TONIGHT AT BRW: CARLA. BRANKA. MARY (AKA MRS. CLEAVAGE)
Brooklyn Reading Works this Thursday at 8 p.m. Three Writers, Three Interesting Stories. The Old Stone House Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets.
CARLA THOMPSON, an award-winning freelance writer and filmmaker, invites readers to travel the clay and paved roads of Montgomery, Alabama in her first book, a memoir, Bearing Witness: Not So Crazy in Alabama.
In Bearing Witness: Not So Crazy in Alabama, the Harlem native meets an itty bitty beauty queen, a redemptive ex-con, and a wheelchair-bound quiz kid among others and discovers that the American South is a complex intersection of race and class filled with people who go about the business of living the best way they can.
BRANKA RUZAK was born and raised in the steel and rubber belt of northeastern Ohio, the youngest daughter of Croatian and Slovenian immigrants. Her passion for words and music was sparked as a child, where she spent many hours listening to her father’s stories and playing Croatian folk music in his tamburitza orchestra. Her current studies in Hindusthani classical music, as well as her enthusiasm for Indian novels, textiles and a good cup of chai have taken Branka further afield to India. Always an avid traveler, her essays and poems are journeys to different times and different places. Her essays “Hungry Heart” and “Mothballs: A Chemical Memory” is from a growing collection of writings about family, culture and travel..
MRS. CLEAVAGE, author of the blog MRS CLEAVAGE’S DIARIES, is a single mother who lives in a cluttered apartment in East New York. She is saucy, opinionated, creative, and a smarty-pants – not necessarily in that order. Her blog is her story, live and unedited from Brooklyn.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BROOKLYN PARENTING BLOGS?
Mommy. Daddy. Funny. Serious. Anything. Smartmom wants to know.
OH LUCKY DAY: GALLERY IN REDHOOK
Come on in out of the deep freeze on Friday February 23rd
From 6-9 p.m. For the Lucky Gallery’s inaugural show.
“Oh, Lucky Day!”
Peter J. Ketchum, Ed Rosko, and Arthur Georgalas: 3 Brooklyn artists who each
carry on, in perhaps a twisted fashion, the fine tradition of Pop Art with a cutting
edge of social commentary!
“It is sort of senior citizen-me meets the next
generation of artists…”
Ketchum said of this interesting mix of artists being shown at Lucky Gallery through March
31st. The gallery hours are Friday-Sunday 12-5 or by
appointment. Information: 718 852 9232
The Gallery is located at the corner of Richards and Wolcott Streets in Redhook just a
block west of the HOPE & ANCHOR diner, BAKED coffee shop
and the KENTLER gallery.
CITY NEEDS LIFEGUARDS
This from New York 1:
The city is rolling out the beach chairs early in hopes of recruiting lifeguards for the summer.
The city parks and tourism departments’ new “whistle worthy” campaign got underway in Union Square Wednesday.
There will be eight chairs scattered throughout the five boroughs in hopes of recruiting lifeguards for the city’s 53 pools and 14-miles of beaches.
“It’s essential [for] all the beaches, our beautiful beaches. And they are beautiful. In fact, they are very close to, especially if you have a decent imagination, as beautiful as the Caribbean beaches are. They really are, Brooklyn style, New York City style,” said Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. “And it’s important that we keep those beaches open, and lifeguards are what keep beaches open.”
Anyone 16 years of age or older who wants to know more about applying, can call the city help line at 311 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks.
BROOKLYN ANIMAL RESOURCE COALITION
OSFO and I are on our way to BARC in Williamsburg. Thanks to the readers who sent suggestions.
BARC’s mission is to provide safe haven for homeless animals and find permanent, loving homes for these animals. The animals in our care receive quality food, shelter, and medical attention. We meet the needs of homeless animals through the assistance of dedicated volunteers, revenues generated from the success of our pet supply business, and from private donations.
HUNGRY MARCHING BAND AT BAM
The Hungry March Band will team with The Bindlestiff Family Circus (a juggling, globe-trotting troupe of vaudeville, circus, burlesque, and sideshow performers) and DJ Tikki Masala (resident DJ of Galapagos Art Space, spinning Bhangra, hip-hop, and dance-pop) on Friday night at BAM Cafe, free of charge. The show, called “A Night of Marching Bands and Circus Antics,” is presented by Galapagos Art Space and part of the Brooklyn Next series.
Friday, February 23, 9:30 pm, Free
BAM Cafe
30 Lafayette Avenue
KLEZMER LEGEND AT JEWISH MUSIC CAFE
ANDY STATMAN AND HIS TRIO
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24th
DOORS AT 8:30pm $15
Jewish Music Cafe
401 9th street (btw. 6th & 7th ave.)
Park Slope Brooklyn
more info at http://www.jewishmusiccafe.com
About Andy Statman: A driving force behind the neo-klezmer movement since its inception in the early 1980s, Andy Statman, newly signed to Sony Classical, remains an extraordinary paradox: a musician devoted to musical tradition who also continues to break new artistic ground. A celebrated mandolin player in the “Newgrass” movement of the 1970s, Andy Statman (clarinettist/composer/bandleader) has recently reinvigorated yet another realm of traditional musicmaking – klezmer – with his own particular blend of virtuosity, and originality.
The Hidden Light (SK 60814), Andy Statman’s first release on Sony Classical, draws upon his commitment to traditional repertoire as well as his singular capacity as a composer in the klezmer revival style.
Fronting a quartet that features such jazz luminaries as pianist Bruce Barth, drummer Bob Weiner and bassist Scott Lee, Statman leads the listener into equal measures of traditional and new music. This recording marks a new direction for Statman, in that it combines the spiritual depth of klezmer captured here in the niggunim, melodies from the mystical Chassidim of Judaism with the improvisational qualities of jazz.
A founding member of the Newgrass collective “Country Cookin'” in the early seventies, he marked his turn to klezmer with three recordings by the Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra. Subsequent releases included a collection of traditional Jewish songs with mandolin – great David Grisman and another collection of klezmer recordings with Itzhak Perlman.
ONLINE DISINHIBITION EFFECT
We know all about this.
There’s an interesting article in the Times about flaming or the many ways peoplebehave with less restraint in cyber space.
The hallmark of the flame is precisely what Jett lamented: thoughts expressed while sitting alone at the keyboard would be put more diplomatically — or go unmentioned — face to face.
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS AT BAM
We LOVE the movie. Really curious about this show.
Not a word is spoken, but the story of the strangely endearing misfit…is as clear, offbeat and enchanting onstage as in the beloved Tim Burton film on which it’s based.”—SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“…[Matthew] Bourne has fashioned a tender, dark, and funny dance play about the ultimate outcast. 4 stars!”—THE TIMES (UK)
“An unforgettable production that will melt the steeliest of hearts, and strike a chord with anyone who ever felt just that little bit different. Pure perfection.”—EVENING TIMES (GLASGLOW)
DEVISED, DIRECTED, AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW BOURNE
NEW MUSIC AND ARRANGEMENTS BY TERRY DAVIES
BASED ON THE THEMES FROM THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE COMPOSED BY DANNY ELFMAN
MAR 14*—31
(SEE BELOW FOR SPECIFIC DATES AND TIMES)
BAM HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE
TICKETS: $30, 50, 70, 80
*Celebrate opening night on Mar 14 at the Spring gala. More…
Known for bending the conventions of theater—from his all-male swan corps in Swan Lake to the dance-drama Play Without Words to his edgy choreography for Mary Poppins on Broadway—Matthew Bourne returns to BAM with a witty re-imagining of Tim Burton’s beloved film, Edward Scissorhands (20th Century Fox). A huge hit at its London premiere, the production comes to BAM for a strictly limited three-week run.
After an eccentric inventor leaves him with scissors in lieu of hands, the bewildered Edward flees to a candy-colored suburban community. Before long, the entire town embraces his unique hair-cutting and topiary talents, and he falls for the teenaged daughter of his adopted family. She’s smitten as well and their tender love story is the heart of Bourne’s stage interpretation, told entirely without dialogue.
Adding to the magic are exquisite sets and costumes, and music based on themes from the captivating film score. Each element, in concert with wonderful performances by the 24-member company, propels the story to an enchanted place where even the hedges—which Edward so lovingly shapes—spring to joyous life.
Approximate running time is 1 hour 52 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission.
NO WORDS_DAILY PIX BY HUGH CRAWFORD
$39 MILLION FOR NEW SKATING RINK IN PROPSECT PARK
This from the Daily News. Naming rights, anyone? And a realy cool design team.
Two new outdoor skating rinks slated to be built
by 2010 will give Prospect Park twice the ice and a possible naming
rights windfall, officials announced yesterday.
The 46-year-old Kate Wollman ice rink, which has slowly deteriorated
over time, will be replaced with two high-tech rinks to accommodate
growing crowds. About 100,000 skaters visit each winter."This will give skaters a lot more room than they have on the existing
rink," Mayor Bloomberg said. "That’s great because on a busy Saturday
afternoon, Wollman Rink can really look like Times Square at rush hour."Construction of the $39 million project, dubbed the Lakeside Center, is
expected to begin next year, officials said. The project, designed by
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, will include two regulation-sized
ice hockey rinks and a building that could house a gift shop, classroom
and cafe.The site of the current 26,000-square-foot rink will be restored as
part of the original lakefront as envisioned by famed park designer
Frederick Law Olmsted."Not only will the Lakeside Center be a shining example of green
design, but this section of Prospect Park will be restored to reflect
the original vision for generations to come," said Brooklyn Borough
President Marty Markowitz.Besides $24.5 million chipped in by federal, city and local officials,
an additional $15 million is expected to be raised through fund-raisers
and possible naming rights."We’re out there talking to foundations and private donors," said Prospect Park spokesman Eugene Patron.
MY DAUGHTER WANTS TO VISIT AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN BROOKLYN
Do you have any suggestions?
FEMINIST ART CENTER AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for
Feminist Art opens in dazzling new quarters at the
Brooklyn Museum on Friday, March 23, 2007. As the
first public space of its kind in the country, the
Center’s mission is to present feminist art and to
explore its meaning and influence through a wide
range of public programs.
An icon of American art, The Dinner Party by
Judy Chicago, is at the spatial and symbolic heart
of the new 8,300-square-foot facility. Encircled by
galleries for
changing exhibitions and a space for educational
activities, The Dinner Party’s gallery is the
centerpiece of a dramatic design conceived and
developed by award-winning architect Susan T.
Rodriguez, FAIA, a partner in Polshek Partnership
Architects. Maura Reilly, Ph.D., is Curator of the
Center.
Three inaugural exhibitions open on
March 23rd: Global Feminisms, an
international survey of contemporary feminist art,
co-organized by Dr. Reilly and the noted art
historian and Institute of Fine Arts Professor Linda
Nochlin; Pharaohs, Queens,
and Goddesses, the first of a series of
biographical shows based on the figures and themes
of The Dinner Party, co-organized by Dr.
Reilly and Edward Bleiberg, Curator of Egyptian Art;
and the unveiling of The Dinner Party, which
was donated to the Brooklyn Museum in 2002 by The
Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation and is part of the
Museum�s permanent collection.
PARK SLOPE NEIGHBORS: WHOLE FOODS MUST MODIFY ITS PLANS
A Press release from Park Slope Neighbors:
Park Slope Neighbors has launched a petitioning effort asking Whole Foods Market to modify its plans for the new store it intends to erect at Third Street and Third Avenue along the Gowanus Canal. The petition calls upon Whole Foods to implement a comprehensive transportation-management plan designed to reduce traffic and promote alternative modes of travel, to reduce the store’s planned 420 parking spaces by at least 100, and to replace parking spaces planned for the building’s rooftop with a green roof or solar panels.
The petition, addressed to Whole Foods Chairman and CEO John Markey, recommends the implementation of a jitney service to ferry shoppers to mass-transit points and their homes, ample bike parking, and a fleet of pedicabs, among other strategies. It also cites the energy and environmental benefits of green and solar roofs – especially important for the ecologically fragile Gowanus Basin.
"We think a Whole Foods Market would be a great addition to the neighborhood, but it’s disappointing that they appear intent on implementing a suburban-style plan," said Eric McClure, campaign coordinator for Park Slope Neighbors. "Since only about 40% of households in this area own cars, we’d like to work with Whole Foods to de-emphasize vehicle traffic in favor of other modes of transportation to and from the store. We also think Brooklyn deserves environmentally friendly measures like green or solar roofs, which Whole Foods has implemented or planned for in other markets."
McClure said that more than 500 residents have already signed the petition, despite the fact that PSN volunteers have not been able to hit the streets due to recent cold weather and snow.
"A number of people who’ve signed our petition have commented that taking steps to manage traffic and ‘go green’ would really generate a lot of positive feeling for Whole Foods," he said. He credits the blog "Green Roof Whole Foods Market" and its founders, Marni Horwitz and Madalyn Warren, for raising community awareness of the roof issue. The bloggers are working in concert with PSN on the petitioning campaign.Park Slope Neighbors is committed to the protection and enhancement of quality of life in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It is the mission of Park Slope Neighbors to encourage sustainable development, sensible transportation, locally owned business, public safety, respect for diversity, and responsible stewardship of one of Brooklyn’s most historic neighborhoods. More information can be found at www.parkslopeneighbors.org.
Jewish Music Cafe: ANDY STATMAN and His Trio
ANDY STATMAN and His Trio
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24th
DOORS AT 8:30pm $18
Jewish Music Cafe
401 9th street (btw. 6th & 7th ave.)
Park Slope Brooklyn
more info at http://www.jewishmusiccafe.com
1,434 DAYS IN IRAQ: PRAY FOR PEACE
The war in Iraq has been going on for 1,434 days. March 19th, 2007 marks the beginning of our fifth year there.
FOUNDING CONDUCTOR OF BROOKLYN PHILARMONIC DIES
Siegfried Landau, the founding conductor of what is now called the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Orchestra, died on Monday night, along with his wife, Irene Gabriel, in
a fire at their home in Brushton, in northern New York State. Mr.
Landau was 85. His wife, a former ballet dancer, was 70.
COUNCIL’S FIRST HAITIAN-BORN MEMBER
Election results are in: Dr. Mathieu Eugene was elected to the
City Council yesterday, becoming the Council’s first Haitian-born
member. He will take the seat vacated by Yvette D. Clarke after her
election to Congress in November. Dr. Eugene, a physician
who runs a youth program in Brooklyn, led in a special election
that included 10 candidates in a Council district with a large number
of Caribbean-American voters.
ATLANTIC YARDS BEGINS CONSTRUCTION
The Atlantic Yards redevelopment
project has been the subject of a lot of debate, but it is now finally
the subject of some construction.The first stages of construction began Tuesday.
The first stage of the Forest City Ratner project includes
decontaminating a bus depot, which will be demolished and then replaced
by a temporary Long Island Rail Road yard. A giant platform will then
be built on top of it, which will support much of the new development."[We need to] get the site graded to begin some of the
infrastructure work on a temporary yards, to start demolishing
structures that’s on our property, and to also to begin to move
utilities," said James Stuckey, the president of the project.Thirteen people who live or work within the project site have filed
a lawsuit in federal court in an attempt to prevent their properties
from being taken through eminent domain, but the lawsuit that has yet
to be heard.Those who have fought the planned Nets arena construction project were surprised to see work has begun at the site.
"What today is doing is making it clear to us that Forrest City
Ratner wants to use scare tactics against the people who live here and
send a signal to their investors that they are moving forward," said
Daniel Goldstein, a community activist."They have a license agreement to start some preparatory work, but
their agreement to own the rail yards is contingent on whether or not
they win the suit we brought against them," continued Goldstein. "And
we expect to win it, and if we win it, they cannot build the arena, the
super blocks, and they can’t build the towers.”Construction of the new arena for the NBA’s Nets is scheduled to begin in the fall.
"[Forest City Ratner] cannot just come in and kick people and
businesses out of a well established neighborhood,” said another
community activist, Patti Hagan. “I mean right across the street here
is on the National Register of Historic Places. This is an historic
neighborhood."But Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there’s no reason to wait to build the $4 billion arena.
"[I think it’s] good that construction is starting,” said
Bloomberg. “Some people are in favor, others aren’t. Brooklyn needs
housing, and jobs, and stores."Stuckey would not comment on the lawsuits, but pointed out that
Forest City Ratner is abiding by the agreement it made to the community
to use a number of women or minority-owned contracting firms.Stuckey also said 50 percent of the union workers come from the surrounding neighborhood.
The city and state have both given the project the go-ahead.
THIS THURSDAY: BROOKLYN READING WORKS
Brooklyn Reading Works this Thursday at 8 p.m. Three Writers, Three Interesting Stories. The Old Stone House Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets.
CARLA THOMPSON, an
award-winning freelance writer and filmmaker, invites readers to travel
the clay and paved roads of Montgomery, Alabama in her first book, a
memoir, Bearing Witness: Not So Crazy in Alabama.
In Bearing Witness: Not So Crazy in Alabama, the Harlem native meets
an itty bitty beauty queen, a redemptive ex-con, and a wheelchair-bound
quiz kid among others and discovers that the American South is a
complex intersection of race and class filled with people who go about
the business of living the best way they can.
BRANKA RUZAK was born and raised in the steel and rubber belt
of northeastern Ohio, the youngest daughter of Croatian and Slovenian
immigrants. Her passion for words and music was sparked as a child,
where she spent many hours listening to her father’s stories and
playing Croatian folk music in his tamburitza orchestra. Her current
studies in Hindusthani classical music, as well as her enthusiasm for
Indian novels, textiles and a good cup of chai have taken Branka
further afield to India. Always an avid traveler, her essays and poems
are journeys to different times and different places. Her essays
“Hungry Heart” and “Mothballs: A Chemical Memory” is from a growing
collection of writings about family, culture and travel..
MRS. CLEAVAGE, author
of the blog MRS CLEAVAGE’S DIARIES, is a single mother who lives in a
cluttered apartment in East New York. She is saucy, opinionated,
creative, and a smarty-pants – not necessarily in that order. Her blog
is her story, live and unedited from Brooklyn.
PARK SLOPE’S RORY KENNEDY: NEW FILM ABOUT ABU GHRAIB
Rory Kennedy, RFK’s daughter and a Park Slope filmmaker, has a new documentary called Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. This from New York Magazine.
Why Abu Ghraib?
I had planned on making a film exploring the question of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of evil, and Abu Ghraib kept coming up. It was really with the intention of doing a psychological profile of the MPs —were these people psychopaths? Or was it the pressure of working under these conditions?
So, what did you find?
They’re perfectly normal in many ways. Javal Davis—there’s a sweetness to his eyes, an honesty to him. They did horrible things, but it was pretty obvious that these guys were told to do 95 percent of what they did.
Did you deliberately avoid Michael Moore–style filmmaking?
I really tried not to sensationalize it or be cryptic or cute. I didn’t want it to be about me
NO WORDS_DAILY PIX BY HUGH CRAWFORD
MY BROOKLYN, HEPCAT, MY BROOKLYN
Contest for photographers and writers:
The Brooklyn Public Library invites photographers or writers of all ages to describe what Brooklyn means to them in its sixth annual photo and essay contest. Gowanus Lounge had this to add:
We could advise that photographers avoid hagiographic images, but will say, instead, that you can see last year’s winners here and 2005’s winners here. They include some really, really good photos like this one.
The controversy surrounding the Footprints Show aside, This contest is a good thing for kids, teens and adults.
Prizes include a $500, $300 or $100 U.S. Savings Bond and the opportunity for the winning work to be exhibited at the Brooklyn Public Library.
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, March 30, 2007, midnight, or hand delivered by 5 p.m. to the Programs & Exhibitions Department located at the Park Slope Branch – 431 Sixth Avenue.
Click here to download an application and read more entry info.
THANK GOODNESS FOR MUSIC MATTERS
Now that there are only two CD shops in the Slope, I always stop into Music Matters, on Seventh Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets, when I am in that neck of the woods.
I love the personal interaction with the people who work there, especially one who listens to music. Like the owner of Music Matters does.
Me: How do you like the new Lucinda Williams?
He: I love it.
Me: It’s gotten a lot of bad reviews.
He; I know. I just read one and it made me mad. I like the new album. I really do
Me: You can’t fault her for writing sad music.
He: Yeah.
Me: I’ll take the Of Montreal, too
He looks for it.
He: That one in the display is the last one.
I hand it to him.
He: Good for them (for selling out).
I buy both CDS. They are a tad more than iTunes. But at least I got some conversation, the packagaing, the liner notes, etc. I don’t know how to relate to an album without all of that. I am so old school I guess.
It’s so okay to be old school.
PS Something Else, the other CD shop in Park Slope is fun, too.
JETBLUE: CUSTOMER BILL OF RIGHTS
Infromation and quotes from Yahoo News:
As a big JetBlue booster, I am shocked and upset about their hideous performance this past week. I see they are attempting damage control. Wonder if they can really turn this around .Jet Blue was the airline that made it possible for me to fly weeks after 9/11. It’s the airline that helped me overcome my fear of flying. Why? Because they did so many things right. Now this. Is this right enough?
On Tuesday, JetBlue Airways rolled out a customer bill of rights Tuesday that promises vouchers to fliers who experience delays. They are obviously hoping to win back passengers after an operational meltdown damaged its brand and stock price.
JetBlue customers will be compensated based on the length of the delays. The vouchers range from $25 to the full amount of the ticket. The delays include airplanes unable to taxi to the gate within 30 minutes and flight departures held up for a minimum of three hours, according to a program copy provided to The Associated Press.
If JetBlue cancels a flight within 12 hours of its departure, customers can ask for a full refund or a voucher. JetBlue said passengers would also receive vouchers if flight delays are the airline’s fault.
David G. Neeleman, JetBlue’s founder and chief
executive, has been working overtime talking to media, investors and customers promising that the airline will recover and being very remorseful.
The service breakdown "was absolutely painful to watch," he is quoted as saying on Yahoo News.
JetBlue’s shares fell more than 6 percent in morning trading Tuesday.
"Most airlines don’t try to operate when there is an ice storm
problem — they’ve learned that it’s better to cancel all flights at the
outset and then try to get back to normal operations as quickly as
possible," David Stempler, president of the Washington-based,
member-supported Air Travelers Association, told The Associated Press and reported on Yahoo News.
"JetBlue tried to do their best — tried to keep the system rolling,"
he said. "Their heart was in the right place, but their head was not."
TODAY IS FAT TUESDAY: TWO BOOTS, OF COURSE
I’m just saying that Two Boots has been the de facto Mardi Gras headquarters in Park Slope for years and years. Which isn’t to say that Union Hall and NoNo Kitchen can’t bring something wonderful to the table. In fact, Two Boots gets WAY too crowded. Welcome aboard, NoNo Kitchen and Union Hall. Props to Union Hall for making it a benefit for New Orleans musicians.
TUESDAY FEB 20 IT’S THE BIG MARDI GRAS BASH!
Take a little trip down Bourbon Street right here in Brooklyn!
Authentic special New Orleans menu & cocktails, Mardi Gras beads,
Feast & dance the night away to the Cajun waltzes & swingin’two-steps of
NEW THANG from 4-6pm
THE VOODOOBILLIES at 9pm
Get a free Hurricane if you come with a Mardi Gras mask or costume!
TUESDAY NIGHT AT UNION HALL: Fat Tuesday at Union Hall with a benefit show to aid the musicians of New Orleans featuring Snuggle T and the Huggs, Blue Vipers of Brooklyn, M Shanghai String Band, The Dansettes, Stephane Wrembel, Hungry March Band, The World Famous Pontani Sisters, Dave Hill, DJ Grand Pah and DJ Gannon
Admission $12. Door 6 p.m. Happy Hour 6-7 p.m. At Union Hall, 702 Union Street (off of 5th Avenue), (718) 638-4400.
Food donated by NoNO Kitchen.
OFFICER JACQUELINE RIVERA: A PARK SLOPE TRAGEDY
The story of Jacqueline Melendez Rivera, a police officer who stands accused of helping the man she loved cover up a shooting in Park Slope last week, is a sad and strange one.
One freezing cold morning, Officer Rivera’s
husband, Jose Rivera, shot a plainclothes officer, Andrew Suarez, 25. Mr. Rivera then sped
away, they said, as bullets fired by the officer’s colleagues tore into
his sport utility vehicle and shattered its glass.
Officer Rivera was found less than an hour later behind the wheel of
what the police said was the same S.U.V., about a mile from her home in
Prospect Heights. The police concluded that she had not been in the
S.U.V. when the shots were fired, but that she was trying to hide it to
conceal her husband’s crime.
The Times’ has an in-depth look at this couple, who met at 200 Fifth and who lived in a brownstone Officer Rivera inherited from her mother on St. Mark’s Place.
1,433 DAYS IN IRAQ: PRAY FOR PEACE
The war in Iraq has been going on for 1,433 days. March 19th, 2007 marks the beginning of our fifth year there.
BROOKLYN ARTISTS GYM:
February 24-March 4, 2007: Look See: Photographs on Reflection
The opening reception with the artists, including NO WORDS_DAILY PIX (HUGH CRAWFORD) is this Saturday from 6:00-9:00. Please come enjoy some wine and some amazing photographs.
168 7th Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215
phone: 718.858.9069
info@brooklynartistsgym.com
brooklynartistsgym.com
Over 50 artists have have been chosen who have taken on the theme of reflection and initiated their own exploration. The quality of the work and the depth of the conversation is stunning.
The opening reception with the artists is this Saturday from 6:00-9:00. Please come enjoy some wine and some amazing photographs.
Over 50 artists have have been chosen who have taken on the theme of reflection and initiated their own exploration. The quality of the work and the depth of the conversation is stunning.