The Brooklyn Ink

Want to Know the Real Brooklyn? Take a Tour

    To most tourists, New York City Manhattan, but Brooklynite Jeffrey Stirewalt wants to change that and bring visitors across the river. His company, “Brooklyn Unplugged Tours,” which he launched early last year, takes [...]

Made in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Ink took to the streets of the borough last week to explore the variety of things that people make, from whiskey, wine and granola to clay pottery, candy apples, rap music, even tree houses. Here’s our eclectic portfolio of Brookynites who make things.

Decision-making Power over Real Money

For the first time, local residents of Brooklyn Heights and surrounding neighborhoods in Brooklyn’s 33rd District, and have real decision-making power, through Participatory Budgeting, a program in which residents vote directly to decide how to spend up to $1 million of their council member’s discretionary funding.

Jane’s Carousel: Sandy Survivor Back in Action

[VIDEO] Sandy Survivor: Jane’s Carousel Back to Brooklyn Heidi Nguyen, 23, knew the view of the East River and the city skyline from Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges [...]

[VIDEO] Sandy Survivor: Jane’s Carousel Back to Brooklyn

Restored from the damage caused by the superstorm last year, Jane’s Carousel is back to Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo. In the first weekend of March, it sold about 1,500 tickets, quickly getting its business back to normal.

Community Leaders Call for an End to East Flatbush Unrest

After a third night of protests over the shooting death of 16-year-old Kimani Gray turned into a riot, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams and other community leaders called for an end to the unrest Thursday afternoon in East Flatbush Brooklyn. They also demanded a thorough investigation from the police.

As New York Property Prices Rise, So Does Chinese Demand

New York real estate brokers are doing whatever it takes to accommodate Chinese home buyers, who, according to new data, are seeking out properties in the city in greater numbers than ever before.

Gothamist Names Brooklyn Heights’ Park Plaza As One Of NYC’s Top 10 Diners

The Park Plaza Diner  joins such NYC icons as Prospect/Crown Heights’ Tom’s Diner, Neptune Diner in Astoria (Homer’s haunt backintheday) and Manhattan’s Market Diner (Poppa Fink’s fave). Seen more here: Brooklyn Heights Blog

FEMA Extending its Deadlines to Register for Disaster Assistance

The previous deadline was set for today February 27, but has been extended another 30 days to March 29. The deadline also extends to complete and return low-interest SBA disaster loan applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration. [...]

Brooklyn Fares Worst in Stop and Frisk Incidents, Says New Report

Earlier this week a New York City Police Department report confirmed something many people in Brooklyn already know: the police department’s stop and frisk policy is alive and well in Brooklyn. According to the report, more people were stopped in two Brooklyn precincts, covering East New York, Brownsville and Crown Heights — than anywhere else in the city last year.