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LOTS OF GLASS, NOT ENOUGH CASH Enrique Norten / TEN Arquitectos

Babies of the New Year are here! A rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Public Library Visual and Performing Arts branch (right) at Flatbush and Lafayette avenues in Fort Greene, next to the proposed Frank Gehry-designed Theatre for a New Audience (center). The two buildings would stand next to the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Neo-Itlaianate structure (left).

By Ariella Cohen The Brooklyn Papers

The building is clear, but who will pay for it remains murky. Brooklyn Public Library admitted last week that it is struggling to raise enough money to build a chic — and expensive — Visual and Performing Arts Library at Flatbush and Lafayette avenues in Fort Greene. Designed by architect-of-the-moment Enrique Norten, the slinky, allglass, ship-bow-shaped library will cost between $70 and $85 million. “The biggest question right now is where we will find the money to build,” said Brooklyn Public Library Executive Director Ginnie Cooper.

To jumpstart the latest fundraising campaign, on Tuesday, the library had Norten show off tweaks in his well-received design to the library’s board of trustees. The project’s glistening architectural benchmarks remain, but now include more commercial space than the prior version, a revision that reflects the need for private sources of income to sustain the building’s costs. “It is not easy to fund cultural institutions,” said Norten, “Not only will cafes and shops on the ground floor work financially, they will bring life to the public space.” But they can only do that if it gets built — something that appears to be

in serious doubt. “In a perfect world, we are talking about building in the next four or five years,” said Cooper. “But we have to find funding first.” Raising money for projects in Downtown Brooklyn — even ones attached to a brand-name architect — has proven tricky. And the fund-raising pitch comes as budget cuts have left Brooklyn’s neighborhood library branches with limited hours and lesssenior librarians. The library has raised just $18 million of the $85 million it needs to build Norten’s design. Roughly $10 million has come from the city, through its financial partnership with the BAM Local Development Cor-

poration, while another $3 million was given by the City Council and directly from the Bloomberg adminstration. Another $2 million came from Albany. Part of Norten’s presentation was simply to remind the library board of the spectacular qualities of the proposed design. But he also showed off the increased the amount of inside space devoted to children and teens. The older kids will lord over their own wing on an upper-level of the library while children will have a large section on the library’s main floor dedicated to them. The tweaks did little to dull the overwhelming enthusiasm for Norten’s design.

“It is very seductive and appealing, but you have to ask some hard questions about how a project like this will be subsidized and sustained,” said Marilyn Gelber, executive director of Independence Community Bank Foundation. In July, the Foundation gave the Library $500,000 towards a new auditorium and plaza at the main branch on Grand Army Plaza. But Gelber couldn’t say if more money was being earmarked for the sexy performance library — and even questioned the need for such an eyecatching design. “How does such a gorgeous design contribute to the overall goals of See GLASS BUILDING on page 4A


Weiner: City foolishly losing federal food funds By Ariella Cohen The Brooklyn Papers

The city is refusing valuable welfare subsidies while hunger in the city is growing, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Flatbush) charged this week.

Hindy Krausz holds her baby boy (top photo), unnamed at press time, who was born at 12:29 am on New Year’s Day. The timing of his birth, at Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill, made him the first baby born this year in Brownstone Brooklyn. Krausz’s son, her first baby, tipped the scales at 8-pounds 8-ounces. Below, Tomasa Howard holds her baby girl, who was born at New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope at 5:31 am. Brooklyn’s first New Year’s baby was born one minute after midnight in Coney Island Hospital. For a “Tale of the Tape” on The Brooklyn Papers’ New Year’s babies, see page 11.

Between July and October, food pantries and soup kitchens served 3,550,837 meals across the city — an eight percent spike from the same period last year, the congressman reported in a study. Weiner, who ran against Mayor Bloomberg this fall, blamed city leaders for the swell in hunger. On Monday, he slammed city policymakers for failing “to enroll all eligible food stamp participants,” a failure, he says, that cost New York millions of dollars in available federal food assistance. According to Weiner, only 33 percent of eligible Brooklyn residents are registered for food stamps, and New York is only one of four states that requires food stamp applicants be

fingerprinted before receiving benefits. Weiner’s new year resolution is to introduce legislation that would help religious and community-based organizations to better assist eligible residents enroll for federal aid. “There is a bureaucracy that is feeding hungry New Yorkers red tape,” added City Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Queens), who sponsored a law making applications available online and in food pantries. For the past six years, the number of hungry people in Brooklyn has been drifting steadily upwards, experts said. Between 1999 and 2004, the percent of Brooklyn residents who depend on meals from the soup kitchens or pantries rose from 12.71 to 17 percent, according to data gathered by the Coalition Against Hunger.

“If you took the number of Brooklyn residents living in households where someone is going hungry or at the brink of hunger, it would be one of the 50 largest cities in the United States,” said coalition Executive Director Joel Berg. Weiner’s findings match what Brooklyn soup kitchens are seeing every day. The borough’s largest food pantry, St. John’s Bread and Life in Bedford-Stuyvesant, gave away 10,000 more packaged meals in 2005 than in 2004. The Lewis Street pantry attracts hundreds of people each morning who stop in for a sack of packaged or hot food to take to work. Day laborers fill up before their daily drops at construction sites. Retail clerks pick up bag lunches before their morning shifts, he said.

The center’s executive director said they’re now seeing more working poor people. “People with jobs are coming to the food pantry for a meal,” said Anthony Butler. Last year, a surge in the number of prosperous residents snapping up homes in Brooklyn was seen with every new organic grocery store, every discussion about rising rents and every overheard conversation about new neighbor, “Brokeback Mountain” star Heath Ledger. But there’s a flip side to that hot market. “Rents rise. Costs rise and people make choices,” said Butler. “They pay those bills first and then deal with how to eat.” In 2005, 212,158 Brooklynites received food stamps. Many of them still frequent community kitchens or pantries. Anti-hunger advocates say that in addition to giving these benefits to more residents, the city must take steps to address the rising cost of living in the city.

Auster’s Park Slope Who is the B.P.M.? Of all the many recognizable denizens of Park Slope who make guest appearances in Paul Auster’s new book, “The Brooklyn Follies,” this one character — the “Beautiful Perfect Mother” — will undoubtedly provoke many a spirited debate about her identity. Everyone knows a Park Slope B.P.M. Indeed, aren’t all the moms in Park Slope B.P.M.s? In naming this character as he did, that is probably Auster’s point. It’s a bit of a wink to his neighbors that will probably go unrecognized by readers outside of Brownstone Brooklyn. “[She sat] on the front stoop of her building with her two young children, waiting for the yellow bus to arrive and take them to school,” writes Auster. “She was remarkably attractive … with long black hair and luminous green eyes, but what stirred him most about her was the

way she held and touched her children. He had never seen maternal love expressed so eloquently or simply, with more tenderness or outright joy … To watch her sitting on the front steps of her house with her arms wrapped around those two small kids was enough to bring a flutter to an old curmudgeon’s heart.” The identity of the B.P.M. is hidden for several pages of “The Brooklyn Follies,” yet once it is revealed, it becomes hohum. (Her name is Nancy Mazzucchelli and she makes jewelry in her brownstone studio.) Like many other characters and moods in “The Brooklyn Follies,” the B.P.M. ultimately becomes one of the numerous

feints in the book. She ends up not really being a major character, but merely window dressing for the most Brooklyn of Auster’s works. Certainly, the 58-year-old Sloper has written about New York before. The city, in fact, is a main character in “The New York Trilogy,” and his movie, “Smoke,” is set in a Park Slope candy store. And Auster himself is a very recognizable figure on Seventh Avenue and the focus of substantial lust among some readers. “He’s a world-class writer, a real innovator,” one woman recently posted on the blog, http://onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.com, which is operated by The Brooklyn Papers columist See AUSTER on page 7

Employees of La Bagel Delight, at Seventh Avenue and Fifth Street, a store that is featured in the book “Brooklyn Follies” by Park Slope resident Paul Auster. From left to right are Marcos Lopez, Hanny Escamilla and Pablo Garcia.

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Knifed on subway for a punch he never took By Lilo H. Stainton The Brooklyn Papers

A teenager was slashed across his neck on a Brooklyn-bound 2 train on Dec. 27 after arguing with a man who pulled a knife on him, police said. The attack escalated from a verbal dispute, which sparked around 11:30 pm as the two strangers waited on the same subway platform at the Borough Hall station, according to police. When the train pulled into the station, both got on. Once aboard, the suspect announced, “You look like the person who punched me in the face,” pulled a knife and jumped the 18-year-old victim, slashing him in the neck, police said. When the train pulled into Atlantic Avenue, the thug ran off, according to two teenage girls who witnessed the attack. Paramedics took the victim to Brooklyn Hospital for treatment. Police are searching for a black man, approximately 27, 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, who dressed up that day in a black overcoat, dark slacks and black leather dress shoes.

Mobile madness Cellphone bandits struck two Fulton Street shops — just a block apart — and scored thousands of dollars in merchandise during separate heists. Police said a posse of thieves struck an electronics store near Jay Street just after 5 pm on Christmas Eve. The eight men filled the small shop, asking questions and inspecting merchandise. During the confusion, one man removed 13 cellphones — ranging in value from $142 to $499 a piece, for a total of more than $4,000 — from a display case and spirit them from the store. And sometime between 7:45 am on Dec. 27 and 9:50 am on Dec. 28, thieves lifted four dozen phones from a variety store near Gold Street, police said. The shop — ironi-

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Grains of sorrow Burglars helped themselves to $10,000 left overnight in the cash register of a Washington Street eatery on Dec. 27, police said. A 30-year-old employee at the ground-level restaurant — which specializes in rice and curries — said the cash was in the drawer at 5:30 pm that night. When she checked the next day at 10 am, the funds were gone, police said. The thief left few clues, as police found no signs of a break-in at the restaurant.

Robbed at doc A trip to the doctor on Dec. 23 cost one woman in ways she never expected. Police said the 31-year-old victim’s house was robbed while she was sitting at a medical office on Clinton Street from 9 am until 1 pm. When she got home, she discovered her wallet was missing, as well as the $1,137 she had tucked inside earlier that day, police said.

Deposit snatch First, it was time to make the donuts. Then, it was time to make the deposit. But this thief failed at both. Police said a worker at a popular donut franchise on the corner of Atlantic and Fourth avenues disappeared on Dec. 29 with $2,476 in store profits she was supposed to deposit into the bank. The 20-year-old suspect’s supervisor asked her to make a bank drop at 2 pm that day. But the bank never saw the cash and the suspect failed to return to work that day or the next, police said. The woman also instructed her family in the Bronx to tell anyone at work who contacted them that they had not seen her. Police know who she is and expect to bring her in shortly.

His identity stolen, Jersey man ‘bought’ B’klyn home By Jeffrey Gold Associated Press

TRENTON — Steven Comeau knows the turmoil that can be created when someone has enough data to impersonate you.

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In November 2001, the South Brunswick man was surprised to learn that he was considered the owner of a small apartment house in Brooklyn, and was behind on his mortgage payments. Comeau also had a $500 balance on a new credit card he never asked for and owed $8,000 on three cellphones he didn’t have. Like millions of other Americans, Comeau was a victim of identity theft. A new state law that took effect Sunday aims to crack down on such crimes by allowing residents to freeze access to personal credit reports. Under the new law, New Jersey residents can control access to their own credit reports. Without access to “frozen” reports, an identity thief cannot obtain a mortgage or a credit card using someone else’s name, even with the victim’s Social Security number. Consumers wishing to freeze access to their reports are required to inform the credit reporting agencies by overnight or certified mail since the letter includes their Social Security number. Each agency, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, requires different information in addition to the Social Security number, so consumers should contact them before writing. The new law also requires businesses of all sizes to destroy unneeded consumer records and report security breaches to customers. And Social Security numbers can no longer be used on identity badges, membership cards or used to allow the holder to gain access to products or services. Consumer advocates say New Jersey’s law is among the best in the nation, where some believe up to 10 million people a year are victimized by identity theft. The effects of the crime linger for Comeau. The impersonator bought the building with no money down and collected rent in cash from tenants. A bank sued Comeau to collect $220,000 on the building before he proved he wasn’t the buyer. But when Comeau, 46, and his wife were buying a home this summer they found the default from Brooklyn still on a credit report. “It caused some delays in the purchase,” he said. Although it costs nothing to freeze a credit report, Comeau said he was disappointed that the new law lets consumers be charged $5 to “thaw” the report. Since there are three major credit rating companies, it could cost consumers $15 when they apply for a loan or get a new credit card. Abigail Caplovitz, legislative advocate for the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, said the law has laudable features, including a one requiring companies to notify people when their private information has been improperly breached or disclosed.

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A 46-year-old man stabbed a Bronx resident in the head during a Flatbush Avenue bar fight before dawn on Dec. 31, police said.

camera, a cellphone and $60, among other things, police said. Police are searching for three black men, two of whom where roughly 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, and a third who was 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds. All three donned black snorkel jackets for the heist, police said.

The 29-year-old victim retrieved his coat and prepared to leave the tavern, located near Dean Street at 2:50 am, police said. But violence sparked and the older man plunged something into his head, leaving a deep cut. Luckily, a police sergeant from the 78th Precinct happened to be on the scene. He held the thug and Officer Rebecca Rodriguez arrived to arrest the man on assault charges.

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A trio of muggers scored nearly $900 in cash and electronics from a teenager walking home after midnight on Dec. 29, police said. The three men surrounded the 16-year-old victim when she reached the corner of Fifth Street and Eighth Avenue, at 1:10 am, according to police. One demanded, “Give me your bag,” and grabbed the purse before the muggers ran down Fifth Street to Seventh Avenue. The bag held a $450 digital

Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, robbers helped themselves to a half-dozen private vehicles, two sets of airbags and a U-Haul truck parked in the company’s Fourth Avenue lot, police said. While reports of stolen cars — like most crime — have dropped drastically during the last 15 years, according to NYPD statistics, officers in the 78th Precinct recorded a rise in auto thefts in late November and early December. Police said a thief snatched a ◆ ◆ ◆

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Building robbed A fleet-footed thief stole antique jewelry and wedding rings from a penthouse apartment on Prospect Park West the afternoon of Dec. 23, police said. The 84-year-old resident left home, in a building at Carroll Street, at noon. When he re-

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Thieves stopped An Eighth Street resident caught two burglars in the act the morning of Dec. 27, spar-

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outlet declined to comment. The other stolen vehicles were: • A black, 1994 Jeep Cherokee parked on Pacific Street, near Fifth Avenue, which was removed around 2 pm on Dec. 27. The 35-year-old owner had just purchased the car, which was still registered with the dealership, police said. • A 1995 Honda Accord, which went missing from Ninth Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, between 10:30 pm on Dec. 27 and 6:30 am on Dec. 28. The owner, a 51-year-old Connecticut man, parked the black sedan in front of his daughter’s house during their visit. • A 1983 Oldsmobile, which was

stolen from Lincoln Place, near Fifth Avenue, sometime between 10 pm on Dec. 27 and 11 am on Dec. 29. The 52-year-old owner parked the car around the corner from her home. • A black, 2003 Cadillac Expedition, which disappeared from a commercial parking lot on Warren Street, between Third and Fourth avenues. The owner, a 26-year-old Long Island man, said he left the SUV at 7:30 am on Dec. 29, but when he returned at 3 pm, the Caddy was gone. • A 1987 Nissan pick-up truck, which was removed from a Ninth Street parking spot, near Fourth Avenue, between 9 pm on Dec. 29 and 2 pm on Dec. 30. The owner left the

black truck in front of his home. • A 2001 gold Acura, which disappeared from President Street, near Prospect Park West, between 9 pm on Dec. 31 and 9 am on Jan. 1. The owner, a 63-year-old Maryland man, also lost a $300 winter coat, CDs worth $400 and a cellphone charger — all left in the car — to the robbers. Police in the 78th Precinct also recorded two car burglaries last week, both involving stolen airbags on Berkeley Place. In the first crime, robbers removed the airbags from a 2003 Toyota Rava sometime between Christmas Eve and mid-day on Dec. 30, police said. The SUV was parked

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Nets streaking into New Year By Lucky Ngamwajasat for The Brooklyn Papers

Nets 99 Clippers 85 Dec. 20 at E. Rutherford

Nets 96 Orlando 85 Dec. 21 at Orlando

Nets 95 Miami 88 Dec. 23 at Miami

Nets 109 Knicks 101 Dec. 26 at Madison Square Garden

Nets 96 Cavaliers 91 Dec. 27 at E. Rutherford

Nets 97 Hawks 91 Dec. 30 at E. Rutherford T’was the week before Christmas and throughout the league, the Nets slammed and jammed, and showed no fatigue. J-Kidd was there with assists by the dozens, while Vince Carter laughed along with his cousins. All right, enough of the rhymes. The Nets continued their winning ways over the Clippers, Magic, Heat, Knicks, Cavs, and Hawks, extending their winning streak to eight games. New Jersey has been powered by the scoring of Carter, who is averaging 30-plus points per game. The Brooklyn-bound Nets began Christmas week in their home swamp against the surprising Clippers, currently 16-10. Carter was his brilliant self yet again, scoring early and often. He finished with a game-high of 35 and also contributed with 9 rebounds and 7 assists, all team highs. Richard Jefferson had 20 points of his own, as the Nets led from start to finish and won 99-85. Carter showed no fatigue the next night against the Magic in Orlando — but saved his best for last, scoring 10 of his game-high 32 points in the final stanza. Orlando held a brief 77-76 lead with 8:23 left in the game, but Carter wouldn’t let the Nets lose. After nailing a pair of free throws and a defensive stop, Carter punctuated the game with an alley-oop dunk, courtesy of a highlight-worthy Kidd pass. New Jersey wouldn’t look back and won 96-85. Vin-sanity saved his best performance for a discriminating audience of Shaquille O’Neal, Dwayne Wade and old friend Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat. The Nets struggled in the first quarter, scoring a season-low 12 points and shooting terribly. No Net had any answer for Shaq, who treated Nenad Kristic like a rag doll. The Nets were down by as many as 15 points and it looked bleak for New Jersey. But the team made a frenzied charge and cut the lead at halftime to 46-41. Carter would ignite in the second half, including a stretch where he scored 14 consecutive points, allowing the

Ratnerettes to seize the game and the lead. In the end, Carter tied a career-high of 51 points. New Jersey wrapped up its winning week just a few miles from the team’s future home in Brooklyn, taking on the sad-sack Knicks at the Garden. Kidd and Co. take sadistic pleasure in tormenting their cross-town rivals, and this night would be no different. Carter continued his high-flying ways, this time joined by Jefferson. Near the end of the first half, Kidd stole an in-bounds pass from the self-proclaimed best point guard in the league, ex-Net Stephon Marbury, dished off to Carter, who set-up a streaking Jefferson for a thunderous jam. The final scoring play of the first half was a memorable one, as Kidd threw another gorgeous pass for Carter on an in-bounds play and Carter threw it down to the admiration/depression of the Knick faithful. The Manhattanites would get close in the fourth, but not nearly enough to beat their rivals. New Jersey returned to the swamp for another tussle against King LeBron and the Cavs. This time, Jefferson was the main guy, as Carter was hounded with foul trouble. RJ scored 28, shooting 9 for 11 from the field, after shooting a perfect 8 for 8 against the Knicks the night before. The Cavs made it interesting in the final stages, as LeBron James just missed a tripledouble, scoring 31 points, grabbing 10 boards and passing out 8 dimes. But the Nets held on for a 96-91 victory. The Nets ended the year as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, rolling off their eighth consecutive win against the woeful Atlanta Hawks Friday night before going into a week-long break. “Everybody deserves it,” said Vince Carter. “Everybody is committed to this team. We’ve turned things around.” Carter’s renaissance in the swamps of the Meadowlands continued with a 37point outburst against Atlanta. He shot 57 percent from the field, including 5 for 7 from long distance. The team completed 50 percent of its trey tries. The Hawks certainly didn’t play like the worst team in the NBA, taking an 84-81 lead late in the fourth quarter. But the Nets were bailed out by super-sub Jacque Vaughn, who scored 6 of his 8 points in the final period. J-Kidd’s understudy nailed a jumper that gave the Jersey-fleeing Nets the lead for good with 3:26. It was a ho-hum game for the team’s big three as Kidd scored 21 and Richard Jefferson scored 26 for the Atlantic Division-leading Nets.

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Group says planned Indy owner has poor record with minorities By Deborah Yao Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA— A community group has asked the Federal Reserve Board to force Sovereign Bancorp to hold public hearings on its two acquisition deals — including a takeover of Brooklyn-based Independence Community Bank Corp. — claiming that the thrift has a poor lending record to blacks and Latinos. Bronx-based Inner City Press/Fair Finance Watch said the multibillion-dollar transactions will entrench management in a company that it claims “disproportionately excludes and denies” loans to certain minorities and charges higher prices to blacks when loans are made. The community group joins growing opposition to Sovereign’s pending sale of a 19.8 percent stake to Spain’s Grupo Santander for $2.4 billion in cash. With the proceeds, Sovereign plans to buy Indepen-

dence for $3.6 billion in cash. Both deals do not require shareholder approval. “It’s a bad deal for community lending,” Matthew Lee, the group’s executive director, said Tuesday. “We’ve looked at Sovereign’s existing lending in the market — from Philadelphia to Boston — and we found that in all of the markets we’ve looked at they disproportionately deny credit to people of color, African Americans and Latinos. Where credit is granted, they are much more likely to impose higher costs on people of color.” Sovereign responded by saying it has received two consecutive “outstanding” Community Reinvestment Act ratings — assessed every two years — from the Office of Thrift Supervision from 2000 to 2004. It also said it gave more than $7.5 billion in lending, investments and services to low- and moderate-income individuals and communities from 2003 to 2005. Over the next five years, Sovereign said it is committed to making a $14 billion

investment in communities in its main banking markets. A spokeswoman for the Federal Reserve said the board received a filing from Inner City Press but said the board couldn’t comment. The community group, citing 2004 federal mortgage data, claimed that in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, blacks were turned down for conventional home loans 2.8 times more often than whites and Latinos were denied 3.6 times more often. The group also claimed that blacks were charged higher costs for loans more frequently than whites. Among upper-income blacks versus whites, blacks were charged higher-cost loans 7.35 times more frequently, Inner City Press/Fair Finance Watch said. Relational Investors LLC, Sovereign’s largest shareholder, is unhappy about the lack of shareholder approvals because it sees the transactions as detrimental to existing shareholders. Relational sued to oust the thrift’s board of directors.

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T N E R PA Stagemomitis EEN SPIRIT’S BAND, Cool and Unusual Punishment, was headlining the familyfriendly New Year’s Eve at the Red Hook’s Liberty Heights Tap Room, and as Smartmom’s 14-year-old and his bandmates took the stage, I recited my 2006 New Year’s resolution over and over: “I will not be a stage mother.” It’s to quell those stage mom tendencies. What mother hasn’t wanted to enhance the abilities of her children? On the other hand, channelling Mama Rose invites disaster. Stage-mothering starts innocently enough. Really. Just a simple attempt to fix something that went wrong with one’s own childhood. First, you insist that your child takes up an instrument. After all, most parents say their biggest regret was quitting piano lessons. So what better way to rectify that past mistake than by not passing it on to the next generation? Teen Spirit was going to be the next Benny Goodman. Smartmom signed him up for clarinet lessons with a cute, newly By Louise minted conservatory graduate (whose flyer was posted on a Park Slope lamppost, so you know he was good!), but Teen Spirit quit after eight lessons. The Musical Theater Workshop at Gowanus Arts was even more of a fiasco. Teen Spirit went along with it, but even he knew it was about Smartmom’s thwarted attempt to star in her sixth-grade production of “Guys and Dolls.” Teen Spirit, who never wanted to be an actor, especially a singing one, nearly dropped out just days before the show. Afterwards he told Smartmom: “Never again.” HAT’S WHEN Smartmom and Hepcat decided to lay back a little. They’d learned the hard (and expensive way) that it just doesn’t pay to push your child artistically even if he’s “musically gifted, I just know he is.” So Smartmom and Hepcat went to the other pole, playing it cool to any of Teen Spirit’s artistic enthusiasms. “Hey, anyone want to see my comics?” he once said at the height of his middle-school comics drawing obsession. “Maybe later,” Hepcat feigned disinterest. “I’m a little busy right now.” Last spring, Teen Spirit surprised his parents by starting a band with two friends, Red and Best Buddy. Smartmom and Hepcat were dying to hear, but Teen Spirit told them to stay away until the band was ready. Despite the warning, Smartmom eavesdropped on the band’s practices by standing on the sidewalk in front of Red’s apartment building (where for art thou, Teen Spirit?). Finally, one Friday evening, Teen Spirit invited his family upstairs.

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MARTMOM COULD barely contain her enthusiasm for the band’s rendition of Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Where is My Mind,” by The Pixies. “How did they learn how to play so well?” Smartmom wondered, still under the parental delusion that nothing good could possibly be accomplished unless the parent is intimately involved. So a month later, when the band had its first gig at the Rockin’ Teens Showcase at Liberty Heights, Smartmom — a singer/songwriter in her own right — found herself awash in a mix of feelings. Smartmom knew she was passing the baton to her son and finally letting go of some of her long-held fantasies. Ah, such is life. Yet, of course, she was thrilled for her boy. Over time, Teen Spirit has been willing to talk to his parents about the band. Smartmom is always full of praise and encouragement — to a fault, perhaps. Recently, Teen Spirit told her, Crawford “You’re the kind of mom who thinks everything I do is perfect. I like it when Dad gives me constructive criticism. It feels more real.” Point taken. The band now has a Web site, two CDs, and even the requisite coterie of teenage fans. For Brooklynites of a certain age, Cool and Unusual Punishment is mentioned right up there with StunGun, Mod Rocket, Tetsuwan Fireball, and Teenage Jesus. Who knew Brownstone Brooklyn was becoming the next Athens, Georgia? So at the Liberty Heights family-friendly New Year’s Eve party, the teen audience huddled at small tables while parents stuck to the other side of the laid-back pizzeria restaurant. Cool and Unusual Punishment — the headliners! — went on at 11:20. Their 40-minute set, which included originals and an Arcade Fire medley, culminated in a spirited rendition of “Another One Bites the Dust” at just minutes before midnight. Nice touch, kid. OST OF THE PARENTS knew enough not to get up and dance — that would be far too embarrassing for their teenage offspring. But it was fun enough to merely cheer them on. And cry a little when no one was looking. Smartmom got misty-eyed, proud and even a little jealous of her son, who seemed to be having an awfully good time. Now, if only she could get Oh So Fiesty One to take piano lessons... The next Rockin’ Teens Showcase at the Liberty Heights Tap Room (34 Van Dyke St., at Dwight Street) is on Saturday, Jan. 14, from noon to 4 pm.

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Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s time to curl up and relax with one good book — or nine, if you plan on attending every event in the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s upcoming literary series. A co-production with the National Book Awards Foundation, “Eat, Drink & Be Literary: Dinner and a Reading in BAMcafe” begins its second season on Jan. 12 with a visit from author Gish Jen (pictured, left) and a discussion moderated by jack-of-all-media Kurt Andersen. Jen is the author of several novels that address the ChineseAmerican experience. In “Typical American” (Houghton Mifflin, 1991) and its sequel “Mona in the Promised Land (Knopf, 1996), critics praised her for her insights as much as for her wit. Her latest novel, “The Love Wife” (Knopf, 2004), has as its hilarious premise a meddling mother-in-law who bequeaths a nanny from mainland China to her Chinese-American son and his Caucasian wife. BAM’s literary events begin at 6:30 pm with live music and wine, followed by a buffet dinner in the BAMcafe prepared by executive chef Carlos Baca. At 8 pm, the literary program begins with authors reading from their works, participating in a discussion with the moderator, and answering questions from audience members. BAM’s in-house bookstore, The Shakespeare & Co. BAMshop, will provide books for purchase and signing. Mark your calendars! Among the featured authors in this year’s series are Julian Barnes (Jan. 26), Jonathan Safran Foer (Feb. 23) and Jonathan Lethem (April 20, pictured above). The series continues through June 1; visit www.bam.org for a complete list of scheduled authors. But just because the holidays have come and gone, it doesn’t mean the holiday spirit has to follow. Used books, in good condition, can be donated in the BAM lobby, prior to each event, and will be distributed to local charities and organizations. Tickets to “Eat, Drink & Be Literary” are $42, including admission to the reading, dinner, wine, tax and tip. A 20-percent discount is available to those who buy tickets to five or more events. Subscription and single tickets can be purchased by calling (718) 636-4100. Single tickets may also be purchased at the Web site www.bam.org or in person at the BAM box office (30 Lafayette Ave., at Ashland Place, in Fort Greene). — Lisa J. Curtis

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n the past year, more restaurants opened than I could possibly visit, and those in which I dined are raising the bar on what constitutes a great meal — at a tab that puts less evolved Manhattan places to shame. But ask me to pick my favorite of the bunch for 2005, and the answer will be “No way.” The choices are too varied, and anyway, I go from “love” to “just friends” with restaurants faster than Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney. I’ve tried to narrow my choices down to 10 that I visited this year, cheating a bit by adding a list of honorable mentions. There are other eateries in this borough that I admire — and visit all the time — but for this story, I included only those I reviewed in 2005 for GO Brooklyn. So, whether they took the falafel out of Middle Eastern cooking or used it in an innovative way, dished out flawless renditions of American classics, or put the perfect back into pizza, each of the restaurants in this year’s roundup fed me something — or lots of things — that made me happy. Anyone who thinks Jewish mothers only inspire guilt hasn’t eaten at Miriam. Owner Refeal Hasid pays tribute to mom by naming his restaurant after her and using many of her recipes in the kitchen. The man executing Miriam’s dishes and plenty of his own, is Ido Ben Shmuel, who dazzled my mother (see a pattern here?) and me this summer. We started with a ceviche of sweet grouper, “cooked” in lemon and lime juices. The fish sat in a small puddle of ripe tomato puree, brightened with cilantro and parsley, and Shmuel topped the little pile with slivers of pickled garlic and batons of lightly cooked beets. The first bite was shockingly vivid, then herbaceous. Slowly, hot and smoky notes crept in. It was divine. Ceviches are off the menu until the summer, but Shmuel is serving spicy, pan-seared sea scallops that won’t disappoint you. Neither will the figs filled with goat cheese in a red wine sauce that left my mother speech-

Below are a few “honorable mentions” that would have made the list if I had been allowed to name my Top 16, and several citations are awarded to places that could use a reality check. Honorable mention goes to Beast in Prospect Heights for terrific grilled sardines and an outstanding lemon tart; Greenpoint’s Paloma for scallops on a puree of nutty cauliflower that was at once earthy and suave; Park Slope’s Tost for admirably light panini; Sette Enoteca e Cucina

in Park Slope for a great mascarpone cheesecake with quince compote; Smith Street’s Cibo e Gente for lasagna the way it should be made; and Sweetwater in Williamsburg for the best butterscotch pudding I’ve ever eaten. The “Hey you’re hurting me!” citation goes to Song in Park Slope for assaulting my ear drums, with Dish in Bay Ridge coming in a close second. The two Park Slope restaurants to win the “Least likely to be confused with a Ricardo Mon-

less. (If you knew her, you’d understand the significance.) Mom stayed home when I visited Olea, a Fort Greene restaurant that opened in October. Good thing, too, because she would have gobbled up all of my fried mussels. I had never sampled a fried mussel, but since my dinner there, I don’t want them any other way. They’re just one of the delicious surprises from Olea’s chef Gary Moran. He skips around the warmer countries and comes up with intriguing combinations: those mussels are coupled with squid rings, lemon slices and fresh sage leaves that he drops into the batter and sizzles them up, too. He takes artichoke hearts, fried in a falafel batter, and serves them with a smoky Turkish eggplant salad that made me want to ask, “Please sir, may I have some more?” The food is so wildly delicious and the portions so enormous, that if you ask for “more” at Amelia’s Ristorante in Bay Ridge, then you’re a glutton. Chef Ken Deiner whirls around the eight-seat place he

talban welcome” award are Peperoncino, for a dining room manager so surly he made me cringe, and a hostess at the Miracle Grill who could teach interrogation techniques to the CIA. The “Gotcha!” medal goes to Bar BQ in Park Slope. If I say I loved the chocolate cake I tasted on my first visit, on my next, don’t bring out something that looks like you picked it up at the deli counter at the grocery store and try to pass it off as the real thing. If I were blindfolded, I could taste the difference.

opened in August. He stops at each table to entertain with amusing restaurant lore before racing back to his one-man kitchen. Everything I tasted at Amelia’s was superb: a strip steak that would put Manhattan’s meat emporiums to shame; crusty diver sea scallops on a bed of decadently rich polenta enhanced with herbs and cream; and an extraordinary red snapper encased in a pistachio nut crust served with couscous that absorbed a heady lobster broth. Oh, man, was that great. So was just about everything I tried at Applewood, a restaurant in Park Slope whose chef, David Shea, is dedicated to the slow food movement. Shea likes bacon — and so do I — so his mix of wild mushrooms studded with salty lardons over creamy polenta won my heart. So did Shea’s braised pork belly with its brittle crust and lush interior. Chef Pierre Thiam of Le Dakar in Clinton Hill makes my list again this year. (His Bed-Stuy restaurant Yolele was included in 2004.) If he opens a restaurant the year after,

Memorable morsels: (Clockwise from left) Amelia restaurant’s Colorado lamb with Dijon herb shell is served on weekends in Bay Ridge; Chef Ido Ben Shmuel of Miriam in Park Slope; the linguine with clam sauce at Samm’s in Bay Ridge; Le Dakar’s signature cocktail of pina colada infused with sorrel flowers; and the “posole estilo Guerrero” is served on Saturdays at Red Hook’s El Huipil. Carmel Avivi

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and the year after that, Thiam will be included in those roundups, too. Why? Because I was so overwhelmed with his cooking the last time I was there that I was surprised I didn’t start speaking in tongues. Thiam, who opened his Senegalese restaurant, Le Dakar, in September 2004, can take something as simple as tomato soup and turn it into a multi-layered masterpiece of flavor. His “Thiebou Djenn,” an African fish stew with bluefish and okra made me dizzy, while his “Paris Dakar,” a thin tart of apple and mango layers, sits on the most brittle, buttery crust that’s as thin as glass. If you haven’t visited Le Dakar, then go. Right now. Once journalists and the public got past, “Isn’t that the guy from ‘The Restaurant?,’” Rocco DiSpirito’s crash-and-burn reality show, they realized that the real story at ici is the food. “The guy,” Laurent Saillard, who opened ici in 2004, installed chef Julie Farias in the kitchen. Working with Saillard’s recipes, as well as her own, Farias turns out simple, playful, market-driven dishes that rarely disappoint. Sitting in the Fort Greene eatery’s leafy garden this summer, I was served an “oyster brulee.” The single oyster (an “amuse bouche” or little mouth amusement) was dabbed with a bit of lemon-laced anchovy butter sprinkled with crisp breadcrumbs then browned in the broiler, hence the “brulee.” It was one bite of everything I love: salt, citrus, cream and crunch. If you’ve had it up to your molars with bistro fare, then head to El Huipil in Red Hook for real Mexican — not Tex-Mex — See BEST OF on page 6

Clap and chat Brooklyn Arts Exchange is kicking off the first event of its 2006 “First Weekends New Performance and Discussion Series” with a visit from the Mob. Mob Productions, that is. On Jan. 7 at 8 pm, the members of Mob won’t be breaking kneecaps — at least we hope not. These dancers will be exploring “the physicality of emotions that occur, moment by moment, in intimate relationships” — purely through movement. Also on Saturday’s bill is an excerpt from “Mar Adentro (The Sea Within),” a new work by choreographers Alicia Diaz and Marion Ramirez. “The Sea Within” is a collaboration with Peruvian percussionist Sebastian Guerrero and former Pilobolus dancer Matthew Thornton. The triple bill is complete with Milka Djordjevich’s “Four Women in Dresses,” featuring dancers performing “a stylized critique of the subtle choreography of social life,” set to the repetitive, mechanical brass music of the Boban Markovic Orkestar. As with all “First Weekend” events, the audience is invited to participate in a discussion with the artists following this presentation of their works-inprogress. Don’t fugheddaboudit. The Brooklyn Arts Exchange is located at 421 Fifth Ave. at Eighth Street, in Park Slope. Tickets are $15. For reservations and more information, call (718) 832-0018 or visit the Web site at www.bax.org. — Lisa J. Curtis

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PROSPECT HEIGHTS Aliseo Osteria del Borgo 665 Vanderbilt Ave. at Park Place, (718) 783-3400 (Cash only) Entrees: $13-$20. Tucked in the heart of Prospect Heights since February 2003, this tiny Italian restaurant features a new menu each day. Sample inventive dishes like “lonzino di miale con fichi” (pork loin stuffed with figs) or “bistecchina ripiena” (steak stuffed with herbs and prosciutto). There are also interesting pasta dishes such as the “lasagnette con anatra” (lasagna with duck ragu) with bechamel cream sauce. Check out the cheese selection, and the wine list, much of which hails from the Marche region of Italy, like Aliseo’s owner, Albano Ballerini. For dessert, try the “panna cotta all’anice,” anise-flavored panna cotta with figs in orange sauce. Open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday, closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Garden seating is available, weather permitting.

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Amorina Cucina Rustica 624 Vanderbilt Ave. at Prospect Place, (718) 230-3030 (Cash only) Entrees: $10$14. This boutique-style pie place opened in March and is owner Albano Ballerini’s second venture in the area, located directly across the avenue from his Aliseo Osteria del Borgo. Chef Ruth Kaplan prepares thincrusted Roman-style slices with a variety of topping combinations, including sun-dried tomato pesto and salami, or mushrooms, sweet tomatoes and sausage. Every other week, Kaplan introduces a new “will to live” pie, which are novelty pizzas like the “Pizza alla Norma” with eggplant, ricotta salata, cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. Entrees include eggplant Parmesan, baked ziti, lasagna or rigatoni with olives and rosemary. The funky dining room adds to the experience, with vintage wallpaper and 12 different styles of chandeliers. The restaurant serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays.

lowed by the flan for dessert. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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702 Washington Ave. at St. Marks Place, (718) 857-1274, (Cash only) Entrees: $7$10. Owned by Layra Petrie and Wendy Taylor, Ginger Root Cafe specializes in home cooking and comfort foods with a Caribbean twist. Although they have an extensive menu that includes West Indian favorites like fish cakes and patties, “nothing is set in stone and we will cook what the diner asks for,” says Petrie. Since 2004, the women in the kitchen have been serving up entrees like the marinated and grilled chicken with rice; fish dinners with mashed potatoes and green beans; and roti wraps with chicken, shrimp and vegetables. But leave room for their freshly baked pastries, like the popular individualized carrot cake or their pineapple tart. Catering and party platters available. Closed Mondays. Open daily for a light breakfast, lunch and dinner.

200 Eastern Parkway at Washington Avenue, (718) 638-5000, www.brooklynmuseum.org (MC, Visa) Sandwiches: $7-$9. The cafe is the perfect place for a timeout after wandering by the museum’s impressive holdings. Contemplate the artwork of Asia, Africa and ancient Egypt over Starbucks coffee. Discuss one of the largest ancient Egyptian arts collections in the country over beer or wine, or marvel at the bold genius of Auguste Rodin’s “Monument to Balzac” over chicken fingers and fries. Recent menu additions include panini sandwiches, a salad bar and pasta entrees. Museum admission: $8 adults; $4 students and seniors; free to Brooklyn Museum members and children 12 and younger. Open Wednesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm.

Franny’s 295 Flatbush Ave. at St. Marks Avenue, (718) 230-0221, www.frannysbrooklyn.com, (MC, Visa) Entrees: $8-$15. Owners Francine Stephens and Andrew Feinberg opened Franny’s in March 2004. The rustic Italian menu features chicken liver “Toscano crostini” and appetizers like the house-cured “finnochiona” (Tuscan salami with fennel seeds). But their specialty is pizza. It is cooked in a wood burning brick oven. There is also a diverse menu of toppings, from the clams, chilies and parsley pizza to the buffalo mozzarella, ricotta, garlic and oregano pizza. Closed Mondays. Open daily for dinner.

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Cafe Shane 794 Washington Ave. at St. Johns Place, (718) 399-9001, www.cafeshane.com, (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8-$14. Named after owner Luther Willams’s son, Cafe Shane opened in 2004, and offers a unique dining experience in the heart of Prospect Heights. Its menu, cooked by Chef Eduardo Rugerio, is eclectic with entrees that include coconut shrimp with mangopapaya salsa and basil oil drizzled over basmati rice and the “Maffe Guinaar,” which is a West African peanut butter stew of chicken served with seasonal vegetables. Cafe Shane also has live jazz entertainment on Wednesdays and Sundays. Delivery and takeout available. Closed Mondays. Open daily for breakfast (until 4 pm), lunch, and dinner.

El Gran Castillo de Jagua 345 Flatbush Ave. at Park Place, (718) 622-8700, (MC, Visa) Entrees: $7-$14. It’s been 17 years since owner Pedro Tejada opened this restaurant with a combination of the typical Spanish foods found throughout the Caribbean islands of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Named for a fortress in Jagua, Cuba, the restaurant offers the traditional yellow or white rice with most entrees, yet there is nothing ordinary about the yellow rice with hints of garlic and parsley which Chef Jose Contreras cooks up. For an entree, there’s rotisserie chicken, which can be combined with fresh vegetables or rice and beans, fol-

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564 Vanderbilt Ave. at Bergen Street, (718) 638-6850, www.hibiscusflowershop.com (MC, Visa) Entrees: $8.50-$12. Escape from the cold city to this mini Caribbean paradise with its citrus fruit-colored walls and tropical flowers in the windows. “The [decor’s] effect is very vibrant and calming at the same time,” says Robina White, who owns the cafe and the Hibiscus Flower shop next-door. White makes everything, from smoothies to their popular soups, salads and warm meals to pastries and cakes, keeping both vegans and carnivores happy since 2002. Her signature vegan, sweet potato pound cake has customers coming back for more. White does all of her baking with dairy and non-dairy products. Although the cafe doesn’t serve beef or pork, you may forget they exist after trying the jerk chicken with rice and peas served with salad. Or the stir-fried tofu made with ginger sauce. And let’s not forget the tasty red bean or lentil soup! Among the beverages is White’s “Mandingo,” a tropical smoothie made from sea moss, bananas, pears and pineapple, but for this cold winter, White recommends diners choose from the hot sorrel, warm apple cider, or the chai tea. The Caribbean pastries, including the Jamaican “gizzada” — which is similar to a tart but filled with coconut and spices, are popular among customers, too. Hibiscus is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm; and 10 am to 6 pm on Sundays.

The Islands 803 Washington Ave. at Lincoln Place, (718) 398-3575, (Cash only) Entrees: $7.50-$25. Owners Marilyn Reid and Shawn Letchford opened this West Indian restaurant in 2001. Although they feature foods from all of the West Indian islands, their specialty is Jamaican food. Chef Derrick Williams’s menu is bold and exotic, with entrees including jerk chicken, oxtail and the garlic shrimp; all three are served with rice and

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Soda Lounge 629 Vanderbilt Ave. at St. Mark’s Avenue, (718) 230-8393 (AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, Visa) Dishes: $4.50-$8.50. Opened in November 2004, the Soda Lounge is attached to the Soda Bar, owner Anatoly Dubinsky’s initial brainchild. The Lounge has several seating areas with Jennifer Convertibles-style sofas with kneehigh ottoman-tables meant for resting food and drink. Served in plastic buckets, the charcoal-grilled hamburgers, chicken BLT, veggie burgers, onion rings and chicken rings are all good choices, according to Dubinsky. The Soda Lounge serves what Dubinsky describes as “American tapas,” small cheese plates and antipasti. It also features margaritas made from fresh seasonal fruit and cocktails mixed with Boylan sodas. Soda Lounge is open daily from noon to 4 am. Garden seating is available, weather permitting.

Sugarcane 238 Flatbush Ave. at Bergen Street, (718) 230-3954, www.sugarcanerestaurant.com (AmEx, Disc, MC, Visa) Entrees: $15-$19. Chef Phoebe Gumbs brings Caribbean cooking with a Trinidadian influence to the Park Slope-Prospect Heights area and gets rave reviews for her seafood, especially the sugarcane shrimp skewers and curried shrimp. Owned by Chef Phoebe’s sister, Charmaine, and Gaspa Rodriguez, the restaurant’s menu features many West Indian dishes including a Jamaican favorite, the jerk chicken. But with an entire menu bursting with sunny flavors, it may be hard to choose just one dish. Diners can choose from delicacies like steamed-codfish salad, rum-and-thymemarinated stew chicken, and soursop flan. Since Sugarcane’s opening in 2003, patrons have been clamoring for the callaloo, made with okra and taro root leaves, which is Trinidad’s national dish. For dessert, Sugarcane is “famous” for its coconut bread pudding with coconut creme anglaise sauce, according to Gumbs. Or you may give the sorrel cheesecake a try. Sugarcane hosts live steel pan jazz performances every other Sunday, from 6 pm to 10 pm. Open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner. Closed Mondays.

Terrace Cafe Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 900 Washington Ave., (718) 623-7200, www.bbg.org (under the “Visitor Services” link) (Cash only) Entrees: $2-$8. If you’re tempted to eat the greenery on display at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, be sure to hop to the Terrace Cafe, which offers lunch and beverages. The menu features sandwiches like grilled chicken, ham and Brie cheese, and turkey and orange. The chicken burrito as well as assorted salads and Texas-style chili are also available. Dining is outdoors on the terrace from spring to early fall and in the lower level of the Steinhardt Conservatory in late fall and winter. Open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm during winter; and from 10 am to 5 pm in the summer. Closed Mondays. Editor’s note: These are a sampling of restaurants in the neighborhood. The list rotates, and it is not comprehensive. For more restaurants, go to www.brooklynpapers.com on the Web. If your restaurant is not listed and you would like it to be, please contact GO Brooklyn Editor Lisa Curtis via e-mail at [email protected].

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In one of those ugly New York landlord stories, Diane and Joseph DiMeo (pictured) were forced to sell their cooking school, the Neighborhood Kitchen, on Court Street. Determined to make the best of a lousy situation, the couple created Soju, a cozy neighborhood restaurant on Atlantic Avenue. In the casual, red-walled space, which opened in June, you can pull up one of

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BEST OF... Continued from page 5 cooking. I’m always touched by small family operations, so this tiny place in Red Hook really got to me. Mother Heleodora “Lolita” Vivar and her son Jesus Serrano are in the kitchen turning out authentic dishes from their home state of Guerrero; Jesus’s wife Megan works the floor. Everything that goes into their cooking — from the roasted peppers, to the hundreds of spices crushed in a mortar and pestle — is prepared in their little kitchen. Vivar’s “mole de pollo,” is a moist chicken leg topped with the headiest mole sauce you’re likely to encounter south of the border. It’s the color of coal and unfolds slowly in the mouth: first smoke, then a taste of licorice, and then a hint of cocoa. It’s one of those dishes that made me want to raise my fist in the air and shout “Yes!” Sometimes good things take awhile to happen. That’s the case with Night and Day, a Park Slope restaurant and performance space whose proprietors, Judy Joice and Robin Hirsch, hired and fired two chefs in the eatery’s infancy before lucking out with Simon Glenn. Glenn started in November, five months after the place opened, and the change in the kitchen is, well, as different as night and day. On a recent cold evening, I tried Glenn’s “osso buco” and was wowed. He puts a Greek spin on the Italian classic by pairing two fall-off-the-bone-tender lamb shanks with baby artichoke halves and oven-dried tomatoes, then splashes the dish with a light sauce brightened with lemon juice and fresh oregano. A sprinkling of sharp feta cheese lent a creamy, nutty note to the works. It’s a perfect winter dish that instantly transported me to a sun-drenched Grecian beach. I never trust a menu that reads like a greatest hits list of culinary favorites: a pupu platter, chicken wings with bleu

’Tony restaurant: At the newly opened Anthony’s in Park Slope, locals enjoy chicken with eggplant (above) as well as “pizzaiolo” Bart Agozzino’s thin-crust pizzas. cheese, coconut shrimp, meatloaf. You get the picture. Normally one would assume that the chef couldn’t possibly maintain his enthusiasm when cooking an unchanging

Where to find the year’s best Amelia Ristorante (8305 Third Ave. between 83rd and 84th streets in Bay Ridge) accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $13.95$37.95. The restaurant serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays. For reservations, call (718) 680-4650. Anthony’s (426A Seventh Ave. between 14th and 15th streets in Park Slope) accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa. Entrees: $9-$16. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily. Sunday brunch is served from 11 am to 3 pm. For information, call (718) 369-8315. Applewood (501 11th St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope) accepts Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $19-$25. The restaurant serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Brunch is offered on Sundays, from 10 am to 3 pm. Closed Mondays. For reservations, call (718) 768-2044. El Huipil (116A Sullivan St. between Van Brunt and Conover streets in Red Hook) accepts cash only. En-

trees: $7.25-$8.95. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays. For more information, call (718) 855-4548. ici (246 DeKalb Ave. between Clermont and Vanderbilt avenues in Fort Greene) accepts American Express, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $12-$22. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday and brunch on weekends, from 8 am to 4 pm. Closed Mondays. For reservations, call (718) 7892778. Le Dakar Restaurant & Cafe (285 Grand Ave. between Lafayette Avenue and Clifton Place in Clinton Hill) accepts American Express, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $10-$15. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily. Weekend brunch is available from noon to 5 pm. For more information, call (718) 398-8900 or visit www.dakarcafe.net. Miriam (79 Fifth Ave. at Prospect Place in Park Slope) accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $13.50-$20.

The restaurant serves dinner daily and weekend brunch from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, call (718) 622-2250. Night and Day (230 Fifth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope) accepts American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $12-$22. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Weekend brunch is available from 10 am to 4:30 pm. For reservations, call (718) 399-2161. Olea (171 Lafayette Ave. at Adelphi Street in Fort Greene) accepts American Express. Entrees: $15-$18.50. The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch from Monday to Friday. Weekend brunch is available from 10 am to 4:30 pm; dinner is served daily. For reservations, call (718) 643-7003. Samm’s Restaurant and Lounge (8901 Third Ave. at 89th Street in Bay Ridge) accepts American Express, MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $17-$26. The restaurant serves dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays. For reservations, call (718) 238-0606.

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“soju” for the rum, and keeps the drink’s traditional fresh mint sprigs. Diane, who created the menu and serves as the restaurant’s executive chef, is serving “pan-Asian comfort food with provisions from Korea, China, Vietnam and Taiwan,” explains Joseph. “It’s a new version of Asian fusion that includes just Asian ingredients and techniques,” he says. One dish that has become a customer favorite is the fried turnip cakes served with four sauces: peanut/chili, sweet chili, a hot pan-roasted chili sauce and another with soy, garlic and a hint of ginger. “The sauces have become so popular that we’ve started to sell them to our customers,” Joseph adds. One hearty entree, perfect for the cold weather, is the “Emperor’s Dish,” featuring pork coated with tamarind sauce and served with house-made Fuji apple sauce. Come summer, there’s a 30-seat garden that makes an ideal spot for sipping one of the restaurant’s 10 Asian beers.


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556 Vanderbilt Ave. at Dean Street, (718) 789-5171, (AmEx, MC, Visa) Entrees: $8$12. Owner Kathy Palm started out as a regular in Robert Arbor’s Le Gamin in Chelsea. Smitten by the hospitality of “Naughty Little Boy” (the English translation of the French name), Palm opened her own version of the cafe in Prospect Heights in June 2004. Palm’s Le Gamin combines the ease of a coffee bar with the understated appeal of a casual French eatery. Among the specialties on the menu, whose recipes were prepared by Arbor, is the crepe. The variety of crepes ranges from savory versions made with buckwheat batter to the lighter-tasting dessert crepes made with white flour — “the best dishes on the menu,” according to GO Brooklyn critic Tina Barry in August 2004. Filled with Valrhona chocolate and banana slices, the dessert crepe, when paired with Le Gamin’s famous cafe au lait, makes for a first-rate finale, says Barry. (Hazelnut chocolate spread, Nutella, can be substituted for the dark Valrhona.) Server Nicole Gunther recommends the popular “L’oeuf Gamin,” a poached egg, goat cheese and potato cake with ratatouille (a mix of zucchini, peppers and eggplant in a tomato sauce). Le Gamin now serves beer and wine. Open daily, from 8 am to 11 pm. In warmer months, garden cafe seating is available.

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s anyone who has watched Chris Rock’s stand-up act, HBO show or guest appearances on TV chat-fests can attest, the comedian/actor is a smart, straight-talking Brooklyn guy with a fierce wit. His UPN show, “Everybody Hates Chris,” offers a little more insight into how he got that way. The hilarious family sit-com, which premiered in September, is loosely based on Rock’s life as a young teen living with his blue-collar parents and siblings in 1982’s “do or die” BedfordStuyvesant. A cross between “The Cosby Show” and “Good Times,” with a dash of “The Wonder Years” thrown in, the show opens as Chris’s family moves from the “projects” into their new home in a better, but still-rough, neighborhood. The move means Chris, the oldest of three children, now has a long daily commute by bus to get to the predominantly white Corleone Junior High School in an Italian neighborhood renamed Brooklyn Beach, where Chris’s strict, but loving, mother (played by “Martin” alum Tichina Arnold) hopes he will get a better education. (Not a Harvard education, the adult Chris observes in one of the show’s many funny voiceovers, just not the “sticking-up-a-liquor-store-kind-ofeducation” he would have gotten in Bed-Stuy.) Once at his new school, Chris, played by the adorable newcomer Tyler James Williams, finds it difficult to fit in. Chased by bullies, the boy relies on

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his natural defenses — his brains and his sense of humor. Of course, those don’t save him from getting his butt kicked initially, but they do secure him a place in the school’s nerd population and the friendship of Greg (Vincent Martella), a fellow outcast and a boy who likes Chris for who he is — but who tends to flee when trouble is afoot.

‘The Wonder Years’ in Brooklyn: The cast of UPN’s “Everybody Hates Chris” features (from left to right) Tichina Arnold as Mom, Tyler James Williams as Chris, Imani Hakim as Tonya, Terry Crews as Dad and Tequan Richmond as Drew. (At left) Comedian Chris Rock (right) stands behind the scenes with executive producer/co-creator/writer Ali LeRoi (left) and Williams (center). At home, things aren’t much easier. Chris is designated the “emergency parent” to his taller, more confident younger brother, Drew, played by “Ray” co-star Tequan Richmond, and their bratty kid sister, Tonya, played by newcomer Imani Hakim. Among his duties while Mom is at work are watching the younger kids and making sure no-one wakes up their hard-working dad (played by former pro football player Terry Crews) before it’s time for him to go to his night job.

While the show is drawn from Rock’s own personal experiences growing up with limited means, it is easy for all Brooklynites to relate to its likable characters and familiar familial situations. After all, who wouldn’t fear the wrath of a parent over a lost bus pass? Who can’t understand the anxiety of being the new kid in town? Or of being self-conscious about our clothes at school? Who hasn’t experienced or witnessed the dinner-time show-down in which someone wasn’t leaving the table

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until they ate what had been prepared? Who hasn’t been rightly infuriated when wrongly accused of a sibling’s offense? Although these situations might not seem funny in the ordinary Brooklynite’s life, they end up being a recipe for hilarity when watching them unfold through Rock’s eyes. In a recent interview with TV Guide Online, Rock reflected on his humble beginnings and strict upbringing and how they relate to this show’s phenomenal success. “Tyler James Williams is so much cuter than I was,” the Emmy- and Grammy Award-winning comedian insisted. “I was not a cute kid. I was in a really bad bicycle accident. I fell off the bike and messed up my mouth. My teeth were all over the place. I had braces, but we couldn’t really afford to keep up with them, because you had to go in every week. At one point, I had to take the braces out myself because we couldn’t really afford to go to the dentist. But if it wasn’t for my particular childhood and the things that seemed harsh at the time, I wouldn’t be in this place right now. I’m cool. I’m fine. I won.” Co-created and produced with Rock’s long-time collaborator Ali LeRoi, “Everybody Hates Chris” maintains Rock’s edgy, urban brand of comedy, but keeps the language and situations relatively clean for younger audiences — more like the familyfriendly “Madagascar,” than the brilliant, irreverent, but often foul-mouthed, “The Chris Rock Show.” While the show is certainly appealing to ‘tweens and teens, parents in the thirty-something range are likely to get an added kick out of the series’ clever use of 1980s pop music. For example, a scene in an early episode — in which cops escort the former principal of Corleone JHS out of the building after he committed an unnamed, but obvious offense — appropriately features the song, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me,” the Police tune about a teacher fighting his attraction to a student. Another scene, in which young Chris takes on a white bully starts with the song “Eye of the Tiger” and then moves to that ’80s anthem of racial harmony, “Ebony & Ivory,” as Chris and his aggressor roll around on the pavement. In addition to offering adults a little nostalgia, the music enhances the 30-minute episodes, which are already well-written and expertly acted. “Everybody Hates Chris” airs Thursday nights at 8 pm on UPN.

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This Park Slope bookstore may have inspired a primary setting in Paul Auster’s new book “The Brooklyn Follies. to ask for a cinnamon-raisin bagel, but the word caught in my mouth and came out as cinnamon-reagan. “Without missing a beat, the

young guy behind the counter answered: ‘Sorry, we don’t have any of those. How about a pumpernixon instead?’ Fast. So damned fast, I nearly wet my drawers.” From there, it’s onto Auster’s lunchtime haunt, rendered here as “The Cosmic Diner,” but clearly a stand-in for the diners that Auster (and any Brooklynite) remembers from the not-so-distant past. “The food there was mediocre at best, but one of the waitresses was an adorable Puerto Rican girl named Marina, and I rapidly developed a crush on her. She was half my age and already married, which meant that romance was out of the question, but she was so splendid to look at ... that I literally pined for her on her days off.” Now, why can’t the New Purity get a waitress like that? Glass rents his movies from “Movie Heaven” (fictional), yet gets his hair cut at Park Slope Barbershop (a real Seventh Avenue place) and eats a nice meal at Mike & Tony’s steakhouse on Fifth Avenue (now closed and replaced by Moutarde).

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Despite its rich setting, “The Brooklyn Follies” is not a full novel at all, but more of a scrapbook. The plot, such as it is, follows Glass, a recent cancer survivor, as he returns to his native Park Slope “to die,” as he puts it on page one. Yet, he does not die. In fact, he doesn’t even succumb to the curmudgeonly impulses that caused his divorce, estrangement from his daughter and his complete lack of friends. The most fun of the “follies” consist of watching Glass transform from “a cruel and selfish person” to his ultimate redemption, thanks to his new life among the

B.P.M.s, the bagel guys and bookstore owners with mysterious pasts. He dives right into his new life in the borough as if he has gills. He is not merely rejuvenated by moving to Park Slope, he is redeemed. “The Brooklyn Follies” is by no means Auster’s best novel. (A strong case could be made for “The Book of Illusions” or “Leviathan,” but neither of them is about Park Slope, so why bother?) Characters, like Glass’s beloved waitress or the B.P.M., come and go, and a main plot line involving a bookstore owner with a larcenous past, never seems to build to anything more than just an example of the folly of the title. And the less said about the last page — a September 11th ending that seems tacked on simply to jolt — the better. But before that misstep, there’s plenty to enjoy. If you live in Park Slope, you’ll recognize the people, places and diner food. But if you don’t, you might be tempted to move to this wondrous place that does more for the soul than a month at Lourdes.

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or just stop in to help us build an oasis for people seeking resources for ethical living and improving the quality of human relationships.

Sunday, January 8 6PM READING: Jamie Fedorko & Paul Fedorko 9PM THE JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND

Monday, Janauary 9

Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday with us Sunday JANUARY 15 - open to the public all day (FREE) 11:00 all ages Civil Rights Fest: instant cmty theatrics - scenes of the civil rights movement; 12:30 - 9:00pm: Films: “Eyes on The Prize” PBS series;

7PM THE BROOKLYN WRITERS SPACE: Aaron Ruby/Heather Chaplin, Bryan Mealer, Mark Jacobson 9PM IN CONCERT: Rachel Eckroth

Tuesday, January 10 7PM Kevin Ray’s Songwriters Showcase 9PM Dan McCarthy’s Jazz Jam

Wednesday, January 11 7PM POETRY: Les Lopes, host 9PM ARNTZEN PLAYS ELLINGTON: Leif Arntzen, Frank Ponzio, Vito Leszcak, Tim Luntzel

Thursday, January 12 9PM SOUL OF THE BLUES: Jon Sobel, host M. Scott Horn, Josh Max + special guests

$15 4:00pm Classic Soul Concert w/Stephanie Bates (food on sale) supper and informal after-party ($10)

Friday, January 13 9PM JAZZ: The Arturo O’Farrill Trio w/ Vince Cherico & Ruben Rodriguez

Share our/your Cty Action Projects: w/Displays and Art Making All Day

Judy Joice of The Lion’s Head and Robin Hirsch of Cornelia Street Cafe have joined forces to open Night and Day. We are delighted to welcome Simon Glenn, who comes to us from ten years in New Orleans, as our new chef.

3rd Sunday 1:00pm: Newcomer Orientation to Ethical Culture

Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture 53 Prospect Park West at 2nd St. (718) 768-2972 • (718) 783-2298 • bsec.org

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230 Fifth Avenue at President Street in Park Slope

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30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, (718) 636-4100, www.bam.org. Jan. 7: The E.J. Strickland Project, 9 pm, $10 food/drink minimum; Jan. 13: Peter Apfelbaum and the New York Hieroglyphics, 9 pm, $10 food/drink minimum; Jan. 14: Gordon Chambers, 9 pm, $10 food/drink minimum.

Bar4 444 Seventh Ave. at 15th Street in Park Slope, (718) 832-9800, www.bar4.net. Jan. 8: James Carney Group, 8 pm, $5.

Barbes 376 Ninth St. at Sixth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 965-9177, www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Sundays: Stephane Wrembel’s Hot Club of New York, 9 pm, $8 suggested donation; Mondays: The Velmeers, 9:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $8; Wednesdays: “Night of the Ravished Limbs,” 9 pm, $8; Jan. 7: Andy Statman, 8 pm, $8, Famoro Dioubate’s Kakande, 10 pm, $5; Jan. 8: The Four Bags, 7 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: Jenny Scheinman, 7 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Loren Stillman Quartet, 8 pm, $8, Andy Milne’s Dapp Theory, 10 pm, $8; Jan. 12: Matt Maneri, 8 pm, 10 pm, $10 per set; Jan. 13: Dayna Kurtz, 8 pm, The 4th Street Niteowls, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: The Jack Grace Band, 10 pm, FREE.

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81 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street in Williamsburg, (718) 387-5389, www.bembe.us. Saturdays: Rhum, live DJs alongside live Latin percussion flavors, 9 pm, FREE; Sundays: No Selectors with live DJs, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Cold Hands with DJ DiGilog and special guest vocalists, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Natural Selections with DJ Jon Bless (JB) and guests, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Convalescence with DJ Stefan Andemicael, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Toque with DJ Nat and live percussion sets, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: World Beat Flavors, 9 pm, FREE.

263 7th Avenue, Suite 5E • (718) 499-7755 www.perfectleg.com • fax (718) 499-7887

34 Van Dyke St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, (718) 246-8050, www.libertyheightstaproom.com. Thursdays: Open mic, 8:30 pm, FREE.

Lillie’s 46 Beard St. at Dwight Street in Red Hook, (718) 858-9822, www.lilliessaloon.com. Thursdays: Nadine’s Open Mic, 8 pm, FREE.

Liquors 219 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 488-7700. Tuesdays: The Patrick Wolff Trio, 8 pm, FREE.

660 Fulton St. at South Elliott Place in Fort

Galapagos

860 Fulton St. at Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 230-3728. Fridays: The Aural Assault Project with DJ Kahn, 8 pm, FREE; Sundays: In House with Demetrius & Malik featuring live percussion and funky visuals, 8 pm, FREE.

227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, (718) 398-7301, www.gowanus.com. Jan. 7: Blue Night with James Gilchrist, 7:30 pm, $10, Stephen Galgocy, 8:30 pm, $10, Improv Summit IV with Improv Centric Unit, Big Black Car, Arsenal, 5 Dudes hosted by Norman K, 9:45 pm, $10.

Cafe Steinhof 422 Seventh Ave. at 14th Street in Park Slope, (718) 369-7776, www.cafesteinhof.com. Jan. 11: The Jack Grace Band, 10:30 pm, FREE.

Cattyshack 249 Fourth Ave. at Carroll Street in Park Slope, (718) 230-5740, www.cattyshackbklyn.com. Saturdays: (Main floor) DJs Daryl Raymond & BK Brewster, 10 pm, $TBD; Tuesdays: (Downstairs) Trivia Night with Sancho, 7 pm, FREE, (Upstairs) After work party with rotating DJs, 5 pm, $5, FREE after midnight; Wednesdays: (Downstairs) “I’m Okay, You’re Okay KaraOkay,” 9 pm, FREE to watch, $5 all you can sing, (Upstairs) “Oink!” with DJ Floyd for dirty boys hosted by PJ, 9 pm, $3; Thursdays: (Upstairs) Schoolhouse with DJ ’Lina & Daryl Raymond, 9 pm, $TBD; Fridays: (Main floor) All-request after-work party with DJ Lugnut, Cirrah with DJ Mark James, and rotating gogo with Maine & Sarah and Cinnamon & Keisha, 10 pm, $5.

Chocolate Monkey 329 Flatbush Ave. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 789-7896. Saturdays: Express a.k.a. open mic poetry talent showcase, 10 pm, $7, Sexy Lounge AfterParty with DJ Ozkar Fuller spinning house, classics and rare grooves, 12:30 am, FREE; Sundays: GMHC Center Holiday Party’s “Alternative Life Styles,” 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Femme Elite Entertainment music by DJs Candy and Inez hosted by Lisa Love, 6 pm, FREE ($5 after 9 pm); Wednesdays: Comedy Showcase hosted by Ray DeJon, 7 pm, $10; Thursdays: A Taste of the Underground featuring DJ Ras & DJ Cloud 9, 6 pm, FREE; Fridays: After Work Karaoke hosted by Lisa Smiles, 6 pm, FREE, Live music and DJ, 11 pm, $5.

1502 Cortelyou Road at Marlborough Road in Flatbush, (718) 940-9037. Tuesdays: Open mic, 8 pm, FREE.

After

Liberty Heights Tap Room

Frank’s Lounge

Bodegas

Cornerstone Bar

Before Brooklyn Vein-Laser Center

7803 Third Ave. at 78th Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 833-1700. Saturdays and Fridays: Belly dancer Shahrazad, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Belly dancer Marta, 8 pm, FREE.

459 Myrtle Ave. at Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 852-0202, www.fivespotsoulfood.com. Saturdays: DJ Aki, 6 pm, FREE, “Back to Brooklyn” with The Beat Miners, midnight, $5; Mondays: Open turntables hosted by Elijah, 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: DJ Handspin Dinero, 6 pm, FREE, DJ Tommy Talkz, 8 pm, FREE, “Hot Damn Tuesdaze” (comedy night) with Dave Lester, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: DJ Copa, 6 pm, FREE, Soul F’Real, an R&B open mic for Soul Singers, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Large Professor presents “Timbuktu,” 10 pm, FREE.

Greene, (718) 625-9339, www.frankscocktaillounge.com. Saturdays: Sinful Saturdays with DJs Tyrone and Infinite, 9 pm, $5; Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Live featuring KoKo H Live, 9 pm, twodrink minimum; Wednesdays: Karaoke with Davey B, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: (Downstairs) Ffun Dance Party with DJs Tyrone, Julian and Infinite, 8 pm, $5.

1819 Utica Ave. at Avenue J in Flatlands, (718) 209-0525, www.clubxonyc.com. Saturdays and Fridays: “The Best of the Best” featuring live DJs, 11 pm, FREE before midnight, $10 after midnight.

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Les Babouches

Five Spot

366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243, www.blackbetty.net. Saturdays: DJ Lil’ Shalimar, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: Brazilian Beat with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg Caz, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson and his Love Choir, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hot Rocks, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Yah Supreme & Brohemian, 9:30 pm, FREE; Fridays: The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne, 11 pm, FREE.

Club Xo

EXPERIENCE

Burnside Project plays Northsix Jan. 13.

98 Meserole Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, (718) 383-5723, www.europaclub.com. Saturdays: VIP Dance Party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Sundays: Art Nights, 7:30 pm, $10; Fridays: Sexy Progressive/Dance party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Jan. 8: Sarah Ayers Band, 7:30 pm, $10 (FREE before 8 pm with student ID).

Black Betty

147 Greenpoint Ave. at Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, (718) 349-6969, www.club-exit.com. Saturdays: DJ Dance Party, 10 pm, $15 (ladies FREE until midnight); Fridays: DJ Dance Party, 10 pm, FREE.

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Violinist Jenny Scheinman plays Barbes Jan. 10.

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285 Grand Ave. at Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 398-8900, www.dakarcafe.net. Saturdays: Afro-Samba, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: T.K. Blue Ensemble, 8 pm, 10 pm, FREE

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THE BROOKLYN PAPERS

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Crossroads Cafe 1241 A Prospect Ave. at Reeve Place in Windsor Terrace, (718) 972-1852. Tuesdays: Jazz series with Todd Neufeld and friends, 8 pm, $5 donation suggested.

Crossroads Saloon 2079 Coney Island Ave. at Kings Highway in Sheepshead Bay, (718) 339-9393.

70 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 782-5188, www.galapagosartspace.com. Sundays: Sid and Buddy Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday Nights, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: “Open Wide,” The First Annual Galapagos Staff Show Off Festival, 7 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: 34th Annual Dance on Camera Festival, 8 pm, $5; Jan. 9: SMUT, 8 pm, Monday Night Burlesque, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: Minty Fresh, 8 pm, Brooklyn Comedy Company, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Starboy, 8 pm, $TBD, The Hazzards Makeout Party, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Swinger 8, 10 pm, Wicked Awesome, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Contemporary Press Party, 7 pm, $TBD, Clay McLeod’s play “Bar Flies,” 8 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show; Jan. 14: Boundless NY Web site Launch Party featuring The Roughstars, DJ Synapse and DJ Gravy, 8 pm, $10.

Hank’s Saloon 46 Third Ave. at Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, (718) 625-8003, www.hankssaloon.com. Wednesdays: Mobscenity, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: The Randy Bandits, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: Sean Kershaw & the New jack Ramblers, 9:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 9: Live band kuntry karaoke with Rob Ryan and the Brooklyn Country AllStars, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: Lonesome Billys, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Outpatients, Mike Mok, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: The Unpronouncables, 10 pm, FREE.

The Hook 18 Commerce St. at Columbia Street in Red Hook, (718) 797-3007, www.thehookmusic.com. Jan. 11: Emergenza Festival with Mud the Otter, 8 pm, Timeless, 8:30 pm, My Only Downfall, 9 pm, Tenebrae, 9:30 pm, Sliver, 10 pm, Madface, 10:30 pm, Atomic Fury, 11 pm, Bbox, 11:30 pm, $TBD; Jan. 12: Emergenza Festival with Dirty Dick, 8 pm, Steve Liberman, The Gangsta Rabbi, 8:30 pm, A Staggering Genius, 9 pm, Surviving Sunrise, 9:30 pm, ALife, 10 pm, Human Ashtray, 10:30 pm, Against All Odds, 11 pm, Blood of Kain, 11:30 pm, $TBD; Jan. 13: Emergenza Festival with American Sex Machine, 8 pm, Chad Willems Band, 8:30 pm, Almost Doesn’t Count, 9 pm, Splitsense, 9:30 pm, Stryk-0, 10 pm, ChibaKen, 10:30 pm, A Glass Diary, 11 pm, Robert Katrikh’s Overture, 11:30 pm, $TBD; Jan. 14: Emergenza Festival with The Vinyl Stash, 8 pm, Eggy and the Scramblers, 8:30 pm, Almighty Love Noise, 9 pm, Steel Reign, 9:30 pm, Through the Discipline, 10 pm, Guernica, 10:30 pm, Dirty Mother Nation, 11 pm, Utopia Banished, 11:30 pm, $TBD.

Hope and Anchor 347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott Street in Red Hook, (718) 237-0276. Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke hosted by drag queen Kay Sera, 9 pm, FREE.

Jazz 966 966 Fulton St. at Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, (718) 639-6910. Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $10 donation.

Kili Bar-Cafe 81 Hoyt St. at State Street in Boerum Hill, (718) 855-5574. Tuesdays: Open acoustics, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Chappy plays rock, hip-hop and funk, 10:30 pm, FREE.

Laila Lounge 113 N. Seventh St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 486-6791, www.lailalounge.com. Sundays: Concrescence Sessions featuring a rotating cast of musicians and visualists, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Karaoke Madness with the Corn-Fed Sisters, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Fruity Loops (Gay Night), 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Jezebel Music Showcase with an open mic, 7:30 pm, live music, 8:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: Party Doll, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: DJ Friend, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: DJ Trackstar, 10 pm, FREE.

245 Grand St. at Roebling Street in Williamsburg, (718) 782-0437, www.theluckycat.com. Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Piano Parlor and keyboard karaoke, 11 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Jezebel Music Open Mic Night hosted by Claire Bowman, 7 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Hex! with DJ Jeremy, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: The Freeway, Peter Evans, XOM, Drayton Sawyer Gang, 8 pm, $5, RJ 11, Cheomap, Duran Duran Duran, and more, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: **K, Enveloppe + The Lonely Ghost, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Felili, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: “Brooklyn Rocks!” with The Specimen, 8 pm, Low Brau, 9 pm, The Republickins, 10 pm, The Audacity, 11 pm, $8; Jan. 13: The Brrr, The Harbor Lights, TBD, 8 pm, $TBD, Finger on the Pulse, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: Sugar Brown, Steven 7 Nonregla, IDE/L.I.F.E., Long, Core Rhythm, Osei Essed, Broadcast Live, Damian Quinones, 9 pm, $5.

The LuLu Lounge (Under TacuTacu) 134 N. Sixth St. at Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 2187889, www.ricerepublic.com. Saturdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Karaoke, 8 pm, FREE.

Magnetic Field 97 Atlantic Ave. at Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 834-0069, www.magneticbrooklyn.com. Mondays: Rock ‘n’ Roll DJ Exchange, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: The Blue Beats, 8 pm, $6, Tighten up Brooklyn!, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Live band karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Fisherman Plays the Vibes, 9 pm, $TBD; Jan. 14: The Miscreants, 8 pm, $TBD.

National Restaurant 273 Brighton Beach Ave. at Brighton Second Street in Brighton Beach, (718) 6461225, www.come2national.com. Saturdays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with $65 prix fixe dinner); Fridays: Live Russian music and dance show, 9 pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe dinner); Sundays: Live Russian music and dance show, 7 pm, FREE (with $50 prix fixe dinner).

Night and Day Restaurant 230 Fifth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, (718) 399-2161, www.nightanddayrestaurant.com. Tuesdays: Songwriters Showcase with Kevin Ray, 7 pm, Live jazz jam hosted by the Dan McCarthy Trio, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: Cliff Korman Quartet, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: The Jambalaya Brass Band, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 9: Rachel Eckroth, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: All Ellington with The Leif Arntzen Quartet, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Soul of the Blues with Jon Sobel, M. Scott Horn, Josh Max, and guests, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Arturo O’Farrill, Ruben Rodriguez, and Vince Cherico, 9 pm, FREE.

Night of the Cookers 767 Fulton St. at South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 797-1197. Saturdays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: Live music, noon, FREE; Thursdays: Live jazz, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live jazz, 10 pm, FREE.

Northsix 66 N. Sixth St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 599-5103, www.northsix.com. Jan. 9: Imperial Leather, The Bayonettes, The Shemps, Splitting Headache, 9 pm, $8; Jan. 13: Burnside Project, Eiffel Tower, The Diggs, The Debutantes, 9 pm, $10; Jan. 14: Hula, Summer Lawns, The Isles, Oceanographer, Cheyenne, 9 pm, $10.

Parlor Jazz 119 Vanderbilt Ave. at Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill, (718) 855-1981, www.parlorjazz.com. Jan. 14: The Ed Stoute Trio, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 suggested donation.

Peggy O’Neill’s (Two locations)

8123 Fifth Ave. at 81st Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 748-1400, www.peggyoneillsbr.com. Saturdays: DJ Rob and live music, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Karaoke with Rod, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Beer Pong, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Trivia Night, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Karaoke with DJ Rob, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: DJ Richie, 10 pm, FREE. 1904 Surf Ave. at Keyspan Park in Coney Island, (718) 449-3200, www.peggyoneillsci.com. Saturdays: DJ Joey, 11 pm, FREE; Sundays: NFL Football Special, 1 pm, FREE.

Pete’s Candy Store 709 Lorimer St. at Richardson Street in Williamsburg, (718) 302-3770, www.petescandystore.com. Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: Hotbird 7, 9 pm, Casey Dienel, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: Jason Myles Goss, 8:30 pm, Kelley McRae, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 9: Spelling Bee,

7:30 pm, The Bird and the Vine, 9:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: Bingo, 7 pm, Philip Gibbs, 9 pm, Proud Simon, 10 pm, Sans Souci, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, Gretchen Witt, 10 pm, Joe Songwriter, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Sam Rosen, 8 pm, Deer Tick, 9 pm, Nat Baldwin, 10 pm, Dirty Projectors, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Mike Robertson, 8 pm, Sunday Labor, 9 pm, Graham Smith, 10 pm, Friends Band, 11 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: Thula, 9 pm, Hanner 10 pm, Golf and Racquet Club, 11 pm, FREE.

Rbar 451 Meeker Ave. at Graham Avenue in Greenpoint, (718) 486-6116. Mondays: Guest bartender nights, 9 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: “Mikey’s Big Gay Pajama Party,” 11 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Karaoke, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: Comedy Night, 8 pm, FREE.

Ripple Bar 769 Washington Ave. at Sterling Place in Crown Heights, (917) 657-3468, www.ripplebar.com. Saturdays and Fridays: Live DJ party, 10:30 pm, FREE; Mondays: Comedy night, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Live jazz session, 9 pm, FREE; Thursdays: DJ Victorious, 10:30 pm, FREE.

Sista’s Place 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766, www.sistasplace.org. Jan. 7: Cecil Bridgewater’s Group, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 per set; Jan. 14: Billy Bang’s Group, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 per set.

Solomon’s Porch 307 Stuyvesant Ave. at Halsey Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 919-8001. Sundays: Open mic, 6 pm, FREE.

Southpaw 125 Fifth Ave. at St. John’s Place in Park Slope, (718) 230-0236, www.spsounds.com. Jan. 7: “The Hottest Birthday to Kick off ’06!” hosted by Michele Louis, Ali Brill, Rebecca Podolsky, and Drita Perkolaj, 9 pm, $5 (invite only); Jan. 10: Whiskey Breath Fights Southpaw with Tom Rhodes, Doug Siegel, Liz Clark, Elizabeth Ziman, 7:30 pm, $5; Jan. 11: Ann Courtney & Late Bloomers, Ana Egge, Annie Keating, Matt Keating, 7:30 pm, $8; Jan. 12: Ra Rugged Man, Blestnation, Bekay, Bisc 1, God-des + She, 9 pm, $10; Jan. 13: The Apes, Tunnel of Love, and special guests, 8 pm, $8.

Stain 766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williamsburg, (718) 387-7840, www.stainbar.com. Mondays: “Paint Stain,” 5 pm (often accompanied by the jazz guitar of Noboru, 8 pm), FREE; Wednesdays: JAMstain, an informal open mic hosted by singers/songwriters, 9 pm, FREE; Jan. 7: Perfect Dismount, Pete & J, Kate, Matthew Logan, 7:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: John Wriggle Jazz, 8 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: The Kleztrophobix, 8 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Freaky Funky Family Day, 8 pm, $3 suggested donation.

Tea Lounge 837 Union St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 789-2762, www.tealoungeny.com. Jan. 11: Paula Jeanine & American Ghazal, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Mike Pride’s Scrambler, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Jessica Lurie Ensemble, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, FREE.

Trash Bar 256 Grand St. at Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 599-1000, www.thetrashbar.com. Jan. 7: Perplexions, 8 pm, C.B.C., 9 pm, Leader, 10 pm, Burbis, 11 pm, Matsuko, midnight, $6; Jan. 8: Brown Bird, 9 pm, The Joshua Gabriel Band, 10 pm, $6; Jan. 9: Pretty & Nice, 9 pm, $TBD; Jan. 10: Repellent, 8 pm, Dealer, 9 pm, The Robot Revolt, 10 pm, Umami, 11 pm, $6; Jan. 11: Billy Ann Crewse & The Jibbs, 8 pm, Ruffian on the Stair, 9 pm, Loverless, 11 pm, $6; Jan. 12: The Other Things, 10 pm, $6; Jan. 13: The Nolan Gate, 8 pm, Higgins, 9 pm, The Monumentals, 10 pm, The Brought Low, 11 pm, King Dust, midnight, $7; Jan. 14: Red Door Exchange, 9 pm, The Plastic Containers, 10 pm, Sin Destroyers, 11 pm, Limousine, midnight, $7.

Two Boots Brooklyn 514 Second St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 499-3253, www.twobootsbrooklyn.com. Jan. 7: Mike Brick & the Music Grinders, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: The Merles, 10 pm, FREE.

200 Fifth 200 Fifth Ave. at Sackett Street in Park Slope, (718) 638-2925. Saturdays: DJ Blazer spinning reggae and hiphop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10; Fridays: Friday Night Salsa with a live salsa band and DJs Blazer One and Big Will spinning salsa, reggae, hip-hop, 10 pm, ladies $5, men $10.

Vox Pop 1022 Cortelyou Road at Stratford Road in Flatbush, (718) 940-2084, www.voxpopnet.net. Jan. 7: Richard Pryor Tribute, 8 pm, $4; Jan. 10: Vox Pop 9/11 Collective Research Project, 7 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Denise Barbarita & Friends, 9 pm, two-drink minimum; Jan. 14: Indie Night with Brian Jarvis, The Boy Bathing, Sean Spellman and Mike Fraser, two-drink minimum.

Zebulon 258 Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, (718) 218-6934, www.zebuloncafeconcert.com. Jan. 7: Zemog, el Gallo Bueno, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 8: Akim Funk Buddha & The Ebonyasia Project Yumi Kurasawa, Wynne Bennet, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 9: We Do It For The Money! (Zebulon Jam Band), 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 10: Himalayas with Kenny Wollesen, Jonathan Haffner, Tony Scherr, and more, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 11: Eye Contact, Ryan Sawyer, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 12: Azouhouni Adou (music from the Ivory Coast), 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 13: Forro for All, Rob Curto, 10 pm, FREE; Jan. 14: Baye Kouyate et les Tougarake (music from Mali), 10 pm, FREE.

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Where to SAT, JAN 7

OUTDOORS AND TOURS MULCH FEST: Bring your holiday tree to Prospect Park and turn it into mulch. Remove all decorations. Enter park at any entrance. Bring container to take mulch home. 10 am to 2 pm. (718) 287-3400. For additional locations and event information, visit ww.nyc.gov/parks or call 311. Free. WOOD CHIP GIVEAWAY: Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Green-Wood Cemetery host a Christmas tree recycling event. Bring your tree and take-away mulch. Borough President Markowitz will recycle Borough Hall’s Christmas Tree at 11 am. 11 am to 3 pm. Fifth Avenue at 25th Street. Call 311. Free.

PERFORMANCE SHOW-OFF FEST: Galapagos Art Space presents a show of music, theater, dance, performance and visual art, all performed by staff members. 7 pm. 70 North Sixth St. (718) 384-4586, ext. 3. Free. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of Mozart, Kodaly and Brahms. $35, $25 students. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. FIRST WEEKEND: Brooklyn Arts Exchange presents its new performance and discussion series. Choreographers Alicia Diaz and Marion Ramirez present “Mar Adentro.” More. $15, $10 members, $8 low-income. 8 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. HAITIAN MUSIC: La Troupe Makandal presents “Carnival Dawn,” its closing performance of “Rising Sun: A Vodou Drama of Death and Rebirth.” $15, $10 students and seniors, $5 children age 12 and younger. 8 pm. South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford St. (718) 953-6638. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: presents Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness!” $13, $10 seniors, students and children. 8 pm. 26 Willow Place. (718) 237-2752. BROOKLYN LYCEUM: Night of improvisation with Big Black Car, Arsenal and Improv Centric Unit. $10. 9:45 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. (718) 857-4816.

Brooklyn parks for recycling. 10 am to 2 pm. For locations and event information, visit ww.nyc.gov/parks or call 311. Free.

PERFORMANCE BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works by Mozart, Kodaly and Brahms. $35, $25 students. 4 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Ah, Wilderness!” 2 pm. See Sat., Jan. 7.

CHILDREN BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: presents Chinese opera. $4, free for members and children younger than 1 year. 2:30 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. PUPPETWORKS: “Puss in Boots.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 7.

OTHER ADOPTION: Singles who are considering adopting are invited to learn about the process. $15. Noon to 1:30 pm. Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place. (212) 5589949. GALLERY TALK: Brooklyn Museum hosts a talk by curator Edward Bleiberg on the museum’s collection of mosaics. $8, $4 students and seniors, free for children age 12 and younger. 2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. MOVIE: Union Temple of Brooklyn presents “Divan,” followed by a discussion led by filmmaker. 3 pm. 17 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-7600. Free. SUNDAY AT SUNNY’S: Reading by several authors. $3. 3 pm. 253 Conover St. (718) 625-8211.

OTHER FIRST SATURDAY: Brooklyn Museum hosts its monthly “First Saturday.” Tonight’s program includes a performance by the Brooklyn Ballet featuring traditional and contemporary work at 6 pm; band, Musette Explosion, performs accordion music and American jazz from 6 pm to 7:30 pm; arts and crafts event to create a beaded headdress from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm; tour of exhibit “Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky” at 7 pm; The Brooklyn Philharmonic presents “Amadeus Live!” at 8:30 pm; dance party from 9 pm to 11 pm with waltz music by the Vienna Festival Orchestra. Event runs from 5 pm to 11 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. Free. JEWISH HISTORY: Union Temple offers a weekly course on Basic Judaism. Today: “Synagogue, Prayer, Talmudic Judaism, The Middle Ages.” 9 am to 10:15 am. Light breakfast offered. 17 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-7600. Free. GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Author Barnet Schecter reads and signs his book: “The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America.” 1 pm. Fifth Avenue at 25th Street. (718) 788-7850. Free. KNIT ONE, PERL TWO: Creative Arts Studio hosts a “Pic-knit.” Knit and nosh while working on your own creation. $20. 2 pm to 5 pm. 310 Atlantic Ave. (718) 797-5600. MICRO MUSEUM: Composer Andy Cohen plays interactive musical sculpture. $10 per adult pair, $5 per senior/ student pair. 2 pm and 4 pm. Also, Open Wall reception. 5 pm to 7 pm. 123 Smith St. (718) 797-3116.

SUN, JAN 8

OUTDOORS AND TOURS

SHORTS: Brooklyn Lyceum presents “An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films.” $10. 7 pm to 9 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. www.brooklynlyceum.com. (718) 857-4816. CAFE STEINHOF: Screens the film “Quiz Show” (1994), starring Park Slope’s own John Turturro. 10:30 pm. No cover. 422 Seventh Ave. (718) 369-7776.

MON, JAN 9 NATURE BABIES: Prospect Park Audubon Center hosts a music, storytelling and crafts program for 1 to 3 year olds and their caregivers. 9:30 am to 11 am. Call for fee information. Audubon Center, Prospect Park, near the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance. (718) 287-3400, ext. 101. TRAVELING CINEMA: Barbes Bar presents a series of documentaries on Appalachia. Tonight: “Lord and Father” (1982). 7 pm. 376 Ninth St. (718) 288-1761. Free. DANCE WORKOUT: Mark Morris Dance Group presents Rhythm and Motion Dance. Adult exercise class uses hip-hop, jazz, African, Latin and modern dance forms. $12. 7 pm to 8 pm. 3 Lafayette Ave. (718) 624-8400.

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TUES, JAN 10 SPECIAL NEEDS TALK: Resources for Children with Special Needs hosts a talk: “Transition from School to Adult Life.” 10 am to 1 pm. Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West. (212) 677-4650. Free. SENIOR MEETING: AARP of Bay Ridge meets. Shore Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Road. Call for time. (718) 748-9114. DINNER MEETING: Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn meets. Topic of discussion is “How to Avoid a Contested Probate.” 6 pm. Nino’s Restaurant, 1110 Hyland Boulevard, Staten Island. Call for ticket information. (718) 875-0158. BUSINESS WORKSHOP: Church Avenue Merchants Block Association offers a talk, “How to Start Your Business.” Learn basics of business planning, licensing and permits. 6 pm to 8:30 pm. 884 Flatbush Ave. (718) 282-2500. Free. DISCUSSION: Prospect Park YMCA hosts a reading and discussion of a book of essays, “Awakening from the Dream: Civil Rights Under Siege and the New Struggle for Equal Justice.” Learn how federal courts work, or don’t work, to promote justice. 7:30 pm. 357 Ninth St. (718) 499-0425. Free. AUDITIONS: Brooklyn Philharmonia Chorus holds auditions for its spring concert series. Call. (718) 907-0963.

WEDS, JAN 11 WRITING WORKSHOP: Families First hosts a workshop “Memoirs for Moms.” Mothers are invited to create a personal memoir for their children. $80 for four-sessions. 10 am to noon. 250 Baltic St. (718) 237-1862. SAT PREP: Federation of Italian-American Organizations offers a prep class for high school students. Every Wednesday, 6 pm to 8 pm. Seth Low JHS 96, 99 Avenue P. Call. (718) 232-2266.

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Classic entertainment: Chinese Theatre Works will present a Peking-style opera, suitable for all ages, at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum on Jan. 8 at 2:30 pm.

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BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: presents a workshop on worry dolls. $4, free for members and children under 1 year. 3 pm to 4 pm. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. LITERARY SERIES: Brooklyn Academy of Music and the National Book Awards presents “Eat, Drink and Be Literary: Dinner and a Reading.” Tonight, author Gish Jen reads from her work. Kurt Andersen is moderator. $42. 6:30 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4129. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works by Beethoven. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. READING: Ken Siegelman, Brooklyn’s Poet Laureate, signs “City Souls,” his 10th book of poetry. 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Barnes and Noble, 267 Seventh Ave. (917) 559-4770. Free.

CHILDREN BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: presents “Blooming Babies Weekend: Animal Homes.” Appropriate for ages 18 months to 2 years. $4, free for members and children younger than 1 year. 11 am to noon. 145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. PUPPETWORKS: Marionette performance of “Puss in Boots.” $8, $7 children. Recommended for ages 4 and older. 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street. (718) 965-3391. ARTY FACTS: Brooklyn Museum invites kids, ages 4 and older, to look at art. Arts and crafts session follows. $8 adults, $4 seniors and seniors, free for children younger than age 12. 11 am and 2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. PUPPET SHOW: Talking Hands Theater presents Rudyard Kipling’s “How the Elephant Got Its Trunk.” $7, $5 children. Appropriate for ages 2 to 7. Monster Gallery, 234 Fourth Ave. Call for time. (914) 318-4280.


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January 7, 2006

FRI, JAN 13 METRO CARD: NYC Transit invites senior citizens and persons with disabilities to apply for the reduced fare Metro Card. 7 am to 8 am. Van is located at 86th Street and Bay Parkway. (212) Metrocard. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works by Beethoven. $35, $30 seniors, $25 students. 7:30 pm. Fulton Ferry Landing, Old Fulton Street at the East River. (718) 624-2083. FISH TALK: Brooklyn Aquarium Society presents a talk “Corydoras Cats from A to Z.” $5, free for members. 7:30 pm. NY Aquarium, West Eighth Street at Surf Avenue. (718) 837-4455. GALAPAGOS ART SPACE: New theater series presents “Bar Flies,” as part of its “Evolve” series. $12. 8 pm. 70 North Sixth St. (718) 384-4586. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Ah, Wilderness!” 8 pm. See Sat., Jan. 14. BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE: “Elsewhere.” 8 pm. See Sat., Jan 14.

MUSIC: St. Simon and Jude Church presents an evening of classic Neapolitan songs with Antonio Guarna and Alba Mazza. $35 per person includes buffet dinner, dessert, singing and dancing. 6:30 pm. 294 Ave. T. Call in advance for tickets. (718) 375-9600. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works

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CHILDREN ARTY FACTS: Brooklyn Museum invites kids, ages 4 and older, to look at art and have an arts and crafts session. $8 adults, $4 seniors, free for children under age 12. 11 am and 2 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. PUPPETWORKS: presents a marionette performance of “Puss in Boots.” $8, $7 children. Recommended for ages 4 and older. 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street. (718) 965-3391. TEEN AUDITION: Brooklyn Arts Exchange invites high school students preparing for college auditions to a workshop which teaches audition techniques. $15. 2 pm to 4 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018. BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: hosts a Thank You Week. Decorate a card to show gratitude to a loved one. Appropriate for ages 5 and older. $4, free for members and children younger than 1 year. 3 pm to 4 pm.

145 Brooklyn Ave. (718) 735-4400. PUPPET SHOW: Talking Hands Theater presents Rudyard Kipling’s “How the Elephant Got Its Trunk.” $7, $5 children. Appropriate for ages 2 to 7. Monster Gallery, 234 Fourth Ave. Call for time. (914) 318-4280. BABY LEARNING: Applewood hosts a 10-week course in a musical introduction to sign language for babies and their parents. $200. Call for time. 501 11th St. (718) 768-2044.

OTHER JEWISH HISTORY: Union Temple offers a weekly course on Basic Judaism. Today: “Modernity: Enlightenment and Emancipation.” 9 am to 10:15 am. Light breakfast offered. 17 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-7600. Free. ARTIST TALK: MoCADA offers a talk by artists that offers a look between art techniques and life experiences. 2 pm. The James Davis Arts Building, 80 Hanson Place. (718) 2300492. Free. BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN: Annual student/ teacher art exhibit, “Visions of Nature,” and sale. $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, free for members. 10 am to 4:30 pm. 1000 Washington Ave. (718) 623-7200.

SUN, JAN 15

PERFORMANCE BCBC: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College presents “Best of Broadway,” featuring the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber. $15 to $35. 2 pm. Walt Whitman Theater at Brooklyn College, one block from the intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500. MUSIC OFF THE WALLS: Brooklyn Museum hosts a series with Brooklyn Philharmonic featuring music set to industrial photography of

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Edward Burtynsky, “Manufactured Landscapes.” $15, $10 students, seniors and museum members. 3 pm. Gallery talk led by museum educators at 2 pm. “Manufactured Landscapes” is on display at the museum through Jan. 15. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 488-5913. HEIGHTS PLAYERS: “Ah, Wilderness!.” 2 pm. See Sat., Jan. 14. GALLERY PLAYERS: “As You Like It.” 3 pm. See Sat., Jan 14. BARGEMUSIC: Classical music concert of works by Beethoven. 4 pm. See Sat., Jan 14. PLAY: “Lost in Yonkers.” 5 pm. See Sat., Jan. 14.

CHILDREN CONCERT: Suzi Shelton performs for the playground set, youngster ages 2.5 to 7 years. 1 pm. Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave. (917) 4164012. Free. PUPPETWORKS: “Puss in Boots.” 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. See Sat., Jan. 14.

OTHER GALLERY TALK: Brooklyn Museum hosts a talk, “Afternoon Groove: Crafting Funk.” Bring your own knitting or crochet project and join fiber artist Xenobia Bailey for a crocheting bee, funk music and community dialogue. $8, $4 students and seniors, free for children 12 and under. 3 pm to 5 pm. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000. MEET THE CURATOR: Clinton Hill Art Gallery introduces the curator behind its current exhibit. 2 pm to 4 pm. 154a Vanderbilt Ave. (718) 852-0227. Free. SHORTS: Brooklyn Lyceum presents “An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films.” $10. 7 pm to 9 pm. 227 Fourth Ave. www.brooklynlyceum.com. (718) 857-4816. CAFE STEINHOF: Screens the film “Trees Lounge” (1996), written and directed by Park Slope actor Steve Buscemi. 10:30 pm. No cover. 422 Seventh Ave. (718) 369-7776.

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Eye-scrapers: “Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky” are on display at the Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Heights through Jan. 15.

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OMETIMES THE BEST ADVICE IS THE SIMPLEST.

For example: don’t mess with Sonny Southerland. The producer of The People’s Advocacy Group Presents PAG Magazine, which has been airing on BCAT/Brooklyn Community Access Television for six years, is dedicated to helping everyday citizens demand what their tax dollars entitle them to: a local, state, and federal government freed from the shackles of red tape. It’s a noble aim inspired by the fact that Southerland himself has had a more than a few charmed experiences with government bureaucracy. Except that he’s learned how to fight it and learned how to win.

“The People’s Advocacy Group was something I started based on my many disappointments with government and services,” explains Southerland, as if it were a stump speech—abetted by a resonant and expressive voice that could only belong to someone who used to work in radio. “I live in a housing complex and I’ve had to constantly be in court to demand repairs, so I know how that system works—or doesn’t. Once I had an incident where the roof leaked into my linen closet, so I had to learn how to get a judge to order the complex to fix it. This show is about what mishaps happen when government works for government, not the people.” As Southerland sees it, the worst crime government commits—and by that he means both the institutions as well as the employees—is its laissez-faire attitude toward ordinary citizens, not the sexier law-breaking subjects that usually make the news, like graft or political patronage. He feels his best shot at addressing the problem is to focus each episode of his show on a specific concern, such as

Social Security, New York State’s harsh, Rockefeller-era drug laws, and what he cheekily terms “the miseducation” of New York City schoolchildren. “Like my mother,” Southerland explains. “One time she had an issue with Social Security—they were trying to deduct or even stop her checks, and we had to stop them.” Was there a reason the government was trying to do this? No, he says, it’s simply how the system works—there is a cynical attitude by government toward its citizens, and consequently citizens must take an equally cynical attitude toward its government. And while he is not a lawyer and cannot take on specific cases, Southerland says, “We can educate people to take their own cases on. I feel if you empower people with education they become self-sufficient. Look how attorneys operate. They represent you as long as you pay them. Then, as soon as the money is gone, they’re gone. Well, you have to ask, ‘What’s the best way to help people?’ There are resources on the Internet. There are books. There

Sonny Southerland, producer and host of People's Advocacy Group Presents "PAG Magazine" on BCAT. are resources where you can get a general knowledge that will carry you through like any attorney. I point people in those directions.” “Once,” Southerland goes on, “I met with an assistant to [New York State Senate Majority Leader] Sheldon Silver and I was told to pay a lobbyist if I wanted to reach him. Can you believe that?” His voice climbs another octave. Southerland’s transition from radio to television was relatively easy. The late Julian Hill, he says, whose BCAT program, Take It to the Hill, also had a good-government-activist theme, inspired him to take BCAT classes, learn video equipment, and, most fundamental, to get his fiery passion before the viewers. “My show lasts 28 minutes and 30 seconds—I fill that time with all the vital information I can.” ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

People’s Advocacy Group can be seen in Brooklyn on BCAT on Wednesdays at 2:30pm and 10:30pm on Time Warner Cable channel 34, Cablevision channel 67 and streaming live online at www.bcat.tv.

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OUR OPINION

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Boss KOs DeBlasio recently replaced disgraced and convicted Clarence Norman as the head of the Brooklyn Democrats. Lopez muscled several Brooklyn councilmembers to back Quinn so Brooklyn could “have a seat at the table,” as he put it. But why not the seat at the head of the table? Because, insiders said, Lopez was less concerned with helping DeBlasio than with keeping his hands on the more-hidden levers of power in the city. “It’s all about the committee chairs that his people will get,”

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one Council insider told The Brooklyn Papers. Lopez, the insider continued, wants to control things like the Housing Committee, where most of the city’s landuse decisions are made — and whose members benefit mightily from donations from developers. COUNCILMEMBER who backed DeBlasio was still fuming about his experience taking on Lopez. He complained that when he called a colleague to lobby for DeBlasio, he was told, “Sorry, but Vito has my vote.” “I resent that Vito Lopez, an

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assemblyman, can put together a block of votes just so he can give it like a gift,” the councilmember told us. “They made a deal, so let’s see what they get in return from Chris Quinn.” Lopez, by the way, didn’t return our call. We’re not naive enough to think that the selection of a new City Council Speaker should be a transparent process rather than a behind-the-scenes, bare-knuckled political power grab. But a paper can dream, can’t it? NEWS ITEM: Other boroughs gang up on Brooklyn in battle for Council’s Speaker seat.

BY VINCE DIMICELI.

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between Tillary Street and Red Cross Place has become a private, guarded parking lot for courthouse employees, it’s time for area residents to get something back. Each day, as I take my 15-minute stroll from the Court Street subway station down the hill to The Brooklyn Papers’ offices in DUMBO, I get increasingly annoyed as I’m

Cristian Fleming

E GOT PLAYED — but it looks like we did it to ourselves. Brooklyn had its best shot in years of nabbing the powerful job of Speaker of the Council this week, but the very able Councilmember Bill DeBlasio (D-Park Slope) eventually fell to colleague Christine Quinn (DManhattan). Brooklyn has a plurality of seats on the Council, but Quinn built a coalition of members from Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx that drove her to victory. She also had the support of Assemblymember Vito Lopez, who

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forced to weave around the bumpers of cars pushed up onto the curbs to maximize parking spaces in this now-privately run public street dividing Cadman Plaza and Walt Whitman parks. I guess I should just be happy that the security guards, who sit in idling Ford Crown Victorias at either end of the lot, allow me to pass through — although I should wear

a gas mask to guard against the fumes spewing out so they can remain warm in the winter and cool in the summer (when they have to pop the hoods of the vehicles so the cars don’t overheat). Considering that the federal government absconded with the street without any public discourse (Was there ever a meeting? Did CB2 ever bring this up?) I think we deserve

something in exchange, something that would be a boon to the people of DUMBO, visitors from around the world and, most importantly, me. What I’m proposing is a trolley that would run from Borough Hall down Cadman Plaza East, to Washington Street with a turnaround at the existing Brooklyn Bridge Park at John Street. Along the way, the trolley could

make stops at the main Post Office and the exit (or entrance, depending on whether you’re coming or going) to the currently decrepit Brooklyn Bridge footpath. Of course, it would not stop at the courthouse as, apparently, everyone who works there drives — hence the need for the private parking lot on the stolen street. UCH A TROLLEY would accomplish three things: First, it would give the good people of DUMBO easy access to Downtown Brooklyn’s extensive network of subways. Second, it would give every

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Brooklyn-fearing traveler from around the globe easy access aboard a historic train to our great Borough President’s tourist information center at Borough Hall. (And finally, it would cut a good 20 minutes off my daily commute.) The trolley could be funded with federal money — as reimbursement for the seizure of our street — and could cost a buck a ride, or $2 with a free transfer to or from any nearby subway when using a Metrocard. I discussed this proposal with Borough President Markowitz a few months ago, and he told me he was

working on bringing back trolleys throughout the Downtown area, possibly connecting to Red Hook. The only problem, he said, was funding. While that’s all well and good, methinks Marty is doing things on too grand a scale. My 4,000-foot trolley line would require less money and, hence, less politics, and would provide a simple good. And we could finally get something in return for those two idling Crown Vics we have to walk past every morning. Vince DiMiceli is The Brooklyn Papers’ senior editor. His e-mail is [email protected].

TO THE EDITOR

Point and counterpoint on Ratner’s ‘Domain’ Ratner is creating his own ‘blight’ To the editor: Bruce Ratner is so desperate for some activity at his Atlantic Yards project that he decided to take blight into his own hands. Because his project is under review of the State Environmental Quality Review Process (SEQRA), he does not have full control over his properties. New York State law requires that once a review is under way, the site must remain in the same condition throughout the review. So what’s an eager developer to do? He

manufactures blight! In this case, he is claiming hazardous building conditions. Buildings that were recently occupied are now suddenly unsafe. Anyone involved with rehabbing old buildings knows that a property does not go from fully habitable to unsafe in less than a year. Is it possible that these buildings received human assistance in an effort to accelerate decay under Ratner’s ownership? I believe that Ratner is trying to convince local residents and businesses into

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Ratner is protection the community

thinking that the project has begun and they should get out of his way. He also must convince his impatient investors that there is activity at the Yards, so they should sit tight with their investment. The result could be that an intact neighborhood will have holes punched into it. With enough empty lots, Ratner hopes to create enough “blight” to justify eminent domain condemnations. This is nothing more than old fashion blockbusting. Lucy Koteen, Fort Greene

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O ONE is likely to call the Mark Lanes in Bay Ridge “paradise.” It’s a bit cramped, the lighting gives everyone sullen, Steve Buscemi eyes and the woman behind the counter looks over newcomers like El-Al security guards. But when I heard that the large department store next door wants to By Gersh tear down the Kuntzman alley to build a garage for its shoppers, I couldn’t help but their bowling seriously pull out an old Joni Mitchell enough to care. And the LP (yes, I own a Joni Mitchell aforementioned sourpuss album. I was young and ideal- who rang up my game istic and trying to be sensitive played Sphinx. so girls would like me): “Don’t know anything “Don’t it always seem to about it,” she said. go/That you don’t know (The good news? I what you’ve got ‘til it’s bowled the best game of my gone?/They paved paradise life, knocking down at least to put up a parking lot.” nine pins on the first ball in Convinced that there were every single frame for a total thousands of bowling fans of 158. Tear this place out there with the same down? They should be cliche running through their forced to register it as an ofheads, I headed to 88th ficial city landmark!) Street to do a story about I did a little more digging people so committed to sav- (and also returned to my noring Mark Lanes from demo- mal 120 form) and discovered lition that they laid their very that there was no outrage bebodies in front of the bull- cause Bay Ridge officials acdozers to protect their tually want the Mark Lanes to beloved alley. be flattened. After all, Century This is not that story. 21 consumes parking spaces Fact is, when I got to like Idi Amin once consumed Mark Lanes, I could find no his people. evidence that anyone was “I like bowling, but the even upset about Century community would be very fa21’s plans for a four-story, vorable to having a new parkmetal-covered lot. A family ing lot,” said Steve Harrison, bowling next to me hadn’t chairman of the Community heard and didn’t really take Board 10 zoning and land-use

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al. “But the loss of lanes is a trend all over the country. Any place where real-estate values are an issue, bowling alleys are closing.” “And those multi-level parking lots,” he added ominously, “they do bring in a lot of revenue.” Bowling alleys, alas, do not. In several visits to Mark Lanes, I found it difficult to interview people. No, not because my notebook was so covered in tears about the imminent demise, but because there wasn’t anyone there to interview.

And it’s only going to get worse. “We’ve found that when a bowling alley closes, some league bowlers go somewhere else, but 50 percent of the customers just stop bowling,” Johnson said. But isn’t bowling supposed to just be there, an ever-present element in our lives, like network anchormen or a good steak, something immune to the vagaries of fads, trends and fashion (well, certainly fashion, if Earl Anthony’s wardrobe is any barometer)? But that was when bowling was the King of Sports. Now, there are so many ways for people to spend their recreation dollar. Whether they’re playing Grand Theft Auto, watching Emeril add salt and say “Bam!” on the Food Channel while TiVO-ing the “Trading Spaces” marathon, or downloading porn, people are just too busy to bowl. Will bowling make a comeback? Do pigeons eat garbage? “Bowling has proven to be very cyclical,” Johnson said. “At the Journal, we think bowling is about to enter an upswing, thanks to innovations like bowling lounges, which are basically bars with bowling.” To paraphrase Homer Simpson, “Mmmm, bars with bowling.”

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So what if the City Council didn’t pick Brooklyn in the race for Speaker (see article below) — the mayor picked the borough of dead Christmas trees to kick off Mulchfest 2006. This week, Mayor Bloomberg came to Prospect Park for the ceremonial start of the 10th annual tree grinding season. And the fir was flying. Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to drop off their trees at mulching sites throughout the five boroughs on Saturday, Jan. 7, and Sunday, Jan. 8. Readers of The Brooklyn Papers have these options: Prospect Park, Third Street at Prospect Park West. Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th St. Carroll Park, Carroll and Smith streets. Amazing Garden, Carroll and Columbia streets. Cobble Hill Park, Congress and Clinton streets. Von King Park, Lafayette Street and Marcy Avenue. Redhook KAN Garden, King and Van Brunt streets. Only Prospect Park, GreenWood Cemetery and Cobble Hill Park will have wood chippers churning your spent tree into mulch for your garden. If you can’t schlep your tree, the Department of Sanitation will recycle it for you, provided you put it on the street between now and Saturday, Jan. 14 — and all the tinsel is off. — Gersh Kuntzman

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NOTICE OF SALE. SUPREME COURT: KINGS COUNTY. NYCTL 1999-1 TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN, Pltf. vs. 395 VAN BRUNT ST. REALTY CORP., et al, Defts. Index #8292/04. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered June 14, 2005, I will sell at pubic auction in Room 261 on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY prem. k/a 395 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY a/k/a Block 598, Lot 5. Said property located on the southeasterly side of Van Brunt St. 80 ft. northeasterly from the easterly corner formed by the intersection of Van Brunt and Van Dyke St., being a plot 20 ft. x 90 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $12,980.67 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. ERNEST BARTOL, Referee. SHAPIRO & DICARO, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 777 Larkfield Rd., Commack, NY - (631) 462-2525. #65053. BP01-04

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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 19th day of December, 2005, bearing the Index Number N501074/05, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants me rights to: Assume the name of: Julia Stevanovic Ragle. My present name is: Julia T. Stevanovic. My present address is: 5718 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11219. My place of birth is: Cold Spring, New York. My date of birth is: September 4, 1974. BP01

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 30th day of December, 2005, bearing the Index Number N501099/05, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants me rights to: Assume the name of: Jennifer Saxon. My present name is: Female Saxon. My present address is: 855 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11221. My place of birth is: Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is: February 10, 1956. BP01

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 29th day of December, 2005, bearing the Index Number N501092/05, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants me rights to: Assume the name of: Della Jewel Zimmerman. My present name is: Anna Flory Zimmerman. My present address is: 195 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, New York 11215. My place of birth is: New York, New York. My date of birth is: November 6, 2004. BP01

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 29th day of December, 2005, bearing the Index Number N501094/05, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants me rights to: Assume the name of: Blimie Greenfield. My present name is: Sarah Greenfield. My present address is: 36 Ross Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211. My place of birth is: New York, New York. My date of birth is: August 9, 2005. BP01

Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County, on the 29th day of December, 2005, bearing the Index Number N501095/05, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants me rights to: Assume the name of: Mahwish Ahmed. My present name is: Mawish Butt. My present address is: 2060 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11229. My place of birth is: Brooklyn, New York. My date of birth is: November 10, 2004.

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Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Kings County on the 28th day of December, 2005, bearing the Index Number N501087/05, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at CIVIL COURT, KINGS COUNTY, 141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, in room 007, grants me rights to: Assume the name of: Rachel Fanny Phillips Flamm. My present name is: Rachel Fanny Phillips. My present address is: 145 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201. My place of birth is: Port Jefferson, New York. My date of birth is: July 28, 1972. BP01

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