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Volume 43, No. 17

Friday, May 5, 2017

OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS

Fla. Resident Stranded In Haiti in Immigration Quagmire ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 24-year-old native of Haiti — who has lived in the U.S. since he was a baby — says he is in immigration limbo after returning to the island. Please turn to page 3

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PERU — Fans Watch Semi‐Final: In this Monday photo, residents crowd the balconies of an apartment building to watch soccer teams La Polvora and Los Chatarreros play a semi‐final game at the Little World Cup Porvenir street soccer championship in Lima. Residents paid about $2 for a balcony view of the annual event. AP Photo/Martin Mejia For more “Our World in Photos,” see page 5 or visit BrooklynPhoenix.com.

Ferry Service: A Welcome Relief for Sunset Park, Rockaway Residents

Harris Tapped to Chair Senior Citizen Subcommittee — See page 4 —

Visa Crackdown Threatens Seasonal Help at US Resorts — See page 5 —

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, greets passengers as they disembark a NYC Ferry at Pier 11, Monday, May 1, in Manhattan. The new ferry service connects Rockaway, Queens, Brooklyn’s Sunset Park and Manhattan. See page 2 AP Photo/Peter Morgan for “From the Publisher’s Desk.”

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Ferry Service: A Welcome Relief for Sunset Park, Rockaway Residents

ith fuel prices as low as they are these days, pas- From the Desk sengers from the Rock- Of the PUBLISHER away peninsula in Queens and Sunset Park in Brooklyn are breathing a sigh of relief. PHOENIX photo by Paula Katinas

The new citywide ferry service known as NYC Ferry and provided by Hornblower Cruises took off from Rockaway and then picked up more passengers at Sunset Park before arriving in Lower Manhattan on its inaugural run on Monday. More than 100 people were on board for the pre-dawn launch. Mayor Bill de Blasio also took a ceremonial first ride on Sunday, traveling from the Rockaways to lower Manhattan.

Now, riders from the Rockaways will be able to get to Manhattan in just about an hour. A one-way ride costs $2.75. The Rockaway route offers service between Beach 108th Street, the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Wall Street’s Pier 11. The ferry now services Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. More routes will be launched in the near future. The NYC Ferry will definitely help the waterfront neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, which are now a distant walk from overcrowded subways and buses.

In New York City, where public transportation is very important, the addition of a free Rockaway subway shuttle is also a step in the right direction because it will help commuters connect to the new citywide ferry service and can promote quicker and more convenient travel. We must continue to find ways in which Rockaway residents can access different ways to go about their daily lives. If you want to travel to Rockaway to see what the ferry is like, take the A train to Beach 116th Street in Rockaway or a connecting shuttle train from Howard Beach to Beach 116th Street. Transfer to the Q35 or Q22 bus to the Fort Tilden bus stop in Breezy Point, Rockaway. Once you are off the bus, walk back to the corner of the main road (where the bus turned) and with the bridge on your right side, walk left to the traffic light. Cross the street at the traffic light and continue walking directly into the parking lot of Riis Landing — and at, at last, board the ferry.

—Terrence Lyght, Publisher, Brooklyn PHOENIX

GUEST EDITORIAL ‘America First’ May No Longer Be Possible in Today’s World By Howard Lafranchi Christian Science Monitor

Donald Trump, presidential candidate, was going to buck seven decades of American leadership and imperial engagement with the world by turning inward and implementing an “America First” foreign policy. Donald Trump, president of the United States, appears to be finding that the world is not ready for a withdrawn and isolationist America. Indeed the rapid evolution of a maverick and topsyturvy presidency to its current awkward embrace of a more traditional internationalist role suggests the world still craves the kind of stabilizing and order-producing — if certainly imperfect — leadership the U.S has provided since World War II. “Trump came in promising that America would stick to its own knitting, but he’s realizing the U.S. has a unique role to play in the world that in many ways neither the U.S. nor the world can do without,” says Robert Lieber, a professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University in Washington. “It’s happening by fits and starts, and it’s still early to call it decisive,” he adds, “but the signs are pointing to a shift away” from retreat and isolationism. For many world leaders, U.S. leadership is important not just for stability and order, but for the defense of shared, cherished values. So many of the world’s higher aspirations since the end of World War II have their roots in an international system devised by the West and led by the U.S., says David Milliband, the former British foreign secretary. But it’s a system of values that would be gravely weakened by the retreat of its primary backer, he says. “These universal values need to be defended because they are under constant threat,” says Milliband, now president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee in New York. “And clearly America needs to be at the forefront of that defense.” Barack Obama dabbled in the notion of pulling America back — he used the West’s Libya intervention in 2011 to test-fly the idea of America “leading from behind,” for instance. 2 • Brooklyn PHOENIX • Friday, May 5, 2017

Trump’s America, on the other hand, wasn’t even going to lead, but would worry about itself first and retreat from a global role it could no longer afford.

“America is the pillar of the global international order, and that is not a pillar the world can easily do without at a moment of unprecedented challenges,” says Milliband.

Yet like the adolescent boy who protests but then adjusts to his first suit – maybe even secretly liking the way he feels in it – Trump is backing off his signature claims that the world is taking advantage of the U.S. through costly security alliances and skewed trade deals.

Milliband has been critical of the signs from Trump of a turning away from the world. He took to Twitter, for example, to note that the president’s proposed cuts in foreign assistance are incompatible with his post-airstrikes call to the world to join the U.S. in addressing Syria’s humanitarian tragedy.

Evidence of Trump’s adaptation and conforming to the role the world expects of America has piled up in recent weeks. Hosting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, the American president who as a candidate dismissed the alliance as “obsolete” declared that NATO is “no longer obsolete” because it has adapted to take on the challenge of terrorism. No longer is Trump alarming Japan and South Korea by suggesting they may have to get their own nuclear weapons instead of relying on the American nuclear umbrella. Now he’s telling them America’s defense of the two countries in the face of a belligerent North Korea is rock-solid. And whereas Trump once promised steps to up-end the international trading system for which the U.S. served as general contractor, his actions are much less unilateral. He did not declare China a currency manipulator as one of his first acts, just as talk of a 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods has vanished. He did not rip up NAFTA, as promised, but instead is quietly negotiating to update the 1994 trade deal. But it is on Syria that Trump has most abruptly boomeranged from isolationist to interventionist and practitioner of America’s traditional role defending international security and norms. The man who once bellowed his opposition to U.S. involvement in Syria sounded transformed as he announced his decision to launch air strikes on the Syrian air base that the Pentagon says was used by the Syrian regime to carry out a chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held Idlib region of the country. “I call on all civilized nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria,” Trump said, concluding with, “As long as America stands for justice, then peace and harmony will prevail.” It was the kind of discourse the world is accustomed to hearing from postwar American presidents – although less so from Barack Obama. Indeed, most Western leaders were quick to offer staunch support for Trump’s airstrikes – and, by extension, his donning of America’s mantle of responsibility. For many world leaders, America’s leadership is indispensable, if not always appreciated — thus the alarm that echoed globally when an isolationist candidate won the White House.

But he says the criticisms of aspects of how America has carried out its global role do not mean the world is ready to carry on without it. What Trump is learning, Georgetown’s Dr. Lieber says, is that while the worldview he espoused in the campaign would be welcomed by some and viewed with dismay by others, it would in either case undermine the U.S. interests Trump wanted to focus on first. “This is not the post-cold war world where U.S. leadership was unopposed, we have rising powers like China and Russia and Iran that have very different ideas of how the world should be,” Lieber says. “If the U.S. pulls back, it disheartens our allies and emboldens our adversaries.” From his seat at the helm of an international humanitarian organization, Milliband says he sees unprecedented crises – more refugees than at any time since World War II, extended conflicts sending millions of displaced people into Europe – that demand attention from the world power with the strongest hand in building the international order. “We are in a situation where there is not just room for leadership but a real need for it,” he says, “and much of the world looks to America for that.”

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

G UEST E DITORIAL Report Card on Trump’s First 100 Days By Will Durst

Continues from page 1 The Orlando Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2pJfsWv) Henry Dorvil needed to briefly return to Haiti to straighten out his immigration status after unwittingly failing to renew his temporary protected status, which allowed him to stay in the U.S. But Dorvil has been stranded in Haiti since December. This month, Dorvil’s friends started a “Help Henry” campaign to urge U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to speed up his immigration process. They launched a Facebook page and posted “Help Henry” posters downtown. Also, more than 75 Sanford business owners and residents have sent letters to the federal government pleading for Dorvil’s case to be expedited. Dorvil had recently moved into his first apartment in the Orlando suburb. His new video production business was taking on new clients and growing quickly. But all of that’s on hold.

In Haiti, he’s is living without running water, electricity and little access to the internet as he awaits documents — which could take 18 months to obtain — that would allow him to return to the U.S. as a legal resident. “I was shocked because I wanted to follow the correct procedure,” Dorvil said from Limbe, Haiti, a city of 33,000 about 130 miles north of the capital, Port-auPrince. He said he returned to Haiti to get his paperwork in order because as an immigrant in the U.S. “there’s a lot of things you can’t do,” and he wanted to build his business and attend college. “Our whole community really wants him back,” said Christina Hollerbach, whose family owns the popular downtown Willow Tree Café restaurant. “We’re all working together to get him home ... He always has such a good attitude about life.” Many in the community call the energetic Dorvil “the hardest-working man in Sanford” for his ambitious drive in launching his own company while holding down

several part-time jobs and doing volunteer work. Dorvil arrived in the U.S. from Haiti in 1993 when he was 5 months old with his family, who sought political asylum after a military coup. His father became a naturalized U.S. citizen and now lives in Fort Lauderdale. His mother obtained legal citizenship and lives in Orlando. His older sister is also a naturalized U.S. citizen, and his Americanborn brother, serves in the U.S. Marine Corps in Hawaii. Dorvil, however, had been living in the U.S. under temporary protected status that has been offered to Haitian nationals by the federal government since 2010. It’s the same program that allows about 500 Walt Disney World employees to remain and work in the U.S. However, the Trump administration has said it may soon end the program. _____________________________ Information from: Orlando Sentinel, www.orlandosentinel.com

Beloved Brownsville Basketball Legend Busted for Leading Heroin Ring By Paul Frangipane

Special to the Brooklyn PHOENIX

A 65-year-old former NCAA and “beloved” American Basketball Association (ABA) basketball player from Brownsville allegedly ran a major heroin distribution ring that came crashing down on Wednesday after a nearly eight-month-long investigation, officials said.

“That someone with his stature in a commuDeputy Chief Michael Kemper, a leading nity, with his influence on young people, would officer of the investigation, said “Operation run such a substantial narcotics operation is Flying High” was a success and it is still truly sad and reprehensible,” Gonzalez said. active. Additional arrests are expected. “He will now be held acWith almost more than countable for his actions.” three times as many overOfficials found that doses than homicide deaths Rivera supplied to Cinin Brooklyn last year, the tron, who would cut and City Council has funded a package the drugs to be drug rehabilitation program sold in the Bronx and that Gonzalez is looking Brooklyn. Britt would forward to using by the then send the drugs to end of the year. Williams’ end, using a “We allege that Fly network of street dealers. Williams and his associates Search warrants sent are the worst kind of drug out Wednesday led to dealers, because they were the collection of the selling this poison to their money, guns and drugs. neighbors and others in their Members of the network communities,” Gonzalez were buying upwards of said. “These are our commu$30,000 worth of heroin nities and our neighbors, weekly that they stored Mug shot of James “Fly” Williams, the these are our family memin false Pringles cans basketball star and alleged leader of the bers and they need to be proand various other con- heroin drug ring. tected from the scourge of Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn DA’s Oﬃce heroin.” tainers.

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez stood in front of $185,000 in cash, six guns and more than two kilos of heroin to announce the major bust of a $20 million heroin drug operation that operated across the Bronx, Brooklyn and upstate New York, allegedly led by professional basketball player James “Fly” Williams. “Avid basketball fans have heard of him. In the 1970s, he was a high school superstar and college basketball prodigy who grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn,” Gonzalez said. “His popularity and status in the community may have ironically helped in operating and hiding this elaborate criminal enterprise.” Williams allegedly purchased the drugs from suppliers in the Bronx and then distributed them in bulk and retail amounts throughout Brownsville, Bushwick, Flatbush, Fort Greene, Canarsie and other neighborhoods. Williams, Jeffrey Britt, Hanziel Martinez Cintron and Richard Rivera were all charged with violating New York’s drug kingpin statute, a charge that yields 25 years to life in prison, along with first- and third-degree sale of dangerous substances. Between September 2016 and May 2017, a tip from a Brooklyn community member set the Brooklyn North Narcotics unit of the NYPD off on an investigation carried by court-ordered wiretaps, surveillance and undercover buying, leading to the arrests of 13 members of the ring on Wednesday. According to Gonzalez, Williams supported youth in Brownsville, speaking of his own addiction and connecting them to NBA scholarships while supporting their studies. Cash earned by the heroin drug ring next to guns that were used to protect the business.

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Brooklyn Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

It seems like decades since former President Barack Obama handed the keys to the country over to the House of Trump, but that was only at the end of January, more than 3 months ago. I can’t tell if it’s one of those “time flies when you’re having fun” deals or “it all happened so fast,” like during a car crash or being mugged. Or being mugged during a car crash. President Trump has made a huge deal about not making a big thing of his first 100 days. He’s dismissed the whole event as a media creation and artificial benchmark, mainly because you could stuff the whole of his accomplishments in a shot glass and they would still rattle around like a golf ball in a railroad car. He’s also contradicting his own campaign rhetoric from when he insisted it would be a yardstick of his awesome, incredible transitional prowess. Once again, covering his bases by bouncing across both sides of every issue like a hyperactive cricket on prom night. Besides the folks forced to sign loyalty oaths, there are three camps in the whole “How has He Done So Far?” debate: The group that claim he’s a disaster, the few that maintain he’s an incredible disaster and those who contend he’s not as big a disaster as expected. But either way, the guy deserves kudos for making it to triple digits. So, let’s look at his report card for the first 100 days of term one. Because who knows if he or we will be around for the next 1,361. • Mathematics — C-. Claimed to have more electoral votes than any president since Ronald Reagan. Which is only true if you don’t count George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Outside of that, spot on. • International Relations — C-. Problems differentiating between good guys and bad guys. Already picked fights with Great Britain, Canada, Mexico and Australia. In terms of diplomatic complexity, those aren’t the tough ones. • African-American Studies — D-. Mocked U.S. Rep. John Lewis and thought that Frederick Douglas was still alive. Sad. • Sex Education — B+. No discernable activity at all, which considering his track record, most folks appreciate. • Health Studies — D-. “Who knew health care could be so complicated?” Um, everybody. Except you. Again. • Environmental Studies — F. Invested in bringing back the coal industry. And VHS tapes. And sock garters and buggy whips and we’ll make lamps that burn whale oil again. • Social Studies — C+. Heavy on the social. Light on the studies. • Physical Education — A+. Getting plenty of exercise on the golf course. • Dramatics — B-. Performances a bit over the top. As is the makeup. • Penmanship — A. Signature looks very attractive on extensive series of executive orders. • Physics — D. Unable to grasp simple concepts like all actions having equal and opposite reactions. • Fashion — D. Still wearing bad shiny suits and ties that look like monochromatic drool bibs. • Language Arts — D-. Vocabulary limited to adjectives. • Art Appreciation — F. Just not his thing. • World History — C-. Seems determined to prove the old adage that those who ignore history are doomed to retweet it. • Home Room Conduct — C-. Tends to be disruptive. Acts like it’s all about him. • General Comments — Continues to ignore help when offered. Problems accepting responsibility. Does not play well with others. • Overall Grade — C-. Tremendous room for improvement.\ Copyright © 2017, Will Durst, distributed by the Cagle Cartoons Inc. syndicate.

Florida Resident Stranded in Haiti In Immigration Quagmire

Harris Tapped to Chair Senior Citizen Subcommittee By Paula Katinas

Brooklyn PHOENIX

Assemblymember Pamela Harris, whose Southwest Brooklyn district is home to large numbers of senior citizens, has been tapped by the Assembly’s leadership to head a subcommittee focusing on programs for older adults.

The committee assignment is in keeping with her goals, Harris said. Throughout her time in politics, she has made fighting for senior citizens a priority, she said. Harris, a Coney Island civic activist, was first elected to the Assembly in 2015. In 2016, she helped pass legislation supporting Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) by making it easier for them to qualify for state funding.

Assemblymember Pamela Harris says the state’s senior citizens have a Brooklyn Eagle ﬁle photo by Paula Katinas strong advocate in her

OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS Harris (D-Coney Island-Dyker HeightsBay Ridge) has been appointed to serve as chairperson of the Assembly Subcommittee on Outreach and Oversight of Senior Citizen Programs. “This position presents a terrific opportunity for me to stand up for the people who built our community,” Harris said in a statement. “Whether improving access to muchneeded services or helping senior citizens get the support and resources they deserve, I’ll be on the ground fighting for them.” In her new role as chairperson, Harris said she hopes to improve the quality of life for seniors in Brooklyn and throughout New York by working to ensure that older adults have access to high-quality health care as well as the resources to live comfortably and independently. Harris said she also plans to focus on the challenges senior citizens face day-to-day, including transportation options and nursing assistance.

In contrast to retirement community in places like Florida that have been constructed in recent years to attract older adults, NORCs are places where senior citizens moved decades ago when they were young adults. The seniors set down roots in these communities, remained in place over the years and continue to live there in their golden years. There are several NORCs in New York City, including one in Bay Ridge. Harris has also secured more than $100,000 in the past two state budgets to improve senior citizen programs at the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island. “Seniors established the foundation from which our neighborhoods rose,” Harris said. “They’ve worked hard to provide a bright future for Brooklyn, and I’ll be a strong voice for their needs.”

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NAME CHANGE NAME CHANGE JORDAN NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 16th day of February, 2017, bearing the Index Number NC-000164-17/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) MEGHAN (Middle) BEATRICE (Last) JORDAN. My present name is (First) JULIA (Middle) ISLAYIA (Last) SMITH-FIELDS. My present address is 1407 LINDEN BLVD, Brooklyn, NY 11212. My place of birth is BROOKLYN, NY. My date of birth is February 21, 1994. #150006

NAME CHANGE CARLILE NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 24th day of January, 2017 bearing the Index Number 00092/17, 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, grants me the right to assume the name of LANCE RUIZ CARLILE. The city and state of my present address is Brooklyn, NY; the month and year of my birth are May 1956; the place of my birth is Olympia, Washington; my present name is LANCE EDWARD CARLILE. #148020

Visa Crackdown Threatens Seasonal Help at U.S. Resorts By Jennifer McDermott Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Innkeepers, restaurateurs and landscapers around the U.S. say they are struggling to find seasonal help and turning down business in some cases because the government tightened up on visas for temporary foreign workers. “There’s going to be a lot of businesses that just can’t function on a full-time basis, and some might not even open at all,” said Mac Hay, who co-owns Mac’s Seafood on Cape Cod and has organized seasonal businesses to lobby Congress. At issue are H-2B temporary visas, which are issued for workers holding down seasonal, nonagricultural jobs. The U.S. caps the number at 66,000 per fiscal year. Some workers return year after year, and Congress has let them do so in the past without being counted toward the limit. No such exception was passed for 2017 at the end of last year, after the presidential election. Lawmakers on Monday unveiled a government spending bill that would allow the homeland security secretary to increase the number of H-2B visas this fiscal year to almost 130,000. But there is concern that even if the measure passes, it will take weeks for visas to be processed, meaning many workers probably won’t arrive in time for Memorial Day and maybe not until after the Fourth of July. Many resorts rely heavily on foreigners on H-2B visas to work as housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers and the like, saying they cannot find enough Americans willing to take such jobs. President Donald Trump himself has hired seasonal workers at his Mar-a-Lago resort in this way.

In this April 25, 2017 photo, Stephen Faulkner, owner of Faulkner’s Landscaping & Nursery, holds a shovel at a landscape project in Manchester, N.H. Innkeepers, restaurateurs and landscapers around the U.S. say they’re struggling to ﬁnd seasonal help and turning down business in some cases because the government tightened up on visas for tempo‐ rary foreign workers. At issue are H‐2B visas, which are issued for seasonal, nonagricul‐ tural jobs. AP Photo/Elise Amendola Each visa typically costs at least $1,000 in government fees, travel and other expenses, paid by employers. At the Beachmere Inn in Ogunquit, Maine, owner Sarah Mace Diment said she cut back on the number of rooms available during New England’s spring vacation week in April because she is short eight housekeepers, who are paid $10 to $12.50 an hour. None of her visa requests were granted, she said. Critics say that bringing in cheap foreign labor undercuts U.S. workers and drives down wages and that employers aren’t trying hard enough to hire Americans. Under the H-2B rules, employers must advertise for U.S. workers first.

HAITI: Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise, right, receives a jersey featuring his name, from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a joint press conference at the National Palace in Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti, Saturday, April 29. Infantino was in Haiti AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery for a one‐day visit, and traveled to Cuba in the evening.

Diment said she hires housekeepers from Jamaica because there aren’t enough people in rural, southern Maine looking for seasonal work. Maine is at its lowest unemployment on record, 3 percent. She has hired U.S. college students, but they go back to school in August, well before the season ends in October. “I’m always going to hire an American first. I’m always going to hire someone locally first,” Diment said. “We’re not using this program because it’s easy. It’s not. It’s very difficult and expensive, but we’re using it because we have no other options.” Landscapers are the biggest users of the H2B program. Stephen Faulkner, who owns a landscaping and nursery business in Hooksett,

New Hampshire, said he expects to turn away hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of work this season because he could not get visas for any of the six Mexican landscapers who have been with him for a decade. He said he is considering giving up the landscape division. “My company is being devastated by not having my returning workers,” he said. “I’m running out of energy and fortitude, and American jobs might be lost because of it.” The AFL-CIO says the H-2B program enables discrimination and exploitation of workers and hurts efforts to raise wages and improve working conditions. And U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has questioned whether willing Americans truly are unavailable for these jobs. “We supposedly live in a supply-and-demand economy, and if employers can’t find workers to fill their jobs, they might want to raise wages,” the Vermont independent recently told The Burlington Free Press. Joseph Lieghio and his family operate hotels and restaurants in Mackinaw City, Michigan. Lieghio said he doubts he could attract Americans even if he doubled the $10-to-$11an-hour wage for dishwashers, short-order cooks and front desk staff. “If they breathe and walk in the door, we give them a job,” he said. “There’s no one here.” He said about 130 of his visa requests were granted and 80 were not. He is cutting hours at his restaurants, raising prices and postponing the opening of a new restaurant, he said. Novelette Barnes-Chin began leaving Jamaica for seasonal work in the U.S. at 32. Now 50, she said she is praying she will be able to work at the Beachmere Inn for at least part of the season. “In Jamaica we would say that’s our breadbasket. That’s what we look forward to every year, to go work, save and buy our food, buy our clothes and supplies,” she said. “I feel really, really heartbroken right now, really sad.”

JAMAICAN LOTTERY SCAM: The above combination of April 2017 photos pro‐ OUR WORLD IN PHOTOS vided by the Burleigh County Sheriﬀ’s Department in Bismarck, N.D., shows eight people who were extradited from Jamaica to face charges in the U.S. in what authorities say is a multimillion‐dollar lottery scam that victimized dozens of Americans. From top row left are: O’Neil Brown, Kazrae Gray, Kimberly Hud‐ son and Dahlia Hunter and from bottom row left are: Jason Jahalal, Alrick McLeod, Xanu Morgan and Dario Palmer. The eight suspects made their initial appearance Thursday, April 27, at federal court in Bismarck, N.D. On Tuesday, May 2, four of the suspects charged in the lottery scam pleaded not guilty in federal court in North Dakota. Jahalal, Gray, Hunter and Morgan all waived detention hearings and will remain in custody pending further court proceedings, according to court documents. No immediate trial date was set for any of the AP Photo/Eraldo Peres suspects. Friday, May 5, 2017 • Brooklyn PHOENIX • 5

NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS 11201 45 MAIN HOLDINGS LLC Notice of Formation of 45 Main Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Two Trees Management Co., 45 Main St., Ste. 602, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149348

STEEP RISE LLC Steep Rise LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/16/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 44 Sidney Pl Bklyn NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful #149406

SITE 8 RESIDENTIAL OWNER LLC Notice of Formation of SITE 8 RESIDENTIAL OWNER 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. #149772

SITE 8 COMMERCIAL OWNER LLC Notice of Formation of SITE 8 COMMERCIAL OWNER 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. #149774

SITE 8 RESIDENTIAL MM 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. #149776

SITE 8 COMMERCIAL MANAGER LLC Notice of Formation of SITE 8 COMMERCIAL MANAGER 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.

THE LINE STUDIOS, LLC The Line Studios, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 4/4/17 Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 37 Greenpoint Ave Ste B3A Bklyn NY 11222. Purpose: any lawful #149531

ANTARES 27 LLC 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. #147987

11205 RICE AND FLOWER LLC Rice and Flower LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 3/17/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 162 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205. General Purposes. #149013

FOR FREEDOMS FEDERATION, LLC FOR FREEDOMS FEDERATION, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 2/10/2017. 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, 63 Flushing Avenue, Unit 220, Bldg. 280 Suite 502, Brooklyn, NY 11205. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #149821

11206 TRUE NORTH HEALING ARTS, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: TRUE NORTH HEALING ARTS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/10/2017. 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 The LLC, 19 Thames Street Brooklyn, NY, 11206. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #148868

BROOKLYN FAMILY HEALTH NP & RN, PLLC

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.

Notice of Formation of BROOKLYN FAMILY HEALTH NP & RN, PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/17. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of PLLC: 210 Montrose Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11206. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: To provide professional services in nurse practitioner in family health and registered professional nursing.

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#149408

#149778

11222 AETHER NY, LLC

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11208 OMICRON ELECTRIC, LLC OMICRON ELECTRIC, 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: The LLC, 3362 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #149208

11209 VAN BRUNT 300 LLC Notice of Formation of VAN BRUNT 300 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/16. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 122 76th St., Brooklyn, NY 11209. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149580

WAYNE & KEN, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: WAYNE & KEN, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/16/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Mr. Xiong Jun Yan, C/o Tony Hom, Esq., 81 70 St. Brooklyn, NY, 11209. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149620

11210

PROGRESS PREP NYC LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PROGRESS PREP NYC LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/10/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Zane Farley, 11-15 Montrose Ave, Apt. 36 Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149710

STANLI GROUP, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: STANLI GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/30/2017. 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 Stefan A. Linssen, 248 N. 8th Ave, #312 Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #150043

11213 LB@BLUE CHIP PROPERTIES 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 #149378

2 MAYERS LLC 2 Mayers LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/7/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1115 E 21st St Bklyn NY 11210. Purpose: any lawful

11214

Modern Domain Residential LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/18/17. Off. loc: Kings Co. SSNY des. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 23316, Brooklyn, NY 11202. Purpose: General. #149803

#149868

11202 MODERN DOMAIN RESIDENTIAL LLC

11215

11211 DLS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LLC DLS Commercial Real Estate LLC. Filed with SSNY on 2/10/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 98 Havemeyer St Apt 6A Bklyn NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful

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

NOSTRAND AVENUE RESTAURANT, LLC Notice of Formation (LLC). Name:NOSTRAND AVENUE RESTAURANT, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 03-3-17. Office location: KINGS COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 794 NOSTRAND AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11216. Purpose: Any lawful activity #150022

11218 UNIPRO SOLUTIONS, LLC Unipro Solutions, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 1/5/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 374 E 9th St Bklyn NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful #149390

11219 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

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.

#149392

633TH ST, LLC

11216

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.

1653 58TH STREET 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 #149374

RAINBOW APARTMENTS LLC Notice of Formation of RAINBOW APARTMENTS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/28/17. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 190533, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #149410

11220 THRILL LINE LLC

1 NEW FRONTIER LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 4/11/2017. 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, 217 Havemeyer St., 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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

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.

#149696

#149382

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#149384

1 NEW FRONTIER LLC

#149350

CITY FARM INVESTOR GROUP, LLC

Notice of formation of 633TH ST, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/21/2017. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 633 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #149246

RABEE LLC 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 IT 1622 LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/8/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 5805 7th Ave Ste 2A Bklyn NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful #149396

RESN MGMT, LLC 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 #149529

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

11221 AVANT MAINTENANCE SUPPLY LLC AVANT MAINTENANCE SUPPLY LLC, ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SEC. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 03/03/17. OFFICE: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL COPY OF PROCESS TO THE LLC, 619 JEFFERSON AVENUE, APT #1, BROOKLYN, NY 11221. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE. #149080

ASHLEY OUTRAGEOUS, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: ASHLEY OUTRAGEOUS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/22/2016. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Ashley Dane Ocampo, 884 Bushwick Ave Fl 3 Brooklyn, NY, 11221. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #147863

NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS 11223

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

11224

COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LLC

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/21/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Collaborative Construction And Design LLC, 3931 Lyme Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11224. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149219

11226

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

NATURE ISLANDS SEAFOOD LLC

THE HANDLER BK, 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.

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.

REDEEMED CREATIONS MIDWIFERY SERVICES, PLLC

ETHEREAL BEATBOX, LLX

#149325

#149265

REDEEMED CREATIONS MIDWIFERY SERVICES, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/6/17. Off. Loc.:Kings Co. SSNY design. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process: The PLLC 25 St. Pauls Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11226. Midwifery Services. #149329

11228

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

PRINCIPAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: PRINCIPAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/3/17. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc.,7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149539

COURTESY LAUGH, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: COURTESY LAUGH, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/24/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc.,7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. #149568

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

LYFE MARKETING GROUP, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: LYFE MARKETING GROUP, LLC. 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. #150054

11230

3008 MICHAEL LLC

3008 Michael LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/14/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1360 East 14th St Bklyn NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful #149398

3008 LEON LLC 3008 Leon LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/14/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1360 East 14th St Bklyn NY 11230. Purpose: any lawful #149400

11231

11238

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.

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.

ANBIL IMPORTS LLC

#149712

11232

833 REALTY NY LLC

833 Realty NY LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/20/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 333 43rd St Bklyn NY 11232. Purpose: any lawful #149380

CHEN CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT LLC

Chen Construction & Management LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 3/31/17. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 735 42nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11232. General Purposes. #149609

11234

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

11237

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

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

158 BERKELEY LLC

Notice of Formation of 158 BERKELEY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/17. 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, 158 Berkeley Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Purpose: any lawful activity. #149934

TIGRE’S NEST, LLC

#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

11249

187 KENT OWNER LLC

187 KENT OWNER LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/28/2017. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: CW Realty, 134 Broadway Ste 110, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #149593

BAR CHAIM GROUP LLC

Bar Chaim Group LLC. Filed with SSNY on 2/17/16. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 101 Broadway Ste 500 Bklyn NY 11249. Purpose: any lawful #149388

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

10002

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

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

10038

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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PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES

NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS 10606

401 PARK SLOPE GROUP LLC

Notice of Formation of 401 Park Slope Group LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/17. OfďŹ ce 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

07423

WARM LAUNDRY LLC

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: WARM LAUNDRY LLC. Articles of Organization ďŹ led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/2/2017. NY ofďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post ofďŹ ce 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

11530

SLM 6 PORTFOLIO OWNER LLC

Notice of Formation of SLM 6 Portfolio Owner LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/17. OfďŹ ce 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

12207

ARMAD FOUNDATION LLC

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: ARMAD FOUNDATION LLC. Articles of Organization ďŹ led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/8/2017. NY ofďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post ofďŹ ce 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, OfďŹ ce 40 Albany, NY, 12207. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

KOSHER DESTINATIONS LLC

MARCOS GENERAL, LLC

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: KOSHER DESTINATIONS LLC. Articles of Organization ďŹ led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/1/2017. NY ofďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post ofďŹ ce 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, OfďŹ ce 40 Albany, NY, 12207. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Marcos General, LLC, Art. of Org. ďŹ led with Secâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;y of State (SSNY) on 2/23/17. OfďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corp. Filings, 90 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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1351 DEKALB MANAGEMENT, LLC 1351 Dekalb Management, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/16/17. OfďŹ ce: 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. OfďŹ ce: 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 ďŹ led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/11/2017. NY ofďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post ofďŹ ce 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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MYTHOLOGIE SKINCARE LLC

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MYTHOLOGIE SKINCARE LLC. Articles of Organization ďŹ led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/14/2017. NY ofďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post ofďŹ ce 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 ďŹ led with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/23/2017. NY ofďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post ofďŹ ce 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

1707 NOYAC ROAD LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 2/1/2017. 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, Corporate Filings of New York, 90 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

NEW YORK ART SCOUT LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 2/2/2017. An amendment ďŹ led 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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MCCUNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Notice of QualiďŹ cation of McCune Capital Management LLC Appl. for Auth. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/15/17. OfďŹ ce location: Kings County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/08/17. Princ. ofďŹ ce 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. ofďŹ ce of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. ďŹ led with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #148917

HUDSON UNITED, LLC

The name of the Foreign Limited Liability Company is: HUDSON UNITED, LLC. App. for Authority ďŹ led with the Dept. of State of NY on 2/14/2017 Jurisdiction: DE , and the date of its organization is: 5/27/2015 OfďŹ ce location in New York State: Kings County. The Secretary of the State of NY (â&#x20AC;&#x153;SSNYâ&#x20AC;?) is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served, the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such process is: C/O BRECO EQUITIES, LLC, 2329 NOSTRAND AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NY, 11210. The authorized ofďŹ cer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of its CertiďŹ cate of Formation can be obtained is: State of Delaware, Division of corporation, Jeffrey W. Bullock, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. The purpose of the company is: any lawful act. #150024

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THIS ONE, LLC

Notice of Formation of This One, LLC. Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/17. OfďŹ ce 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. #149801

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FISHER PROEHL, LLC

Notice of Formation of FISHER PROEHL, LLC Arts. of Org. ďŹ led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/17/17. OfďŹ ce location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Gerry Proehl, 7908 Entrada De Luz East, San Diego, CA 92127. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #150056

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LIQUOR LICENSE

Notice is hereby given a license, number 1302036 for on-premises Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 220 36th Street - Units 2-1-A & 2-2-A, Brooklyn, NY 11232 for on premises consumption. IC Food & Beverage LLC & VAI UWS LLC d/b/a The Landing #149975

LIQUOR LICENSE

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1301149 for an â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Premises Liquor Licenseâ&#x20AC;? has been applied for by the undersigned to serve Liquor at retail in the restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at GAKK Restaurant Inc. d/b/a Empanada Loca, located at 606 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 for on premises consumption #149977

LIQUOR LICENSE

Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #1302079 for beer & wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer & wine at retail in a restaurant under the ABC Law at 529 Henry St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 for on-premises consumption; Francescaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza & Trattoria Inc. #150016

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 #149823

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 #149815

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 #149780

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 #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 #149765

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Architectural Eye Candy in Victorian Flatbush

SOME FAB HOMES HAVE CHANGED HANDS recently in Victorian Flatbush, such as 1305 Albemarle Road (above), which recently sold for $2.75 million. This is the only place in the city with a subway station that's a landmarked woodframe cottage (inset). Read all about these and other neighborhood properties in EYE ON REAL ESTATE, pages 9-12INB. INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan

Brooklyn Public Library’s 20th Annual Gala Draws Robust Community Support

BPL Board, Staff Plan Expansion of Services to Public

ABOVE: Pictured at the gala are Susan Marcinek, Nina Collins, Peter Aschkenasy, Robin Shanus and Michael Liburd (left to right). INBrooklyn photo by Andy Katz By Andy Katz

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In a time when Google, Kindle and Wikipedia threaten to render the venerable public library obsolete, it was heartening to witness Brooklyn Public Library’s drawing power as its 20th Annual Gala unfolded within the Williamsburgh Savings Bank's classically elegant interior, now the Weylin event space. Half-a-dozen City Councilmembers mingled with major league developers, attorneys, philanthropists and business leaders in a cocktail reception before heading upstairs to the main dining room to fete this year’s honorees — Peter Aschkenasy and Anna Deveare Smith. Despite an ongoing controversy over what critics characterize as the “sale and shrinkage” of library resources, speakers emphasized the increasing availability of existing branches. “We are now open six days a week,” CEO Linda Johnson told the audience. Library board trustee and Treasurer Peter Aschkenasy credited the financial leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Borough President Eric Adams with permitting the library to extend its hours and provide greater resources to users. Addressing controversy over the sale of the Brooklyn Heights Library branch for development by the Hudson Companies (whose CEO, David Kramer, sat at a table a few feet away), Aschkenasy pointed out: “The branch was old and poorly designed ... The sale would provide a surplus that will fund state-of-the-art facilities in less affluent neighborhoods.” Continued on page 3INB

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ABOVE: Author and actress Anna Deavere Smith (left) chats with New York Times journalist Charles Blow at the Brooklyn Public Library gala. INBrooklyn photo by Andy Katz Continued from page 2INB Aschkenasy went on to defend the board’s process in moving ahead with the sale: “Linda and her staff formed a series of community meetings to get input and understand their [the community’s] concerns,” he said. He also credited trustee Alexandra Bowie with keeping elected officials informed, ultimately winning approval of the deal from the City Council. “Every day I was anxious my books were overdue,” Anna Deveare Smith confessed to New York Times journalist Charles Blow as they sat on stage for a casual discussion in lieu of a speech by Smith. “The library is a safe place,” Smith went on to say. “All of us in our professional lives have the opportunity to go where things or ideas or community doesn’t work as well and show that safety and those ideas we have ... Arts institutions have an incredibly important role to play in bringing people together, bringing them into discourse together.” Brooklyn Public Library Coordinator of Older Adult Services Taina Evan told of a woman at the Flatbush branch, recently diagnosed with breast cancer, who turned from inchoate anger at everything around to her expressing herself through poetry and literature after attending one of the branch’s workshops. After the presentations were finished, trustee Michael Liburd presided over a silent paddle auction, encouraging patrons to purchase library carts or access to library resources for incarcerated people. According to library staff, some $830,000 was raised from among the more than 450 library friends and patrons in attendance. See more photos on page 5INB.

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Scenes from the 20th Annual Brooklyn Public Library Gala

Pictured at the Brooklyn Public Library’s 20th Annual Gala are Frank McDonald, Andres Pazmino, Antonio Reynoso and Rob Erdmann (left to right). INBrooklyn photos by Andy Katz

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (left) and attorney Nicholas Gravante, Jr.

New York City Councilmember Rafael Espinal, BPL President Linda Johnson and Councilmember Antonio Reynoso (left to right).

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Arts 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-beforeheard recordings from the artist’s personal working tapes. When: Daily, through May 14 Where: Fort Greene/BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building (30 Lafayette Ave.) American Reclamation A solo exhibition of photographs by Stephen Mallon. When: Wednesday through Sunday, through May 14, 1-6 p.m. Where:Wiliamsburg/Front Room Gallery (147 Roebling St.) 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 SharpeWalentas 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/Five Myles (558 St. Johns Place) The Battle Days/Alex Sewell The exploration and representation of cultural identities, the attachment to childhood totems and the use of semiotics are at the core of some of Sewell’s recent works, exhibited in the PlusSpace. When: Thursday through Sunday, through May 29, 1-6 p.m. Where: Crown Heights/Five Myles (558 St Johns Place) Sounds Unseen Between December 2015 and May 2016, Sarah Hickson photographed “The Calais Sessions,” a live music project among musicians living in the UK, the “Jungle” camp in Calais and La Grande Synthe in Dunkirk. For the refugees she met, “The Calais Sessions” provided a welcome opportunity to tell their stories, to play and share the music from their homelands, or to pick up an instrument and join with other musicians. “Sounds Unseen” chronicles the evolution of this remarkable collaboration and celebrates a vital human connection forged through the common voice of music. When: Tuesday through Sunday, through May 28; Tuesday through Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Where: DUMBO/St. Ann’s Warehouse (29 Jay St.) 27 Years in the Alps A series of new paintings by Peter Gergely in a solo exhibition. The landscapes of “27 Years in the Alps” are the result of 27 years of a love affair with the Alps of northern Italy. When: Thursday through Saturday, through June 2, 6-8:30 p.m. Where: Sunset Park/Tabla Rosa Gallery (224 48th St.) Sights in the City During the summer of 1980, under the direction of his photographer father, Jamel Shabazz armed himself with a Canon AE1 SLR camera and began to photograph the landscape of his native New York City. Composed of color and black-and-white photographs taken between 1980 and 2016, many of which have never been published, “Sights in the City” is the testament of Shabazz’s visual journey. When: Tuesday through Saturday, through June 17, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: DUMBO/United Photo Industries Gallery (111 Front St.) Kajahl: Obscure Origins This exhibition presents a focused survey of Kajahl’s portraits, which combine iconography from African, Asian, European and Pre-Columbian 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)

“The Battle Days/Alex Sewell” will be on exhibit at Five Myles through May 29. Image courtesy of the artist 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 self-crafted public persona, including her clothing and the way she posed for the camera. The exhibition expands our understanding of O’Keeffe by focusing on her wardrobe, shown for the first time alongside key paintings and photographs. It confirms and explores her determination to be in charge of how the world understood her identity and artistic values. When: Wednesday through Sunday, through July 23, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Where: Prospect Heights/Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway) Forged Worlds This outdoor photography exhibition showcases work by seven artists whose photographic practices revolve around the physical construction of fictional landscapes. Installed on a fence beneath the Manhattan Bridge, this photo installation invites viewers to take a closer look and perhaps allow themselves to be carried away — if even for a moment — in thoughts and lands so strange, yet so familiar, so close to home. When: Daily, through July 31, 2017 Where: DUMBO/Manhattan Bridge (Adams Street, Plymouth Street and Anchorage Place) Truman Capote’s Brooklyn: The Lost Photographs of David Attie In the spring of 1958, a young photographer named David Attie was led through the streets of Brooklyn Heights and to the Brooklyn waterfront by an unexpected guide: 33-year-old Truman Capote. The images Attie took that day were to illustrate Capote’s essay for Holiday magazine about his life in Brooklyn. Decades later, these largely unseen photographs are 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. Continued on page 7INB

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Bklyn Designs will be at the Brooklyn Expo Center May 5-7. Continued from page 6INB Where: Prospect Heights/Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Parkway)

Books & Readings Franklin Park Reading Series: Nonfiction Night Hear outstanding new work from Ben Greenman (“Dig If You Will The Picture”), Sarah Gerard (“Sunshine State”), Kristen Radtke (“Imagine Wanting Only This”), Garnette Cadogan (“Freeman’s: The Fire This Time”), and Mensah Demary (Vice, Literary Hub). Free admission, $5 drafts, plus a free-to-enter raffle for the authors’ books. When: Monday, May 8, 8-10 p.m. Where: Franklin Park (618 St. Johns Place) Eat, Drink & Be Literary See author Claudia Rankine and moderator Lorin Stein. Rankine is the author of five collections of poetry, including “Citizen: An American Lyric.” When: Tuesday, May 9, 6:30 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAMcafé Live (30 Lafayette Ave.) Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes A reading to celebrate the release of Anne Elizabeth Moore’s essay collection, “Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes.” When: Wednesday, May 10, 7-9 p.m. Where: Greenpoint/Word Bookstore (26 Franklin St.)

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Educational Bklyn Designs Brooklyn’s premier design event showcasing a cross section of design, architecture and art. When: Friday through Sunday, May 5-7, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: Greenpoint/Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble St.) SheTek Conference 2017 SheTek Conference promotes the interactions of women doing business and explores the careers and talents of women in music, TV, film and technology. Several dynamic female panelists will discuss the latest trends in their particular career fields and engage the audience in Q&A discussions. Panelists are exclusive to women, as a way to empower and push forward their relevant roles in entertainment. When: Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/St. Francis College (180 Remsen St.) Tree ID Workshop As home to more than 9,000 trees, Green-Wood Cemetery’s collection of maples, oaks, beeches and gingkoes is one of the best in New York City. But how can you possibly tell them apart? Arborist Bill Logan leads an intensive, five-hour workshop that begins with a close study of an array of twigs and leaves, and learning how to classify those using dichotomous keys. When: Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/Green-Wood Continued on page 8INB

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MYBROOKLYNCALENDAR.COM Week of May 4-10, 2017 Continued from page 7INB Cemetery (500 25th St.) Buying Your First Home Dreams do come true. Buying a home in New York City seems overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be an insurmountable task. Join Alison McQueen from The Corcoran Group for this first-time homebuyers’ workshop and bring all your questions. When: Monday, May 8, 6:30-8 p.m. Where: Prospect Heights/Brooklyn Brainery (190 Underhill Ave.)

Family Fun Israeli Family Shabbat and Dinner Brooklyn welcomes in Shabbat with singing, storytelling and dancing followed by a delicious themed dinner. People of all ages, from toddlers to seniors, socialize and form friendships. RSVP and full payment are due by May 2. When: Friday, May 5, 6:30 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st St.) High School Musical, Jr. Enjoy family fun. When: Friday, May 5, 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 6, 2 p.m. Where: Bensonhurst/Seth Low I.S. 96 (99 Ave. P)

Family Bowl Bring the whole family and get your bowl on. When: Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 7, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Where: Williamsburg/Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave.)

Film

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.)

Paint the Owls Children ages 3-10 are invited to paint the metal cut-out owls along the gate of the children’s playground in Owl’s Head Park. Children will meet in the playground and must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver during the duration of the workshops. Materials are provided by Owl’s Head Park volunteers. Visit facebook.com/owlsheadvolunteers. When: Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Where: Bay Ridge/Owl’s Head Park (67th Street and Colonial Road)

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MMDG Family Fun: Broadway Songbook Come together with the whole family to sing and learn some great Broadway hits and popular music. When: Saturday, May 6, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/Mark Morris Dance Center (3 Lafayette Ave.)

2017 Dime McCarren 5K Run This marks the second year of Dime’s multiyear commitment to serve as the Title Sponsor of the Dime McCarren 5K Run/Walk for Youth, which benefits local children in North Brooklyn through the St. Nicks Alliance. When: Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m. Where: Williamsburg/Greenpoint Beacon Center (424 Leonard St.)

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, May 4, 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, May 6, 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 9, 7 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park/Pier 6

Nightlife

SEA (Singular Extreme Actions) A wild kaleidoscope of action heroes, events, machines and music. Come for an hour that proves that action knows no time. When: Thursday through Sunday, through May 7; Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Where: Williamsburg/StrebLab for Action Mechanics (51 N. First St.) New Found Monday A night of shameless nostalgia. Join emo enthusiast Kevin O’Brien as he spins songs that remind you of the time when your bangs were swoopy and getting a straight edge tattoo seemed like a good idea. As one of the few DJs who actually encourages requests, the ever-gregarious O’Brien loves swapping stories that inspired each song selection. Emo. Pop-Punk. Post-Hardcore. All sub-genres, eras and scenes are welcome as long as you aren’t a poseur. When: Monday, May 8, 10 p.m. Where: Bushwick/The Starliner (1446 Myrtle Ave.)

Theater/Music Olive & Pearl For ages 2-5 and their families, this show tells the story of a Continued on page 15INB 8INB • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • Week of May 4-10, 2017

Victorian Flatbush’s Other ‘Gone With the Wind’ House Is Under Renovation

This Prospect Park South Historic District house, 1305 Albemarle Road, is under renovation by new owners who paid $2.75 million for it. INBrooklyn photo by Lore Croghan

It’s Right Down the Street from Michelle Williams’ Mansion By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn

Eminent Victorians. And we’re not talking about the ground-breaking book of biographies by Lytton Strachey. In Brooklyn, the most eminent Victorians are houses. Stand-alone houses more than a century old, made of wood shingles or clapboard or sometimes stucco and painted Easter-egg pastels, cherry red, or vibrant shades of blue. A couple of them look like antebellum mansions straight out of “Gone With the Wind.” Indeed, one of them is nicknamed the “Gone With the Wind” house. More about that in a minute. Many of the Eminent Victorians have fine porches or terrific turrets, or both. Some of these homes are big enough to house entire soccer teams. They’ve got lawns of lush grass, flowerbeds full of posies — and also driveways and garages, which are rarities in so many of the borough’s neighborhoods. Prospect Park South is prime territory for the Eminent Victorians, though the 10 other mini-neighborhoods that are also part of Victorian Flatbush all have special charms. Can you name all these neighborhoods? If your answer is no, Mary Kay Gallagher Real Estate’s website has a map that will jog your memory. But back to the Eminent Victorians. The most eminent among them, in this day and age, is 1440 Albemarle Road. Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams purchased it for $2,500,001 in 2015, city Finance Department records indicate.

The Prospect Park South Historic District home was dubbed the “Gone With the Wind” house by Mary Kay Gallagher Real Estate’s Alexandra Reddish. Williams is doing a historically appropriate renovation of the century-old mansion. And ICYMI, she is building a swimming pool, as we recently reported. See brooklyneagle.com to read about it.

Albemarle Road’s $2.75 Million House Right down the street from Williams’ home, there’s another mansion that also looks like a “Gone With the Wind” house. This second Tara look-alike is 1305 Albemarle Road, which is also located within the Prospect Park South Historic District. In late January, Stephen Tanenbaum and Alisa Stratton purchased the house for $2.75 million from Albemarle Holdings Corp., whose president is Iskyo Aronov, Finance Department records indicate. The entity headed by Aronov had owned the mansion for about a year, having bought it for $900,000 from Harriet Salzarulo in October 2015, Finance Department records show. The white clapboard jaw-dropper has four 30-foot fluted Ionic columns flanking its front door, mullioned windows that look like giant spider webs and porches all over the place. It sits on on the corner of Argyle Road. The eye-catching house drew media attention months before its sale closing. Continued on page 11INB

INSET: Actress Michelle Williams, photographed at the Oscars in February, is building a swimming pool at her Prospect Park South Historic District mansion. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Week of May 4-10, 2017 • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • 9INB

Brooklyn’s Second-Quirkiest Landmark Is in Victorian Flatbush

This landmarked wood-frame cottage is the MTA’s Avenue H Station in the Fiske Terrace section of Victorian Flatbush.

Here’s a glimpse of the Avenue H Station’s interior, with its eye-catching ceiling. INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan

An Old-Fashioned Cottage Is Now the Avenue H Subway Station By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn

Is this a mirage? A squat but charming country cottage stands before us. It has a chimney in the center of its pyramid-shaped roof. The columns on its wrap-around porch are logs with the bark peeled off them. There are rocking chairs on the porch. It looks like an old-fashioned weekend-getaway home in the Adirondacks. What’s it doing on Avenue H, with a subway sign attached to its wood-shingle exterior? Welcome to the second-quirkiest city-designated individual landmark in all of Brooklyn. If you need to take a ride on the Q train, step right in. Even if

you don’t, go inside anyway so you can look at the former cottage’s ceiling, which is wood-paneled. The address of the Avenue H Station is 802 E. 16th St. It is in Fiske Terrace, one of the 11 mini-neighborhoods that make up Victorian Flatbush. As the city Landmarks Preservation Commission’s 2004 designation report about the property explains, it was built in 1906 by Thomas Benton Ackerson as a realestate sales office for the planned suburbanstyle community he was constructing there. The following year, Ackerson sold the wood-frame cottage to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., whose tracks were thisclose to the building. In the ensuing decades, the train line and the sweet-looking station passed through different owners’ hands and ultimately became part of

the New York City subway system. It is the only Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway-station building that was originally constructed for some other use. An informative rownstoner.com story by architectural historian Suzanne Spellen says that in 2003, the MTA announced it was going to demolish the cottage-turned-subway station. The community wanted it saved. The building was landmarked the following year — and we say ra o to everyone who worked to make that happen — then thoroughly renovated several years later. By the way, since we’ve called it Brooklyn’s second-quirkiest citydesignated individual landmark, surely you’re wondering what’s the very quirkiest one. We promise to tell you soon.

ABOVE: See brooklyneagle.com to find out who recently bought this Fiske Terrace house, whose address is 74 Wellington Court. Its original owner was Henry W. Ackerson, vice president of the company that built the cottage which is now the Avenue H Station. INSET: The columns on the porch of the Avenue H Station are logs with the bark peeled off them. 10INB • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • Week of May 4-10, 2017

Victorian Flatbush’s Other ‘Gone With the Wind’ House Is Under Renovation

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This Prospect Park South Historic District home is 114 Westminster Road, which recently sold for $4.25 million. Continued from page 9INB The seller hired high-profile brokers Ryan Serhant and Rachel Simons of the Bravo TV series “Million Dollar Listing New York” to market 1305 Albemarle Road. Last July, the brokers, who work at Nest Seekers International, revealed on Instagram that they sold the house about two hours after listing it. Curbed.com was the first to report their news. A story in Luxury Listings NYC says it appears that Serhant re-listed the house last September. A summary of 1305 Albemarle Road’s listings history on Zillow.com indicates that, too. BTW, Bravo just announced that Serhant will star in a spinoff TV series called “Sell It Like Serhant.”

The house is seen in scenes in which his lawyer Alan Dershowitz, played by Ron Silver, preps for a legal appeal of von Bülow’s conviction for the attempted murder of his wife, Sunny. The new owners of the grand mansion are now in the process of renovating it. Tanenbaum, an architect whose firm specializes in high-end residential renovations, has experience in fixing up Prospect Park South Historic District homes. Continued on page 12INB

An Architect Bought 1305 Albemarle Road But back to 1305 Albemarle Road. The Colonial Revival-style mansion was built in 1905 for George E. Gale. The architect was H.B. Moore. The late architectural historian Christopher Gray, who wrote the New York Times’ “Streetscapes” column for many years, called 1305 Albemarle Road “the gem of the street.” It has 22 rooms — including a ballroom, a music room, a billiard room, a library, a wine cellar and 10 bedrooms. There’s a garage, too. The house was used in the filming of “Reversal of Fortune,” the 1990 film with Jeremy Irons in the Oscar-winning role of Claus von Bülow.

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DESPITE CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT, B’KLYN REAL ESTATE FINANCING SHOULD HOLD FIRM By Matthew Dzbanek, Director of Capital Services & Katherine Speltz, Analyst Special to INBrooklyn

As the U.S. economy continues to strengthen, the Federal Reserve is expected to tighten monetary policy further in 2017, ultimately leading to higher interest rates. While higher borrowing costs could suppress loan origination, commercial real estate financing, particularly in Brooklyn, should hold steady as a host of new lenders and a conducive economic climate keep borrowing activity buoyant. A robust labor market and firming inflation has the Fed, following years of lackluster growth, confident that the economy is strong enough to withstand the impact of higher rates. This was evident when the Fed’s policy-making arm raised shortterm interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in March, pushing the Fed funds target rate up to a range of 0.75 percent to 1 percent. It was the central bank’s second increase in three months and only its third since last decade’s financial crisis. Interestingly, long-term 10-year Treasury yields have been on a downward trajectory after hitting a two-year high of 2.61 percent in March. While risk aversion stemming from geopolitical events and concerns about the economy have pushed yields lower, interest rates are expected to head higher. Indeed, minutes from the Fed’s latest meeting showed that policymakers discussed the possibility of reducing its massive bond portfolio later this year. This move should put upward pressure on rates and eventually lead to higher borrowing costs on consumer and business loans. At between 3.500 percent and 3.875 percent, interest rates on five-year multifamily loans are roughly 50-75 basis points higher than where they were a year ago. However, despite the uptick, interest rates remain historically low, which should keep the lending landscape favorable.

For most of the past decade, record low interest rates fostered feverish demand for New York City real estate, which, in turn, sent prices substantially higher. Therefore, a move higher in rates in many ways is a positive development in that it should “normalize” market conditions, with sellers possibly inclined to lower prices to attract buyers who are more capital-constrained. Larger transactions drove dollar volume to record levels in 2015, while in 2016, small-tomid-size transactions played a more dominant role, causing New York City total dollar volume to drop dramatically compared to the prior year, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ research. As property sales slowed last year, lenders infused less money into the New York City market. Commercial real estate financing volume fell 17 percent year-over-year to $82 billion in 2016, according to The Real Deal, citing a report from lending database CrediFi.

New Lenders in Brooklyn Fill Bank Void While 2016’s drop in real estate financing reflects a market that was cooling off from an extremely busy 2015, it also indicated caution on behalf of lenders. Indeed, the market for commercial mortgages is starkly different from a few years ago when banks binged on multifamily commercial loans. Banks have dramatically pulled back on lending, primarily a result of concerns regarding overleverage and government regulation. In 2015, federal banking regulators cautioned banks of overexposure to the multifamily asset class and its impact on their financial stability. Banks appear to have heeded their warning, with New York City’s two biggest multifamily lenders, New York Community Bank (NYCB) and Signature Bank, slashing deal volume last year. NYCB, which was the top lender in 2015, fell to fifth place in 2016, with its loan origination vol-

Matthew Dzbanek, director of capital service for Ariel Property Advisors

Katherine Speltz, analyst for Ariel Property Advisors Photos courtesy of Ariel Property Advisors

ume shrinking a remarkable 53 percent, according to CrediFi’s report. And while Signature Bank maintained its No. 2 status last year, lending volume fell by 13 percent versus 2015. As the top lenders of the past pulled back, new alternative lenders, both individual and institutional, swiftly emerged with a fresh appetite to lend in Brooklyn. Last year, Deutsche Bank replaced NYCB as the most active lender, with the firm’s total commercial real estate origination volume increasing 37 percent from 2015, CrediFi reported. Other new entities in the lending arena already own and develop real estate. Institutions like Blackstone and Starwood Capital have been active lenders in the last two years, and commercial real estate firms such as RXR Realty, Kushner Cos and SL Green, have also hopped onboard the financing train. Brooklyn’s economy has improved markedly in recent years, with New York state data showing employment in the borough rising to 1.176 million in February, up 13.7 percent from a year earlier.

The unemployment rate stood at 4.8 percent in February, mostly in line with the national average, but sharply below its year-ago level of 5.7 percent. The dollar volume of all mortgage activity in Brooklyn nearly mirrored the overall New York City market in 2016, falling 18 percent to $2.29 billion from 2015’s $2.80 billion. However, while the number of mortgages slid 15 percent to 798, mortgage activity was higher than 2014’s tally of 781, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ research. As more and more people call Brooklyn home, institutional and private investors will likely continue to seek mortgage financing in New York City’s biggest borough. Rising rates may have senior lenders pulling back as properties qualify for less but could drive stronger demand for loans higher up the capital stack, utilizing mezzanine financing or preferred equity more frequently. Overall, Fed tightening reflects a robust economy, and therefore we expect capital markets to remain strong this year, allowing investors ongoing access to attractive and reliable financing.

Victorian Flatbush’s Other ‘Gone With The Wind’ House Is Under Renovation Continued from page 11INB He renovated nearby 114 Westminster Road, a house he and his wife Stratton owned and lived in with their kids. The couple sold the house three days before closing on their purchase of 1305 Albemarle Road.

The $4.25 Million House The Westminster Road house is located on the corner of Albemarle Road, one block away from their new home. An LLC with Zachary Sturges and Parvin Moyne as members paid $4.25 million for 114

Westminster Road, Finance Department records indicate. The peaked-roof Colonial Revival-style house was designed by Seth H. Cutting, the president and chief architect of Ascutney Realty Co., and built in 1915. Three years ago, Tanenbaum allowed Eye on Real Estate to see the interior work he was doing at 114 Westminster Road. He had carefully repaired wood floors in the house, remodeled the kitchen, opened up the living room to the sun room and found a salvaged, historically appropriate chandelier for the dining room.

INBrooklyn photo by Lore Croghan

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BAMcafé Lineup: Santana Redux w/ The BRC Orchestra The radical all-stars of Black Rock Coalition (BRC) present an electrifying retrospective of Carlos Santana for Cinco de Mayo, in a nod to black-Latino rock collaborations and the icon’s own Mexican heritage. As a united front of black musicians who reject the industry’s creative straitjackets, BRC is known for its acclaimed tributes to boundary-defying artists like Santana,who has been cited by BRC cofounder Vernon Reid as an influence. In honor of the guitarist’s halfcentury of work, transcending genres, cultures and generations, “Santana Redux” is a chance to pay the legend back in kind. When: Friday, May 5, 9 p.m. Where: Fort Greene/BAMcafé (30 Lafayette Ave.) Yosvany Terry Afro-Cuban Sextet Since his arrival in the U.S. in 1999, Cuban saxophonist/percussionist/composer Yosvany Terry has been at the forefront of the

Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights will celebrate the release of their new album “Brooklyn Baby!” with a free family show right in the heart of Joanie’s home borough of Brooklyn. Fans are invited to join Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights for a meet-and-greet with autographs, lemonade and butter cookies at the Flying Tiger store. When: Sunday, May 6, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Where: Downtown Brooklyn/The Atrium at City Point (445 Albee Square West) Amelia & Her Paper Tigers A family show that celebrates a strong, inspirational woman: Amelia Earhart. The play is highly physical, laugh-out-loud funny and incorporates an array of skills, including stilt walking and puppetry. When: Monday. May 7, 2 p.m. Where: Red Hook/Red Hook’s Showboat Barge (290 Conover St., Pier 44)

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