The Brooklyn Ink

Jewish Leaders Offer Reward in Robbery

The NY Daily News reports that Jewish leaders in Brooklyn are offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who assists in solving a robbery that took place during Thanksgiving. Joel Weinberger, 26, was unconscious after a [...]

Brooklyn Man Arrested in North Carolina

The Dispatch reports that Socrates J. Gomez of Brooklyn has been charged with three drug related counts in Davidson County in North Carolina. The 25 year old is being accused by law enforcement of trafficking [...]

Contestants in Latest Season of ‘Top Chef’ to Reside in Brooklyn Heights Penthouse

The eighth season of “Top Chef” returns to New York this December, but the contestants will live in a penthouse atop One Brooklyn Bridge Park, PR Newswire reports. The “Sky House” is a 4,628-square-foot, four [...]

Man Sentenced for Killing Brooklyn Resident Over Insurance Deductible

A man found guilty of killing a Brooklyn man at a nightclub in PA after an argument over payment of an insurance deductible was sentenced to 15 to 40 years in a Pennsylvania prison, Insurance & [...]

Subway Bomb Plotter’s Father Faces New Charges

The father of a man who pleaded guilty to plotting an attack of the New York subway system faces new charges today, the Associated Press and Reuters report. Mohammed Wali Zazi, 54, is charged with [...]

Can John Dewey Make the Grade?

By Lillian Rizzo It is John Dewey High School’s most desperate moment, and the faculty and teachers are looking to the Department of Education for help. The only problem is, the DOE is their number [...]

Brooklyn Yeshiva Student Killed by Possible Drag Racer

A 25-year-old Brooklyn yeshiva student was killed Monday night when a drunk driver struck his car while possibly drag racing, New York Daily News reports. The crash happened on Ocean Ave. near Avenue N. The [...]

Momofuku in Brooklyn… for the Holidays

The popular Momofuku Milk Bar has opened a temporary location in Williamsburg for the holiday season, The Brooklyn Paper reports. A credit-card only storefront offers all the bakery’s favorite options: crack pie, compost cookies, and [...]

Brooklyn Man Killed on ‘Deathtrap’ Street

A Brooklyn man from East Flatbush was killed in a car crash Monday on a street notorious for drag racing, New York Daily News reports. Geraud Gray, 24, lost control of his 2003 black Nissan [...]

Red Bees in Red Hook

Beekeepers in Red Hook are experiencing an unusual “phenomenon” in which bees are returning to their hives colored bright red, The New York Times reports. An apiculturist for New York State said that the bees [...]