The Brooklyn Ink

The Secret Feast

Underground dinners are the latest trend in eating out. They’ve been popular for a long time in Latin America, known as “Paladars” or “Restaurante de Puertas Cerradas” (locked door restaurants). They’ve made their way to the United States and Europe and now also to Brooklyn.
Danielle Bengsch looks behind the scenes of a secret cookery in [...]

Video – Dead Horse Bay, A Living Museum Of Trash

In the 1950s, a cap on a landfill burst, sending trash flowing onto Dead Horse Bay. Trash, both old and new, has continued to cascade onto the sands of Dead Horse Bay ever since.

After the Fire: The Funeral

By Jeannette Neumann
Brooklyn’s Guatemalan community gathered on Friday in a Coney Island funeral home to remember the five people who died at the end of January in a blaze allegedly set by a man living in their building. The funeral had been postponed until the bodies were identified.

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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.

Breakfast for dinner in Bed-Stuy

There’s always something new cooking at Jenn de la Vega’s BedStuy apartment/publicity company

Ballroom Boogie in Bay Ridge

In Bay Ridge, a scene from a ballroom dancing class: Octogenarians fox trot, retirees rumba and the cardigans come off as the young at heart learn a few new tricks.

Brooklyn Loves You

The 40th NYC Marathon: Images of the contagious vibe gripping the runners as they go thorough the heart of the city’s most populous borough.