The Brooklyn Ink

Hate-crime trial: Jury deliberates difference between the bottle and the bat

By Jeannette Neumann Hakim Scott had been riding in the backseat of his friend’s car the night that an Ecuadorian immigrant was brutally beaten just feet from the red Mercury Mountaineer. On Wednesday, attorney Craig [...]

Hate Crime Trial: Minor detail could play major role for defense

By Jeannette Neumann The defense called its only witness on Monday, bringing to a close three weeks of testimony in the alleged hate-crime murder of an Ecuadorian immigrant. The mother of defendant Keith Phoenix told [...]

Summations to Begin Wednesday in Hate-Crime Trial

The mother of Keith Phoenix has told jurors that her husband – Phoenix’s father – is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Defense attorney Philip J. Smallman said that Marietta Phoenix’s testimony could help weaken [...]

Defendant’s Mother-in-law Will Not Be Called in Hate-Crime Trial

The attorney for defendant Keith Phoenix withdrew his initial request to call Phoenix’s mother-in-law as a witness in the ongoing hate-crime trial. Attorney Philip J. Smallman says Phoenix’s mother-in-law would have testified that she is [...]

Witnesses to Testify in Hate-Crime Trial

The third week of the hate-crime trial of Keith Phoenix, 30, and his friend, Hakim Scott, 26, began at 11:30 a.m. Prosecutors will call two witnesses today. Moments ago, Scott confirmed he would not testify [...]

Live from the Jose Sucuzhanay Hate-Crime Trial

The Brooklyn Ink is in court every day following the trial of Keith Phoenix and Hakim Scott who are charged with the hate-crime murder of Jose Sucuzhanay. Jeannette Neumann is reporting from Jay Street today.

After the Fire: The Long Journey Home

Luisa left the funeral home last Thursday on a Friday flight out of John F. Kennedy Airport to her home country, Guatemala

Homeless in the Snow – The City Reacts

The city will step up efforts to get the homeless off the streets and into shelters if the Wednesday storm covers Brooklyn in snow as forecasters predict, authorities told the Brooklyn Ink Tuesday.

After the Fire – Part Two: The Unforgiven

Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink plans to chronicle the aftermath of this devastating Bensonhurst fire on [...]