The Brooklyn Ink

Video – Hack Attack in Brooklyn

NYC Resistor is a shared space in Brooklyn where a group of ‘hackers’ take apart electronics and put them together again to create a variety of weird and wonderful inventions. These self-proclaimed ‘nerds’ aren’t going to break into your Facebook account, though; this generation of ‘hackers’ does things differently. Van Tieu meets them.

‘Bad Cop’ Charged In Brooklyn Federal Court

NYPD veteran Emmanuel Tavarez made fake arrests with real police equipment, according to an indictment unsealed yesterday in Brooklyn federal court.

Red Hook Park Contaminated With PCBs

The grassy fields of a park in the gentrifying Red Hook section of Brooklyn are contaminated with PCBs at a level 110 times what New York environmental agencies consider safe, according to court records filed [...]

Hate Crime Trial: In a New York Second–One Jury In, Another Out

Wednesday, Craig Newman tried to sway jurors from convicting his client, Hakim Scott. Thursday, it was Smallman’s turn to appeal to a different jury against convicting Keith Phoenix. The charges remained the same: second degree murder as a hate crime.

Hate Crimes Trial Update–Hakim Scott Guilty on Two Counts

Hakim Scott, who was found guilty today of manslaughter in the death of Jose Sucuzhanay’s, who man beaten to death in what prosecutors charged was a hate crime. Scott, however, was found not guilty of [...]

Hate Crimes Trial-Breaking News: Hakim Scott Not Guilty of Hate Crime

Hakim Scott was found not guilty of 2nd degree murder as a hate crime. He was found guilty of manslaughter in the 1st degree. Nate Rawlings will follow up-stay tuned.

Hate Crimes Trial Breaking News-Verdict is Back for Hakim Scott

The jury for Hakim Scott, the first defendant in the hate crimes trial, reached a verdict at 3:06 pm. Nate Rawlings is in court. Stay tuned.

Brooklyn Teen Wins 1st Place in National Monologue Contest

Jared Findlay, from the Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School took home the first place prize for his performance of King Hedley from August Wilson’s King Hedley II. Jared was originally an alternate, reports BroadwayWorld.

Brooklyn Bridge Park Concessions Announced

Four Brooklyn Foodies have been chose as vendors to open this summer at Pier 1 of Brooklyn Bridge Park, reports Crain’s New York. They are eatery Ditch Plains, Pier 66 Maritime’s seasonal wine bar, Mexican-style [...]

Hate Crimes Trial–This Wasn’t a Fight, This Was An Attack

The Ink’s Nate Rawlings is busy covering the courts today. He just filed this report: Kings Country Assistant DA Josh Hanshaft started with a word: hate. “Whether because of the color of skin, the religion [...]