STAY IN NJ

THE FOREST RATNER GROUP HAS MEET WITH NETS AND NEWARK OFFICALS ABOUT MOVING THE NETS TO NEWARK. WE DON'T WANT THEM IN BROOKLYN WHERE RATNER WILL PROFIT AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVED THERE ALL OUR LIVES WILL GET NOTHING.

BROOKLYN EATS AND EATS AND EATS

LAST NIGHT WAS THE 11TH ANNUAL BROOKLYN EATS EVENT. IT WAS HELD AT STIENER STUDIOS IN THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. ONCE AGAIN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IT'S WONDERFUL STAFF CAME THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS. THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT, ENTERTAINMENT ENJOYABLE AND JUST A GREAT NIGHT OVER ALL.CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL EVENT. THIS IS ONE EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED.

SLOPE RISING

THE PRODUCERS OF " SEX IN THE CITY " ARE DOING A SHOW ABOUT THE MOTHERS OF PARK SLOPE. MORE EXPOSURE OF THE SLOPE AND GOOD FOR BUSINESS AS MORE PEOPLE WILL WANNA COME SEE PARK SLOPE.

MY FAVORITE PLACE

ON APRIL 28TH 1916 THE PROSPECT PARK ZOO OPENED AS WE KNOW IT NOW. DOES NOT HAVE THE ANIMALS WE WERE USED TOO AS IT'S A CHILDRENS ZOO TODAY. BUT THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO GO WHEN I WAS A KID. THEY HAD ELEPHANTS, A TIGER, LION, MONKEY HOUSE, A RHINO, HIPPO, BEARS AND THE SEALS. IN THE EARLY 80'S WAS VOTED ONE OF THE 10 WORST ZOOS IN AMERICA AS THE ANIMALS WERE IN SMALL ENCLOSURES. BUT WHAT DID WE KNOW, ALL WE KNEW WAS THERE WAS A ZOO WITH ANIMALS FROM AFRICA IN BROOKLYN. EVERY KID LOVED THE PLACE.

WOLLMAN ICE RINK RENOVATION

BROOKLYN'S WOLLMAN ICE SKATING RINK IS SOON TO UNDER GO A HUGE TRANSFORMATION. A NEW ICE SKATING RINK IS BEING DESIGNED WITH WATER FEATURES AS WELL AS A ROLLER SKATING RINK. COST IS $75 MILLION. TALK ABOUT INFLATION THE WHOLE PARK COSTS $9 MILLION TO BUILD IN 1867.

BROOKLYN'S LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

BROOKLYN'S FIRST CASUALTY OF THE CIVIL WAR WAS A 12 YEAR OLD DRUMMER BOY CLARENCE MacKENZIE. HE IS BURIED IN GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY.

MARY'S CORNER

MY FRIEND'S GRANDMOTHER DIED ON THURS, SHE WAS 101 AND WORKED AT HER CORNER STORE IN SOUTH BROOKLYN TILL SHE WAS 96. MARY'S ITALIAN AMERICAN GROCERY STORE CATERED TO EVERYONE IN THIS WORKING CLASS AREA WHICH IS NOW BEING GENTRIFIED AND ALL OLD STORES ARE BECOMING NEW. SHE WOULD GIVE CREDIT TO BLACK, WHITE, SPANISH. DIDN'T MATTER IF YOU WORKED IN OR WERE FROM THE AREA SHE TOOK CARE OF YOU.LOTS OF TOUGH GUYS AND DRUGS IN AREA BACK IN THE DAY BUT NO ONE EVER ROBBED MARY'S. ALL OF US WOULD LOOK OVER HERE. I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD NAME THE CORNER AFTER HER, SO THE NEW COMERS WILL ALWAYS ASK ABOUT AND BE TOLD WHO MARY WAS. THE OLD-TIMERS KNOW.I WANT TO START A CRUSADE TO RE-NAME PRESIDENT ST AND 3RD AVE CORNER OF THE STORE "MARY'S CORNER".