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The Old Tugboat That Still Can

The only thing that’s changed about the 54-year-old steel tug Thornton Bros. is the crew that guides her through the choppy waters of New York Harbor. The Old Tugboat That Still Can from The Brooklyn [...]

The Brooklyn Philharmonic Looks for a New Audience

Two years after nearly going dormant, the Brooklyn Philharmonic is having a resurgence by playing to audiences in multiple neighborhoods across the borough. Under the leadership of artistic director Alan Pierson, the orchestra has used [...]

Black and White and No Shades of Grey: The Brooklyn Nets

With much fanfare, the Brooklyn Nets unveiled their new logo and colors on Monday morning, despite the face that the black and white shield had made the rounds on Twitter, Facebook and Brooklyn blogs and [...]

The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/27/2012

The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of April 27, 2012.

Republicans See Gains in Brooklyn

Though there wasn’t much excitement about New York’s Republican Presidential primaries on April 24, Republicans in Brooklyn are optimistic about the ground they’ve gained in the borough, particularly in Southern Brooklyn.

Kony 2012: “Cover the Night” Falls Short

The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/13/2012 from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo. The Brooklyn Lens special report on KONY 2012: Cover the Night.

Brooklyn Holocaust Survivor Celebrates his 104th Birthday (Plus Audio Slideshow)

  Samuel Schanzer reached a milestone that most don’t: he turned 104 years old on Wednesday, April 18. His storied life required a lot of extra pages. “I have more wrinkles than he does,” his [...]

Eric Adams on the ‘Abuse’ of Stop-and-Frisk

Is the New York Police Department misusing its stop-and-frisk-policy?  New York State Senator Eric L. Adams, a retired police captain who was elected to the state senate in 2006, thinks so.

Why Brooklyn? [VIDEO]

Between April 2010 and July 2011, the city gained nearly 70,000 new residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Some 28,000 moved to Brooklyn, more than any other borough. Reporters from The Brooklyn Ink took to the streets to find out “Why Brooklyn?” Tell us why you live in Brooklyn in the comments, and Tweet @TheBrooklynInk using the hashtag: #WhyBrooklyn

Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/13/2012

The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/13/2012 from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo. The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of April 13, 2012.