The Brooklyn Ink

Borough Park Man is First Person Convicted of Organ Trafficking in the US

Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, 60, of Borough Park is the first person to be convicted of organ trafficking in the United States after he admitted to brokering the sale of three human kidneys. Bloomberg broke the news [...]

634 High School Students Forced to Use One Toilet

An entire student body of 634 students at the Science Skills Center High School were forced to share a single toilet for a month and put up with long waits, horrible smells and filthy conditions, [...]

OWS: And Liberty and Medicare for All

On Wednesday afternoon, protestors gathered for the Occupy Healthcare march to demonstrate against for-profit health insurance companies.

As Brownsville Grieves Murdered Mother, Police Arraign Three Suspects

Three suspects have been arraigned in connection to the shooting of Zurana Horton, a Brownsville mother of 13, murdered on Friday.

Brooklyn’s Hasidic Jewish Communities to Feature on Oprah’s New Show

As part of her new television series premiering in January, media mogul Oprah Winfrey made stops in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Heights and Borough Park to immerse herself in the daily life of the Hasidic Jewish [...]

Shake Shack Construction Wall Becomes Giant Community Bucket List

On the corner of Adams Street and Fulton Street Mall in downtown Brooklyn, a construction wall of a new Shake Shack has been transformed into a “Before I Die” chalkboard encouraging passerbys to write down [...]

Hooked on Henry, Park Slope Bar Celebrates MLS Playoffs

The man at the corner table strokes his beard nervously. Beside him, another simply sits and stares, eyes locked on the three giant high definition TVs behind the bar. The New York Red Bulls are [...]

Low-Income Kids Threatened By City Funding Cuts

Local children and parents will lose much needed help because of budget problems.

Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threats Against Governor and Mayor

A Brooklyn man, Frank Console, 50, has pleaded guilty to a making a series of threatening phone calls to the governor, mayor and Staten Island police, according to the Staten Island Advance. Back in May, [...]

Church Members Upset about Police

Reverend Samuel Cruz of the Trinity Lutheran Church said that several cops were watching him and other members during a meeting. Fifteen people gathered at Trinity to discuss issues related to Occupy Wall Street. According to Rev. [...]