The Brooklyn Ink

Occupy Wall Street Sets its Sights on Brooklyn Bridge Again

Although Occupy Wall Street protestors weren’t able to shut down the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, DNAinfo.com reports that the protestors were still jubilant, dancing and singing in Zuccotti Park after a massive [...]

Occupy Wall Street Cripples Thursday Morning Bus Services

The Occupy Wall Street protests caused severe delays in the city’s bus services Thursday morning, DNAinfo.com reports.  All Brooklyn-bound lines, Staten Island bus services and the M5 buses were running late, although service was operating [...]

Meet Bernard McClain: Unemployed in Bed-Stuy

It’s not hard to guess Bernard McClain had something to do with the performing arts. He is tall, standing at 6 foot 2. He speaks with a resonating voice and moves elegantly along the corridor of the Bed-Stuy apartment where he lives with his wife and two children.

Video Released of Sheepshead Bay Murder Suspect

The New York Post has posted a video released by the police showing the mystery murderer of 50-year-old Brooklyn accountant, Larisa Komsky, lying in wait for her just before he brutally stabbed her to death [...]

Atlantic Yards Sued for False Promises of Employment

The Brooklyn Paper reports that a group of seven workers have filed a lawsuit against Atlantic Yards on Tuesday, accusing developer Bruce Ratner of setting up a ‘sham’ job-training program that gave them false promises [...]

Anti-Semitic Graffiti on Brooklyn Subway Sign

Less than a week after a wave of anti-Semitic hate crime that led to three cars being burnt and a number of anti-Semitic graffiti on vehicles, benches and sidewalks, the New York Daily News reports [...]

LIVE BLOG: OWS “Day of Action”

Live coverage from Zuccotti Park as the OWS movement attempts to disrupt the New York Stock Exchange

OWS Building More Permanent Home Online

The OWS protestors lost their makeshift homes in Zuccotti Park on Tuesday morning, but the movement has found a more permanent resting place in the online community. Protestors are now working on ways to unify their social media efforts and connect “Occupy” groups across the country.

Occupy Wall Street Prepares Protests Nationwide

The Occupy Wall Street movement is preparing coordinated protests in major cities across the United States for Thursday. The UK’s Guardian reports Occupiers in New York have planned events in all five boroughs throughout the [...]

Occupy Paris Expelled from La Défense

In sync with a global sweep by local police forces against Occupy movements, French Occupy, or Les Indignés, had their camp in La Défense raided last night by French authorities. Protesters captured the crackdown on video and [...]