The Brooklyn Ink

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

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

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 [...]

Cooking up revolutionary fervor in Bushwick

By Bilal Lakhani Isabel Sadurni was on a mission. She had come early to a non-descript room in Bushwick, to personally ensure that everything was in order for the screening of “What’s organic about organic?” [...]

Brooklyn, You Can Drive My Car

By Lillian Rizzo As a Brooklynite without a car driver’s license, I’ve always wondered whether I was alone. It turns out less than half of Brooklyn’s residents have licenses and about 30 percent actually own [...]

Hate Crime Trial: And Then There Were Twelve

by Matthew Huisman “What should we do if we cannot come to an agreement on a specific count?” That was one of three notes jurors passed to Judge Patricia Di Mango during day three of [...]

View From the Passenger Seat, A Cousin Testifies

Demetrius Nathaniel walked slowly into the courtroom, looking directly ahead as he took the witness stand to testify against his cousin, Keith Phoenix.

Photo for 12/11/09: Giant Menorah

Photo for 12/10/09: Brooklyn’s Teachers Scandal

High school teachers cases is being investigated.

Photo for 12/9/09: Dyker Heights Decorations

Dyker Heights residents go all out for the holidays.