The Brooklyn Ink

Writing about re-building

At the same time, Schwarz also knew that her family was quite different from those of other kids: her Jewish parents had both come to the United States after growing up in the midst of World War II and experiencing the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand.

Ft. Greene SNAP Works to Improve Family Housing

By Caitlin Kasunich Last July, a 25-year-old victim of domestic abuse packed up her belongings, left her apartment with her two children and arrived at the Auburn Family Shelter in Fort Greene in hopes of starting a new life.

Music School Launches New Cultural Program

By Caitlin Kasunich The Brooklyn Music School has served the African-American community in Fort Greene almost exclusively during most of its 98 years in operation. That is changing as more and more [...]

Internet Kindles Eco-Kindness in Brooklyn

By Manuel Rueda If you thought solidarity was dead in the borough, think back to Sunday, when small clusters of Brooklyn residents joined a global day of action against global warming. Glove-wearing volunteers with big [...]

Paterson to Attend Chisholm Building Ceremony

The late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm will have a building officially named in her honor this morning. The Associated Press reports that Gov. David Paterson will attend the naming ceremony at 10:30 A.M. at 55 Hanson [...]

Powell Uses Pop-Culture Fame in Challenge to Towns

By Shola Lynch On a hot Saturday afternoon deep in the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Kevin Powell, candidate for the 10th Congressional District, was the opening act for the youngsters participating in a basketball tournament. The roughly [...]

Brooklyn Woman Finds Dog, Gets Free Java for a Year

A Brooklyn woman found a dog and just happened to thrill two people: the upset owner and a Fort Greene cafe owner. The dog, which was lost on Sunday and found through Petlink, an online [...]

Looking For Mandela In Brooklyn

Mark Henegan offers a taste of his native South Africa in Fort Greene.

Park Slope, Ft. Greene School Programs Are Cut

After-school programs at PS 295 and PS 282 in Park Slope, along with the summer program at IS 113 in Fort Greene are being eliminated by the Department of Youth and Development as part of [...]

Rashomon in a Brooklyn Courtroom

By Nate Rawlings Taj Mcintyre emigrated from Jamaica with a student visa. He was 21 when he left his family behind. He put himself through school and was a hard worker. There was one small [...]