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FILM REVIEW —MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN: This image released by Warner Bros. shows Gugu Mbatha-Raw, left, and Cherry Glen Wilson/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP Jones in a scene from the movie “Motherless Brooklyn.” Visit brooklyneagle.com.

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has chosen longtime Brooklyn stalwart Randy Peers as its new president and CEO.

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COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL COMING TO THE PRATT INSTITUTE: A comic book event is coming to Brooklyn this weekend — and it’s free. The festival will give Brooklynites a chance to delve into more than 250 exhibits, including books, prints, art and (of course) comics. Saturday’s festival kicks off at 11 a.m. and runs until 7 p.m. at 200 Willoughby Ave. The variety show is on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at 1140 Myrtle Ave. Both events are free and open to the public. Visit brooklyneagle.com for more on this event.

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Randy Peers, the new president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, laid out an ambitious agenda as he spoke at the organization’s annual dinner on Wednesday, outlining plans to establish a political action committee, embrace technology and set up microlending programs for fledgling business owners.

“We definitely are not your grandfather’s chamber of commerce,” he told a crowd of 400 chamber members, elected officials and civic leaders in the ballroom at Gargiulo’s in Coney Island.

Peers vowed that under his tenure, the chamber would offer full-throated support to entities like Industry City, which, he said, create jobs and are dedicated to economic development.

Peers, who became president in September, said the chamber would offer micro-lending programs to assist small business owners in gaining a foothold in a fastmoving economy. He noted that 84 percent of businesses in Brooklyn are small businesses that employ fewer than 10 workers.

“For those of you who know me, I’m a builder,” Peers said during a PowerPoint presentation called “Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce — Vision 2020 and Beyond.”

Peers announced that the chamber will establish the Brooklyn Free Enterprise PAC to give the organization the ability to amplify its message. “Advocacy is where the rubber meets the road,” he said.

The chamber will make use of technology to move Brooklyn’s economy forward, he said. “You cannot fear technology but rather leverage technology to create a new chamber for a new age,” he said.

In his presentation, Peers noted that “much has changed” in the borough over the past decade and that there are “new industries driving our economy.”

Some of the most dramatic changes can be found in technology, real estate and the arts.

Another new driver of the economy is tourism.

“Folks, we’re a tourist destination now. Fifteen million people visit our borough every year,” Peers said.

While Peers is new to the president’s role, he has a long history with the chamber and served as a vice president of economic development several years ago.

He has a lengthy resume as a leader in civic life and in the non-profit sector. He served several terms as chairperson of Community Board Seven in Sunset Park and is the former CEO of Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT), a workforce development organization that offers young adults education and job training.

A few years ago, Peers moved to Pennsylvania to serve as president and CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. But the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors lured him back to the borough.

The dinner had light-hearted moments. At one point, Peers proudly held up the New York-Penn League championship trophy won this year by the Brooklyn Cyclones. Gary Perone, the team’s assistant general manager, brought the trophy to Gargiulo’s.

The chamber, which was founded in 1918, has more than 2,200 members, according to its website.

Among the new president’s plans: sponsoring an energy summit to discuss renewable energy and wind power; setting up focus groups; writing a white paper on business issues and sending it to lawmakers; working more closely with minority, women and immigrant business owners and establishing a Brooklyn Professionals Committee.

Peers also outlined his “Meds and Eds” initiative, in which the chamber would meet with leaders of hospitals and colleges, as well as representatives of Business Improvement Districts.

“The chamber can bring people to the table,” he said.

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Sick of helicopter noise? New bill would ban most chopper flights

By Mary Frost

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Following a fatal helicopter crash in June and thousands of complaints about helicopter noise, officials announced a federal bill on Saturday that seeks to ban all “non-essential” helicopter traffic over New York City.

U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Nydia Velázquez and Jerrold Nadler, who all represent districts in Brooklyn, introduced the Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019 on the steps of City Hall. The bill aims to reduce chopper noise and the chances of helicopter crashes in one of the most densely packed cities in the world.

The legislation comes as companies like Uber and Blade have launched helicopter service from Manhattan to the area’s airports. This service, catering to the city’s wealthy and business travelers, is helping to drive an increase in flights over the city. (Prices for a shared flight start around $200.)

Maloney is the chief sponsor of the bill. After the crash atop a building on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan in June, she called helicopter accidents “one of the nightmares New Yorkers worry about … I truly, deeply believe that non-essential flight should be banned from New York City. It is just too densely populated, it is too dangerous, and there is absolutely no safe place to land.”

Since 1982, there have been roughly 30 helicopter crashes in New York City, causing at least 25 fatalities, the legislators said, citing National Transportation Safety Board records. The city banned helicopters from landing on rooftop helipads following a gruesome accident in 1977 in Manhattan.

Besides safety issues, the city’s 311 call center has received nearly 2,000 helicopter noise complaints through Oct. 15 this year, a Greenpoint Gazette analysis of city records shows.

Of these, 1,195 complaints originated in Manhattan; 463 were from Brooklyn and 284 from Queens. Staten Island and the Bronx had the fewest number of complaints, with 23 from Staten Island and 19 from the Bronx. Numerous additional complaints were uncharacterized by borough.

A helicopter buzzes past the Statue of Liberty over New York Harbor.

In Brooklyn, the ZIP code with the most complaints so far this year was 11201, which includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Cobble Hill — neighborhoods across the East River from the busy Downtown Manhattan Heliport.

Visitors to Brooklyn Bridge Park and area playgrounds complain about near-constant helicopter noise. Some residents of Brooklyn Heights say it seems to be getting worse.

“If the FAA handed out recognition awards, 2019 would forever be referred to the ‘Year of the Chopper,’” Toba Potosky, president of the board of Cadman Towers, told the Gazette. “It’s 24/7 and it has to stop. This is no joke. It’s a quality of life issue.”

The Brooklyn Heights Association, which has been campaigning for years to reduce helicopter traffic, says that 80 percent of the activity at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport is non-essential. Sightseeing and other flights cause a constant din on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, in Brooklyn Bridge Park and over Governor’s Island, the group says.

An agreement reached by the city in 2016 reduced the number of flights starting January 2017 from 60,000 to 30,000 and banned all Sunday tourist flights over Governors Island.

Brooklyn Eagle file photo by Don Evans

However, it still maintained flights “at a level that was already the source of widespread community opposition,” the BHA said, criticizing the arrangement as a “closed door agreement.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio characterized the 2016 agreement as a win-win for city residents and helicopter companies.

Brooklyn Heights residents beg to differ.

The 2016 limit on flights allows 129 roundtrip “Tourist Flight Operations” a day (not counting Sundays, when no flights are allowed), BHA Director Lara Birnback told the Heights Press last Thursday. That comes to 13 per hour (given 10-hour days), she said, “or one every 5 minutes.”

“Since it takes a few minutes for a helicopter to take off or land, and since they spin their rotors on the tarmac for a while before and after landing, every 5 minutes essentially means a constant noise,” she said.

Birnback says the organization regularly receives complaints about the racket. Last week, she said, one Heights resident sent her a video of two helicopters “that were flying incredibly low” over Columbia Heights and Cranberry Street on July 24 from 6:30-9 p.m.

“They kept flying back and forth, directly over our building and it was deafening,” the resident told Birnback in an email. The resident called 311 around 7:45 p.m. that night “and was told they didn’t have a permit to do whatever they were doing, but there was nothing they could do. I was told I had to call the Mayor’s Office, but they were closed for the night so I had to deal with it,” she told Birnback.

“Our position is that it’s a needless imposition on the quality of life for residents and visitors alike,” Birnback said. “The fact that there have been 25 fatalities associated with non-essential helicopter traffic and accidents since 1982 is appalling. Communities across the city are being burdened with needless air and noise pollution for the entertainment and convenience of the very few.”

Sam Goldstein, a spokesperson for the Helicopter Tourism and Jobs Council, an air tour trade group, said, however, that “In reality, tours are the most regulated flights in the air. They are limited in their hours and days of operations and routes. They never fly over land. The caps in the 2016 agreement cut flights by 50 percent, but economics and other factors have meant overall tour numbers are down by even more than that. It’s difficult, and this bill at the federal level would be a complete jobs killer.”

Goldstein added, “West 30th Street in Manhattan has a large corporate clientele and the business community certainly would be impacted by losing access to Manhattan.”

New York Helicopter Charter Inc., one of the smaller tour operators, filed for Chapter 11 protection last week after running short on cash, Bloomberg reported. The company said its financial trouble started in 2017, following the cut in the number of permissible helicopter takeoffs and landings in Manhattan.

Helicopter takeoffs and landings at New York City’s three major airports increased 51 percent from 2015 to 2018, according to USA Today.

The Downtown Manhattan Heliport is owned by the New York City and run by Saker Aviation. The two other heliports in the city, the West 30th Street and the East 34th Street heliports, don’t allow tourist flights.

Early voting still underway. Here’s what you need to know.

By Meaghan McGoldrick and Kelly Mena Greenpoint Gazette

For the first time this year, New York State voters have been given nine extra days to get to the polls starting Oct. 26, when early voting for the 2019 general election officially begins.

As we approached this milestone, the Greenpoint Gazette sought to answer some questions you might have heading into the big weekend.

What exactly is early voting?

riod, you can exercise your 26th Amendment right at one of 33 New York City public schools designated by the Board of Elections.

New York is the 39th state to implement an early voting system.

Where do I vote?

Good question. Your early voting poll site may be different from where you would normally vote on Election Day. Luckily, you can find out where to go — and when — here.

What is on the ballot?

Citywide elections this year include races for public advocate, Queens district attorney, Council District 45 in Brooklyn and five ballot referendums to amend the City Charter.

There will be five proposals on the ballot for charter revisions. Voters will get the chance to weigh in on ranked-choice voting, changes to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, rules for government ethics, a rainy-day fund for the city budget and a longer timetable for public input during the city’s land use process.

Am I registered to vote early?

Early voting is a part of the state’s newly passed election reforms. It started last Saturday, Oct. 26, and will run through Sunday, Nov. 3. During that pe-

Anyone who is currently registered to vote in New York State can vote early. Not sure if that’s you? You can check here. It only takes 30 seconds.

What if I can’t make it to vote early or on Election Day? You’re not totally screwed… yet. Eligible New Yorkers who haven’t previ-

ously registered to vote were able to register for an absentee ballot in-person at a Board of Elections office up until Oct. 26.

If you’re already a registered voter but need an absentee ballot, you can apply in person by Nov. 4.

Anything else?

Yes. Uber and Lyft both want you to vote.

The two companies are offering rides to early voting poll sites citywide at a 50 percent discount.

To receive the discount, request a ride to your early voting polling place (which may differ from your Election Day polling place) and use the code NYCVOTES. The discount is for a single ride (one way) and is good for up to $5 off, while rides are available.

Brooklyn crew on a crime spree holds up five businesses in a month

By Noah Goldberg Greenpoint Gazette

A group of daytime bandits is hitting Brooklyn establishments from Flatlands to Williamsburg, holding up store employees at gunpoint and making off with myriad spoils worth thousands of dollars — from jewelry to phones to two pairs of AirPods, police said.

Over a monthlong span from Sept. 19 to Oct. 19, an entourage of two to four men have broken into five different storefronts across the borough demanding money and merchandise. The armed robbers have not injured anyone during their heists.

The first reported incident took place at Clean City Laundry in Bushwick on the cor-

Clean City Laundry Depot in Bushwick is one of the establishments robbed in the last month by a band of armed robbers. Image via Google Maps ner of Myrtle and Bushwick avenues. A store employee was counting cash in the back of the laundromat just after 12 p.m. when two

armed men broke into the room, armed with guns, and demanded the money. The thieves took nearly $6,000 — as well as the employee’s cellphone — before leaving, authorities said.

Just days later, on Sept. 23, two armed men broke into a Bedford-Stuyvesant Metro PCS and forced three employees into a bathroom. They then stole an undetermined amount of electronics from the store, according to cops.

Two men — again armed with guns — then robbed a Flatlands T-Mobile store on Sept. 27, demanding that three employees and five customers get on the ground as they stole $900, nine cell phones and a couple pairs of Apple AirPods to boot, police said.

Police could not immediately confirm whether the first three incidents were pulled off by the same two men, or if it was different members fo the group.

The group pulled off their biggest heist on Oct. 5, when three of them stormed into La Casa de Oro Jewelry in Williamsburg, ushering employees and a customer into the back of the store, according to cops. They removed $4,000 in cash from the store, along with about $50,000 in jewelry, cops said.

The final incident took place on Oct. 19, when four armed men held up a jewelry store in Downtown Brooklyn just after noon. One man held an employee at gunpoint while two others stole property, cops said. Again, no one was injured.

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BROOKLYN AND ITS COMMUNITY BOARDS Community Board #1 435 GRAHAM AVE., Brooklyn, NY 11211 Phone: 718-389-0009 Fax:718-389-0098 Email:bk01@cb.nyc.gov Flushing Ave., Willamsburg, Greenpoint, Northside, Southside Chairperson: none District Manager:Gerald Esposito Regular monthly board meetings held the 2nd Tuesday of the month/ 6:30pm.

Community Board #6 250 BALTIC ST., Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone:718-643-3027 Fax: 718-624-8401 Email:info@brooklyncb6.org Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus, Cobble Hill Chairperson: Peter Fleming District Manager: Michael Racioppo Regular monthly board meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of the month/6:30p.m.

Community Board #2 350 JAY ST., 8THFLOOR Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 718-596-5410 Fax:718-852-1461 Email:cb2k@nyc.rr.com Brooklyn Heights, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Ft.Greene, BK Navy Yard, Clinton Hill Chairperson: Lenue H. Singletary, III District Manager:Robert Perris Regular monthly board meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of the month/ 6:00pm.

Community Board #7 4201 4THAVE., Brooklyn, NY 11232 Phone:718-854-0003 Fax: 718-436-1142 Email:bk07@cb.nyc.gov Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace Chairperson: Cesar Zuniga District Manager: Jeremy Laufer Regular monthly board meetings held the 3rd Wednesday of the month! 6:30p.m.

Community Board #3 1360 FULTON ST. Brooklyn, NY 11216 Phone:718-622-6601 Fax:718-857-5774 Email:bk03@cb.nyc.gov Bedford-Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Heights, Ocean Hill Chairperson: none District Manager:Henry Butler Regular monthly board meetings held the 1st Monday of the month! 7:00pm.

Community Board #4 1420 BUSHWICK AVE., SUITE 370 Brooklyn, NY 11207-1422 Phone: 718-628-8400 Fax:718-628-8619 Email:bk04@cb.nyc.gov Bushwick Chairperson: none District Manager:Celestina Leon Regular monthly board meetings held the 3rd Wednesday of the month! 6:00pm.

Community Board #5 404 PINE STREET, Brooklyn, NY 11208, 3RD FLOOR Phone: 929-221-8261 Fax:718-345-0501 Email:bk05@cb.nyc.gov East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line, Starrett City Chairperson: Andre T Mitchell District Manager:Melinda Perkins Regular monthly board meetings held the 4th Wednesday of the month! 6:30pm.

Communi Board #8 1291 ST.MARKS AVE., Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: 718-467-5574 Community Board #11 Fax: 718-778-2979 2214 BATH AVE., Email:info@brooklyncb8.org Brooklyn, NY 11214 North Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Phone:718-266-8800 Weeksville Fax: 718-266-8821 Chairperson: Ethel Tyus Email: info@brooklyncb11.org District Manager: Michelle George Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, Regular monthly board meetings held the Bensonhurst Chairperson: William Guarinello 2nd Thursday of the month/ 7:00pm.

District Manager: Marnee Elias-Pavia Regular monthly board meetings held Community Board #9 2nd Thursday of the month/7:30p.m.

890 NOSTRAND AVE., Communi Board #12 Brooklyn, NY 11225 5910 13THAVE., Phone: 718-778-9279 Brooklyn, NY 11219 Fax:718-467-0994 Phone:718-851-0800 Email: bk09@cb.nyc.gov Fax: 718-851-4140 South Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Email: bk12@cb.nyc.gov Boro Park, Kensington, Ocean Parkway, Gardens, Wingate Midwood Chairperson: Fred Baptiste Chairperson: none District Manager: Currently Vacant Regular monthly board meetings held the District Manager: Barry Spitzer Regular monthly board meetings held the 4th Tuesday of the month! 7:00pm.

4th Tuesday of the month/ 7:00pm.

Community Board #10 8119 5THAVE., Brooklyn, NY 11209 Phone: 718-745-6827 Fax: 718-836-2447 Email:bk01O@cb.nyc.gov Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton Chairperson: Lori Willis District Manager: Josephine Beckmann Regular monthly board meetings held the 3rd Monday of the month! 7pm. Except during January and February

CommuniJy Board #13 1201 SURF AVE., 3RD FLOOR Brooklyn, NY 11224 Phone:718-266-3001 Fax: 718-266-3920 Email: edmark@cb.nyc.gov Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Seagate Chairperson: Joann Weiss District Manager: Eddie Mark Regular monthly board meetings held the 4th Wednesday of the month! 7:00pm.

t Commun· Board #14 810 EAST 16TH ST., Brooklyn, NY 11214 Phone: 718-859-6357 Fax: 718-421-6077 Email: info@brooklyncb14.org Flatbush, Midwood, Kensington, Ocean Parkway Chairperson: Ed Powell District Manager: Shawn Campbell Regular monthly board meetings held the 2nd Monday of the month/ 7:30pm.

Community Board #15 KINGSBORO COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2001 Oriental Blvd., Cluster Room C124 Brooklyn, NY 11235 Phone: 718-332-3008 Fax: 718-648-7232 Email: bklcb15@verizon.net Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway, Madison, East Gravesend Chairperson: none District Manager: Laura Singer Regular monthly board meetings held the last Tuesday of the month/ 7:00pm.

Communi Board #16 444 THOMAS BOYLAND ST., ROOM 103 Brooklyn, NY 11212 Phone: 718-385-0323 Fax: 718-342-6714 Email: bk16@cb.nyc.gov Brownsville, Ocean Hill Chairperson: none District Manager: Viola D. Greene-Walker Regular monthly board meetings held the 4th Tuesday of the month! 7:00pm.

Community Board #17 4112 FARRAGUT ROAD Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: 718-434-3072 Fax:718-434-3801 Email: bk17@cb.nyc.gov East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farrgut, Rugby, Eramus, Ditmas Village Chairperson: Aaron Ampaw District Manager: Sherif Fraser Regular monthly board meetings held the 3rd Wednesday of the month/ 7:00pm.

Community Board #18 1097 BERGEN AVE., Brooklyn, NY 11234-4841 Phone: 718-241-0422 Fax:718-531-3199 Email:bkbrd18@ogtonline.net Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands, Marine Park, Georgetown, Mill Island Chairperson: Gardy Brazela District Manager: Dorothy Turano Regular monthly board meetings held the 3rd Wednesday of the month/ 7:00pm.

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News From Your Neighborhood THOUSANDS OF FANS STORM NEW WEGMANS

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD — Thousands of Wegmans fans, including some who began lining up at 4 a.m., poured into the city’s first Wegmans supermarket at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Sunday. “I’ve been waiting for this my whole adult life,” said Kimberly Ciaccia, 40, of Brooklyn, who arrived at the new store well before the crack of dawn, according to the New York Post. By noon, at least 30,000 shoppers had visited the 74,000-square-foot store, an employee of the Rochester-based grocery chain told the Post. One woman from the Bronx, Rashida Shabazz, told the Post that she was glad to make the hour-plus commute from her apartment because of the quality of the food. Shabazz, a retiree, had spent the night in her sister’s house in Brooklyn. Others, however, found the crowds disconcerting.

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DEED FRAUD ISN’T NEW IN BROOKLYN

BOROUGHWIDE — There has recently been an epidemic of deed fraud in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights and other gentrifying neighborhoods. However, the crime is not new, according to the Brownstone Detective website. For example, in 1907, Charles Edgar Appleby, a widower and retired lawyer reportedly worth $25 million, was reading a newspaper that stated that a parcel that he owned had been transferred to “Edith Stonebridge.” It was the first time he had heard of any such transaction, and he immediately wrote to his lawyers. Their investigation, Brownstone Detective said, led to the arrest of Patrick Moore, employed by Guarantee and Trust Company, and John Bough, lessee of the Dry Dock Hotel. Investigators also found that Stonebridge could not be found but was rumored to have “frequently Bowery resorts.” The deed was drawn by Frederick Anderson, a notary, but he couldn’t be found either. Assistant District Attorney Milner told the Eagle at the time, “There is a gang of straw bond men in New York who have for years been working in the courts. Their method is to forge a deed from some old man, transfer the property through three or four [fictitious] persons, until it is difficult to fix the crime upon any one person.”

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COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL COMING TO PRATT

CLINTON HILL — The 11th annual Comic Arts Brooklyn Festival is set to return to Pratt Institute on Nov. 2, according to the Brooklyn Paper.

It will feature more than 300 cartoonists showing off their artwork, mini-comics and graphic novels. In addition to young artists showing and selling their comics, prints and art books, this year’s Comic Arts Brooklyn Festival will feature a full day of panel discussions. The next day, the festival will also host the “Cabaret Voltaire” variety show, featuring cartoons, comedy and puppet shows. The variety show will take place at the Market Hotel, 1140 Myrtle Ave. in Bushwick.

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SANTA MARIA REPLICA STUCK ON SAND BAR

UNUSUAL HOTEL TO RISE ON LIVINGSTON STREET

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A 22-story hotel at 291 Livingston St. in Downtown Brooklyn will have an unusual striped façade, according to Brownstoner. Buildings Department records show there will be 103 hotel rooms and a beer garden on the ground floor. A rendering posted on the construction fence shows a thin, angled tower whose facade is covered in black and white stripes, Brownstoner reported.

Since the previous two-story building on the site was razed in 2017, walls for the new building have risen about two stories. The development is set back from the street, so it’s difficult to see. The development firm Hello Living bought the site from John Catsimatidis in 2017.

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COPS SEEK DUO WHO TRIED TO ROB DELI

CROWN HEIGHTS — The NYPD is looking for two men whom they say tried to rob a deli in Crown Heights earlier this month, according to PIX11. On Oct. 21, an unidentified man, acting as a lookout, pretended to buy a drink at a deli near the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Place. Another man entered the store and pointed a gun at the man working behind the counter. The armed man threatened the employee and tried to remove cash from the register but was not successful. The two men then fled in an unknown direction without any cash, police said.

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W’BURG HASIDIC DELI FEATURED ON WEBSITE

WILLIAMSBURG — Atlas Obscura recently featured Gottlieb’s Restaurant in Williamsburg, one of a small number of glatt kosher delis in the U.S. (Glatt kosher is a type of kashrut that is much stricter than the usual kashrut.) The deli, in the Hasidic area of the neighborhood, was opened in 1962 by a Hungarian holocaust survivor and hasn’t changed much. Although items such as sesame chicken and chicken lo mein have been added, most of the items on the menu are Eastern European mainstays such as goulash, stuffed cabbage, matzoh ball soup and pastrami sandwiches with fried onions.

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GOOD COFFEEHOUSE SERIES CONTINUES

PARK SLOPE — The Good Coffeehouse series continues at the Old Stone House in Washington Park, Park Slope, on Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. with singer-songwriter Pat Wictor. Wictor, a slide guitarist, is a former member of the folk group Brother Sun. He performs solo shows across the country, and tours as a music educator and collaborator. Tickets are available at the door. The Old Stone House, originally built in 1699 by the Vechte family, was the site of the largest battle of the Revolutionary War, and is now a museum and community center.

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B’KLYN MUSICIAN FOCUSES ON AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN SOUNDS

BROOKLYN BRIDGE — A replica of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria got stuck in a sand bar off the coast of Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, according to the New York Post. The NAO Santa Maria, which travels to different cities to teach history on the 525th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage, got stuck during low tide as it traveled up the East River toward the Brooklyn Bridge for a photo shoot. Police responded and pushed the ship, but it didn’t break free until the tide went up and dislodged it from the sand bar. The ship finally sailed back to the Brooklyn Army Terminal around 4:30 p.m.

FORT GREENE — Dawn Drake, a performer who specializes in AfroCuban, Brazilian, Caribbean and African music, is performing every Tuesday night with her band ZapOte at 33 Lafayette St., Fort Greene.

She refers to her music as “chronic groove from the global south.”

As a percussionist, she studied extensively in Cuba, Brazil and Ghana before gravitating toward the bass. Her mostly female band puts a premium on highlighting women, and she has done a lot of work with the public-school system and the Brooklyn Arts Council.

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ARTIST WHO POSTED INSENSITIVE DISPLAY RESIGNS

‘TWO TOMS’ IN GOWANUS, COP HANGOUT, TO CLOSE

GOWANUS — A bar and Italian restaurant that has been a hangout for police officers and firefighters since it opened in 1948 will be closing shortly after Christmas, according to Patch. The restaurant, Two Toms, has been described as “equal parts social club, American Legion hall and grandpa’s rec room” by New York Eater. Anthony Catapano, the owner of Two Toms, who is planning to retire, says he is selling the building because of the changing landscape of the neighborhood and changing tastes. Catapano took over the restaurant from his late uncle Tom Giordano, one of the original two Toms, Patch said.

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COP SEEN PUNCHING TEENS TRANSFERRED OUT OF PRECINCT

SUBWAY SYSTEM — An officer who was caught on camera punching two teens in a wild subway melee in Brooklyn last weekend was transferred on Monday, according to the New York Post. The cop, whose name wasn’t made public, was moved from the 84th Precinct to the Brooklyn Detective Squad. The same officer had many previous complaints filed with the Civilian Complaint Review Board. Some of these included the use of force. The melee began with a fight between two groups of teens. Video from the incident shows officers from the 84th Precinct trying to cuff one of the teens as he appears to pull away, the Post reported. Then, the cop who was transferred ran up to another teen and punched him in the face, starting another brawl. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former police captain, had called for the cop who punched the teen to be placed on modified duty.

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CLINTON HILL — The artist who posted cutouts of brown paper dolls that appeared to be hanging by their necks from strings as Halloween decorations has resigned from her art studio, according to ABC7.

ArtShack Brooklyn announced the resignation of Dany Rose on Friday.

Rose was one of the owners of the studio. Her artwork, which was displayed in the window of her home, was seen by many observers as racially offensive and sparked a large protest, ABC7 reported.

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VOLUNTEERS PACK MEALS TO BE SENT TO BAHAMAS

BROOKLYN COLLEGE — On Sunday, about 50 volunteers came to the Brooklyn College Student Center to pack 10,000 rice-and-beans meals to be delivered to food pantries in the hurricane-struck Bahamas. The Category 5 hurricane was the strongest storm on record to make landfall there, Patch said. The food was purchased by the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club. Volunteers came from many groups, including St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy and the Brooklyn College Rotary. The food will be sent to the Rotary Club of East Nassau in the Bahamas.

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NETS SEASON TICKETHOLDERS CLAIM TEAM PULLED THEIR SEATS

BARCLAYS CENTER — A group of Brooklyn Nets season ticketholders allege that the team took their seats away because they were selling unused tickets on the secondary market, according to the New York Post. Brooklynite Simon Yedid, who says he’s spent $225,000 on season tickets since 2012, said in a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Supreme

Court that state law gives him the right to resell his tickets when he’s not using them. A group called Smiles 4 Kids Entertainment filed a second, similar lawsuit on Monday, the Post reported.

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HEALTH GROUP SET TO BEGIN HOME VISITS

BOROUGHWIDE — RiseBoro, a social services nonprofit organization based in Brooklyn, is starting a new program in which health professionals can visit members in their homes for wellness checks.

Although the nonprofit has previously provided preventive services and home care, this will be the first time the services will be paid for by insurance, according to amNewYork. Many of RiseBoro’s clients tend to use the emergency room as their primary care doctor, amNewYork added. The at-home visits, set to begin in November, will involve talking with clients about their health conditions as well as assessing the quality of their home environment and daily living conditions. RiseBoro hopes to target a wide range of chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

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WOULD-BE NONPROFIT SITE TO HOUSE UPSCALE DEVELOPMENT

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — A century-old office building in BedfordStuyvesant will be turned into upscale residences or workspaces, despite state officials’ original intention of having a local nonprofit use the building to create jobs, according to THE CITY. The nonprofit group, Voras Enterprise, which is affiliated with the Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corp., sold the former state-owned building for $12 million in June to a company known as Rivington Company LLC. NEBHDCo poured $940,000 into running the building, but it still lost money and the building is largely empty, THE CITY reported. After Voras found itself in bankruptcy court, Bankruptcy Judge Nancy Hershey Lord expedited the sale over the objections of Jeffrey Dunston, president of Voras as well as CEO of NEBHDCo. Meanwhile, tenants of residential buildings owned by NEBHDCo are protesting conditions there, THE CITY said.

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CONVERSION OF GREENPOINT BANK ANNEX IS UNDERWAY

GREENPOINT — The Greenpoint Savings Bank Annex at 1080 Lorimer St. has been renamed “The Helm” and is being redeveloped to house 29 one- to three-bedroom luxury residences, according to Greenpointers. The lower levels will house duplex townhouse-style units, and the third and fourth floors will have nine units. The Landmarks Preservation Commission signed off on the bank annex conversion in May 2016, Greenpointers reported. The domed bank building itself, at Manhattan Avenue and Noble Street, was built in 1906 and is now home to a Capital One branch. The annex is within the Greenpoint Historic District.

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W’BURG REAL ESTATE FIRM TO BUILD 7-STORY BUILDING

WILLIAMSBURG — CW Realty is purchasing a large Williamsburg portfolio for about $39 million, according to The Real Deal. The firm is building the full blockfront on Hope Street between Keap and Rodney streets, along with space on Keap and Rodney streets themselves. CW Realty, owned by Cheskie Weisz, plans to build a 145-unit, seven-story rental building on the site with a doorman and a fitness center. Thirty percent of the building’s units will be affordable, The Real Deal said. CW is also involved in several other Williamsburg residential projects that are underway.

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SALAZAR STILL DOESN’T HAVE A BROOKLYN OFFICE

CENTRAL BROOKLYN — State Sen. Julia Salazar has been in office for a year but still hasn’t opened a district office in which to meet her Brooklyn constituents, according to the New York Post. Salazar’s website lists her “temporary” district office as 250 Broadway in lower Manhattan, rather than within her senatorial district, which runs from GreenpointWilliamsburg to East New York, the Post said. In a recent interview with Kings County Politics, Salazar blamed her delay in renting an office on fiscal and bureaucratic snafus. “Whenever we find spaces — and we’ve found a lot — they have not met the pretty strict requirements, budgetwise and otherwise, of the Senate,” she told the website.

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GAGE & TOLLNER COMES BACK TO LIFE

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Untapped Cities recently took readers inside the redevelopment of the ground-floor storefront at 372 Fulton St., most recently a discount jewelry and clothing store, back into Gage & Tollner, one of the city’s oldest restaurants, which occupied the site for almost 100 years. The eatery closed in the mid1990s, and the space was home first to a T.G.I. Friday’s and then to an Arby’s before it ceased being a restaurant. Its original wall panels, arched mirrors and chandeliers are being brought back to their original appearance. Unlike in the original restaurant, the overhead lights will not have the capability to be lit with gas, as they were on special occasions way back when, but will now be totally electric.

There will be a glass case on the second floor to hold artifacts, such as an ashtray from the original Gage & Tollner.

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Three Guys from Brooklyn’s recipe for Potato Herb Tart is the perfect dish to serve at brunch or at any dinner party. All you need is a single package of frozen puff pastry, flour, 1 or 2 fresh medium Yukon Gold or Yellow Finn potatoes, peeled and soaked in water, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, 2 tablespoons freshly chopped herbs (rosemary, thyme, parsley), and ¼ cup sour cream for serving. It’s easy to eat and easy to heat. The complete recipe is on the website. https://www.3guysfrombrooklyn.com/recipes/potato-herb-tart/

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NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island raises critical funds for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer At NYC Health + Hospitals/ Coney Island, the start of fall means the well-coordinated effort across the hospital is in full swing with the goal of raising money for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Just like caring for patients requires every department to play a role, the Coney Island Hospital teams work concurrently for breast cancer fundraising efforts.

Spearheaded by Patricia Roman, senior associate director of patient relations, and Kathleen Terrio, coordinating manager, enterprise IT services, the hospital’s efforts began long before October during the sweltering summer months.

As honorary speakers at the Making Strides Brooklyn kickoff at New York Aquarium in August, Dr. Ashrei Bayewitz and Community Advisory Board Chair (and breast cancer survivor) Rosanne De Gennaro

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Members of the Making Strides team from NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island. addressed participants and shared their personal stories.

A highlight of Coney Island Hospital’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign each year is the “Pink Wednesday” series. Over a course of seven Wednesdays, various departments run food sales, raffles and merchandise

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sales leading up to the Making Strides Brooklyn Walk on Oct. 20. At the same time, staff in appropriate roles began “Casual Fridays,” when, for a small donation, staff are permitted to wear jeans to work.

“Staff, patients and families alike enjoy our Pink Wednesday events, and truly come together to show their generosity in hopes to one day find a cure,” said Roman, whose department raised more than $6,000 in a single day. “It’s a labor of love, and it is truly heartwarming to see individuals touched by

breast cancer in some way, work collaboratively for the cause.”

Additionally, NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island hosted two new fundraising events this year: Strike Out Breast Cancer and Bowling for a Cure.

MCU Park, which is the site of Making Strides Brooklyn, hosted Strike Out Cancer night.

More than 100 staff members and their families attended a Brooklyn Cyclones game against the Vermont Lake Monsters, and the Cyclones donated a portion of the ticket sales back to the hospital’s Making Strides

efforts.

“The Brooklyn Cyclones and MCU Park were fantastic hosts, and went above and beyond to promote the hospital’s efforts,” said Terrio, who coordinated the event. “It was fantastic to see our staff and their families come together for a fun night and a great cause in the community in which we serve.”

The hospital’s pharmacy department hosted a bowling tournament in October at Shell Lanes. Following a spirited competition, a first place trophy was awarded to the winning team, while proceeds were donated to Making Strides Brooklyn.

At the culmination of this

awareness month, Making Strides Brooklyn, Terrio and De Gennaro were joined by Mei Kong, RN, chief operating officer and chief nursing officer, to cut the ribbon to begin the inspiring event.

Although a final tally won’t be available until the end of November, the hospital has already raised more than $28,000.

In addition to funds raised, the hospital raised something that is equally as important as money: awareness. “At the end of the day, we want South Brooklyn to know we are here for them, and we’re proud to serve this community and provide exceptional care,” said Kong.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island representatives poised to begin the Making Strides walk.

Eye Health for Older Adults: Reducing Risks of Age-Related Eye Diseases As people age, they are at higher risk for certain eye diseases and conditions, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

“While many of these diseases and conditions have no warning signs, they can be detected in their early stages during a comprehensive eye exam,” says Dr. Bruce Rosenthal, chief of low vision services at Lighthouse Guild, the leading organization dedicated to addressing and preventing vision loss. The key to saving sight is early detection and treatment.”

AMD is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among adults over 50. It gradually destroys the macula, the part of the eye that provides sharp, central vision. A variety of treatments can help reduce the risk of vision loss in people with AMD. Cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that causes vision loss and is very common in older people. Surgery is the only effective treatment. It is one of the most common surgeries in the US.

Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that damages blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. Early detection, timely treatment, and appropriate follow-up care can reduce the risk of vision loss by 95 percent.

Glaucoma can cause fluid and pressure to build up in the eye and damage the optic nerve.

It first affects side vision, but can lead to total vision loss without treatment Treating Low Vision Low vision describes vision loss that makes daily tasks difficult. “Normal aging of the eye does not lead to low vision; it is a result of eye diseases, injuries or both,” says Rosenthal. Low vision symptoms include loss of central and/or peripheral vision, blurred or hazy vision or night blindness.

“If you experience any of these problems, it is important to see your ophthalmologist, who will check for and treat any underlying conditions and advise on resources, aids and devices — including brighter

lighting — to help with reading and other daily tasks,” Rosenthal explains.

Systemic health problems like high blood pressure can affect eye health, and the ability to see clearly can change frequently. “Keep your ophthalmologist informed about your health conditions and use of medications and nutritional supplements, as well as your exercise, eating, sleeping and other lifestyle choices,” Rosenthal advises.

Preventing Vision Loss Those with a family history of conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetes are at greater risk of developing these eye conditions. Early detection is the key to preserving vision.

Diabetics are especially at risk. People with diabetes should schedule a complete eye examination that includes a dilated fundus exam (an evaluation of the retina) to look for very early signs of the condition.

In addition to regular comprehensive eye exams, which

can detect problems before noticeable vision loss occurs, many lifestyle factors can play an important role in protecting vision as we age.

Following these recommendations will support eye health: •Eating a balanced diet including dark, leafy greens and fish high in omega-3 fatty acids.

•Maintaining a healthy weight and exercising.

•Getting enough sleep to rest and continuously lubricate the eyes.

•Quitting smoking.

•Keeping diabetes under control.

•Wearing sunglasses and a brimmed hat outdoors.

•Wearing protective eyewear during vigorous activity.

•Avoiding falls with slipproof rugs and secure railings.

•Discussing your family’s eye health history with your eye care professional.

“Prevention of vision loss — across the life span — is our vision insurance policy that can help to preserve and maintain our quality of life, especially as we get older,” Rosenthal says.

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“Haunted” cocktail party brings new faces to Marine Park’s historic Lott House

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he Hendrick I. Lott House’s annual Halloween party offered guests a rare opportunity to see the house’s interior, including rooms on its second floor, all while enjoying cocktails, food and costumes.

Currently untouched since 1989, the 300-year-old Marine Park house’s interior is in such a state of deterioration that it’s rarely open to the public. Torn and disintegrating wallpaper hangs from cracked walls, and gaps in the ceiling reveal skeletal wooden beams.

Guests at Saturday night’s party used ebrooklyn media/Photo by Arthur De Gaeta phone flashlights to explore rooms that lacked electricity, pausing to examine un- Alyssa Loorya sat below peeling wallpaeven wooden floors, beautiful arched win- per on the house’s second floor. dows, and a crawlspace believed to have once been a stop on the underground railroad. for the spine-chilling party. “Most historic The gathering was hosted by community houses have been completely renovated, organization Friends of the Lott House, so not everything is original,” said John which works to oversee events that raise Thomassen, a local coffee shop owner. “But funding and awareness for the site. Its pres- right now, because the house is not open to ident, Greg Borruso, said that in addition to the public normally, everything is as it was. current free programming, he hopes even- I like seeing the decay. It gives [the house] an tually to begin refurbishment of the house’s authentic, haunted appeal, for me.” interior so that school groups may tour.

The Friends of the Lott House’s next event “Let’s talk about slavery, let’s talk about the will celebrate the house’s 300th anniversary underground railroad, let’s talk about farm- and will take place on the house’s grounds. ing in the 1800s,” said Borruso, reflecting on Thomas Campanella, author of 2019’s the house’s historical significance.

“Brooklyn: The Once and Future City” will In the meantime, guests were able to be giving a presentation and holding a book enjoy the Lott House’s current state of signing. The event will be free, and the disrepair, which made it a perfect setting house’s breezeway will be open for viewing.

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The Brooklyn legal community showed off its members’ support for each other and the collegiality they share during the Champions of Justice ceremony that honored women in the law, hosted by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on Tuesday night.

Some of the highlights of the event included three full tables of assistant district attorneys cheering and giving a standing ovation to support their chief of staff Maritza Mejia-Ming, multiple tables of hooting and hollering in support of RoseAnn Branda, and Tom Moore bragging that his wife Judith Livingston had successfully tried 35 cases that each resulted in at least a $1 million jury verdict.

A total of 26 women were honored and the themes of their speeches often had nothing to do with themselves, but instead were about the other women who helped them along their paths, or the co-honorees they were proud to share the spotlight with.

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Justice Patricia DiMango, the former administrative judge of the Brooklyn Supreme Court and current star of the TV show “Hot Bench,” served as keynote speaker.

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Judith Livingston.

Champions of Justice celebrated women in the legal community and helped raise money for JALBCA (Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert). Pictured is keynote speaker Justice Patricia DiMango (center), who presented an award to Maritza Mejia-Ming (right), who is the chief of staff in District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s (left) office.

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Joy Thompson, president elect of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.

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Frank Carone, president of the Brooklyn Bar Association.

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From left: Mary Ann Stathopoulos, president of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association, with Stephen Chiaino and Laura Messiana.

Eagle photos by Caroline Ourso From left: Carrie Anne Cavallo, immediate past president of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association; Hon. Joanne Quinones, immediate past president of the Latino Judges Association; Natoya McGhie and Meryl Schwartz, president of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association.

From left: Holly Peck, Diana Szochet and Fern Finkel, chair of the Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation Committee.

Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane Continued from page C3 “This event is long overdue,” said Justice Patricia DiMango, the former administrative judge in the Brooklyn Supreme Court and current star of the TV show “Hot Bench,” who served as keynote speaker for the evening.

“We’ve come together this evening to recognize and celebrate women in leadership at all levels in the Brooklyn community,” Justice DiMango continued.

“While it’s true that we can’t all be Ruth Bader Ginsbergs or even Judge Judys, we all got here tonight by being success stories in our own right.”

Linda LoCascio (left) and Yolanda Guadagnoli.

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Justice DiMango set the tone early when she explained some of the obstacles that she had to overcome to get where she is. She said that even though her path wasn’t always direct, she was often forced to adapt and became a better attorney and judge because of it.

An example shared by Justice DiMango, who had always wanted to be an administrative judge in Brooklyn, happened when she was transferred to the Bronx Supreme Court. Instead of sulking, she used the transfer as an opportunity to prove that she was ready for the job in Brooklyn. It ultimately got her the attention of Judge Judy, the famous TV judge who produces Justice DiMango’s show.

“Don’t focus on whether or not you have been slighted, because there is a good chance that you have been,” Justice DiMango joked. “My Bronx assignment could have been a disaster because on its face it was definitely not a favorable assignment. But I had a choice, and that was to view it as such or use it as an opportunity to make a name for myself.”

Branda, who was presented with the Wonder Woman Award by her law partner Frank Carone, the president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, was the first to be honored. She was followed by Judy Livingston and then Marianne Bertuna.

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Dominic DiSalvo and Lucy DiSalvo.

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RoseAnn Branda, (left), executive partner at Abrams Fensterman and past president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, Columbian Lawyers Association and Bay Ridge Lawyers Association; and Grace Borrino.

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From left: Meryl Schwartz, Hon. Marsha Steinhardt, RoseAnn Branda, Helene Blank and Hon. Ellen Spodek, president of the Brooklyn Brandeis Society.

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From left: Jennifer Bencivenga Mennella, Lisa Marie Becker, Hon. Patricia DiMango and RoseAnn Branda.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Marianne Bertuna. Margaret Stanton (left) and Joann Monaco.

Maritza Mejia-Ming and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

Fran and Joseph Rosato, president of the Nathan R. Sobel American Inns of Court.

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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and Suzanne Corhan.

Continued from page C4 “We have taken different paths to get here,” Livingston said. “We have been tried and faced different challenges, but all of you honored here tonight are so deserving because we successfully faced those challenges and brought about the truth that we know. I applaud all of you.”

The other honorees included Lisa Marie Becker, Jennifer Bencivenga Mennella, Helene Blank, Grace Borrino, Carrie Anne Cavallo, Suzanne Corhan, Lucy DiSalvo, Rosemaria DeFrancisco, Fern Finkel, Susanne Gennusa, Yolanda Guadagnoli, Linda LoCascio, Natoya McGhie, Maritza Mejia-Ming, Laura Messiana, Joann Monaco, Rosa Pannitto, Holly Peck, Meryl Schwartz, Margaret Stanton, Mary Ann Stathopoulos, Diana Szochet and Joy Thompson.

“I have been blessed to be surrounded by powerful mentors from the time I was just a law student,” Bertuna said. “I’ve always been in awe of RoseAnn Branda and here she is nominating me for tonight’s award. When I saw the list of co-honorees, I realized how important this award is and it means so much to me.”

The nominees were all chosen by the various bar associations located in Brooklyn because of their distinguished careers and contributions to the bar and the legal community.

The money raised from the event is being donated to JALBCA, the Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert. Justices Marsha Steinhardt and Ellen Spodek were on hand and were thanked for their efforts in coordinating that effort.

Rosa Pannitto.

Rosemaria DeFrancisco accepts her award from Justice Patricia DiMango.

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+++ SLEVIN, Maureen M. (nee Shaughnessy) — On Oct. 25. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Dear sister of John Shaughnessy (Barbara), Carol Sieni (Dominick) and the late Robert Shaughnessy. Proud aunt of John, Mary, Joseph, Susan, Kathy and Karen.

Cherished great-aunt of many grandnieces and grandnephews.

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SCOTTO, Grace — Age 93, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, at home in Brooklyn. Grace Scotto was born July 2, 1926 in Brooklyn. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Carmela (Greco) Costa. Beloved wife to the late Michael Scotto.

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FARDELLA, Ann — Age 90, of Brooklyn passed away Monday, Oct. 28. Ann Fardella was born July 4, 1929 in Brooklyn. She is the daughter of the late Vincent and the late Jennie (Laezza) Falzarano. Beloved wife to the late Albert Fardella.

Cherished mother to JoAnn Ugliano (Michael), Albert Fardella (Connie) and Linda Fardella (Paul O’Flynn). Adored grandmother to Jason, Justin, Jeremy, Dana and Toni Ann. Dear great grandmother to A.J., Dylan, Ashley, Isabelle, Justin Jr., Annaliese and Preston. Aunt to Vinny, Anthony, Philip and Cathy. All arrangements handled by Marine Park Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church. Committal St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale.

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ESPOSITO, Raffaele S. — Age 83, of Brooklyn, passed away Sunday, Oct. 27. Raffaele S.Esposito was born July 10, 1936 in Brooklyn. He is the son of the late Ralph and the late Gaetana (DeLeva) Esposito.

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Dear brother to Rosemarie, Ida Mae and Patricia. All arrangements handled by Marine Park Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church.

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MURPHY, Dennis Patrick — Born July 1, 1962, reached his “end of watch” on Friday morning with his wife Mary Lu by his side, after a courageous battle with 9/11-related cancer.

He attended Paul Smith’s College, where he met his wife, and they both earned their degree in forestry. After appointment to the New York City Police Department on January 21, 1985, his tenacity and dedication to the job allowed for a rapid rise through the ranks. He earned the rank of detective in March 1992, and was promoted to detective second grade in

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In 2007, Dennis retired to his dream home on Trout Lake, where he spent as much time on the water as possible. He loved to hunt, golf, boat on Trout Lake and spend time with his family.

Dennis is predeceased by parents Caroline and Jerry Murphy.

He is survived by beloved wife, Mary Lu, sons Sean (Kayla) and Brian, as well as siblings Timmy (Annmarie) and Patti (Paul).

Dennis will also be missed by in-laws Sonja and John, and his nieces and nephews, Caroline, Paul Blaize, Jamie and TJ. Arrangements handled by the Alexander Funeral Home, Warrensburg, New York, and Marine Park Funeral Home.

Funeral Mass Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church. Committal Green-Wood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to H.O.P.S. or Amanda’s Hope. As Dennis would want included: To learn more about the World Trade Center Health Program, visit https://www.cdc.gov/WTC/ or call the main line of the Queens Clinical Center at 718-267-2420.

+++ PASSEE, Junior Benedict — Age 68, of Brooklyn, passed away Thursday, Oct. 24. Junior Benedict Passee was born July 10, 1951 in Grenada. He is the son of the late Aleck and the late Dorothy (Passee) Roderique.

Beloved husband to Jennifer Passee. Cherished father to Kenson Philip (the late Lisa),

Aisha Fazio (Michael) and Tahira Foster (Brandon). Adored grandfather to Prince, Egypt, Greyson, Harper, Sydney, Noah and Caleb. All arrangements handled by Marine Park Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church. Committal Green-Wood Crematory.

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By Lore Croghan INBrooklyn

You can walk from Boerum Hill to Brownsville. What a splendid slice of Brooklyn’s built environment.

If you move at a normal pace, you can complete this stroll in a single outing. It took me two days. I blame my slow speed on the fact that I photographed buildings on almost every block. A zookeeper I recently interviewed suggested my spirit animal is a sloth. (I’d always assumed it’s a tiger, which is my college’s mascot.)

Previously published Part One of my Bergen Street walk included Boerum Hill, Park Slope and Prospect Heights.

Today’s story is Part Two, which is about Crown Heights and the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville.

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Bergen Street takes you past lovely Crown Heights homes, like this cluster of landmarked residences on the corner of New York Avenue.

INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan THE M-CROWN DISTRICT

On the northeast side of the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Bergen Street, which is outside the M-Crown district, oldfashioned rowhouses are eye-pleasers.

I started at the intersection of Bergen Street and Grand Avenue in Crown Heights. Between Grand and Franklin avenues, the north side of Bergen Street is a border of the proposed MAN EYE-CATCHING STATUE Crown district. Residents of Community Board 8 have been Near the southeast corner of Franklin Avenue and Bergen trying to get the area upzoned for several years.

Though the M-Crown district is currently zoned for man- Street, there’s a pair of skinny four-story buildings whose facades ufacturing, there are handsome rowhouses in some spots, for are partly brick and partly pressed metal which is elaborately instance 793 to 797 Bergen St. Other spots are vacant lots or decorated. Their addresses are 950 and 952 Bergen St. low-rise industrial buildings that would be attractive developAn architect and developer named William Conway constructed ment sites if their zoning were changed. these Renaissance-Revival apartment buildings in 1892, architecAdvocates of the grassroots M-Crown rezoning initiative tural history expert Suzanne Spellen wrote in Brownstoner.com. want space for light manufacturing, artisanal makers or commuAccording to city Finance Department records, Black Veternity facilities to be included in new residenans for Social Justice owned the buildings for tial developments. They also want the more than two decades. Last year, the nonmajority of the affordable housing that’s profit sold them for $2.4 million to Michael built to be priced for tenants whose earnKhodadadian and Aaron Kamel’s Bergen ings are at or below the neighborhood’s Towers LLC. Area Median Income.

Between Franklin and Bedford avenues, Some bits of Bergen Street are not Bergen Street’s got lovely brownstones, part of the M-Crown district because some of them with painted facades. they’re already zoned for residential At the intersection of Bergen Street and uses, for instance, the rowhouses with Bedford Avenue, there’s a “gore,” in other storefronts at 661, 663 and 665 Classon words a tiny triangular piece of land, with Ave. on the corner of Bergen Street.

Rogers Avenue as its third boundary. This By the way, the falafel is really good A statue of Civil War hero Ulysses pocket park, which is named Grant Gore, is at Pasha Pizza Pita at 665 Classon Ave. S. Grant is located on a triangle of graced with a bronze equestrian statue of They bake their own pita bread.

Civil War general and U.S. President Ulysses If you need caffeine to fuel your walk, land called Grant Gore.

S. Grant. The monumental artwork by sculpthere’s a coffee bar inside Berg’n, a beer tor William Ordway Partridge has stood tall hall and event space at 899 Bergen St. The front of this building, whose address is 1000 Dean St., was a Studebaker service station — and I do mean tall; it’s on a pedestal — since 1896.

In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, artists paid by fedmany decades ago. The former owners of Brownstoner.com and their investment partners converted it into a complex with offices eral Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds restored Grant’s statue. The job was part of the city Parks Department’s for small businesses, designers and artists.

You’ll pass eye-catching 925 Bergen St., a red-brick indus- Monument Restoration Project.

When you stand on Bergen Street, you see the back of the trial building that belonged to Nassau Brewery Co., which went out of business a century ago. Architect John Platte de- statue. You have to walk up Rogers Avenue for a view of Grant’s signed the building, which was constructed in 1885. Artists face, which is shaded by his hat brim.

— Continued on page 13INB — are among its current tenants.

This single-block street is Revere Place, as seen from the Bergen Street sidewalk.

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— Continued from page 12INB — LANDMARKED CHURCHES Bergen Street passes into the landmarked part of Crown Heights North to the east of the intersection of Nostrand Avenue.

When you stand at that corner and look left up Nostrand Avenue, you’ll notice beautiful Bedford Central Presbyterian Church.

The congregation’s origins date back to the early 1850s.

The religious group affiliated with the Presbyterians in 1894, the church’s website says.

The brick and terra-cotta church building is Romanesque Revival in its architectural style. The original portion of the building was constructed around 1897 and an enlargement was constructed around 1906, a city Landmarks Preservation Commission historic-district designation report says.

When you keep walking, you’ll see Neo-Grec brownstones built in the 1870s and Romanesque-Revival rowhouses built in the 1880s.

One of the prettiest clusters of Romanesque Revival homes on this stroll can be found on the corner of Bergen Street and New York Avenue. An architect named Charles Infanger designed and built the row of five buildings, whose addresses are 124 to 132 New York Ave., a designation report notes.

(I’m not being specific about which designation report is which because there are three of them about different sections of Crown Heights North.)

On another Bergen Street and New York Avenue corner, you’ll see lovely brick-and-sandstone Union United Methodist Church and its school and parsonage. The complex has multiple addresses including 121 New York Ave. It was constructed between 1889 and 1891.

The church’s designer was J.C. Cady & Co., a firm that was considered a leader in the use of Romanesque-Revival architectural style back in the day, an LPC designation report says.

JULIET BALCONIES There are such lovely houses along there. For instance, as you walk between New York and Brooklyn avenues, you’ll see an unusual cluster of seven houses between 1187 and 1199 Bergen St. that was constructed in 1894.

It’s unusual because the bricks that the houses are made of are the color of limestone, and they’re paired with bands of actual limestone. The pale hues are pretty together, especially since the roofs are made of contrasting red-clay tiles. Architectural details like Juliet balconies and curved window bays are interspersed among the houses.

Albert E. White was the architect of this Romanesque-Revival grouping; John A. Bliss was the developer and original owner, a designation report says.

If I described every Crown Heights North Bergen Street house that pleased my eye, it would take you a year to read this story.

On the block between Brooklyn and Kingston avenues, flowers are still growing outside 1282 Bergen St. In 1898, F.K. Taylor designed and built the row next to it, which extends from 1284 to 1298 Bergen St. The facade of one house is vanilla-hued, another is strawberry-colored and a third is a deep shade of chocolate, a combination that calls to mind Neapolitan ice cream.

The Bergen block between Kingston and Albany avenues has a nice surprise to offer. Partway down the block, on the north side of the street, you find the entrance to Revere Place.

This is a landmarked street that runs for a single block between Bergen and Dean streets.

There are 24 houses on Revere Place. The developer of all the homes was John A. Bliss, whom I just mentioned. He built them in 1896 and 1897. Once again, he teamed up with architect Albert E. White.

This new development is 2178 Bergen St. at the corner of Mother Gaston Boulevard.

The houses’ style is a combination of Romanesque Revival and Renaissance Revival.

The landmarked part of Crown Heights North ends before the intersection of Albany Avenue.

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You can see Weeksville Heritage Center’s historic houses through the fence on Bergen Street.

After you cross Troy Avenue, you’ll pass FDNY’s Rescue Company Number 2 firehouse at 1472 Bergen St. It stands beside a section of St. John’s Park called Buddy Keaton Fields.

Past the intersection of Schenectady Avenue, Tamra Teahouse at 1524 Bergen St. is a good spot to take a break. Eater NY calls the restaurant an “under-the-radar Crown Heights Asian-Afro gem.” The butternut squash curry is great, by the way.

After you pass the intersection of Rochester Avenue, you will find Weeksville Heritage Center.

Through a fence, you can see historic wood-frame houses from a community James Weeks established in 1838 for free, landowning African-Americans. The houses stand on a gravel path that’s a remnant of Hunterfly Road, which was a Native American trail and later a street in Weeksville.

You should plan a visit to Weeksville Heritage Center if you haven’t been there lately. I had the privilege of touring the houses last spring. It’s an extraordinary experience.

At that time, Weeksville Heritage Center was raising money through a CrowdRise donations campaign to avoid closing. The fund-raising effort was successful.

In June, thanks to elected officials’ advocacy, the city designated Weeksville Heritage Center as a member of its Cultural Institutions Group. This means the museum will receive unrestricted operating grants from the city Department of Cultural Affairs, which also will pay the heat, light and power bills.

On the far side of Buffalo Avenue, there’s one more Bergen Street block within the boundaries of Crown Heights. The barrelvaulted rowhouses on this block are eye-pleasers.

INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan

If you swing around the block to Howard Avenue, you will find that Bergen Street becomes accessible to the public once again. The block that begins here is full of beautiful, old-fashioned rowhouses.

“The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn,” a book edited by historians Kenneth Jackson and John Manbeck, identifies the neighborhood you’re now walking through as the Ocean Hill section of Brownsville.

At the next Bergen Street intersection, there’s a handsome 80-unit apartment complex that uses 331 Saratoga Ave. as its address. It was built a couple years ago.

Half the units are for very-low income and low-income tenants; the other half are studios for formerly homeless people.

Beyond the new apartment building, the rest of the Bergen Street block is filled with eye-pleasing rowhouses.

As Bergen Street proceeds towards Eastern Parkway Extension, the terrain becomes hilly, which makes sense given the neighborhood’s name.

Bergen Street ends nearby at East New York Avenue.

There, a new, 33-unit rental-apartment building is being developed. Seven of the apartments are affordable units for people who earn 40 percent of Area Median Income. This puts them in the category of very-low income tenants.

When you’ve finished your stroll, if you need a subway to get home, Broadway Junction is a few blocks away. The A, C, J, Z and L trains stop here.

OCEAN HILL

The church at left is beautiful Bedford Central Presbyterian Church.

Ralph Avenue is the border of Crown Heights.

When you reach the intersection, you might think this is the end of Bergen Street because you encounter a fenced-in compound.

The New York City Children’s Center is located behind the fence. It’s a State Office of Mental Health facility for children and teens, with an outpatient clinic, day-treatment programs and other helpful things.

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“Blood pounds through the veins of this play as powerfully as any I can think of, and Tennessee Williams gives us some of his most vibrant characters with the matchless lyricism that made him — in my opinion — the greatest American playwright,” Thompson told this paper.

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