The Brooklyn Ink

Black and White and No Shades of Grey: The Brooklyn Nets

With much fanfare, the Brooklyn Nets unveiled their new logo and colors on Monday morning, despite the face that the black and white shield had made the rounds on Twitter, Facebook and Brooklyn blogs and [...]

The Brooklyn Nets Reveal A New Logo, Unofficially

The Brooklyn Nets are moving to their new home at Barclays Center—and the team planned to unveil its new logo on Monday, April 20. But the new logo isn’t going to be much of a [...]

Girl Power! Project Girl Showcases Young Borough Artists [VIDEO]

Project Girl Performance Collective is a performance ensemble for girls ages 8 to 21 from the five boroughs. Dominique Fishback of Brooklyn has been participating since 2008, when the the non-profit was founded. The group [...]

Brooklyn Teens Test Their Green Thumbs [VIDEO]

A joint venture between EcoStation: NY and Lee Mandell of Boswyck Farms, the new Bushwick Campus Greenhouse gives students from four public high schools the opportunity to learn how to grow and sell produce, even when growing up in the [...]

Brooklyn Marks Good Friday with the Way of the Cross (Slide Show)

The annual Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday 2012.  The procession, led by Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, began at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in downtown Brooklyn, made its way across the East River and marched through downtown Manhattan.

Consumer Reports Rates Jacobi Medical Center Worst in US

Is Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx the worst hospital in the country? Consumer Reports thinks so. In a new report, the magazine ranked more than 1,000 hospitals in the nation based on the number [...]

Brooklyn ‘Cop Shooter’ Arraigned on Attempted Murder Charge

“Would-be cop-killer Luis “Baby” Ortiz was arraigned today on an indictment for the attempted murder of Det. Kevin Brennan, who glowered at his alleged assailant throughout the proceeding.” WILLIAM J. GORTA from New York Post [...]

Brooklyn Barista’s Espresso Wins Coffee Competition

“A Brooklyn barista brewed her way to victory Sunday in a coffee contest — and was rewarded with a nice perk.” Billy Shannon from NEW YORK DAILY NEWS has the story Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-barista-espresso-wins-coffee-competition-article-1.1028892#ixzz1nbWOjmDa  

After Years of Setbacks, Whole Foods Faces Decisive Vote in Brooklyn

A city panel is scheduled on Tuesday to vote on whether to approve a special permit for Whole Foods’ proposed 52,000-square-foot store, which is more than five times bigger than the zoning regulations currently allow. [...]

Brooklyn Co-Op Aims to Nix Israeli Products

The Park Slope Food Co-Op near Prospect Park in Brooklyn wants to ban Israeli products.  New York Post columnist explains why this is a bad idea. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/militant_sanctimonious_fascist_hippies_XHfmPrOVzXULXqYtywojLM#ixzz1nY18hAkF