Archive | April, 2011

…see it here

Friday, April 29, 2011

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Brooklyn Ink reporters Melanie Brisbon and Aliza Moorji report on the royal wedding from Dumbo.

At the Chip Shop: Champagne and Cupcakes

Friday, April 29, 2011

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At the Chip Shop: Champagne and Cupcakes

Those who missed the morning ceremony gathered at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Chip shop for a viewing. For some, the viewing was their second.

Timeline: (Royal) Wedding Day in Brooklyn

Friday, April 29, 2011

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Timeline: (Royal) Wedding Day in Brooklyn

Will and Kate made their way down the aisle of Westminster Abbey across the pond this morning. But in the Brooklyn Municipal Court at 205 Joralemon St. couples are getting hitched at $25 a pop.
The Ink’s Lillian Rizzo is there live to keep you updated.

A Wedding Fit for Kings (County)

Thursday, April 28, 2011

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By Elisabeth Anderson and Lillian Rizzo Where better to celebrate the nuptials of Wills and Kate than in the borough of Kings?  You may not know it, but Brooklyn has more than a few royal [...]

Giving in Brooklyn

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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By Elisabeth Anderson
Brooklyn is awash in opportunities for its 2.5 million residents to give back. Here, a look at giving and giving institutions in Brooklyn, by the numbers.

Interactive: A Sunday in Two Kensingtons

Monday, April 25, 2011

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Interactive: A Sunday in Two Kensingtons

Two Kensingtons, An Ocean Apart from Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo.

By Ivana Kottasová Orthodox Jews, Russian immigrants and Hispanics live next to each other. Small shops, bodegas and restaurants are open day and night along Ditmas Avenue. This is Kensington, Brooklyn. A small and diverse [...]

Tales of Reinvention

Friday, April 22, 2011

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Tales of Reinvention

When Brad Estabrooke was laid off from his job in financial services, he opened the Breuckelen Distilling Company, Inc.

Remembering Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington

Friday, April 22, 2011

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Remembering Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington

Borough Hall’s Brooklyn flag flew half mast yesterday to commemorate two Brooklyn based photographs killed in Libya on Wednesday. Chris Hondros, Getty Images’ photographer, and Tim Hetherington, a 2010 Oscar nominee for his Afghanistan documentary [...]

Brooklyn’s Lost Sisters

Friday, April 22, 2011

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By Audrey Yoo
Brooklyn has sisters — six to be exact — in Europe and Asia. Yet no one seems to know, let alone pay attention to, Brooklyn’s sisterly relationships. Here is the Ink’s attempt to discover the borough’s lost relatives.

Two Teens; Two Cases; Two Paths; Two Months Later

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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By: Tatiana Sanchez Kendall Smith returns to room 19.11 of the Brooklyn Supreme Court with handcuffs around her wrists and a visible belly. It is two months after her last court date. There is no [...]