The Brooklyn Ink

Local Coptic Christians Pray for Peace in Egypt

Coptic Christians in Brooklyn have come together at the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. George, nicknamed 'the Ellis Island of the Coptic community', in Dyker Heights to pray for peace in Egypt.

Death of a Tyrant: The Reaction in Bay Ridge and Beyond

A Storify on the praise for President Obama's "leading from behind" policy, and its role in ending the Gaddafi era. We also spoke with the Egyptian American Community Foundation in Brooklyn.

Bay Ridge Euphoric with Mubarak’s Fall

By Jeremy B. White Egyptians in Bay Ridge gathered on the street this morning in an impromptu celebration of President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, joining themselves to the ebullient protesters surging through the streets of Cairo. [...]

African Soccer Rivalry Boils Over in Brooklyn

Rival crowds of Algerians and Egyptians shouted each other down in the streets of Bay Ridge today after Algeria toppled Egypt to make it to the 2010 World Cup.