BROOKLYN WEATHER: SUNSHINE. High 36 degrees. More Brooklyn weather here.
CITY NEWS: MTA fair hike will go into effect this weekend.
The price of a $70 Metrocard will rocket up to $76. A weekly pass from
$21 to $24. The cost of a single ride remains: $2.00.Read all about it.
_Olympic Committe makes it clear; No Stadium: No Deal. Read all about it.
_City unveils plans for a waterfront park
underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. The first public meeting for a Brooklyn
Bridge Park in nearly three years was held Tueday. Unveiled were the
new designs for the more than one-mile long waterfront park that
stretches under the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Read all about it.
BROOKLYN BEAT: Slope Kids Bash American Soldier, was the headline in our local "Park Slope Paper." The article goes on to say that sixth graders at MS 51 sent so-called "demoralizing letters" to a soldier stationed near North Korea as part of a social studies assignment. Several of the letters sent to Pfc. Rob Jacobs by students "attacked soldier for participating in the war in Iraq." writes Park Slope Paper reporter Jotham Sederstrom. Deputy Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina said on Tuesday that she will personally issue an apology to the New Jersey soldier and his family. The teacher, Alex Kunhardt, was reprimanded by Principal Xavier Castelli, who said that he plans to add a letter of reprimand to Kunhardt’s teacher’s file.
_Two con artists robbed the Park Slope Food Co-op of a money bag containing nearly $5,000 on February 16.
_ASPCA arrested Hearts and Homes Animal Shelter founder Carmello Salamone, who is charged with overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals and failure to provide proper sustenance for animals, says the district attorney’s office. He could face up to 11 years in prison.
_Firefighters battled a huge fire at a Brooklyn
Navy Yard warehouse said to belong to B&H Camera. The fire started
when sparks from a worker’s blow torch ignited plastic and cardboard
inside the warehouse. An acetylyne tank then exploded things making
things much worse.
_The human body parts that were found in a recycling plant in Greenpoint and a nearby subway tunel belong to a 19-year old murder victim named Rahshawn Brazell. Read all about it.
_The Brooklyn dance floor where "Saturday
Night Fever" was filmed is on the auction block. Bids at e-bay are
expected to exceed $80,000 for the lighted Bay Ridge dance floor where
John Travolta’s character, Tony Manero, strutted his stuff. The club,
"2001 Odyssey" (renamed "Spectrum" after the movie was made) is
closing.
_Five Brooklyn bike riders are suing the city
over bumps on the Williamsburg Bridge. The cyclists claim they were
hurt when their bikes hit metal plates that are part of the bike path
on the bridge. Cyclists say these metal plates make the commute
difficult. The five riders who filed the law suit say they suffered
injuries from broken bones to fractured eye sockets. One rider said he
shattered his pelvis. They are suing for $2 million each. Read all about it.
SUNDAY: Austrailian didjeridoo workshop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 1 p.m. to 2:30.
_"Porgy and Bess" at Walt Whitman Hall at Brooklyn College. 2 p.m. Tickets: $40.
_Brazillian music at the Brooklyn Lyceum. Fourth Avenue at President Street. Program features voice, drums, guitar and homemade instruments. $12. 7 p.m.
_Oscar Party at Cocotte, the cozy French restaurant on Fifth
Avenue at 4th Street: large screen
TV, Special prix fix dinner. Reservations are a good idea. Root for
Martin Scorcese for Best Director and Hilary Swank who trained for "
Million Dollar Baby" at Gleason’s Gym in DUMBO.
_ Laurie Anderson performs her one woman with violin show: "The End of the Moon" at BAM 2/22 – 3/1. According to The Yellow
Rabbit: " Part travelogue, part personal theory, history and dream The End of the Moon
looks at the relationships between war, aesthetics, spirituality and
consumerism. Anecdotal, wide ranging and epic, this original work also features her new music for violin and electronics. Of The End of the Moon
Anderson writes,