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OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS MICHIGAN: Fatimah Farooq is shown recently in Ann Arbor, Mich. Farooq counsels refugees from places like Iraq and Syria, who have been victims of trauma, torture or sex trafficking. Personally, she tries to help rela‐ tives from Sudan, some of whom have faced barriers resettling in the United States as her parents did right before she was born. In between, she is trying to navigate being black, Muslim and a daugh‐ ter of immigrants. For more “Our World in Photos,”see page 4 or visit BrooklynPhoenix.com. AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Brooklyn Attorney Fears 20k Haitians May Soon be Deported From NYC
Cosmos Earn First Point at MCU Park, End Jacksonville’s Shutout Run
By Rob Abruzzese, Legal Editor Brooklyn PHOENIX
Like most attorneys who practice in immigration law, Emmanuel Depas has been busy since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. However, he could find himself even busier if the U.S. ends temporary protected status (TPS) for Haiti. Please turn to page 3
Criminal Bar President Wants Other DAs to Follow Gonzalez’s Lead on Immigration — See page 3 —
The Cosmos earned their first point of the season at MCU Park and moved to fifth place in the North America Soccer League standings following a 1‐1 draw with first‐ Photo courtesy of the New York Cosmos place Jacksonville Armada. See page 5.
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Little-Known Loophole Can Displace Rent-Stabilized Tenants
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In the month of April, when the rent stabilization guidelines are decided every year up in Albany, we always have battles between landlords and tenants. But in the end, it always comes down to who is appointed to the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), and the whole process is usually slow as a turtle.
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Rent stabilization, which is much more common, applies to all apartment houses built before 1974 that have six or more units and that aren’t coops or condos. This system was enacted in 1969, when rents were rising sharply. It has been extended and amended frequently. Rent-stabilized tenants are protected from sharp increases in rent and have the right to renew their leases.
Ever since the prospect of a freeze emerged, landlords have been on the defensive. In testimony before the RGB, landlords say they are looking for business as usual, so they can stay in business.
If you are 62 or older or disabled, you have additional protections. If you do wish to stay in the apartment, you could simply stay put and wait for the landlord to serve you with eviction papers. The landlord will then have to prove in court that he or she needs the apartment for family use. The court may or may not agree with their claim.
Of the two systems of rent regulation in New York City, rent control is the older one. It dates back to the housing shortage immediately following World War II. To be eligible for rent control, a tenant must have been living continuously in an apartment since 1971, which is why there are fewer and fewer rent-controlled tenants.
The Rent Stabilization Law and Code is a little vague about the number of apartments that an owner may occupy: “...only one of the individual owners of any building, whether such ownership is by joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or tenancy by the entirety to recover possession of one or more dwelling units for personal use and
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occupancy.” However, the state Department of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR) informs us that an owner can take more than one unit for the occupancy of his or her relatives. Rents may be reduced if the owner fails to provide required services or fails to make necessary repairs. Examples of such conditions are lack of heat and hot water, unsanitary common areas (halls, lobby) and broken front-door locks. If a tenant receives a rent reduction from DHCR, the owner cannot collect any rent increases until services are restored and DHCR restores the rent.
The law prohibits harassment of rent-regulated tenants. Owners found guilty of trying to force a tenant out of an apartment can be denied decontrol and lawful rent One of the main advantages increases and may be subject to both civil and criminal of being a rent-stabilized ten- penalties. Owners found guilty of tenant harassment are ant is the right to renew your subject to fines of up to $5,000 for each violation. lease. This right holds firm with few exceptions, but one —Terrence Lyght, of the exceptions takes place Publisher, Brooklyn PHOENIX when the landlord decides to take over one or more of the apartments in his building or use by his family. However, he/she must give the tenant 90 to 150 days’ notice before the tenant’s existing lease expires. In addition, the landlord must be able to prove that the apartment will be for family use. PHOENIX photo by Paula Katinas
here are nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, which means that more than a million people are able to enjoy affordable rents. However, we all know there are many developers who leave no stone unturned when looking for ways to buy these buildings and transform the apartments into expensive rental or condo units. At times, landlords have harassed tenants in an effort to get them to move.
Founded 1972, the Brooklyn Phoenix is an award-winning weekly that covered Brownstone Brooklyn and reform politics for two decades. Full archives of the Phoenix are being catalogued as a special project of the Department of Library Science at Brooklyn College. Today the Phoenix has a new mission to become the voice of the immigrant community in Brooklyn in the new century. Publisher: TERRENCE LYGHT tlyght@brooklynphoenix.com Managing Editor: JEAN DAVID HUBERT jdh@brooklynphoenix.com (646) 683‐1864
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Who Is ‘Us’? By Mark Sappenfield The Christian Science Monitor
Much of politics today comes down to the question of who gets to be “us.”That’s always been true, of course. Politics is about creating one “us”that is bigger than the other guy’s. It’s about finding ways to reach across the countless definitions we have of ourselves (black, Jew, male, rural, etc.) to find at least one common denominator for collective action.
Continues from page 1 “I’m preparing for about 20,000 Haitians without status living in Brooklyn and Queens who are going to be needing help real soon,”said Depas, a past president of the Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York (HALANY). “TPS was really good while it lasted. It helped a lot people. It kept families together.” Last week, as reported by USA Today and other media outlets, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recommended that temporary protection for approximately 50,000 Haitians, who have come to the U.S. since the 2010 earthquake, be dropped. That means that the estimated 20,000 Haitians living in New York City would be forced to return to Haiti. “These are people who have been here for years and in many cases, they have Americanborn children,”Depas said. “Those people are going to lose the ability to work lawfully on the books. If their deportation cases were suspended, over time they will be reinstated, and people will lose the ability to travel back and forth between here and Haiti.”
The decision to ultimately kill Part of the problem, Depas TPS will rest in the hands of explained, is that many simply Department of Homeland Security will not be able to return to Secretary John Kelly. Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Haitians living here have little Matthew, which devastated the recourse. TPS is only a temporary Southwestern portion of the status and does not necessarily lead country last fall. to a path toward U.S. citizenship. “There is no way that Haiti Depas said that even if Haitians could take back 50,000 people living here under TPS have had right now,”he said. “You are going American-born children, they to put people in a detrimental would have to wait until the child is position — housing is an issue, 21 before they would be able to jobs are definitely going to be an issue. The entire Southwestern por- Emmanuel Depas, become citizens themselves and tion of the country is wiped out.” past president, Haitian may still have to return to Haiti. Depas said that HALANY has The Obama administration of- American Lawyers As‐ fered TPS to Haitians following sociation of New York. been conducting regular programs in Brooklyn and throughout the city the 2010 earthquake. That tempoBrooklyn Eagle file photo to try to inform immigrants of their rary protection has been extended by Rob Abruzzese rights. He suggested that Haitians several times and is set to expire on July 22. According to a USA Today report, with TPS contact their local representatives and James McCament, acting director of USCIS, keep all of their documents in one place in case wrote that conditions in Haiti have improved they are needed in an emergency. “You look back at it — first it was enough to end TPS. He proposed an extension until January and recommended that Muslims, then Mexicans, now it’s Haitians,”Depas said. “Who is next?” program be ended after that.
Criminal Bar Pres. Wants Other DAs to Follow Gonzalez’s Lead on Immigration By Rob Abruzzese, Legal Editor Brooklyn PHOENIX
Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced a new policy on Monday that aims to help keep immigrants from being deported if they are arrested on certain low-level and misdemeanor crimes in Brooklyn, a decision that the borough’s criminal bar association says it supports. “Any action that seeks to make outcomes in criminal cases more fair and just by taking into consideration all of the consequences of a conviction, including immigration consequences, is a step in the right direction that all DA’s offices in the city should take notice of and follow [Acting] DA Gonzalez’s lead,” said Michael Cibella, president of the Kings County Criminal Bar Association (KCCBA). As was reported in the Brooklyn PHOENIX back in January, the acting DA officially announced that he hired two immigration attorneys who will train his staff on immigration issues. They will advise prosecutors on plea offers and sentencing recommendations on cases in which non-citizens have been arrested on low-level charges to keep them from being deported. “I am committed to equal and fair justice for all Brooklyn residents — citizens, lawful residents and undocumented immigrants alike,”Acting DA Gonzalez said in a statement. “Now more than ever, we must ensure that a conviction, especially for a minor offense, does not lead to unintended and severe consequences like deportation, which can be unfair, tear families apart and destabilize our communities and businesses.” Gonzalez explained that this move is an effort to keep Brooklyn’s many immigrant communities comfortable with law enforcement so that they will continue to report crimes and testify at trials. “I want to emphasize that our office is not seeking to frustrate the federal government’s function of protecting our country by removing non-citizens whose illegal acts have caused real harm and endangered others,”Gonzalez said. “Rather, our goal is to enhance public safety and fairness in the criminal justice system and this policy complements — but does not compromise — this goal. “We will not stop prosecuting crimes, but we are determined to see that case outcomes are proportionate to the offense as well as fair and just for everyone.”
The announcement has been met with many critics, including U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. However, these would only be for low-level, non-violent cases and, as Cibella explained, this is a move that defense attorneys have long pushed for. “Hiring immigration attorneys to counsel assistant prosecutors and confirm what we as defense attorneys are often telling prosecutors when negotiating an appropriate disposition will lead to quicker and fairer resolutions,”Cibella said. The acting DA hopes that the new policy will keep immigrants from facing harsh immigration penalties for minor offenses. Even lawful residents, like green-card holders and students, can face deportation and other negative effects on applications for permanent residency or citizenship. There are no guidelines set out in the new policy. Instead, prosecutors are instructed to make determinations on a case by case basis.
Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese
But by some important measures, the boundaries around who we accept as part of “us”are particularly rigid at the moment. For example, 50 years ago, a far greater share of Americans registered as Republicans or Democrats, but for many it was not such a concrete part of their identity. They would often “swing”to vote for candidates of other parties. Their “us”wasn’t just “R”or “D.” Today, while more people register as independents than as Republicans or Democrats, their behavior is actually much more partisan. Independents don’t act like independents; they act like stealth Republicans and Democrats. Swing voters are virtually an extinct species. Increasingly, folks from the other party are “them.” Which brings us to French presidential candidate ¬Marine Le Pen. Rigidly defining “us”is the core element of her political identity. In her cover story on Le Pen, Monitor staff writer Sara Miller Llana writes, “Le Pen’s stance on national identity — preventing more foreigners from coming in and diluting what it means to be French — resonates as much as any issue with her followers.” In some ways, it makes sense for a national politician to define “us”along nationalistic lines. She is not, after all, courting votes in Zimbabwe. But why do such strains of nationalism wax and wane? How has she pushed her National Front party further than her legendary father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, ever did? Why did the British vote to leave the European Union? Why did Donald Trump’s “America First”triumph? The answers are numerous, multilayered. But one of the simplest comes from the Bill Clinton-era adviser who said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” The Western economic story of the past 30 years is the rise of economic inequality. The West’s wealth is spread far less evenly than decades ago. When Le Pen talks to former miners in Metz, France, she is talking to the losers in the French economy. When Trump appealed to rural voters in the U.S.,, he rode their discontent to victory. Research shows that political polarization in the U.S. has mirrored income inequality — with both rising dramatically from post-World War II lows. The sense that one is losing economically is corrosive. Add to that a sense that others are getting ahead and it can seem as if the world’s playing field is tilted without recourse. It entrenches all the lines of “us”and “them”more deeply. It is fuel for politics that divide. And in that way, it makes the hard task of governing even harder. Fairness is the fuel for an enlarged “us,”and it finds footing for grander expression when we first embrace the prosperity of our neighbors close at hand. © 2017 The Christian Science Monitor
Brooklyn Attorney Fears 20,000 Haitians May Soon be Deported From NYC
Lu‐Shawn Thompson (center) accepted the Robert N. Kaye Memorial Award on behalf of her late husband and former Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson. Pictured from left: Michael Cibella, Lu‐Shawn Thompson and acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. They are expected to know of possible immigration consequences and are also instructed to make appropriate plea offers or sentencing recommendations after trial. Prosecutors may also consider alternative offenses that defendants can plead to as well as modified sentences.
Former Guyanese Minister Franklin Hope Dies He was appointed secretary to the treasury Franklin Eleazer Hope, the U.S.-based former minister of government for Guyana, in 1970 and minister of finance and trade in 92, passed away peacefully at his home in 1972. He remained a member of the cabinet until 1983, when he resigned from Maryland on April 13. his ministerial position to take up In keeping with his an appointment with the Interwishes, his body was American Development Bank cremated, and he will (IDB) in Washington, D.C. be remembered in a He had returned to Guyana private memorial. again in 1991 as a representative Born in Buxton, of the World Bank to head the Guyana, where he grew implementation of the Economic up, he attended TeachRecovery Program (ERP) during ers Training College, President Desmond Hoyte’s adeventually achieving ministration. the position of deputy After he retired, he spent lots of head master. time gardening and sitting in his faHe left the teaching vorite leather reclining chair while profession to pursue watching CNN, family members studies in economics Franklin Eleazer Hope said. His interest in economic and (in the U.K.) and statistics (in the U.S.). When he returned to political events around the world never ceased. Guyana, he joined the staff at the Bureau of He is survived by his wife, children, daughtersStatistics, where he subsequently attained in law, sons-in law, grandchildren, a greatgrandson and his brother. the position of chief statistician. Friday, April 28, 2017 • Brooklyn PHOENIX • 3
Haiti Leader Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Drug Case By Curt Anderson
The remote, mountainous town of southwest Haiti where Philippe ran a virtual MIAMI (AP) — A former fiefdom was also quiet on Monday, local Haitian coup leader and recently residents said. The town of Pestel was one of many communities on Haiti’s remote elected senator in that country southern peninsula struggling with flooding pleaded guilty Monday to a U.S. following heavy rain. Philippe admitted Monday in court that, drug money-laundering charge as a high-ranking Haitian police comunder a deal that should allow mander in the city of Cap-Haitien, he achim to avoid a potential sentence cepted between $1.5 million and $3.5 of life in prison for cocaine traf- million from drug smugglers from 1999 to 2003. Prosecutors say Philippe and other ficking. police officers took the money in exchange for ensuring safe passage for cocaine shipments from Colombia and other countries that went through Haiti on their way to Miami and other U.S. destinations. “Philippe cast aside his duty to protect and serve the people of Haiti,”said Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin Greenberg. “Instead, he abused his position of authority as a high-ranking Haitian National Police officer to safeguard drug shipments and launder illicit trafIn this Aug. 24, 2016 file photo, Guy Philippe laughs ficking proceeds.” Philippe attorney during an interview in Pestel, Haiti. Philippe pleaded Zeljka Bozanic said guilty in federal court in Miami, Monday, April 24 to taking the potential a drug‐related charge that could send him to prison life sentence off the AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File table was the key to for at least nine years. the plea agreement, Under the plea deal, the recommended especially considering there are few prison sentence for Guy Philippe is nine witnesses and documents available to years and the drug trafficking charge would mount a credible defense. “We’re happy that’s going to be the rebe dropped. He also faces a $1.5 million sult,”she said. “Hopefully he’ll still be a relfine at a sentencing hearing July 5. “You understand I am under no obliga- atively young person walking out of there.” About $376,000 of the illicit cash was tion to impose that sentence?”asked U.S. wired to a Miami bank account District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, noting that the maximum potential sentence is 20 from Haiti and Ecuador and used by Philippe to purchase a house in years. the Fort Lauderdale area, accord“Yes, your honor,”said Philippe. Philippe, 49, led a 2004 Haitian uprising ing to court documents. There was a series of protests that ousted then-President Jean-Bertrand in Haiti when Philippe was Aristide and was indicted along with sevarrested in January, with some eral others on U.S. drug charges in 2005. supporters calling it an illegal kidHe managed to elude capture for more than a decade, including at least 10 attempts to napping. Several dozen people arrest him in Haiti that involved a military demonstrated outside the Miami operation and a foot chase through the courthouse at one of his earlier appearances, but there was no countryside. Philippe was elected to the Haitian such show of support Monday. “It is important that Philippe Senate in November but was arrested while accepted responsibility for his giving a live radio interview in the capital criminal offenses against the of Port-au-Prince in January and whisked immediately to the U.S. Altonaga rejected United States and the people of his claim of immunity as an elected Haitian Haiti,”said Adolphus Wright, chief official. The judge noted even if immunity of the Drug Enforcement AdminMiami office. applied, Philippe had not yet been officially istration’s ______________________ sworn in. There was no immediate comment Associated Press writer David about the guilty plea from the many mem- McFadden in Port-au-Prince, bers of Haiti’s parliament who questioned Haiti, contributed to this story. ______________________ the legality of swiftly flying Philippe to Florida on the same day of his arrest in the Follow Curt Anderson on Twitcapital’s Petionville district. ter: http://twitter.com/Miamicurt Associated Press
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In this Aug. 18, 1999 file photo, Cuba Gooding Sr., lead vocalist of the legendary r&b/pop group OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS The Main Ingredient, and father of Oscar‐winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr., gestures during an interview in Bridgetown, Barbados. Gooding Sr., who sang the 1972 hit “Everybody Plays the Fool,”has died. Authorities say the 72‐year‐old singer was found dead due an unknown cause in a car Thursday, April 20, AP Photo/Chris Brandis, File in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles.
In this June 2, 2011 file photo, suspended FIFA executive Jack Warner speaks during a news conference held shortly after his arrival at the airport in Port‐of‐Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In papers filed earlier this week in federal court in Brooklyn, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football accuses former FIFA officials Jack Warner and Charles Blazer of making a fortune through embezzlement, allegations that mirror those in a sprawling U.S. criminal investigation that has resulted in charges against several top soccer officials. The suit accuses the pair of negotiating bribes and kickbacks in con‐ nection with lucrative broad‐ casting rights for tournaments including CONCACAF’s Gold Cup championship AP Photo/Shirley Bahadur, File
LEFT: Pierre Papillon weeps after learning his relative Guy Philippe, a former Haitian coup leader, pleaded guilty to a U.S. drug money‐laundering charge under a plea deal that allows him to avoid life in prison for co‐ caine trafficking, Monday, April 24, outside the federal court building in Miami. Philippe pleaded guilty Monday in Miami federal court. Under the plea deal, the recommended prison sentence for Philippe is nine years and the drug trafficking charge would be dropped. A judge will make the final deci‐ AP Photo/Alan Diaz sion July 5.
Cosmos Earn First Point at MCU Park, End Jacksonville’s Shutout Run By Scott Enman
Brooklyn PHOENIX
On a night where fans were given collectable Pelé T-shirts, the New York Cosmos put in an impressive performance that the Brazilian legend himself would have been proud of. Not only did the “New York Originals”earn their first point of the season at their new home with a 1-1 draw last Saturday, but they also ended first-place Jacksonville Armada’s shutout streak, courtesy of a strike from La Liga veteran Javi Marquez. The goal came in the 22nd minute off a counter attack initiated by Cosmos midfielder Walter Restrepo. Restrepo made a darting run down the left side of the pitch and displayed good vision to find Marquez on the opposite side of the box. Marquez deftly took a touch inside and drove home a low shot to the near post as Jacksonville goalkeeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell was caught flat-footed. It was the Barcelona-born midfielder’s first goal of the season and it earned him Man of the Match honors. “We would have liked to get our first win in our stadium, but it wasn’t able to happen,”said Marquez through a translator. “Hopefully, next home match it will happen. I think we needed more fight in the game, more desire to win and that’s what we missed out. “Hopefully, for the next match we will come out ready to fight.” Two weeks after being outshot 22-4 against Miami FC, progress was noticeable as the Cosmos totaled four shots on goal to Jacksonville’s zero after the first 45 minutes. The first-half performance was one of the team’s best of the season and Cosmos Chairman Rocco B. Commisso, watching from the supporter’s section, sang and screamed as green smoke cascaded from the goal line bleachers. The Cosmos outshot Jacksonville 13-10 in total. New York’s dominant performance was highlighted by effective possession and high pressure on Jacksonville’s backline. That intensity, however, waned in the second half, as the team was unable to maintain that energy for a full 90 minutes.
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During the first half, Cosmos Chairman Rocco B. Commisso sang, screamed and watched the game from the supporters’ section as green smoke cascaded from the goal line bleachers. Photos courtesy of the New York Cosmos Jacksonville evened the score in the 67th minute thanks to a screamer from J.C. Banks. Banks received the ball at half field, dribbled the length of the pitch, took a touch in the box with a change of speed and delivered a dipping strike to the far post past a diving Jimmy Maurer. Following the goal, Banks taunted the Cosmos supporters as he ran to the corner flag cupping his hand to his ear. Immediately after the equalizer, a passionate Armada Head Coach Mark Lowry was ejected from the technical area. “There was about four or five minutes that we were in trouble and they were able to take advantage to score the goal,”said head coach Giovanni Savarese. “Once we adjusted back again, then we got the ball again and started to be dangerous.”
Coming off a bye week, the Cosmos looked more comfortable as new players were further integrated into the team. Despite the draw, Savarese was pleased with the progress of his team. “We’ve been working, finally,”said Savarese, who moved to 56-31-20 all time as Cosmos coach. “We needed time. The team looked a lot better today. We were dynamic. We had the ball. We created a lot of good chances. We looked alive and this is only because we had time to be able to work. “These two weeks were perfect for us. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get the three points that we wanted to but I was pleased with a lot of the things we did today.”
“We’ve had a lot of new players this year and have had little time to adapt,”added Marquez. “With more practices, we’ll come together. We are going to try and win like always. “The New York Cosmos have a history and every team is coming out to get us and we understand that so we have to show up for every game.” The draw moved the Cosmos up to fifth place in the North America Soccer League standings. Jacksonville remained atop the division. New York travels to the West Coast this Saturday to take on the San Francisco Deltas. The game will be televised on MSG networks and kickoff is slated for 10 p.m. The team returns to Coney Island May 13 against Puerto Rico FC, a team owned by Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony.
BRAZIL: Indigenous people from various ethnic groups negotiate with police as they protest in favor of the demarcation of indigenous lands outside the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, April 25. Indigenous leaders say the government of President Michel Temer is working to roll back protections in various parts of the Amazon and allowing ranchers and AP Photo/Eraldo Peres other big‐money interest to steal their lands. Friday, April 28, 2017 • Brooklyn PHOENIX • 5
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PROGRESS PREP NYC LLC
Notice of Formation of SITE 8 RESIDENTIAL MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/18/17. 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, 150 Myrtle Avenue, Ste. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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.
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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RESN MGMT, LLC
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LB@BLUE CHIP PROPERTIES LLC
UNIPRO SOLUTIONS, 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
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
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11214 LARIMAR FAMILY NP SERVICES, PLLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: LARIMAR FAMILY NP SERVICES, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/24/2017. 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 Maria Evola NP, 173 Bay 13th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11214. Purpose/character of LLC: For The Purpose Of Nursing.
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SCHWARTZ BROTHERS HOME LLC
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. #149303
ETB INVESTORS, LLC 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
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BROOKLYN WHOLESALE BAKERY LLC 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
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1653 58TH STREET LLC
AVANT MAINTENANCE SUPPLY LLC
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
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.
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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
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
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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.
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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. #147863
11222 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
ANTARES 27 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
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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RABEE 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 #149376
IT 1622 LLC
NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS 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
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GAMBONE LAW GROUP, PLLC
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. #149357
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
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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
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NATURE ISLANDS SEAFOOD LLC
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. #149265
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
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THE HANDLER BK, LLC
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
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
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
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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
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
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.
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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
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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
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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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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
BILL’S PEST CONTROL, LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: BILL’S PEST CONTROL, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/3/2017. 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. #149716
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
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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
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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
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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
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. #149706
888 CARROLL LLC Notice of Formation of 888 CARROLL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/14/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, PO Box 381040, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149747
GTA ARCHITECTURE, PLLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: GTA ARCHITECTURE, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/7/2017. 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 GTA Architecture, PLLC 95 Eastern Parkway 2G Brooklyn, NY, 11238. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149770
MARQUIS TUTORING LLC MARQUIS TUTORING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/11/2017. 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, 327 Eastern Parkway Apt. D, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #149810
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
10011
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
10017
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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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.
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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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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
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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. #149177
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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. #149017
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
MAKEVILLE STUDIO, LLC
Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MAKEVILLE STUDIO, 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 Corporation Service Company, 80 State St. Albany, NY, 12207. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149737
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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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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
NEW YORK ART SCOUT LLC
NEW YORK ART SCOUT LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 2/2/2017. An amendment filed on 4/17/2017. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. Legalinc Corporate Services Inc designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste 1 # 086, Buffalo, NY 14221. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
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THIS ONE, LLC
Notice of Formation of This One, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: J. Patrick LaRue, Two Riverway, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that a license, number TBA for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a cafe under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1219 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218 for on premises consumption. GREYCRAFT INC. DBA KETTLE & THREAD
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LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #1301846 for beer, wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a bar under the ABC Law at 1515 Atlantic Ave., BK, NY 11213 for on-premises consumption; Acoustik Garden LLC
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LIQUOR LICENSE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL #1293086 FOR BEER,WINE AND LIQUOR HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR AT RETAIL IN A DISTILLERY/BREWERY UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 942 GRAND STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION. DISRUPTION GRAIN LLC D/B/A INTERBORO SPIRITS AND ALES #149782
LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #1301851for beer, wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the ABC Law at 192 Ave U, BK, NY 11223 for on-premises consumption; Giovanni Italian Restaurant LLC
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LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #1301825 for beer & wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer & wine at retail in a cafe under the ABC Law at 149 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 for on-premises consumption: Izola Inc. dba Regular Visitors
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NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE FLEMMING NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 25th day of April, 2017, bearing the Index Number NC-000547-17/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) YVONNE (Middle) KERISHA (Last) FLEMMING. My present name is (First) YVONNE (Middle) KERISHA (Last) WRIGHT AKA YVONNE K WRIGHT, AKA YVONNE KERISHA WRIGHT-FLEMMING. My present address is 300 GATES AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11216. My place of birth is JAMAICA. My date of birth is February 4, 1974. #149908
FOR CHANGES OF NAME PLEASE CALL KATRINA, 718‐643‐9099, EXT 103
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History Lives Here, in Flatlands
WELCOME TO FLATLANDS, A HISTORIC SOUTHern Brooklyn neighborhood with a distinctive mix of housing that’s old and new — and inbetween. The landmarked Dutch Colonial house at 1128 E. 34th St. (inset), which was constructed in the 1790s, is about as old as it gets in our borough. The fine Victorian home at 3903 Avenue I (above) dates back to the 1890s. Read all about the neighborhood’s homes in EYE ON REAL ESTATE, pages 9-12INB. INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan
Former Lumber Yard Now A World-Class Beer Hall Kings Beer Hall Is Edgy, International Like Brooklyn Is Today By John Alexander INBrooklyn
Fans have long beaten a path from Barclays Center to visit the Kings Beer Hall (KBH) at 84 Saint Marks Place in Park Slope, the best-hidden international beer hall in Brooklyn! KBH’s location was originally a family-run lumber yard that was converted into a German beer hall in 2012. At the time, it only carried German beers. Eventually it transformed into an international beer hall with a rustic feel and soaring ceilings, carrying over 30 rotating beers from around the world. Some of the most beers they serve are Krombacher Pilsner, Ballast Point Sculpin, Founders All Day IPA and Schofferhoffer. According to KBH owner Marquis Williams, “KBH is international and edgy, just as Brooklyn is today. Thus, we now carry great drinks and food from all around the world.” The name Kings Beer Hall derives from its location in Kings County and the large, king-sized theme of the place. Williams believes that it is his duty as a small business owner to support local groups and organizations such as the Park Slope Parents Association and the Park Slope United Soccer League. “With its 4,000-square-foot space in Downtown Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, KBH is the perfect spot for dining,
drinking, playing and hanging out with friends, lovers, neighbors and strangers,” said Williams. “Customers are encouraged to mix and mingle in the large open space or seated at the wooden picnic tables. Unlike many other NYC spots, we can quickly accommodate parties of 20, 30 or 50 people. And we can accommodate much larger groups with advanced notice and planning.” Additionally, the hall has games and activities that foster interaction with others. For the small intimate groups, it has board games like Cards Against Humanity, Monopoly, Sequence, or Uno, to name a few. For the larger socializing groups, it has Trivia Night, Giant Jenga, Bubble Hockey and Beer Pong and it is always adding more games and events. And KBH is kid-friendly during the day, because it knows that many of its patrons have families and want to spend time with them while enjoying good food, drinks and fun. When asked about some interesting anecdotes from the bar, or any famous people who have frequented KBH, Williams said, “I could tell you about some of these events … but then I’d have to wipe out your memory.” Continued on page 3INB
Kings Beer Hall owner Marquis Williams celebrates Oktoberfest. Photo courtesy of Kings Beer Hall
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Kings Beer Hall offers 30 rotating beers on tap from around the world. Continued from page 2INB However, he did let slip that large groups love using KBH as a home base or meeting spot. During the NCAA basketball tournaments at Barclays, which is located four short blocks away, KBH hosted alumni fans of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Notre Dame and other teams who brought their entire marching bands and pep squads with them, because they knew that KBH could accommodate them. Besides only being four blocks away from Barclays, KBH is also the largest space in the area. You’re sure to run into other Islanders fans or Streisand concertgoers. According to Williams, “We create a fun energy at KBH before events, as the buzz and excitement of seeing a show builds. With quick and delicious food options, plenty of space to hang out and a great happy hour, where else would you want to be?” Williams was born in Texas but has lived all over the country
Photos courtesy of Kings Beer Hall
and in Europe (Rotterdam and Prague). However, he has called Brooklyn home since 1998. He has worked at big companies and small but has always had a love of beer. So when the opportunity came, he decided to focus on building and growing a place that serves great beer, drinks and food, with a fun environment that everyone could enjoy. According to Williams, “Out-of-town friends come to visit me in New York and say, ‘Wow! You have such a small apartment and you can’t fit anyone in your living room.’ My response is, ‘In your part of the world, you invite people to your home and into your living room for a social event. Well in NYC, the entire city is my living room. So, what theme would you like for our social event tonight?’ We want Kings Beer Hall to be the living room for our patrons.”
INSET: Enjoy some delicious wings at Kings Beer Hall.
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Brooklyn Brewery Co-Founder Picked Up Brewing in Middle East
In this Feb. 24, 2017, image from video, Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy inspects brewing equipment inside the brewery. Brooklyn Brewery is now one of the country’s biggest craft breweries, but Hindy remembers when he had to convince a small Brooklyn club to carry his beer. Robert Frost/VERITE via AP Associated Press Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy picked up his interest in home brewing from an unusual source: American diplomats in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic law prohibits alcoholic drinks. “These guys all made their own beer at home, so I was fascinated by home brewing,” says Hindy, who spent time in the Middle East as a reporter during the late 1970s and early ‘80s. Once back in the U.S., Hindy started making beer at home and eventually decided Brooklyn would be an ideal place to start a microbrewery. Today, Brooklyn Brewery is one of the 10 largest craft brewers in the country and a top exporter. Hindy recently spoke to The Associated Press about the struggles of starting a brewery. Below are the highlights of the interview, edited for length and clarity. Q: What is the size of the U.S. beer market? A: There are now more than 5,000 breweries in America. When I started in 1988, there were fewer than 50, so it’s quite amazing the way craft beer has revolutionized the American beer industry. Q: What were you thinking when you quit your job and decided to dedicate yourself to brewing? A: I always had a conceit that I could succeed in business. I had no real resume to justify that, but when I was a kid, I won a lot of contests selling things. That was pretty much my resume for starting a brewery in Brooklyn. Amazingly, it resonated with a lot of people. We ended up raising a half-million dollars from colleagues and friends. Q: How did you view the big three beer makers, the competition and your place in the market? A: When we started in 1988, imported beer was 2 percent of the U.S. market. We thought that was the niche that we were competing with. We were not trying to go head-to-head with Anheuser-Busch, or Coors, or Miller. We were competing with the imported beers. There was a bar in Brooklyn, a little club called Lauterbach’s, and they had Budweiser. One day, I convinced George Lauterbach to give me one of the taps. So we took down the Budweiser tap handle, our first Budweiser tap handle. But that lasted for about three days. I went back, and my tap handle was gone and Budweiser was
back. I said, George, what the heck? He said, they just came in and offered me an amazing deal. I learned a lesson there. You may challenge the big guys, but don’t expect it’s going to be easy. Q: How meaningful has the story arc been for this industry and for you personally? A: Originally, we were aiming for that 2 percent for the market, which was imported beer in 1988, but amazingly, 30 years later, imports are now 15 percent of the U.S. market. Craft beer like Brooklyn is about 15 percent. So the market has changed incredibly, and now more expensive beer is more than 30 percent of the U.S. market. It’s really not an exaggeration to call it a revolution. Q: What does it tell you about what you guys set out to do? A: I think we are part of a kind of radical change in taste in America. I think that’s true in coffee. It’s true in cheese. It’s true in all kinds of consumer categories that Americans are looking for something a little more special from the food they eat and the beverages they drink, and craft beer has been a big part of that. Q: The trajectory of Brooklyn, it’s sort of intertwined in your story. A: A lot of people questioned our naming the beer Brooklyn, including lifelong Brooklyn people who were real fans of Brooklyn. It just seemed the image of Brooklyn in the mid-1980s was not good. It was kind of a symbol of urban decay and crime, but there was something happening here when I came to Brooklyn in 1984. There were a lot of artists in the neighborhood where we eventually located the brewery, and there were some cool bars opening up, and it seemed to me that there was something happening, and it was important for us to be part of it. We were committed to Brooklyn, and over the years, Brooklyn has just flowered. This interview was conducted by The Associated Press in collaboration with the mobile video storytellers at VERITE.
INSET: Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy poses inside his brewery. Robert Frost/VERITE via AP
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New Free Platform Provides Tools, Connections for Small Biz to Succeed
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Check out the headlines lately and you’ll see a lot of talk about the need to keep jobs local. But the odds are usually stacked against small business, with limited budgets and time. Entrepreneur Madara Melne decided to take action and build a platform called CatchSmart that provides the resources needed by indie makers and retailers to better compete with big business. “With the right information and IT support, we can level the playing field a bit and give small business owners a bigger voice in the market,” she said. CatchSmart is a social network for independent makers and retailers to connect, develop business relationships and promote goods to customers interested in shopping local. Melne said, “It was created to give a leg up to small businesses who often lack the infrastructure, manpower and resources to expand their business.” The new platform launched on March 1. Melne chose Brooklyn as the launch market because of its thriving entrepreneurial scene. She added, “CatchSmart exists purely to benefit the future of this community, driving regional development and powering economic growth.” The site works as an online cooperative, with the goal of bringing similar competitive advantages to indie businesses currently available only to global companies. It offers an easy-to-use platform for smaller business owners to discover each other, grow faster, better control the production process and avoid waste and overproduction. CatchSmart believes that by offering a robust network and tools to small business owners, each person has a better chance of achieving their dreams while also driving the local economy. Makers and retailers can join at www.catchsmart.com/makersand-retailers. CatchSmart offers businesses tools to help them run smarter and more productively. These tools include a social impact score and access to local market data and trends, leading to more informed decisions. Members also have access to the CatchSmart quality QR code system, lowering costs and minimizing the difficulties that come with pricing, inventory and shelf placement. By linking local retailers and makers on one user-friendly site, CatchSmart aims to empower the local economy and minimize waste through overproduction. Consumers can also use the site or the app to discover the origin of their purchases and rate retailers. Encouraging people to shop locally makes a social impact by
boosting the local economy and helping the community. The site has created an interactive game that demonstrates how to make this impact.
“CatchSmart imagines a world where small businesses can compete with big businesses,” Melne said. — Information from CatchSmart
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Meet the Belle of Avenue I in Flatlands
Meet the Belle of Avenue I, as we call this eye-catching Flatlands home.
INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan
Fourteen-Room Victorian House Overlooks Amersfort Park By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn
Old houses need love and care. If they’re lucky, they wind up with owners who are willing to give them these things. Artists need work spaces with lots of natural light. If they’re lucky, they wind up with houses that are able to give them these things. Such is the case with Steve and Pat Yamin and their picturesque 14-room Victorian house, which has a turret and three porches — or four, actually, when you count a small rooftop space that’s referred to as a widow’s porch. “We can have our professions and we don’t get in each other’s way,” said Pat Yamin. She’s a quilter who has written seven books about her craft. She cofounded a guild called Empire Quilters that now has 500 members. Use the name of her business, “Come Quilt With Me,” when you look online for examples of quilting templates she has designed. Steve Yamin is a printmaker with a master of fine arts degree from Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute. Use the name “Steven Yamin” when you look online for examples of his prints. Their house at 3903 Avenue I in Flatlands was built in 1896, the year William McKinley was elected President.
The married couple bought it in 1979 for $49,500. Cobi and Lura Brothers were the sellers, city Finance Department records indicate. Pat Yamin, who at that time worked for New York State as a vocational counselor, knew Lura Brothers because she also worked for New York State. Prior to their Flatlands house purchase, the Yamins had lived for more than a decade in a five-room railroad flat above a Chinese laundry and a candy store at 180 DeKalb Ave. in Fort Greene. That may sound big as apartments go. But his art studio and her quilting room took up so much space that they slept on a pullout couch.
This House Is A Jealous Mistress But back to 3903 Avenue I. As befits an old Victorian house, it is occasionally visited by ghosts, Pat Yamin said — very polite ghosts. “I’ve heard them a couple times, going up the attic stairs,” she explained. Continued on page 10INB
INSET: This graceful stained-glass window is one of many at 3903 Avenue I.
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Meet the Belle of Avenue I in Flatlands
Continued from page 9INB The house is an eye-catcher, in a prominent location on the corner of East 39th Street across from Amersfort Park. The Yamins gave us a tour of their home. We got a good look inside its high-ceilinged, graciously proportioned rooms. Original details abound, including stained-glass windows, elaborate woodwork, decorative brass doorknobs and a gigantic bathtub with claw feet. There are three gas fireplaces. Sunlight streams through tall windows. Even the garage is charming. Its interior walls and ceiling are made of chestnut wood. As recently as the 1960s, it was used as a horse stable. The house’s serene interiors give no hint of the messes the couple had to deal with when they first relocated to Flatlands. There was a rotting picket fence that had to be removed. The garage roof had a hole in it. The weekend they moved into their house, the back porch steps collapsed. Making those repairs launched them into an unceasing cycle of home-improvement chores. Every season, there’s a new to-do list: “Lots of caulking. Lots of painting. Lots of scraping,” said Steve Yamin, who by the way is the president of the Nieuw Amersfort Civic Association. Keeping the house in good shape eats up his time and attention. “The house is his mistress — so I named her Sophie,” Pat Yamin said. In addition to that jesting nickname, the couple also call their home Hubbard House. That’s because Pat Yamin pored over old property records at Brooklyn Borough Hall and discovered that members of the Hubbard family built it and were its original owners. After doing genealogical research at the Brooklyn Historical
Society, she thinks they were descendants of James Hubbard. He emigrated from Langham, England in the 1600s and came to Gravesend with Lady Deborah Moody, who was a proponent of religious freedom. Over the years, some of the Hubbards married into Dutch immigrant families who lived in the area. The name Hubbard House also refers to a DutchAmerican farmhouse at 2138 McDonald Ave. in Gravesend that was built in the 1830s by Nelly Johnson Hubbard and was probably initially occupied by her and her son Samuel Hubbard. That house was designated as a city landmark in 2009.
Unsolicited Purchase Offers
The Yamins are frequently approached by folks who inquire about buying 3903 Avenue I — which sits on a 90-foot-by90-foot lot — or purchasing its side yard as a development site. Some people just want to know if there are rooms available for rent. Three years ago, the couple considered an offer from a man who planned to tear down Hubbard House and construct a six-unit multifamily building with onsite parking. The idea of selling the house was tempting to the Yamins, who at that time were thinking about buying an unusual home in the town of Somers in northern Westchester County — a converted barn with a silo. His offer didn’t pan out, though. Reflecting on the sale that didn’t happen, Pat Yamin said the demolition of 3903 Avenue I would have been “a terrible thing.” Even after four decades, the house still has surprises to offer the Yamins. Recently their son, Jared, was removing wallpaper on the third floor — and uncovered a fresco. The lovely painting depicts a ship called the Mist heading towards a lighthouse.
ABOVE: Here’s a glimpse of Steve Yamin’s art studio in his Flatlands house. INSET: Steve and Pat Yamin are the long-time owners of this 14-room Victorian house at 3903 Avenue I. BELOW: This sunny spot for reading and reflection is in the master bedroom of 3903 Avenue I. INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan
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‘Futurama’ and Fine Dutch Farmhouses in Flatlands
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Welcome to Flatlands, a mix of new and old housing — including this landmarked Dutch Colonial house at 1128 E. 34th St. INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn
Flatlands is full of surprises. What other Brooklyn neighborhood’s got Dutch farmhouses from the 1700s, an area called Futurama — and houseboats in a marina behind a shopping mall? The neighborhood has its own special mix of new and old housing, having been one of the six towns the Dutch settled in the 1600s in what became Brooklyn. At the outset, Flatlands was called Nieuw Amersfoort and encompassed more terrain than it does today. After that early start, Flatlands remained mostly farmland until the 1830s, says that indispensable book, “The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn,” edited by Kenneth T. Jackson and John B. Manbeck. Development didn’t really rev up until the
20th century. On a recent spring day, we headed off for a look at Flatlands. We wound up spending two days there, because there’s a lot to see. We consulted a map in “The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn” to figure out the neighborhood’s boundaries, which we’re mentioning because various people define them in various ways. But everyone does agree that Flatlands is bordered by Marine Park, East Flatbush and Mill Basin. There’s no subway service in Flatlands, and lots of residents have cars. This neighborhood is one of the few places where we wish we had one — because it would be fun to roll up to the drive-thru Starbucks at 1927 Flatbush Ave., on the corner of Kings Highway. Continued on page 12INB
This semi-attached home with its fine landscaping is located on the corner of East 59th Street and Avenue K in the section of Flatlands known as Futurama. Week of April 27-May 3, 2017 • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • 11INB
‘Futurama’ and Fine Dutch Farmhouses in Flatlands
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These houses — the kind of houses that float — are in a marina behind Kings Plaza Shopping Center at the edge of Flatlands. INBrooklyn photo by Lore Croghan Continued from page 11INB
The Joost Van Nuyse House, AKA the Van Nuyse-Coe House
Dutch Colonial farmhouses are treasures wherever you find them. And this one’s a beauty. It stands at 1128 E. 34th St., in a yard with a white picket fence. As soon as you glimpse its steep roof with a swoop at the bottom, you suspect the white cottage with blue shutters was built long ago. The construction dates, in case you’re wondering, are 1793-1794. Preservationists call it the Joost Van Nuyse House — he’s the man who was probably responsible for building it. It’s also called the Van Nuyse-Coe House as a nod to Ditmas Coe, who rented it beginning in 1852. It was designated as a city landmark in 1969 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation report about it enumerates its virtues by saying that it is “an excellent example of a late 18th century Dutch Colonial farmhouse, that it has superb proportions and fine details, that it has architectural distinction, representing the best tradition of its period and that it is in an extremely good state of preservation.” A story on the New-York Historical Society’s website by Joseph Ditta says the house, originally located on Flatbush Avenue, was purchased in the 1920s by Amersfort Nursery and moved to its East 34th Street location. Ditta, by the way, was a tireless campaigner for the landmark designation of the Colonial-era Gravesend property popularly known as Lady
Moody’s House, which finally happened last year after a wait of a half-century. The Joost Van Nuyse House’s owners are David Katzman and Antoinette Byam, city Finance Department records indicate. There’s another landmarked Dutch Colonial farmhouse in Flatlands — the Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhoven House at 1640 E. 48th St. See brooklyneagle.com for a look at photos we took three years ago of this historic house, which belongs to Ken Friedlander.
Flatlands Reformed Church The first worshippers started attending church at this site in the 1660s. Flatlands Reformed Church at 3931 Kings Highway has a history that dates back to America’s beginnings as a nation. The landmarked Greek Revival-style building used by presentday congregants was constructed in 1848. It’s made of white clapboard with a tall spire and is set in a historic graveyard. The place looks like a Currier and Ives print of a 19th-century New England country church — if you block out the vehicular traffic on Kings Highway. The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s 1966 designation report about Flatlands Reformed Church says Pieter Claesen Wyckoff is buried beneath its pulpit. He founded the very first Flatlands Reformed Church in 1654. As preservation-minded Brooklynites know, his house — which is still standing today at 5816 Clarendon Road in East Flatbush — is the oldest building in New York state. See brooklyneagle.com for photos we recently took of Wyckoff House Museum AKA Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House, and numerous pix of Flatlands homes as well.
Floating Houses and ‘Futurama’ Out on the very edge of Flatlands, there’s a massive mall, Kings Plaza Shopping Center, owned by publicly traded Macerich Co. Behind the mall there’s an Instagram-worthy marina. Fittingly for an area with actual Dutch Colonial houses, a houseboat docked in the marina is shaped like a Dutch Colonial barn. Back on dry land, there’s a Flatlands mini-neighborhood called Futurama with houses that were built in the late 1950s and 1960. The handsome attached brick homes have a classic look now that a half-century has passed since their construction. Kenneth T. Jackson and John B. Manbeck’s map of Flatlands shows the boundaries of Futurama as Avenue J, Utica Avenue, Avenue L and Ralph Avenue. 12INB • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • Week of April 27-May 3, 2017
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April 27-May 3 Arts 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) Wildflower “Wildflower” will feature a series of new paintings and prints by Ashleigh, all of which include her latest body art series, subtitled “Virgin Skin.” Her pieces address the beauty and sisterhood among black and brown women (people) told with a retro futuristic tone. When: Sunday, April 30, 5-9 p.m. Where: Bedford Stuyvesant/Casablanca Cocktail Lounge (300 Malcolm X Blvd.) 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 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.) 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.) Triad: Yevgueniya Baras, Mike Cloud And Zachary Wollard “Triad” brings together the work of Yevgueniya Baras, Mike Cloud and Zachary Wollard, all 2015-16 residents of the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. In the painting practices of each, notions of iconography, history, language and material coalesce in startlingly personal ways, offering a refreshing take on discourses surrounding contemporary painting, community and inner worlds. When: Thursday through Saturday, through May 28, 1-6 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/FiveMyles (558 St. Johns Place) 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)
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 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 poetry 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)
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Book Launch: “Startup” by Doree Shafrir And Q&A with Isaac Fitzgerald A hugely entertaining, humorous and introspective debut set in the cutthroat world of New York tech startups. Join Power House Arena for a conversation between the author and Buzzfeed Books editor Isaac Fitzgerald. When: Thursday, April 27, 7 p.m. Continued on page 14INB
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.) 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
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Continued from page 13INB Where: DUMBO/Power House Arena (28 Adams St.) Eat, Drink & Be Literary Join moderator Deborah Treisman and author Ben Lerner. Lerner is the author of three books of poetry (“The Lichtenberg Figures,” “Angle of Yaw” and “Mean Free Path”) and two novels (“Leaving the Atocha Station” and “10:04”). His latest book is the monograph “The Hatred of Poetry.” When: Tuesday, May 2, 6:30 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAMcafé Live (30 Lafayette Ave.) Book Signing — Ira Berkow Author Ira Berkow signs copies of his new book “It Happens Every Spring.” When: Wednesday, May 3, 7-9 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/The BookMark Shoppe (8415 Third Ave.)
Educational Manna from Heaven Cooking Class Learn specialty cooking skills in the Bay Ridge Jewish Center’s brand-new kitchen. This month’s specialty is challah. Love food? Come meet other foodies who want to perfect their kitchen skills. The cost for members is $10, $12 non-members. When: Thursday, April 27, 7-9 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st St.) 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: Friday, April 28, 2:45 p.m. Where: Flatbush/Cortelyou Library (1305 Cortelyou Road) 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 29 and Sunday, April 30, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Brooklyn Historical Society presents “If These Walls Could Talk” on Sunday, April 30. Where: Brooklyn Heights/New York Transit Museum (99 Schermerhorn St.) If These Walls Could Talk Elizabeth Call returns to the Brooklyn Historical Society for her immensely popular introduction to Brooklyn house research. In this intensive workshop, gain hands-on experience using archival images, records and documents to uncover the secret history of your Brooklyn home. When: Sunday, April 30, 2-4 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/Brooklyn Historical Society (128 Pierrepont St.) Community Dance Class All ages and skill levels are welcome to join in a series of community dance classes taught by Ronald K. Brown and members of his company, Evidence, A Dance Company, which blends traditional African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word, providing a unique view of human struggles, tragedies and triumphs. When: Monday, May 1, 6:30-8 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BRIC House Ballroom (647 Fulton St.)
Family Fun Toddlers — Let’s Create Find the Picasso in your little one with this monthly arts-andcrafts experience for toddlers. Come to help build your toddler’s artistic talents while making new friends. When: Thursday, April 27, 3:30 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st St.) Concert for El Dia De Los Niños with Bilingual Birdies Band Join the Bilingual Birdies Band for an interactive concert to celebrate El Dia De Los Niños. Children and parents will learn Spanish and French through music, movement, puppetry and games. The program will be conducted in English, French and Spanish. When: Friday, April 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Where: Carroll Gardens/Carroll Gardens Library (396 Clinton St.) Celebrate Día From the Moscow Circus to Brighton Beach Library, the thrilling Russian clown duo Arkasha & Natasha from Russia will perform fantastic feats of juggling and magic. When: Friday, April 28, 3:30 p.m. Where: Coney Island/Brighton Beach Library (16 Brighton First Road) Tot Shabbat Families with children ages 0-5, siblings and caregivers can enjoy a fun-filled introduction to Shabbat with songs, stories, instruments and dancing. Rabbi Dina Rosenberg will lead tots on a journey through Shabbat that will excite them and help form a Jewish community for families of young children. Tot Shabbat concludes with challah and grape juice. When: Friday, April 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st St.) Tenth Annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration Children and adults alike will enjoy live music, arts-and-crafts and street performers at this free community festival, where interactive family activities highlight the need to create a more sustainable future and care for the earth. When: Saturday, April 29, 3-6 p.m. Where: Flatbush/Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (2100 Campus Road) Continued on page 15INB
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Jalopy Theatre & School of Music presents “Containertopia” on April 28-30. Continued from page 14INB Little Scientists: Science Kits For Toddlers and Preschoolers Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities for toddlers and pre-schoolers. When: Saturday, April 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Where: Sunset Park/Sunset Park Library (5108 Fourth Ave.) Family Bowl Bring the whole family and get your bowl on. When: Saturday, April 29, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 30, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: Williamsburg/Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave.) Spring Flea Market Come and find your Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and seasonal gifts from more than 50 vendors selling new and used items, collectibles, jewelry, crafts and more. Free Admission. Refreshments served. When: Sunday, April 30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st St.)
Film New Voices in Black Cinema See “Quest” at 7 p.m. and “Steps” at 9:30 p.m. When: Thursday, April 27 Where: Fort Greene/BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.) Jiang Wen Rising BAMcinématek presents “Jiang Wen Rising,” a series dedicated to the work of the wild man of contemporary Chinese cinema, Jiang Wen. Jiang Wen is that rarest of talents: both a magnetic screen presence and a risk-taking auteur, whose films confront the last 100 years of Chinese history with subversive humor and a surplus of style. While he has moved between art house prizewinners and blockbuster spectacles, all his films share an offbeat sensibility, freewheeling visual style and ability to smuggle ingeniously veiled political critiques past state censors. When: Daily, May 3, through May 11 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 27, 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 29, 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, May 2, 7 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 6
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2017 Brooklyn Folk Fest Celebrating folk music from near and far, the ninth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival showcases more than 40 musical acts as well as workshops, film screenings, dances and contests. See Brooklynfolkfest.com for schedule. When: Friday through Sunday, April 28-30 Where: Brooklyn Heights/St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church (157 Montague St.) Containertopia This apartment has everything! Song. Dance. Jokes. Zoning laws. Environmental collapse. Housing crises. Existential crises. A game show. A therapy session. All this in less than 250 square feet. “Containertopia” is a 21st-century take on vaudeville that looks at the evershrinking living spaces to which New Yorkers submit themselves. When: Friday through Sunday, April 28-30, 8 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/Jalopy Theatre & School of Music (315 Columbia St.) Continued from page 16INB
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“In the Heat of the Night” will be On Stage at Kingsborough on Saturday, April 29. Image courtesy of Kingsborough Takei remains a powerful voice on issues ranging from politics to pop culture, displaying uncanny eloquence and signature wit. When: Monday, May 1, 7:30 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAM Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave.) In a Pickle “In a Pickle” is inspired by Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” and includes an immersive adventure through music, dance and theater tailored for ages 2-5, with additional “relaxed” presentations for audiences with special needs. It takes audiences on a voyage of discovery through the landscape of Shakespeare’s imagination and the music of his language. When: Every day except Monday, through April 30 Where: Fort Greene/BAM Fisher (321 Ashland Place)
Tours Birding in Peace Before the gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett leads peaceful Sunday morning walking tours to discover the many birds that call Green-Wood Cemetery home. When: Sunday, April 30, 6:30-8 a.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/Green-Wood Cemetery (500 25th St.) Historic Trolley Tour Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join expert tour guides to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood Cemetery’s permanent residents, plus see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn — and much more. When: Wednesday, May 3, 1-3 p.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/Green-Wood Cemetery (500 25th St.)
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