The Brooklyn Ink

New Job Center at Brooklyn Public Library to Help Unemployed

At the opening of a career center in the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza Tuesday Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the city is opening Workforce1 Career Centers at its public libraries to help more [...]

Recent Rutgers Study Paints Bleak Employment Picture in New York

A Rutgers University study indicates that only seven percent of American workers surveyed believe they have recovered from the recession. Thirty-six percent felt that that they have experienced a major setback that has left them [...]

Job Hunting Hard for Long-Time Hospital Worker

When St. Vincent’s Hospital, a private institution, in Manhattan closed its doors amid a citywide uproar in April 2010, medical technician Grace Fuller thought she and other qualified employees would quickly find new jobs. She was wrong.

Grit and Optimism in Coping with the Recession’s Lasting Trauma

It happened so quickly, and its effects have lasted for so long. Two years after the recession ended, upwards of 100,000 people in Brooklyn are still without work. We know the numbers. But who are [...]

Unemployment by the Numbers

Meet Lance: Unemployed in Bensonhurst

Unemployment drags on for one Bensonhurst resident

Meet Rick: Unemployed in Kensington

For the tens of thousands of unemployed in Brooklyn, losing their jobs was beyond their control. Rick on the other hand chose to leave his job to look for a better one. Little did he know, he had walked away from a steady income just as the worst economic crisis in decades was about to hit.

For the Borough’s Unemployed, Little to be Thankful for

By Alex Eriksen   As the holiday season begins, there’s one place in the Fulton Street Mall that’s busy as ever: the unemployment office. Every day, people wait in line at the New York Department [...]

Out of Pocket

Brooklyn’s income and spending by the numbers Brooklyn’s 2.5 million residents are spending more now, but getting less for their money. Transportation costs are high, weekly wages are low, and nearly 1 million people are [...]

Brooklyn Still Better Off Than 2000, Report Says

NYU has released a new report, asking the age-old question, “Where’s the money?” (in Brooklyn). It’s 20 pages, so you probably shouldn’t take an hour from the work day to read it. Instead, we did [...]