The Brooklyn Ink

Hip-Hop…Bengali Style!

In its’ short existence hip-hop music has found a way to captivate people of all cultures. Now Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn has bred a Bengali rapper named Brooklyn Shanti. Although he’s gained the respect of his hip-hop [...]

Prom, Cinderella Style

While prom is a rite of passage for many teens, the cost of the tradition can be too much for some families. But thanks to the  L.A.C.E. Leading Ladies prom dress giveaway some Brooklyn teens can [...]

Feminist Art Post Made Permanent at Brooklyn Museum

A seven figure donation by art collector and philanthropist Elizabeth A. Sackler to support the Brooklyn Museum’s feminist art center has cemented the job of feminist art curator for the future. The gift, whose exact sum [...]

Dreams of the Big Screen [VIDEO]

After eight years of pursuing his passion and working for the MTA, Brooklyn-bred filmmaker Wilkie Cornelius, Jr. has finally realized his dream of making a movie. He premiered his first film Single Hills at the Brooklyn [...]

Photographer Carves a Niche

Godfather-esque music lilts over the stairwell as a Brooklyn craftsman ascends the steps to his dimly lit workbench. This is how filmmaker Dustin Cohen introduces us to his newest character. There’s something innately seductive and cinematic [...]

Five Stories, One Williamsburg

Inside Brooklyn’s Creative Hub, and the Passions it Supports

Soft Porn, Hardening Hearts: A Magazine’s Private Story

Can a softcore erotica magazine survive in an age of digital porn? Danielle Leder, co-founder and owner of Jacques Magazine, hopes the answer is yes.

Goodbye to Aunt Suzie’s: a Pioneer Calls it Quits

No one will go hungry when Aunt Suzie’s restaurant closes on January 1st. French, Thai, Indian, Japanese and Mexican joints dot the blocks of 5th Avenue in Park Slope where Aunt Suzie’s sits. The area wasn’t always a culinary scene, though.

Brooklyn As Muse: Why So Many Writers?

In the beginning there was Walt Whitman’s “Brooklyn Ferry.” Then came Henry Miller’s Williamsburg. The Brooklyn Bridge was Hart Crane’s, the Brooklyn accent Thomas Wolfe’s.   Truman Capote and Paula Fox wrote their version of the [...]

Book Review: “The Deal From Hell”

Tiffany Ap reviews The Deal From Hell: How Moguls and Wall Street Plundered Great American Newspapers, by James O’Shea