The Brooklyn Ink

OWS: What Should Happen Next?

The people of Brooklyn strongly reacted after police officers descended on Zuccotti Park in a surprise sweep of the Occupy Wall Street headquarters. We asked Brooklyn: What do you think should happen next?

OWS Eviction: What do you want to know?

Ask questions of us and our reporters on the ground. Follow along with events as they unfold here, or on our Storify.

Faces of OWS: The Police

From Zuccotti Park to Times Square to Washington Square Park, the New York Police Department has been out in full force during the Occupy Wall Street protests. They’ve donned riot gear, clashed with protestors and [...]

Silvio Steps Down – Not That You’d Know it in Brooklyn

Silvio Berlusconi’s resignation as Italy’s prime minister may have sent shockwaves across Europe, but it has barely sent a ripple through Brooklyn’s Italian neighborhoods. The Ink speaks with Italian-American Brooklyners and the chief editor of a prominent Italian-American publication.

At Zuccotti Park, Little Faith at the Ballot Box

You would not know it was Election Day at Zuccotti Park Tuesday. There are no American flags swaying in the wind, nor are there posters declaring their support of candidates. Few people saw value in [...]

Qaddafi Eulogized in Bed-Stuy

Late Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi was remembered in Bed-Stuy on Thursday night, at a memorial service organized by the December 12th movement.

Where are the Intellectuals? An Essay on Occupy Wall Street

Anna Codrea-Rado explores Occupy Wall Street’s lack of intellectual discourse.

At Sea in America: Arab Immigrants May Lose Key Services

On January 1, The Arab American Association of New York will lose AmeriCorps support. Hiten Samtani looks at the impact of this decision through the community’s eyes.

OWS: And Liberty and Medicare for All

On Wednesday afternoon, protestors gathered for the Occupy Healthcare march to demonstrate against for-profit health insurance companies.

Brooklyn, Twitterverse, react to Qaddafi’s death

A Storify on the praise for President Obama’s “leading from behind” policy, and its role in ending the Gaddafi era. We also spoke with the Egyptian American Community Foundation in Brooklyn.