Five 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 ArticleGoing Green: North Brooklyn Locals, Activists Want More Open Space
A rendition of what a deck over the BQE trench might look like. (Image courtesy of Dland Studio) The bright sun was perfect for a bit of shopping. Bundled up in a coat and scarf, Heather Roslund joined...
View Article[VIDEO] The Art of Pencil Sharpening
David Rees, master pencil sharpener and comedian turned his hobby into a profession.He now runs a pencil sharpening business from his home that earned close to $10,000.00 last year. Last month, he...
View ArticleThe Brooklyn Lens Webcast 3/2/2012
The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of March 2, 2012.
View ArticleAtheist Billboard Enrages Jewish Community
Rabbi Liberow of Chabad Flatbush calls the billboard "disgusting." (Vikram Patel/The Brooklyn Ink) On the evening of March 7, the Jewish community in Brooklyn celebrated the start of Purim, a holiday...
View ArticleIs Brooklyn Still a Bargain?
The Avalon Fort Greene is one of many high-rise luxury buildings in Brooklyn. (Cristabelle Tumola / The Brooklyn Ink) From Woody Allen to “Sex and the City,” film and television have glamorized living...
View ArticleFrench Shootings Put NYPD and Synagogues on Alert
A shooting that left three children and a rabbi dead outside of a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, has put Jewish institutions in Brooklyn on high alert. (Photo: AP) On March 19, a lone gunman in...
View ArticleThe Gates to Brooklyn Foodie Heaven Reopen
An empty stretch of land along the Williamsburg waterfront got a much-needed facelift last weekend. Smorgasburg, the open-air market that began last year with great fanfare, is back for the season....
View ArticleJewelry Comes with a Wise Crack from One Williamsburg Vendor
In Williamsburg, everybody knows her name (Purvi Thacker / The Brooklyn Ink) Trenton Stein walked by North 6th street and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg and stopped to look at the vintage jewelry...
View ArticlePizza or Sandwich
Neil Devlin at the junk store where he works in Williamsburg. Photo by Tabitha Peyton Wood Neil Devlin knows he’s doing well when he can afford a decent lunch. “If I’m eating at the $3 falafel place...
View ArticleMan Killed by Fire in Williamsburg Apartment
A 78-year-old man was found dead on Friday morning at the Taylor Wythe Houses in Williamsburg by firefighters responding to his 911 call. The deceased, Carlos Fontanez, lived two doors away from an...
View ArticleAs New York Property Price Rise, So Does Chinese Demand
Kevin Brown never knows when his Chinese lessons will come in handy. As he walks into a Bloomingdale’s in downtown Manhattan, the New York broker with Sotheby’s International Realty says ‘xiexie,’...
View ArticleGutting Home: ‘Gut Renovation’ Takes on Gentrification in Williamsburg
The word gentrification never appears in filmmaker Su Friedrich’s “Gut Renovation,” now playing at the Film Forum through Tuesday. But the word doesn’t have to be spoken — it’s there in every shot,...
View ArticleDecision-making Power over Real Money
Participatory Budgeting post on the window of Steven Levin’s district office. Update: Participatory Budgeting Winning Projects 1st – District-wide tree planting 2nd – MS 8 Technology Funds 3rd –...
View ArticleA Madding Brooklyn Crowd Gathers for Season Premiere
Paulie Rojas and Kelsey Johnson enjoy the “Mad Men” premiere in period 60s dress “Take it girl!” A boisterous female voice breaks the tension as a teary-eyed secretary glugs down a tumbler of vodka,...
View ArticleA Tasting for Brooklyn Palates
Thirty vendors and 300 guests filled The Green Building in Cobble Hill Tuesday April 16th at the third annual Tasting Brooklyn event. (Coral Garnick/The Brooklyn Ink) Mac and cheese, escargot soup,...
View ArticleFor Food Manufacturers, ‘Made In Brooklyn’ a Pricey Draw
Hip, artisanal food producers have found that the Brooklyn brand is a huge draw. But with rising costs and limited commercial kitchen space, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for these manufacturers...
View ArticleWilliamsburg’s Coffee Culture Isn’t Slowing Down
Locals getting their daily coffee fix at Verb Cafe on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. Photo: Kurumi Fukushima Grind, brew, pour, serve, and repeat. That’s the beautiful art of coffee making, repeated...
View ArticleRockabilly Couture
Just steps from the Lorimer L stop and a few more steps beyond Williamsburg’s Kellog Diner sits SlapBack Brooklyn, a retro clothing reproduction store. It is nestled between a tattoo parlor and a...
View ArticleCity Bikes? Brooklyn Wants More
Brooklyn, it seems, likes bikes. Before Citi Bike launched in 2013, the Department of Transportation (DOT) released a suggestion portal, where people could suggest future Citi Bike station locations....
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