The Brooklyn Ink

Where Brooklyn At?

Brooklyn is lagging behind the rest of New York City when it comes to being counted by the U.S. Census Bureau. In the two weeks since the bureau started mailing questionnaires only 30 percent of [...]

Gay and Jewish in Brooklyn

by Amanda Julius Benjy Unger remembers sitting cross-legged on his therapist’s floor, waiting to be tapped on the head. Dressed in traditional Orthodox Jewish regalia, “the whole garb,” the 25 year-old was playing duck, duck, [...]

New Housing/Retail In The Works

A new housing complex with retail space is coming to Williamsburg, Brownstoner reports. Plywood went up surrounding a triangular plot of land that used to be an old Shell gas station at 442 Grand St. [...]

Caught In The Act

Two romance language teachers caught having sex in an empty classroom four months ago at James Madison High School could face disciplinary action from the Department of Education, The Daily News reports. Alina Brito and [...]

Video – Storm Spoils Spring Break

Brooklyn got hit with more than four inches of rain – the soggy day was a downer for students on spring break. By Mary Plummer

Census Keeps Count, Block by Block

After years of planning, now comes the most important part for the U.S. Census Bureau – counting. Millions of census forms were mailed to households across the country over the last few weeks and nationally, [...]

With Condos a Bust, Renters Find Deals in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights

By Sierra Brown Adrienne Blanks, 26, loves her chic two-bedroom apartment. The wood floors, granite tabletops and brand new Frigidaire dishwasher and refrigerator attracted her to the cozy Bedford-Stuyvesant abode. At $875 a month — [...]

The Sainos: Well Liked and Well Armed

By ALYSON MARTIN On this West Street block in Gravesend, across from P.S. 216, it’s a bit like Cheers. Everyone seems to know the Sainos. Once or twice a week, Thomas, Kathleen or Vincent Saino [...]

Waterfront Greenway Project Advances

The city’s transportation department this month endorsed a grassroots proposal to build a 14-mile path of biking and walking along the Brooklyn waterfront. Advocates hailed the decision as a “major, major push,” the Daily News [...]

Barney’s Co-op Setting up Shop in Cobble Hill

After scouting out possible locations for its first Brooklyn outpost, high-end retailer Barney’s Co-op has confirmed it has settled on a location in Cobble Hill. The Manhattan-based fashion clothier confirmed to WWD that the store [...]