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Eye on the Bronx: A 19-year-old Facing Drug Charges Claims Police Beat Him

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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Eye on the Bronx: A 19-year-old Facing Drug Charges Claims Police Beat Him

“You gotta clap when he comes out, clap!,” the crowd of 50 to 60 people chanted, gathered outside the corrections entrance on the side of the Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Division on Tuesday morning. The [...]

The Islanders Will Open Up Preseason at Barclays Center

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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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

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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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

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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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

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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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

Saturday, October 29, 2011

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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

Sunday, October 16, 2011

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Timeline: Occupy Brooklyn Protest

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Occupy Wall Street: “I Will Leave When…”

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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Occupy Wall Street: “I Will Leave When…”

We asked protesters what it would take for them to leave Zuccotti Park…

The rapid decline & steady return of Brooklyn’s Muslim community

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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By Bilal Lakhani After September 11, a wave of detentions by FBI-led task forces caused many Muslim immigrants to flee Brooklyn. Law enforcement authorities were using federal immigration laws to detain aliens, mostly Muslims, suspected [...]

The Week Ahead: February 28- March 4

Monday, February 28, 2011

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By Aliza Moorji Good morning Brooklynites! Here’s The Week Ahead for the Brooklyn Ink. *We’ll explore the rise and fall of Paul Robeson High School and take a look at the beginnings of the school [...]