Robert Cruz lost his career to injuries and his life to drugs. But with a little help from the HOPE program in Brooklyn, he turned everything around.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
This is part of an ongoing series looking at Brooklyn’s economic recovery. Having already looked at sectors which are beginning to thrive, the potential impact of budget cuts and an individual story of a hair [...]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
By Ivana Kottasová The Census 2010 data are out. How did Brooklyn change in the past decade? More populous. And more crowded. Kings County remains the most populated area in New York State. Some 2,504,700 [...]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
A few years shy of retirement, Roni Levin was laid off. She tells the Ink the story of how she started over at 60.
Monday, April 18, 2011
by Louis Imbert Gin Ho enjoys an unlikely street credibility in Brownsville. On a recent Monday morning, this 63 year-old, swift-moving, 5-foot-tall Taiwanese immigrant walked by a heavily drunk man who was menacing passers-by on [...]
Monday, April 18, 2011
By Amaris Castillo It was near the end of Judge Sheryl L. Parker’s calendar on a recent Friday morning in Brooklyn Criminal Court, and one family remained seated. From the second row bench, the family [...]
Friday, April 8, 2011
Brooklyn’s biggest industry is growing. The state budget is shrinking. Something will have to give.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Ink is looking to create a Brooklyn version of Rebecca Black’s song “Friday”. You may have heard it….it’s about Friday. We think a Brooklyn version would sound even better.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
If members of Congress do not reach a budget agreement by midnight Friday, the federal government will shut down.
But even if the government shuts down, life for most Brooklynites will go on.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
By Ivana Kottasová The good news is, there are jobs in Brooklyn. The bad news is, not everyone can get them. The economic crisis in the borough is not over. And for some it won’t [...]
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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