The Brooklyn Ink

80 Years of Meat

By Vegas Tenold Savarese, the last in his family’s line of butchers, barely has time to explain that the shop has been in his family for 80 years, before he ducks into the storage room [...]

For the Borough’s Unemployed, Little to be Thankful for

By Alex Eriksen   As the holiday season begins, there’s one place in the Fulton Street Mall that’s busy as ever: the unemployment office. Every day, people wait in line at the New York Department [...]

Alleged Brooklyn Murderer of Four-Year-Old Daughter will be Sentenced Today

A sentence of 20-years-to-life is expected to be handed down today in the case of Michael Jimenez, 28, who on Nov. 10 pled guilty to murdering his four-year-old daughter and assaulting his one-year-old son two [...]

Fans to Fight HIV in Crown Heights

A Crown Heights Baptist church has launched a new campaign to fight HIV. The First Baptist Church now sells fans that feature pictures of the wives of the pastors with the message “First Ladies Care,” [...]

Kruger Tries to Keep Boardwalk Alive

Coney Island’s boardwalk still has hope for survival. State senator Carl Kruger said he is hoping to work with Mayor Michael Bloomberg in order to keep the businesses from being evicted, the New York Post [...]

Brooklyn Gets Gobbles from Markowitz

Borough President Marty Markowitz gave out 1,000 turkeys and about six tons of Thanksgiving trimmings to Brooklynites yesterday at Borough Hall Plaza yesterday, the NY Post reported. Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham distributed [...]

News Corp Takes Control of Brooklyn Company

Wireless Generation, a privately held Brooklyn-based education technology company, became a unit of News Corp yesterday. According to Reuters, News Corp acquired 90 percent of the firm for $360 million. Wireless Generation, a 10-year-old company [...]

Wild Parrots Find Home In Bay Ridge

By Jennifer Jenkins On a sunny Saturday in early November, a tour group cautiously crept closer to a company of nearly 50 wild parrots that were grounded in a Brooklyn park, enjoying an afternoon snack. [...]

Flatbush Rabbi Accused of Molestation Released Again

In 2006, Yehuda Kolko was accused of molesting his students at the Yeshiva Torah Temimah in Flatbush, Brooklyn. He pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was put on civil probation. On Sunday, Kolko was arrested [...]

Brooklyn Man Suspect in Attempted Murder Case

Richard Davidson, 36, of Abermarle Avenue in Brooklyn was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree criminal use of a firearm, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to LI Herald. On Sunday afternoon, [...]