The Brooklyn Ink

The Goal

By Christopher Alessi The husky captain adjusts his scraggly ponytail, hocks a wad of spit onto the sparse concrete playground of PS 192, and calls the game back to order. A group of nine middle [...]

Photo for 10/23/09: A Coffeehouse in Brooklyn

With the weather getting colder, Brooklyn’s many coffeehouses will get crowded quickly. Before the frenzy, one man enjoys a moment of peace at the Second Stop Cafe in Williamsburg.

Brooklyn Hairdresser Goes It Alone

Sheryl Oliver has cultivated her small business for three years. Originally from St. Vincent, owning her own salon is a dream Oliver is still realizing.

Spooning

By Rob Anderson Cafe Grumpy is almost empty. There are a few customers up front, but the back is a sea of barren, two-seat tables. The only patrons back there–a young man and woman–have skipped [...]

Photo for 10/22/09: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

At the House of Michael

A chapel dedicated to Michael Jackson. A place to pay respect…and to pay good money.

The Precinct House

By Terry Baynes A young black woman cradled her pregnant belly in her lap, partly exposed by her tight blue T-shirt. “He didn’t touch you, did he?” her mother asked with a thick Caribbean accent. [...]

Photo for 10/21/09: Fall at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

New Galleries Diversify DUMBO’s Art Scene

Lower rents in Brooklyn has caused an influx of galleries to DUMBO over the past few months. A deeper look into the neighborhood’s diversified art scene.

Neighbors Asked Who Killed Moses Harrell? And Why?

Fort Greene resident shot to death in his backyard on Sunday evening. The police have not yet identified the killer.