The Brooklyn Ink

Hundreds protest Atlantic Yards

Van Tieu and Yepoka Yeebo
Angry residents gathered at Barclays Center outside  the Atlantic Yards Project to protest as Governor David Paterson and other officials broke ground on the new home of the New Jersey Nets.

One Gowanus: Three Voices

Three Brooklyn residents weigh in on the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to place the Gowanus Canal on the Superfund site list.

After the fire: the long farewell

Video by Nushin Rashidian and Story by Alyson Martin
On Friday evening, Miguel talked about strength.
How important it is for him to remain strong for his young son, Josias. How he needs to be strong for little Maria, still healing from head trauma after the fire that killed their mother, Miguel’s wife.
Yes, he must be strong, [...]

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.

Mind the GAP

Brooklyn’s grandest arch sits in an 11-acre plaza obstructed in the middle of the borough’s most confusing and dangerous intersections. What do you do with a problem like Grand Army Plaza?

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!

The Wild Parrots of Brooklyn

Meet Steve Baldwin, the founder of the Brooklyn Parrot Society and his wild winged friends in the heart of Brooklyn. Photo: Baynes/Brooklyn Ink.