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] 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.

On the Waterfront

The Brooklyn Ink explored the borough to see what was happening on Brooklyn’s vast waterfont. Here’s what we found in the water.

[VIDEO] Knocking on Wood: Making Antique Pieces Last

David Fernandez owns furniture restoration shop in Bay Ridge. He repairs antique chairs, tables and cabinets around Brooklyn, but fears that he might go out of business.

Kosher Yoga in Crown Heights

Yoga instructor decided to make the movement available for Lubavitchers – she opened a studio where “no men, no mantras and no oms are allowed.” Read about the popularity of yoga in a Jewish neighborhood [...]

Congresswoman Receives Death Threats

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney received a series of death threats connected to her fight against gun violence. Maloney reported to the police that the death threats were telephoned into her district office. Read the story at [...]

Chess Champions from Midwood

Edward R. Murrow High School from Midwood won the National High School Chess Championships in Nashville, Ten. Read the story at The Daily News

A Special Needs Man Missing in Midwood

26-year-old special needs man from Midwood is missing. Police are working to reunite the man with his family. Information from Sheepsheadbites.com

Brooklynite Died After Falling on a Glass Bottle

A man in his 20′s died after cutting his arm on a broken bottle during a fight over paying a bill at La Cabana Rodriguez restaurant on Flatbush Avenue. The accident happened about 4 a.m. [...]

Push for Bike Lane Connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island

Brooklyn cyclists push for a bike lane and pedestrian path on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The cycling advocacy group Transportation Alternatives and Regional Plan Association collected 924 signatures in a support of the bike lane. The [...]