The Brooklyn Ink

VIDEO – Brooklyn Bug Biters

Dennis considers himself a “bug chef.” He founded the organization “Insects are Food,” in 2009 and he is one of the leading proponents of eating insects.

Video – Lighting Up Midwood for Lag Ba’Omer

After a period of silence and solemnity following Passover, the streets of Brooklyn were lit up by massive bonfires and humming with song on Saturday night, as Jewish residents celebrated Lag Ba'Omer.

Video – Las Vegas on Brighton Beach

They call it "Sex and the City meets Sleepless on Brighton Beach," but Tatiana Restaurant is so much more.

Video – Dead Horse Bay, A Living Museum Of Trash

In the 1950s, a cap on a landfill burst, sending trash flowing onto Dead Horse Bay. Trash, both old and new, has continued to cascade onto the sands of Dead Horse Bay ever since.

So Indie, They Don’t Even Know It

By Yepoka Yeebo Last year, five 12-year-old girls from Brownsville, Brooklyn recorded an exuberant, electro-tinged song that would see them featured in music snob bibles ‘Pitchfork,’ and ‘The Fader.’ By a bizarre twist of the [...]

Pics From Inside The Groundbreaking Ceremony Tent

Our own Yepoka Yeepo has gotten inside the invite-only tent (yes, “invite-only”—we thought this was a big celebration, but they don’t want everybody to come) and sends us these iPhone snapshots. From the looks of [...]

Atlantic Yards Live Blog

By Jack Mirkinson Our own Vinnie Rotondaro is at the Atlantic Yards site and is sending us frequent updates: 10 AM: There is already a police presence consisting of two squad cars and five police [...]

Cash for Scraps in East NY

By Yepoka Yeebo and Matthew Huisman Gershow Recycling has owned the scrap yard on Pitkin Avenue in East New York for the past 10 years with more than 200-300 customers a day. Senior Facility Manager [...]

Search Continues for 7-Year-Old Boy

Patrick Alford, 7, is still missing after nearly two weeks.