The Brooklyn Ink

Photo for 12/9/09: Dyker Heights Decorations

Dyker Heights residents go all out for the holidays.

Food Stamps Fill In, and Fill Up

Brooklyn has seen a 33% change in the number of people who receive food stamps. Some women sign up, and find support and sustenance at Bedford-Stuyvesant’s St. John’s Bread and Life.

Photo For 12/8/09: In Transit

Subway and bus commuters may soon be waiting longer or paying more to use the New York public transit system after the MTA announced that its revenue projections are $200 million below what was expected.

Brooklyn ‘Ukers’ Pay Tribute to The Beatles

Brooklyn music appreciators packed into the Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg on Sunday, as they watched one man, backed by nearly 100 other musicians, play the entire Beatles canon on ukulele.

Just How Bad Is It?

Residents of Carroll Gardens debate the fate of the Gowanus Canal, which the EPA may name as a Superfund site soon.

Photo for 12/07/2009: BAM and Ballet

The famed American Ballet Theater, which was once directed by Mikhail Baryshnikov, announced a five-year partnership with the Brooklyn Academy of Music last week. The troupe will premiere The Nutcracker on Dec. 23, 2010.

Photo for 12/4/09: Gowanus Canal

The Gowanus Canal: A Superfund Site?

Paris Comes to Bed-Stuy

Paris has come to Bed-Stuy and people are eating it up. La Table Exquise is new to the neighborhood and is already catching eyes.

Photo for 12/3/09: Christmas in Dyker Heights

Christmas lights in Dyker Heights.

Fire Rallies Community Around Oh Family

When a fire destroyed Cobble Hill residents Kyung Dong and Kyung Ja Oh’s home, the community jumped up to help their longtime neighbors.