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Brooklynite heads to Hollywood to appear on ‘American Idol’ SEE PAGE 6INB

Sunset Park man struck, killed by hit-run driver in Bath Beach SEE PAGE 2

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Sunset Park resident killed in Bath Beach hit-and-run BY JAIME DEJESUS

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The scene of the hit-and-run.

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A 26-year-old Sunset Park was struck and killed in Bath Beach in a hit and run on Sunday morning. According to authorities, on Sunday, Feb. 23 at around 7:25 a.m., Jose Contla was crossing at 19th Avenue and 86th Street when the car, a black VW Passat traveling southbound on 19th Avenue, struck him. The driver didn’t stop. When officers arrived, they saw Contla laying on the sidewalk with severe trauma to the body . EMS rushed him to Maimonides Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. “Another fatal hit & run around 86th St,” wrote

Councilmember Mark Treyger on Twitter. “These are preventable tragedies. NYPD must step up & sustain enforcement against reckless & dangerous drivers. DOT needs to advance basic street safety designs with greater sense of urgency, which this crisis demands.” Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus, whose friend was killed a few weeks ago in a hitand-run in Brighton Beach, noted that, “Since then, there have been dozens of other fatalities across NYC especially here in Southern Brooklyn. “I am angry that pedestrians continue to lose their lives due to the reckless driving of others,” she tweeted. “Enough is enough. I will be supporting any new measures to impose stricter penalties for drivers who leave the scene of an

accident.” “Just heartbreaking,” added State Sen. Andrew Gounardes. “Another family torn apart by traffic violence. This driver needs to be found and brought to justice.” The investigation is ongoing by the New York City Police Department’s Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are kept strictly confidential.

Gounardes holds enthusiastic 2020 campaign kickoff BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

A large and enthusiastic crowd of elected officials, community leaders, friends and family packed the Brooklyn Firefly restaurant in Bay Ridge on Sunday, Feb. 23 for State Sen. Andrew Gounardes’ official re-election campaign kickoff celebration. Gounardes’ win over former Republican State Sen. Marty Golden in 2018 helped establish a strong Democratic presence within the district. Gounardes, Democratic City Councilmember Justin Brannan and Dem-

ocratic U.S. Rep. Max Rose have joined forces over the past year on a number of issues, leaving Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis the lone Republican lawmaker in Brooklyn. Republicans have tapped Vito Bruno, a businessman and music impresario, to run for State Senate against Gounardes. “It was exciting to see so many Brooklynites this weekend ready to do the hard work necessary to win again this November,” Rose told this paper. Rose and Brannan were there to wish their colleague well on his bid for reelection.

Also in attendance was a who’s who of elected officials including State Sen. Michael Gianaris, Assemblymember and Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte, City Councilmembers Mark Treyger and Alan Maisel, and Assemblymember Peter Abbate. Democratic district leaders attending included Joseph Bova, Tori Kelly, Ari Kagan, Nancy Tong and Brad Reid. Former Democratic Party Chair Frank Seddio also attended the gathering.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Democratic District Leader Ari Kagan, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes and City Councilmember Justin Brannan. ebrooklyn media/Photos by Arthur De Gaeta

Malliotakis holds Sunday brunch support rally in Bay Ridge BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

Brooklyn, is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Max Rose for New York’s 11th Congressional district seat. Celeste Scarpaci-Hutra and Anthony Pennachio Sr. hosted

Dr. Amer Rafiaa and his wife Chaza with Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis.

the Sunday brunch rally, with Brooklyn Conservative Party Chair Fran Vella-Marrone welcoming guests to the gathering. “We’re here today for a fantastic candidate,” said Vella-Marrone. “She’s someone who is going to take the bull by the horns, run with it and win this election. She has a great record to stand on, and we’re going to be successful in November.” Also attending the event was Staten Island Conservative Party Chair David Mario Cursio; Brooklyn GOP Executive Director Stephen Maresca; Brooklyn Conservative Party Vice Chair David Ryan; Vito Bruno, president of the Edmund G. Seergy Republican Club and recently nominated Republican Party Senate candidate; and community leaders Robert Capano, George Prezioso, Patrick Gilbride, Patrick Condren, Brian Chin and Walter Ochoa. “It’s been an amazing run so far and we’re just getting started,” said Malliotakis. “Even though we’ve been out in the community for the past year making our case as to why we need to take back this seat.”  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Assemblymember endorses Bloomberg for president BY PAULA KATINAS

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Mike Bloomberg is fast becoming a favorite among independent-minded Southwest Brooklyn politicians as he continues his quest to win the White House. Bloomberg, who is campaigning for the Democratic Party nomination for president, picked up another endorsement from a local lawmaker when Assemblymember Peter Abbate

announced on Monday that he is backing the former New York City mayor. Two other local Democrats, U.S. Rep. Max Rose and State Sen. Diane Savino, had previously endorsed Bloomberg. Both Rose and Savino represent parts of Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst and other Southwest Brooklyn neighborhoods.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

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Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis packed the room

at Cebu Bar & Bistro in Bay Ridge on Sunday, Feb. 23 with community leaders offering support for her congressional run. Malliotakis, the lone Republican lawmaker in

Bernie has momentum, but Abbate likes Mike

Mike Bloomberg, pictured here leaving City Hall for the last time as mayor in 2013, has been endorsed by Assemblymember Peter Abbate.

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Man shot by ICE files federal lawsuit

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Peers, Kenny Guan and William Su. Erick Diaz-Cruz, in an undated photo. Diaz-Cruz charges in his lawsuit that ICE violated his civil rights. Photo via Justice for Erick Diaz-Cruz Facebook page “This is not just an BY PAULA KATINAS PAULA @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

Erick Diaz-Cruz is taking his case to court. Diaz-Cruz, the Mexican man who was shot in the face by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer outside his mother’s home earlier this month has filed a lawsuit in federal court charging the officer with violating his civil rights.

attack against me, but also an attack against the entire Latino community in the United States,” Diaz-Cruz, 26, said in a statement released by his attorney, Katie Rosenfeld. “This is the right time for our community to come together to protest against and protect ourselves from ICE’s violence.”    For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

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Brooklyn Chamber meets in Sunset Park to support Asian community at critical time BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

With small businesses and restaurants struggling in the wake of coronavirus fears, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce met on Monday, Feb. 24 at Park Asia Restaurant in Sunset Park to discuss the situation. The Chamber was joined at the eatery, 6521 Eighth Ave., by local community leaders,

small business owners and representatives of local elected officials to dispel the fear and encourage continued support for local businesses. The neighborhood has experienced a significant loss of customers since the announcement of the coronavirus, despite the fact that not one single case of the disease has been detected in the city let alone in Brooklyn’s Chinatown, which includes Sunset Park and Bensonhurst. Attending the event were

President and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Randy Peers; Brooklyn Chamber Chief Operating Officer Rick Russo; Chamber board member Kenny Guan of Guan Realty; Maggie Gu, board member and owner of Park Asia restaurant; and Dr. Michael Phillips, chief epidemiologist at NYU Langone Health, along with Chamber board members, civic leaders and business owners. “The purpose of this con-

vening is twofold,” said Peers. “Number one, we’re certainly going to talk about the virus itself, but more importantly it was to bring business leaders from across Brooklyn together to better understand the impact from all of you and how it’s affecting businesses right on the ground, day in and day out, at this critical time,” added Peers.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Malliotakis asks feds to kill congestion pricing BY PAULA KATINAS

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Naami Wagschal and Temimah Friedman at the Wheel.

I’d like to buy a vowel: Brooklyn native spins the “Wheel of Fortune”

BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

Naami Wagschal of Midwood always wanted to be a contestant on the popular television game show “Wheel of Fortune.” On Tuesday, Feb. 18, she finally got a chance to spin the giant wheel. Wagschal, a school speech therapist who likes spending time

with her nieces and nephews, grew up watching “Wheel of Fortune” with her grandmother and still loves tuning in every night. She took her first steps to become a contestant when she applied and submitted a video through WheelofFortune.com in hopes of winning enough money to go on a vacation.    For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

The drive toward congestion pricing should get out of the fast lane, according to Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis, who has reached out to the Trump administration to try and apply the brakes to the controversial plan. Malliotakis, a Republican representing parts of Bay Ridge and Staten Island, wrote a letter to the Federal Highway Administration on Feb. 20, urging the agency to reject congestion pricing in New York City. The Federal Highway Administration must sign off on congestion pricing before the plan can be implemented. Congestion pricing, the plan to charge motorists a fee to drive into Manhattan south of 60th Street, was approved by the state legislature in April. The idea behind congestion pricing is to have the Metropolitan Transportation Authority use the funds generated by the Manhattan entry fee to repair and upgrade the city’s buses and subways. Under the legislation passed in Albany, the MTA will be tasked with developing a plan on the implementation of congestion pricing, as well as forming a commission to oversee the plan. In her letter to Federal Highway Administrator Nicole Nason, Malliotakis, who voted against congestion pricing when it came before

the legislature, urged the agency to reject congestion pricing until the MTA comes up with a concrete plan on exactly how congestion pricing would work. The MTA has yet to release a plan, according to Malliotakis. “As your agency moves closer to a decision, I ask that you hold the MTA to the highest standard possible and reject this plan until they are able to provide concrete and satisfactory details as to how they intend to proceed,” Malliotakis wrote to Nason.  For the full story, see brooklynreporter.com.

Under the congestion pricing plan approved by the state legislature, revenue generated by tolls drivers pay to enter Manhattan will be used by the MTA to fix the subways and buses. ebrooklyn Media/File photo by Paula Katinas

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Touch of class: District 20 Pre-K for All celebrates fifth anniversary BY JOHN ALEXANDER JALEXANDER @BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM

It’s been five years since the first Pre-K for All program became available in New York, providing every fouryear-old child in the city with the chance to get started on their education. One of the first initiatives enacted by Mayor Bill de Blasio during his first term in office, since its inception, the program has continued to grow and expand within District 20, which oversees schools in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and portions of Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Boro Park and Kensington. Appointed by District 20’s Community Superintendent Karina Costantino, long-time

educator Dianne Gounardes kicked off the program as the district’s director of early childhood education. Since a formal Pre-K program didn’t exist at the time, Gounardes undertook the challenge of opening doors to the district’s first free standing pre-k centers by September 2015. Gounardes’ goal was to find a way to serve hundreds of families in multiple locations within the district. She carefully selected a team that included assistant principals, teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff. The goal was to have the children prepared for kindergarten by providing them with a strong foundation for their social and emotional growth. Ultimately, New York City’s Pre-K for All initiative,

Pre-K for All students preparing for possible careers in medicine. the largest expansion of early childhood education in the country, became a national role model. And, District 20 operates the largest pre-k center program in the city, which has grown to a total of 11 centers over five years. Presently, the increased investment in the centers shows a constant striving for progress. The program now includes STEAM (centering on science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics), a focus on the Reggio Emilia philosophy of teaching, dual-language classes in Mandarin and Spanish, selfcontained special education

classes and the availability of after-school hours. To date, close to 6,000 four-year-olds in the area have attended District 20 centers. “It is hard to believe that we are celebrating our fifth year anniversary already. It seems like we were just opening our first few pre-k centers and welcoming our first group of children. Over the years, we have grown not only in enrollment numbers, but also in our ability to provide a solid foundation for our children beginning their educational journey with us,” said Gounardes. “Our staff members are lifelong learners committed to

keeping themselves at the highest level of expertise in early childhood education. We take pride in our ability to nurture our youngest learners and help them become independent little people,” Gounardes added. Costantino also reflected on the pre-k journey for families and educators in her district. “One of the reasons our district is successful is the coherence of instruction from our youngest students to our eighth grade,” said Costantino. “By beginning district initiatives, such as inquiry teams and social emotional intelligence in pre-k, our youngest students come into kinder-

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garten well-prepared to continue a successful educational experience. The coherence is further accomplished by the early childhood retreat, held in the spring with pre-k and kindergarten teachers in the district strengthening the bridge for successful strategies to be seamless.” The pre-k application period began on February 5 and will continue until March 16. For more information and updates, parents may visit the District 20 Pre-K Centers website at www.District20Prek.org or contact Parent Coordinator Camille Loccisano at cloccisano@schools.nyc.gov.

News From Your Neighborhood SUNSET PARK LEADERS: DON’T LET FEAR OF VIRUS BECOME OVERRIDING

SUNSET PARK — Sunset Park community leaders on Thursday met with local politicians at Park Asia restaurant on Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park to discuss fear the Asian American community is facing in connection to an upcoming Lunar New Year’s celebration at New Utrecht High School, according to the Brooklyn Reporter website. U.S. Rep. Max Rose said that fear of the coronavirus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China, must not get in the way of people dining and congregating in Sunset Park. Thursday’s event was organized by Brooklyn Asian-American Civilian Observation Patrol’s Louie Liu. Assemblymember Peter Abbate also said that “there is no reason for people not to come out to restaurants and shops, and people should patronize our businesses.’ 

PRODUCER OF PIONEER TV SERIES ON BED-STUY DIES

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Charles Hobson, who pioneered African American television in New York with his two series “Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant” and “Like It Is,” died earlier this month at age 83, according to The New York Times. Hobson, who lived in Boerum Hill, helped show the complex reality of neighborhoods like Bed-Stuy. The 52 episodes of “Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant” featured entertainers like Eubie Blake, Harry Belafonte and Max Roach; local teachers and police officers; and street performers. “Here was a community of about 400,000 people at that time, with all of their culture and churches and no coverage,” Hobson told the Times in 1998. He grew up in a brownstone in Bed-Stuy, then graduated from Boys High and Brooklyn College. 

GREENPOINT SENIOR FOUND DEAD IN NEWTOWN CREEK

GREENPOINT — A 76-year-old Greenpoint woman with dementia who was missing for two weeks was found dead in the water by the shoreline of Newtown Creek, according to the New York Post. Czeslawa Konefal had been last seen at St. Stanislaus Church on Humboldt Street on Feb. 9, police said. Family members said she spoke only Polish. The city’s medical examiner is set to determine the cause of death. 

CITY RECONSIDERS PLANS FOR CANARSIE BIKE PATH

CANARSIE — The city Department of Transportation is reconsidering its plan for a bike lane on Remsen Avenue between Foster Avenue and Canarsie Park in Canarsie after strenuous opposition from local leaders. “Maybe eventually we will need bike lanes when people are going to be forced off the streets and forced to ride bikes, scooters, and roller skates,” Dorothy Turano, the district manager of Community Board 18, told the Brooklyn Paper. Many residents of southern Brooklyn, where residents are dependent on car usage, have opposed bike lanes on the grounds that they would create more auto congestion, the Brooklyn Paper said. Councilmember Alan Maisel (D-Canarsie) said that Canarsie already has two streets with partial bike lanes, and this makes the proposed Remsen Avenue lane unnecessary. 

PIONEER CONEY BOUTIQUE TO CLOSE DUE TO RENT HIKE

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CONEY ISLAND — A boutique and souvenir shop that has been on the Coney Island Boardwalk for 19 years will close because of a massive rent hike, according to the Brooklyn Paper. Dianna Carlin, can reach backseat multi-taskers theWe owner of even Lola Star Souvenir Boutique, spent months negotiating her rent after her landlord, Zamperla, demanded a 500 percent increase, the Brooklyn Paper reported. Even after negotiations, the giant corporation, which also owns Luna Park, was still demanding a 400 percent hike. Several other Boardwalk businesses, such as Ruby’s Bar and Grill, successfully negotiated agreements with Zamperla, and some insiders said the other tenants received better terms than Lola Star, the Brooklyn Paper said. 

NEW PIZZERIA SHOWS SIGNS OF GREATNESS

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BRIGHTON BEACH — An eight-story building is planned for 15 West End Ave. in Brighton Beach near the B and Q trains’ Sheepshead Bay subway station, according to New York YIMBY. The building is set to have 34 residential units, most likely rentals, as well as 9,803 feet of community facility space on the first and second floors. Leonid Bogomolniy, under the name 15 West End LLC, is listed as the owner, and Kindo Holdings is listed as the architect. The site, which is currently a vacant lot, is in the former bungalow district. 

GRAVESEND — The 50-year old Marine Basin Marina in Gravesend will close in April, inconveniencing more than 500 boat owners, according to the Brooklyn Paper. Tenants were given eight to 10 weeks to find a new spot for their boats, the Brooklyn Paper said. The Gagliano family, which owned and operated the marina for more than 50 years, sold the marina to a real estate investment firm for $57.5 million. 

BROWNSVILLE — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Brooklyn that took place Friday morning, according to ABC7. The shots rang out at 10:30 a.m. on the 100 block of Herzl Street in Brownville. Witnesses say a 38-year-old man was shot in the stomach after getting into an argument. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries.

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They said yes! Brooklyn resident headed to Hollywood after “American Idol” audition By Jaime DeJesus INBrooklyn

A Brooklyn-based singer is headed to Hollywood! Bushwick resident Meghan Fitton told this paper about her experience on the hit singing competition show, “American Idol,” but couldn’t reveal the final results until after the show’s premiere aired on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 16. Luckily, she nailed the nerve-wracking audition in front of judges/singers Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, receiving all yeses, and now she is headed to Hollywood to compete in the next phase of the show. “It was surreal,” Fitton told this paper. “I’ve seen Luke Bryan three times live and to have him kind of jump in right after I finished my performance and say I was, ‘a rock star and incredible’ was crazy. Someone I’ve screamed from the stands for is now telling me I’m amazing? What?! And then Lionel Richie, on top of that, looking me in the eyes and saying he was excited about me, and saying I was raw and wonderful, was so amazing and reassuring. He is a music legend. Something like that doesn’t happen everyday.” During the show, Fitton, a Foxboro native and fitness instructor, discussed her love for another reality show, “The Bachelor,” (she

hosts a podcast focused on the show) and sang “Where You’re At” by Allen Stone. The judges, especially Bryan and Richie, said how impressed they were by Fitton’s performance. “That was incredible,” said Bryan. “That’s like rock star soul, grit, angst. It was incredible.” “I’m thinking that I had to close my eyes for a minute, open my eyes to see where the heck that voice was coming from, because it’s raw and wonderful,” added Richie.” Perry offered some advice as well. I think you have really special moments,” she told the Idol hopeful. “I definitely think you need to connect them more, and they need to be a bit smoothed out. It’s like when you’re driving stick, and you stop in the middle. But you can get to that gear. There’s something very raw, and we’re always looking for that diamond in the rough.” Fitton felt relieved about what they showed in the episode. “You never know on TV how things are going to be portrayed or received,” she explained. “I thought ‘American Idol’ and ABC did wonders, and made me look like myself. I definitely feel a sense of validation, rewatching the praise from the judges, as

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well as receiving so much love and support from strangers since my audition aired.” She added, “I honestly was just trying to stay calm and in the moment. I also didn’t want to forget the words, but I knew I was doing well when Luke reacted positively a few seconds after I started. It gave me a surge of power to just be me and finish, because I believed that I had

already caught their attention for the better.” Fitton also discussed the advice from Perry with this paper. “I appreciated it. She’s only trying to help me get better, and she did also say I was a diamond in the rough, which is a HUGE compliment,” Fitton said, “a diamond that just needed a little polish.” Fitton’s choice of Stone’s song proved to be a strong one as she belted lyrics such as, “So love where you’re at, yeah, love where you’re at, and keep your dirt on the surface and just love where you’re at. I wear my sins on my collar so everyone sees, and there ain’t no bother in spreading rumors about me. “He is one of my favorite art-

ists,” Fitton said. “His songs are so well-written and soulful and definitely my vibe. It was like a destiny moment, the minute my friend Brian showed me the song a few months ago. “I knew I could bring my own energy to it while holding true to the original version,” she added. While Fitton acknowledged that she was originally going to do a different song, she told this paper that she had rehearsed the Stone song “in case they asked me to sing another song, and I knew that was it. It felt right, and I think the lyrics resonated with the current state of my career.” Stone saw her performance on Youtube and commented on it, writing, “Wowza. This is amazing. Good luck, Meghan.” Slowly, after the show aired, friends, family and fans took to Instagram to praise Fitton’s performance. Fitton tagged many of them, posting them to her story to show her appreciation. She was thrilled to share the news with her family, who are huge fans of the show. “I do this all for them because they’ve supported me since I was a baby,” she said. “All I wanted to do was get that golden ticket to show them that all the time spent listening to me sing was worth it. I’m so lucky to have them in my life, standing by me and this crazy life choice.” Perry surprised her with a live feed of “The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison giving her the good news. “Meghan, will you accept this final rose?” Harrison joked. “Wrong show. Meghan, welcome to Hollywood.” “Never would I have thought that would be my story on the

show,” Fitton said. “It was fun to take videos, blowing rose petals out of my hands, and meet Chris Harrison.” However, putting yourself on national television isn’t all roses. Fitton said she was criticized by some people for how she chose to dress, in a tank top, jeans and sneakers, for the audition. “It was kind of crazy to me that most of the comments under the Instagram and Youtube video of my audition were about my outfit and not my actual performance,” she said. “I definitely wasn’t expecting that. I wore what I wore because I wanted to be my most authentic self, and to me that’s minimal makeup, sneakers, jeans and a tank top.I said to myself early in the process that if I’m going to be on a reality show, I’m going to be Meghan, through and through, and if I get to Hollywood, I wanted it to be because I can sing, not because I was wearing this crazy outfit.” Nonetheless, despite the few cynics, Fitton — who performs at local clubs in New York City — said that the experience has been a positive one. “I have already gained so many new supporters and met so many cool and amazing people through the process,” she said. “I just hope that I can reach more people with my music, and I’m excited to continue to share it. I have a lot of shows coming up, and the release of my first EP ‘All Over the Place’ is coming, and I hope to engage with new faces and new ears.” You can keep up with Fitton on Instagram @meghanfitton or via her website, meghanfitton. com.

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A property the Jehovah’s Witnesses sold when they moved their world headquarters out of Brooklyn Heights to upstate New York is now a condo building where Matt Damon reportedly bought the penthouse. There are lots of stories to tell about what’s become of the Watchtower’s Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO property portfolio, which the organization disposed of in a multi-year selloff. The most glamorous of the properties is the Standish at 171 Columbia Heights, thanks to the Oscar-winning actor’s reported $16.745 million condo buy there. I’ll tell you more about Damon’s reported deal in a minute.

The Watchtower’s headquarters had an iconic sign, which is shown in this 2017 picture.

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The Brooklyn Heights building where Matt Damon reportedly owns a condo is one of many neighborhood properties that formerly belonged to the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Purchasers of other Jehovah’s Witnesses properties in the two neighborhoods are now busy developing them into luxury apartment complexes, an upscale seniors residence, modern offices and housing for formerly homeless people. For nearly a century, the Jehovah’s Witnesses were big-time property owners in these two neighborhoods. They made their presence known with an electric sign that said “Watchtower” atop their waterfront world headquarters at 25-30 Columbia Heights. You could see those blazing red letters on the Brooklyn Bridge and in Lower Manhattan. Many other properties served as residences for the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Some were used for Bible-printing. The Watchtower’s Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO property sales added up to at least $2.19 billion. I say “at least” because possibly I didn’t find all the transactions when I was checking city Finance Department records.

Here’s the facade of the Standish, where Matt Damon reportedly owns the penthouse.

Jason Bourne in Clark Kent’s building

The New York Post reported in December 2018 that the Standish penthouse purchase was Damon’s, and Variety did too, a few days later. The buy was made through an LLC with Gary Kress as sole manager, Finance Department records indicate. A 2012 Hollywood Reporter story identifies Kress as Damon’s manager. The star of the Jason Bourne film franchise isn’t the only celebrity who’s believed to own a condo at the landmarked former Standish Arms Hotel, which opened in 1903. Actor couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski spent about $11 million for an apartment there, the Wall Street Journal reported in January 2019. An interesting bit of trivia from the world of comic books: The building Superman’s mild-mannered alter ego Clark Kent lives in is called the Standish. In the real world, the Jehovah’s Witnesses sold the Standish to a developer for $50 million in 2007, Finance Department records indicate. That purchaser turned the tower into a rentalapartment complex before selling it in 2014 to condo converters DDG and Westbrook Partners for $60 million. The Jehovah’s Witnesses also sold off small residential buildings they owned next to the Standish — 161 Columbia Heights went for $2.95 million in 2012 and a carriage house at 165 Columbia Heights went for $4.1 million in 2012, Finance Department records show.

Condos in Brooklyn Bridge Park and a historic hotel

I devised a walk to show you a generous sampling of the former Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO Watchtower properties. The stroll starts at condo building One Brooklyn Bridge Park, which is easily reached via the NYC Ferry, whose Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6/Atlantic Avenue stop is just steps away. One Brooklyn Bridge Park’s address is 360 Furman St. The Watchtower sold the 14-story industrial building to developer Robert A. Levine for $205.02 million in 2004, Finance Department records show. The condo units on the side of the building facing the park and Lower Manhattan have tremendous views. The back of the building overlooks the BQE. It would be easy to spend hours in scenic Brooklyn Bridge Park. That’s a walk for another day. Instead, head up Joralemon Street into Brooklyn Heights and turn left on Hicks Street, and soon you’ll arrive at another big former Watchtower property, the Hotel Bossert. Before the Jehovah’s Witnesses owned the landmarked Renaissance Revival-style hotel at 98 Montague St., it was a high-society hot spot where the Brooklyn Dodgers celebrated when they won the World Series in October 1955. The Watchtower owned the Bossert for three decades before selling it for $81 million in 2012, Finance Department records show. Its current owner, the Chetrit Group, is renovating it as a boutique hotel.

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In 2017, RFR bought an adjacent property, 90 Sands St., for $135 million, Finance Department records indicate. You can also get a good look at this 29-story tower, which the Watchtower constructed as a hotel in the early 1990s, from up on the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian path. Supportive-housing developer Breaking Ground, which purchased 90 Sands St. from RFR for $170 million in 2018, plans to create 305 apartments for formerly homeless people and 202 affordable apartments for extremely-low-income to moderate-income tenants in the building. Breaking Ground is working its way through a Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP, that’s legally required because it is seeking to change the property’s zoning so residential use will be allowed.

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When you leave the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian path, head down Prospect Street, which takes you through the center of the DUMBO Heights complex. You will walk beneath a skybridge and pass the front entrance of Etsy’s offices.

This is the gated courtyard of 107 Columbia Heights, which is now an apartment complex called Clover House. Continued from page 10 INB

Fancy Dodgers’ lodgings and the old Watchtower HQ

Turn left on Clark Street and walk to the corner of Willow Street for a look at The Towers. Before the Jehovah’s Witnesses owned it, the landmarked 16-story property at 21 Clark St. was a hotel where the highest-paid Brooklyn Dodgers stayed during the baseball season. The Watchtower sold the building for $202.5 million in 2017, Finance Department records show. The current owners and developers are investment firm Kayne Anderson with Watermark Retirement Communities/The Freshwater Group and Tishman Speyer. They’re turning the property into a luxury senior-living facility called The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights. Last fall, I took a hard-hat tour of this renovation project, which should be completed soon. Walk up Willow Street. Along the way, you will pass a favorite Brooklyn Heights house, which is on the corner of Cranberry Street. This house at 19 Cranberry St. is where Cher’s character lived in the movie “Moonstruck.” Stop when you get to the corner of Middagh Street. Down below, on the far side of the BQE, you’ll see the Watchtower’s old headquarters complex at 25-30 Columbia Heights. These industrial properties had belonged to pharmaceutical giant E.R. Squibb & Sons Inc. before the Watchtower bought them.

After nearly a half-century of ownership, the Jehovah’s Witnesses sold the five-building complex in 2016 for $340 million, Finance Department records indicate. The current owners, a joint venture of CIM Group and LIVWRK Holdings, are turning it into an office and retail complex called Panorama. Last August, I got to tour this redevelopment project. The Jehovah’s Witnesses took the shining red letters off their headquarters’ “Watchtower” sign when they left Brooklyn Heights. The letters that are now on the sign spell out the This skybridge can be found in DUMBO Heights . word “Welcome.” INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan

Four properties, three buyers

If you turn left onto Columbia Heights instead of walking down the hill to Panorama, you will find four residential properties the Watchtower sold that are located within a couple blocks of each other. One buyer, Hawkins Way Properties, purchased two properties in 2017. One is 97 Columbia Heights, a modern building for which the investment firm paid $58 million, Finance Department records indicate. It stands on the site of the historic Hotel Margaret, which burned down in 1980 while developer Ian Bruce Eichner was converting it to a co-op apartment building. The other property is 117-125 Columbia Heights, for which the investment firm paid $18 million, Finance Department records indicate. It includes a building constructed in 1969 that was designed by a proponent of Brutalist architecture named Ulrich Franzen and three old-fashioned rowhouses adjacent to it. Both properties are being turned into student housing complexes operated by a provider called Found Study. The second buyer was an affiliate of David Bistricer’s Clipper Realty Inc., which purchased a gated property with a courtyard at 107 Columbia Heights. The real estate firm paid $87.5 million for it in 2017, Finance Department records show. Bistricer has renovated it and turned it into a rental-apartment building called Clover House. The third buyer was Vincent Viola, the owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team. He purchased 124 Columbia Heights for $105 million in 2016, Finance Department records show. This building is located directly on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, so even its lowest floors have stellar views of the Manhattan skyline. The other three properties are not located directly on the Promenade.

When you turn left on Jay Street, you will see a mammoth development rising several stories above a construction fence. This project, which will have 408 condos and 320 rental apartments, is called Front & York. There will be 21-story towers on two corners of the three-acre site. Other portions of the complex will be eight stories tall. The Jehovah’s Witnesses sold this site at 85 Jay St. for $345 million in 2016, Finance Department records show. The purchasers were a developer team consisting of CIM Group, LIVWRK and Kushner Cos., which at that time was headed by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Kushner gave up his role of managing the company when he became a senior advisor to President Trump. And Kushner Cos. later sold its stake in the 85 Jay St. development project to CIM Group. For more of this story visit brooklyneagle.com

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Now head for DUMBO to see other former Watchtower properties. One way to get where you need to go is to take a left on Pierrepont Street and then another left on Monroe Place, since it’s a particularly pretty street. From there, you go right on Clark Street and left on Cadman Plaza West, then cross Cadman Plaza Park to Cadman Plaza East. You’re heading for the stairway to the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian path. Up on the bridge, you get an excellent view of five industrial buildings where the Jehovah’s Witnesses printed Bibles in at least 180 languages. Their addresses are 117 Adams St., 55 Prospect St., 81 Prospect St., 77 Sands St. and 175 Pearl St. The Watchtower sold them in a package deal for $240 million in 2013. Developers Kushner Cos., RFR and LIVWRK Holdings have turned them into an office and retail complex called DUMBO Heights. of February 27, • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Eagle/HeightsPress/Home Press/HomeReporter/Brooklyn Reporter/BrooklynSpectator/Brooklyn Spectator/BrooklynRecord/Greenpoint Record/Greenpoint Gazette Gazette •• 11INB Week of February 27 – March 4, 2020Week • INBROOKLYN — A2020 Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Brooklyn Eagle/Heights

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Bob Carlson, dressed as a penguin, sat outside Cosentino’s with a fishing pole waiting for prospective fishermen such as three-year old George Douloumbkas to try their hand at ice fishing. variety of cultural events,” he told the Home Reporter in a text message on Tuesday. Cappuccino Café, at 7721 Third Ave., served as the unofficial headquarters for

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according to Hofmo. “People were dancing,” she said. Another big draw was the Regina Opera company, which performed at Vesuvio Restaurant at 7305 Third

Ave. “Regina Opera filled the place. They always attract a big crowd,” Hofmo said. Children had fun playing an ice fishing game at Cosentino’s, a 100-year-old fish store at 6927 Third Ave. In addition to promoting the arts in Bay Ridge, Embrace Winter is also designed to help people beat the winter blues by providing them with an outlet. But the warm weather on Saturday made that point moot, Hofmo admitted. Still, the event largely fulfilled its purpose, she said. “It is what it is. You can’t do anything about the weather,” Hofmo said. “One time, we had the Viking Fest in a hailstorm,” she said, referring to a springtime event in Owl’s Head Park she organizes each year to celebrate Scandinavian history and culture.

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he GOP and Conservative Party have nominated businessman Vito Bruno as their candidate against State Sen. Andrew Gounardes. Bruno, a longtime Bay Ridge resident, ran for borough president in 2017, beating the incumbent Eric Adams within the confines of the 22nd Senatorial District. You might also know Bruno from his substantial radio presence resulting from his entertainment promotion business. For concerts, sporting events, opening and general promotion of night clubs and just about anything that requires a professional marketing touch, Vito has been a major participant for many years. The race will not be without issues. Gounardes doubling down in support of the criminal justice reforms

that essentially eliminated bail and created unworkable new discovery rules will certainly be front and center. The progressives in Bay Ridge who use front organizations to cover their intense political lobbying for Andrew Gounardes and other candidates will be put to a test in a district that will have a large proTrump turnout in many communities. The campaign will probably be dirty. I was recently sent a tweet issued by one of these progressive groups that makes a statement that could be argued crossed the line. If the progressive Democrats are scared, arrogant, foolish or all three so early in the political season, I would suggest that we are looking at a very negative campaign ahead.

*** One of the starkest reminders that crime has taken a noticeable turn for the worse in our community and city were two recent incidents in which cars ended up on blocks with their tires and rims removed. One incident was in Dyker Heights and another on Staten Island. This more than anything is a sad reminder of another time in the city, a pre-Giuliani time in the 1970s and ‘80s when this type of vandalism was common. Amazingly, most of last year, the near monopoly of Democratic elected officials in our town wanted to tell all who would listen that crime was not on the increase. To this day, some of these same officials, as well as a bunch of progressives, argue that we do not need more police on our streets

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Amazingly, most of last year, the near monopoly of Democratic elected officials in our town wanted to tell all who would listen that crime was not on the increase.

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overall. Such a deadly outbreak can jump the globe quickly and spread wildly, which is why it is imperative that those in positions of power take this deadly seriously and allocate the resources to combat it now. The director general of the World Health Organization warned several days ago that we must “prepare for a potential pandemic." President Trump’s recent budget proposal would slash half of our annual funding to the World Health Organization, while reducing CDC funding by 16 percent. Two years ago, Trump eliminated his administration’s entire pandemic response team. He had also shut down the National Security Council’s global health security team and its counterpart in the Department of Homeland Security, and cut funding for a CDC program that helped countries prevent

infectious disease threats from becoming epidemics. One of the 39 countries that no longer benefits from that initiative is China.

As with most of this administration’s bad decisions with terrible consequences, it is hard to discern if they are nefarious in nature or simply the result of gross incompetence.

Allocating money for our country to help ensure epidemics don’t begin on the other side of the world isn’t a case of the U.S. having a “bad deal” with China. Besides being the right thing to do, using our expertise to help prevent outbreaks in other countries is in our own self-interest because once an infectious disease begins to spread, no wall you build can keep it from crossing our border.

are working to elect good people to office on all levels more than makes up for the effort. In the past year, using many different metrics, I can say that the party has gained in strength. Last Election Day, in fact, we played key roles in electing a number of individuals to public office, including dozens of registered Conservatives. The many party leaders, activists and supporters made all this possible. I very much thank them for giving me the responsibility of leading the state party. I want to thank Mike Long, whom I succeeded as chairperson, for giving me a solid political organization and the example to follow. And to my wife Janet,

thank you for putting up with the craziness that comes with this role. *** Finally, the Bay Ridge Democrats and I — albeit for different reasons — are on the same page. We both want to see Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party nominee. I would like to see President Trump overwhelmingly re-elected, taking 44 or 45 states and a clear popular vote. Sanders all but guarantees a big win for the president. The Bay Ridge Democrats want Sanders because he is the closest thing out there to Bill de Blasio, whom they lovingly worked overtime to elect in 2013. We all know how that worked out.

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As with most of this administration’s bad decisions with terrible consequences, it is hard to discern if they are nefarious in nature or simply the result of gross incompetence. The State Department recently allowed 14 American passengers from a quarantined cruise ship on which the coronavirus had been diagnosed to fly back to the U.S. with healthy passengers. Trump, having not been told of the decision, was reportedly furious. Without informing local leaders or making sure hospitals were prepared, the state of Alabama was told by the Trump administration that coronavirus patients would be sent there. Officials were shocked and after the state GOP complained, the

decision was reversed last week. Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli tweeted, asking if the Johns Hopkins online coronavirus map had stopped working for other people or just him. One of the top officials responsible for keeping 330 million Americans safe from a burgeoning outbreak is relying on information from a non-government website that he is not sure is even accessible. This is not leadership. This is ineptitude. This is not a steady hand steering the ship through the storm. This is someone who is asleep at the wheel. On the very day this past week that Trump tweeted, the “Coronavirus is very much in control in the USA… Stock market starting to look

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t the recent annual and defends the preservaNew York State AsBy JUDE LASSOW meeting of the Fort tion of Fort Hamilton, which semblymembers Nicole MEEOW MEEOW... Hamilton Citizens is the only active military Malliotakis and Mathylde Hello there, “I am the good metropolitan Action Committee,Cemetery Bill base inour Frontus spoke toschool the com-auditorium. Also conGreen-Wood friend, Green-Wood Panela, a five-yearfirstcouncil marchmembers. was led bytoformer BrookCommunity Council 20, which isthe Its munity Guarinello wasEducation re-elected New York area. It is also Green-Wood Cemetery our good friend, Green-Wood school auditorium. conkicked off its sesquicentenCemetery honcho Richard gratulations St. Also Patrick’s old, gray and white lyn Mayor John Ward Hunter, and the 2014 headed by Laurie Windsor, will be highlightfor another term second oldest Army base in In her remarks, Malliotakis kicked off one-year its sesquicentenCemetery honcho Richard gratulations to St. Joseph Patrick’s nial commemoration of the Moylan. Pastor, Monsignor tuxedo kitty. I march was led by Society President and ing its June monthly meeting agenda with a as president the panel. the crimewho nial commemoration thecountry. Moylan. Pastor, Monsignor Joseph start of the ofCivil Warof this On Memorial spoke Day, about therising Nagle, just marked his have the softest Brooklyn historian Ronald Schweiger. special salute to the PTA/PAs that serve all * * * and what she said was the Other officers the board start of the ofCivil War this cemetery On Memorial Day,13th the 40th Nagle, who just as marked his past Sunday with a posse hosted its anniversary a memfur and am very also duly re-elected were At20. theannual February meeting urgent need to restructure OnitsSunday, June atclergy. 12:30 p.m., sothe public schools in District The laudatopast Sunday with a posse cemetery 13th 40th anniversary as athe memof mounted cavalry, foot solfreehosted concert with ber of22, the sweet, but a litPresidents Michael of the 68th Precinct Commuthe recent radical new of bailtheits ciety will be celebrating 134th anniversary session will take place Wednesday, ofVice mounted cavalry, foot on solannual free concert with ber clergy. diers with muskets, bayonets, the ISOJune Symphonic Band ••• tle shy. Once I Long Kevin Farrell, nity Council, Police Officer law that was passed ryreform atdirector, the Bay Ridge Manor, 476 76th Street. 11, at with 7and p.m., at color P.S./I.S. 30, 7001 Fourth Avediers muskets, bayonets, the ISO Symphonic Band ••• swords, sabers, guards, led by founder and The Fort Hamilton High warm up to you, Secretary Briancolor Dolan Mike Roder of the Crime The by the state legislature. keynoter for the will be society nue. swords, sabers, led by founder and director, The occasion Fort Hamilton High drummers and ladies inguards, Civil Bay Ridge Maestro Brian School Alumni Association I like to read, and T reasurer Craig Prevention Unit was cited Frontus stated that shortmember and New York Supreme Court Ita will an opportunity for parents drummers andbeladies in eCivil Bay RidgeSeveral Maestro Brian School Alumni Association W r - also r a Worsdale. members held itsState recent pre-show watch TV, surf the ly she will be relocating her outstanding police Justice Arthur Schack will be from schools to see interior of work WEaton. a other r efor rthe a Worsdale. Several members held its recent pre-show of the band are current and annual dinner atwho Chadwick’s net and most of the FHCACnewest is a comby that precinct commanding Bay Ridge district office talking about the 8822 history of the the The district's school ofwas the band are current and annual dinner at Chadwick’s former graduates of Fort Restaurant, Third time will even help munity organization that officer Capt. Robert Confrom 8525 Third Ave. to a Scouts, Eagle built on the former site of the Bay former of Fort Boy Restaurant, 8822 Hamiltongraduates High School. Avenue. The prominent dinner was Third hostebrooklyn media/Photos by Ted General you with these things. supports military service well, and named “Cop of the new site in upper Bay Ridge and since he was a Scouts, Ridge United Methodist Church Hamilton High School. Avenue. TheAlice dinnerFarkouh, was host••• ed by Dr. Month.” members and their families that she is working on. She BRIAC Speakers Adam Abraham andbe Orly Amor with Susan Lavin, center. I can also hapattorney forFHHS Major (aka the Green Church). edformer by Dr. Alice of Farkouh, Michael ••• Connors, the past principal Photo courtesy of Jude Lassow pily by myself for

Baseball, a few *** Michael partner Connors, theLeague past principal of FHHS founding and and the current president hits, runs and strikes. What an absolute terriffounding of partner and ofand current president president the Connors thethe Alumni Association. Also the proic turnout for the street president of law the firm, Connors of the Alumni Association. and Sullivan is Farkouh is on gram will be former co-naming ceremonies in and Sullivan law firm, is the new Kings County com-is Farkouh Brooklyn Borough Preshonor of the late, great the new Kings County commander of the Catholic War ident Marty Markowitz Tom Kane. The block that mander of theyear, Catholic War Veterans. Last Connors discussing his new role Kane grew up on 88th Veterans.the Last“Veteran year, Connors received of dress. as vice president of borstreet near Colonial Road received “Veteran dress. tagged Year” the Award from of We along for the ough promotion and enwas formally dedicated the New Year”York Award from We grand tagged alongthat for the BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/ State the procession gagement for NYC and Tom Kane Way and was Photos by Ted General the New York State the grand procession that division of the CWV. passed throughout the cemeCo. even blessed by Reverend Tom Kane’s parents holding division of County the CWV. passed cemeKings tery and throughout by candlelit the graves of The The event is open Gerard Sauer, theboth pastor of the new sign. The Kings tery and by candlelit graves of Chapter is holdfallen soldiers from sides Cathy Santopietro, County the to the public. Reservations St. Mel's Church, a former asChapter is holdsoldiers As from sides ing its annual offallen the conflict. weboth trekked new representative are only $46 which includes sociate pastor at Bay Ridge's St. ing itsdance annual ofAssemblymember the conflict. As we trekked dinner on Assemblymember through the pathways, there for Assemblymember a full sit-down dinner. Contact Patrick's Church and a personal dinner dance on Nicole Malliotakis. through the pathways, there evewere uniformed re-enactors Mathylde Frontus. Nicole Thursday Malliotakis. Bill Guarinello. Sherman Silverman at 718-748friend. Thursday uniformed re-enactors June 2,eveat --were soldiers standing guard, ning, 3165 or send him a check payable to the A host of dignitaries were on hand to join ning, June 2, at -soldiers standing guard, musicians and singers per- 7:30 p.m., at the Society of Old Brooklynites, 340 Marine AveKane's family, friends and associates on this 7:30 p.m., at the musicians and singers perPolonaise Terrace, forming Civil War songs. nue, Brooklyn, NY 11209. auspicious occasion. City Councilmember Polonaise Terrace, forming Civildrew War thousands songs. 150 Greenpoint The event *** Vinnie Gentile -who ensured the full Coun150 Greenpoint event Civil drewWar thousands of The relatives, buffs, Avenue. Former Science Assistant Principal and a cil approved the co-naming, wrote in the proAvenue. of relatives,historians Civil War buffs, This year, the group amateur and past Bay Ridge Community Council Presigram, "A lifelong Bay Ridge resident, Tom's Thisbeyear, the group amateur historians and will honoring its genealogists, local residents dent, Tom Greene was back at Denyse Wharf tremendous contributions and achievements be honoring its genealogists, residents willNational Commander and hundreds local of out-ofand the adjoining small beach the left an indelible mark on the community he toll,under he stateof budget collabhas continued a regressive National Commander and hundreds out-of- and the governor Fred Schwally, towners. According shadow of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge loved so much." to grow draorate to produce a final process has an enortax that for cuts Fred Schwally, According New York State totowners. cemetery hishis group's 25th Bi-Annual Wharf and Close friend Frankie Marra sang and m a t i c a l l y into Beach families’ mous hiseffect on us budget. Yet, in practice, the New York State to cemetery Commander torian, author Cleanup. This he was joined 75 high played "Forever Bob Dylan. here inauthor southern Young" Brooklyn.by executive closelyKane controls Commander lines. torian, J follow o hing n year, and attorney the Principal of bybottom school and grade school volunteers. was a big, big Dylan fan! court rulFrustrated by transit the process, ever since the J I will also o handn the theA.Principal of Keyes Jand e f fattorney rey Fantis parochial school Greene continues to Fantis press efforts to estab* * State * decades of voters of New York ings that continue Keyes and J edelays? f f r eBlame y theSchermerhorn A. parochial school the past Richman, on Street in to underinvestment in the approved constitutional have sided advocate for lish a Marine Environmental Science Lab at Among the marching groups in the recent the past Richman, on Schermerhorn Street in National Downtown Brooklyn. 4,600 Civil amendments establishing w it h t he MTA. (Though last year, we major investthe site. He is also currently a professor at 147th annual Brooklyn Memorial Day PaNational 4,600 Civil Downtown Brooklyn. Chaplain, War vetAmong the attendees were new system giving e Chaplain, x e c u t i v e College. successfully passed a plan ments inwere CUNY rade was the Society of Olda Brookynites. Thethe Kingsborough War vetattendees F a t h e r twoAmong erans are past the FHHS Assistant governor greater power to invest tens of billions in and have even and SU NY Maria Makrinos, the new president of the civic organization has been marching in evF a t h e r Principals erans are two pastDavid FHHS Assistant Anthony buried in Whitebook instead the MTA andMemorial require a fo-Day over the budget in 1927. allowed the BY STATE SEN. ANDREW Fort Hamilton High School Alumni Associaery Brooklyn Parade since its Anthony and buried in Principals David Whitebook Dell’Anno. Green-Wood, Tom Greene. Both are of cuts so every governor to rensic audit of1880. its spending). That process, approved tion, stopped, by bringing free doughnuts for founding Dell’Anno. Green-Wood, andGOUNARDES Tom Greene. are Tickets are former making it inthe presidents of Both the Bay New Yorker Sick of overcrowded nearly 100 ago, only allows allmake substanthe volunteers. are Ridge making it Civil the formerCommunity presidents ofCouncil, the Bay $75Tickets per person. largest schools? The state has failed the legislature to delete or tial policy changes as part the opportunity to * * Community * can haveserves $75••• per person. and largest Ridge Council, War burial Civil site in Whitebook as a to provide what it owes to reduce appropriations by The of the budget. work hard andParty succeed.is As Kings County Republican ••• Warnorth, burialeven site surpassing in and Whitebook serves as a Congressmember Michael the t r u s t e e and scholarthe state’s underfunded the governor. Though the holding Whileits this2014 process is far part of Reception that, we must invest Lincoln Day and Congressmember the north, Pennsylvania. even surpassing Grimm trustee and scholarwill be less theMichael guest Gettysburg, ship legislature has the ability Dinner school districts. fair transparent new funding onorSunday, June $15 22,million frominnoon toi p3 Grimm will be the guest Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. sh speaker at the next meeting AlsoBothered as part of the comthat it costs $19 to add in separate line p.m., than it should be, I willin be Coney for college and Among graduate at Gargiulo’s Island. at theMen’s next meeting Also as partthere of the were com- ofspeaker St. Patrick’s Club, on for our com- students with disabilities. memoration for you to get across the items, the governor also has the fighting hardguests honored will be Westchester Counof St. Patrick’s Men’s Club, on memoration there were Tuesday, June 7, at 7:30 p.m., encampments of Union and Verrazzano, while your the authority to veto them tymunity’s priorities in budIn the the Executive Budget, Executive Astorino, state GOP’s Tuesday, June 7, atget 7:30 p.m., Rob encampments of Union and in the club room adjacent Confederate friend in re-enactors Staten Island who individually. negotiations, and I want the governor has recomcandidate for governor. the club room Confederate re-enactors whoAdditionally, toinSt. Patrick’s school gympitched tentsAnother near budget the main pays $5.50? if the legtoadjacent hear from you about the mended $28.5 billion in He has been tapped as the county’s “Man tovotes St. Patrick’s pitched the main nasium at 97th Street and gate, on tents both near Sunday and islature against theschool decision. issuesgymthat matter most to school aid, a three percent of the Year.” Other honorees include former nasium atgovern97th Street gate,These on are both Sunday and Fourth Avenue. Memorial Day. While budget, the entire all issues thatstepyou andand your family. increase over the previous GOP Assembly Candidate Tom McCarthy Fourth Avenue. Memorial ••• ping along in theWhile nighttime have deepDay. impacts on our stepment will shut down by the One issue at hand is the year. I strongly support an as “Counselor of the Year,” past City Coun••• from ping along in nighttime More news procession, came across April 1 deadline. daily lives.we Yet,the the budget fight for St. southern Brook- increase, but believe we cil candidate and President of the Brooklyn More news from St. procession, weplace came acrossIn fact, Patrick’s. On Sunday, June 5,to get relief need to invest even more Susan Pulaski, a former lyn finally process takes behind over many years, Youngconcert Republicans Russell Gallo as “Young Patrick’s. On Sunday, June 5, Susan Pulaski, a former after a 2 p.m. special president of the Bay Ridge from closed doors. the outrageous Ver- in our underfunded school the governor’s influence Republican of the Year,” plus the following after a 2 process p.m. special concert president of the the Baya Ridge in St. Patrick’s Church, there Historical Society and comc h a i rlaIn theory, legislature razzano-Narrows bridge system. over the budget dies, as “Women of the Year” Phyllis in St. Church, there person of the Kassenbrock Historical Society and a com- will cCarbo, h a i rbe Patrick’s an unveiling and dedimittee chair at Community Francenia Joan Braunstein and Mary Members of Obviously, the Society of Old Brooklynites march will beof an unveiling mitteeTen. chair at Community person of the Kassenbrock cation a portrait ofand the dedilateHall,Brothers Board pleased Memorial 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 Tickets are $200 a pop and available at Society President Brooklyn Historian Ron Aldo Bruschi with the big and turnout, was Maestro in the Scholarship Fund. 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a loving home. also stated that she hasI add- Panela speakerneeds Orly Amor, an aulong periods, but ed a second to staff thority on networking and am alwaysperson availthe local office. author of several books, also able for play time at a moment’s JACKSON GALAXY: “My Cat notice. From Hell” TV pro*** addressed the group. Susan “My outstanding quality that I am super melJACKSON GALAXY: “MyisSaturday Cat From Hell” TV pro gram is seen on Animal Planet nights showing Theand Bay Ridge Inter-agenLavin, the outreach coorlow, a very low maintenance kitty. I am okay gram isbehaviorist seen on Animal Planet Saturday nightsmethods showing acy calm at a cat’s worst! His unique dinator However, for Kingsborough Council on Aging held with cats, dogs and children. would esa calm behaviorist atsaved a cat’sfrom worst! His to unique method work. Many cats are a trip aI kill shelter. College, is the president of That its February meeting at the pecially enjoy being the only cat in the house. work. 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We areBrooklyn nine years old We not or damage your Hi, I am and other senior and now serving asfurniture. the and I’llacapture your loving heart. This couldIHi, be the We will not scratch or damage your furniture. I am Raven, sweet, little girl who is half Siamese. love to entitlement programs. representative for Assemstart of aa sweet, new and friendship. I my am purrfect for you. Ito Raven, little girl who is half Siamese. I love be affectionate, play with toys; you would think Noted motivational blymember Malliotakis. am spayed with my vaccinations and micro chipped.” affectionate, mythe toys; you would think Ibe was a kitten. I and will play give with you all love and attention Please I was acontact kitten. Icats@zanisfurryfriends.org. will give you all the Unfortunately love and attention you seek. I am spayed, housebroken. we youseeking seek. I aam spayed, housebroken. Unfortunately we are new home because my mommy has severe *** to keep are seeking home because my mommy hasto severe allergies andaisnew no longer able us. I hope join Zani’s Furry Friends a 501(c)3 non-profi allergies and is no longer able tobekeep us. I hope ttoorjoin your loving family. You willis not disappointed…Hello ganization committed to rescuing companion ani-I your loving family. 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Zani’s Furry Friends is a mempreparedness as natural afford to live here. cat in search “Hi, I’m Tali, a gorgeous, can white long-haired ber of the Mayor’s Alliance and a 11 New Hope disasters only worsen with Please reach out to me “Hi, I’m Tali, a gorgeous, white long-haired cat in search of a new home to call my own. I’m years oldPartner but still climate change. and let meI’m know what your with the Animal Care & Control of New York City. of a new home to call my own. 11 years old but stil have quite a lot of spunk left. I’m strictly an indoor cat. You may have heard priorities are, and where There are Cat and Dog Adoptions Every Sunday at a lotyour of spunk left. up, I’mI strictly anI only indoor cat Ihave won’tquite scratch furniture promise. have about a 1280 $6 billion state you think between state funds Petco, Lexington Avenue, East 86th I won’t scratch yourbeen furniture I promise. have back claws. I have livingup, with my momI only all these funding shortfall, largely be invested. from Our 12:30and 87th Streets in Manhattan backEast claws. I there have been living withbaby my is mom all but these years, but now is a should toddler. The sweet, I caused by the growth in communities are shaped 5:30pm. Hope to seeisyou soon.that years, now there afingers toddler. Thegrab babymy is sweet, but am not but used to pinching tail. I need Medicaid spending. A by the state budget, and it not where used toI pinching fingers that grab my tail. need aam space can be the queen. Can you find a Iplace Medicaid redesign team is is*** only fair that our voices a space I canhome?” be the queen. Can you find a place for me inwhere your quiet currently looking at effi- WOOF: shape budget decisions. HEY JUDE...WOOF “I am heartbroken to for me in your quiet home?” Kim 718-344-9697 ciencies, but these should State Sen. Andrew give up my two half-Pointer-mix, 10-month-old pups. Kim 718-344-9697 only be found by cutting Gounardes represents the around. Sabrina and Tyson love to play ball and run PURRFECT MEWS: All S.D. of in Jenny’s rescued kitties wasteful spending not by 22nd Bay Ridge, Dyker Both pups love—MEWS: people, are lap dogs, love to sit with PURRFECT All of Jenny’s rescued kittie have been adopted into loving homes. cuttingSabrina healthcaregives for New Heights, Beach, Bensonyou. kisses butBath sometimes gives a lithave been adopted into loving homes. Yorkers who needbefore it. hurst, Gravesend, tle love bite kisses. She hatesMarine the vacuum Park, Gerritsen Beach The budget cannot be and barks at it. Tyson loves people, loves and to play and balancedhis on the backs of ball. Manhattan Beach. to play tug of watch sister play He loves war. They are lap pups. He also makes noises like Chewbacca from ‘Star Wars.’ It is very cute. I am in Lynbrook, New York.” – Jackie, 516-6980-5669.

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