The Brooklyn Ink

Counterfeit in Chinatown

Chinatown has become equated with the sale of counterfeit goods. But knockoff Prada and Kate Spade purses are “not the authentic Chinatown” and it is the local community that is bearing the brunt of these illegal activities.

In Sunset Park, Few Traces Remain of Little Scandinavia

Sunset Park, now a full-fledged Chinatown, was once a bustling Little Norway. But its Scandinavian population has gradually dwindled over the years, and now the last signposts of this community face extinction.

Dollar Van Pioneer Copes with Unlawful Competition

In the transient world of cash transactions, street-side pickups, and blurry licensing laws, nothing is certain but competition.