The New Dawn of OWS
After police took down Zuccotti Park, protesters went on the offensive congregating in Foley Square before dawn, then marching through morning rush hour to a small park at Canal Street and Sixth...
View ArticleFive Stories, One Williamsburg
Inside Brooklyn’s Creative Hub, and the Passions it Supports Steven Thompson and his studio's color (Alexander Abnos / The Brooklyn Ink) I | Art, To Start Locust Hill, South Carolina is not a town. The...
View ArticleSeasoned Cook Has Seen It All
Beatrice Mobley holding her Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital I.D. (Photo courtesy of Beatrice Mobley) Beatrice Mobley, believed to be one of the oldest surviving workers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital,...
View ArticleBrooklyn Marks Good Friday with the Way of the Cross (Slide Show)
The annual Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday 2012. The procession, led by Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, began at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in...
View ArticlePaul Ryan First Impressions: From Bay Ridge to Bushwick
Credit: Associated Press It’s been three days. On August 11, Mitt Romney announced that Paul Ryan would be his running mate, reigniting the presidential race. What does Brooklyn think about that? To...
View ArticleStaten Island Still Sifting Through the Rubble
The volunteers had commandeered a football field. Now a woman named Lisa was telling a group of them where to go. She was small, standing on a picnic table, voice big enough without the megaphone...
View ArticleShades Of a Gray Area: The Sex Trade In Brooklyn Today
Photo by Christian Pichler What comes to mind when you read the word “prostitute”? If your first image is a scantily clad female on a street corner—maybe scrambling to support a drug addiction—you’re...
View ArticleThe Latinos of Sunset Park Prepare for a Storm
“Nuestro andar florece / Our Journey Blooms,” by Michelle Angela Ortiz, in collaboration with Habitajes AC and Mixteca (Diego Courchay/The Brooklyn Ink) Snow still dotted the desert that March day 18...
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