The Brooklyn Ink

Too Tired to Live The American Dream

There are approximately 252,000 Mexican-born immigrants in New York City, according to the Census Bureau. However, few of them participate politically or as active members in their local community.

Balancing Journalism With Personal Life

The first few paragraphs of “Never the Hope Itself,” Gerry Hadden’s memoir about being a correspondent for NPR in Latin America and the Caribbean, hook you immediately: Hadden was on his way to become a [...]

Coney Islanders Rally Against Education Budget Cuts

Some 70 students, teachers, parents and local union members marched Wednesday through Coney Island to protest state and city budget cuts to education.

As New Parking Meters Arrive, So Do Price Hikes

Muni-meters and parking price hikes are making their way to Sunset Park. Many local residents are unhappy, seeing the meters not just as a new cost, but as cultural colonization.

Evidence Links Suspect to the Rape of a 12-Year-Old

A criminologist presented DNA evidence today in the trial of Adam Wright, linking him to the rape of a 12-year-old girl in 2002. The DNA sample provided by Wright, 43, was collected in 2005 in [...]

In Sunset Park, a School Thrives Despite Obstacles

The doors of P.S. 172 open at 3:05 p.m. The children rush out to meet their parents after a seven-hour school day. Their backpacks are full of books for tomorrow’s homework assignments. These enthusiastic students are from the Beacon School of Excellence, one of the top five elementary schools in New York City.