The Brooklyn Ink

[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 [...]

Girl Power! Project Girl Showcases Young Borough Artists [VIDEO]

Project Girl Performance Collective is a performance ensemble for girls ages 8 to 21 from the five boroughs. Dominique Fishback of Brooklyn has been participating since 2008, when the the non-profit was founded. The group [...]

The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 3/30/2012

The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of March 30, 2012.

[VIDEO] A Stripper Story

Kimberly Smith worked in night clubs starting when she was 18. Six years ago, the Brooklyn resident finally found her way out of that “horrible business” and started her own company–using her unique skill set. [...]

Next Step Shelter Program Uses Punitive Measures

The Sumner Avenue Armory on the corner of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant (Chris Haire/Brooklyn Ink). It is a Monday morning before dawn and a man in his twenties, a bag slung [...]

Too Tired to Live The American Dream

There are approximately 252,000 Mexican-born immigrants in New York City, according to the Census Bureau. However, few of them participate politically or as active members in their local community.

Hofstra University Professor Helps Improve Math Education in Crown Heights

  In Crown Heights’ M.S. 394, it was time for math in Jean Graham’s  5th grade class.  On her green chalkboard, she wrote in white chalk: “Today we will continue to practice using data to [...]

OWS: What Should Happen Next?

The people of Brooklyn strongly reacted after police officers descended on Zuccotti Park in a surprise sweep of the Occupy Wall Street headquarters. We asked Brooklyn: What do you think should happen next?

In Sunset Park, a School Thrives Despite Obstacles

The doors of P.S. 172 open at 3:05 p.m. The children rush out to meet their parents after a seven-hour school day. Their backpacks are full of books for tomorrow’s homework assignments. These enthusiastic students are from the Beacon School of Excellence, one of the top five elementary schools in New York City.

The Brooklyn Ink Speaks to Brooklyn’s Inked

People give many reasons for getting a tattoo. The stories behind them range from the emotional – those commemorating the death of a loved one – to the lighthearted – those that were the result [...]