The Brooklyn Ink

Brooklyn College Students Protest Tuition Hikes

Nearly 100 students protested scheduled tuition hikes at City University of New York’s Brooklyn College on May 2 outside of President Karen Gould’s office on the second floor of Boylan Hall, according to student activists. [...]

The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 3/30/2012

The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of March 30, 2012.

Stop and Frisk Protests Gain a Celebrity

Gbenga Akinnagbe plays Chris Partlow, one of the drug henchman in HBO’s series the Wire. But in real Brooklyn life, he is worried that the innocent are getting stopped by the police and inspires his fans in his protest actions against Stop and Frisk.

A Dragon in Sunset Park [Video]

Chinese residents gathered in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Not only did the festivities bring the Chinese-American community together, but it provided an economic boost for local vendors.

The Islanders Will Open Up Preseason at Barclays Center

The New York Islanders will take on the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 2, in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center. It will be the Islanders first preseason game and the match-up will take place just [...]

Meet Bernard McClain: Unemployed in Bed-Stuy

It’s not hard to guess Bernard McClain had something to do with the performing arts. He is tall, standing at 6 foot 2. He speaks with a resonating voice and moves elegantly along the corridor of the Bed-Stuy apartment where he lives with his wife and two children.

At Zuccotti Park, Little Faith at the Ballot Box

You would not know it was Election Day at Zuccotti Park Tuesday. There are no American flags swaying in the wind, nor are there posters declaring their support of candidates. Few people saw value in [...]

The Masters of the Message for “Leaderless” OWS

Occupy Wall Street insists that it is leaderless by design, but the media team in lower Manhattan has assumed at least part of that role.

Brewing Buddies: The Joy of Homebrewing

Dylan Mabin waited impatiently in the living room of his cozy apartment near the Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street subway stop. At 5:30 p.m., 25 people he had never met were expected to come to his home [...]

Timeline: Occupy Brooklyn Protest

View “Occupy Brooklyn Timeline” on Storify