The Brooklyn Ink

Millions of Women Are Missing, But Does Anyone Notice?

There are 163 million females missing in Asia.  But no one is searching for them. They were victims of sex selection procedures – mostly abortions – in societies that favor sons over daughters. The disproportionate [...]

New Report Finds Service Deficiencies in B61 Bus Line

A study put out by Councilman Brad Lander (D–Park Slope) found that only 43 percent of B61 buses arrived on time during rush hour, with some buses arriving 20 minutes late, The Brooklyn Paper reported. [...]

The Spirit of Brooklyn in Writing

A quiet escape from the raucous pounding of urban life. A trove of cheap rents and spacious dwellings. A flawed and unpredictable muse. An embattled ground where American life thrives and decays. A creative retreat [...]

Brooklyn President Angry at State for Pulling Plug on Expressway Repairs

In a letter to Governor Cuomo, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said that pulling the plug on plans to rebuild the Brooklyn-Queens and Gowanus expressways “is a show of disrespect” to Brooklyn, the New York Post [...]

Slew of Park Slope Restaurants Shuttered Due to Economic Slump

Various Park Slope institutions crumbling under the weight of fiscal woes have closed in the last month, potentially altering the neighborhood landscape.

Competing Arguments Made in Flatbush Stabbing Trial

Competing arguments were furious today as the jury prepared to deliberate the verdict for a Florida man accused of brutally stabbing his victim to death at a Flatbush intersection.

No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Beastie Boys Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Beastie Boys, a hip hop group, was inducted into this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The trio is only the third rap group to receive this honor. Read more on MTV.    [...]

NYPD Criticized After Derogatory Comments Surface on Facebook

The NYPD came under fire when offensive comments were posted on  the “No More West Indian Day Detail” Facebook group by users claiming to be officers. Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly just released a statement this [...]

Book Review: Never in My Wildest Dreams

Claudia Del Castillo reviews Belva Davis’ “Never in My Wildest Dreams.” In a time when blacks were beaten and killed in some parts of the United States, one woman did something that seemed impossible. She [...]

Making the Dream Real

In a time when blacks were beaten and killed in some parts of the United States, one woman did something that seemed impossible. She became the first black female television news reporter in the West [...]