Boseman honored in East Flatbush
BY TODD MAISEL
Brooklyn artist Kenny Altidor
is at it again, bringing a
Black hero back to life in East
Flatbush.
Altidor on Sunday unveiled
a mural dedicated to the
late actor Chadwick Boseman,
best known for his starring
role as “Black Panther.” Boseman
died in August at the age
of 43 after a long, private battle
with colon cancer.
The mural, on the wall of
Family Altagracia Carribean
Food on Clarendon Road and
East 56th Street, gained wide
praise from the community.
A resident of Canarsie, Altidor
has been busy painting
tributes to people like George
Floyd and late rapper and Canarsie
native Pop Smoke. In
the past, Altidor has paid tribute
to fallen police offi cers,
fi refi ghters and other fi rst responders.
WAKANDA FOREVER: Artist Kenny Altidor poses with his latest mural of the late Chadwick Boseman.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
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His latest work aims to
“inspire the community to
achieve greatness,” he said.
“Boseman is like a role
model to me and the kids in
the community,” Altidor said.
“Spiderman, Batman, Ironman
– they are all white people.
He’s the one Black guy
who actually became an African
American superhero.”
The artist said he was
touched by Boseman’s ability
fi lm some of his best work
while suffering from the disease.
“It showed excellence and
Black power, well beyond fi ghting
bad guys,” Altidor said.
“He was more like a Barack
Obama to African American
people — a good role model.
He played important roles
like Jackie Robinson in ’42,’ a
judge in ‘Thurgood,’ and more
recently ’21 Bridges’ in which
he plays a crusading police detective
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battling corrupt cops.
“Even when he was sick, he
was out the mentoring people,”
he went on, “and even though
he died at age 43, in that little
time, he became a superhero,
but not just for African Americans,
but for everyone. So inspiring.”
Altidor’s next project will
be a mural of Supreme Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
who died on Sept. 18 at the age
of 87. He is still looking for an
appropriate location — one he
hopes will pay tribute to her
Jewish faith and Midwood
roots.
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A popular Williamsburg
bowling alley opened a new location
on the Lower East Side
on Oct. 1.
The Gutter held its grand
opening for its new Essex
Crossing outpost, located in
the lower level of 77 Essex
Street between Delancey and
Broome, on Oct. 1. The Brooklyn
based company also has
an alley in Long Island City,
said the owner.
“We’re thrilled to be part of
Essex Crossing on the Lower
East Side, one of the city’s
most vibrant neighborhoods,”
said the Gutter owner, Todd C.
Powers. “We look forward to
seeing you on the lanes.”
The 12-lane alley is the fi rst
bowling alley on the Lower
East Side, and will be open every
day from noon to 4 am. Kids
are welcome when accompanied
by an adult over the age of
21 until 7 pm. After 7 pm, only
adults 21 and over can take to
the lanes, Powers said.
The bowling alley also features
brick over pizza and a 100-
foot bar topped with reclaimed
bowling lanes that serves up to
24 craft beers on tap, as well as
a variety of spirits, hard seltzers,
and ciders. Visitors can
also play on vintage pinball
machines, partake in classic
table games, and watch a variety
of sports and shows four
large screen TVs.
Outdoor dining will be
available along Ludlow Street
as well as indoor dining at
25-percent capacity starting
Oct. 1. The Gutter is following
state and federal guidelines,
and is taking additional precautions
to ensure the safety
of all guests and staff, Powers
noted.
The developers of Essex
Crossing, a sprawling, bazaarlike
marketplace in the Lower
East Side, said the bowling alley
will add a fun new element
to the diverse complex.
“We are excited to welcome
NYC’s best bowling venue,
the Gutter, to Essex Crossing
as the fi rst bowling alley on
the Lower East Side,” said S.
Andrew Katz, the head of the
Prusik group. “From the Gutter
and International Center
of Photography to the historic
Essex Market and the Market
Line, Essex Crossing is open
for business and we’re excited
to welcome visitors back this
fall.”
For more information on
bowling alley hours, menus,
safety protocols, rules for bowling
and more, visit the Gutter
LES website at www.TheGutter-
BarLES.com.
Fit for a king
W’burg alley opens new location on Lower East Side
The Gutter opened a new outpost on the Lower East Side on Oct. 1.
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