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Hearing for RiversideThe owners of the Riverside Apartmentbuilding at 30 Joralemon St. will be makinganother appearance before the City%u2019s Landmark Preservation Commission June 24, forpermission to maKe some changes m thebuilding's facade.The 156-unit complex, owned by the PensonCorporation of Great Neck, N.Y. has beenundergoing a $6 million renovation since thepresent owner purchased it in October, 1984.Currently in Phase II of the work, Pensonis now seeking approval to replace the current gates with rod-iron copies of theoriginals, to restore a comer, street-levelspace for retail use and to get rid of the otherstore fronts that line the rest of the street.The 9:30am hearing is at 20 Vesey St. inManhattan.Structural improvements began at thecomplex last year. Tenants of the nearly106-year-old rent-stabilized apartments werealarmed when renovations began because ofrent increases and a possible co-op conversion. Under City law, rent increases of nine to15 percent are allowed if the building isundergoing major capital improvements.Some tenants feared that the increases couldaccrue to nearly 75 percent over a five-yearperiod, causing the rent for an apartmentthat is currently $300 to more than double.Penson also offered to buy out all the leases,a move the tenants thought was a tactic to coop the building.The complex had not been seriouslyrepaired in nearly 25 years, Brad Smith,president of the tenant association for thecomplex has said. Tenants of the buildingargued that the structural improvementswere needed repairs and should not be applied to their rents.Penson has not yet filed for any rent incrases. But, tenants are still expecting somechanges. %u201cThey%u2019re not doing all this work outof the goodness of their heart,%u201d said NormaEidelman, a resident of the complex. %u201cI thinkthey will do all the work and then zap us inthe end.%u201d %u2014 R.T.Walentas Talks June 26David Walentas, of Two Trees Management Co., developer and managing agent ofthe Fulton Landing, will present a slide showof what will be included in this 3,000,000square foot mixed-use retail and commercialoffice district, before the June 26 luncheonmeeting of the Brooklyn Board of Realtors.Plans for the area include 2,000,000 sq. ft. ofoffice space in the Gair and SweeneyBuildings, and more than 400,000 sq. ft. ofretail restaurant and entertainment facilitiesin the Empire Stores and new Pier Pavillion.Two new garages, a 100-boat marina, and a10-screen cinema will fill out the district.The talk and slide show will start at noon,at Walentas%u2019 Building 1 Main Street. Reservations are required. For further information, call 875-5185.Teams Meet at Midwood FieldSave Amateur Sports, Inc. in cooperationwith Con Edison is sponsoring a FootballBowl Game Saturday, June 21, at MidwoodHigh School Field, at Avenue K and E. 16thStreet. The Brooklyn Cobras will play theN.Y. Roadrunners (ages 17-19) at noon. At2:30pm, the Brooklyn Kings will meet theLong Island Raiders in a game between excollege and pro-players. Community groupsshould call 802-5074 for free tickets.BROOKLYN GAY PRIDE %u201886Sun June 22, 5:00 pmMCC Church BrooklynPride Service & Pot luck Picnic85 S. Oxford Street %u2022 Fort Green(718) 596-0191Tues June 24, 8:00 pmLambda Independent Democrats\A political forum withDr. Marcella MaxwellN.Y.C. Human Rights Commissioner1st Unitarian ChurchSalutes the Statue of LibertyS U N D A Y JU N E 2 2 nd 1 1 %u00a3 7 PMO N 7%u2122 A V E F R O MFLA TBU SH A V E T 0 12%u2122 ST.Pierrepont & Monroe Sts.Brooklyn HightsSat June 28, Noon to 6 pmGay Friends & Neighbors, Ltd.GAV PRIDE FESTIVAL %u201886PROSPECT PARK PICNIC HOUSEenter 3rd St. & Prospect Park West%u2022 e n t e r t a in m e n t . r a f f l e%u2022 BOX LUNCHES %u2022 CHAMPAGNE%u2022 GAY ADVOCACY AWARDS%u2022 GUEST SPEAKERS %u2022 CAKE SALE%u2022 ART & PHOTO E X H IB IT%u2022 GAY & LESBIANC O M M U N ITY GROUPSSat June 28,9 pm to 2 amGay Friends & Neighbors, Ltd.GAY PRIDE DANCE*PARK SLOPE, NEW YORK CITY%u2019S LARGEST HISTORICAL RENAISSANCE DISTRICT PRESENTS 20 BLOCKS OF%u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 %u2605 A -%u2605 MUSIC, FO OD , CRAFTS, RIDES, %u2605%u2605 %u2605 ANTIQUES, & COLLECTIBLES, * *. SPORTS, ART, THEATRE, DANCING, A %u2605 BARGAINS, FLEA M ARKET, D ISC O %u2605%u2605 DEMONSTRATIONS %u2605CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT ON 2 STAGESAND ALL ALONG THE STREET* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Church of the Redeemer4th Ave. & Pacific St., Brooklyn*$8.00_________________________________FOR INFORMATION CALL:(718k 802-9424 (7181789-2613FREE ADMISSIONFOR M ORI INFORMATION CONTACTCOORDINATOR MARY ANN DEVLIN AT THE PARK SLOPE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE 789-1659Page 6, THE PH O EN IX, June 19, 1986