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[VIDEO] Gentrification’s Casualties: Brooklyn Under the Radar

Gentrification is transforming Brooklyn into the “Next Manhattan”, but for many long-time residents the housing boom sparked by urban renewal has become a nightmare. Produced and Filmed by Michael V’inkin Lee, Sarah Munir, and Vikram [...]

Hip-Hop…Bengali Style!

In its’ short existence hip-hop music has found a way to captivate people of all cultures. Now Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn has bred a Bengali rapper named Brooklyn Shanti. Although he’s gained the respect of his hip-hop [...]

Keeping the Italian Alive in Brooklyn

Though the Italian population is decreasing in Brooklyn, its cultural imprint remains. Here’s a look at two businesses that are keeping the Italian alive in the borough.

Trash Bashing at the Audubon Center

Environmental educators and musicians Nathan Heatherington and Martin Urbach celebrate the Audubon Center’s 10th anniversary– and earth day at the same time — by performing with recycled instruments at the nature center in Prospect Park. [...]

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 Lens Webcast 4/27/2012

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

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 [...]

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.