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VOLUME 91 NUMBER 9

MARCH 6-12, 2020

Push for pedestrian safety measures intensifies SEE PAGE 3

Sunset Park mother kills her daughter, SEE sentenced to 18 years in prison PAGE 2

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Housing going up at Angel Guardian Home site School is also slated to be built at location

BY PAULA KATINAS

PAULA@BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

The building under construction will contain 115 residential units.

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The future of the Angel Guardian Home is starting to take shape.

Construction is well underway on a residential building at the site that will contain 115 market-rate units, Community Board 10 officials confirmed.

The gigantic property at 6301 12th Ave., which stretches from 12th Avenue to 13th Avenue between 63rd and 64th streets and is approximately the size of three football fields, is also slated to get a 600-seat elementary school and a community facility within the next few years.

The school will be constructed near the 13th Avenue end of the 140,000-square foot

property.

The residential housing currently under construction is located in the middle of the vast property.

“That middle portion of the property is the largest piece,” Dyker Heights Civic Association President Fran VellaMarrone said.

Plans have not yet been finalized for the exact use of the community facility that would be established in the original Angel Guardian Home building at 6301 12th Ave., but Board 10 officials and leaders of the Dyker Heights Civic Association said they’re hoping to see the building converted into a senior housing or assisted living facility.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Motorcyclist killed in fiery crash

BY PAULA KATINAS

PAULA@BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

The twisted wreckage of the motorcycle lies on the street following the deadly crash. ebrooklyn media/Photo by Mark Mellone

A fiery crash took the life of a 27-year-old woman riding a motorcycle on Bay 35th Street on Feb. 27, police said.

The fatal crash took place on Bay 35th Street near Benson Avenue, police said.

A preliminary investigation by the NYPD revealed that Christina Gardini, who lived nearby on Bay 37th Street, was on a motorcycle heading northbound on Bay 35th Street at approximately 11:24 a.m. when she struck an unoccupied double-parked truck.

The force of the crash caused the motorcycle to burst into flames, police said.

“The operator of the truck was out of the vehicle collecting trash containers when the collision occurred and did remain on scene,” an NYPD spokesperson told the Home Reporter in an email.

Police were called to the scene. The responding officers found the woman unconscious

and unresponsive with trauma to the body. EMS pronounced Gardini dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing by the NYPD’s Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad.

The deadly crash took place 10 blocks from the scene of another tragedy in the neighborhood.

A three-year-old boy was struck and killed by an ice cream truck at Bay 25th Street and Benson Avenue on May 3.

Little Emur Shavkator was riding a child’s scooter when he was struck by the truck, according to police, who said the driver was on his way to making candy deliveries to 86th Street stores. The driver was traveling up Bay 25th Street and was making a right turn onto Benson Avenue when he hit the child, police said.

Emur’s death led to calls from local elected officials and street safety advocates for the city to install safety features at the corner where the crash took place.

Alec Brook-Krasny: The comeback kid?

Following his acquittal, former lawmaker plans City Council run

BY PAULA KATINAS

PAULA@BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

Alec Brook-Krasny, the former New York State assemblymember who was acquitted of fraud charges following a highly publicized trial, is mapping out his political comeback. The former pol confirmed that he is taking a serious look at running for City Council next year.

“Yes, I am running. I am going to do it,” BrookKrasny told the Home Reporter in a brief phone interview on Thursday. “I first wanted to reach out to people in the district to see if they wanted me to run. They

did.”

The New York Post was the first to report on BrookKrasny’s plans for a political comeback.

The seat Brook-Krasny has his eye on, the 47th Council District, is currently held by Democrat Mark Treyger, who is term-limited and has to leave office at the end of 2021. The district covers Coney Island, Gravesend and includes parts of Bensonhurst.

Brook-Krasny, a Democrat, represented the 46th Assembly District from 2006 until he resigned in 2015.    For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Lin Li, who was convicted in June in the drowning death of her daughter, was also found guilty in the attempted assault of her son.

Photo courtesy of Brooklyn DA’s office

Sunset Park mother kills daughter, gets 18 years

BY PAULA KATINAS

PAULA@BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

Alec Brook-Krasny, pictured in the courthouse during his trial, is planning a return to politics. ebrooklyn media/File photo by Noah Goldberg

A 28-year-old woman responsible for the horrific drowning death of her young daughter has been sentenced to serve 18 years in prison, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday.

A jury convicted Lin Li of first-degree manslaughter for the 2016 drowning death of her two-year-old daughter, Melody Zheng.

The case was shocking, according to law enforcement officials, who said Li put the little girl in a container as a form of punishment and held the child underwater until she stopped struggling.

At the same trial, the jury also found Li guilty of firstdegree attempted assault in a case involving her four-year-

old son. The defendant held the child under water a day earlier, officials said.

The trial took place in Brooklyn Supreme Court in June.

“This defendant had a duty to care for her children and to keep them safe, but instead she used inexplicable and dangerous methods to discipline them and caused the violent death of her daughter,” Gonzalez said in a statement.

“Nothing can bring back little Melody, who had an entire life ahead of her. But, with today’s sentence, we have obtained a measure of justice in this terribly tragic case,” Gonzalez said on Wednesday.

Li was sentenced by New York State Supreme Court Justice Deborah Dowling.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

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Beloved Bay Ridge pastor will have street named in his memory ebrooklyn media/Photo by Arthur De Gaeta

A Coney Island Hospital worker signs the final beam that will top the new state-of-the-art building.

Fr. Paul Schneirla

BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

The Very Rev. William Sutfin Schneirla served as pastor of St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church at 81st Street and Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge from its inception in 1951 until his retirement in 2002. The beloved pastor was known to

Photo courtesy of Dorothy Downie

his congregation simply as Father Paul, the name he took upon his ordination to the priesthood in 1942.

So it seems extremely fitting that the street will be co-named Father Paul Schneirla Way at a dedication ceremony on Saturday, June 13 at 11 a.m.    For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Coney Island Hospital holds beam-signing ceremony

BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

It’s been quite a journey for one of Brooklyn’s most venerable medical facilities. Now NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island has marked a significant milestone in its remarkable recovery following the devastation it endured in the wake of Superstorm Sandy as it prepares to raise the final beam atop its new, state-of-the-art building.

On Thursday, Feb. 27 the

hospital held a beam-signing ceremony, allowing everyone who had anything to do with the hospital’s renewed success to leave his or her mark on the white beam that will top off the flood-resistant, 11-story tower.

While\ high winds kept the beam from being raised and placed atop the structure that morning, it did not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who showed for the signing.

The hospital’s new CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya welcomed guests. She was joined by

Dr. Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals and retired Coney Island Hospital CEO Arthur Wagner.

“It has been more than seven years since Superstorm Sandy really devastated South Brooklyn and this area,” said Lipyanskaya. “It took a long time and a lot of dedication from many people who are here with us today — from the elected officials, from hospital leadership and from many, many advocates, but ultimately federal funding for a brand-new,

stronger and more resilient hospital building was secured.

That’s why we’re here today.”

The new 350,000-square footbuilding was funded by FEMA and will include a new elevated Emergency Department, a surgical suite with eight operating rooms and a full suite of diagnostic and imaging services. The work on the building began in September 2018 with a projected completion date of 2022.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Pols charge feds all wet after coastal storm study is shelved

BY PAULA KATINAS

PAULA@BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

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A decision by the Trump administration to turn off the tap on a storm resiliency study of the New York-New Jersey region isn’t going swimmingly with local lawmakers.

The New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was launched in 2017 to look at ways the region’s shorefront areas could be protected from storm surges in the event of another

As State Sen. Andrew Gounardes looks on, Arleen Soto talks about her brother, Jose Contla, who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Bensonhurst.

Gounardes:‘When will all this end?’

Pol pushes safety bills after pedestrian fatalities rise

By PAULA KATINAS

PAULA@BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

In the wake of a shocking increase in pedestrian fatalities on New York City streets, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes has announced that he is pushing a package of street safety bills aimed at giving walkers and bike riders equal footing with vehicles on roadways.

Gouanrdes held a press conference outside P.S. 185 on 86th Street near Ridge Boulevard on Feb. 28, where he was joined by the families of pedestrians who

were killed, street safety advocates and the school’s students.

“When will all this end?”

Gounardes asked after reciting the tragic roster of victims who have been struck and killed by cars and trucks on city streets.

The legislation Gounardes is sponsoring includes a bill that would establish all intersections in New York City as crosswalks, whether they contain painted markings or not, a bill to create a pedestrian safety rating for vehicles based on how likely vehicles are to cause injuries or deaths to pedestrians

on roadways and a Dangerous Driver Act that would make it easier for district attorneys to hit motorists with serious charges even if the driver has not previously committed a large number of violations.

Gounardes said he also wants to see better driver education in place. One of his bills would require motorists to take a written test on the rules of the road when they renew their driver’s license.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Superstorm Sandy.

But the administration suddenly called a halt to the study last week, a move that angered U.S. Rep. Max Rose, a Democrat representing Southwest Brooklyn and Staten Island.

Rose likened the decision to drop the study to “telling New York City to go ahead and drown.”

Superstorm Sandy hit New York City on Oct. 29, 2012, killing 53 people, causing an estimated $19 billion in damage, flooding the subway system and leaving scores of homes and businesses in des-

perate need of rebuilding.

In Brooklyn, waterfront neighborhoods like Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Gerritsen Beach and Red Hook were particularly hit hard, officials said.

“Despite what the president thinks, super storms cannot be wished away by denying the existence of climate change.

These are complicated challenges and every second we aren’t researching a solution, is a second we can never get back,” Rose said.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

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New lane planned for congested Brooklyn-bound expressway merge off Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

There may be some relief down the road for maddened motorists struggling to merge onto the Fort Hamilton Parkway exit from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

The MTA has announced that work will begin next week to improve traffic flow and safety merges exiting the Verrazzano after 92nd Street heading toward Fort Hamilton Parkway. The plan is to expand and widen the roadway on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, a process that will save motorists time and help reduce congestion along the expressway.

“This historically awkward merge frequently backs up traffic, with vehicles entering from 92nd Street intersecting with vehicles exiting Fort Hamilton

Parkway,” said Joyce Mulvaney, MTA director of community affairs.

“This work will widen the Fort Hamilton Parkway exit, relocate the 92nd Street merge downstream and allow more capacity for the majority of traffic moving eastbound. It eliminates the forced merge, improves traffic flow and safety, and will help alleviate back-ups,” added Mulvaney.

Community Board 10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann said that she was happy the project was underway. “I am delighted that the MTA Bridges and TunnelsVerrazzano-Narrows Bridge upgrade capital project will improve safety caused by the congestion and back up at Fort Hamilton Parkway,” Beckmann told this paper.

“It will also allow greater

eastbound traffic capacity for the majority of traffic moving eastbound. It eliminates the forced merge, improves traffic flow and safety, and will help alleviate back-ups,” she added.

City Councilmember Justin Brannan, who represents Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach, has long rallied for changes to be made to the roadway infrastructure.

“The bottleneck during a.m. and p.m. rush hour at the awkward merge onto the Fort Hamilton Parkway exit has driven me — and everyone else — insane for a very long time,” Brannan told this paper.

“And I’ve only watched it get worse. With vehicles entering from 92nd Street intersecting with vehicles exiting Fort Hamilton Parkway, the congestion here can literally back up traffic from 86th Street all the way to Bay Ridge Parkway. We have been begging MTA Bridges and Tunnels to take action and had many meetings with engineers to show them how bad this had become. I’m happy they listened to us and are finally going to make this right by widening the Fort Hamilton Parkway exit once and for all,” added Brannan.

Construction is slated to begin next week and be completed in 2021.

Rendering of the new Fort Hamilton Parkway exit off the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn.

Diagram courtesy of the MTA

Next week, work will begin to improve traffic flow and safety merges exiting the Verrazzano after 92nd Street toward Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Photo courtesy of Councilmember Justin Brannan

News From Your Neighborhood GAGE & TOLLNER PREPARES TO REOPEN

FULTON MALL — The famed 125-year-old Brooklyn institution Gage & Tollner at 372 Fulton St. now has an official reopening date: Sunday, March 15, according to New York magazine’s “Grub Street.” Red Hook restaurateur St. John Frizell, along with husband-and-wife team Ben Schneider and Sohui Kim, will be stewarding this historic steakhouse into 2020 with classic favorites such as steak and scalloped potatoes, clams casino, pork pot pie and she-crab soup.

Among the investors were Elizabeth Warren’s chief strategist and his wife. The rebirth of Gage & Tollner has been extensively covered in the Eagle. 

ABC-TV SPOTLIGHTS SUNSET PARK RESTAURANT

SUNSET PARK — ABC-TV’s “Neighborhood Eats” last week spotlighted Yafa Café, a Yemeni establishment at 4415 Fourth Ave. in Sunset Park. Co-owners Ali Suliman and Hakim Sulaimani were both born in Yemen but grew up in Sunset Park. The café proudly serves Yemeni coffee, with club soda as a chaser. “Yemen is one of the original ancestors of coffee, so it’s great to bring that back into the light,” Sulaimani told ABC-TV. The menu includes a rice bowl with basmati rice, stewed vegetables and chicken; fried chicken with Yemeni hawaij spice; sliced leg of lamb with rosemary, garlic and Yemeni seasoning; and a Ramadan oat stew. 

BAY RIDGE STREET TO BE NAMED AFTER ORTHODOX PASTOR

BAY RIDGE — This coming June, a street in Bay Ridge will be named after the late Very Rev. William Sutfin Schneirla, who served as pastor of St. Mary’s Antiochan Orthodox Church at 81st Street and Ridge Boulevard from 1951 until 2002.

Schneirla, who was known to his congregation simply as Father Paul, was ordained to the priesthood in 1942, according to the Brooklyn Reporter website. Schneirla was born in Alaska in 1916 and served as a priest of the Antiochan Archdiocese for 71 years. Because he was an Orthodox, not a Roman Catholic, priest, he married in 1942 and had several children, the Brooklyn Reporter said. He died in September 2014 at the age of 98. 

BROOKLYN FAMILY HAS TWO LEAP YEAR BABIES

BOROUGHWIDE — While the odds are one in two million, one Brooklyn family now has two “leap year babies” after the birth of their second child. The Demchak family welcomed their new daughter Scout on Feb. 29, also known as Leap Day, according to NBC4. Scout’s older brother, Omri, was also born on Feb. 29. In addition to the two children’s birthdays on Feb. 29, mom Lindsay was born on Feb. 26 and grandmother Irene was born on Feb. 28. The Demchak parents plan to split the birthdays, celebrating Omri on Feb. 29 and Scout on March 1, NBC4 said. 

DRIVERS OWING FINES HAVE CARS IMPOUNDED

BOROUGHWIDE — At least 160 scofflaw drivers had their vehicles towed in Brooklyn during a crackdown on Friday, according to the New York Post. The vehicles, including many Taxi and Limousine-licensed cars and dollar vans, were brought to Grand Army Plaza before being taken to a pound.

Together, the drivers owed millions of dollars, according to the city Sheriff’s Office. Owners of individual vehicles owed at least $2,500 in parking and moving violations, the Post said. More than 100 deputies and workers with scanning devices swept the borough’s streets on Friday morning. 

N.C. INDIE ROCK BAND COMING TO WILLIAMSBURG

NORTH CAROLINA — The North Carolina-based indie rock band Archers of Loaf, which broke up on 1998 but produced its first CD since then this year, plans to visit Brooklyn to promote the CD, “Raleigh Days.” On June 4, the band will perform at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, according to the Brooklyn Vegan website. The group also plans to perform at the Bowery Ballroom two days later. 

FROM DUSK ‘TIL DAWN, THIEVES TARGET ATMs

WILLIAMSBURG — The NYPD is looking for two ATM thieves who were able to steal an ATM one morning in early Feb-

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Photo courtesy of BC Athletics ruary, after unsuccessfully trying to make off with another, according to Fox 5 local news. The men first tried stealing an ATM from a grocery store at 127 Grand St. in Williamsburg around 5 a.m. on Feb. 3 but were unable to do so and fled. About an hour later, they went to the Dusk ’til Dawn Bar at 193 Marcus Garvey Blvd. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, stole an ATM, put it into a vehicle and drove off, according to police. The NYPD recently released video footage from Dusk ’til Dawn showing the crime taking place. 

Feb. 11 incident, which took place at 4 p.m. on the corner of Kings Highway and East 41st Street. Police say the cab driver drove the suspect from the intersection of Flatbush and Church avenues to the location in question. When the driver pulled up, the suspect allegedly got out of the vehicle, took out a firearm and demanded his property. Authorities said the driver ignored the request and drove away. Police described the would-be robber as a Black man between 20 and 30 years of age who wore dark clothes. 

PARK SLOPE — An unusual brownstone in Park Slope was apparently built as an apartment building, not a townhouse, according to Brownstoner. Even so, these apartments appear to be in near-perfect condition. The building at 569 10th St. is a three-story structure with three floor-through apartments inside. When the building was constructed in 1884-85, its owner marketed the “elegant flats” to rent at $20 to $25 per month, Brownstoner said. Among the most unusual features are the two air shafts built into the structure, wrapped around by tall windows. The building was originally a brownstone, but it was re-surfaced with Permastone sometime in the ‘50s or ’60s. 

WILLIAMSBURG — An affordable housing lottery has opened for seven units in a new building at 885 Grand St. at the corner of Olive Street in Williamsburg. The building is called “The Milo,” apparently after the developer, Alphonse Milo, according to Brownstoner. There are three affordable one-bedroom units and four affordable two-bedroom units.

Rents start at $1,060 and top out at $1,193. The lottery is set at an area median income range of 60 percent for all seven units, Brownstoner said. A one-story building housing an auto repair shop previously stood on the property. 

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BOOKSELLER OPENS AT CITY POINT

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Bookseller McNally Jackson’s second Brooklyn store opened on Friday at the City Point development, and the store was crowded on Saturday morning, according to Brownstoner. Strategically placed shelves situate books everywhere in the store, and more books can be found in the stacks upstairs. The ground floor also contains a large section dedicated to stationery items.

The store’s popular Williamsburg location opened in 2018, Brownstoner said. The number of bookstores in the greater Downtown area is growing — the Center for Fiction opened in Fort Greene in 2019, Greenlight Books opened a new location in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Books are Magic opened in Cobble Hill in 2017, among others. 

COPS SEEK MAN WHO TRIED TO ROB LIVERY CAB

FLATLANDS — Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a thief who tried to rob a livery cab driver at an intersection in Flatlands last month, according to amNewYork. On Sunday, the NYPD released video footage of a suspect in the

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ROSE HAILS AFGHANISTAN PEACE TREATY

BAY RIDGE — U.S. Rep. Max Rose (D-Southwest Brooklyn-Staten Island), an Army combat veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan, hailed the peace deal reached in that country on Saturday. “After a generation of warfare and bloodshed, the time to end the war in Afghanistan is now. I applaud the president for his commitment to reaching this historic agreement and bringing our troops home,” he said. 

FRONTUS CELEBRATES CONEY’S AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

CONEY ISLAND — Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus (D-Coney Island-Bay Ridge-Brighton Beach-Gravesend) recently joined Coney Island residents at a Black History Month celebration at the Carey Gardens Community Center. The gathering celebrated community leaders as part of a proud tradition of African American activism. Those honored were Sophia Williams, Marion Kennedy, Ronald Stewart and Georgeanna Deas who received proclamations from the state Assembly honoring their public service. “Coney Island is fortunate to have these principled leaders, who have dedicated their lives to helping others out of love for this community,” Frontus said.

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Democratic club branches out to provide community service

TJ Cares President and organizer Mitch Partnow gives the event a thumbs-up.

BY BROOKLYN EAGLE STAFF A storied Brooklyn Democratic club is continuing to branch out beyond politics to sponsor community service projects aimed at improving the quality of life of local residents.

TJ Cares, an outgrowth of the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club, was formed by club member Mitch Partnow less than a year ago and has already made its mark, according to organizers.

The fledgling organization has held three well-attended community service events, including a senior citizens

barbecue, a food drive and a Valentine’s Day party for residents of Mercy Home.

“The community needs to know that we are here for more than petitions and voting,” Partnow told the Brooklyn Eagle.

The first event Partnow and TJ Cares hosted was a senior citizen barbecue, followed by one of the largest food drives in the history of the 59th Assembly District (Canarsie, Mill Basin, Mill Island, Bergen Beach, Gerritsen Beach, Georgetown), the district the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club serves. The food items were distributed to local families in need through the

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On Feb. 16, TJ Cares hosted a Valentine’s party for the clients of the Mercy Home.

The party took place at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club’s headquarters, where more than 100 Mercy Home residents were treated to a live DJ, dancing, a Chinese food buffet and chocolate desserts.

TJ Cares teamed up with the JASA Senior Center, whose members purchased and presented hats, gloves and scarves to the guests from Mercy Home.

The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club is the home club of longtime community leader Sue Ann Partnow, as well as Frank Seddio, who served for some eight years as the Brooklyn Democratic Party chairperson.

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, who represents the 42nd Assembly District, was recently elected to succeed Seddio as the party’s leader.

TJ Cares bridges the gap between the community and

Photos courtesy of TJ Cares

TJ Cares Committee members (left to right) Andrea Benjamin, Alan Weissberg and Sue Ann Partnow. politics by letting constituents know that the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club is more than just a political club, according to Mitch Partnow, who has been an active member of the

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club for more than 17 years, still decades away from equaling the tenure of his mother, Sue Ann. “The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club has been an

integral part of this community for over 64 years. The club has a rich history of community activism, multi-generational service, and I don’t want it to be overlooked,” he said.

TJ Cares takes the community-minded spirit that has always existed in the club and moves it forward, he added.

“As a third-generation Jeffersonian, I understand that these neighborhoods in south Brooklyn have a suburban feel to them and are very close knit.

I feel I have a unique understanding of the needs of the residents of this area because I grew up in and still live in Bergen Beach with my wife and daughter,” Partnow said.

TJ Cares plans to sponsor more community service projects.

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In all matters of the heart, Brooklyn’s NYU Langone Hospital has never skipped a beat. It’s ranked among the top hospitals in the country for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report and its Brooklyn location boasts world-class surgeons that have been at the forefront of cardiovascular care for over 35 years.

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, NYU Langone launched the second season of its popular series of lunch-and-learn lectures revolving around topics such as heart health, men’s health, pulmonary issues and weight loss, with all talks taking place at the Gallery at the Landing at 220 36th St. in Industry City.

The informative inaugural 2020 session, “New Buzz on Heart Health,” attracted about 25 people who came to hear NYU Langone cardiologist Dr.

Archana Saxena and registered dietician and nutritionist Sarah Galanis discuss the best ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle through diet, exercise and medicine.

“Last fall, we launched our educational series here at Industry City,” Paulina Koudellou, assistant vice president for hospital operations, told this paper. “We targeted women’s health and it went really well for us, so we decided to start off the new year with heart health,” added Koudellou.

Saxena began by explaining that the goal was to talk about cardiovascular disease prevention. She broke the topics down into four sections: cholesterol management, the benefits of fish oil, the negative effects of vaping and calcium scoring.

She emphasized the importance of knowing the components of cholesterol. “For your total cholesterol there’s the HDL, which I term the good or ‘happy’ cholesterol

and the LDL, which is the bad cholesterol or what I call ‘lousy’ cholesterol to make it easy to remember,” said Saxena.

“The LDL is the one linked to causing atherosclerosis. It can damage the arteries, and that’s how atherosclerosis starts. And that is what causes a heart attack, and the thing about plaque is that it builds up ebrooklyn media/Photos by John Alexander and can cause a narrowing of the arteries, with shortness of Dr. Archana Saxena and registered dietician and nutritionist Sarah Galanis discuss the breath being one of the signs,” best ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle through diet, exercise and medicine. she added. importance of being able to Saxena explained that fish Galanis picked up the thread example, especially now during maintain a diet once you’ve oil, recently approved by the and focused on the benefits of flu season,” explained Sherwin. started it and explained that “You can book an appointment FDA for people who have had eating a healthy diet in order the keto and Atkins diets are heart attacks, can be a benefi- to maintain heart health. “The online in minutes to schedule harder to maintain and offer cial supplement along with a Mediterranean diet has been a virtual visit with one of our diet consisting of two weekly around forever,” said Galanis. risks, especially to those with doctors.” servings of fish.

“It’s mainly a bunch of leafy high cholesterol.

Upcoming lectures in the green vegetables, fruits, nuts, lunch-and-learn health series She also emphasized the Also speaking at the forum include “Men’s Health” on dangers related to vaping with seafood and olive oil. Another was Jason Sherwin, associate Tuesday, March 17; “Vaping, respect to maintaining heart good choice is the vegetar- director of virtual health at health and the importance of ian and vegan diet which NYU Langone. “Our virtual Cigarettes, and Your Lungs” on eliminates meat products by urgent care is available to having a calcium screen which Tuesday, April 21; and “What substituting more fruits and allows doctors to picture the adults as well as children ages You Need to do to Maintain heart and see how much plaque vegetables,” she added. five or above for simple preven- a Weight Loss,” on Tuesday, is present.

Galanis also stressed the tative measures for coughs for May 19.

Sahadi’s and Deno’s Wonder Wheel honored for over 100 years in Brooklyn

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Two of the most successful and enduring small Brooklyn businesses, Sahadi’s specialty grocery and Deno’s Wonder Wheel, were recently honored by the city for being an indelible part of the fabric of the borough for over 100 years.

On Thursday, Feb. 27, Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop and other leaders joined together in an inaugural event to recognize the hard work and dedication of 10 centennial small businesses across the five boroughs and their contributions to local communities.

Bishop noted that many small businesses don’t make it past five years. “So I put out the call to all the chambers across the city and said that we want to acknowledge and celebrate businesses that have been around for over a century,” Bishop explained. “We recognize that small businesses are the economic engine of New York City.”

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City Councilmember Mark Gjonaj, Christine Whelan, Ron Sahadi and Commissioner Gregg Bishop.

Councilmember Mark Gjonaj presented the awards to the honorees.

Sahadi’s, with its two locations at 187 Atlantic Ave. and Industry City, boasts 122 years of serving the finest in high quality Middle Eastern food.

The James Beard Award-winning Sahadi’s has it all: dried figs and fruits, pistachios, a

wide-variety of cheeses, meat pies, creamy hummus, nuts, olives, breads, delicious Lebanese sweets, baked goods, baklava and barrels of coffee beans ready for roasting.

The store has an incredibly rich history. In the 1890s, Abrahim Sahadi opened A. Sahadi & Co. on Washington Street in Manhattan. In the

1920s, Wade Sahadi came to America from Lebanon and went to work with his uncle Abrahim. Wade opened Sahadi Importing Co. on Washington Street. The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel construction drove Sahadi to purchase a building on Atlantic Avenue where the business eventually relocated in the late 1940s.

In 1963, Wade’s two older sons Charlie and Richard joined the flourishing business.

In the 1970s, Wade’s youngest son Bob joined the business along with Charlie’s wife Audrey.

When Charlie and Audrey retired a few years ago, their son Ron, daughter Christine Whelan and son-in-law Pat Whelan took over management duties, along with Bob. “It’s hard to be here for more than 100 years but we’re still chugging along,” said Christine. “We’ve opened a new location so we’re definitely looking forward to the next 100 years. We’re fourth generation and my son will be fifth when he starts in June.

“We love being part of Brooklyn, so it makes it even more of a pleasure to be here,” she added.

Deno’s Wonder Wheel is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. It was built in 1920 by Charles Hermann and the Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company and owned by Herman Garms. It remains one of Coney Island’s most soughtout attractions and is unusual in offering its riders the option

of taking a spin in either a stationary or swinging car.

Deno Vourderis bought the Wonder Wheel in 1983 and built other rides around it including Spook-a-Rama. After Deno’s death, his sons added their father’s name to the original Ferris wheel. It has been a landmark since 1989.

“We were extremely honored to be a part of the centennial celebration with so many other iconic businesses,” Deno (D.J.) Vourderis told this paper.

“The Vourderis family has worked in Coney Island for four generations. We didn’t get where we are today without standing on the shoulders of giants. We are thankful to a community that is, and always was, accepting of immigrants, a community that didn’t discriminate based on where you were from, where you played, or whom you loved. As we celebrate our 100th year of happy faces, we invite everyone to come join in the festivities with special events planned for Memorial Day weekend, which is exactly the date the Wonder Wheel first opened in 1920,” added Vourderis.

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The always innovative and entertaining Gallery Players will be performing “Jack & the Beanstalk — Beanman’s Revenge,” an interactive children’s musical that allows children and their families to

participate in a new musical written by Hilary Goldman and Kevin McAuley under their Good Idea Bears banner. “‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ is one of eight completely original interactive musicals that we’ve written for children,” Goldman told this paper. “All of our shows are reworkings of familiar tales but with an

updated twist. Often times, we look to empower our characters more and tell the stories from different perspectives, putting the actions, the consequences and the lessons learned into the characters’ hands rather than allowing it to be circumstantial.

We also like to make them as relatable to children today as possible.”

The plot revolves around adventure-seeking Jack and his mother who are struggling to keep their provincial coffee shop in business when the mysterious “beanman” offers them a seemingly lucrative and exciting solution.

Jack and his best friends must go on the quest of a lifetime where danger lurks along the way. The new play presents the timeless tale of “Jack and the Beanstalk” in a whole new light, complete with a singing harp, a golden egg-laying goose and a helpful gurkle (whatever that is).

“Throughout the story, our characters will invite the audience to be part of the adventure, both from their seats and by joining the actors on stage,” said McAuley. “Audience members will help our characters along their journey and play small roles in songs and action sequences. We can’t make it from ‘once upon a time’

to ‘happily ever after’ without them,” he added.

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by Goldman with musical direction by McAuley and costumes and props by Dina Grilli. The cast includes Julie Crane, Kaylie DeLauri, Caitlin Farrell, Danielle Ferretti, Erin Hanraty, Felisha Heng, Karen Mascalo Hagan, Brian Levario, Joshua Lopez and Alyson Ryan.

Ryan, who plays Jill, was born and raised in Brooklyn, and works as a kindergarten teacher in Cobble Hill’s P.S. 32.

“It’s really special to be able to invite my students to our productions and have them join me onstage,” Ryan told this paper.

“I’ve had kids who are too shy to raise a hand in my class, but jump onstage and dance with us without a second thought.

They feel safe and uninhibited, and are able to express themselves through this magic of imagination and theater. It’s incredible,” she added.

Goldman and her group the Good Idea Bears have been writing and performing together for six years, primarily in Brooklyn. “Doing theater for children is so rewarding, especially given the interactive element,” said Goldman.

“We give kids an opportunity to be a part of the story, as opposed to simply watching it from the sidelines. I feel as though we are helping kids be themselves, be comfortable and feel safe.

I’ve seen the shyest of children jump onstage and dance with Petunia the Cow without a second thought,” added Goldman.

The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th Street. The limited run production will be presented at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29 and Saturday, March 7, and at 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 and Sunday, March 8. Tickets for adults and children are $8 and can be purchased at the door (cash only) or at galleryplayers.com.

City Councilmember Mark Gjonaj, Deno Vourderis, Dennis Vourderis and Commissioner Gregg Bishop.

Sahadi’s and Deno’s Wonder Wheel honored for over 100 years in Brooklyn

Continued from page 8 The other small business honorees were Holtermann’s Bakery and Supreme Chocolatier in Staten Island; Sussman-Automatic Corporation and Bellitte Bicycles in Queens; Eneslow Shoes & Orthotics and Russ & Daughters in Manhattan; and Teitel

Brothers and Mario’s Restaurant in the Bronx.

Randy Peers, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, was thrilled to celebrate the rich history of small businesses in Brooklyn.

“Sahadi’s and Deno’s Wonder Wheel have both had a

deep-rooted, positive impact on our communities and Russ & Daughters recently expanded to Brooklyn. These multi-generational companies exemplify how critical local business is to create and grow vibrant neighborhoods by investing for the long-term,” he said.

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The cast of the new interactive production, “Jack & the Beanstalk — Beanman’s Revenge.”

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Have you seen Williamsburg’s new office and industrial building?

Yes, industrial. Smorgasburg’s there this winter.

Neighboring hotels are nifty, too.

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Normal people go to Winter Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea to eat fab food, browse through boxes of five-dollar vinyl records and try on $60 vintage hats.

Real estate nerds go so they can see the building where these tandem weekend events are held.

Here’s a glimpse of 25 Kent Ave. as seen from North 12th Street.

Newly built 25 Kent Ave. has lots of eye-catching architectural details.

INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan That’s why I was in Williamsburg on Saturday, up on the eighth floor of 25 Kent Ave. Of course, I stood in line for pork buns from Mao’s Bao and bought an ice cream cone from Bona Bona — which was topped with Italian meringue the vendor toasted with a blow torch.

But the main reason I was there was to check out the vast, high-ceilinged top floor of the job-generating office and industrial building at 25 Kent Ave. I also wanted the opportunity to see the stunning views of the Manhattan skyline, the East River, neighboring Greenpoint and the streets of Williamsburg from its floor-to-ceiling windows.

One of Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea’s past winter locations was the jaw-dropping banking hall at the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Clocktower in Fort Greene, which is arguably Brooklyn’s most famous building. It was quite an experience to see the banking hall, which is an interior landmark, something that’s rare in Brooklyn.

Spec construction

Brand-new 25 Kent Ave., where Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea are now held, is also a wonderful building in completely different ways.

It belongs to Toby Moskovits’ development firm Heritage Equity Partners and real estate investor Rubenstein Partners.

A row of tall columns stands beside the windows on the top floor of 25 Kent Ave. It occupies the entire block bounded by Kent Avenue, North 12th Street, Wythe Avenue and North 13th Street.

If you’re planning to attend Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea, which run through March 29, the building entrance you’re looking for is on North 12th Street.

There are a number of noteworthy buildings on Wythe Avenue.

I’ll show you some of the others later. First I want to focus on what’s important about 25 Kent Ave.: • It was the first new-from-the-ground-up office building to be constructed on spec (meaning with no tenants lined up beforehand) in Brooklyn in four decades.

• The 500,000-square-foot building was designed to appeal to small, medium-sized and large tech, creative and maker tenants — with 87,000 square feet of space designated solely for manufacturing.

Take the G train

On the glass walls by the entrance doors to 25 Kent Ave.’s two lobbies, a painted message reminds everybody the property is legally obligated to have manufacturing tenants. “This business is subject to Industrial Business Incentive Area regulations which require a minimum amount of space to be provided for specific industrial uses,” the message says.

There are two lobbies because the Kent Avenue building is actually two separate brick and glass buildings with a glassclad connector linking its upper floors. Beneath the connector, there’s a breezeway, which is like a pedestrian-only street.

I should pause my narrative about 25 Kent Ave. for a moment to mention that if you don’t live within walking distance of the property, you can get there by taking the G train to its Nassau Avenue stop, which is just a few blocks away.

I should also mention that if you want to get a good look at 25 Kent Ave.’s exterior, you should go to Vale Park. This publicly accessible green space is located on the roof of a low-rise retail building that’s part of The William Vale. I’ll tell you more about this hotel a bit later.

Three generations of W’burg entrepreneurs

I first heard Moskovits, who is Heritage Equity Partners’ CEO, speak about her development plans for the Kent Avenue site at a real estate roundtable at the Brooklyn Historical Society in November 2013.

Here’s the top floor of 25 Kent Ave., seen during Winter Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea.

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At a press briefing in February 2016, she told reporters she wanted the building to provide much-needed growth space for entrepreneurs in Williamsburg, where her family had done business for three generations.

Her immigrant grandfather had owned a business in the neighborhood and her father’s factory had been located there, she said. And her real estate firm’s office was located in Williamsburg.

The 25 Kent Ave. property went through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP, process to be rezoned for office and industrial uses.

Two Trees was first out of the gate

The William Vale is one of four glam hotels on a short span of Wythe Avenue. The second one I’m going to tell you about is the Wythe Hotel.

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In December, a clothing maker and retailer named Kith signed on as 25 Kent Ave.’s anchor tenant. The company is leasing 57,679 square feet of manufacturing space — which is about two-thirds of the building’s total manufacturing space.

“Creating a makerspace in Williamsburg embodies the ideals we hold as a brand that include creating inclusive and innovative experiences in new exciting surroundings,” Kith Founder Ronnie Fieg said in a joint announcement about the lease with building co-owner Rubenstein Partners.

The amount of rent Kith’s paying was not disclosed. The company is relocating from Soho.

Another interesting industrial tenant has also signed a lease.

Randolph Beer rented more than 12,000 square feet, some of it manufacturing space, for a restaurant, bar and brewery, food-focused publication Eater reported in February. The brewer will put its beer in cans for the first time.

What’s Wallplay?

There’s an art exhibition called “A Romantic Comedy” on the ground floor of 25 Kent Ave. It features more than 50 works by emerging artists. Sophia Sobers and Steven Pestana curated it.

It’s on display through March 31.

The exhibit’s themes are “courtship, domesticity and the workplace — what society presents to the world versus what is hidden,” an online posting about it says.

The exhibition’s at 25 Kent Ave. thanks to a business called Wallplay. It is programming and operating vacant retail and office space at 25 Kent Ave. until long-term tenants move into it.

By the way, Gensler was 25 Kent Ave.’s design development architect. The designer was Hollwich Kushner.

Two Wythe Avenue hotels are the Williamsburg at left and the Wythe at right.

Welcome to the William Vale After your visit to 25 Kent Ave., you’ll want to see other properties on Wythe Avenue. A good place to start is the eye-catching hotel called The William Vale (yes, they capitalize the “T”), which is across the street from 25 Kent Ave. Vale Park is part of the hotel complex.

Zelig Weiss’s Riverside Developers built The William Vale, whose address is 111 North 12th St. The architecture firm that designed it was Albo Liberis. The 21-story building’s lower floors look like they’re standing on stilts.

I took a hard-hat tour of the building in 2015 with my colleague Rob Abruzzese, who snapped wonderful photos. Mordy Steinfeld, Riverside’s director of operations and development, told us all 183 guest rooms would have balconies.

In the 19th century, a man named William Vale owned the land where the hotel now stands. A branding firm hired by Riverside saw Vale’s name on an old map. That’s how the hotel got its name.

The William Vale opened in September 2016. Its rooftop bar, which is called Westlight, has stellar views of the Manhattan skyline at sunset. I took pictures there in February 2017.

Rooftop water tanks are a beloved element of New York City’s built environment. They’re used to boost buildings’ water pressure.

London calling

Rosenwach Tank Co., a water-tower maker founded in the 1860s, owned property on the opposite side of Wythe Avenue from the Williamsburg Hotel. From 1924 to 2012, Rosenwach operated a wood mill at 87 North 9th St. The company sold the property for $10 million in 2012, city Finance Department records indicate.

The Rosenwach wood-mill site is relevant to this story because that’s where the fourth Wythe Avenue hotel was built.

This 175-room hotel is the Hoxton, whose address is 97 Wythe Ave. It opened in 2018.

The Hoxton is an upscale British hotel chain.

The buyer of Rosenwach’s property sold it to Londonbased developer Ennismore, which built the hotel.

This is the Hoxton as seen from the corner of Wythe Avenue and North 9th Street.

This hotel, which is located at 80 Wythe Ave. on the corner of North 11th Street, was the first of the four to open — back in 2012.

Two Trees Management, the Walentas family’s company, created the Wythe Hotel by adding modern floors to the top of an eye-catching factory called the Weidmann Cooperage, which is more than a century old. Distinguished architect of yesteryear Theobald Engelhardt designed the industrial building.

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The third luxe lodging property here is the Williamsburg Hotel, which is at 96 Wythe Ave. on the corner of North 10th Street. Heritage Equity Partners built it. Michaelis Boyd Studio designed it.

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State law will make these Most experts caution determinations — not you. against drafting your No charities or friends own will without using would benefit. Many other professional legal advice. legal complications may Even though the “will” arise after a person dies forms available on the “intestate” or without a will. internet or at an office Some of them can be costly supply store look imand lead to an unnecessary pressive, they may omit tax burden on your estate an essential requirement. or family.

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A copy of your will along with any funeral arrangements you have made should be kept in a safe place where family or a close friend can have access to the information when needed. A safe deposit box is sealed immediately after the death notice is published, so it is not recommended for storing instructions for funeral arrangements, w ills or insurance documents.

If you do not have a personal attorney, call the New York State Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service at 1-800-342-3661.

Reprinted with the permission of the New York State Funeral Directors Association.

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t was back to the Jazz Age as guests were dressed in outfits straight of “The Great Gatsby” for the Rotary Club of Verrazano’s 24th annual fashion show. It felt like the Roaring ’20s as flappers and vamps flooded the dance floor at Gargiulo’s Restaurant in Coney Island.

The much-anticipated annual Rotary fundraiser was held on Friday, Feb. 28.

It was a night filled with music, food, fun, furs and fashion as over 200 guests had the opportunity to bid on gifts and buy raffles to help raise money for the Rotary Club’s numerous charitable endeavors including St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, the American Cancer Society, Gift of Life International, HeartShare Human Services, the Guild for Exceptional Children and Reaching-Out Community Services.

The 43-year-old Rotary Club of Verrazano is one of more than 30,000 Rotary Clubs in 160 countries worldwide. The club’s motto is “service above self,” as it prides itself on helping the less fortunate. It’s an organization made up of local businesspeople who enjoy raising money to help the needy. They meet at Gargiulo’s every Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.

Club member Dr. Joseph Caruana welcomed guests

before introducing Rotary Club President William Sobolow. “We thank everyone for coming here tonight because without your support we can’t do the things that we do,” said Sobolow.

“We give up our Wednesday nights and time with our families to do what we can do, and the club does everything from feeding the homeless to helping fund heart operations for kids from all around the world.

Whatever it is, wherever there’s a need, that’s what we do,” he added.

Sobolow also thanked his wife Janet Sobolow and Laura Caruana for co-chairing the event.

The fashion show included fur coats and designer outfits from Hyman Kersner & Sons and Lu Bella Boutique. All the models were Rotary Club family members.

Among the notable individuals attending the event were 60th Precinct commanding officer Deputy Inspector Joseph Hayward (the former C.O. of the 68th Precinct), former President of the 68th Precinct Community Council Ilene Sacco, Federation of ItalianAmericans Executive Vice President Frank Naccarato and Gift of Life International Director Carl Campagna.

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Cathy DiMarco shows off a vintage silver dress and black fur coat.

Event co-chair Susan Sobolow walks the runway with her adorable daughter.

Fashion model Olivia Sandler with daughters Juliana and Charlotte Sandler and event chair Susan Sobolow.

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Members of the Rotary Club of Verrazano at the 24th annual fashion show fundraiser.

Council President and past Rotary Club President Ralph Succar called it a blessing to be a part of the organization. “And it’s a blessing to give back to the community,” Succar told this paper.

“The money we collect from this event ends up going back to the community for people who are in need — a lot of them are children in need we help through the Gift of Life — and charity work for the local organizations that we support. God bless everyone that came tonight to support us; supporting us is actually supporting your community,” added Succar.

Rotary Club of Verrazano President William Sobolow with wife Susan and their children dress in Roaring ’20s styles at the annual fashion show.

Fashion model Cathy DiMarco dazzles in a vintage red dress.

Margaret models a white mink outfit at the Rotary Club fashion show.

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spent some time last week at the national Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in National Harbor just outside of Washington, D.C. The conference gets bigger and bigger each year.

There had to be well over 10,000 people attending this year’s event. In fact, every hotel room in National Harbor was taken, let alone the many who could simply drive in for the day from the region, and no wonder, considering the line-up included at various times the president, vice president, secretary of state, several members of the Trump family, numerous senior government officials including the national security advisor, media personalities and conservative commentators, well-known foreign leaders like Nigel Farage,

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and those representing important positions on social issues such as right-to-life, law enforcement and Second Amendment rights, to name a few.

Candice Owens’ presentation was so well-received that the packed ballroom gave her numerous standing ovations.

In addition to the speakers who presented in the main ballroom that included bleachers to accommodate over 4,000 guests, there were dozens of breakout sessions in smaller rooms covering more narrow topics.

Media was in abundance.

Outside the main ballroom were literally dozens of TV and radio outlets doing live interviews. I was fortunate to be given an opportunity to do a few. Inside the ballroom, there was a TV

platform and a press section that was set up for over 200 outlets.

The CPAC was a creation in 1974 of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) and, at that time, the newly-founded American Conservative Union (ACU).

As such, it attracted many college students and young professionals interested in conservative economic and social philosophy.

Back then, the conferences were held at the Shoreham Americana Hotel off Rock Creek Park in D.C. In the first few years, attendance barely reached 300.

Then, in 1979, with Ronald Reagan’s second attempt at winning the Republican nomination and his attendance once again as a speaker, the event blossomed.

President Reagan — as a conservative leader,

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In addition to the speakers who presented in the main ballroom that included bleachers to accommodate over 4,000 guests, there were dozens of breakout sessions in smaller rooms covering more narrow topics. candidate for president, president and then former president — spoke at 14 CPACs. President Trump as a candidate and now as president has spoken at four so far. He is well received, with the event at many points seeming more like a Trump/ Pence re-election rally.

In those years, I was active with Young Americans

VIRAL MOMENT

n Feb. 29, President Trump held a press conference to provide updates on the response to the coronavirus COVID-19. On that day, when the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. was 70, Trump said, “One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear.” Just three days later, the total confirmed cases exceeded 100, with six fatalities.

On the day of the president’s press conference, New York City confirmed its first case of the virus in a woman who had recently returned home from Iran with her husband who is a healthcare worker. Both she and her husband remained quarantined in their Manhattan home while they dealt with the illness.

Three days later, on Mar. 2, it was reported that a Brooklyn man who had recently returned from Japan suspected he might

have COVID-19. He went to the emergency room at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn in Sunset Park, but the CDC denied the hospital's request to test for the novel coronavirus and informed the hospital that the man could resume his everyday routine, including riding the subway to his midtown Manhattan office.

The man’s doctor disagreed and suggested he self-quarantine at home, which he is currently doing, while still in the dark as to whether or not he has contracted COVID-19.

On Mar. 3, a Westchester man who works in Manhattan was hospitalized in serious condition, with the first New York City case of community spread coronavirus, having no known connection to anyone who had been diagnosed with the virus.

All of the experts have said that the number of

cases will increase. There will be no miracle where COVID-19 suddenly disappears one day. The best way to stem the tide of infections and reduce the number of those affected is to rely on sound science and facts, and have proven protocols in place, executed by capable leaders.

Unfortunately, the initial response, which should actually have begun many weeks ago, has been troubling.

Unfortunately, the initial response, which should actually have begun many weeks ago, has been troubling. The countries that encountered this pandemic before us have proven that widespread testing is the most effective way to determine the extent of the problem accurately and

for Freedom, eventually being elected to the national board in 1981, so CPAC was part of my annual routine.

In some ways, my attendance these days is a bit like a class reunion, with me running into people I have known literally for decades.

One thing that has not changed is the magnetism CPAC provides to young people, notably college students. I am told that a majority of the crowd is under 25 years of age. It certainly looks that way as you move through crowded corridors into a full ballroom or breakout session.

Several years back, as part of the American Conservative Union’s interest in focusing on young rising stars in the national

conservative movement, the group asked Nicole Malliotakis to take the center stage, addressing thousands in the room and many others who watched on CSPAN. ACU saw Nicole’s potential way back when she was in her second term in the legislature, believing then that she would one day be seeking higher office.

If you are interested in the philosophy and/or hands-on application of conservativism in a political environment, I recommend that you follow the American Conservative Union and the Young America’s Foundation for CPAC updates.

I suspect attending next year’s event, always held in late February or early March, will be worth your time.

MATTER OF FACT

BY JAY BROWN

early, which is the best way to slow its spread.

On the CDC’s website, where it provides daily figures related to the situation here in the U.S., it suddenly stopped providing data pertaining to the number of Americans tested for COVID-19 on Mar. 2. At that time, South Korea, which has a population a third the size of ours, had tested 2,138 people per million. The U.S. had tested one person per million.

Everyone wants the federal government’s response to be successful. Nobody is rooting for it to fail. Mike Pence, who is heading up the president’s response team, was recently asked about Donald Trump Jr.’s assertion that Democrats “hope

that it comes here, and kills millions of people so that they could end Donald Trump’s streak of winning.”

Pence declined to disagree with Trump Jr.’s characterization and described it as "understandable."

This is another one of these issues that we all agree on, or at least we should. People on the other side of the political divide are not wishing sickness and death upon fellow Americans and possibly themselves to make the president look bad. Insinuating that is ludicrous.

However, if the response has not been up to par, which it hasn’t, criticisms will follow. People's lives are at stake. We need to address this head-on before it spirals out of control, but the steps taken thus far have

been inadequate, and Mike Pence’s record of handling public health concerns does not inspire confidence.

He has previously written articles questioning the validity of the idea that smoking causes cancer.

His extreme budget cuts as Indiana governor led to an outbreak of HIV and when a needle exchange program was suggested to slow the rate of the new infections — a solution he eventually implemented months after the outbreak began — he said, he would “pray on it.”

Whether at a hospital in Brooklyn or at the Centers for Disease Control, it is time we demand that a coordinated response be implemented across the country to limit the deadly potential of COVID-19.

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You will not be disappointed…Hello there, I am Figaro a tuxedo cat, cuddly, loving boy.

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Chaplain, War vetAmong the attendees OB/GYN,were cardiology, orthopedics, and more at over 25 animal they rescue find the forever home it deserves.

Kingsborough College. rade was the Society of Old Brookynites.

The home as a pair.

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I’m years oldPartner but still $75••• per person. and largest Ridge Community Council, War burial Civil site in Whitebook serves as a Borough Park with the Animal Care & Control of New York City.

The Kings County Republican Party is of a new home to call my own.

I’m 11 years old but stil have quite a lot of spunk left. I’m strictly an indoor cat.

Warnorth, burialeven site surpassing in serves as a Congressmember••• Michael tand the r u sWhitebook tee and scholarThere are Cat and Dog Adoptions Every Sunday at Bay Ridge holding its 2014 Lincoln Day Reception and a lotyour of spunk left. up, I’mI strictly anI only indoor cat Ihave won’tquite scratch furniture promise. have Congressmember Michael the north, Pennsylvania. even surpassing Grimm trustee and scholarwill be theFlatlands guest Gettysburg, ship Petco, 1280 Lexington Avenue, between East 86th Dinner on Sunday, June 22, from noon to 3 I won’t scratch your furniture up, I promise.

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The sweet, but I at theMen’s next meeting Also as partthere of the were com- ofspeaker St. Patrick’s on memoration Beach 5:30pm.

Hope to see you soon.

Dyker Heights the honored guests will be Westchester Counyears, there is afingers toddler.

Thegrab babymy is sweet, but am not but usednow to pinching that tail. I need of St. Patrick’s Men’s Club, on memoration ofthere June 7, at 7:30 p.m., encampments Union were and Tuesday, Midwoodty Executive Rob Astorino, the state GOP’s not where used toI pinching fingers that grab my tail. need aam space can be the queen.

Can you find a Iplace Mill Tuesday, June 7, atadjacent 7:30 p.m., encampments of Union who and in the club room Confederate re-enactors ***queen. Can you find a place Bensonhurst candidate for governor. a space where I can be the Basin for me in your quiet home?” in the club room adjacent Confederate re-enactors who pitched tents near the main to St. Patrick’s school gymHEY JUDE...WOOF WOOF: “I am heartbroken to He has tapped as the county’s “Man for me in your quiet home?”

Kim 718-344-9697 to St. Patrick’s school gympitched the main at 97th Bay Street andbeen gate, on tents both near Sunday and nasium Marine Sheepshead give up my two half-Pointer-mix, 10-month-old pups. the Year.”

Kim 718-344-9697 nasiumAvenue. at 97th of Street andParkOther honorees include former gate, on both Sundaystepand Fourth Memorial Day. While Sabrina and Tyson love to play ball and run around.

PURRFECT MEWS: All of Jenny’s rescued kitties Memorial step- Fourth Avenue.

••• GOP Assembly Candidate Tom McCarthy ping along Day. in theWhile nighttime Both pups love people, are lap dogs, love to sit with as “Counselor of the Year,” past City CounPURRFECT MEWS: All of Jenny’s rescued kittie have been adopted into loving homes.

••• from St. ping along we in the nighttime More news procession, came across you.

Sabrina gives into kisses but homes. sometimes gives a litcil candidate and President of the Brooklyn have been adopted loving More On news from procession, we came acrossGravesend Patrick’s.

Sunday, June St. 5, Susan Pulaski, a former tle love bite before kisses. She hates the vacuum Youngconcert Republicans Russell Gallo as “Young Patrick’s.

On Sunday, June 5, Susan Pulaski, a former a 2 p.m. special president of the Bay Ridge after and barks at it. Tyson loves people, loves to play and Republican after a 2 p.m. special concert president Society of the and Baya Ridge St. Patrick’s Church, thereof the Year,” plus the following Historical com- in c h a i rlawatch his sister play ball. He loves to play tug of dies, as “Women of the Year” Phyllis Carbo, in St. Church, there person of the Kassenbrock Historical Society and a com- will ch a i rbe Patrick’s an unveiling and dedimittee chair at Community war. They are lap pups. He also makes noises like Francenia Hall, Joan Braunstein and Mary Members of Obviously, the Society of Old Brooklynites march will beof an unveilingofand mitteeTen. chair at Community person of the Kassenbrock cation a portrait the dedilate Brothers Board pleased Memorial Chewbacca from ‘Star Wars.’ It is very cute. I am in John. in the recent Brooklyn Memorial Parade of with cation a portrait of the late Scholarship Board Ten.big Obviously, pleased Brothers Fund.Memorial with the turnout, wasDayMaestro Aldo Bruschi in the Also in Lynbrook, New York.” – Jackie, 516-6980-5669.

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