Between the Ropes
When the bell rang after the women’s 114-pound championship bout at the Golden Gloves Finals at Madison Square Garden last month, Alexis Asher walked back to her corner knowing she had been beaten. She sensed that her opponent, Christina Cruz, had taken command inside the ring.
Story Project Tries to Heal Wounds
The idea of an oral history project is not new. But the Brooklyn story project has a unique twist. It is not only attempting to document history; it is trying to mend wounds.
Culinary Journey- Day 5— Roberta’s: Bushwick’s Pizza Bromance
By Sonja Sharp The sun has been bleaching concrete on this forgotten stretch of Moore Street in Bushwick for hours, but just on the side of Roberta’s bare cinderblock facade, pizza master Anthony Falco, a baby-faced 29 year-old with a rat tail and arms full of kitchen battle scars is just getting warmed up. Occasionally, he [...]
A Day in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
08 May 2009
On one of the first warm days of the season, we decided to go for a walk. There are few places more serene and beautiful in the city than the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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Murrow Girls Place Third in Chess Nationals
08 May 2009
The Edward R. Murrow High School girl’s chess team placed third in the chess nationals held in Dallas, Texas from April 23, 2009 to April 6, 2009. The Brooklyn Ink sent along a couple of Flip cameras to capture the action.
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Snapshot: Being a Biker in Brooklyn
29 April 2009
May is bike month in New York City, but on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg people can be seen riding their bikes year-round. Clusters of locked bikes line the sidewalk in front of coffee shops and restaurats, and riders hang out in front of Post Bike Shop to show off their rides and get repairs.
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Murder in Flatbush in Broad Daylight
22 April 2009
By Anna Lai The Esperanza family was torn by the murder of Anthony Esperanza, 23, the oldest of Nancy Esperanza's children. Esperanza, who was shot in the street on Monday afternoon, was married and had two very young children.
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Audio Slideshow: Tigers in Our Midst
21 April 2009
By Sonja Sharp As the conflict between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam in Sri Lanka inches toward its ultimate, bloody close, thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils took to New York’s streets to demand that the UN intervene to save civilians from what they call a genocide. Most of the city’s few thousand [...]
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Potography - The Art of Pot and Photography
20 April 2009
The Brooklyn Ink talks to one web designer and photographer in East Williamsburg who doesn't wait until National Weed Day to indulge in a doobie. She calls her work "potography" - sensual photos celebrating the art of being all lit up.
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