Bayside Historical Society gets ready for St. Pat’s Day 03/10/2010 03:50 PM The Bayside Historical Society will host its second annual Irish-themed event next week at Fort Totten that will include musical and dance performances to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.The event will begin at 7 p.m. March 18 at the historical society’s headquarters at 208 Totten Ave. within... LIC car dealer stole $1.2M in sales tax: DA 03/10/2010 03:50 PM A Long Island City car dealer has been arrested after allegedly bilking the state out of more than $1.2 million in sales tax, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.Michael Silverstein, 54, of Alpine, N.J., is the owner and president of Crest Auto Leasing and Metro Auto Leasing... Editorial: Bloomy's takeover does not ensure a real Brooklyn Bridge Park 03/10/2010 03:40 PM Mayor Bloomberg’s announcement that the city will take over the construction of the unbuilt portions of Brooklyn Bridge Park has changed very little for the Brooklynites who will use this supposedly public park.Certainly, anything that moves construction of the waterfront development’s open space — and wrests control from... 'Curious George Saves the Day' exhibit 03/10/2010 03:36 PM An exhibit devoted to the lovable children's book character opens at the Jewish Museum. Through August 1, expect to see 80 original drawings of the monkey on display, along with journal entries of the husband-wife couple who wrote the book, H.A. and Margaret Rey. Tickets are $7.50-... 'Letters by J.D. Salinger' exhibit 03/10/2010 03:34 PM The Morgan Library & Museum will display 11 letters the "Catcher in the Rye" author sent to artist Michael Mitchell, who designed the cover jacket for the famous novel. The first four will be on display through April 11, followed by the rest. Admission is $8-$12. Call 212-685-0008 or visit... 'Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters' exhibit 03/10/2010 03:35 PM In the Japan Society's new exhibit (on display through June 13), you'll see the links between 19th century artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi and modern anime. About 130 of his works will be on display, and they will be separated into sections titled "Warriors," "Beautiful Women" and more. The artist... St. Catrick's Day Party 03/10/2010 03:32 PM Enjoy $3 beer and $5 wine and well drinks at this fundraiser that will benefit Ollies Place, a cat adoption and rescue center. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. E-mail olliescats@gmail.com to RSVP and for more details... House committee calls Armenian killings a genocide 03/10/2010 03:30 PM U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) and a Flushing home for elderly Armenians are calling on Congress to pass a resolution that would condemn a Turkish massacre of Armenians during the early 1900s as a genocide after a congressional committee approved the measure.Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee... Beyonce and mom help recovering Brooklynites 03/10/2010 03:20 PM Looking every bit as beautiful and glamorous as her superstar persona, pop diva Beyoncé, and her mother Tina Knowles came to dumbo last week to help people addled by drug and alcohol addiction.The two fought back tears recalling the days when Tina owned a popular Houston beauty salon as... Future of Fourth Avenue: dreams mixed with skepticism 03/10/2010 03:10 PM Panelists participating in the Park Slope Civic Council’s Future of Fourth Avenue forum at St. Thomas Aquinas Church earlier this week said all the right things about diversity, safety and accessibility, but residents weren’t buying any of it out without skepticism.Park Slope Civic Council President Ken Freeman... Kerik can't go to DC to meet lawyer: judge 03/10/2010 03:50 PM Crooked ex-NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik, who's under house arrest until he reports to prison in May, got shot down in a bid to meet with a Washington, D.C., lawyer today. The disgraced former top cop sought last-minute permission for a sitdown with Athan Tsimpedes, who previously represented a... The 'Lavender Lake' list: More possible Gowanus polluters named 03/10/2010 02:50 PM The federal government has widened its search for the culprits responsible for making the Gowanus Canal one of the most polluted spots in the nation.The Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program does not dole out cash for a clean-up, but raises it by cajoling, strong-arming — and, in some cases... Scarano Scarred From Being Barred 03/10/2010 02:50 PM A starchitect no more.Architect Robert Scarano, perhaps the most prolific building designer in the borough, reacted to news of being barred by the city from filing building plans by musing that he might appeal the decision... or retire.“I don’t really know what I’m going to do... City seals deal to take over Brooklyn Bridge Park 03/10/2010 03:55 PM The city on Wednesday officially took over development of — and funding for -— Brooklyn Bridge Park, an agreement that supporters say “guarantees” that the waterfront development will indeed be completed.The takeover plan, offered in part by state Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn Heights), includes a commitment from the city to... City unveils new anti-smoking campaign (video) 03/10/2010 02:30 PM New York City’s new campaign to help smokers quit reminds them of the damage to their bodies and how quickly it is possible to heal. The ad campaign by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration was announced Wednesday. It will feature ads on subways and bus shelters, and television and... City looking to save by deactivating street alarm boxes 03/10/2010 02:30 PM The Fire Department is preparing to deactivate its street alarm boxes throughout New York City as a way to save money. Mayor Michael Bloomberg included the idea in his January budget proposal. Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano told the City Council on Wednesday that it would save $6 million in the... City wins right to keep famed 'Tavern on the Green' name 03/10/2010 02:09 PM The city won the right to the name of the famed "Tavern on the Green" restaurant today when a judge ruled that its former operator fraudulently trademarked the moniker in 1976. The late Warner LeRoy "made deliberate misstatements and omissions" that included hiding the fact that the name had been... City OKs Berkeley Carroll plan 03/10/2010 02:00 PM The city this week approved the expansionist plans of a Park Slope private school, a controversial scheme that continues to vex some residents who fear the new building will catalyze the very dissolution of the district’s historic character. But Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission disagreed, voting 8-0 with one... LI man admits he stabbed diplomat’s wife 03/10/2010 01:59 PM RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the fatal stabbing of the wife of a State Department diplomat. Prosecutors say Robert Shiavo of Medford entered the guilty plea on Wednesday in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead. He faces a prison... Dooley has no 'Butts' about this book 03/10/2010 01:40 PM “Eyes and ears are much respected, but the butt has been neglected.”So says opening line of Artie Bennett’s astounding tour de force, “The Butt Book” — and, dare I say it, no truer words have been spoken in the children’s book world since a younger Mo Willems issued... Our weekly events calendar! 03/10/2010 01:40 PM Fri, March 12Film, “A Place In The Sun”: As part of “That’s Montgomery Clift, Honey!” a tribute retrospective of the Hollywood leading man. $12. 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 pm. BAM Rose Cinema [30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, (718) 636-4129], www.bam.org... In the mailbag: The raw milk lady is really angry at us 03/10/2010 01:30 PM Hannah Springer, Bay Ridge Burg brainsTo the editor,You ran a story on your otherwise excellent Web site about a new tapas bar on Grand Street that referred to that part of the neighborhood as “East Williamsburg” (“Our first-ever Williamsburg tapas smackdown!” online, Feb. 25).As someone who grew up... Neighbors claim 'sex toy seller' turned condo into extreme party spot 03/10/2010 03:49 PM A Manhattan businessman has transformed his basement Tribeca condo into an "extreme party" spot -- complete with "fire massages," "flame feats" and a "stripper pole," court papers charge. In a bid to avoid possible legal liability for the bacchanalian bashes, the owner, James McGown, transferred the deed for the apartment... No 'Rose' thorn here — Planning Commission gives OK to W'burg towers 03/10/2010 01:00 PM The City Planning Commission voted on Monday to approve the controversial Rose Plaza on the River, a mixed-use, 800-unit apartment complex along the Williamsburg waterfront — a decision that bucks Borough President Markowitz’s rejection in January.The 7-5 vote was a rare close one, and suggests that the most-contentious issue... 'Childs' play: Bruce may be bringing in top architects to work on Yards 03/10/2010 01:00 PM Developer Bruce Ratner appears to be bringing in an all-star team to Atlantic Yards — and we’re not talking about his Brooklyn-bound New Jersey Nets.Legendary architect David Childs — the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill emeritus who was the lead designer of the so-called Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center... Dig it! 03/10/2010 01:00 PM After seven years of ups and downs starts, Bruce Ratner was poised to break ground on his $1-billion Barclays Center on Thursday, a mega-project that will radically change 22 acres in the heart of Brooklyn.A deep bench of Atlantic Yards supporters were expected to attend the symbolic event, including... A big Domi-NO from CB1 03/10/2010 01:00 PM Community Board 1 rejected the $1.2-billion redevelopment of the old Domino Sugar factory on Tuesday night.The 23-12 vote, which backed the board’s land-use committee rejection last week, is the second hurdle for the Community Preservation Corporation, which will need the support of Borough President Markowitz, the City... Want to fix Fourth Avenue? Slow 'em down! 03/10/2010 01:00 PM In all the talk about how to fix Fourth Avenue, a consensus is emerging around one single idea: slow those cars down!That’s the new message being touted by city planners, transportation officials and residents as more and more people get on the bandwagon to turn at least the... Alleged Gambino, 2 sons arrested on Mafia-related charges 03/10/2010 12:37 PM A suspected member of the Gambino crime family and two of his sons have been arrested on bankruptcy fraud charges in New York in a series of Mafia-related arrests in two countries, federal officials said Wednesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk... New battle in the War of the Rosé! 03/10/2010 12:25 PM The Red Hook wine war rages on!Triciann and Jeff Botta received unanimous approval from the State Liquor Authority last Wednesday to open their specialty wine shop on Van Brunt Street — but seconds after the approval was handed down, rival shop owners Ron and Mary Kyle, owners of the nearby... Not fin-tastic! Dolphins spotted in filthy Newtown Creek 03/10/2010 11:45 AM Is Hollywood filming a remake of “Flipper” in the Newtown Creek?It certainly looks that way now that two dolphins have been sighted in and near the filthy waterway — a natural disaster that has grabbed the attention of local biologists, teachers and even the U.S. Coast Guard!The most-recent... City says it will fix Eastern Parkway — and this time it means it! 03/10/2010 11:45 AM City officials have pledged — again — to improve conditions for pedestrians at the terrifying intersection of Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue, but some locals are saying that they’ve heard it all before.In February, 2009, the Department of Transportation told residents that it would redesign the intersection to help pedestrians... Heights Players keep the laughs coming in tired old 'Leading Ladies' 03/10/2010 11:35 AM If it weren’t for comic acting talents of the Heights Players, the cross-dressing farce that is “Leading Ladies” would have been a real dog.Indeed, Ken Ludwig’s comedy about two Shakespearean actors who dress as women to gain money and love was already tired when it bowed in... 'Sparks' fly at Bussaco! Owner responds: We're being defamed! 03/10/2010 11:35 AM — Gersh Kuntzmannewsroom@cnglocal.com... Here's a toothy preview to 'Dine in Brookyn' week 03/10/2010 11:35 AM Gentlemen, start your entrees.On Monday, more than 200 restaurants from Greenpoint to Gravesend and from Red Hook to Bushwick will kick off the seventh annual “Dine in Brooklyn” week, a 10-day festival of three-course, (mostly) gourmet dinners for just $25. Lunches at participating restaurants are $20.10, which should... MTA to Brooklyn: The cuts aren't as bad as they were when they were really bad! 03/10/2010 11:35 AM The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has curtailed some of its Draconian transit cuts, including the Z train and a handful of bus lines, but now has its sights on curtailing nighttime service on Park Slope’s beloved B67, officials announced at last Wednesday’s community meeting at the Brooklyn Museum.The... Former Hevesi investment chief pleads guilty to securities fraud 03/10/2010 12:58 PM A former state investment officer has admitted helping channel hundreds of millions of dollars in public pension fund money to politically connected investment firms in a “pay-to-play” scheme. David Loglisci pleaded guilty in a Manhattan courtroom today to a securities fraud charge. Loglisci had authority to recommend how to invest... 'Midnight knitter' on the loose in NJ shore town 03/10/2010 10:58 AM WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. — Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. Dubbed “The Midnight Knitter” by West Cape May residents, someone is covering tree branches and lamp poles with little sweaters under cover of darkness. Mayor Pam Kaithern says police are looking into the... 3 men shot to death in Rochester suburb 03/10/2010 02:10 PM GREECE, N.Y. — Three men were shot to death in a suburban Rochester housing complex and at least one assailant fled into the night, police said Wednesday. Police were trying to identify the victims and gather other evidence to shed light on the deaths. No weapons or drugs were found... Yo! Staten Island bashing mayor won't run again 03/10/2010 11:52 AM BELMAR, N.J. — The Jersey Shore mayor whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits. Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle won't seek re-election in November after 20 years in office. Pringle says he was not asked by Democratic Party bosses to step down because of... Feds to investigate runaway Prius in Westchester 03/10/2010 03:51 PM HARRISON, N.Y. — The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. The crash heightens the attention surrounding unintended acceleration in... Photo creep jailed in Cindy kid extort 03/10/2010 12:58 PM A German creep was sentenced to two years in jail yesterday for trying to shake down supermodel Cindy Crawford by threatening to sell a picture of her bound-and-gagged 7-year-old daughter, Kaya. Edis Kayalar, 26, had confessed to trying to squeeze $135,000 out of Crawford and her husband after he... Modern-art cache gets $150M auction 03/10/2010 06:09 AM A mammoth private collection of modern art valued at more than $150 million is set to hit the auction block in New York. The staggering collection -- which includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Giacometti and Degas -- belonged to the late Frances Lasker Brody and her developer husband, Sidney Brody... Dummy uses dummy as weapon in Macy's melee 03/10/2010 05:06 AM It was an assault with a deadly mannequin. Two men were arrested for igniting a brawl at the Herald Square Macy's that ended with a security guard being beaten with the pieces of a broken clothes dummy, police said. The drama began around 5 p.m. Saturday on the... 90 percent of city nannies paid off the books 03/10/2010 12:58 PM New York's Mary Poppinses typically earn $12 to $15 an hour and don't pay taxes, according to a new survey of city parents. Only 9 percent of city parents pay their nannies completely on the books, with another 14 percent paying them partially above board, the annual study... NYPD Daily Blotter 03/10/2010 05:34 AM Manhattan A high-school student was slashed in the face yesterday in Hell's Kitchen by a knife-wielding thug on Eighth Avenue near 49th Street at 3 p.m., cops said. Cops later arrested Isaiah Taitt, 17, and charged him with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. * A man stabbed... Church recovers stolen chalices 03/10/2010 05:34 AM The burglar who stole two chalices worth a total of $10,000 from a Queens church was arrested yesterday by cops who recovered the gold plated cups, authorities said. Theodore Kurplewski, 20, allegedly broke into the sacristy of St. Helen's Church in Howard Beach on Feb. 26. Kurplewski, who... 'Vigilante' fire chief arrested 03/10/2010 04:40 AM Maybe these guys have seen too many Charles Bronson flicks. A Long Island fire chief and an FDNY cohort were busted for taking the law into their own hands -- hunting down a gunman who sprayed bullets blocks from the Hempstead firehouse, police said yesterday. Michael Charles, 51, the Hempstead... LI 'hit' mom got glammed up before arrest 03/10/2010 10:50 AM She's a coldblooded hottie. The Long Island mom of four charged with trying to hire a hit man to knock off her hubby looked in her mug shot like she had just walked out of a salon -- and it turns out she had. Susan Williams, 43, of Garden... Mob 'bribe' plot at WTC 03/10/2010 05:06 AM Ground Zero can't shake the mob. Eight members of the Colombo crime family were indicted yesterday for allegedly offering kickbacks to land a subcontract at the site -- and then threatening to use muscle to collect on late payments from the company. Prosecutors in Brooklyn federal court alleged the... NYer linked to Dubai hit disappears 03/10/2010 05:06 AM The mystery over the New York connection to the assassination of a Mideast terror chief deepened yesterday as the founder of a credit-card firm implicated in the plot disappeared. Employees of Yuval Tal's Payoneer Inc. said he wasn't at the company's Midtown headquarters, and Brooklyn neighbors of... B'klyn gay-bash 03/10/2010 05:16 AM Cops are hunting for five thugs who viciously attacked a man in Brooklyn while shouting anti-gay slurs at him, police said yesterday. The 22-year-old victim had just left a gay and lesbian event at a pizzeria in Carroll Gardens at around 12:50 a.m. on March 2 when he... CBS man: I'm guilty in Dave extort 03/10/2010 07:23 AM A top CBS News producer yesterday admitted trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman -- but finagled a sweetheart deal after promising to keep his mouth shut about the "Late Show" star's office shenanigans. Robert Joseph Halderman will be sentenced to six months on Rikers Island -- but... Slain man was warned 03/10/2010 05:58 AM A Brooklyn man gunned down by cops after pulling an imitation handgun outside an elementary school was warned moments earlier that the weapon looked real and could be trouble, police sources said yesterday. "Stop playing, police will think it's real," a Housing Authority employee told George D'Amato Monday... Bloomberg blasts PA over WTC 03/10/2010 05:28 AM In a blistering attack on the Port Authority yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg warned the agency to dig deeper into its pockets and make a deal with developer Larry Silverstein to help finance his World Trade Center towers and fulfill a solemn mission to rebuild Ground Zero. "We are not going to... 'Human cheese' ma: Don't have a cow! 03/10/2010 07:21 AM No matter what the city says, Lori Mason insists the breast milk she supplied her cheese-making husband is more wholesome than anything on the shelves at Whole Foods. Her milk is 100 percent organic, free range, and foie gras-fed, she told The Post. "I eat healthier than your average cow... Record speaks for itself 03/10/2010 07:26 AM The city's four-year public high school graduation rate hit a historic high of 62.7 percent this past school year, city officials said yesterday. The rate, which the city is hailing as "an all-time high," includes August diplomas, and was 2 points higher than in 2008, when those summer... MTA eyes bus rescues 03/10/2010 05:51 AM Some mass-transit routes previously slated for service cuts -- especially bus routes -- may be spared, MTA chief Jay Walder said yesterday. "We have listened closely to our customers and will respond by making changes where we can," Walder said in response to public hearings last week. He plans to... Don't jump. . ! to conclusions 03/10/2010 05:47 AM No, things aren't that bad yet. If you are in the Flatiron District in the coming days and think you see people about to leap to their death off buildings, don't panic -- it's just art. The installation of 31 life-size, humanoid figures by British sculptor Antony... W'chester mulls job cuts 03/10/2010 05:28 AM Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said yesterday he will propose hundreds of layoffs, if necessary, to avoid raising property taxes. Astorino, a Republican who took office on Jan. 1 after campaigning as a tax fighter, said he inherited a projected $166 million deficit for 2011, far higher than the $60... Rope-dope guilty 03/10/2010 03:56 AM A Rutgers University student from China charged with a security breach at Newark Airport that led to worldwide flight delays pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge yesterday. "I want to deeply apologize to those people for my breach," Haisong Jiang said. "I just wanted to spend more time with my... 'Hotel-slay' mom's bid 03/10/2010 05:16 AM The pharmaceutical exec charged with killing her little boy in The Peninsula hotel last month begged to be taken in handcuffs to his funeral -- insisting through her lawyer that not going "will just cause her immeasurable pain." The request of 49-year-old Gigi Jordan to help bury the child she... Cops rein in buggy drunk 03/10/2010 05:06 AM The horse was feeling his oats and the driver felt no pain. A Central Park carriage driver was fined $175 and suspended from his job for 30 days on a charge of operating a carriage under the influence of liquor, the ASPCA said yesterday. The driver, Saverio Colarusso, 49, of... 'Satanic' HS bust 03/10/2010 05:06 AM A 17-year-old Queens student scrawled on a school wall a giant hate-filled mural inscribed with Nazi swastikas, satanic symbols and a threat to blow up the building, police said. Anthony Anderson was hauled off in handcuffs from a classroom at Humanities and Arts Magnet HS in Cambria Heights and taken... Backers bail on slots plot at Aqueduct 03/10/2010 05:06 AM AEG's bid to run video slots at Aqueduct looked ready to be put down yesterday. Queens minister Floyd Flake and rapper Jay-Z bailed out as key local partners in the Aqueduct Entertainment Group, while Gov. Paterson's office threatened to kill the deal. "The deal is circling the drain... New state police boss: I quit, too 03/10/2010 05:23 AM ALBANY -- A week after State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt quit amid scandal, his replacement, too, has resigned. Corbitt stepped down amid allegations his agency was used to pressure a Bronx woman not to seek a court order of protection against a top aide to Gov. Paterson. Now First Deputy... Scandal's poll toll on Andy 03/10/2010 05:28 AM ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's sky-high popularity numbers have begun to come back to earth, a poll yesterday found. Marist pollster Lee Miringoff noted the all-but-certain Democratic standard-bearer has suffered a sudden drop-off since Gov. Paterson tapped him to probe potential witness tampering by members of the governor... Trash with flash 03/10/2010 06:09 AM Garbage in, garbage out -- but less frequently if the city decides to replace street litter baskets with solar-powered compactors that go for a hefty $4,000 each. Eighteen months after rejecting one version of a high-tech street garbage compactor as impractical, the Sanitation Department is quietly evaluating whether a... Paterson's dog-and-pony show 03/10/2010 12:11 AM His top aide allegedly beat up his girlfriend. He’s been charged with illegally taking free tickets to the World Series. He may have steered a state gambling contract to a bunch of crooks. And his cabinet members are bailing out like Puritans at a whore house.So what did... This 'Bourne' identity is a hit at St. Ann's Warehouse 03/10/2010 12:11 AM One of the most maddening aspects of the Oscars is that performers — already living their lives on a pedestal — actually exalt their peers even higher. Rare is the touch of modesty in the face of excessive attention.But that admirable quality is on full display in the St. Ann’s... Now you can text money to the Brooklyn Public Library 03/10/2010 12:11 AM The Brooklyn Public Library is about to take advantage of the same innovative fundraising feature that helped raise millions for Haitian earthquake victims.As part of the cash-strapped book barn’s second annual “Support Our Shelves” campaign, the library will now accept tax-deductible donations via text messages.Just text the... Here they are — your Police Blotters 03/10/2010 12:11 AM http://www.brooklynpaper.com/sections/news/crime... Civic calendar 03/10/2010 12:10 AM Mon, March 15Community Board 1 Economic Development Committee. Monthly meeting. 6:30 pm. Community Board 1 office [435 Graham Ave. between Frost and Richardson streets in Williamsburg, (718) 389-0009]. Community Board 10. Monthly full board meeting. 7:15 pm. Nor-wegian Christian Home [1250 67th St. in Dyker Heights, (718) 745-6827... Boerum Hill has a new place to get suited up 03/10/2010 12:10 AM We journalists certainly aren’t slaves to fashion, and that’s why we like Karen Patwa — great minds think alike.The owner of Dangerous Mathematicians just moved her custom design boutique from the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Atlantic Avenue because she was sick and tired of the absurd... Robbery and dove murder! 03/10/2010 12:10 AM 94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgVictim of doveA heartless crook held up a Manhattan Avenue store for $24 and an iPod — then shot two doves before leaving on March 4.An employee of Sastreria De San Miguel Tailoring told police that the peace-hating villain entered the shop, at Green Street, at about 2... Judge in Yards case gets a powder-filled threat 03/10/2010 12:10 AM The judge who approved the state’s seizure of properties in the Atlantic Yards footprint earlier this week received a letter containing a suspicious white powder on Thursday, causing an evacuation of the entire 24th floor of the Kings County Supreme Court on Jay Street in Downtown. It is unclear... Two burglaries in same Remsen St. building 03/10/2010 12:10 AM 84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownRemsen robberTwo crimes went down in the same building on Remsen Street between Court and Clinton streets last week, and cops are investigating the possibility of a criminal operating solo.In the first case, a thief snatched an office worker’s purse on March... Our exclusive family calendar! 03/10/2010 12:10 AM Fri, March 1211:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710], themoxiespot.com. 6:15 pm: Movie night. Moxie Spot (see venue info above). Sat, March 1310:30 am: Story time for kids. Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton St... Editors' picks 03/10/2010 12:10 AM FridayMarch 12Clift notesSay what you will about today’s stars (and we say we want to sleep with George Clooney), but three generations ago, there was no one hotter or cooler than Montgomery Clift. A contemporary of Brando and Jimmy Dean, Clift would’ve eclipsed all of them were it... Gersh is back on the bike! 03/10/2010 12:10 AM Our editor, Gersh Kuntzman, made his first two-wheeled commute of the season. Join in the euphoria as he relives his relatively safe trip to work... He had knife and pot 03/10/2010 12:10 AM 78th PrecinctPark SlopePotted plantA dope-smoking thug beat up a man heading to a Laundromat near Fourth Avenue on March 7 — but the reign of hallucinogenic terror ended quickly, thanks to a fast-moving officer.The victim told police that he was on Seventh Street at around 6:40 pm when a... What a drag! Two new plays about men in dresses 03/10/2010 12:10 AM ... BRAWL! College kids scuffle on Henry Street 03/10/2010 12:10 AM Brooklyn Heights residents remain miffed about an entire weekend of partying, fighting and rabble-rousing, allegedly by students in the St. George dormitories on Henry Street.A neighbor of the student housing complex near the corner of Clark Street posted on the Brooklyn Heights Blog his account of a Friday brawl... oyPhone bandit strikes again! 03/10/2010 12:10 AM 90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickAnother oyPhoneA group of jerks attacked a man for his iPhone on S. Second Street on March 5.The guy was near Keap Street at about 2:30 pm when a man came up and asked for the phone. The victim said no, and was subsequently attacked by...