiting, https://heroes. vfw.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1993&ea.campaign. id=49903&ea.tracking.id=homepage.
The Rev. Dennis Corrado, C.O., who founded the Brooklyn Oratory along with The Rev. James Hinchey, speaks of the early years. INBrooklyn photos by Francesca N. Tate Corrado recalled that, after all the hard work of establishing the Oratory, he received in early February 1988 “an oversized envelope with a Xeroxed letter from Rome saying we were an Oratory. “When we started the Oratory I was the second-youngest. Now I’m the oldest. It’s sobering,” he said with a with a humor-filled expression that drew much laughter. “Discernment begins the moment we open the door of the church,” said Corrado. Addressing the congregation, he added, “I believe it is you who have made this Oratory work, by your hospitality, by your work, most of all your welcome. People felt that they belonged.” Another distinction between Oratories and diocesan parishes is that stability is a key way of life for Oratorians, and their priests are not transferred away from the Oratory. Two years ago, the Brooklyn Oratory did expand its ministry to the Heights in January 2016 when they began providing pastoral care for Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in the northern part of Brooklyn Heights. At the time, one of the priests serving neighboring St. Charles Borromeo Church retired and the remaining priests were stretched thin. The Brooklyn Oratory has enough priests to minister to both the Oratory and Assumption so that both remain active, viable parishes. During its 30th anniversary Mass, the Brooklyn Oratory revived a liturgical setting titled “Mass for the Saint of Joy” that had been commissioned for Fr. Corrado’s 25th ordination anniversary. The Oratory had commissioned John Karl Hirten (former organist at St. James Cathedral) to compose this Mass setting, which was later used for fellow Oratorian Joel Warden’s ordination to the priesthood in 1999. Because of translation revisions to the English Mass texts seven years ago, the Mass for the Saint of Joy” couldn’t be used until recently, when an anonymous donor, the text of Mass for the Saint of Joy was revised. It will be sung again on Easter, when the rubrics of the Latin Rite churches resume the “Alleluia” proclamation, which is omitted during Lent. This penitential season began on Wednesday, Feb. 14.
Fr. Michael Callaghan, CO, censes the altar during the Offertory.
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More Beautiful and Terrible History.” By showing how the movement was unpopular, disruptive and courageously persevering in its time, Theoharis challenges exceptionalist narratives of American democracy and calls attention to the work that remains to be done. When: Thursday, Feb. 15, 6:308:30 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/ Brooklyn Historical Society (128 Pierrepont St.)
A rts BLACK ARTSTORY MONTH: OUR HISTORY, OUR PRIDE — HINDSIGHT IS 20/20 This exhibition of 20 collage sketches by motivational artist (and accidental historian) Ramona Candy depicts individuals who have made unique contributions and have amazing stories. Actor, storyteller and playwright Daniel Carlton will join Candy with original stories and spoken word. Attendees will have an opportunity to create their own collaged short stories based on the life of someone in their immediate history. Stories and portraits include Cathay Williams, Bass Reeves and Mahvynee Betsch. When: Friday, Feb. 16, 7-9 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/Local’s (332 Myrtle Ave.) EARTH LINE This new, site-specific installation by artist Claudia Bitran was created using
ordinary household refuse. It is composed of a 3-D representation of the New York City skyline as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park, plus a series of photographs highlighting the intricate detail of the work. The New York-based artist’s installation reveals the impact of the city landscape as well as the objects the same city discards. When: Daily, through Feb. 17, 8 a.m. -11 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Brooklyn Bridge Park (99 Plymouth St.) JOHN ZINSSER: OIL PAINTINGS This is the Brooklyn-based artist’s first solo exhibition at the Minus Space gallery. When: Wednesday-Saturday, through Feb. 24, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Minus Space (16 Main St.) TERRESTRA Lisa M. Robinson’s new work “Terrestra” is seven years in the making and continues the artist’s
reverence for the natural landscape. When: Tuesday-Saturday, through Feb. 24, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Klompching Gallery (89 Water St.) RUDY SHEPHERD: EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE IS MY BROTHER Rudy Shepherd’s solo exhibition features several bodies of work that are part of his ongoing investigation into the nature of evil. His portrait series depicts the faces of criminals and victims of crime. Making no visual distinctions between the two, the artist explores the complexity of their stories and the gray areas between innocence and guilt. In this way, Trayvon Martin, Kim Jong-un, Heather Heyer and Steve Bannon are all depicted in the group. By presenting the individuals first and their stories second, Shepherd attempts to create a space for humanity to be reinserted into the lives
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of people who have been reduced to mere headlines in the press. When: Wednesday-Sunday, through Feb. 25, 12-6 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Smack Mellon (92 Plymouth St.) KENSETH ARMSTEAD: MASTER WORK — SLAVES OF NEW YORK 1776 The sculptural forms and materials of this work are derived from revolutionary-era symbolic content and amount to 20,000 feathers, each tarred onto a translucent, perforated steel frame, Armstead directly challenges the denial and censorship necessary to perpetuate myths of meritocracy and the American Dream. When: Tuesday-Sunday, through Feb. 25 (Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 12-6 p.m.) Where: Fort Greene/BRIC Arts (647 Fulton Ave.) NANCY BAKER See this site-specific, large-scale installation with mixed-media collage. When: Daily, through Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m. Where: DUMBO/1 Main (1 Main St.)
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HISTORIC NYC ARTISTS ORGANIZATION EXHIBIT The exhibition includes water colors, pastels, prints and collages by 11 members of the Historic NYC Artists Organization , which was founded in 1940. When: Daily, through Feb. 27, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/St. Francis College (180 Remsen St.) AMUSEMENT PARK See works from “Amusement Park,” by David Brandon Geeting. When: Tuesday-Saturday, through February, 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Janet Borden, Inc. (91 Water St.) ROOTS OF “THE DINNER PARTY”: HISTORY IN THE MAKING Since the 1970s, Judy Chicago has been a pioneer in the development of feminism as an artistic movement and an educational project that endeavors to restore women’s place in history. Her most influential and widely known work is the installation “The Dinner Party” (1974–79), celebrating women’s achievements in western culture in the form of an executed banquet table set for 39 mythical and historical wom-
en and honoring 999 others. “Roots of ‘The Dinner Party’: History in the Making” is the first museum exhibition to examine Chicago’s evolving plans for “The Dinner Party” in depth, detailing its development as a multilayered artwork. When: Daily, through March 4 Where: Brooklyn Heights/ Brooklyn Historical Society (128 Pierrepont St.) (UN)OBSCURED) ECHOES A site-specific installation by Rachel Lee Zheng. When: Thursday through Sunday, through March 11, 1-6 p.m. Where: Crown Heights/Five Myles (558 St. Johns Place) LIGHT WORKS: ANTHONY MCCALL This exhibition marks the artist’s first institutional exhibition in New York and the first time that his vertical installations will be shown alongside their horizontal variants. When: Wednesday-Sunday, through March 11, 12-6 p.m. Where: Red Hook/Pioneer Art Works (159 Pioneer St.) FROM FULTON FERRY: BUILDING DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN This exhibit traces the roots of Downtown Brooklyn all the way back to 1642, when the first commercial ferry slip between Long Island and New Amsterdam opened at the end of Old Fulton Street. Using archival photographs and objects from the New York Transit Museum’s extensive collections, this exhibit celebrates the centuries of investment and innovation in transportation that made the evolution of Downtown Brooklyn possible, as well as transportation’s key role in the commercial and residential development of Brooklyn and the Greater New York region. When: Through Spring 2018 (Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Where: Downtown Brooklyn/ New York Transit Museum (Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street)
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THE LONG ARC OF JUSTICE: REVISITING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Jeanne Theoharis discusses contemporary imaginings of the civil rights movement in her forthcoming book “A
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COOKBOOK CLUB PRESENTS: SIX SEASONS BY JOSHUA MCFADDEN Joshua McFadden, chef and owner of Ava Gene’s in Portland, Oregon, is a vegetable whisperer. In his first book “Six Seasons,” McFadden channels both farmer and chef, highlighting the evolving attributes of vegetables throughout their growing seasons — an arc from spring to early summer to midsummer to the bursting harvest of late summer, then ebbing into autumn and, finally, the earthy, mellow sweetness of winter. Each chapter begins with recipes featuring raw vegetables at the start of their season. As weeks progress, McFadden turns up the heat — grilling and steaming, then moving on to sauteés, pan roasts, braises and stews. Bring a dish; it’s a potluck party. When: Tuesday, Feb. 20, 7-9 p.m. Where: Greenpoint/Archestratus Books + Foods (160 Huron St.)
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POETRY FOR SINGLES: A SINGLES AWARENESS DAY BASH (WORKSHOP) National Single Awareness is Feb. 15. Brooklyn Brainery is stocked up on wine and chocolates; just bring your creativity. This poetry workshop will cover self-expression through free-verse and rhyme. Write that self-empowerment anthem, or tell that ex everything you wanted in an epic breakup poem. When: Thursday, Feb. 15, 79 p.m. Where: Prospect Heights/ Brooklyn Brainery (190 Underhill Ave.) FAMILY FUN: SALSA Designed for the whole family, learn the fundamentals of a variety of dance, fitness and music genres. From Bhangra and Salsa to music and singing and more. All workshops are 60 minutes long, for all ages and abilities. No experience is necessary. When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 4:305:30 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/Mark Morris Dance Center (3 Lafayette Ave.) WINTER WILDLIFE ANIMAL TRACKING The Urban Park Rangers are skilled in the techniques and development of diverse outdoor skills. In this program, learn how to identify animal tracks to understand animal behavior. All programs are family-friendly, but are recommended for ages 8 and older. When: Sunday, Feb. 18, 11a.m. 12:30 p.m. Where: Marine Park/Salt Marsh Nature Center (Avenue U and East 33rd Street) CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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RESUME AND CAREER HELP Get free, one-on-one resume help, education and career advice, as well as interviewing prep, LinkedIn profile tips and more with help from a job information resource specialist. When: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Where: Sunset Park/Sunset Park Library (5108 Fourth Ave.)
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LUNAR NEW YEAR IN PROSPECT PARK Join Prospect Park Alliance at the Lefferts Historic House to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Welcome the Year of the Dog with paper lanterns and good luck paper crafts. When: Friday, Feb. 16, 12-3 p.m. Where: Prospect Park/Audubon Center KIDS CREATE: CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR This arts-and-crafts hour is for kids ages 6-12. There will be a new project each week to take home. This week, create something to celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dog. When: Friday, Feb. 16, 3:454:45 p.m. Where: Bensonhurst/New Utrecht Library (1743 86th St.) NEW YORK SWORD FESTIVAL Enjoy free performances of this traditional dance form with modern twists by 10 performing groups. When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 1 p.m. Where: Park Slope/Park Slope Library (431 Sixth Ave.)
F ilm Wonder Woman Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full power … and her true destiny. When: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17-18, 11:15 a.m. Where: Williamsburg/Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Ave.)
F ood WINTER FLEA MARKET AND SMORGASBORG Visit Brooklyn’s largest flea market for vintage, design, antiques, collectibles and food. When: Saturdays and Sundays, through winter, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Sunset Park/Industry City (241 37th St.)
H ealth DEEPBEATS YOGA DeepBeats DJ George Faya and a guest instructor lead you through an hour of DeepBeats’ Vinyasa Flow, accompanied by your personal soundtrack of atmospheric deep house grooves. When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 12-1 p.m. Where: Bushwick/House of Yes (2 Wyckoff Ave.)
N ightlife GOTHAM GIRLS ROLLER DERBY PRESENTS: DERBYTAUNT Derbytaunt is Gotham Girls Roller Derby’s annual startof-season party. Come watch the introduction of new fresh meat and the reveal of new home team skaters. When: Friday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Where: Park Slope/Littlefield (622 Degraw St.) STRANGER THINGS We are strange. You are strange. Let’s be strange. Live so free. Live performance by Jadda Cat, who is stranger than all things. They will project the Netflix special "Stranger Things" on the wall. Come chill out, watch the performance, take pictures, or make art. When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8- 10 p.m. and 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Where: Bushwick/Michael Alan Studio (566 Johnson Ave.)
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JOHN CORIGLIANO AT 80 This night celebrates the 80th birthday of John Corigliano, an iconic American composer. It will feature a performance of Corigliano’s work "Mr. Tambourine Man." Featured artists include choral ensemble and National Sawdust artists-in-residence Contemporaneous, plus American pianist Molly Morkoski and soprano Lindsay Kesselman. When: Thursday, Feb. 16, 7-9p.m. Where: Williamsburg/National Sawdust (80 North Sixth St.)
FOR THE LOVE OF JAZZ Featuring host Elad Kabilio and vocalists Thana Alexa and Michael Mayo, plus the Israeli MusicTalks Jazz Quartet. When: Friday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Where: Manhattan Beach/ Jazz at the Lighthouse (2201 Oriental Blvd.) KATT WILLIAMS: 2018 COMEDY TOUR Katt Williams returns to the stage for his latest national comedy tour. When: Friday, Feb. 16, 811 p.m. Where: Downtown Brooklyn/ Barclays Center (620 Atlantic Ave.) A CELEBRATION OF BLACK COMPOSERS AND ARRANGERS The Altino Brothers will be joined by guest soloists and the Altino Chorale to perform spirituals, art songs and inspirational music that the entire family can enjoy. When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 5-7:30 p.m. Where: Bedford Stuyvesant/ Bridge Street AME Church (277 Stuyvesant Ave.)
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts presents “Daniel Beaty: Emergency” on Saturday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 18 Photo by Lelund Durond Thompson at Kumble Theater. Courtesy of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
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RETURNING TO REIMS An actress and her director are working on the narration for “Returning to Reims,” a documentary adaptation of Didier Eribon’s memoir about his homecoming after coming out as a gay man and years of estrangement. When: Daily, through Feb. 25 (Weekdays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m.) Where: DUMBO/St. Ann’s Warehouse (45 Water St.) THE PRINCE AND THE MAGIC FLUTE Adapted for children by Nicolas Coppola from Mozart’s opera, ”The Prince and the Magic Flute” is set in mystical Egypt and tells the comical adventures of a prince and a bird catcher as they try to rescue a princess. Puppetworks’ production features traditional, handcarved wooden marionettes, accompanied by children’s songs culled from the Mozart score. When: Saturday-Sunday, through March 31, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Where: Park Slope/Puppetworks (338 Sixth Ave.)
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Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tour will ride through Williamsburg Image courtesy of Madame Morbid on February 15th. with cushioned leather seats, chandeliers and velvet curtains inspired by “Gone With the Wind.” Mini-documentaries play throughout the trip on a screen, narrated by Brooklyn’s most infamous residents. When: Thursday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Where: Williamsburg/North Ninth Street and Driggs Avenue DEAD DISTILLERS TROLLEY TOUR Green-Wood Cemetery is teaming up with the Kings County Distillery to delve into the storied past of distilling in Brooklyn. The afternoon kicks off with a trolley tour of the cemetery’s permanent residents with whiskey connections, includ-
ing the one and only casualty of the Brooklyn Whiskey Wars of the late 1860s and early 1870s. When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2-5 p.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/ Green-Wood Cemetery (500 25th St.) MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS TOUR Join expert museum educators on a journey through the building of New York’s subway system, the evolution of the city’s surface transportation and a collection of vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1904. When: Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Where: Downtown Brooklyn/ New York Transit Museum (Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street)
St. Ann’s Warehouse presents “Returning to Reims,” through Feb. 25. Photo by Arno Declair, courtesy of St. Ann’s Warehouse
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Brooklyn Actors Give Remarkable Performances in ‘X: Or, Betty Shabazz vs. The Nation’ By Peter Stamelman Special to Brooklyn Eagle
When the audience enters the curtainless theater on the second floor of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church for a performance by the Acting Company of the playwright Marcus Gardley’s “X: Or, Betty Shabazz vs. The Nation,” (running through Feb. 18), they are greeted by a black, unadorned stage with two looming flags in the background: those of the United States and the Nation of Islam. Before the house lights have even dimmed, an African-American shoe-shine man (Brooklyn resident William Sturdivant) shuffles across the stage, riffing in cadence on what we’re about to witness. It seems a very Shakespearean touch, which is apropos because the production mirrors the bard’s “Julius Caesar.” At one point in the first act, Malcolm, played Brooklyn actor Jimonn Cole, even says to his deceitful brother, “You, too, Wilbur?” an echo of “Et tu, Brutus?” There are other Shakespearean touches as well: when Louis X (yes, another Brooklyn actor, J.D. Mollison) summons a male “audience member” to the stage to “play” Malcolm, it turns out to be Mr. Cole himself. All of this rich theatrical context makes for a powerful, provocative evening of theater. And, as with any production of Shakespeare, the play is only as good as the ensemble of players performing it. The director, Ian Belknap (who is also artistic director of the Acting Company) has been blessed with an extraordinary group. Gardley, whose previous credits include “Desire Quenched by Touch (also for the Acting Company), “On the Levee” (for Lincoln Center Theatre) and “Dance of the Holy Ghosts” (for Center Stage and Yale Rep), has fashioned a bold mix of time-shifting narrative, period style music and elements of Brecht’s epic theatre to re-litigate the circumstances surrounding Malcolm’s assassination on Feb. 21,
Jimonn Cole as Malcolm X and Roslyn Ruff as his wife Betty Shabazz. Photos by T. Charles Erickson you do? It is easy for all of us to say I would have died, I would have died before I let my friend die, but how often does it play out like that? When, if ever, are those choices presented to us in relief clear enough to know that if that if I do X the result is Y and the world will be changed forever? That my decision will resonate through time? Is Eugene innocent? Hardly. Is he a villain? Absolutely not. Q&A with Roslyn Ruff: Eagle: From reading the recent “Talk of the Town” section of The New Yorker about Malcolm’s six daughters, I gather that Ilyasah gave you some suggestions after seeing your performance in a preview. One was not to cross your arms. Were there any others? Roslyn Ruff: Ilyasah was so lovely. She only gave me one other note and that was her mother never furrowed her brow. And it made so much sense, looking back at the few pieces of archival footage. Otherwise she kept saying that her mother was extremely dignified, and she felt I captured that.
Jimonn Cole as Malcolm X and Joshua David Robinson as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1965 while he was addressing his Organization of African-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. Roslyn Ruff, who plays Malcolm’s widow Betty Shabazz, gives a passionate, nuanced performance. (Ruff is another Brooklynite in the cast.) And Joshua David Robinson (yet another Brooklyn-based actor) is masterful and compelling as Brother Eugene X, who is manipulated by both the FBI and the Nation of Islam into betraying Malcolm. (Malcolm X’s actual assassin was Thomas Hagan, who later expressed “deep regrets” about his participation in the assassination.) Recently, by email, I asked both Robinson and Ruff about their preparations for their respective roles. Below are edited excerpts of our conversations, first with Robinson. Brooklyn Eagle: How much, if any, historical research did you do into Eugene, who I gather is actually an amalgam of characters? How did you find Eugene’s voice? Joshua David Robinson: Yes, Brother Eugene, in Marcus’s telling of the story, is an amalgamation of a number of different people and experiences. Unlike Jimonn or Roslyn who embody these towering figures of our shared cultural history, there wasn’t a ton of practical information out there about how Eugene moved or spoke [for me] to work from, or, for that matter a historical standard to which I would be held. The research I did focused more on the time period and on the Nation of Islam itself or what it would mean to be a broke, gay, black man in the ‘’60s, in America, inside a militant pseudo-sect Islam ... no wonder he drinks. Answering those questions are what led me to Eugene’s truth and in turn his voice, both literally and poetically. Eagle: Do you see Eugene as an innocent who gets duped and manipulated into betrayal? Or do you think Eugene has more agency and willingly, knowingly goes along with the betrayal? JDR: Eugene is a man trapped in the circumstances of his life. In an era that won’t accept him for who he is, in skin that is hated, in a world where his source of greatest strength, the Nation of Islam, is also the most dangerous and pressing threat to his life. What would
Eagle: Speaking of archival footage, did you watch a lot in order to shape your physical approach to playing Betty? RR: I absolutely did watch archival footage; I’m still watching it. The work never stops. Sometimes I’ll even watch a little something as I prepare to leave for the theater. At first it was to re-acquaint myself with the man she fell in love with and the circumstances surrounding his death. Secondly, I think her demeanor and her articulation (especially post-tragedy, i.e. the bombing of their home and the assassination) stood out to me. She always seemed very composed and able to express herself with great clarity, even in the face of tragedy. Therefore, in retrospect, Ilyasah’s comments made so much sense. Eagle: Growing up how aware were you of Malcolm and his legacy? RR: From a young age I’ve always been passionate about African-American history. In fact, I started out as an African-American history major in college. Malcolm X has always been a fascinating figure and I definitely went through a period where I became very acquainted with him and his legacy. Minister Farrakhan’s lectures (“Louis X” in our play) also became of great interest to me and I heard him speak many times during my college days. “X: Or, Betty Shabazz vs. The Nation” runs through Feb. 18 at The Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th St. For tickets and schedules go to www.theactingcompany.org.
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Edwin G. Burrows is a Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Brooklyn College, where he has taught since 1973. His course on the History of New York City remains one of Brooklyn College’s most popular offerings. He is also the co-author of “Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for history, and author of “Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War,” which Author and Historian Edwin G. was named Best Book Burrows of the Year on the Courtesy of Oxford University Press American Revolution by Fraunces Tavern Museum. Burrows has been a distinguished lecturer for the Organization of American Historians and served on the board of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Manhattan, New York History and the Society of American Historians, and is a past president of the New York Academy of History. In “The Finest Building in America,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning author tells the tale of what was once proclaimed to be the country’s finest buildings. The New York Crystal Palace, centerpiece of the 1853 World’s Fair, like its London counterpart was intended to display the country’s latest technological achievements. As quickly as it appeared, it was gone. On Oct. 5, 1858, merely five years after its construction, the Crystal Palace caught fire. Despite frantic attempts to save it, the magnificent dome was engulfed and within 30 minutes the entire structure reduced to a heap of smoldering debris. For days afterward, bereft New Yorkers picked through the debris for mementos. With sumptuous images and lively storytelling “The Finest Building in America” brings back to life an extraordinary monument, one that briefly but wholeheartedly captured the imagination of a country, giving form to its dreams and ambitions, and then vanishing from view.
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When published in hardcover in 2017, Elif Batuman’s debut novel “The Idiot” dazzled critics and readers alike. Even Greta Gerwig, the actress and movie director of indie sensation “Lady Bird,” named it one of her favorite books of the year, saying, “[Batuman] accomplishes in this novel what I’m always trying to do in film: make the mundane extraordinary not by adorning it but by telling it as it is.” Now available in paperback, “The Idiot,” which will be released on March 3, takes the kind of story Author Elif Batuman we think we know well — the porPhoto by Beowulf Sheehan trait of an artist as a young woman — and turns it on its head. What results is a wickedly funny and charmingly honest novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself, too. Our heroine, Selin, is the daughter of Turkish immigrants who enters her freshman year at Harvard with the quest to become a writer — or at least, she is enthralled with finding the meaning of language. She studies linguistics, enrolls in beginning Russian, teaches English as a second language at a community housing project and begins a rather chaste love affair with an older Hungarian mathematics student, Ivan, which becomes frustratingly complicated — this being the mid-’90s — by the introduction of email. According to The Los Angeles Times, Selin is “acutely self-conscious but fiercely intelligent, she consistently renders a strange, mordantly funny and precisely observed world … Selin’s is a consciousness one does now want to part with.” Selin is both worldly and innocent as only an 18-year-old can be, but her questions are profound: How does culture and language shape our experience? What defines love? Selin’s adventures remind us of both the uneasiness and the freedom of young adulthood — the world is intoxicating with possibilities and yet dauntingly frustrating. Batuman lets us revel in that dichotomy with her keen observations and sly wit. Batuman has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2010. She is the author of “The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them.” The recipient of a Whiting Writers Award, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award and a Paris Review Terry Southern Prize for Humor, she also holds a PhD in comparative literature from Stanford University. “The Idiot” is her first novel. She lives in Brooklyn Heights.
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ASPCA Says Microchip Scanners Help Cops Solve Cases By Paula Katinas
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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the New York Police Department, who have been working together on a project called the ASPCA-NYPD Partnership for nearly five years, have entered a new phase in their relationship. The ASPCA and the NYPD are now concentrating on getting microchip scanners into every police precinct in the city. The scanners could help locate lost animals that have had microchips implanted in them, according to experts, who said the scanning devices could also be useful in tracking down on criminals, experts said. On Feb. 10, more than 250 cops took part a demonstration at the Police Academy in College Point, Queens to show how microchip scanners work. Microchips are identification devices that are approximately the size of a grain of rice and are most commonly impacted in dogs and cats. Each microchip lists a serial number that can be read by a scanner and matched to a database containing the name of the animal’s owner. But the scanners have other possible uses, too, ASPCA officials said. For example, the scanners can quickly reveal information on an animal’s owner in cases where cops are investigating suspected cases of animal cruelty and need the data in a timely fashion. Matt Bershadker, president and CEO of the ASPCA, said the microchip scanner project is the appropriate next step in the ASPCA-NYPD Partnership. “Effectively fighting animal cruelty means equipping law enforcement officers with practical tools as well as comprehensive training, and these scanners will certainly accelerate the process of finding owners and clearing cases. As we enter the fifth year of our partnership with the NYPD, I’m inspired by their enthusiasm to use every means available to stop cruelty, rescue victimized animals, and bring animal abusers to justice,” Bershadker said in a statement. The seminar at the Police Academy was one of several such training sessions the ASPCA and NYPD conduct throughout the year. The sessions often focus on NYPD animal cruelty investigation procedures, animal cruelty laws, forensic investigations, and the ASPCA’s Community Engagement program. To date, more than 2,500 cops have taken part in seminars conducted under the ASPCA/ NYPD Partnership. The program has saved an estimated 2,500 aninmals. The work of the ASPCA/ NYPD Partnership is divided up this way: the NYPD takes the lead role in responding to all animal cruelty complaints in New York City, while the ASPCA cares for the victims and provides training, veterinary forensic services and legal support for the NYPD. Dep. Chief James Luongo, commanding officer of the
Orson, a friendly pooch, helped ASPCA officials and police demonstrate how the microchip scanner works. Officials are working toward getting the scanners into all of the city’s police precincts. Photo courtesy of ASPCA NYPD’s Special Investigation Division, said the scanners will come in handy. “In collaboration with Captain Mark Gaudioso from the NYPD Patrol Services Bureau, it became apparent that we could assist the animal cruelty victims with the tool of pet microchip scanners at every precinct and police service area in
New York City. With the animal cruelty training and widespread use of these devices we will be able to accelerate the process of finding owners to assist in our investigations,” Luongo said. To report cases of suspected animal cruelty, call 311. Call 911 to report a crime in progress. For more information on the ASPCA, visit www.ASPCA.org.
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/ Williamsburg / Bushwick
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Centennial Gala Dazzles ... Contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. from page 19.
North Brooklyn Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elaine Brodsky, left, Diana Zelvin and Administrative and Programming Consultant Joy Sian.
Steve Cohn (left) congratulates honoree Joseph M. Mattone Sr. (center) and Bruce Ratner, right.
Brooklyn Eagle photos by Andy Katz