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CITY NEWS: Retaining wall collapses
above Henry Hudson Parkway, which sent tons of rock and concrete onto
the parkway. There were no injuries but the northbound lanes of the
Henry Hudson will remain closed for at least a week.
BROOKLYN BEAT: Ft. Hamilton military base in Brooklyn will not be one of 12 sites closed by the Pentagon.
_There was another mugging on President Street between 8th Avenue and the Park. A woman followed a woman, who was talking on her cell phone, up her well-lit stoop, asked her for the time and then pointed a gun at her head. The victim was shaken up but not harmed.
_Reward for information in dog burning reaches $1500 after Animal
Control and Care officials say they received an anonymous donation.
_OTBKB has learned from
a babysitter who works in Park Slope that residents are being evicted
from apartment buildings, including her own, on Surf Avenue in Coney
Island because of a hotel complex that is going up nearby. "They want
to turn this neighborhood into Disneyland," she said. She also said
that improvements to her building, including a nicer lobby and
intercom systems are currently being installed for future tenants who
will pay higher rents. While the new Stilwell Avenue subway station is
viewed as a major quality of life improvement for all in the
neighborhood, the residents of the small houses on the beach are also
going to be evicted in the not too distant future.
_The U.N. is considering Brooklyn as its temporary home during
renovation. The United Nations is shopping around for a temporary home
while its headquarters in on the East River in Midtown is being
renovated. A report from Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the agency
is even looking at spaces in Brooklyn. Annan says U.N. planners have
found commercial space across the East River. The U.N. is also
considering a temporary move to Lower Manhattan and has even looked at
7 World Trade Center, which is expected to open next year. Read more about it on NY1.
IT’S SUNDAY: Fifth Avenue Fair. All day.
_The Portrait Project. Free portrait sittings by OTBKB
photographer Hugh Crawford at Fou Le Chakra on Sunday May 15th at 3
p.m. 411 Seventh Avenue. Go to hughcrawford.com and see his work.
_Kings County Kennel Club hosts a good citizen test for dogs. $10. Entries taken from 10 am; judging at 12:30 pm. Wollman Rink, Prospect Park. (718) 258-7229.
_BAMCinematek presents "Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone." Today: "Fistful of Dollars" (1964). $10, $7 students, $6 members. 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. 30 Lafayette Ave. (718) 636-4100.
_NY Transit Museum hosts a lecture "Era of Rebuilding: NYC Transit Bus Operations, 1953-1960." Talk is accompanied by a slide presentation by a transit historian. $5, $3 seniors and children. 2 pm. Schermerhorn Street at Boerum Place. (718) 694-1600.
_Tabla Rasa Gallery presents artists whose work is featured in the exhibit Project Diversity. 3 pm. 224 48th St. (917) 880-8337. Free.
_Brooklyn Arts Exchange presents its fifth annual construction workers art show called "Hands On!" 4 pm to 7 pm. 421 Fifth Ave. (718) 832-0018.
_Magnetic Field bar presents a short film by Erik Satre 7:30 pm. 97 Atlantic Ave. (718) 834-0069. Free.
_Cafe Steinhof presents Alfred Hitchcok’s "Rope" (1948). Call for time. 422 Seventh Ave. (718) 369-7776. Free.
_May 14-15 Park Slope Open Studio Tour. For locations go to bwac.org. DON"T MISS BERNETTE RUDOLPH’S STUDIO AND HER COOL BLOCK PRINTS AND GODDESS WALL SCULPTURES. 457 THIRD STREET BETWEEN 6th and 7th AVENUES.
_Open Studio Tour: in Park Slope, hosted by the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. Call. (718) 596-2507.
_Brooklyn College Department of Theater presents Brecht and Weill’s
modern musical "The Threepenny Opera." $15, $10 seniors, $5 students. 2
pm and 8 pm. Gershwin Theater, Brooklyn College, one block from the
intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues. (718) 951-4500
_Gallery Players presents "The Full Monty." $15, $12 seniors. 8 pm. 199 14th St. (718) 595-0547.
_Puppetworks presents the adventure story "Around the World in 80
Days." $8, $7 children. 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. 338 Sixth Ave.
Reservations suggested. (718) 965-3391.
_Impact Theater presents "Polly Princess and the Penniless Fry
Cook," a spin on the classic tale of "The Princess and the Pauper." $10
adults, $7 children 12 and under, free for children 3 and under. 3 pm.
190 Underhill Ave. (718) 783-1348.
_Pier Glass and O’Dell Designs hosts an open studio day featuring
gallery-quality studio samples for sale. Noon to 5 pm. 499 Van Brunt
St., #2A. (718) 237-2073.
_Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition hosts its 25th annual spring
show. Noon to 6 pm. Red Hook Pier, 499 Van Brunt St. (718) 596-2507.
Free.
_7:30 at Barbes. Ninth Street near Sixth Avenue: Always something good.
THIS SOUNDS COOL: Members
of Community Board 7 along with representatives of several politicians
will be touring Kensington on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 12:00 Noon, Community Board 7 is very sensitive to development issues as
are our elected officials; a large turnout will make the point that the residents of Kensington care what happens to their neighborhood.
Sunday June 5th: Transportation Alternatives presents the 1st Annual
Tour de Brooklyn! The 15-mile bike ride kicks off from Prospect Park’s
Grand Army Plaza to Coney Island and back again. A family-friendly
ride at a leisurely pace