The Brooklyn Ink

Passover Playtime

By Todd Stone About twenty Hasidic Jewish children sat in a bright red open wagon on Lee Avenue in Williamsburg on Friday. Pulled by two small horses and guided by a muscular man in a [...]

Video – Pessach at the Appelbaums’

Christians are prepping for Easter this weekend: chocolate and eggs are on the shopping lists. Jews are already celebrating Passover, the holiday that commemorated the Jews’ flight from Egypt. The preparations of this holiday are [...]

The Ritual Burning

By Yaffi Spodek The strong smell of smoke permeated the air. In the center of a large gated yard, several men stood around a metal trash can. A short, red-haired fellow wearing a black cap [...]

Better Brine in Brooklyn?

Guss’ Moves Lock, Stock and Barrels to BK By Yepoka Yeebo After 90 years of being a legendary LES institution Guss’ Pickles is loving its new home in Borough Park. “We started selling for Passover [...]