The Brooklyn Ink

Palestinian Statehood: What the Children Say

Amid the discussion around the Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, we talk to sixth graders at schools from different faiths about the conflict. What do they know? How do they know it?

How They Do It – The Tattoo Artist

By Amaris Castillo and Tatiana Sanchez Tattoo artist Annie Lloyd describes the birth of a tattoo. Lloyd, 32, has worked at Three Kings Tattoo in Greenpoint for three years.

How They Do It – The Watch Man

By Joe Deaux and Evan MacDonald Leo De Le Cruz repairs watches in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He learned the skill from his father.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.