The Brooklyn Ink

[VIDEO] Music From Guns, Mannequins and Snow Shovels, Oh My

He made a guitar from a toothbrush, machine gun and chandelier. He built a piano that creates music by combining sound from various radiostations. Ken Butler is a artist and a musician from Greenpoint who [...]

[VIDEO] Brooklyn Public School Shuts Down for Good

Rafael Codero, a public middle school in Cypress Hill, Brooklyn, is one of 22 public schools in New York City to be phased out due to it’s weak performance. By 2015, the last students will [...]

[VIDEO] The Magic of Age

It’s never too late to become a magician – a group of seniors from Bay Ridge Senior Center study magic tricks with a Brooklyn magician, Gary Dreifus. Brooklyn seniors will show their card, rope or rings tricks during a magic show in June.

[VIDEO] Doggy daycare in DUMBO

In DUMBO, Brooklyn, Chelle Carlisle operates Cheeky Dog, a daycare for canines. After opening the small business 7 years ago, her business has expanded significantly. DUMBO’s dog population has increased significantly as well over the past few years with the influx of new residents, and the pet-friendly neighborhood, which includes regular dog-runs and spacious parks nearby.

Brooklynites Brush Up Their Riding Skills

To make sure New Yorkers will be ready to ride safely on the roads of the city, NYC Bike Share set up a series of classes for inexperienced bikers. Nearly 20 curious Brooklynites signed up to attend the class on Thursday night at the Red Lantern Bicycles

[VIDEO] The Boxing Diva of Brooklyn

Keisher McLeod-Wells cares about how she looks. She likes shopping, wearing make-up, and used to be a model and an actress. But her real passion is boxing.

Man Fatally Stabbed in Crown Heights Stairwell

A 21-year-old man was stabbed to death inside the stairwell of a Crown Heights apartment building early Thursday morning. The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was discovered with multiple stab wounds to his torso [...]

Quinn Suspects LICH Won’t Survive

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Wednesday she was skeptical that Long Island College Hospital would survive. However, she maintained that the demise of community hospitals was not an isolated problem, but a citywide issue that [...]

Gun Buyback Planned for Saturday in Brooklyn

A gun buyback aimed at getting young people to hand over their weapons will take place in Brooklyn on Saturday. Anyone handing over an operational gun will receive $200; those who turn in a non-operational gun [...]

Exhibit on 19th-Century Brooklyn to Open at Library

Around 1,800 digitized images of Brooklyn from the late 19th and early 20th centuries will be unveiled at a roundtable discussion tonight at the Brooklyn Public Library. The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York will present “An Inside Look at [...]