The Brooklyn Ink

Love: City Clerk’s Office Style

Every day people wake up and decide to get married. For some, that means a trip to Brooklyn's City Clerk at Borough Hall. Mary Plummer, Joseph Alexiou and Todd Stone report on love inside a government building.

Williamsburg Hostel Building Suffers From Violations

In late March, Police officers and inspectors from the Department of Buildings told Joseph Hodges and other tenants at 112 N. 6th St. that their apartments were illegally rented and that they would have to leave. Immediately.

Park Slope’s Hybrid Anxiety

The Brooklyn Ink’s very own Joseph Alexiou takes on Park Slope Prius owners and their obsession with their favorite no-longer-safe-but-still-fuel-efficient Toyota hybrid.

Greenpoint’s Polish Community in Shock After Plane Crash

After the death of President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other important political figures, Greenpoint's Polish community grieves and turns to prayer

Cleaning Up the Gowanus Canal

Now that the EPA is formally planning a cleanup of the Gowanus canal, officials overseeing the project discussed plans which include getting responsible companies to finance the work, and the digging 450-foot wells to find out just how polluted it is.

Trim or Tattoo? A New Elvis Aesthetic in Williamsburg

By Joseph Alexiou It is only in a neighborhood like Williamsburg, in a borough like Brooklyn, that a group of creative young folks can open an Elvis-themed hair salon-cum-tattoo parlor without raising many eyebrows. Graceland [...]