The Brooklyn Ink

Love: City Clerk’s Office Style

Every day people wake up and decide to get married. For some, that means a trip to Brooklyn’s City Clerk at Borough Hall. Mary Plummer, Joseph Alexiou and Todd Stone report on love inside a government building.

“Kina Gecesi” Henna Night in Brooklyn

By Amanda Massa and Mustafa Mehdi Vural
Marriage can bring a smile to many people’s faces, but sometimes it brings tears.  In the Turkish culture, the traditional henna night — which is performed just days before the wedding— does just that.
The henna night, or kina gecesi , is for women only. Friends and family surround the [...]

Trim or Tattoo? A New Elvis Aesthetic in Williamsburg

By Joseph Alexiou

It is only in a neighborhood like Williamsburg, in a borough like Brooklyn, that a group of creative young folks can open an Elvis-themed hair salon-cum-tattoo parlor without raising many eyebrows.
Graceland is housed in a renovated former three-car garage at the corner of Lorimer and Withers streets. Embedded in the smooth cement floor [...]

Cash for Scraps in East NY

By Yepoka Yeebo and Matthew Huisman
Gershow Recycling has owned the scrap yard on Pitkin Avenue in East New York for the past 10 years with more than 200-300 customers a day. Senior Facility Manager Eric Kugler took us on a tour of the facility.

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Beneath Atlantic Avenue

Brooklynite Bob Diamond, who discovered the world’s oldest subway tunnel in 1979, give a tour and tells the tale of his great discovery.

Drink’n'Draw @ 3RDWARD

By Amanda Massa and Mustafa Mehdi Vural
You bring the sketchpad; they’ll supply the beer. Or at least that’s what happens at Drink’n’Draw, a weekly event hosted by the Williamsburg art studio, 3RDWARD.
For $15 each Wednesday night, people can come ready with art supplies and draw live nude models, who pose on stage for ten-minute stretches [...]

Home Is Where the Art Is

Susan Gardner isn’t just pushing back against a gentrification, she’s bringing art to the public… all without ever leaving home.

The Green Dinner

Lee Mandell hosts a green dinner at his urban farm in Bushwick. At Boswyck Farm all the ingredients are local produced.

Minority^3, To be Young, Black and Gay in Brooklyn

A look at what it’s like to be young, Black, and gay, a minority^3, in Brooklyn. Told through the narratives of two men in their twenties.

My BK Greek Wedding

The Brooklyn Ink takes you to a Greek wedding in Fort Hamilton with bouzouki player Mike Stoupakis and his band, Fantasia Music. Opa!
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