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\\tyAY BACK WHEJyJMayor John Lindsay (center) signs the 600 page lease for the new Con Edison building in downtown Brooklyn. BoroughPresident Sam Leone (right) looks on as do developers Stephen (left) and George Klein. (Marge Bair) Photo)FOURTEEN YEARS AGO October 12,1972Mayor John Lindsay signed a 600-page lease for the new Con Edison building at Nevins Street and Flatbush Ave. The building was developed by Stephen and George Klein, who attended the signing along with the Mayor and Brooklyn Borough President Sam Leone.Work was expected to begin on the first new housing to be built in Brooklyn in ten years. Some 1,750 new units of middle-moderate-low income housing was slated for construction at State and Schermerhorn Streets between Smith and Bond Streets. The project was the brainchild of the State Urban Development Commission.Park Slope Congressmember Hugh Carey pounded the pavement in Park Slope gathering support against Republican candidate John Gangemi of Bay Ridge. The year showed several Republican candidates running strongly against Democrats.TEN YEARS AGO October 7,197*Mayor Abe Beame released the final map of community board boundaries. Local changes included moving Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill from Community Board Six to Community Board Two. The Mayorhad sought to remove Prospect Heights from Community Board Eight, but after public hearings against the move, the idea was abandoned.The Sanders Theater in Park Slope was bought for $130,000 and the promise that it would open by the beginning of 1977. Renovations for the theater, Prospect Park West and 14th Street were expected to cost between $120,000 and $150,000.The first annual Montague Street fair became the last annual Montague Street fair when residents and shopkeepers alike termed it a failure. The Executive Board of Trade issued a formal apology to the residents of Brooklyn Heights for the %u201cunfortunate accumulation of carnival vendors.%u201dFIVE YEARS AGO October 8,1981The longest city council race in history was still being waged in New York City as candidates waited for the Department of Justice rulings on the controversial redistricting plan. Candidates continued to square off in hopes that an election would soon be held to decide the winners, although no end was in sight.Police banned foot peddlers from Fulton Street between Flatbush Ave. and Adams Street citing an often unenforced law. The target of the clean-up were religious peddlers whoset up incense and snake oil booths that many considered %u201can eyesore.%u201dLiz Holtzman prepared to take office as the new District Attorney for Brooklyn, and in a reporter%u2019s notebook, the Phoenix outlined the problems of the judicial system she would have to tackle to be effective. They were: backlogged court calendars; abuses of plea-bargaining; and a beleaguered and undermanned police force.ONE YEAR AGO October 10,1985The Brooklyn Heights Association and Forest City came to a tentative agreement about a new design for the Morgan Stanley building at the corner of Clinton and Pierrepont Streets. The new building would have a greater number of setbacks, making it slimmer, and would be taller.The Red Hook Containerport christened a third crane, signalling a return to health for the Brooklyn waterfront.The Long Island Historical Society officially became the Brooklyn Historical Society, ending more than a year of controversy and threatened legal action by those who wanted it to remain as a Long Island institution.The City announced its plan to foreclose on 17,000 homes in Brooklyn %u2014 some of them for lack of payment on bills less than $10.Chairman c4 the Ecar?D.B. Arm strongEditor & PublisherM ichael A. Arm strongAssistant EditorTracy GarrityReporterLiz KochRob TaylorEditorial InternJared CloudContributing EditorsDennis HoltArthur KroeberPhotographyKathryn KirkGeneral M anagerGeorge FialaAdvertising ManagerBinni IpcarAdvertising SalesEd GillespieClassified AdvertisingLydia BurleyArt, TypographyMike MolanphyT h e H o m e to w n N e w s p a p e r o f D o w n to w n B r o o k ly n 's H is to ric B ro w n s to n e N e ig h b o rh o o d sM em ber ofN ew YorkP re ssA sso ciatio n3 9 5 A tlantic A ven u e, B rooklyn 1 1 2 1 7T elep h on e ( 7 1 8 ) 6 4 3 - 1 4 0 0Servinq B ro w nsto ne B ro o klyn sin ce 1 9 72Winner of More than 6 0 Awards Since1 9 7 2For Outstanding Reporting andCoverageBest in tiie State of New York for General Excellence and Coverage of Business and EconomicIssues%u2014N.Y. State Pre$s AssociationHonored for Outstanding Reporting on the Courtsand Legal Issues, 1983, 1 9 8 5 %u2014N.Y. State BarA ssociationThe Phoenix (USPS 044650) is published weekly by the Serif Press. Inc., Michael A. Armstrong, President. Second ClassPostage Paid at Brooklyn, New York 11201. Annual subscription by mail in Brooklyn $12.50. Elsewhere $15. Single copy priceal office and newsstands .?5 cents. Copyright %u00a91986 Serif Press, Inc. Postmaster: Send changes of address to Phoenix. 395A t Ian tic Ave., Brooklyn, New York 11217.\C L A S S IF IE D ^i ~ : ; 7~~ itn c io s e c n e c k tor j>b to r everyfive w o rd s or part th e re o f.A rtic le s or n u m b e rs c o u n t as aw o rd . $ 1 0 m in im u m M a il o r call:P H O E N IX N EW SPA PER395 A tlantic A venueB rooklyn, NY 11 2 1 7T e lep h o n e (718) 6 4 3 -1 4 0 0______ Pp.k /''.'in htescl. s ,it %u25a0 ____________EXPERIENCED COUNTER PERSON WANTED for Deli Monday through Friday. Full or part time. 802-0889. (09)SECY PART TIME. 3 days/week in house facility Bklyn Heights Area. Typing. Steno. Word Proc. a plus. Contact M S J. Reisman 718-855-6789. (09)SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST/BOOKKEEPER NEEDED torprestigious Brooklyn Heights Music School. F/T, Benefits. Call 875-7371. (09)FOR SALE CLAW FOOT TUB. Best offer. (718) 624-7672.FLEA MARKET: Incarnation Church. 5313-4th Avenue Saturday. Nov. 1. 9:30am-3pm. Good clothing, Christmas, household and personal items. Low Price. (09)FOR SALE %u2014 BUILDING MATERIALS: Interior wood doors and cast iron radiators. (016)OBESE? UNIQUE PROGRAM. Safe, professional, effective, caring. Free literature. 855-3603. (02)PLANT MAINTENANCE F/T: Electronics mfr. needs handyman for bldg, maint. Exper%u2019d plumbing/boilers/carpentry/electric. Good pay. Benefits. Call 718 522-3493 8:30-11am. for appt.SMALL PICK UP TRUCK 1980 Ford Courier, CAMPER SHELL,REBUILT ENGINE, 70,000 MILES $1700.858-2945. (02)REAL ESTATE SALES: Active Montague St. office. Long established seeks licensed co-op salesperson. Excel, financial oppty. Heights Cranford Inc. Mr. Glass/Mr. \\bung 624-7000. 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Call Mr. Cloud, afternoons at 643-1400. (09)EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY Deal with architects, decorators, designers, contractors and the public. On the job training. Apply in person M-F, 9-1pm. Decoware 944 McDonald Ave., Brooklyn; 240 E. 59th St. NYC. (S25)RECEPTIONIST P/T FOR CHIROPRACTIC OFFICElrooklynHeights. Front desk, phone, light typing, neat .. . possibilities. Tues. and Thurs. 8am-2pm. Sat. 10-1 optional. Call 852-3535 Tues. or Thurs. (S25)%u201c ROCK THE BOAT\parties up to 100. Elegance on a shoestring. Fully catered. Call %u201c Food for Thought.\WEEKEND POSITION AVAIL, for responsible adult. Contact Celia M-F. 788-6564. (S25)BOERUM HILL VICINITY: Hugo6rm. floor thru needs roomate M or F to share with painter F age 26. Nr. all trains. $400 mo. 797-4315.GREAT JUNIORS TENNIS 13 WEEK PROGRAM NOwlORMING. Cobble Hill Racauet Club. Call Gary 643-4400.HATHA YOGA CLASSES W/ EXPER. TEACHER. Park Slope area. Register now. Wednesdays (Begin 9 /2 4 ) 7-9pm $30 month. Call Liana. 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