The Brooklyn Ink

Suspicious Package in East New York

Suspicious Package at 270 Wortman Ave in East New York Brooklyn. The Police are, apparently, still checking it out. More soon. From the Gothamist newsmap

Cash for Scraps in East NY

By Yepoka Yeebo and Matthew Huisman Gershow Recycling has owned the scrap yard on Pitkin Avenue in East New York for the past 10 years with more than 200-300 customers a day. Senior Facility Manager Eric Kugler took us on a tour of the facility.

Tenants Homeless after East NY Blaze

Residents struggle to salvage possessions while they wait for assistance from local agencies.

Search Continues for 7-Year-Old Boy

Patrick Alford, 7, is still missing after nearly two weeks.

Aspiring Rapper Remembered at Wake

By Meredith Kennedy and Miranda Lin Several police officers stood guard in front of Grace Funeral Home in East New York on Wednesday afternoon as family and friends from the rap community wearing black t-shirts that read “RIP Mike Beck” gathered to pay their respects to 36-year-old artist Mike Becht, known as Mike [...]

Aspiring Rapper Shot Dead Night Before Show

The night before rapper Mike Beck was scheduled to perform a Halloween show in Boston, he was shot to death on the corner of Logan Street and Belmont Avenue in East New York. Details of the Friday night shooting are still unclear.

Man’s Body Found Tied Up in East New York Fire

Shahab Uddin, a 46-year-old Bengali man, was found by rescue crews inside his home, his body charred and his limbs tied together.