The Brooklyn Ink

Park Slope Boasts Booming Real Estate Market

Park Slope houses evoke the urban landscape of 1950s Brooklyn, but boast a modern-day price tag.

After a Long Pause, Plans for the Gowanus Begin to Take Shape

The plans for the Gowanus Canal had become as stagnant in recent years as the canal’s famously contaminated water.

Life After Hasidism

Imagine you’re a Hasidic Jewish boy of perhaps five years old. By this time, like other Hasidic boys, you’ve already been attending heder, primary school, for two years. Six days a week you rise early. [...]

“Kill Bill” Stalker Free

A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge decided to let Uma Thurman’s stalker Tuesday evening after admitting to contacting the movie star at her home, the Daily News reports. Jack Jordan was arrested last year in October, [...]

It Pays To Videotape: Brooklyn Man Arrested

A 19-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested in connection with an assault videotaped on November 8, according to NBC. Police arrested and have charged Tayari McClellan with assault and harassment on a 25-year-old man in a G [...]

Former Mets Player Accepts New Position

In hopes to get to Citi-Field and coach the New York Mets, former Brooklyn Cyclones coach Wally Backman has accepted a minor league position as coach of the Buffalo Bisons, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. [...]

Brooklyn Museum Director Featured In Staten Island

Retaliation has come against the Brooklyn Museum director in the form of a picture. Arnold Lehman, who allowed a picture of a crucifix to be displayed at the museum earlier this month, now his name [...]

Brooklyn Congresswoman Not In Favor of Alabama Law

Brooklyn congresswoman Yvette Clarke does not agree with the Alabama immigration law. In fact, she believes it’s “just a step below apartheid.” The congresswoman was one of a dozen lawmakers to go to Alabama to [...]

School Teacher Charged With Rape

The New York Daily News reports that a 42-year-old schoolteacher was charged for raping a student from MS 35, the Stephen Decatur School.  Claudia Tillery, 42, was brought in to the 77th precinct Tuesday afternoon.  [...]

Brooklyn Bridge Park To Get A Makeover Complete With Condos

The Brooklyn Bridge Park may get a new look if a top developer gets its wish, according to The New York Post. Seven developers are in the running to obtain sole possession of building 180 [...]