The Brooklyn Ink

Waiting for Foreclosure

By Ivana Kottasová Joyce Reid had come to court to see whether it was still possible to salvage her dream. Eleven years ago, with money she borrowed from her mother, she had purchased a four-story [...]

The Dead Rabbis Society of Brooklyn

There are ghosts in Midwood and to understand the neighborhood it is essential to know them. You can hear their names still spoken in reverent tones, as if the men they referred to were still alive. Or, you can find their faces in picture frames on fireplaces, in modest Orthodox homes off of Ocean Parkway. In the beginning I only knew of their names. But I wanted to know more.

The Jewelry Maker

The Brooklyn Quilt Girl

The “Cute Things” Maker

The Bagmaker

[VIDEO] Handmade Living

By Amaris Castillo, Ivana Kottasová, Aliza Moorji, and Tatiana Sanchez They do what they love. And they make money off of it. Follow four Brooklyn artisans – a bagmaker, a jewelery maker, a quilt girl [...]

The News Addicts

By Louis Imbert and Melanie Brisbon As the “Day of Departure” was unfolding in Egypt, Egyptian residents from the streets of Bay Ridge were riveted by the news. egypt from Melanie Brisbon on Vimeo.

From Tahrir Square to Bay Ridge

By Muhammad Bilal Lakhani It is 1 p.m. and the Friday prayers have ended. The Imam had called for people from all walks of life to join a protest against Hosni Mubarak in Times Square. [...]

Walmart Absent From Hearing, Critics Dominate

By Jeremy B. White An hour before Thursday’s City Council hearing on the impact of Walmart’s potential move to Brooklyn, the store’s opponents were ready. By noon, a raucous crowd already stretched from the doors [...]