The Brooklyn Ink

Son Charged in Mom’s Fatal Stabbing

Police have arrested and charged a Brooklyn man with stabbing his mother to death in Prospect Heights yesterday. Andrew Bell, 28, is accused of killing his 43-year-old mother inside her second-story apartment at 487 St. [...]

Murals With a Mission [Video]

A gigantic blue rat with a menacing look, a vibrant yellow baby holding onto to a cigarette, a background of agonized skull heads and ill-looking subjects—these may not be the most pleasant of sights, but [...]

FBI Arrests Brooklyn Teacher on Child Porn Charges

A teacher’s aide at a Brooklyn school was arrested again Monday by the FBI and charged with making child pornography videos of students he was assaulting at the grade school where he worked, authorities said [...]

Cop Pleads Guilty to Gun Ring

Associated Press- A Brooklyn police officer has pleaded guilty in a smuggling case that involved guns, cigarettes and slot machines. Officer William Masso pleaded guilty to four conspiracy counts. He could face roughly five to [...]

Brooklyn in the Hall! Jay-Z Performs at Carnegie

Jay-Z performed to a packed house at Carnegie Hall Monday night, with new mom Beyonce photographed in public for the first time since giving birth to their baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter, to support him. [...]

At Life’s End [Video]

All pet owners know that saying good-bye to a beloved animal companion is a painful and difficult process. The Hope Veterinary Clinic in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn helps local and out-of-borough residents come to terms with [...]

Brooklyn Looks to Slow Zones to Curb Speeding

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) launched a Neighborhood Slow Zone program this fall that reduces speed limits from 30 mph to 20 mph and adds safety measures, such as speed bumps, within a select area. The first and currently only existing Slow Zone in the city was created in the Claremont section of the Bronx in late November. Now several neighborhoods in Brooklyn are applying for their own Neighborhood Slow Zones, hoping to make their streets safer.

Home Invasion Details Emerge

Court officers allege that four Brooklyn teens, part of the Brower gang, tied up a couple, and sexually assaulted the woman. Read more at NYDailyNews.com

Teacher Can Return to Classroom

A judge ruled last week that a Brooklyn teacher, fired last June for suggesting on Facebook that her students should drown, can resume teaching. However, the city’s Law Department said it may mount an appeal. [...]

Requiem For A Cinema [Video]

The Brooklyn Heights Cinema has been open for 42 years, becoming a landmark in the neighborhood. But when its lease ends in June, the theater may be forced to close to make room for a [...]