The Brooklyn Ink

Sexy Lane Bryant Ad Airs on Fox

A plus-size Brooklyn model, Ashley Graham, was featured in a controversial Lane Bryant ad that aired on Fox last night. Prior to the airing it had been banned by both Fox and ABC for allegedly [...]

A Morning Run

Atlantic Avenue at seven in the morning: intersections like these could make those without cars thankful for their Metro cards. With each green light, cars punch the gas, peeling ahead at full-force like a drag race commute to work.

Woman Who Ran Over Traffic Agent’s Foot Pleads Not Guilty

A Brooklyn mom, Chila Lati, will go on trial today for allegedly running over a traffic agent’s foot in Sheepshead Bay after the agent attempted to ticket her. However, Lati claims that she is not [...]

Nurse Stabbed to Death in Canarsie: Daily News

The New York Daily News reported that a Brooklyn nurse and mother of three was stabbed to death in the basement of her home Wednesday night in front of her 12-year-old son and a nephew – [...]

Countdown Clocks Coming to Brooklyn Intersections: NY Post

The New York Post reported that pedestrians crossing the city’s most dangerous intersections will be getting a hand soon from countdown clocks. Thousands of the timing devices are going to go up across the five boroughs [...]

‘Dead Man’s Switch’ Activated on G Train

Domenick Occhiogrosso of Brooklyn had a heart attack yesterday morning while driving a subway train. Shortly after pulling the “G” train out of a Queens terminal, Occhiogrosso collapsed. His fall activated a special switch, known [...]

Brooklyn State Senator Calls Colleagues ‘White Supremacists’

NY State Senator Kevin Parker, a Brooklyn Democrat, condemned  his fellow senators as “white supremacists” yesterday. “There’s only one kind of racism that’s functional in the world, and that’s white supremacy,” Parker said during a [...]

Man Shot Dead in Canarsie

Sheriek Ellis, 35, found dead at the corner of E 104 St and Glenwood Road in Canarsie in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the police said. The police responded to a 911 call of [...]

The Secret Feast

Underground dinners are the latest trend in eating out. They’ve been popular for a long time in Latin America, known as “Paladars” or “Restaurante de Puertas Cerradas” (locked door restaurants). They’ve made their way to [...]

Why Williamsburg?

Why Williamsburg? By Todd Stone A little while ago, I set out to see how young people across the country perceive Williamsburg, Brooklyn – by looking at blogs and comments on social networking sites.  My [...]