The Brooklyn Ink

The Guns of Brooklyn

  Brooklyn has the rest of New York City outgunned. Law enforcement data indicates that the borough has a disproportionately large number of the city’s guns. It’s a tough statistic to nail down, says Rory [...]

Eric Adams on the ‘Abuse’ of Stop-and-Frisk

Is the New York Police Department misusing its stop-and-frisk-policy?  New York State Senator Eric L. Adams, a retired police captain who was elected to the state senate in 2006, thinks so.

Elderly Man Shoots Wife

A Brooklyn man was arrested today for the fatal shooting of his wife. Angelo Devito was charged with murder and criminal possession of a firearm. Police did not comment on what led to the shooting. [...]

With Seven Cases of Sexual Abuse in City Schools So Far This Year, One Brooklyn Mom is on Alert

Sitting on bench near the entrance to P.S. 262 in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, Maddy Cruz patiently awaits for her daughters to come out of the doors.  “I always tell my kids, ‘Don’t talk to [...]

Sex Abuse: How to Spot the Signs

With seven recent cases of sexual abuse in our city’s schools, parents are on high alert.  Ama Dwimoh is a former prosecutor for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and the creator of a bureau that [...]

Brooklyn Watch Groups Under Scrutiny After Martin Killing

Neighborhood watch groups across the United States, including in Brooklyn, are facing increased scrutiny following the death of an unarmed black teenager shot by a member of a Florida group. “We’re not trying to apprehend, [...]

Chester and the Chocolate Factory

  It’s nearing the end of the day at Tumbador Chocolates, and most of the workers have gone home. Only a couple employees remain to wash up the chocolate covered pots and pans; the scent [...]

[VIDEO] Saving Youth, One Push-Up at a Time

Will Crandall is an ex-convict who runs a fitness program for young men and women in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Through his rigorous training, he hopes to reform teenagers and keep them from making the same [...]

New Target for Thieves: Puppies. Yorkie Stolen in Brooklyn

Three long aisles at Puppy Paradise near Brooklyn College lead the customer past leashes and puppy toys to the grooming, and play areas in the back. Behind a closed door that says Do Not Enter, [...]

Boerum Hill Residents Worry More About Parking than New Jail

When the Brooklyn Detention Complex reopened last week, articles sprung up in many New York publications quoting residents expressing their fears of having men who broke the law housed so close to their doorstep. However, [...]