The Brooklyn Ink

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.

Is Brooklyn Still a Bargain?

Although Manhattan rents overall are still more expensive, in the last few years more areas of Brooklyn have began to catch up. And more people are choosing Brooklyn for its lifestyle than its rents.

Commuter Vans Defy Rules for Transit-Needy Brooklyn

Weekday mornings Osmond Thorne takes commuters and children to school, but he is not driving a bus or subway train. He is behind the wheel of a 15-person commuter van. The vans are a cheap [...]

A Seasonal Egg Cream in Carroll Gardens

In a neighborhood of maple-colored town houses, there is a maple egg cream.  It’s the fall special at the Brooklyn Farmacy, an old-fashioned soda fountain in a refurbished pharmacy in Carroll Gardens.  The waiter behind the counter [...]

An Italian-American Sunset Falls on Carroll Gardens

Their Numbers Have Fallen and Now Their Cultural Influence is Waning, Amid an Influx of Gentrifiers

Last baby born in St. Vincent hails from Brooklyn

Tesla Wyeth Maue made history on April 20th. He was the last baby to be born at St. Vincent Hospital, one of the cities oldest hospitals that closed its doors on April 30. Born to [...]

Bike Lanes Will Be Extended on Smith and Hoyt

Bicycle lanes along Smith and Hoyt streets in Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill will be extended into Carroll Gardens this spring, allowing cyclists to ride from the Gowanus Canal to the Brooklyn Bridge. A handful [...]

Video – 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.