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April 18, 1974 PHOENIX P age SEEConstruction to Start Soon on Stalled Schermerhorn HousingThe Schermerhorn Project, a redevelopment complex in downtown Brooklyn sponsored by New York State%u2019s Urban Development Corporation, is scheduled to go into-R E S ID E N T SQUARE -PAR KIN G G AR AG E BELO W r%u2014 C O M M U N IT Y CEN TER -R E S ID E N T YARDTO W N SQ UARE R E TA IL A O FFIC E SPACE SUBWAY E N T R A N C Ethe construction stage \many people are beginning to wonder just how soon \According to James Robinson of UDC, the Schermerhorn Project has been stalled on two fronts.Bounded by Smith, State, Schermerhorn and Bond Streets, the Project%u2019s major buildings, from 14 to 33 stories (what Mr. Robinson calls %u201c superstructures%u201d ) will have as their base the existing columns5SiEER E S ID E N T YARDDAY C AR E C E N TE R A YARDS C H O O L A S C H O O L YARDC O M M U N IT Y C E N T E R E N T R A N C Eof the IND subway, which runs directly underneath the Project.Exploratory excavations were undertaken by UDC to determine whether the subway columns, erected in 1932, could bear the weight of the superstructures. The other delay was caused mainly by the difficulty in relocating tenants of a commercial building at 281 State Street.Arthur Foote of the Housing and Development Administration%u2019s Department of Relocation said this week the State Street building is %u201c 99 per cent vacant,\one remaining tenant has only a few odds and ends to remove before demolition can begin.The Schermerhorn Project as designed by architect Ben Thompson, has provisions for the handicapped and the elderly-all six high-rise buildings will have streetlevel entrances or access ramps for wheelchairs, and door widths have been scaled to facilitate wheelchair use.Two of the buildings will contain apartments designed expressly for the handicapped and the elderly, with immediate access to parking in the Project garage.-Dan 1 co lari...................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................D A Investigates JudgeO n Election Fraudwhich would permit a holder to vote even though his registration card could not be found at his polling place. For this order to be issued legally, a hearing must be held, and the entire order filled out by the issuing judge.During court testimony in the 1972 post-primary battle by Lowenstein for a new election, it was alleged that pro-Rooney voters had presented those blank court orders which were filled out by poll captains.T h e v e r y f a m o u sThe 1972 Congressional Democratic primary election continues to make headlines, long after the ballots have been counted, with the news early this week that Brooklyn District Attorney Eugene Gold%u2019s office was presenting evidence before a grand jury about possible fraud on the part of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice, who has been identified as Joseph R. Corso. The judge has denied knowledge of the investigation and the charges. Gold%u2019s office rfefuses comment on the report.The story, which was broken on April 15 by the Daily News, said that the offenses under investigation were committed in the 14th Congressional District during the closely-fought June 1972 primary election, where challenger Allard Lowenstein was narrowly defeated by veteran incumbent John Rooney.Election irregularities exposed in court produced a new courtordered election in September that Rooney won handily. At that time, the courts ruled that there had been no evidence of fraud \se,%u201d but that the election had been conducted \Evidence cited in reports this week said that a judge, believed to be Corso, signed blank court orders%u2022u n%u2018H E I G H T SP L A Y E R S%u25a0GISiMS T IN K E R T O Nand thef l ) M A G IC A L G R A N N IE SH L g B b DIRECTED BY MUSIC BYj f m JANE STANTON Audi Stryker-Rodda%u25bc APML-6-71314-20-21 'T , \2:30 RM. %u2022 Reservations 237-2752 %u2022 26Willow Place LJf IlC n ,A nd the great Sir M ichael Redgrave.Great theater and great dining.Sir Michael Redgrave and the Royal Shakespeare Company in repertory at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. April 18 to 28%u00bbh Before curtain enjoy the art ot American cooking a s we have practised it tor nearly a century What a famous id ea!Brooklyn s Landmark Seafood and Steak House (Est 1879)GAGE&TOLLNER372 Fulton Street (betw BoroHall Sthe Brooklyn Academy) 875-5181 Lunch & Dinner except Sunday. Amex & Diners.LESLIET IL L E T T*hfln (ddwardianG ^ p c fic tt *A SHOW OF PAINTINGS WITH CARVINGS IN LOW RELIEFThru -Apr. 26,1974Tuts-Sun. 2:00-6:00 P MN O V E M B E R ?o h e n r y s tG A L L E R Y BROOKLYN n vNew Photographs April 13-May 2JOHN BENEDICT U91 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn 6 / I L L E K / L 1 | [ aRichardGaffneyD ra w in g sL ./ .U ..W estbroadway431 W est Broadw ayApril 13 %u2022 May 2O pening April 13thTues.*Sat. 11-5nz.* o c o r\\V isit th ePromenadeR estau ran tfor steaks, chops, seafood, soda fountain.Home-style Cooking is our specialty.With our exploded facilities,we have added a service barserving cocktails,wines, and liquors.8 4 M o n ta g u e St., ( C o rn e r of Hicks )O p e n 'til 2 a .m . 5 2 2 - 7 4 3 3 Vitiotip a r k s l a p %u00ae c i v i c c o i s i i d ig a l e o p e n i n ga p r i l 2Q & p m ~ t ip mcontribution $1.00a p ril 21 12>'30~4pmTemple Beth Elohlm (Garfield Temple)Bth avenue &ear field place brooklvnU IIM H IIIM IIIIIIIIM III