The Brooklyn Ink

OWS Building More Permanent Home Online

The OWS protestors lost their makeshift homes in Zuccotti Park on Tuesday morning, but the movement has found a more permanent resting place in the online community. Protestors are now working on ways to unify their social media efforts and connect “Occupy” groups across the country.

Video: Occupy Protesters Let Back Into Zuccotti Park

At around 5p.m. Tuesday, the Occupy Wall Street protesters were let back into Zuccotti Park after being evicted early Tuesday morning by the NYPD. The footage shows the NYPD issuing the conditions for re-entering the [...]

Tenants Protest Evictions in “Three-Quarter Houses”

By Léa Khayata Tenants of 42-44 Christopher Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and supporters demonstrated in front of their building – a “three-quarter house” – a transitional home to help past drug and alcohol addicts reintegrate [...]

Under Water: Brooklyn Residents Battle JP Morgan to Keep Their Homes

By Stephen Witt Hundreds of Brooklyn residents are facing eviction for unpaid water bills. The city is acting aggressively to recover the delinquent debts, and has transferred servicing contracts to a collection agency run by [...]

I’m Still Here

A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor fights her eviction.