The Brooklyn Ink

Paying Up: Why Landlords Get Away With Mounds of Housing Violations

By Richard Nieva John Gillick is engaged to be married. When asked if he would stay at his apartment in the Flatbush Gardens complex in East Flatbush after the big July wedding, his initial response [...]

Police Search for Man Who Tried to Take Brooklyn Girls

The New York Police Department is searching for a man who tried to grab two Brooklyn girls just minutes apart, according to several news reports. Around 5:15 yesterday, a black man about 6 feet tall [...]

Police take down man with machete

A police officer fired 13 times and shot a man in both his legs Sunday night when they responded to a call and he opened the door with a machete in hand. The shots came after the man did not respond to pepper spray. Police were responding to a call from the man's daughter, the New York Times reports. Our reporter Danielle Bengsch is on the scene. Two police

A Flatbush Church with a Haitian Connection

Part of our continuing Haitian New York coverage: Since earthquake in Haiti four weeks ago, the Rev. Verel Moutauban-Pierre has provided constant counseling—sometimes late into the night—to his grieving congregants. Chris Alessi visited the First Haitian [...]

Flatbush Church with Haitian Connection

The First Haitian Church of the Brethren in East Flatbush provides constant counseling -- sometimes late into the night -- to grieving congregants.

The Mother

We all worry about our loved ones, especially in dire circumstances. Here's a scene from Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in East Flatbush.