Marty Markowitz Special Section in Courier-Life

8/13/2019 Marty Markowitz Special Section in Courier-Life

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Courier Life celebratesMarty Markowitzs

12 years asBorough President

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KING ofBROOKLYN


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Thank you for your support and friendship.

- Bruce & MaryAnne

Thank you, Marty Markowitz.

In 12 years as Borough Presidentyouve left a legacy to last a lifetime.


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MR. BROOKLYN WRAPS UP 12 EVENTFUL YEARS IN BOROUGH HALL

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ow sweet it was.Marty Markowitz and Brook-

lyn fit hand-in-glove, like bagels

and cream cheese, Scooby and Shaggy,and the Barclays Center and the Nets.But term limits requisites of our de-mocracy have ushered in the end of anera for the larger-than-life borough presi-dent, who vacates his post next month af-ter 12 years of service as chief booster ofBrooklyns economic, social, a nd culturalinterests at Borough Hall.

He leaves behind some impressivefootprints, including bringing home abasketball team after a nine-year battle tobuild a stadium, and four miles worth of

proclamations that cheered Brooklynites and Brooklyn lovers of every stripe.

We enjoyed our unpredictable relation-ship with the irrepressible Beep so muchthat we dedicated this special edition to

him in gratitude for enlivening our pageswith his unforgettable campaigns (remem-ber Lighten Up Brooklyn?), his memo-rable quotes (There is no doubt that Co-ney is getting tony), and his off-the-cuffcomments (The next thing he knew, hewas clobbered, in defense of a hate-crimevictim).

These pages document Martys yinand yang because as borough president,he was a contrarian. He touted a healthylifestyle, but opposed bike lanes. He pro-fessed an affinity for a homey Brooklyn of

tight-knit neighborhoods, but worked tomake it a high-rise capital, backing con-

troversial expansion plans, such as theDomino Sugar factory redevelopment, the10-tower waterfront Greenpoint Landing

project, and the massive, publicly-subsi-dized Atlantic Yards venture.

Martys ardor for Kings County wasapparent from the get-go, and he earnedevery letter of his nickname, Mr. Brook-lyn, posting borough-friendly signs atour borders during his first term thatadmonished those heading out of town,Leaving Brooklyn: Fugheddaboudit.

He was a 100-proof Brooklynite, longbefore assuming office at Borough Hall.

Born in Crown Heights, raised in aSheepshead Bay housing project, and

a graduate of Wingate High School andBrooklyn College, Marty formed the Flat-

bush Tenants Council in 1971 at the age of26. Today, it is the states largest tenantsadvocacy group. He then launched a 23-

year career in the state senate, and cre-ated his trademark series of oceanfrontconcerts in Coney Island.

He wasnt without fault though. Mar-tys failed bid for borough president in1985 ended with a guilty plea to a mis-demeanor for not disclosing a campaigncontribution, resulting in a fine and com-munity service. Yet his work on behalf ofthe borough he touted at every opportu-nity will matter far more in the long run.

Marty did a swell job as our ambas-sador. His love for Brooklyn was evident

along every step of his professional jour-ney, no matter how contentious the path.

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THE TIMELINELOOKING BACK ON MARTYS VERY BROOKLYN CAREER

1945Feb. 14:Mr. Brooklyn born in

Crown Heights toDorothy and Rob-

ert Markowitz, awaiter at Sids,a kosher delica-tessen.

1954Father dies and

Marty moves withhis mother into public housing inSheepshead Bay.

1960Strikes a blow against heightdiscrimination at Wingate HighSchool after he was barred fromjoining a public service clubcalled the Long Fellows, whichonly accepted boys 5-foot-10 or

taller. Marty (5-foot-3) started his

own group calledthe Middle Men,open to thoseshorter than5-foot-10. Thenext year schooladministratorslearned their les-son and merged

the two commu-nity service clubs into a singlegroup, called Fellowship, with noheight requirements.

1971Founds the Flatbush TenantsCouncil, which grew into Brook-lyn Housing and Family Services,now the largest tenants advocacyorganization in the state.

1978

Elected to the state Senate in

1978, beginning more thantwo decades as a state Sena-tor for central Brooklyn.

1979Creates his signature Sea-side Summer Concert Se-ries, a popular free weeklyconcert series.

1983Creates the Martin Luther King,Jr. Concert Series, the nationslargest free public con-cert series targeted toAfrican-American andCaribbean audiences.

1985Launches his first bidfor Borough President,seeking to unseat long-

time Beep Howard

Golden, but machine politicstrumped destiny until term lim-its opened the race 16 years later.

1999At 54, Marty finallyfinds his Mrs. Brook-lyn, wedding thelovely Jamie Snow.

2001Nov. 6:Mr. Brooklyn

is elected Borough

President of Brooklyn, fulfillinga destiny set forth when he pulledan enchanted stickball bat from aFlatbush stoop as a young boy.

2002July 16:Our newly minted Beepmakes a bet with his Staten Is-land counterpart James Molin-aro on the outcome of the 12 regu-lar season meetings between thehated Staten Island Yankees and

his beloved Brooklyn Cyclones.

THE FORCE IS STRONG IN THIS ONE: At his victory party at Juniors in 2001,Markowitz brandished a toy Star Wars light saber and cried, May the force bewith you! File photo by Tom Callan

MARTY MARKOWITZTHANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

AND FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEBROOKLYN COMMUNITY


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The victorious borough presi-dent will get to display the newlycreated Borough Cup in hisBorough Hall, and the loser willpay for dinner at a restaurant ofthe rivals choice on the oppos-ing side of the bridge. The wageris sealed with a handshake on a

boat anchored in the Narrows be-tween boroughs, due to Martysrefusal to step foot on t he Rock.

Aug. 3:ABBA performs at Mar-tys first Seaside Summer Con-cert Series as Borough President.

Aug. 26:Marty hosts an EggCream Extravaganza at Bor-ough Hall Plaza.

Sept. 9:After the Cyclones

lose eight of the 12 games in theBorough Cup series, Martygraciously concedes his bet withMolinaro, saying a bet is a bet,and Im ready to join him at arestaurant of his choice, in StatenIsland, which I will begrudginglypay for because I know the food ismuch better in Brooklyn.

2003April:Marty teams up with theCentral Brooklyn Jazz Consor-

tium to create 247 Jazz Brook-

lyn, a non-stop celebration ofjazz across the borough th rough-out the month of April at clubs,restaurants, churches and musicschools.

May 11:The President of theBorough of Kings welcomes theroyal family of Monaco Prin-cess Caroline, Prince Ernst

August of Hanover, and His Se-

rene Highness HereditaryPrince Albert to theNew York premiere of LesBallets de Monte CarlosCinderella at the Brook-lyn Academy of Music.

May 24:Marty hosts the

Brooklyn Bridge to theWorld Celebration, honor-ing the 120th birthday ofour most famous icon.

Aug. 14:Stands on theBrooklyn Bridge with amegaphone during theGreat Northeast Blackout

of 2003, cheering to thunder-ous applause Welcome hometo Brooklyn! to the throngs ofBrooklynites trudging home from

Manhattan.

2004Jan. 23:Atlantic Yards devel-oper Bruce Ratner agrees topurchase the New Jersey Netsfor $300 million, vowing to bringthem to Brooklyn.

Feb.:Marty opens the Brooklyntourism center in Borough Hall.

July 16:Marty calls for the citys2002

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CREAM OF THE CROP: (Left) Martyshows off his egg cream-making tech-nique 2002. (Above) Welcoming com-muters on the Brooklyn Bridge afterthe 2003 blackout. File photos

New York Methodist Hospitalthanks

Marty Markowitzfor his supportof Brooklynshospitals and healthcare and

dedicated serviceto our borough.


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first Ikea store to open in RedHook.

Oct. 8:Marty bravely faces ahostile crowd at the Park SlopeFood Co-op to defend his supportof the unpopular Atlantic Yardsproject. Im a big boy, he saidlater. Whenever I do anything Ireally believe in, its for the goodof Brooklyn.

2005

Jan. 20:The Brooklyn Mar-riott breaks ground on a projectto nearly double the number of

rooms at the boroughs premierhotel.

July 12:Marty advances his planfor Brooklyns world domination,lobbying the United Nations tomove office space to the borough.

Sept. 19:Marty downsizes hissupport for the massive, multi-tower Atlantic Yards develop-ment, declaring We do have toscale down this project.

Oct. 8:Cruise ships begin dock-

ing in Red Hook.

Nov. 8:Our bumptious Beep isre-elected with 79 percent of thevote.

Dec. 20:Marty again g reetsconstituents slogging home overthe Brooklyn Bridge duringthe transit strike, even invit-

ing them into Borough Hall for

warm drinks and a chance tocall loved ones.

2006

Feb. 1:After turning 60, Martyjoins the Senior Citizens Leagueof Flatbush, which he founded in1973, at age 28.

June 3:Brooklyn Bridge Park

Development Corporation for-

mally takes control of four Brook-lyn Heights piers, beginning thecreation of Brooklyn Bridge Park.

June 17:Despite his many publichealth initiatives, Marty has aheart attack.

Aug. 17:Professional volleyballcomes to Coney Island for its

first-ever tournament stop in

New York City.

October:Marty calls for therestoration of the historic LoewsKings Theater movie palace.

Nov. 1:Marty flies to Jolly OldeEngland to promote the Brook-

lyn brand at the World TravelMarket trade show. Marty latercomplained, All they knew aboutBrooklyn was that it is some-where in New York, it has theBrooklyn Bridge and that thatBeckham guy has a daughternamed Brooklyn.

Nov. 18:Marty takes aim atpoachers targeting Brooklynsbeloved wild monk parrots. Thebird-booster Beep has a gray par-

rot of his own, whose vocabularyincludes fugheddaboudit.

2007

February:Marty uses his State ofthe Borough address assumedto be his last before term limitswere extended to announce hisrun for mayor, via fortune cookie.

June 20:Bloomberg hosts afund-raiser for mayoral hopefulMarty in his swank Upper East

Side townhouse.

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TIMELINE...Continued from page 5

UNITED FRONTS:(Above) Marty met with Kofi Annan with a plan to woo the United

Nations to Brooklyn. (Right) Marty was there when the Port Authority gave awaythe four piers that would become Brooklyn Bridge Park. File photos

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July:City Hall moves to Brook-lyn! But just for two weeks, dur-ing renovations of its Manhattandigs.

Aug. 5:The Brooklyn Cyclonesimmortalize Mr. Brooklyn inbobble head form as part of its

Legends of Brooklyn series.

January:Just one year afterMartys junket to the WorldTravel Market trade show inLondon, the worlds largesttravel-guide publisher, LonelyPlanet, includes Brooklyn on itslist of the 30 hottest destinationsfor 2007.

2008

Feb. 7:Marty uses his annual

State of the Borough addressto make his (ultimately unsuc-cessful) bid to take over the NewYork Aquarium in Coney Islandfrom the Wildli fe ConservationSociety.

Unsatisfied by the resultsof the $1.45 million he spent tolight up Coney Islands iconicParachute Jump in 2006, Martyannounces that the city will kickin $2 mill ion toward a new light-ing scheme for the long-defunct

amusement.

March:Marty leads the Marist-WNBC mayoral poll with 18 per-cent to once-and-future mayoralhopeful Anthony Weiners 13percent, leaving Bill Thompsonand Speaker Christine Quinn inthe dust.

May:MTVs hit reality showThe Real World comes to

Brooklyn!

June 18:Ikea opens in Red Hook!

July 9:Marty gets bikes for hisBorough Hall staff.

Sept. 26:Marty greets shop-pers lining up for Brooklyns firstTrader Joes inside the land-mark former Independence BankBuilding decorated with iconic

Brooklyn imagery of Ebbets

Field and Coney Island.

2009

March 18:Mr. Brooklyn trav-els to the Neatherlands to pay avisit to his and our boroughs OldCountry namesake Breukelen.

April 8:Marty unveils his de-sign for a $64-mill ion outdoor

amphitheater in Coney Islands

Asser Levy Park to become thepermanent home of his SeasideSummer Concert Series. Criticsimmediately ridicule it as a giantpotato chip.

September:Marty puts thebreaks on the Prospect ParkWest bike lane with a stronglyworded letter to the city that de-

MANY LOOKS OF MARTY:(Left) The Brooklyn Cyclones immortalized Marty in bobblehead form. (Center) Marty tests oneof the bikes he bought for his staff. (Right) Checking out the original Breukelen during a visit to Holland.

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lays the project for nearly a year.

December:Tired of renting,

Marty final ly puts down roots bypurchasing a $1.45-million mansein beautiful Windsor Terrace.

2010

March 11:Construction of theBarclays Center arena begins.

April 9:Marty backs the contro-versial Domino Sugar redevelop-ment, proclaiming Domi-YES!to the $2-billion condo plan for theabandoned waterfront refinery.

June 21:Critics of Martys$64-million potato chip sue toblock his annual concert series atAsser Levy Park because it vio-lates a law prohibiting amplifiedmusic within 500 feet of a houseof worship. Less than a week later, theCouncil comes to t he Beepsrescue by passing a law t hat tem-porarily allows amplified musicwithin 500 feet of a house of wor-

ship.

Oct. 7:Marty finds and restoresthe iconic Welcome to Brooklyn

sign from the opening montage ofthe 70s sitcom Welcome Back,Kotter.

Oct. 19:Rendered briefly silentby throat surgery, Brooklynsboisterous Beep uses the opportu-nity to take a breath for the firsttime since taking office.

Nov. 17:ExxonMobil agrees topay a $25-mil lion settlement andclean up the states largest oil

spill under Greenpoint.

The St. Anns Warehouse the-ater company agrees to take overand renovate the vacant TobaccoWarehouse in Brooklyn BridgePark.

Dec. 8:Marty sings his contemptfor bike lanes at a Council hear-ing on a bill to require commu-

nity input before creating new

bike lanes, tweaking the song,My Favorite Things from TheSound of Music.

Strollers and schleppers andskaters and joggers, holiday lanesjust for egg-noggers, but lets notforget cars its getting insane,Marty crooned. These are a fewof my favorite lanes.

Park officials break ground on

the $70-million project to reha-bilitate the Prospect Park skatingrink Lakeside Center

Dec. 28:After the city fails toclear the streets after t he massiveblizzard, Marty compares Brook-lyn in 2010 to Queens in 1969.

2011

Feb. 4:Marty ends his St ateof the Borough address with aperformance by a pole dancer leaving some constituents hot,but others bothered.

Feb. 23:Marty shows supportfor the Arab Spring by flying theEgyptian flag over Borough Hall.

March 25:Marty takes issue

with the number crunchers ofthe U.S. Census, who assert thatBrooklyns population grew byonly 40,000 a scant 1.6 percentin the previous decade.

June 24:Theatre for a NewAudience breaks ground on itsnew $48-million playhouse inthe heart of the BAM CulturalDistrict.

July 24:Marty opens Borough


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PROJECTS: (Above) Martys amphi-theater plan for Asser Levy park wascontroversial right from the start. (Atright) Welcoming gay couples to getmarried at Borough Hall in 2011.

Thank you, Marty Markowitz, for

your many years of dedicated service

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Hall for weddings on the daysame-sex marriage becomes legalin New York.

Nov. 16:Marty eulogizes theBrooklyn Childrens Museumsbeloved iguana, Elizabeth, whodies at age 19.

Elizabeth lived a full life Whether she was rubbing scaleswith politicians or hanging in thegreenhouse with [fellow iguana]Iggy Elizabeth did it with areal Brooklyn attitude.

2012

Jan. 10:The Borough Presidentcalls on the state to legalize tablegambling and allow casinos inConey Island.

April 16:Marty is inducted intothe Wu-Tang Clan as MartyWu by Brooklyn native GZAin a solemn ceremony at BoroughHall.

May 1:Markowitz denounces theWar on Brunch proving hes no

Eggs Benedict Arnold.

Sept. 28:Barclays Center hostsits first event concert by then-Nets-co-owner Jay-Z.

Oct. 31:Marty calls out theNational Guard in the wake ofSuperstorm Sandy. The BoroughPresident doesnt actually havethat authority but they cameanyway!

Nov. 3:Brooklyn Nets triumph

in boroughs first major-league-

sports home game since 1957!

2013June 22:Marty throws theswitch on the new, $2-millionlights for the Coney Island Para-chute Jump.

Jan. 23:The long-awaited resto-ration of the Loews Kings The-ater finally gets underway.

June 4:Marty unveils his plan

to turn the landmarked Childsbuilding in to an amphitheater tohost his summer concerts.

June 11:Luna Park ownerZamperla announced plans tobuild a new Thunderbolt roller

coaster for Coney Island.

Aug. 25:The MTV Video MusicAwards come to Brooklyn.

Sept. 16:Mr. Brooklyn says hellhave a permanent resting place inhis beloved borough, as, when thetime comes, hell be interned in

Green-Wood Cemetery.


MARTYS CEREMONIES: (Above) Marty and Wu Tang Clan member GZA an-nounced the lineup for the Northside Festival in 2012. (At right) throwing theswitch on the new Parachute Jump lights in Coney Island this past summer.

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Martin D. Payson, Chair, Board of Trustees

Pamela Brier, President & CEO

Official Hospital and TeamPhysicians of the Brooklyn Nets

The right care. Right here.

888..(888.662.3627) . .

Marty MarkowitzWords cannot adequately express our deep appreciation for the relationship

we have had with Marty during his years as Brooklyn Borough President.

He has been an ardent advocate and supporter of Maimonides

Medical Center. His belief in our mission to provide the highest

quality, compassionate medical care for the people of Brooklyn

has been unwavering. It was a great compliment and a

measure of the depth of his belief in us, when he chose

Maimonides for his own medical care.

As everyone knows, Marty also presided over a

renaissance in our borough, due in no small

part to his outstanding leadership and

irrepressible enthusiasm for all things

Brooklyn. Our very best wishes

Marty, with all future endeavors.



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BY MATTHEW PERLMAN

Borough President Markowitzmay love pastrami sandwichesmore than bike lanes, and jokedabout his waistline before and af-ter facing a near-tragic punch line,but during his tenure he did whathe could to improve the health ofhis fellow Brooklynites.

Markowitz launched hissignature health initiative,Lighten Up Brooklyn, in 2002with an exercise class led by ec-centric fitness guru Richard Sim-mons. The eight-week programresulted in nearly 6,000 Brook-lynites shedding a combined 41tons. Sheepshead Bay took off themost weight, and was featured onNBCs Today Show.

The program may even havesaved the life of Gerald Davis, a

morbidly obese Bedford-Stuyve-sant resident who at one point

weighed 718 pounds. When hesaw Markowitzs Lighten Upcampaign on TV in 2002, he calledthe borough presidents office.They set him up with an in-pa-tient weight-loss program, and heended up losing 372 pounds.

That number saved my life,said a tearfully grateful Davis in

2008.Markowitz may have talked

about weight-loss, but he sang hisopposition to the Prospect ParkWest bike lane in 2 010, voicing hisdisapproval in song at a Councilhearing. He said the bike laneposed a safety risk for pedestri-ans and ruined the view. The nextyear, when he rode a bicycle tohis State of the Borough address,he couldnt resist making a fewquips.

As you can see, Ive takenadvantage of the Department of

Transportations newest bikelane, he said. Of course, I cantell its still under construction,because the DOT hasnt yet re-moved all the seats in the audito-rium to make room for it!

The Beep often poked fun athis own portly stature. He oncethreatened to appear with his

shirt off in protest of the cityclosing Double-D pool in Gow-anus. And during his 2 011 State ofthe Borough address, he showedphotos of himself with Beyonce,Brooklyn Decker, and ChristyTurlington before telling thecrowd tall women have a thingfor short, chubby guys.

But Markowitz had a serioushealth scare in 2006, sufferinga heart attack that required twostents to be implanted at Maimo-

nides Medical Center.It was like nothing Id ever

felt before, said Markowitz. Itwas a dull pain. But once I gotto the hospital, I knew Id be allright.

Markowitz credited his wifeJamie for making him go to thehospital after he experienced thechest pains.

The near-tragedy bore a strik-

ing resemblance to one of theBeeps other public health initia-tive, Take your man to the doc-tor, which he started in 2003.The program asks women to en-courage the men in their lives tohave regular check ups, and of-fers free flu shots, HIV testing,exercise demonstrations, andhealth screenings around theborough.

Obesity remains a problemfor Brooklynites 27 percent

of whom were obese in 2012, ac-cording to the citys Department

of Health and Mental Hygiene.Markowitz acknowledged that itis still a serious issue.

Theres no question that the

obesity epidemic is one of thegreatest problems facing Brook-lyn and America.

But as the budget for the Bor-ough Presidents office dwindled it is now a quarter of what itwas in 2002 so has the scope ofhis health initiatives. This yearsLighten Up Brooklyn kick-offsaw just 350 participants, with noweigh-in and no data to track theresults.

Nonetheless, the Beep has

tried to set an example for his fel-low broad-bellied Brooklynites pledging to cut down on his be-loved pastrami sandwiches in thewake of his heart attack and us-ing his trademark wit to make hispoint.

You know the old sayingAn apple a day keeps the doctoraway? Markowitz said at his lastLighten Up rally as BoroughPresident. Well here in Brooklynweve got a new one: Exercise and

fewer pies keeps weight off thosethighs.

Weighing in for public healthBeeps campaigns made sure this heart-attack survivors constituents stayed fit

HEALTHY BEEP: (Left) Marty wasjoined by Richard Simmons for aworkout session in 2002. (Above) Twomonths later, he weighed in for hisLighten Up Brooklyn health campaign.

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MR. PHOTO OPWhere there is a camera and a funny hat Marty was there

COLD FEET:When Markowitz took office in 2002, he first joined the Coney Island Polar Bears for a New Years Day swim.

TRY CYCLING:Borough President Markowitz didnt pass up an op-portunity to promote his anti-bike lane stance when he rode intohis own State of the Borough address in 2011.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR:(Above) Borough President Markowitz showed his support for Brooklyn Prideweekend festivities by hosting Appolonia Cruz, left, and Ron B. as Tina Turner at Borough Hall in2008. (At left) Jamie Markowitz feeds her husband some cake moments after Brooklyns first couple

renewed their wedding vows at the Beeps annual Brooklyn Sweethearts celebration the day beforeValentines Day in 2012.Photo

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LOOKING BACK: (1) BoroughPresident Markowitz celebratesDisney on Ice coming to Brook-lyn in 2013. (2) Dressed inRevolutionary War gear for thegrand opening of J.J. ByrnePlayground in 2012. (3) At theEbbets Field Houses to markthe 50th anniversary of thelast game at Ebbets Field in2007. (4) In a tai chi session inProspect Park in 2008 to markWorld Tai Chi Day.(5) At open-ing day for the Cyclone in 2009.(6) With an earlier version ofthe Nets dancers in 2011. (7)Teeing off to celebrate the newdriving range at Marine ParkGolf Course in 2012. (8) At Dia-mond on Eights Chinese NewYear celebration in 2006. (9)

At the 2011 St. Patricks Day Pa-rade in Park Slope.


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BY WILL BREDDERMAN

Borough President Markow-itzs most enduing legacy may wellbe the Barclays Center arena, thebasketball team it hosts and hisnine-year fight to make it happen.

Luring a pro-basketball teamto Kings County was at the top ofMartys agenda from the start, ashe made clear in his first State ofthe Borough address in Feb. 2003

arguing it would be the onlyway to fill t he Dodger-shaped holein Brooklyns heart.

Major league sports owesBrooklyn for the great theft of1957 when the devil his name isOMalley stole the Dodgers outof Brooklyn in the middle of thenight, Markowitz said. Thatswhy, until the door is finallyslammed in my face, I will con-tinue to fight for an NBA team forBrooklyn.

A few months later, rumorsswirled that developer Bruce Rat-ner was looking to buy the NewJersey Nets and build a home forthe team on a Prospect Heightsproperty owned by the Metropoli-tan Transportation Authority near the spot where the Dodgershoped to build a new stadium inthe 1950s as part of his much-larger Atlantic Yards project.

Markowitz was emotional inhis response, noting Brooklyns

love of the game.I have no doubt that an NBAteam in Brooklyn would be theleagues most successful fran-chise, because basketball is thesport of choice throughout Brook-lyn, the Beep said. I cant wait tocry tears of joy.

By December 2003, Markowitzstood alongside Ratner, MayorBloomberg, and rapper-cum-Nets-co-owner Jay-Z to unveilof the arena projects original

designs a glassy, modernisticconcept with a park on the roof,and surrounded by four officetowers and 4,500 apartments courtesy of renowned architectFrank Gehry.

Even then, however, there wererumblings of discontent over the68 buildings to be razed to makeway for the new skyscrapers, andthe tax abatements subsidizingthe $2.5-billion price tag. By May2004, then-Governor George Pa-

taki and the MTA had backed theplan, but a growing number of

Brooklynites began to oppose it.Despite the controversy,

Markowitz remained a stead-fast supporter of the plan or

at least its centerpiece arena which he knew was the key to

righting the wrong of 1957 anddelivering a professional sports

team back to Brooklyn.Marty set out to make the case

for the project personally, evenfacing the slings and arrows ofthe famously populist Park SlopeFood Co-op, which blasted him

as a cheerleader for Ratner.Markowitz shrugged off the at-tacks, maintaining that he hadthe best interests of the boroughat heart.

Im a big boy, I understand,the Beep told the foodies. When-ever I do anything I really believein, its for the good of Brooklyn.

Still, the opposition was aspersistent as the projects big-gest booster. Nay-sayers booed atthe mention of the project during

Markowitzs 2005 State of the Bor-ough address. And by fall of that

year, residents facing evictionsued to block the plan. Even prom-ises that the residential towerswould be 50 percent below-mar-ket-rate housing failed to quellgrowing criticism.

In the face of such opposition tothe 22-acre office-and-condo com-plex, Markowitz said he would fa-vor downsizing the Atlantic Yardsdevelopment somewhat, if thatswhat it would take to broaden sup-port for the arena project.

There is no question, interms of the project, in terms ofthe housing, and in terms of thebuildings, it is time for all of usto join together to work coopera-tively and downscale the project

and to make it more reflective ofthe needs and aspirations of those

Markowitzs hoop dreamMarty vowed to bring an NBA team to Brooklyn, then snared the Nets from New Jersey

SLAM DUNK:(Above) Markowitz joined NBA-great Connie Hawkins and developerBruce Ratner at Juniors in 2003 for a press conference to promote Ratners bidfor the Nets. (Left) In 2010, he joined then-Governor David Patterson and Jay-Zfor the groundbreaking on the Barclays Center.

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of the environment its in,Markowitz said in Septem-ber 2005, to overwhelmingapplause.

But by 2008, the Netsseemed as likely to cometo Brooklyn as to win theplayoffs. The project was

contending with multiplelawsuits, spiraling costs,and the fallout from the fi-nancial crisis.

Even longtime sup-porters such as MayorBloomberg and Bill De-Blasio criticized the ever-growing public subsidiesto the development. But theBorough Presidents sup-port remained steadfast in fact, he argued that the

economic downturn onlystrengthened the case forthe project.

Atlantic Yards can bethe kind of economic en-gine that will power our boroughthrough lean times, Markowitzsaid that September.

The darkest hour for Martyshoop dreams seemed to comewhen even his own staff seemedto have lost their faith.

I dont know if were going to

get the Nets, Jon Benguiat, his

Director of Planning and Develop-ment, said a month later.

In January 2009, the Beep de-clared Gehrys grandiose designsunfeasible and, in a bid to save hissought-after stadium, demandedthat Ratner go back to the draw-ing board.

Efficiencies and cost savings

need to be found, he declared.Ratner duly sacked Gehry and

his pricey designs, and rolled outa stripped-down vision cut-ting out the ambitious architectsMiss Brooklyn tower and therooftop park on the stadium, andsubstituting the industrial-chic

design now familiar to fans of the

Barclays Center.The project got a much-needed

infusion of new money in Sept.2009, when Russian billionaireMikhail Prokhorov bought Rat-ners share of the Nets and agreedto sink more than $200 millioninto the Atlantic Yards project.

When the project finally broke

ground in March 2010 almostseven years after its announce-ment Markowitz was therewith a shovel. The Beep wrylydismissed the 100 protestors whoshowed up as disgruntled Knicksfans.

Markowitz was on hand once

again in Sept. 2012 for the ribbon-cutting on the completed arena,declaring that it marked a newera for Brooklyns brand andan opportunity for performers theworld over.

For every entertainer whocomes, it will be a crowningachievement because they getto say they made it to Brooklyn,USA, Marty said.

Jay-Z played the stadiumsfirst show, and the Nets beat the

Washington Wizards on the courtin October. The arena quickly at-tracted numerous big-name acts,including Barbra Streisand andBob Dylan.

Markowitz celebrated the re-alization of his dream in his 2012Christmas card.

Barclays here, Streisandsbelting, Fans will cheer, Heartsare melting, The Nets and Jay-Z,what a team they will be, Brook-lyn is a Winter Wonderland, read

a carol inscribed inside.

STAR POWER:In the Nets first season,

Brook Lopez energized fans at the Bar-clays Center, while Jay-Z and Beyonceprovided some court-side glamour.

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The Beep kept the musicalive in Coney Island, some-times whether neighborsliked it or not.

The 35-year-old SeasideSummer Concert series hasentertaind tens of thousandsof Brooklynites despite law-suits, complaints from neigh-bors, and several suddenchanges of location to fulfillBorough President Markow-

itzs dream of bringing rockand roll to the Peoples Play-ground. And many residentsare happy to have it.

Its just great to have thiskind of music, this entertain-ment in our backyard, saidPat Singer, the founder of theBrighton Beach Neighbor-hood Association and a fanof the shows, which have at-tracted big names such asJoan Jett, Debbie Harry, and

Hall & Oates.The musical legacy,which Markowitz first be-gan pursuing when he wasstill a state senator, couldbe cemented if plans fora new $50 million, city-funded amphitheater pass afew remaining hurdles andgive the series a permanenthome. Currently, the plans

call for tearing down a wallof the land-marked formerChilds Building restauranton W. 21st Street and SurfAvenue and placing a stageinside and 5,100-capacityseating under a tent in-stalled in an adjoining lot.

But the venue is not a cer-tainty, yet. Coneys Commu-nity Board 13 voted against

the plan in September afterloud objections from com-munity members over con-cerns that it would bringnoise, traffic congestion,and low-paying jobs to thearea. The citys planningcommission can ignore theno-vote when they decide onthe theaters fate in Decem-ber, but activists are vow-ing to fight the project untilthe last note is played.

Previously, Markowitzhoped to build the amphi-theater in Asser Levy Park,where the Seaside SummerConcert series was held for20 years, but that proposalfloundered when the Beepended the festivities to settle

a lawsuit by res-idents who saidthe productionsviolated citynoise codes andcaused a crowdcrunch in anotherwise calmpart of town.

On concertnights and theday before and after the con-cert, the neighborhood was

bedlam because there wereall these vehicles around,said Linda Sanoff, a long-time concert opponent wholives near Asser Levy Park.There was just no way forthis neighborhood to handlethat sort of a venue and still

remain a viable residentialneighborhood.

But Markowitz says thatrevenue from the venuecould help Coney Islandspublic housing recoverfrom Hurricane Sandy bymaking the seaside sectioneven more of a summertimeattraction and supporters

say those opposed are miss-ing the point.

I think that people arenot looking at the big pic-ture, Singer argued. Itsnot going to take away fromthe community, its going togive to the community.

Current plans call forthe amphitheaters tent tobe open for part of the yearonly and to be removedwhen summers over, re-storing the parkland foreight months of the year,

Singer points out.And whatever becomesof the amphitheater, the con-cert series may still continue.A spokesman for incomingBorough President Adamssaid that the wants to keepthe concert series running.

But that is not enoughto console some area resi-dents grieving the loss of a12-year fixture.

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Oh, what could have beenImagine an alternate reality

where term limits were never ex-tended a world where MartyMarkowitz was mayor, and BillDeBlasio took over at BoroughHall.

Strange as this bizarro visionmight seem now, it looked likelyenough in 2007, two years beforethe Council passed its one-off ex-tension of the two-term rule.

It should be noted that Markow-itz was adamantly opposed to termlimits of any sort, and had the vot-ers not demanded them, he wouldbe happy to remain borough pres-ident indefinitely. But faced in2007 with the then-two-term limiton his tenure, Mr. Brooklyn wasforced to contemplate life beyondthe role of his lifetime.

Marty planted the idea in his

usual idiosyncratic fashion dur-ing his State of the Borough ad-dress on Feb. 1 of that year, askinga specially-made fortune cookie topredict his political destiny.

I dont need a fortune cookieto tell me Brooklyns future looksgood, Markowitz said, holdingup the sugary augury. But withterm limits looming what about

my future?The fateful paper read: If itsgood for Brooklyn, its good forNew York City!

Marty had more than $1 mil-lion in the bank for a campaign,and term limits prevented himfrom seeking another four yearsas our beep. By the next month,Markowitz had dropped $200,000on national polling firms, cam-paign consultants, and on an un-disclosed Brooklyn office space.

In June 2007, Mayor Bloomberg

even threw a fund-raiser forMarkowitz at his Upper East Sidetownhouse.

Five months later, a certaintall, bearded Park Slope council-man announced he would seek topick up Martys pom-poms and fol-low him into the role of boroughcheerleader.

Brooklyn is obviously the

center of the most important stuffgoing on in the city right now culturally, politically with ourprogressive values and progres-sive ideas, and development-wise.The next borough president willget to shape a lot of that, saidnow-Mayor-elect Bill DeBlasio atthe time.

In March 2008, polls showedMarkowitz beating out an arrayof other hizzoner hopefuls, includ-ing then-Congressman Anthony

Weiner, Council Speaker Chris-

tine Quinn, and then-ComptrollerBill Thompson even thoughMarty had yet to declare his can-didacy.

But that October, the Councilbacked Bloombergs proposal toextend term limits allowingthe mayor, and Marty, to seek athird go-round in office. And seeka third term as our borough presi-dent is exactly what Marty did.

DeBlasio one of the 22 dis-

senters in the term-limits vote maintained his campaign toreplace Markowitz for a few moreweeks.

But when the opportunityarose to pursue another largelypowerless, ceremonial position after Public Advocate Betsy Got-baum decided not to seek re-elec-tion DeBlasio jumped on it.

And the rest, as they say, is his-

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During Borough PresidentMarkowitzs 12-year tenure,Brooklyn has gone from beinga homey borough of tight-knitneighborhoods to a playgroundfor the rich populated by anever-growing roster of luxurytowers.

At least that is what you wouldthink listening to affordable hous-ing activists, many of whom feelMarkowitz let the borough downby rarely challenging a develop-ment proposal.

He advocated for giant devel-opment and he vilified anyone whocriticized it, said Schellie Hagan,who was a dedicated opponent ofthe Atlantic Yards project.

Markowitz has championedsome of the most contentious de-velopment plans in the borough,including ones still underwaysuch as the Domino Sugar fac-tory redevelopment at the footof the Williamsburg Bridge, the

10-tower waterfront GreenpointLanding project, and the massive,publicly subsidized Atlantic Yardsdevelopment, which includes 16un-built residential towers in ad-dition to the completed BarclaysCenter.

Many Beep-backed high-riseprojects have already been built,such as the four-building Edgecomplex on the Williamsburg wa-terfront, which tops out at 30 sto-ries tall. A penthouse duplex thererecently sold for $3-million.

North Brooklyn is a very dif-ferent community than it was 10years ago, said Neil Sheehan,who was on the affordable housingcommittee of a group of churchesthat banded together to opposethe 2005 rezoning of the NorthBrooklyn waterfront that allowedsuch developments. Greenpointand Williamsburg are filled withbikes and bars and the workingclass people have lost out.

Sheehan did applaud Markowitz

for fighting to get more affordablehousing into large developmentsand said he believes that many low-income people who have been dis-placed by rising rents will be ableto return once more of the luxurybuildings when below-market-rateapartments are completed.

Markowitz did not support ev-ery project that came across hisdesk. In 2010, he voted againstthe Rose Plaza on the River inSouth Williamsburg, demandingthat developers promise more af-fordable housing and more fam-ily-sized apartments in writing.That East River-side complex ul-timately fell through after yearsof designs failed to gain the finan-cial and political traction neededto push it through. But becausethe site has already gone throughthe citys Uniform Land Use Re-view Procedure, a buyer could putthe rights to build as many as 754apartments in five buildings withaccompanying retail space.

Nor is everyone so sour onMarkowitzs time in office.

I think he has b een a very ef-fective borough president, saidBrooklyn Brewery owner SteveHindy. Borough presidentsdont have the power that theyused to, but he has ta ken what hehas been given and he has donea tremendous job of promotingBrooklyn.

And some supporters say thatthe outgoing Beeps cheer-leading

of big development projects is aninevitable part of being a politi-cian in Brooklyn.

Its unfortunate that anyonewould get priced out of their neigh-borhood, but thats been the storyof New York City for 200 years,said Jonathan Burkan, who movedto a condo in Williamsburg sixyears ago after rising rents drovehim from Manhattan. Thats theway its always been and its theway it will a lways be.

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Marty Markowitz

Brooklyns Heart

Berkeley College would like to congratulate

Marty Markowitz on his achievements

as Brooklyn Borough President.

In his 11 years as Borough President, Marty has been at the helm of Brooklyns

Renaissance, making big things happen and looking out for the 2.6 million

residents who call Brooklyn home.

Throughout his more than 40 years of public service, Marty has beensteadfast in his commitment to Brooklyn, its people, and its neighborhoods,

advocating for jobs, education, affordable housing, healthcare, economic

development, entrepreneurship, and business growth.

Martys legacy is synonymous with Brooklyns past, present, and future: he is

Brooklyn-born, Brooklyn-bred, Brooklyn-educated, and simply put, Brooklyns

heart. At Berkeley College, we are proud to call Brooklyn home!

Thank you, Marty, for your boundless enthusiasm and tireless efforts on behalf

of Brooklyn. Your passion is unsurpassed and will surely be missed.

We wish you the very best.

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