Grandeur and Cheese At The Brooklyn Bridge
By Jack Mirkinson The bridge plays host to all shades of human activity.
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Tea Party Brewing In Brooklyn
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
By Laura Kusisto and Jack Mirkinson The Tea Party movement has come to Brooklyn, courtesy of an activist from Manhattan. John Press is an author with a doctorate in history from New York University, who was fed up with the excesses of the Bush and especially the Obama administrations and had begun going to Tea Party events. [...]
Video – Dead Horse Bay, A Living Museum Of Trash
Monday, April 19, 2010
In the 1950s, a cap on a landfill burst, sending trash flowing onto Dead Horse Bay. Trash, both old and new, has continued to cascade onto the sands of Dead Horse Bay ever since.
Brooklyn Legislators Fight Paterson, But Brace For Budget Cuts
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Brooklyn legislators continue to push back against Gov. David Paterson’s proposed budget, but they know cuts are coming.
Stimulus Funding Breathes New Life Into Brooklyn Health Center
Thursday, April 1, 2010
By Jack Mirkinson Over a year after the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—more commonly known as the stimulus bill—hundreds of billions of dollars have flowed from the government’s coffers to state and local agencies and countless community organizations. Quite a bit of that money has gone to Brooklyn. According to ProPublica’s Recovery Tracker tool, [...]
Atlantic Yards Live Blog
Thursday, March 11, 2010
By Jack Mirkinson Our own Vinnie Rotondaro is at the Atlantic Yards site and is sending us frequent updates: 10 AM: There is already a police presence consisting of two squad cars and five police officers along Atlantic Ave. near 4th Ave. Industrial CAT shovels are busy digging into the earth at the construction site. Pacific Street, [...]
Solidarity Against Budget Cuts
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Dave "Solidarity" led budget cut protests at Brooklyn College today.
Brooklyn College Protests Really Cute
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Ink's Jack Mirkinson says students have walked out of classes, backed by professors.
Steve Harvey Did Not Play Basketball in Brownsville
Monday, February 15, 2010
By Jack Mirkinson The Brownsville Recreation Center takes basketball seriously. When you walk in, one of the first things you see, nestled in between the fish tank and the cage for Juliet the lizard, is a cluster of large trophies celebrating moments of glory. The basketball court is right at the front of the building, too. At [...]
Remembering Benny Lyde
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Benny Lyde was killed four years ago. This spring, his alleged killer is set to stand trial for his murder.
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