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WALK
Last chance to nominate your faves
By Schneps Media
Brooklyn Paper
Forget the rest and nominate
Brooklyn’s best!
Nominations for the “Dime
Best of Brooklyn” program
are closing and you don’t want
to miss this chance to raise
your voice. Each year, Dime
Community Bank sponsors
the program and recognizes
stellar spots around town by
taking Brooklynites’ nominations
for the “Best of” businesses,
compiling a comprehensive
winner’s guide.
The Dime Best of Brooklyn
program spotlights local
businesses across the borough
in a variety of categories including,
food, shopping and
fun activities. Hundreds of local
businesses will be nominated
and then thousands of
community members will vote
on this annual honor.
It was a hit!
South African do-gooders
hold auction at Gleason’s
By Kevin Duggan
Brooklyn Paper
This auction was a knockout!
Brooklynites swapped
their gloves for art and raised
thousands of dollars for two
South African do-gooder organizations
at an auction at
a Dumbo boxing gym on
April 25.
Boxing and art enthusiasts
came together to bid on South
African art and sculptures at
the “Fight for Good” auction
at Gleason’s Gym on Water
Street, which had some topnotch
work up for bid, according
to one attendant.
“I really enjoyed the artwork.
The caliber of it was
superb,” said Crown Heightsbased
model Patrick Hazelwood,
who attended the event
with his dad Dr. Arthur Hazelwood.
“Particularly the
sculptures, they were way
out of my budget but they
were great.”
His father, a retired surgeon,
worked for the dogooder
group and co-hosts
of the event Operation Smile
South Africa, for which he
provided medical aid in
Peru.
Auctioneer Ariella Kuper
kept the rowdy audience
in line and put some
prized items up for sale by
talking at break-neck speed
in her southern hemisphere
accent, according to Hazelwood.
“I’d never heard anybody
speak that fast and I’ve been
to other auctions,” he said.
In addition to the South
African art, prizes included
a pair of boxing gloves of
fighting legends Floyd Mayweather
and Oscar De La
Hoya, and proceeds from
the night went to Operation
Smile and the co-hosting dogooder
organization Ubuntu
Pathways.
Hazelwood tried his hand
at bidding for an artwork,
but was outbid last minute
by someone else.
“Somebody paced me out
at the end and got it for $50
more — so close,” he said.
The art was very appealing
to many of the guests
and people working with
the event, such as one social
media guru, who was
there to promote the event
online.
“It was very colorful, the
art was very unique and South
African, very colorful and
inventive,” said Instagrammer
Topher Brophy.
The Williamsburger has a
popular social media account
that he shares with his dog
Rosenberg — whom he refers
to as his son — and manages
together with his wife
Chantal Adair, both of whom
joined him at the event.
Fitting for the popular
(Clockwise from top) Ariella Kuper kept the rowdy audience in line and put up
some prized items for sale by talking at break-neck speed in her southern hemisphere
accent, at Gleason’s Gym in Dumbo. Crown Heights model Patrick Hazelwood,
right, attended the event with his father Arthur and tried his hand at
betting for an artwork, but lost to a higher bidder at the last minute. Operation
Smile chief medical officer Dr. Ruben Ayala raises a glass at the auction.
gym, the event also had a
punching bag with prizes for
the best strike.
But the true fight was for
making the world a better
place and collecting funds
to help those in need, according
to Brophy.
But, only one business in
each category will be crowned
Brooklyn’s best and have the
distinguished honor of displaying
the “Best Of” logo on their
business.
Don’t wait — this is your
chance to have a voice and
show appreciation for the best
spots in the borough. The nomination
period for the Best of
Brooklyn ends May 7. Vote at
www.bestofbk.com.
“Is was a celebration for
people who wanted to give
back and help people in
need,” he said.
Photos by Trey Pentecost
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