The Brooklyn Ink

Man’s Body Found Tied Up in East New York Fire

Shahab Uddin, a 46-year-old Bengali man, was found by rescue crews inside his home, his body charred and his limbs tied together.

Choose me!

By Mara Zepeda The theater at Bay Ridge Preparatory School doubles as a basketball court. A dozen students congregate in the cavernous room. Some girls-black knee socks askew-dangle their legs off the edge of the [...]

Blogging Unemployment

How one jobless Brooklynite has created a community of “unemployeds” online.

Photo for 10/20/09: Russian Mikhail D. Prokhorov New Owner of Nets

Farewell to Kevin O. Hill, Son and Soldier

Army Specialist Kevin O. Hill was laid to rest at Cypress Hills Cemetery on Saturday morning, the day after his family, friends and fellow soldiers gathered at a quiet ceremony to bid him farewell.

Old Greek Church

By Stefanos Chen   The service was already running late when the priest asked the choir to join him at the altar. It took close to three minutes for the elderly choir members to walk [...]

Searching For What Soviets Took Away

The sons and daughters of Russian Jewish immigrants converse over frothy beers at the Jewish Center in Brighton Beach. They are here, ostensibly, to study the books of Jewish law, something their parents could not do when they lived in the Soviet Union.

Photo for 10/19/09: Giuliani Endorses Bloomberg in Borough Park

Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani endorsed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his bid for reelection at a Sunday morning breakfast hosted by the Boro Park Jewish Community Council, in honor of Holocaust survivors.

Living for the Weekend in Red Hook

On Friday night in Red Hook the streets are eerily still. During the weekdays, almost no one gets on or off here. But in less than 24 hours, Red Hook will be invaded.

D-Line

By Daniel Roberts Sunday afternoon. The subway ride to South Brooklyn is a quiet one. People sleep or try to read. But on this Sunday, the D-line is undergoing renovation. At the Prospect Avenue stop, [...]