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 [...]
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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 [...]
Friday, May 4, 2012
Nino, a 68-year-old fishmonger, has been selling his fresh catches off a tabletop on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Grove Street in Bushwick for the past 15 years. But he doesn't call it a business -- to him, it's simply a "hobby."
Monday, April 30, 2012
With much fanfare, the Brooklyn Nets unveiled their new logo and colors on Monday morning, despite the face that the black and white shield had made the rounds on Twitter, Facebook and Brooklyn blogs and [...]
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of April 27, 2012.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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 [...]
Friday, April 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.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
After eight years of pursuing his passion and working for the MTA, Brooklyn-bred filmmaker Wilkie Cornelius, Jr. has finally realized his dream of making a movie. He premiered his first film Single Hills at the Brooklyn [...]
Thursday, April 5, 2012
With seven recent cases of sexual abuse in our city’s schools, parents are on high alert. Ama Dwimoh is a former prosecutor for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and the creator of a bureau that [...]
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of March 30, 2012.
Monday, May 14, 2012
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