The Brooklyn Ink

A Half Way House Splits Lefferts Garden in Half

By Danielle Hester
Two months before Kimberly Grey was to be released from prison earlier this year, she had no place to go and no family to take her in. After more than 16 years of incarceration, she was unsure of her place in the world outside prison walls.
Knowing Grey’s situation, her counselor recommended she contact [...]

From Persian Cats to Yellow Dogs

The Yellow Dogs, an underground Iranian rock band from Tehran, Iran recently moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They’ve made it to America, but where do they go from here?

Tea Time with Mikhail Prokhorov

(Photo credit: Matt Rodigheri)

By Vinnie Rotondaro
On Wednesday I met with Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, the recently minted owner of the New Jersey Nets, at the Clover Club, a bar in Carroll Gardens. Prokhorov is the first-ever foreign owner of an NBA team. He never drinks. “Maybe a glass of red wine sometimes,” he said, [...]

VIDEO – Open Your Eyes

Domestic Violence in New York.

VIDEO – Brooklyn Bug Biters

Dennis considers himself a “bug chef.” He founded the organization “Insects are Food,” in 2009 and he is one of the leading proponents of eating insects.

From Russia With Love and Propaganda

This is how the world looks on Russia’s government owned Channel One

East Brooklyn Clinic Celebrates Women’s Health Week

Patients and staff at Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center in East New York discuss their biggest health worries. Mary Plummer reports.

A Walk Down Coney Island Avenue

by Yaffi Spodek
For many New Yorkers, the words “Coney Island” conjure up images of a wind-swept boardwalk with the Cyclone roller coaster in the background. But the famed amusement park is just one attraction at the end of a five-mile stretch that runs through the borough of Kings. In fact, much can be be discovered [...]

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 deliberations in the murder trial of Keith Phoenix. The defendant is accused of killing Ecuadorian immigrant and businessman Jose Sucuzhanay. Phoenix [...]

Video – Death Bear Gets Sad So You Don’t Have To

Performance artist Nate Hill has been visiting homes in Brooklyn dressed as Death Bear, a character he created to help rid people of their heart aches. Mary Plummer reports.