Growing up With Hip-Hop
A mini-documentary about hip-hop in Brooklyn’s projects.
Tag Archive | "children"
Soccer Inspires Kids in Crown Heights
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Violence erupts randomly on the streets of Crown Heights. What has remained consistent is the need for children to get out and play. The violence has been a subject of recent community board and precinct [...]
Brooklyn Rooftop Sniper In Custody
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Three teenagers were arrested Tuesday as the rooftop snipers responsible for gunning down a Brooklyn mother as she saved terrified school kids from flying bullets, police said in a statement. Andrew Lopez, 18, admitted to [...]
Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder in Child’s Death
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Eugenio Torres, 24, was convicted of murder in a Pennsylvania court today following the death of his former girlfriend’s son, the Wall Street Journal reports. Torres could face the death sentence. Court is scheduled to [...]
Brooklyn, How Ya Doin’? An Election Report
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Brooklyn, like the rest of the country, heads into the midterm elections amid voter anger and dissatisfaction with the ailing economy. The Brooklyn Ink looked at the numbers, and talked with the residents to see how statistics figure into their discontent.
Bed-Stuy Boy, 12, Shot Following Party
Monday, October 25, 2010
The New York Daily News reports that 12-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder while walking home around midnight Sunday morning from a party. Police do not know who shot the boy or why he [...]
Grandeur and Cheese At The Brooklyn Bridge
Friday, May 14, 2010
By Jack Mirkinson The bridge plays host to all shades of human activity.
After School Ice Cream
Thursday, April 22, 2010
It was 3 p.m. in Brooklyn Heights. School had just let out at PS8 and parents and nannies scrambled to collect their children as they walked out of the gates.
Kids No Longer Play Behind Bars
Thursday, March 25, 2010
The prison-themed playground in Bed Stuy is no more, NY1 reports. City officials painted over the bars and sign that read “Jail.” Though the playground was a popular spot to play cops and robbers, residents [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Monday, December 12, 2011
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