The Brooklyn Ink

Photo for 10/14/09: The Atlantic Yards development project

Sheepshead Bay Regatta

The Ink goes sailing with three men in a boat just outside the New York Harbor as part of the Sheepshead Bay Yatch Club Regatta. Here’s a look into life off Brooklyn’s southern coast.

Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Hedge Fund Managers

Jury selection began today in a Brooklyn courthouse in the trial of the first Wall Street executives charged with crimes stemming from the financial crisis, Matthew Tannin and Ralph Cioffi.

Chickens Are Swung Through the Air in Crown Heights

The annual kaporos ritual in Crown Heights took place at 2am and was a sight to behold. Photo: Zevi/Brooklyn Ink

Borough Park Celebrates Sukkot

Last week, Orthodox and Hasidic Jews celebrated Sukkot, a festive harvest holiday that concludes the Jewish holy month of Tishrei. In Borough Park, an enclave of religious Jews, the holiday was celebrated with great fanfare. Photo: Alessi/Brooklyn Ink

Photo for 10/13/09: Angels and Accordions

Angels and Accordions was performed in Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights this past Saturday.

Bobby’s

The first entry in our new Here is Brooklyn feature—today we bring you the view from Bobby’s department store in Flatbush.

Introduction to Our Newest Feature

“Here is Brooklyn” is a compilation of observations in and around the borough. Starting this fall, every weekday we will bring you a Brooklyn moment, captured in words from the worlds and neighborhoods around you. [...]