The Brooklyn Ink

Minority^3, To be Young, Black and Gay in Brooklyn

A look at what it’s like to be young, Black, and gay, a minority^3, in Brooklyn. Told through the narratives of two men in their twenties.

Doing It Themselves at The Market Hotel

It’s not a market or a hotel or even a conventional concert venue, but the Market Hotel has quietly established itself at the center of Brooklyn’s DIY music scene.

Brooklyn Tech Swimmer Looks to London Olympics

A day in the life of Annie Zhu, a record-breaking swimmer and sophomore at Brooklyn Technical High School, who is vying for a spot on the Olympic team one day.

Getting the “Get”: An invisible prison between marriage and divorce

By Terry Baynes Agunah Hannah Nagila’s sons are 3 and 5 years old, and they already know what an agunah is.  They have told their mother what their father tells them: “Daddy says you’re going [...]

Photo for 12/11/09: Giant Menorah

Crown Heights institution fights threat of closure

The building used was sold earlier this year with the expectation that all the tenants would leave. But the community — a term that encompasses everyone from elected officials to the bar’s regular stable of crotchety seniors who take the place over in the afternoons — is trying to find a way to keep the Starlite Lounge in business for another 50 years.

Health Care Comes in a Truck

A Medicare approved Health Maintenance Organization with a prescription drug program with the government visits Bedford-Stuyvesant… in a truck.

Photo for 12/10/09: Brooklyn’s Teachers Scandal

High school teachers cases is being investigated.

From the New Williamsburg to the Old Bushwick: A Real Estate Crisis

The recession is challenging Bushwick’s ability to become the new Williambsurg.

At the Brooklyn Book Club

With most people getting their news online and now their literature too, it might come as a surprise to learn that an endangered species is still alive and well in Brooklyn: the book club.