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Students’ Privacy Rights Bill Picks Up Speed

A BILL APPROVED BY THE NYS ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY WOULDallow parents to safeguard their children’s personal information. Seen here are childrencrossing the street near P.S. 8 in Brooklyn Heights. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Navy Yard CEO Kimball Steps Down

By Mary FrostBrooklyn Daily Eagle

Reacting to parents’ out-rage that the state and cityDepartments of Educationhave already shared confiden-tial data about their kids withprivate corporations, a billwas approved by the NYS As-sembly Education Committeeon Thursday allowing parentsto “opt out” of sharing theirchild’s personal information.

Bill A7872, introduced byQueens Assembly MemberCathy Nolan, allows parentsof students and kids 15 yearsof age or older to request thatpersonally identifiable stu-dent information not be dis-closed by schools to “certainthird parties,” unless requiredto do so by court order or forsafety or certain other reasons.The bill would also allow families

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By Jake PearsonAssociated Press

The world's oldest Jewishperson, Evelyn Kozak, whosefamily fled Russia to escapeanti-Semitism in the 1880s,has died at age 113 in Brook-lyn.

Kozak died Tuesday aftersuffering a heart attack theday before, her granddaughterBrucha Weisberger said. Shewas buried next to her parentsin a cemetery in Brooklyn.

Kozak was the world's old-est documented Jewish personand the world's seventh-oldest

person, said Robert Young, asenior database administratorat the Los Angeles-basedGerontology Research Group,an organization of physicians,scientists and engineers whovalidate supercentenarians,people 110 or older.

While a series of strokesabout three years ago leftKozak in a wheelchair andparalyzed on her right side,her mind was always sharp,Weisberger said Thursday. Forthe past three years, Kozakhad lived with her grand-

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Good morning. Todayis the 168th day of theyear. The Brooklyn DailyEagle of June 17, 1901,ran an article headlined“A Remarkable Tea PartyRun by a Pair of Thieves.”According to the story,$10,000 worth of tea wasstolen from a warehouseon North Second Street inWilliamsburg. Police re-ported that two youngmen, dressed in aprons,hired a wagon with hors-es, then went into thebuilding and started un-loading the boxes of tea infull view of everyone.When the elevator opera-tor asked what they weredoing, they told him thatthe company had a largeorder for tea, and theywere hired to move it out

Andrew Kimball, who wasappointed by Mayor MichaelBloomberg in 2005 as presi-dent and CEO of the BrooklynNavy Yard Development Cor-poration, will be leaving hisposition at the end of thismonth to join the real-estatemanagement and asset devel-opment firm of JamestownPartners, the Navy Yard an-nounced.

As president and CEO,Kimball and his team imple-mented a $250 million publicinvestment program, whichleveraged some $750 millionin private investment. During

his tenure, the Yard’s tenantroster grew to more than 300industrial businesses with6,400 employees, up from3,600 in 2001.

More than 2 million squarefeet of new space is now beingdeveloped to serve the Yard’swaiting list of more than 100firms, with employment at theYard expected to double with-in five years.

“There would not be abooming Brooklyn economyor the return of manufacturingjobs to our borough if not forthe work and leadership ofAndrew Kimball,” said Carlo

Scissura, president and CEOof the Brooklyn Chamber ofCommerce. “Andrew helpedtransform a once-abandonedarea that featured crumblingpiers into a modern industrialpark with nearly 300 tenants.

Brooklyn ProtestCalled Schools' Move

‘Outrageous’

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HON. SYLVIA HINDS-RADIX (SECOND FROM RIGHT) PASSED THE TORCH OF PRESIDENT OF THEBrooklyn Women’s Bar Association to Holly Peck (second from left) during an induction ceremony atthe Brooklyn Bar Association on Thursday. Also pictured are Hon. Alice Fisher Rubin (left) and Hon.Deborah A. Kaplan (right). See story and more photos on page 11. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

Girl, 11, Hit by Bullet,

Is Recovering

Will Join Real Estate Firm

World’s Oldest Jewish Woman,Brooklyn Resident, Dies at 113

SUZANNE GIGLIOTTI OF BROOKLYN TALKS TO HER SON WALKER ABOUT THE TRILOBITE EXHIBIT,seen at right, on display at the American Museum of Natural History. The temporaryexhibition includes 15 fossils of various trilobite species from the museum’s perma-nent collection, including specimens from New York, Morocco and Russia. The fossilson display are hundreds of millions of years old. AP Photos

Andrew Kimball, outgoingpresident and CEO of theBrooklyn Navy Yard Devel-opment Corp.

Photo courtesy of Marino Organization

EVELYN KOZAK, WHOwas the world’s oldest doc-umented Jewish person.

From Associated PressAn 11-year-old girl shot

outside her Brooklyn homeis starting to show signs ofrecovery.

NBC New York saysTayloni Mazyck sat up forthe first time Thursday in herhospital bed.

The child, nicknamedTutu, still has a bullet lodgedin her spine.

She was waiting for heraunt in Bedford-Stuyvesanton May 31 when a gunmanopened fire at two men.

A stray bullet pierced herthroat, went down her spineand lodged in her back. She'sbeing moved to long-termrehab soon.

Her parents are prayingshe'll walk again.

Priscilla Samuel says herdaughter has constant night-mares.

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Brooklyn Hospital Foundation’s 2013 Founders Ball Raises $1.3 M for Brooklyn Hospital Center

First Fundraising Event on Barclays Center Arena Floor a Huge SuccessAt the first fundraising event to

be held on the Barclays Center arena floor, The Brooklyn Hospital Founda-tion raised over $1.3 million at its 2013 Founders Ball, which honored Forest City Ratner President and CEO Mary-Anne Gilmartin; Data Delivery Sys-tems, LLC CEO Eric D. Moskow; and Hospital’s VP Academic Affairs, CMIO and Interim Chief of Emergency Medicine Benson Yeh, MD.

Proceeds from the Founders Ball will fund the modernization of the emergency room at The Brook-lyn Hospital Center—the Official Hometown Hospital of Barclays Center—one of north Brooklyn’s most urgent health needs.

The gala was co-chaired by Brett Yormark, CEO of Barclays Center and Brooklyn Nets, and Robert B. Catell, former chairman of KeySpan and National Grid U.S., and Chair-man, Advanced Energy Center. Cat Greenleaf, host of Talk Stoop on NBC4 New York, served as MC with Barclay Collins, Chairman of the Brooklyn Hospital Foundation.

Guests included Brooklyn Bor-ough President Marty Markowitz and former Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden; Peter Meyer and Em-met Conlon of TD Bank; CBRE CEO Mary Ann Tighe; Robert Knakal and Paul J. Massey, Jr. of Massey Knakal Re-alty Services; Bruce Mosler, Chairman, Cushman &Wakefield; Joshua Muss, Principal, Muss Development; and au-thor Peter Blauner.

Addressing the audience of more than 840 guests, Brooklyn Hospital President and CEO Rich-ard B. Becker, MD, praised co-chairs Brett Yormark and Robert Catell for helping raise the largest amount of money in a single night for The Brooklyn Hospital Center.

“One out of every three Brook-lyn residents—about one-million people—rely on Medicaid for their health insurance. The Brooklyn Hos-

pital Center is leading the way to cre-ate a health delivery system that will improve the health of borough res-idents,” he said, adding that the hos-pital’s ER was built to manage 45,000 visits per year and is on track to serve 70,000 patients in 2013. “Our ER mod-ernization initiative will transform this ER into the state-of-the-art facili-ty that Brooklyn needs and deserves.”

Dr. Becker presented Dr. Yeh with the Walter E. Reed Medal, call-ing him, “a physician who emulates the character and accomplishments of Walter E. Reed, the great physician who set his sights on improving our nation’s public health while working at the Brooklyn Hospital Center.”

He then presented “physician, business man and philanthropist” Dr. Moskow with the 2013 Brook-lyn Without Borders Award for his work in developing effective meth-ods to reduce medical costs and in-crease efficiency.

Mr. Catell and Mr. Yormark, who played an integral part in developing the partnership between Barclays Center and The Brooklyn Hospital Center, also addressed the audience.

“We’re proud to call The Brook-lyn Hospital Center ‘the official hometown hospital of Barclays Center,’ and I am honored to work with Richard Becker, who is leading his dedicated team in making a dif-ference in the lives of Brooklynites,” said Mr. Yormark. “Our partnership with Brooklyn Hospital is about keeping Brooklyn healthy. Our goal is to increase awareness of the hos-pital and support its mission in serv-ing Brooklyn residents. Tonight’s gala launches an initiative to raise $10 million to modernize the hos-pital emergency department. This borough can’t be a center for great sports, entertainment, restaurants, business and education without essential infrastructure, and we’re here tonight to support this effort.

Mr. Yormark then presented Ms. Gilmartin with The Brooklyn Hos-pital Foundation’s Founders Medal. Ms. Gilmartin, who along with For-est City Ratner Companies Execu-tive Chairman Bruce Ratner was in-strumental in the development of Barclays Center, was honored for her dedication to the borough and its people.

In accepting the award, Ms. Gilmartin noted that she and her family are moving back to Brook-lyn—near Barclays Center. She ap-plauded the doctors, nurses, staff and trustees of The Brooklyn Hospi-tal Center, calling it “one of our bor-ough’s most important institutions. The emergency department is the front door to a hospital we hope we will never need to visit, but we are more confident knowing that it is there and that it will welcome and care for tens of thousands of our friends and neighbors.”

Founded as the borough’s first voluntary hospital, The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) has been keeping Brooklyn healthy since 1845. Today, it is a 464-bed teaching hospital, offering primary and spe-cialized medical care, sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic services, cutting-edge technology, and spe-cialized surgery to nearly 300,000 patients annually. Located in the heart of Brooklyn’s downtown revi-talization district, TBHC is a mem-ber of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System and the Brook-lyn academic and clinical affiliate of Weill Medical College of Cornell University. TBHC has fully accred-ited, independent residency pro-grams in Emergency Medicine, In-ternal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediat-rics, Family Medicine, General Den-tistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and trains more than 250 physicians each year.

Forest City Ratner President and CEO MaryAnne Gilmartin with Brett Yormark, CEO of Barclays Center and Brooklyn Nets. Photos courtesy of the Brooklyn Hospital Foundation

Cat Greenleaf, host of NBC4 New York’s Talk Stoop, and Barclay Collins, Chairman of the Brooklyn Hospital Foundation. Cat Greenleaf, Brooklyn Hospital President and CEO Dr. Richard Becker, and MaryAnne Gilmartin.

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to protect their children’s “biomet-ric” records, such as fingerprints orretina patterns.

In April, at a tense town hall atBrooklyn Borough Hall organizedby Leonie Haimson, executive di-rector of educational nonprofitClass Size Matters, parents calledthe Department of Education’smove to share confidential dataabout their kids with private cor-porations “outrageous” and “con-temptible.”

Parents were particularly upsetwhen they learned that the city hadalready handed their children’spersonal information over to in-Bloom Inc., a Gates-funded corpo-ration, which plans to share stu-dents’ information with for-profit

vendors to help them market“learning products.”

The student data being sharedincludes names, addresses, emails,photos, grades, test scores, learn-ing styles, disciplinary, health andattendance records, the results ofacademic and psychological tests,race and ethnicity, economic anddisability status and more.

Students’ information is beingstored on an Amazon cloud builtby Wireless/Amplify, owned byRupert Murdoch’s News Corpora-tion, a company facing litigationfor violating the privacy of indi-viduals in Great Britain and in theUnited States.

“The bill is not perfect be-cause we would like parents tohave the right to consent beforetheir children’s sensitive data isshared and this bill instead pro-vides the right to opt out,” Haim-

son told the Brooklyn DailyEagle on Friday. “But it would bea huge step forward nonetheless togrant parents the right to opt theirchildren’s data from being shared,as SED [State Education Depart-ment] completely refuses to doright now.”

With only one more week inthe legislative session, she urgedparents to contact their state Sena-tors to ask them to introduce andco-sponsor the same bill in theSenate.

DOE spokesperson MargeFeinberg told the Brooklyn Eaglein April that the new system, calledthe Education Data Portal willabide by the Family EducationalRights and Privacy Act (FERPA).“Consistent with FERPA, the NewYork City Department of Educa-tion will continue to set the priva-cy and security policies that gov-

ern how that data are protected, in-cluding who has access to it andfor what purposes.

“If commercial vendors arehired to develop applications thatuse the inBloom data system, inorder to access student data theircontracts will continue to requireFERPA compliance,” Feinbergsaid.

On May 6, Schools ChancellorDennis Walcott defended givingchildren’s data to third parties,telling a town hall audience inBensonhurst, “We will maintainstudent privacy. We are very strictaround that. We will never, everpierce student privacy.”

A spokesperson for in-Bloom Inc. told the BrooklynEagle on May 6 that the com-pany would not be the entitysharing student data, but wouldsimply be helping school dis-

tricts manage student data andthat the districts, not inBloomInc., would decide if that infor-mation is to be shared with out-siders.

“Districts who use inBloom inconjunction with commercial ap-

plications and services maychoose to disclose certain studentinformation to those third-partyproviders to power the learningapplications they implement intheir classrooms,” said inBloom’sAlyse Aanestad.

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quickly. After the theft was discov-

ered, police found that one wit-ness remembered the name ofthe trucking company. Theywent to the company’s storagefacility and recovered the tea.An employee of the Williams-burg tea-importing firm waslater arrested for his part in the

scheme.Well-known people who

were born today include Brook-lyn-born singer-songwriterBarry Manilow (“Mandy,”“Copacabana”), comedian JoePiscopo, tennis player VenusWilliams, politician Newt Gin-grich and actor Greg Kinnear(“Little Miss Sunshine,” “AsGood as It Gets”).

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“The variety of industries lo-cated at the Navy Yard —fromset designers to furniture makersto computer techies —speaks toAndrew’s ability to attract busi-nesses to Brooklyn,” he said.

Alan Fishman, chair of theBrooklyn Navy Yard Develop-ment Corporation’s board of di-rectors, said, “For years, theNavy Yard languished as an un-derperforming asset. Andrewand his team were able to workwith area stakeholders — elect-ed officials, businesses andcommunity residents — to openthe Yard, create jobs, and helpprepare area residents for em-ployment opportunities.”

Kimball will join James-town Properties as director ofInnovation Economy Initiatives.In his new role, Kimball willoversee transformation ofJamestown’s portfolio of out-dated urban industrial properties

into modern manufacturing andtech complexes.

“Andrew Kimball has rede-fined what an urban manufac-turing complex can be, and inthe process he has demonstratedthat he has the vision, passionand capacity that is the right fitfor Jamestown.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard isowned by the City of New Yorkand managed by the not-for-profit Brooklyn Navy YardDevelopment Corporation.BNYDC leases space in theYard, promotes local economicdevelopment, develops under-utilized areas and overseesmodernization of the Yard’s in-frastructure. Established in1801, the Brooklyn Navy Yardserved as one of America’s pre-eminent military facilities formore than 150 years. Today, theYard is a thriving industrial parkwith more than 300 businessesthat employ 6,400 people.

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daughter and the granddaugh-ter's husband and children inBrooklyn.

“As old as she was, we real-ly expected her to live forever,”said Weisberger, one of nearly adozen grandchildren. “She wasstrong and incredible. Wethought she would be going onand on and on.”

Kozak, who was one of ninechildren, was born on Manhat-tan's Lower East Side on Aug.14, 1899. Her family hadmoved from Russia to escapeorganized anti-Semitic attacks.

She spent much of her adultlife in Miami, where she ran aboarding house for many years,fixing meals for her tenants,Weisberger said.

“Sometimes she would say,'I always try to help everyoneand not hurt anyone,'” Weis-berger said. “And even when

they say, 'It's not your businessto help someone,' she felt that itwas her business.”

Kozak believed in beingtruthful and honest, Weisbergersaid.

“She always said a goodconscience was the secret to along life,” she added.

Though Kozak had no for-mal religious education, she wasreligious, keeping kosher andobserving the Sabbath. Whenshe was 110, she started cover-ing her hair, as many traditional-ly orthodox Jewish women do.

Kozak was married twicebut had been a widow since1957. She had five children,10 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. Besides NewYork, she had lived in PerthAmboy, N.J., Miami andPittsburgh.

The world's oldest person,Misao Okawa, of Japan, is115, the Gerontology Re-search Group said.

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IN THIS PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, A LARGE AMERICAN FLAG WAVES IN THE BREEZEas it hangs from the superstructure of the George Washington Bridge from Upper Manhattan to New Jersey on Friday in observanceof Flag Day. According to the Port Authority, the flag is one of the world’s largest free-flying flags. AP Photo

Liu: High School Acceptance ‘Unfair and Arbitrary’By Mary Frost

Brooklyn Daily EagleCity Comptroller John Liu

said on Thursday that an auditfound that the Department ofEducation’s (DOE) high schoolplacement process was often ar-bitrary and unfair, denying seatsin highly competitive programsto eligible students while offer-ing seats to other students whowere not.

According to the audit, al-most 2,000 students applying tofive of the city’s most desirablehigh schools were dropped fromconsideration, even though theymet or surpassed the screeningcriteria.

“Our audit confirmed whatmany frustrated parents and stu-dents have long suspected: thecity’s high school placementprocess is often unfair anddeeply flawed,” ComptrollerLiu said. “Applying to highschool is an important andstressful enough experience forstudents and parents, and it mustnot be left to a sloppy and ran-dom system like the one ouraudit found.”

The DOE, however, saystransparency in high school ad-missions is better now than inthe past. “This report goes out ofits way to ignore the enormousstrides we have made to provideinformation to families and im-plement a clear, fair high schoolchoice process,” DOE spokes-

man David Pena told the Brook-lyn Eagle on Friday.

“More than 75 percent of the70,000 annual high school ap-plicants land in one of their topthree school choices,” he said.“You would never know it read-ing this report, but transparencyin high school admissions hasnever been greater. As always,we have more work to do, andappreciate the recommendationsfor how to improve high schooladmissions.”

Comptroller Liu’s audit fo-cused on “screened” programs,where students must meet spe-cific requirements, such as sev-enth-grade report cards, stan-dardized test scores, and atten-dance records. Students are thenranked by the schools based onthese criteria.

Screened programs com-prised a quarter of studentmatches in 2011 and 2012. Ac-cording to Liu, screened schoolsare especially vulnerable to ma-nipulation because the schoolsthemselves establish and over-see the ranking process.

DOE does not require highschools to explain the method-ologies they use to rank stu-dents. For example, MidwoodHS Medical Science Institutestates that students need gradesof 90 to 100 in seventh-gradeclasses, but does not let appli-cants know that it gives the mathand science grades greater

weight than English and socialstudies grades.

The audit examined enroll-ment for the 2011-12 schoolyear at five highly competitiveschools: Hostos-Lincoln Acade-my of Science (Bronx), BaruchCollege Campus HS (Manhat-tan), Midwood HS Medical Sci-ence Institute (Brooklyn), Tot-tenville HS Science Institute(Staten Island), and TownsendHarris HS Intensive AcademicHumanities (Queens).

The five schools received21,315 applications for 828seats. Liu said that 5,702 stu-dents appeared to meet thescreening criteria. The city’sranking program, however,ranked only 4,075 students.

The audit found 1,946 un-ranked qualified students, manyof whom actually scored betterthan those who were ranked.Additionally, 319 of the 4,075students who the programsranked appear not to have metthe criteria. These errors wereespecially great at BaruchCollege Campus High Schooland Hostos-Lincoln Academy,where a respective 972 and 803eligible students were nevereven considered for enrollment,and at Midwood High School,where 284 ineligible studentswere considered for admission.

Students can apply to up to12 schools, which they rank intheir order of preference.

Comptroller Liu’s audit alsofound that the five schools failed

to maintain documentation ex-plaining the rankings of certainapplicants. Only one, TownsendHarris High School, providedany records documenting its de-cisions. The other four had notkept such records, as they are re-quired to do by the New YorkState Education Department. Inaddition, middle schools are notkeeping application records.The DOE could provide studentapplications for only 14 out of150 randomly selected students.

According to Liu, the DOEagreed to review the admissionspractices at the four schools theaudit report determined hadquestionable rankings, and willrequire high schools withscreened programs to documenttheir ranking formula andprocesses.

NYC Comptroller andmayoral hopeful John Liu

DOE Disagrees, Calls Process Transparent

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Review and Comment

More Light on the NSABy one count, sales of George Orwell’s “1984” have shot up nearly 10,000

percent recently on Amazon.com. The classic novel that spawned the phrase “Big Brother is watching you” tells the story of a totalitarian govern-ment that closely spies on the lives of each and every citizen.

The obvious reason for this sudden interest is the news that the US Na-tional Security Agency (NSA) is collecting data on the phone calls of Amer-icans, regardless of whether they are suspected of doing anything wrong. Americans may be turning to literature to speculate about what it all means because the US government apparently is going to have very little to say about the matter, citing security concerns and the war on terrorism.

That surge of interest in Orwell’s work, however, isn’t reflected in a recent poll by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post, which found that a majority of Americans (56 percent) say the NSA’s tracking of millions of tele-phone records is fine with them if it helps to fight terrorism. Americans seem to be getting more comfortable living in a world in which where you go, who you associate with, your religious beliefs, what you buy, your sexual prefer-ence, and much more are all shiny needles that today can be picked out of the haystacks of data available to the government’s computer farms.

Whether Edward Snowden, a US government contractor, was right to blow the whistle on NSA snooping could supply a whole college ethics course with questions to debate. He most likely has broken at least one or more laws. But he also must be judged in the light of the tradition of civ-il disobedience, when individuals take actions deemed illegal in service of what they see as exposing a great wrong.

The Internet Age has brought with it new challenges in defining a reason-able expectation of privacy. Society may indeed be comfortable with less priva-cy in an era of instant tweets and posts. But the Constitution’s Fourth Amend-ment still ensures “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” And the First Amendment still requires “freedom of speech” and association.

Even secret government operations must adhere to these standards. The American Civil Liberties Union was right to file a lawsuit challenging the NSA’s actions based on these amendments. Congress and a secret court have oversight now. But the ACLU case could help clarify what constitutes proper oversight.

In a democracy, citizens are expected to be honest and law abiding. And government is expected to be honest and law abiding as well. When a gov-ernment hides too much of its workings from its own people it becomes susceptible to overreaching and abuse of power. The sunlight of transpar-ency is needed.

Claims of the need for secrecy could prevent citizens from even hold-ing a proper debate on these issues. At the very least government officials need to more clearly explain why these actions are being taken, why they must be kept secret, what safeguards are in place, and what positive results they are achieving.

Certainly some government activities are necessarily clandestine. But throwing too big and opaque a cloak over such a wide-ranging surveillance program leaves a democracy without an essential ingredient for survival: the information it needs to make informed decisions.

No one’s suggesting that anything close to Orwell’s “1984” is playing out now. But the readers of “1984” have the right idea if they’re seeking to learn about the dangers of government snooping – and then insisting that as much sunlight as possible shine on the workings of government.

—The Christian Science Monitor’s Editorial Board

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Steve Cohn’s Seneca Club Holds Spring GalaOne of the rites of spring is the

annual dinner of the Seneca Club Spring Gala at the Polonaise Ter-race, now in its 114th year. Steve Cohn, a leader in the Kings Coun-ty Democratic Party and the pres-ident of the club, is one of the state’s outstanding volunteer law-yers who still maintains a busy practice on Court Street with part-ner Richard Goldberg. Steve’s two major events — the other being his annual Pre-election Pumpkin Party at Junior’s on Flatbush Ave-nue — draw heavily from the le-gal, business and educational com-munities. Several photos from the gala are seen on this page.

Early Retirement Age for Judges Squanders

Experience and WisdomWith prolonged financial cuts

damaging the operation of our court system, it amazes many that experienced, talented and remark-ably sentient judges are being forced to retire while they are, in many ways, at the peak of their ju-dicial careers.

A brief mention in PBB last week noting the forced retire-ment ages for most NYS judges would be elevated by legislation pending in the state assembly and senate is passed. The bill’s future is clouded with Republicans add-ing amendments which would hamstring the measure, requiring another year or two to amend the state constitution.

Almost 20 other states have lifted or totally eliminated a re-tirement age. Many of them did so

in keeping with the federal court systems where judges serve for life.

Reportedly, the issue of ear-ly retirement for judges has come before the voters before and was defeated each time. But times have dramatically changed. We cite John Cavanaugh, Pennsylva-nia higher education chancellor, who said:

“We’ve come a long way since the 1930s, when Social Securi-ty began and the age expectan-cy was in the early 60s. Back then they didn’t know as much about how to take care of themselves and how to prevent diseases and [even] cure acute diseases. A lot of what we know came about in the last 40 to 45 years,” added Chancel-lor Cavanaugh.

Many, including Cavanaugh, often cite the lifetime appoint-ments for U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Four of them — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Antonin Scalia and Anthony Ken-nedy — are well past the age of 70.

Good Presidents Come, Good Presidents Go

June is indeed the season end-ing the “year” for most lawyers’ groups, such as the Kings County Inn of Court, which will hold its annual gala on June 24 at the Bat-tery in Manhattan. The new Inn slate will consist of President Jus-tice Ellen Spodek, President-elect Dave Chidekel, Counselor Justice Arthur Schack, Treasurer Acting Su-preme Court Justice Miriam Cyrul-nik and Secretary Jon Besunder.

The outgoing president, de-serving many plaudits, is Marc Dit-tenhoefer, a trial lawyer who takes his “volunteer” work at the Inns of Court and other organizations se-riously. Like a good trial lawyer, he never showed up for a (mock) trial unprepared.

While we’re welcoming new

Inn President Justice Ellen Spodek, we must mention Inn member Andrew Fallek, who was recently sworn in as president of the Brook-lyn Bar Association. Justice Spodek and President Fallek have been outstanding ‘performers’ in the Inn’s CLE-accredited skits

Reflecting English Inns of Court tradition, the Kings chapter has been governed by a Board of

Masters which includes Hon. Glo-ria Aronin, Jon Besunder, Appel-late Division Justice Cheryl Cham-bers, Larry DiGiovanna, Steve Finkelstein, Steven Goolnick, Ap-pellate Division Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Justice Barry Kamins, Federal Judge William Kuntz, Jus-tice Carl Landicino, Victoria Lom-bardi, Mark Longo, Judge Joanne Quinones and Paul Weitz.

n keeping with the season — butreaching just a little bit back intoU.S. history — the Nathan Sobel

Kings County American Inn of Courtwill present a provocative session onNov. 27 entitled “Pumpkins, Panicand Perjury: The Trials of AlgerHiss.”

Veteran barristers will recall thatHiss was a target of many Red-bait-ing campaigns that rocked the nationin the 1950s and 1960s. They willalso remember that Richard M.Nixon won his first congressionalrace by painting opponent HelenGahagan Douglas as a “tool ofCommunist Russia” and other names(ComSymp, Fellow Traveler) thattoday would seem ridiculous.

Nixon and Sen. Joe McCarthyfinally had their way with Hiss andothers through the House Un-American Activities Committee,which scared this country into enter-ing the Vietnam War and much more.Democratic Presidents John F.Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnsonafter him, were every bit as warlikeagainst “Communist domination,”picking up where McCarthy left off.(Historic note: Nixon, Ike’s vicepresident, never did win the endorse-ment of President Dwight D.Eisenhower who, appropriately,never trusted him and famouslywarned the U.S. to avoid at all costsa land war in Asia!)

Irregardless, as we like to say inBrooklyn, the Inn Panel, led by Hon.Gloria Cohen Aronin, past presi-dent Rosario Marquis D’Apice andVictoria Wickman (one of the Inn’smost gifted thespians), will use thePumpkin Papers incident to highlighttheir presentation which offers twoCLE credits in “Ethics and TrialPractice.”

Inn Administrator MarieLattanzi advises that there will be awholesome repast provided for mem-bers starting at 5:30 p.m. that day atBBA headquarters, 123 Remsen St.The executive director is JeffFeldman.

The Inn is lead this year by presi-dent Marc Dittenhoefer, the triallawyer with a slate that includesPresident-elect Justice EllenSpodek, Counselor David Chidekel.Treasurer Justice Arthur M. Schackand Judge Miriam Cyrulnik, secre-tary. The immediate past president isRosario Marquis D’Apice.

The Inn is governed by a commit-tee of Inn Masters: Hon. GloriaCohen Aronin, Appellate DivisionJustice Cheryl Chambers, JusticeSylvia Hinds-Radix, former chiefadministrative judge for CivilMatters (now on her way to theAppellate Division); Justice BarryKamins, chief A.J. for criminal mat-ters; Justice Carl Landicino, U.S.District Judge William Kuntz II,Judge Joanne Quinones, and barris-ters Paul Weitz, Mark Longo,Victoria Wickman, Steve Goolnick,Steven Finkelstein, LawrenceDiGiovanna and Jon Besunder.

The Kings Inn chapter was found-ed by four justices: Justice MarshaSteinhardt, Hon. GerardRosenberg, Ret., Hon. Abraham

Gerges, Ret. and former JusticeEdward Rappaport, now knownfondly as president emeritus.

Bay Ridge Lawyers SetPopular Holiday Party, Dec. 19

The Bay Ridge LawyersAssociation, headed this year byPresident Pasqualino Russo, willpresent their always well-attendedholiday party on Dec. 19 at the ele-gant Dyker Beach Golf CourseReception Hall.

Leading the way as usual thisyear is past BRLA President RayFerrier, who has served honorablyas the association’s judiciary chair.“It’s going to be a great night!” saidthe veteran trial lawyer, who added,“This is an opportunity for membersof the bench and bar to get togetherin the holiday spirit.”

The most active and successfulneighborhood bar association in thecity, the BRLA was the first legalorganization in Brooklyn to institutea Continuing Legal Education pro-gram, established through the effortsof John Bonina, Jr. and ThomasTafuri.

The association is to hear fromJustice Jeffrey Sunshine Nov. 28 aspart of its continuing CLE endeavoron the timely topic: “No FaultDivorce. Temporary MaintenanceGuidelines and Matrimonial Update2012.”

Other officers are Vice PresidentJoann Monaco, Secretary Lisa M.Becker, Treasurer Grace M.Borrino, Corr. Secretary (and pub-licity co-chair) Stephen Spinelli.The immediate past president isHelen Z. Gallette.

Far Right Now in FearOf ‘Liberal’ Supreme Court?

Maybe it’s because Fox Newsbelieved its own slanted coverage aswell as the misleading data producedby GOP-biased pollsters (forinstance, Gallup, which had MittRomney beating President Obamaby four to five ‘points’). Or, perhapsit’s been so flummoxed ever sinceelection night that people out thereon the far right have yet to meaning-fully react to the future of the U.S.Supreme Court if the president getsto select one or more members of thathighest bench.

Except for an occasional outburstfrom Bill O’Reilly or RushLimbaugh, the Murdoch conglomer-ate has yet to foretell — ominouslyas its wont — what will happen to theU.S. Supreme Court now that thisDemocratic chief executive has fourmore years to name new justices whocould move the top court from centerright to center or even center left.

Most of Fox airtime thus far hasgone to a continuously enraged Sen.John McCain, whose soaring hostil-ity against U.N. Ambassador SusanRice — over her reading of unclassi-fied yet misleading material on theBenghazi murders — is sad to see.

Even with Fox on their side 24/7,the far right may ultimately be con-fronted with a Supreme Court more

Ginsbergian than Robertsonian!It’s conceivable that President

Obama could be the first to replace orname a majority of Supreme Courtjustices since the untroubled eight-year term of Republican PresidentDwight Eisenhower (who also omi-nously warned us of the growth mili-tary-industrial complex that nowrules much of Washington.)

While Justice Ginsberg is 79 andin ill health and Justice Breyer is 74,court observers note that JusticeScalia, the strict Constitutional con-structionist, is 76, and so is the right-leaning but “swing” Justice Kennedy.It’s become a grim waiting game.

President Obama has alreadynamed two liberals — JusticesKagan and Sotomayor — and theactuarial tables seem to indicate thathe could do the same should eitherScalia or Kennedy leave the bench.

Citizens United Is NowA Billionaire’s Club

While an identifiable bloc ofwoman voters sided with PresidentObama to prevent the possible over-ruling of Roe v. Wade, election-savvy Democrats and moderateRepublicans know that the only wayto stop the pouring of billions of dol-lars into political campaigns is to doaway with the infamous CitizensUnited (read Billionaires United)case.

Some expected a chastisedRepublican Congress to becomemore malleable and cooperative withDemocrats, especially on the ‘fiscalcliff’ issue. But they are working outtheir grief by using our U.N. ambas-sador as a punching bag.

This brutal behavior may be ini-tially therapeutic but ultimately itwill hurt them even more withwomen and minorities.

Dem. Felder ‘Joins’ GOPIn The Albany Senate

Democrats may rule — sort of —in Washington, but here in New York,it seems Republicans can win evenwhen they apparently lose. Case inpoint is the decision by formerDemocratic Councilman SimchaFelder to go over to the Republicancaucus in Albany.

A few years back, a couple ofsleazy Democratic senators “soldout” to the Republicans in a GOPSenate takeover, but ended up havingtrouble with the law. But SimchaFelder is anything but a sleaze —he’s bright, determined, a politicalsavant, a protege and a longtime allyof powerful Assemblyman DovHikind.

This all comes as no surprise.Felder supported the national GOP

ticket and urged his thousands ofdedicated Senate backers to vote forhim on the Conservative line all theway up to and including MittRomney and Paul Ryan. Democratsweren’t happy with his switch. But,rest assured, State ConservativeChair Mike Long and KingsConservative Chair Gerry Kassar,both Brooklynites, appreciate hisboost to their elective ballot line.

Working with a hard corps of ded-icated right-thinking workers such aslocal leader Fran Vella Marrone,Chairs Long and Kassar have main-tained a strong conservative politicalwing of the state party by patientlyreaching out to like-minded voters.Simcha Felder knows this, has dealtwith all of them as neighbors and fel-low community organizers over theyears and believes he was doing theright thing for his senatorial districtby going over to the AlbanyRepublicans.

Another guy who has to bepleased with Felder’s decision is R-C. Sen. Marty Golden who easilywon re-election over Democrat NickGounardes. Golden is one of themost influential Republicans inAlbany. He’s been quiet on theFelder switch, and though he’s nottalking about strategy there’s a goodchance his party will lure enoughDemocrats to their side to win con-trol of the upper chamber.

In closing, a query for politicalbuffs: how many votes did Felderand the Romney-Ryan team win onthe Conservative lines in his senato-rial district? How many Democraticvotes did Felder receive? Maybe ourastute online colleague Gatemouth inRoom 8 can tell us.

Pro Bono Reader LikedComments by Barrister Hill

Pro Bono Note: Last week attor-ney Arthur Hill contributed to ProBono a true welcoming letter to re-elected President Barack Obama.Shortly after that edition of theBrooklyn Eagle hit the streets hereceived the following missive froma Heights resident:

“Dear Mr. Hill:“I would just like to send you this

note commending you on your articlein the November 19th issue of theBrooklyn Daily Eagle.

‘“You stated in the article that`President Obama’s re-electionmeans that a majority of Americansbelieve that government can play ameaningful role in helping people.’

“You then gave an example ofthis by referring to the federal gov-ernment’s response to HurricaneSandy. As you mentioned, theRepublicans have said in the past that

such a role was in the province of thestates and not the federal govern-ment.

“I try to read four papers everyday [Post, Daily News, Newsday andThe Times]. I have read a tremendousamount of material about the hurri-cane these past few weeks, and to myknowledge, you were the first [or if Iam wrong, one of the first] to makethis connection between the federal

government’s role and the hurricane.“To his great credit, Governor

Christie has been willing to eat a lit-tle bit of humble pie and has reachedout to Obama, despite his fellowRepublicans distaste of federal gov-ernment intervention. But to safe-guard his health, the governor shouldstop eating all other types of (edible)pie.

“Thanks again for a great article.Sincerely, Martin Feuerman,Brooklyn Heights

The full text of the Feuermanmessage can be viewed by goingonline to brooklyneagle.com and, ifyou’re lucky, clicking the right com-mands!

Helping Candidate ThompsonBuild an Election TreasuryBy the way, Barrister Hill isn’t

just talking or writing politics — he’staking an active role in next year’smayoralty race supporting formerComptroller William Thompson,Jr. The Court Street attorney is team-ing up with partner Jim Ross and for-mer Appellate Division PresidingJustice William C. Thompson, Sr. tohold a fund-raiser on Thursday, Dec.13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lulu & MeGastrobar at 253 Fifth Ave. inManhattan.

The senior Thompson — knownto his intimates as “Willy” — hasearned his living legend status withhis prowess on the bench and hisuncanny ability to get people to bendto his will when he’s espousing agood causes, for instance, JALBCA—Judges and Lawyers Breast CancerAlert.

Judge “Willy” has been a primemover with JALBCA which hasraised hundreds of thousands of dol-lars sponsoring free screenings forwomen in need. (This year, KingsJustice Ellen Spodek is serving asJALBCA co-president).

As to the former comptroller he’llneed lots of money at the Arthur Hill-led soiree on Dec. 13. His opponents— Comptroller John Liu and CouncilSpeaker Christine Quinn — are get-ting plenty of media exposure throughtheir official appearances.

Polls seem to give Ms. Quinn theedge in the 2013 Democratic pri-mary, but most observers see thisedge as a function largely of day-to-day visibility as opposed to her elec-tability.

Others serving on the Lulu & MeCommittee are Warren Diamond,Marc Aronson, Joseph Owen,William Ross and Joseph Porcelli.Those interested in attending shouldcall Denise Felipe at (718)-855 2324or e-mail rossandhill.@aol.com.

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Kings Inn Panel To Peruse ‘Pumpkin Papers’ Potential for Perjury

Simcha FelderState Sen. Marty Golden

Hon. Marsha SteinhardtHon. Carl Landicino Hon. Ellen Spodek

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Arthur Hill, Esq.

Marc Dittenhoefer, Esq. Kings County Justice Arthur Schack Kings County Justice Ellen Spodek

Mark Longo, Esq.

Kings County Justice Joseph Levine (ret.)

Jon Besunder, Esq.

Attorney Steve Cohn, right, with Mary Zuckerbraun. Photos by Joseph E. Levine

Stephanie Scholnick, left, with Hon. Leonard Scholnick, retired justice, and The-odora Martinez.

Hon. Randolph Jackson (ret.), left, with Zev Wexsler.

Warren Cohn, right, who helped dad Steve host the big Seneca gala, is shown with Daniella Rabinovich and Richard Klass.

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Our Worldin Pictures

GOOD MORNING AMERICA: Singer Carly Rae Jepsen performs on ABC’s “Good Morning America” in Central Park on Friday. AP Photos

COLLAPSE IN MIAMI: A collapsed deck sits in the water after it collapsed at Shuckers Bar and Restaurant in Miami. The packed outdoor deck behind the popular sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay.

TIGER WOODS: Tiger Woods watches a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Penn-sylvania, on Friday.

EXHIBIT IN BROOKLYN: Jason Florios’ “Haroun and His Horse – The Gambia” is one of the photos in the Tabla Rasa Gallery’s summer show, which will open on June 19. The gallery is located at 224 48th St., between Second and Third avenues, Sun-set Park. Courtesy of Tabla Rasa Gallery

HERO WALK: Jim Drnjevich, 63, of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, walks across the Susquehanna River on the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge while participating in his fourth-ever PA Hero Walk. Now in its fifth year, the PA Hero Walk has veter-ans and supporters walking 320 miles across Pennsylvania to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project and other veteran-related organizations.

UP THE FIELD: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi trains with Argentina’s national soccer team in Guatemala City. Argentina faced Guatemala in a friendly soccer match on Friday.

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Our Worldin Pictures

SUFI MUSLIMS: Egyptian Sufi Muslims perform Zikr, or the “Remembrance of God” ritual, the Sayyeda Zeinab shrine in Cairo. Egypt’s roughly 15 million Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism. They say that since the country’s 2011 uprising, shrines held sacred to them have been attacked by hardliners who deem them heretical and idolatrous.

AP Photos

BOAT CAPSIZED: Indian villagers look out from the banks of the River Ganges as a rescue team searches for missing people after a boat capsized at Dharam-pur village in West Bengal state, India. At least four people drowned and anoth-er 25 are feared missing.

TIBETANS PROTEST: Tibetans living in Switzerland with Tibetan flags protest against China’s policy in Tibet during a demonstration on the “Place des Nations” in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

SUPPORTING ERDOGAN: Turks from Macedonia hold Turkish flags and posters from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that read “In the name of friendship we are with you,” as they attend a rally in Macedonia’s capital, Skopje. A few hundred members of the Turkish minority in Macedonia gathered Friday to show their support for Turkey’s prime minister.

FLIGHT MILESTONE: Fabrice Bregier, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus, center, congratulates Chief Test pilot Peter Chan-dler, right, after the Airbus A350 made its maiden flight at Blagnac airport near Toulouse, southwestern France, on Friday.

EX-MILITARY MEDIC: Mathew Vance, a former medic with the Army and the Texas Army National Guard, works as an inter-mediate care technician in the emergency room at the Hampton, Va., Medical Center. He is part of a pilot program aimed at employing veterans with medical experience.

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Food Talk, Split Families in Novel’s MixBy Kendal Weaver

Associated Press

There’s a lot of tasty talk about food in “A Place at the Table” (Touch-stone), a novel whose main charac-ters have an affinity for the kitchen, often a source of refuge when they hunger for lost family affections.

For Bobby Banks, a young gay white man in flight from his Geor-gia home in 1981, a chef’s job in a leg-endary Manhattan restaurant puts him on his feet. That same restau-rant, years earlier, had played a sim-ilar role for Alice Stone, a black woman who made it famous after she left rural North Carolina to es-cape the abuses of Jim Crow.

In Bobby and Alice, author Su-san Rebecca White pays fiction-al homage to Edna Lewis, a black woman whose Cafe Nicholson be-

came a salon for Manhattan litera-ti after World War II, and Scott Pea-cock, a gay white Southern chef nearly 50 years her junior. The two real-life luminaries in the culinary world became close friends and co-chefs called by some “the odd cou-ple of Southern Cooking.”

Much like Cafe Nicholson, the novel’s Cafe Andres became a fa-vorite of hip New York writers and artists after it opened in 1947, as Al-ice, with a deft Southern touch, be-gan turning out prix fixe feasts. She gained a little fame herself, publish-ing a cookbook, “Homegrown,” be-fore she tired of the routine in 1965 and sold her interest to her partner, Gus Andres.

It is Andres who befriends the near destitute Bobby and puts him on course to meet Alice, who is in her 60s, no longer married and not altogether happy with life’s turn of events.

This is a fascinating pairing of a man and woman who bridged differences of race, age and sexu-al orientation, but White, an Atlan-ta-based writer, has more in store. Maybe too much.

After a crisply written prologue built around a jarring 1929 event in Al-ice’s childhood, White moves the nov-el into the 1970s and 1980s in a series of first-person sections. Initially these are from Bobby’s perspective, includ-ing his distress as a homosexual teen-ager in an intolerant, deeply religious Southern home. In the second half of the book, after Bobby finds a measure of solace at Cafe Andres and learns of Alice’s role there, a third major char-acter, Amelia Brighton, takes over the first-person narrative and adds a new dimension to Alice’s history.

Amelia also adds an element of uncertainty on where this novel is heading. She is a well-to-do Connecti-cut mom in a troubled marriage, and warming up to her isn’t as easy as it was with Bobby. Even when you do, connecting her to the ongoing story can seem a bit of a stretch.

But each character is a convinc-ing creation, and the novel, White’s third, is a pleasure if only for its rendering of Bobby and Alice and their convergence in Manhattan. Some may find that Amelia’s sto-ry adds a necessary jolt of suspense and catharsis to the mix, but it’s a tricky ingredient in an otherwise well-made tale.

The June 19 event will begin at 7 p.m. BookCourt is located at 163 Court St. in Cobble Hill.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer and Famed Musician to Celebrate

Book Launch in BrooklynFrom Akashic Books

Both a book and a traveling exhibition of photographs, “Hard Art, DC 1979” (Trade Cloth, Pub. date June 4), presents Lucian Per-kins’ snapshots of the 1979 music scene in Washington, DC. That year, a soon-to-erupt punk scene took hold in DC, with bands like the Bad Brains, Trenchmouth, Teen Idles, the Untouchables, and the Slickee Boys, among others, at the forefront. Perkins, who later became a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for the Wash-ington Post, was then an intern who photographed several piv-otal shows over a short period of time. His now iconic photos of these shows are complemented by punk rock musician Alec MacKaye’s narrative that runs throughout the book and an essay by Henry Rollins.

Both Perkins and MacKaye will appear in Brooklyn on June 19 to celebrate and discuss the inception of their book and ex-hibition.

In 1995, Lely Constantinople was hired by Perkins to manage his extensive photographic col-lection spanning a twenty-five year career with the Post. While looking through negatives in his basement, she found the punk images and recognized MacKaye, her then boyfriend (now hus-band). She asked to make con-tact sheets to show him, think-ing he might recognize himself and others, and was surprised by how excited MacKaye was to see the images. “Those pictures were

the holy grail! Not that many people brought cameras to shows then so I always wondered who he was and what happened to the pictures he took. He was at some of the best shows.”

MacKaye’s text offers an intimate exploration of the moment from two perspectives: that of a fourteen-year-old experiencing mu-sic on his own terms for the first time, and a look again at a move-ment that fueled an underground generation musically and philo-sophically. His examination is not a nostalgic review of glory days gone, as much as a present conversation about the continuation of a way of thinking that still endures. “Hard Art, DC 1979” is an intimate snapshot of “the time before the time” that punk rock found firm footing in the U.S. These images capture the cathartic, infectious en-ergy present in any group of people who seek to change their com-munities through music and art.

The June 19 event will begin at 7 p.m. WORD is located at 126 Frank-lin St. in Greenpoint.

* * *Lucian Perkins,

a two-time Pulit-zer Prize winner, worked as a staff photographer for the Washington Post for twenty-seven years until 2007. While at the Post, Perkins covered many of the major events of the time, including Rus-sia since 1988, the wars in the former Yugoslavia, the Pal-estinian uprising in the West Bank, and the wars in Iraq and

Afghanistan. Currently, Perkins is an independent photographer and videographer concentrating on multimedia projects and video documen-taries while still pursuing his love for the still image. He is also the co-founder of Facing Change: Documenting America, a collective of ten pho-tographers who are documenting the issues facing the United States.

* * *Alec MacKaye is a singer and musician best known for his bands the

Untouchables, Faith, Ignition and the Warmers. In more recent years, MacKaye has focused on other artistic pursuits such as painting and writing.

Book Beat

Susan Rebecca White will appear in Brooklyn on June 19 for a launch par-ty and book signing at Cobble Hill’s BookCourt.

Photo by Dorothy O’Connor

Image courtesy of Touchstone/Simon & Schuster

Neil Gaiman to Launch Latest Novel at BAM

By Samantha SamelBrooklyn Daily Eagle

With more than 20 published books under his belt, Neil Gaiman is a prolific writer – but it has been eight years since he’s released a novel for adults. Now, with his enchanting new book “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” (William Morrow; On Sale June 18, 2013), Gaiman is back in full force and will be launching his nov-el and national tour at BAM’s How-ard Gilman Opera House on June 18.

“The Ocean at the End of the Lane” begins when a middle-aged man returns to his home in Sussex, England, to attend a funeral. He is in-stantly reminded of his childhood friend, a bewitching girl named Let-tie Hempstock who guided him through a mystical world. Though the narrator hasn’t thought about Lettie in years, he is inundated with memories upon his visit home. He recalls strange and sometimes deep-ly frightening experiences, illus-trating the sensitivity of childhood, and the importance of friendship in times of unease.

The June 18 event will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45-$55 (all include a copy of Gaiman’s new book) and may be purchased at http://com-merce.bam.org/tickets/reserve.aspx-?performanceNumber=7606

BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House is located at 30 Lafayette Ave. in Fort Greene.

* * *Neil Gaiman is a New York Times

bestselling author of more than twenty books for adults and chil-dren, including the novels “Never-where,” “Stardust”, “American Gods,” “Anansi Boys,” “Coraline,” and “The Graveyard Book,” the Sandman series of graphic novels; and Make Good Art, the text of a commencement

speech he delivered at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts. He is the recip-ient of numerous literary honors, in-cluding the Locus and Hugo Awards and the Newbery and Carnegie Med-als. Born and raised in England, he now lives in Cambridge, Massachu-setts, with his wife, the rock star Amanda Palmer.

Gaiman will launch his new book “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” at BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House on June 18.

Photo by Kimberly Butler

Image courtesy of HarperCollins

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojour-nalist Lucian Perkins.

Photo courtesy of Akashic Books

Musician and writer Alec MacKaye. Photo courtesy of Akashic Books

Photo courtesy of Akashic Books

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Thomas Haden Church, actor (“Wings,” Sideways),born in Tolo, CA

Dermontti Dawson, football player, born in Lexing-ton, KY

Bobby Farrelly, director, works with his brotherPeter (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb andDumber, Me, Myself and Irene), born in Cumberland,RI

Will Forte, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), bornin Alameda County, CA

Tommy Franks, retired U.S. general, former com-mander of United States Central Command, born inWynnewood, OK

Dan Jansen, speed skater, sportscaster, born in WestAllis, WI

Greg Kinnear, actor (Sabrina; Oscar nominee As Good As It Gets), born in Logansport, IN

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— Birthdays — June 17 —

Brooklyn-born Journalist With a

Big City StrutRobert Clyve

Maynard wasborn on June 17,1937 in Brooklyn. Hegrew up in the mostlyblack Bedford-Stuyvesant section.His father was a part-time lay preacherwho owned a smalltrucking firm, and hismother RobertineIsola (Greaves) May-nard, had immigratedto the U.S. from Bar-bados in 1919. Robertwas the youngest ofsix children whowere instilled withsound study habitsand a strong workethic. Robert attrib-uted his success to agreat extent to the in-fluence of his father.

Robert began writ-ing at 8 when he ap-propriated a used Un-derwood typewriterhis father broughthome. Robert beganto cut classes at BoysHigh School inBrooklyn to frequentthe editorial offices of the black weekly paper, the New York Age(now defunct).

By age 16, Maynard dropped out of school and was working asa reporter for the Age. By 19 he was writing freelance articles andhobnobbing with the likes of James Baldwin and Langston Hugh-es, who encouraged him in his literary efforts. For a time heworked as a reporter for the Baltimore Afro-American. He workedfor the York (PA) Gazette & Daily, a “white daily.”

Maynard’s writings won him a grant to study at Harvard and hespent 1966 in his studies there. He returned to the Gazette forawhile, then became the first black national correspondent with theWashington Post. The managing editor of that paper quoted toNewsweek of Maynard’s writings: “He gave us eyes and ears thatwe lacked somewhat in black affairs in this country.” Maynardworked also as senior editor for a “black monthly” Encore and wasnamed an associate editor of the Washington Post.

In 1977 Maynard went to California and founded a programknown as the Institute for Journalism Education at the Universityof California. A short time later he worked for the giant Gannettnewspaper chain and became the first black person in the U.S. todirect editorial operations for a major daily newspaper.

After more notable accomplishments, Maynard became thefirst black person in the U.S. to own a controlling interest in a gen-eral-circulation city daily when he bought Gannett’s Oakland Tri-bune. He was also the first big-city editor in those times (1983) ofany race to buy out his paper. The board of directors of his paperincluded Shirley Temple Black (who was a close friend of May-nard’s), and Alex Haley, the author of Roots. The Tribune met witha greater success than ever before under his leadership.

Hollie I. West rhapsodized in the Washington Post: “His [May-nard’s] smoky voice and eloquence lift the spirit of friends and im-mobilize enemies.” And, West went on to say, “His hunched shoul-der swagger, a hip, big city strut from his youthful days in Brook-lyn, telegraphs his brimming confidence.”

His syndicated column appeared in over 90 newspapers. He wasalso a board member on some of the industry’s most prestigious or-ganizations, including the Pulitzer Prize, The Associated Press, andthe American Society of Newspaper Editors.

Maynard once wrote: “The greatest pleasure in life is doingwhat people say you cannot do.”

He died of prostate cancer in 1993 and the Institute for Journal-ism Education was renamed the Robert C. Maynard Institute forJournalism Education. — V P.

Robert C. Maynard was born inBrooklyn on June 17, 1937. Hebecame a prominent journalist, atone time associate editor of theWashington Post and later owner ofthe Oakland (California) Tribune.

Lyrics Express Songwriter’s Love of BrooklynThe only child of Harold

Pincus and EdnaManilow, Barry Manilow wasborn on June 17, 1943 inBrooklyn.

Two years later his father,an Irish truck driver for Scha-effer Brewery, “took a pow-der” and Barry was raised byhis mother and grandfather ina tough Williamsburg sectionof Brooklyn. (Barry took hismother’s maiden name).

There, as Barry once put it,he was “the kid [other chil-dren] always beat up.” Whenhis mother remarried, Barrymoved to Knapp Street.

Introduced to music by hismother, Barry began takingaccordion lessons when hewas 7 and piano lessons whenhe was 13. In a short time, hewas an accomplished pianist,playing classical pieces or aBroadway show tune withequal facility. His perform-ance of de Falla’s “Ritual FireDance” won for him the “bestmusician” award from his fel-low students at Brooklyn’sEastern High School.

While attending the NewYork College of Music, Barryworked in the CBS mail roomand attended evening classesat Juilliard for about a year.He was promoted to film ed-iting at CBS and at the sametime played piano in localnight spots, coached aspiringsingers and supplied “instantarrangements” to vocalists atBroadway auditions.

Throughout the early’70s he played occasionalclub dates, wrote music,sang and arranged musicalcommercials (one of thosewas McDonald’s “You de-serve a break today”). In‘72 he accompanied theflamboyant Bette Midler,who was singing at the Conti-

nental Baths on the UpperWest Side.

They worked well togeth-er and he became her musicaldirector. (The two worked to-gether again in 2003 whenManilow produced her albumBette Midler Sings the Rose-mary Clooney Songbook.)

Manilow signed up withBell Records and his song“Mandy” became the #1record in the country in only 9weeks. Another best sellinghit is “I Write the Songs.” Thealbum “Barry Manilow II”followed in 1974 and salespushed past the $1 millionmark.

A succession of Top Tensingles followed along withmore best-selling albums.

His cross-country tours in1975-76 were sell-outs andended in a sold out 2-weekstand at the Uris Theatre inManhattan, which won him aspecial Tony award.

Many other awards fol-lowed as a vocalist and per-former. His “Barry ManilowSpecial” on ABC-TV, March

2, 1977, lured an estimated38,000,000 viewers. It alsowon an Emmy.

The adaption of his song“Copacabana” (1985) into aTV movie received praisefrom viewers and critics alike.It was Barry’s debut in a film,a story about a strugglingsongwriter and the chorus girlhe falls for.

In 2006, Manilow re-leased a cover album titledThe Greatest Songs of theFifties, which he followedwith similar albums on songsof the ’60s and ’70s.

He won another Emmy in2006 for his television spe-cial “Barry Manilow: Musicand Passion.”

Manilow has been de-

scribed as “tall and lean withshaggy, reddish-blond hairand large, blue, ‘puppy-dogeyes.’”

Reporters have foundhim to be an easygoing andtalkative man with a self-deprecating sense of humor.For relaxation he playsbackgammon and wordgames, watches TV and goesto “scary” movies. Barry’slove for Brooklyn is exempli-fied in his songs about the bor-ough, most notably “BrooklynBlues.”

In 1988 Barry Manilowwas awarded his place onBrooklyn’s Celebrity Path inthe Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

— V. Parker

Barry Manilow was born in Brooklyn on June 17,1943. The lyrics of his songs often give mention to hisbeloved birthplace.

Photo by Matt Becker

Brooklyn boy Barry AlanPincus.

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FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK V. JHODA

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK; FSB, PLAIN-TIFF, AGAINST SEEPAUL V. JHODA, DE-FENDANT(S) PURSUANT TO A JUDG-MENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE DULY ENTERED 5/6/2013, I, THE UNDER-SIGNED REFEREE WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION AT ROOM 224 OF KINGS COUNTY SUPREME COURT, 360 AD-AMS STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 ON 7/11/2013 AT 2:30 PM PREMISES KNOWN AS 2037 UNION STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11212. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILD-INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUN-TY OF KINGS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK. BLOCK 3510 LOT 17 APPROxI-MATE AMOUNT OF LIEN $907,834.79 PLUS INTEREST AND COSTS; PREMIS-ES WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO PROVI-SIONS OF FILED JUDGMENT INDEx # 19655/11 GREGORY LASPINA, ESq., REF-EREE LYNCH & ASSOCIATES ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 462 SEVENTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018 DATED: 6/4/2013 FILE NUMBER: 075.205 MNH

#120756

LEGAL NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS WHEELER LEND LLC, PLAINTIFF, AGAINST DINA SEMACARITT, JUAN SALALZAR; ET AL, DEFENDANT(S) PUR-SUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORE-CLOSURE AND SALE DULY ENTERED 4/19/2013, I, THE UNDERSIGNED REF-EREE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION AT ROOM 224 OF KINGS COUNTY SUPREME COURT, 360 ADAMS STREET, BROOK-LYN, NY 11201 ON 6/20/2013 AT 2:30 PM PREMISES KNOWN AS 489 CHAUNC-EY STREET, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11233. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILD-INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUN-TY OF KINGS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK. BLOCK 1510 LOT 49 APPROxI-MATE AMOUNT OF LIEN $ 329,931.63 PLUS INTEREST AND COSTS; PREMISES WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF FILED JUDGMENT INDEx # 30143/10 ORIGINAL SALE DATE 5/23/2013 2:30 PM AT THE SAME LOCATIONLYLE F. SILVERSMITH, ESq., REFEREE LYNCH & ASSOCIATES ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 462 SEVENTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018 DATED: 6/7/2013 FILE NUMBER: 795.107 MNH

#120846

R&B REAL ESTATE V. 657 HOLDING CORP.

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: KINGS COUNTY. R & B REAL ESTATE CORP., PLTF. VS. 657 HOLDING CORP., ET AL, DEFTS. INDEx #28739/09. PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE DATED APR. 10, 2013, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION IN ROOM 224 OF THE KINGS COUNTY SUPREME COURT, 360 ADAMS ST., BROOKLYN NY ON THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013 AT 2:30 P.M., PREM. K/A 657 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY A/K/A BLOCK 3365, LOT 100. SAID PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE CORNER FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDE OF KNICKER-BOCKER AVENUE WITH THE NORTH-WESTERLY SIDE OF PUTNAM AVENUE; RUNNING THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDE OF KNICKBOCKER AVENUE, 25 FT.; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY PARALLEL WITH PUT-NAM AVENUE AND PARTLY THROUGH A PARTY WALL (92 FEET 6 ¾ INCH-ES-DEED) 96 FEET 1 ¾ INCHES-ACTU-AL; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 25 FEET ¼ INCH TO THE NORTHWESTERLY SIDE OF PUTNAM AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH-WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTER-LY SIDE OF PUTNAM AVENUE, 97 FEET 5 INCHES TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BE-GINNING APPROx. AMT. OF JUDGMENT IS $1,029,936.02 PLUS COSTS AND IN-TEREST. SOLD SUBJECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF FILED JUDGMENT AND TERMS OF SALE. MARK LONGO, REFEREE. JEFFREY M. SCHWARTZ, AT-TYS. FOR PLTF., 98 CUTTER MILL ROAD, STE. 310, GREAT NECK, NY. #82785

#120903

92 PILLING LLC92 PILLING LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 5/21/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 199 LEE AVE STE 365, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120930

126 PIONEER STREET LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF 126 PIO-NEER STREET LLC, ART. OF ORG. FILED SEC’Y OF STATE (SSNY) 4/30/13. OF-FICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL COPY OF PROCESS TO NRAI, 111 EIGHTH AVE., NY, NY 10011. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITIES.

#120783

168 SOUTH 4TH LLC168 SOUTH 4TH LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 7/27/10. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 199 LEE AVE STE 161, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PUR-POSE: GENERAL.

#120924

274 JEFFERSON LLC274 JEFFERSON LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 3/22/12. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 199 LEE AVE #693, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PUR-POSE: GENERAL.

#120938

788 HART LLC788 HART LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 11/14/12. OFFICE IN KINGS COUN-TY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO C/O ISIDORE MILLER, 362 W MARKET ST., LONG BEACH, NY 11561. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120927

864 HART LLC864 HART LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 4/8/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUN-TY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 1245 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11237. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120921

1325 46TH ST. LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1325 46TH ST. LLC. ARTS OF ORG. FILED WITH NEW YORK SECY OF STATE (SSNY) ON 4/11/2013. OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: 1327 H 46TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11219. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY

#120777

1484 PROSPECT LLC1484 PROSPECT LLC, ARTS OF ORG FILED WITH SSNY ON 04/30/13. OF-FICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY, SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF PROCESS TO: THE LLC, 304 MAL-COLM x BLVD., BROOKLYN, NY 11233. PURPOSE: TO ENGAGE IN ANY LAW-FUL ACT.

#120768

1669 CORNELIA, LLC1669 CORNELIA, LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 8/11/08. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO C/O ISIDORE J. MILLER, 48-16 202 ST., BAY-SIDE, NY 11364. DURATION DATE: 12/31/2099.PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120929

2488 PITKIN LLC2488 PITKIN LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 5/21/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUN-TY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 199 LEE AVE STE 365, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120931

ALEX ZIELINSKI PHOTOGRAPHY L.L.C.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMIT-ED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: ALEx ZIELINSKI PHOTOGRAPHY L.L.C.. ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 5/7/13. NY OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF THE LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. THE POST OF-FICE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PRO-CESS AGAINST THE LLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER IS ALEx ZIELINSKI 184 JEFFERSON ST APT 2R BROOKLYN, NY, 11206. PURPOSE/CHARACTER OF LLC: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

#120627

ARAZIM ASSOCIATES LLCARAZIM ASSOCIATES LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 4/30/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 559 MONTGOMERY ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11225. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120936

BIG RING ENTERPRISES LLC

BIG RING ENTERPRISES LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 5/6/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO C/O RICHARD RAYMOND PETERSEN, 114 AIMITY ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120922

BIXIE LLCBIxLE LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 5/14/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUN-TY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 4004 NEW UTRECHT AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11219. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120935

BIZBAZZ USA, LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF BIZBA-ZZ USA, LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 06/04/13. OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO COR-PORATION SERVICE CO., 80 STATE ST., ALBANY, NY 12207, REGD. AGENT UPON WHOM AND AT WHICH PRO-CESS MAY BE SERVED. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY.

#120915

CAFE ALLEGRIA LLCCAFE ALLEGRIA LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 4/15/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO C/O JAMES PAYOUTE, 547 ST. MARKS AVE., BROOKLYN, NY 11216. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120920

COUCOU BROOKLYN LLCCOUCOU BROOKLYN LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 3/19/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO C/O LEA PERRET, 984 METROPOLITAN AVE STE 2L, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PUR-POSE: GENERAL.

#120934

CREATIVE TEAMWORK LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMIT-ED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: CREATIVE TEAMWORK LLC. ARTI-CLES OF ORGANIZATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 4/2/13. NY OFFICE LO-CATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF THE LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER IS THE LLC 2871 WEST 36 STREET BROOKLYN, NY, 11224. PUR-POSE/CHARACTER OF LLC: ANY LAW-FUL PURPOSE

#120791

FREEFORM+DEFORM LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIM-ITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: FREEFORM+DEFORM LLC. ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION WERE FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 03/12/10. OFFICE LO-CATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF THE LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF PROCESS TO THE LLC, 20 GRAND AVENUE, LOFT 607, BROOK-LYN, NEW YORK 11205. PURPOSE: FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

#120781

FT. GREENE FARMS LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF FT. GREENE FARMS LLC. ARTS OF ORG. FILED WITH NEW YORK SECY OF STATE (SSNY) ON 5/31/13. OFFICE LO-CATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS DES-IGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: 343 GOLD ST, APT 4105, BROOK-LYN, NY 11201. PURPOSE: ANY LAW-FUL ACTIVITY.

#120778

L.Y.B.S.S. REALTY LLCL.Y.B.S.S. REALTY LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 10/31/08. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 543 BED-FORD AVE APT 248, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120928

LERNER FAMILY LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LERN-ER FAMILY LLC. ARTS OF ORG. FILED WITH NEW YORK SECY OF STATE (SSNY) ON 5/31/13. OFFICE LOCA-TION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS DES-IGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PRO-CESS TO: 543 BEDFORD AVE, PMB 118, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY.

#120779

LG WEISS ASSOCIATES LLC

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LG WEISS ASSOCIATES LLC. ARTICLES OF OR-GANIZATION WERE FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 05/29/13. OFFICE LOCA-TION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF THE LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF PROCESS TO THE LLC, 1531 53RD STREET, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11219. PURPOSE: FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

#120900

LIZ FLORES, LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMIT-ED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: LIZ FLORES, LLC. ARTICLES OF OR-GANIZATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 3/4/13. NY OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIG-NATED AS AGENT OF THE LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER IS C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. 7014 13TH AVENUE - SUITE 202 BROOKLYN, NY, 11228. PUR-POSE/CHARACTER OF LLC: ANY LAW-FUL PURPOSE

#120606

LOMBARDY STREET, LLCLOMBARDY STREET, LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 11/5/12. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 285 LOMBARDY ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11222. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120923

LUSH MARKETING GROUP LLC

LUSH MARKETING GROUP LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 2/15/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO P.O. BOx 27093, BROOKLYN, NY 11202. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120937

MENDELOVITZ ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE LLC

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MENDE-LOVITZ ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE LLC. ARTS OF ORG. FILED WITH NEW YORK SECY OF STATE (SSNY) ON 5/24/13. OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: 490 ARGYLE RD, BROOK-LYN, NY 11218. PURPOSE: ANY LAW-FUL ACTIVITY.

#120780

NEUHOFF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTING PLLC

NEUHOFF PSYCHOLOGICAL CON-SULTING PLLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 2/7/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUN-TY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 1339 E. 31ST ST, BROOK-LYN, NY 11210. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120926

NORTH EIGHTY (NY) LLCNORTH EIGHTY (NY) LLC, ARTS OF ORG FILED WITH SSNY ON 05/02/13. OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY, SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF PROCESS TO: THE LLC, 900 GRAND ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PURPOSE: TO ENGAGE IN ANY LAW-FUL ACT.

#120766

OCEAN 14 LLCOCEAN 14 LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 5/7/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUN-TY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 458 AVE T, BROOKLYN, NY 11223. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120925

PACIFIC 670-674, LLCPACIFIC 670-674, LLC ARTICLES OF ORG. FILED NY SEC. OF STATE (SSNY) 4/24/2013. OFFICE IN KINGS CO. SSNY DESIG. AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL COPY OF PROCESS TO 670-674 PACIFIC ST., BROOKLYN, NY 11217. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL PUR-POSE.

#120634

PACIFIC 678, LLCPACIFIC 678, LLC ARTICLES OF ORG. FILED NY SEC. OF STATE (SSNY) 4/24/2013. OFFICE IN KINGS CO. SSNY DESIG. AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL COPY OF PROCESS TO 678 PACIFIC ST., BROOKLYN, NY 11217. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

#120635

PRECISION FLIGHT SYSTEMS LLC

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMIT-ED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: PRECISION FLIGHT SYSTEMS LLC. ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 5/10/13. NY OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF THE LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER IS JONATHAN GOLDEN 4912 CREEKSIDE DRIVE CLEARWATER, FL, 33760. PURPOSE/CHARACTER OF LLC: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

#120896

SALT AND SEA LLCSALT AND SEA LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC, ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH THE SSNY ON 5/3/13. OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS DESIGNAT-ED AS AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: THE LLC, 35 GRIFFIN RD. S, BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002. GENERAL PURPOSES.

#120630

SANTI PODIATRY GROUP PLLCSANTI PODIATRY GROUP PLLC, A DO-MESTIC PLLC, ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH THE SSNY ON 4/18/13. OF-FICE LOCATION: KINGS. SSNY IS DES-IGNATED AS AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST THE PLLC MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: LAWRENCE A. SANTI, 240 E. 5TH ST., BROOKLYN, NY 11218. PURPOSE: PODIATRY

#120632

SASI REALTY MEZZ LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF SASI RE-ALTY MEZZ LLC ART. OF ORG. FILED WITH SSNY 5/10/13. OFFICE LOCA-TION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DES-IGNATED AS AGENT FOR PRO-CESS. SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PROCESS TO: C/O THE LLC, 266 BROADWAY, STE 501, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PURPOSE: TO ENGAGE IN ANY LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITY.

#120636

SWM CREATIVE LLCSWM CREATIVE LLC ART. OF ORG. FILED SEC. OF STATE OF NY 05/06/2013. OFF. LOC.: KINGS CO. SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY TO MAIL COPY OF PRO-CESS TO THE LLC, 32 A RICHARDSON STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11211. PUR-POSE: ANY LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITY.

#120770

THE KUNTRIS LLCTHE KUNTRIS LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 3/7/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO C/O RAPHA-EL FUCHS, 1256 E. 31 ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11210. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120933

THOMAS & GRAHAM LLCNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LI-ABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: THOM-AS & GRAHAM LLC. ARTICLES OF ORGA-NIZATION FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (SSNY) ON 4/2/13. NY OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUN-TY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF THE LLC UPON WHOM PRO-CESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PRO-CESS AGAINST THE LLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER IS C/O UNITED STATES COR-PORATION AGENTS, INC. 7014 13TH AV-ENUE, SUITE 202 BROOKLYN, NY, 11228. PURPOSE/CHARACTER OF LLC: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

#120902

TOPPING AVE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TOPPING AVE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC. ARTS OF ORG. FILED WITH NEW YORK SECY OF STATE (SSNY) ON 6/10/13. OFFICE LO-CATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS DESIG-NATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: 1218 53RD ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11219. PUR-POSE: ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY

#120904

TRIVIUM FILMS LLCTRIVIUM FILMS LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 5/6/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 433 6TH ST. #2, BROOKLYN, NY 11215. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120932

UTAH HOLDINGS LLCUTAH HOLDINGS LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SECY. OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 5/10/13. OFFICE IN KINGS COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST IT MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO ABRAHAM WEISEL, ESq., 5018 16TH AVE. 2ND FL., BROOKLYN, NY 11204. PURPOSE: GENERAL.

#120919

WILLIAM CHANG PHOTOGRAPHY LLC

WILLIAM CHANG PHOTOGRAPHY LLC, A DOMESTIC LLC, ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH THE SSNY ON 3/22/13. OFFICE LOCATION: KINGS COUNTY. SSNY IS DESIGNATED AS AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO: THE LLC, 1876 W. 7TH ST., BROOK-LYN, NY 11223. GENERAL PURPOSES.

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Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association Inducts New President Holly PeckBy Rob AbruzzeseBrooklyn Daily Eagle

The Brooklyn Women’s Bar As-sociation officially inducted its new president, Holly Peck, as well as its new officers and directors at an event at the Brooklyn Bar Associa-tion on Thursday night.

“It really is an honor to serve as president to the Brooklyn Women’s Bar,” Peck said. “I will do the best I can for the organization to live up to those that came before me, and I hope to grow it and get more peo-ple active.”

In addition to Peck, new officers include Hon. Marsha Steinhardt as the President-Elect, Helene Blank, John F. K. Coffey, and Sue Novick Wasko as Vice Presidents, BB Liu as Treasurer, Natoya L. McGhie as Re-cording Secretary, and Hon. Ellen Spodek as Corresponding Secretary.

Peck will be replacing imme-diate Past President Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix – a task she does not take lightly. “When Thomas Jeffer-son was appointed U.S. Ambassa-dor to France after Ben Franklin, he said, ‘I can’t replace Frank-lin, I can only hope to replace him.’ That’s how I feel following Hinds-Radix. What big high heels to follow.”

Peck outlined some of the ex-isting programs that she will con-tinue to organize, such as Judicia-ry Night, the breast cancer walk, Women’s History Month programs and the annual dinner, but she also outlined some new programs she hopes to start as president.

Among the new ideas Peck pro-posed is a program called “Say hel-

lo to someone you don’t know,” which is designed to expand the association. Peck also mentioned trying to organize events with U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and/or Chuck Schumer to discuss recent legislation and how it affects Brook-lyn. She also wants to have a book signing party with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, as well as programs on how to be a judge, among others.

Peck currently works as the Principal Court Attorney to Hon. Dawn Jimenez Salta in the Brook-lyn Supreme Court. Before that, she was a Court Attorney for Hon. Alice Fisher Rubin and an appellate insur-ance defense litigator.

Before Peck was officially sworn in there were remarks by Hon. Deb-orah A. Kaplan, Hon. Alice Fisher Ru-bin, and Hon. Hinds-Radix. All three think very highly of Peck and ex-pect that she will have a large posi-tive impact on the organization.

“When a woman like Holly walks in the door, you grab her and don’t let her go,” Kaplan said. “And then you make her president.”

After Hinds-Radix gave her re-marks, she was presented with a statue as a token of the group’s ap-preciation for her time as president. Betty Matondo John, who helped assist Judge Hinds-Radix during her term as president, was also present-ed with a gift.

The new directors to the BWBA include Hon. Sylvia G. Ash, Carrie Anne Cavallo, Hon. Margaret Chan, Joanne Minsky Cohen, Jeannie Costello, Hon. Genine D. Edwards, Sara J. Gozo, Barbara H. Grcevic,

Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Deborah Johnson, Derefim Neckles, Harriet Polinsky, Lisa Schreibersdorf, Joy A. Thompson, and Hon. Lillian Wan.

The new Women’s Bar Associa-tion for the State of New York Dele-gates includes Elaine N. Avery, Hon. Nancy M. Bannon, Theresa Ciccot-to, Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, and Hon. Joanne Quiñones.

The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association inducted its new president, officers and directors on Thursday. Pictured here: Sara Gozo, Hon. Ellen Spodek, Deborah Johnson, Hon. Lillian Wan, John F. K. Coffey, Helene Blank, Hon. Sylvia G. Ash, Hon. Genine D. Ed-wards, Hon. Deborah Kaplan, Elaine N. Avery, Joanne Minsky Cohen, Hon. Nancy M. Bannon, BB Liu, Joy A. Thompson, Sue Novick Wasko, Hon. Marsha Steinhardt (sitting left), Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, and new President Holly Peck. Photos by Rob Abruzzese.

Hon. Ellen Spodek, Helene Blank, Hon. Mark Partnow, Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Hon. Marsha Steinhardt, President of the Brooklyn Bar Association Andrew Fallek, Hon. Sylvia G. Ash.

Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Hon. Lawrence Knipel, and Hon. Robin S. Garson.

Andrew Fallek, President of the Brooklyn Bar Association, and Holly Peck, Presi-dent of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association.

Holly Peck, Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, and Betty Matondo John.Hon. Nancy M. Bannon, Holly Peck, Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, and Elaine N. Avery.

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Kings Co. Criminal Term320 Jay St., Brooklyn

By Charisma L. Miller, Esq.Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Federal Judge PamelaK. Chen was sworn in on Friday at aninvestiture, or robing ceremony, asthe newest addition to the UnitedStates Eastern District Court. Chen’scolleagues, mentors, friends, andfamily all came out to help acknowl-edge her accomplishments and hersuccesses as she made the transitionfrom trial attorney to federal judge.

“I can’t say how proud we are ofher,” noted Chen’s brother, EricChen. Law school classmate and cur-rent Lieutenant Governor of IllinoisHon. Sheila Simon reminisced aboutthe study group that she and Chenformed over 25 years ago while atGeorgetown Law School, which thatstill meets up today.

“Pam was famous for gettingboth sides of the argument,” Simonsaid. “She had a passion for learningand an idea that she could be a part ofjustice.” This passion is not only onethat Chen and her study group dis-played in their academic achieve-ments, it is something that they “sangabout,” Simon noted as she pulledout her banjo and proceeded to sing asong about the first case she wit-nessed while in law school.

Judge Chen, on the recommenda-tion of United States Senator CharlesE. Schumer, was nominated byPresident Barack Obama and con-firmed by the United States Senate inMarch 2013.

“We are delighted to have such adistinguished lawyer join our courtand are grateful to Senator Schumerfor recommending her and toPresident Obama for nominatingher,” Chief Judge Carol BagleyAmon noted.

“Pam is absolutely tireless,” saidChen’s former housemate and formerDeputy Counsel to the President andNational Security Council LegalAdvisor Mary DeRosa. “She bringsenergy to everything that she does.She is physically and intellectuallythe least lazy person I know.”

Judge Chen is only the secondfemale Chinese-American to beappointed a federal judge. Afterspending the first five years of hercareer in the private sector, JudgeChen began a dedicated career in

public service, with a focus on civilrights work. Judge Chen first servedas a trial attorney in the Civil RightsDivision of the U.S. Department ofJustice. She then moved to NewYork City in 1998 and became anassistant United States attorney in theCriminal Division of the U.S.Attorney’s Office for the EasternDistrict of New York.

There, she was promoted to Chiefof Civil Rights Litigation, DeputyChief of the Public Integrity Section,and then finally to chief of the CivilRights Section.

Many commented on how faith-ful and loyal a friend Chen has beenin addition to her lighthearted nature.“[Chen] has the ability to see theabsolute best in people … she is oneof the kindest people I know,” saidKelly Moore, partner at Morgan,Lewis & Bockius LLP. “She [also]doesn’t take herself too seriously sodon’t expect her to take you serious-ly either. She will take your case andyour argument seriously but, shewon’t take you seriously,” Mooregave as advice to attorneys who mayappear in front of Chen.

“Chen is brilliant but quiet aboutit,” DeRosa noted.

During the ceremony, JudgeMargo Brodie continued the traditionof presenting an oversized gavel tothe newest judge on the bench.

Chen, born of immigrant parents,concluded the ceremony by thankingall of those in attendance as well asher parents and the United States as awhole. “I am here because of my par-ents’ love for this country and thedemocracy that this country in builton that allowed a child of immigrantsto achieve her dreams,” she said.

New Eastern District Judge Celebrates Robing Ceremony in Brooklyn Courthouse

— LEGAL EVENTS —Friday, June 14th— ‘ColumbianLawyers Association 45th AnnualInstallation Dinner Dance’

El Caribe5945 Strickland Avenue, Brooklyn

6:30 p.m.For further information, please contact

the Association at (718) 875-0158

Wednesday, June 19th— ‘Nuts &Bolts of Real Property Contracts’

Brooklyn Bar Association123 Remsen Street

6 p.m.-9 p.m.2 MCLE Professional Practice Credits

Associated PressBrooklyn community advocates are

offering a $5,000 reward for informationleading to the arrest and conviction of a sus-pect in the killing of a livery cab driver.

No weapon has been recovered. Butinvestigators say he may have been stabbedwith the metal tip of an umbrella.

Officers responded to a car crash at LottAvenue and Boyland Street in Brownsvilleat about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. They discov-ered the driver inside a 2000 Mercury witha stab wound to the eye.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital.His name was not immediately released.The New York State Federation of Taxi

Drivers is offering a $3,000 reward. Thegroup 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement WhoCare is offering another $2,000.

Reward Offered inStabbing of Cab DriverCompany Admits Dumping Waste Into Sewers, Must Pay $2.8 M

From Kings County DA OfficeKings County District Attorney

Charles J. Hynes on Fridayannounced that Jack Abel and AviAbel, the father-and-son owners ofSepco Industries, Inc. , a subsidiaryof Watermark Designs, LLC.,pleaded guilty on the corporation’sbehalf to a New York Environment-al Conservation Law prohibitingthe unlawful discharge of industrialwaste and for repeated failure to filecorporate tax returns.

Kings County Supreme CourtJustice Alex Jeong took the pleaand sentenced the corporation to aconditional discharge; a $2.8 mil-lion settlement, including $1.5 mil-

lion of unpaid corporate taxes, andfour years of an extensive compli-ance, monitoring and remediationplan

“The illegal discharge of thishazardous industrial waste by thiscompany was abhorrent,” saidHynes. “This office has a zero tol-erance policy towards environmen-tal offenders and will continueworking together with the DEP[city Department of EnvironmentalProtection], the DEC [state Depart-ment of Environmental Conservat-ion] and other agencies to investi-gate, prosecute and punish corpora-tions or individuals who put profitsahead of the health and safety of

employees and the public at large.” In May 2012, the DEP and DEC

contacted the District Attorney’sabout information they were givenby a former employee atWatermark that the company wasillegally dumping industrial wasteinto the New York City sewer sys-tem from its Brooklyn manufactur-ing facility at 350 Dewitt Ave. Thecompany specializes in the designand custom metal plating of bath-room and kitchen fixtures andaccessories. During the metal-plat-ing process, waste water containingmetals such as copper, zinc,chromium, and silver is generated.

Proper disposal of the wastewater requires a costly, multi-step

process, that ensures any solid toxicmaterials be removed by a regulat-ed waste-hauler. Watermarkinstead disposed of the industrialwaste water, which included thehazardous metals, through a hoseinserted in a floor drain.

Based on the information pro-vided by the whistleblower, DEPobtained water samples fromsewer manholes at and around thefacility. The water samples werelaboratory tested and resultsshowed highly elevated levels ofmetals including but not limitedto copper, zinc, chromium, andsilver. The investigation alsouncovered the company’s taxfraud.

Hon. Shelia Simon, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, preformed a song for Hon. Pamela Chen’s robbing ceremony.

Firm Also Owed $1.5M in Unpaid Taxes

Hon. Margo Brodie passes oversized gavel to Hon. Pamela Chen as thenewest member to the bench. Eagle photos by Lisa Frost

Hon. Pamela ChenEastern District Court Judge

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