The Auburn Family Shelter at Fort Greene has become a legend of sorts. Neighborhood organizations, advocacy groups for the homeless and seven interviewed residents say that it is infamous as one of the worst shelters for homeless families in the city.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The lasting effects of the recession and record numbers of homeless people in New York City have heightened tension between the city’s Department of Homeless Services and neighborhoods that feel overburdened by shelters.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Park Slope’s primary commercial district has transformed from an immaculate strip of small businesses to a garbage-ridden spectacle.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Many of Dragonfly’s tattoos, including the ones on her face, were done using the “ta moko” hand tapping method. The skin is pierced with a small tool before inserting the ink. Dragonfly, 39, had already [...]
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Kenneth Garrett, a homeless new yorker, sips a coffee in Central Park (Alex Alper/The Brookyn Ink) By Alex Alper. Last month, a 58-year-old black man named Ben Lully was shot and killed on Lincoln Terrace [...]
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
A fugitive from Bay County, FL was arrested in Florida today, after being featured on WMBB News’ Wheel of Justice, according to the Walton Sun. Police from the Lynn Haven Police Department worked with U.S. [...]
Friday, November 13, 2009
Once a prison, now a shelter to 350 of New York's homeless, the Bedford Atlantic Armory in Crown Heights proves that not every man's home is his castle. Nathania Zevi takes us on a tour of the grounds, with two of its more sardonic residents.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
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