The man at the corner table strokes his beard nervously. Beside him, another simply sits and stares, eyes locked on the three giant high definition TVs behind the bar. The New York Red Bulls are [...]
Monday, October 24, 2011
We asked the people of Brooklyn which team they thought owns the borough’s heart. Here’s what they have to say. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Everyone in Brooklyn remembers the Brooklyn Dodgers, even if they never saw a game, and even if the memories aren’t their own. But as I walked around the Ebbets Field Apartments complex, where the team’s stadium once stood, I felt I was on hallowed ground.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
October 4th marks the 56th anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ first and only World Series championship before the team moved to Los Angeles. The Ink asked the people of Brooklyn about that day.
Friday, September 17, 2010
By Beth Morrissey Holding his borrowed tennis racket high above his head, 10-year-old Carlos Morales runs toward the chain link fence that serves as a tennis net. He swings at the incoming ball, and misses. [...]
Friday, August 6, 2010
By Sharyn Jackson When Christian Alvarez moved to Brooklyn in 1999 at the age of 18, he missed the food, the language and the culture he left behind in Ecuador. His brother Carlos Alvarez, who [...]
Friday, July 30, 2010
Billy Loes, an All-Star and three-time pennant winner with the Brooklyn Dodgers passed away today in Tucson, AZ at the age of 80. Loes was famous for predicting a Yankees win in seven games, while [...]
Thursday, May 20, 2010
(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 [...]
Monday, May 3, 2010
Why so many people of color fear swimming, and what some are doing about it.
Friday, March 5, 2010
In New York’s little Russia by the sea, disappointment with Russia’s Winter Olympics performance…
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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