The Brooklyn Ink

Murals With a Mission [Video]

A gigantic blue rat with a menacing look, a vibrant yellow baby holding onto to a cigarette, a background of agonized skull heads and ill-looking subjects—these may not be the most pleasant of sights, but [...]

At Life’s End [Video]

All pet owners know that saying good-bye to a beloved animal companion is a painful and difficult process. The Hope Veterinary Clinic in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn helps local and out-of-borough residents come to terms with [...]

A Year After the Revolution [Video]

The Egyptian community in Bay Ridge is concerned about the progress in Egypt, a year after the Arab Spring at Tahrir Square. They voice some of the pressing issues. Produced by Purvi Thacker and Sarah [...]

Year of the Dragon [Video]

Chinese residents gathered in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Not only did the festivities bring the Chinese-American community together, but it provided an economic boost for local vendors.

Inside A Bike Builder’s Shop [Video]

Thomas Horrell of Bespoke Bicycles in Fort Greene, Brooklyn shows us how to “true” a wheel and why people say Bespoke is the “non-douche bag” bike shop.

Muslims in Brooklyn: A Community on The Edge

Ten years after 9/11, the Muslim community in Brooklyn has been forced into the public view again in the wake of recent revelations that the NYPD were conducting secret surveillance programs against them. Our reporter [...]

Video: Occupy Protesters Let Back Into Zuccotti Park

At around 5p.m. Tuesday, the Occupy Wall Street protesters were let back into Zuccotti Park after being evicted early Tuesday morning by the NYPD. The footage shows the NYPD issuing the conditions for re-entering the [...]

Video: OWS From Dawn to Dusk

Our reporters Ravi Kumar and Emily Judem spent 10 hours in Zuccotti Park on October 25 to get a sense of what the protesters do on a typical day.

Video: So Why Are They Protesting, Anyway?

We wanted to know what message Brooklynites are getting from the Occupy Wall Street protests. Ink reporters Anna Codrea-Rado, Emily Judem, Ravi Kumar, and Xin Hui Lim went to Cobble Hill and Coney Island to [...]

The Crazy Kick Collector

In New York City, it isn’t hard to find footwear aficionados like Horace Qui. A bonafide ‘sneakerhead’, Qui explains his love for collecting and selling kicks.