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T h e s id e o f th e ro w h o u s e a t 456 12th S tre e t. W o rk e rs s h o re up th e w all. (P h o e n ix /C lo u dP h o to )House Wall Collapses During Illegal ExcavationResidents of a Park Slope row house were given a rude surprise on July 30 by a construction firm working at the lot next door, causing a partial collapse of a supporting wall of their building. The house, at 456 12th Street, was not occupied at the time of the collapse.One side of the home collapsed, exposing most of the first floor kitchen and some of the second story in the rear. The cause of the collapse, according to Vahe Tiryakian of the City Buildings Department, was the digging of a foundation for a building next door. Katz Construction, 1318 60th Street, was allegedly digging too close to the home at 456 12th St., causing the collapse. Tiryakin says that Katz Construction had applied for an excavation permit from the Buildings Department, but had not yet been issued one at the time of the collapse.Police at the 78th precinct that includes Park Slope say that no one was hurt in the collapse, and that no one was actually insidethe building at the time. When police and Buildings Department officials arrived on the scene, Katz Construction was issued a stop-work order, and two criminal summons for excavation without a permit, and for not taking proper precautions, causing the damage to the home at 456 12th St.The incident is currently under investigation by %u201ctop-ranking Buildings Department officials, including the Brooklyn supervisor,%u201d says Tiryakian. %u201cCommissioner (Charles M ) Smith is very interested in this, and will not lift the stop work order until he is sure that the City has done everything it can%u201d to make sure further excavation is safe, he adds. The people living in the building will be allowed to collect their valuables only after necessary shoring up of the side of the building expected to be finished on August 5 is completed and the Building Department is satisfied that the building is safe to enter. %u2014 J.C.Prospect Park Gets Federal Maintenance FundsProspect Park is the recipient of a $78,826 grant from the Federal government%u2019s Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program (UPARR). The National Park Service grant money will be used for maintenance management studies at the park. The Administrator%u2019s office is responsible for hiring consultants, implementing and overseeing the studies, which will survey, assess and analyze current maintenance practices and determine future needs.%u201cThis management study is something we%u2019ve wanted to do for a long time,%u201d says Prospect Park Administrator Tupper Thomas. %u201cWe%u2019ve been here long enough now that we know the problems we%u2019re facing. This study should help us find the solutions.%u201d A user study will be conducted as part of the management analysis and will give the Park Administrator%u2019s Office a better idea of how much the park is used and by whom it is used.Mother Nature Rains On Parade, But BerkeleyCarroll Kids Get %u201cCreative%u201d With Art ProgramBY MARGUERITA PROVENZANOMore than 100 kids and their parents got a true taste of creativity when Mother Nature decided to pour on their Creative Arts Festival Parade. The %u201cindoor parade%u201d was just the start of the Arts Festival held as the culmination of the Berkely-Carroll Street School summer Creative Arts Program, ending with a real bang on July 31.Day-campers running around in red camp tee-shirts tried desperately to show their parents all they had accomplished over the previous five weeks. Parents were told of the programs created for them, told what rooms to be in at what times in order not to miss any of their blossoming stars%u2019 demonstrations ranging from dance to judo to stage make-up. During breaks campers led parents down the picture-studded hallways and around the art gallery, which contained an assortment of work, running the gamut from batik pillow sculptures to ceramics, with sculptures, pictures and even a junk-sculpture made by a group of scavengers who cleaned and created a rt out of things they found on the street.Director Marlene Clary started the program four years ago when she, as the Director of Performing Arts at the Park Slope school, saw the need for intense continuation of work in the arts over the summer. The program has nearly quadrupled in size since the first year when 27 students participated. A general desire for arts programs in the neighborhood has infused the program as not just Berkely Carroll students participate. In fact, only 30 percent of the kids attend the se h n n l T h p rest come from local nublic and other private schools. This blend makes it possible for kids, ages 8-15, to make new friends with similar interests. And, from the enthusiasm of the young artists, the whole program is a success. As May Campanella, an eight-year-old with a strong interest in fine arts, explained her situation, %u201cI came here last year, was glad to come back thisyear, and I%u2019m definitely coming back next year!%u201dWith shows and sports demonstrations going on in several places at once, it was impossible to catch everything. The proceedings were summed up at a talk at lunch, where one could get an idea of which demonstrations were particularly successful. Judo was popular and 11-year-old Sophatra Tea explained %u201cis more like a sport than selfdefense, it%u2019s like competition fighting.%u201d Also successful was the modem version of Cinderella, acted with marionettes. This happy ending consisted of marriage to Michael J. Fox after fitting into the magical Converse sneaker.%u201cMiami Slice,%u201d a production of the Combat Movement class, also got high marks. Arbie, the teacher for the class that produced the %u201cB.C. Buzz,%u201d a camp publication, explained that Combat Movement is %u201cDancing for boys. We call it that so that boys get more interested in it.%u201d As for Arbie%u2019s own class, student Molly Small described it as %u2018fun, except the teacher was crazy.%u201dMany of the kids at the camp came with an interest in all of the performing arts. A multiarts presentation called %u201cPicture This%u201d was put on by this group. %u201cGiven only the Seurat painting of the park as stimulus, these kids wrote the words, lyrics, music, made the sets and costumes and did absolutely everything by themselves for this production,%u201d explained Marlene Gary. 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