The Brooklyn Ink

Brownsville Fondly Remembers ‘Jocko’ Jackson

    Greg “Jocko” Jackson, who died of an apparent heart attack earlier this week, was a towering figure in Brownsville and not just because of his stature.   The 6-foot-tall former basketball player, who managed [...]

Good Grief: In the Zine World, a Place to Mourn

I arrived with a friend at Death by Audio on South 2nd Street to find two women at the entrance asking for a sliding-scale donation. I asked them what lay at the end of the [...]

LIVE BLOG: Crown Heights Reacts to Carnival Shooting

Dispatches from Crown Heights the day after the West Indian Day Parade, where three people were fatally shot and two New York City police officers were wounded.  

The Conversation: How to Talk to the Bereaved

By Aliza Moorji Photos by Tatiana Sanchez and Amaris Castillo The first thing that Pat Marmo asks the bereaved is to tell him about the deceased. Then he asks about the funeral. Marmo is manager [...]

Undertaker U: Where Funeral Directors Learn their Stuff

By Evan MacDonald and Audrey Yoo For many, college is a chance to meet new people while living away from home for the first time. Students at American Academy McAllister Institute meet new people, too. [...]

Why Have a Will?

People do not like to think about who will get what when they die.

Last Word: The Business of Obituaries in Brooklyn

By Kim Chakanetsa In an age of e-memorials and three-letter postings on Facebook pages, traditional obituaries can start to feel a little…quaint. But obituaries are not completely — pardon the pun — dead.  They’re a [...]

Where Beauty Meets Death

By: Amaris Castillo and Tatiana Sanchez Florists talk about creating beautiful arrangements for the saddest occasion. It takes time -and a lot of imagination- to capture the essence of the deceased through a floral creation. [...]

A Grave Situation: Space Scarce In Brooklyn’s Crowded Cemeteries

By Saskia de Rothschild and Jeremy B. White Brooklyn’s cemeteries illustrate two immutable principles: death is universal, and space in New York City is at a premium. Many of Brooklyn’s cemeteries have run out of [...]

A Guide to Unfamiliar Funeral Etiquette

So you’re Jewish and going to a Buddhist funeral?  See our quick guide to avoid faux pas and awkward situations By Ivana Kottasová & Joe Deaux