The Brooklyn Ink

Fort Greene Shelter: One of the Worst in New York, Some Say

The Auburn Family Shelter at Fort Greene has become a legend of sorts. Neighborhood organizations, advocacy groups for the homeless and seven interviewed residents say that it is infamous as one of the worst shelters for homeless families in the city.

City’s Transitional Housing for Homeless Lacks Oversight

The lasting effects of the recession and record numbers of homeless people in New York City have heightened tension between the city’s Department of Homeless Services and neighborhoods that feel overburdened by shelters.

Goodbye to Aunt Suzie’s: a Pioneer Calls it Quits

No one will go hungry when Aunt Suzie’s restaurant closes on January 1st. French, Thai, Indian, Japanese and Mexican joints dot the blocks of 5th Avenue in Park Slope where Aunt Suzie’s sits. The area wasn’t always a culinary scene, though.

The Anarchivists: Who Owns the Occupy Wall Street Narrative?

On Nov 15, NYPD officers raided Zuccotti Park, and the Occupy Wall Street movement lost its space. Now groups and institutions—including the Smithsonian’s Natural Museum of American History, NYU’s Tamiment Library and the New York Historical Society– are working to enshrine the movement in the form of an archive.

But who, in the end, will get to tell the definitive story?

Five Brooklyns You Probably Didn’t Know About

It’s easy for residents of Kings County to think they are kings of the world, but they may be surprised to find out that they are not the only Brooklyn in the United States. 

Will Coney Island’s Future No Longer Be Anchored In Its Past?

Locals and the city square off as they try to shape the future of Coney Island’s economic revival. At stake is Coney’s well known cultural identity.

Arrested in Iran: The Story of Roxana Saberi’s Imprisonment

In 2009, while doing research for a book on Iran, Journalist Roxana Saberi was falsely accused of espionage, detained without the knowledge of her family and sentenced to eight years in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. [...]

Residents Brace for Barclays Center Traffic With Concern and Trepidation

With less than a year to go before opening night, residents are worried about the traffic and parking problems that will come with the new arena.

Murder on the B46: Three Years Gone

Three years after Edwin Thomas was murdered on the B46 in broad daylight, his family mourns his death.

Brooklyn As Muse: Why So Many Writers?

In the beginning there was Walt Whitman’s “Brooklyn Ferry.” Then came Henry Miller’s Williamsburg. The Brooklyn Bridge was Hart Crane’s, the Brooklyn accent Thomas Wolfe’s.   Truman Capote and Paula Fox wrote their version of the [...]