The Brooklyn Ink

College Grad Returns Home to Pay it Forward

It’s game time on a Saturday afternoon at the Brownsville Recreation Center. Middle schoolers in haphazardly tied pinnies are battling it out on the basketball court under the watchful eyes of black leaders and sports [...]

Chasing the American Dream at an Immigrant High School in Brooklyn

For most American teenagers the first day of high school is fraught with anxiety. There are, after all, big questions to consider—What should I wear? How will I fit in? Where is my first class? [...]

Custody Battle Complicates Job Hunt for Disabled Canarsie Resident

Nika Maynard, 37, is an unemployed Carnasie resident who struggles to pay rent because she is in the middle of a prolonged legal battle for a daughter she shares with her ex-partner, Stephanie.

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.

Unemployment by the Numbers

Brownsville Fresh Food Vendors Struggle for Buyers

Once officially classified a “food desert,” Brownville now has plenty of fresh produce, but residents aren’t necessarily eating their fruits and vegetables.

Brooklyn Jury to Deliberate in East New York Murder Trial

After several days of witness and expert testimony, the murder trial of Lamel Fabers and Bobby Pressley is drawing to a close. Tomorrow Judge Neil Firetog of State Supreme Court in Brooklyn will deliver sentencing [...]

Brownsville Community Strives to Save Struggling Belmont Avenue With Merchants Association

It was only 20 years ago that pushcart vendors paraded along the busy blocks of Belmont Avenue, a four-block commercial strip in Brownsville. Now nearly half of the avenue’s storefronts are listed for sale and [...]