The Brooklyn Ink

Is Brooklyn Still a Bargain?

Although Manhattan rents overall are still more expensive, in the last few years more areas of Brooklyn have began to catch up. And more people are choosing Brooklyn for its lifestyle than its rents.

Brooklyn As Muse: Why So Many Writers?

In the beginning there was Walt Whitman’s “Brooklyn Ferry.” Then came Henry Miller’s Williamsburg. The Brooklyn Bridge was Hart Crane’s, the Brooklyn accent Thomas Wolfe’s.   Truman Capote and Paula Fox wrote their version of the [...]

Brooklyn Remains in Sights of Wall Street Protesters After Arrests for Crossing Bridge

Protesters and union organizers marched from Manhattan’s financial district to Foley Square yesterday as part of ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. (Photo: Shane Hunt / The Brooklyn Ink) Thousands of anti-corporation protesters converged in Manhattan’s [...]

Service Resumes on A/C Lines, Residual Delays

Metro has confirmed via their alert system that the A and C trains have resumed service, but passengers may experience some delay. The Manhattan bound A and C trains were suspended between Broadway Junction and [...]