Twenty-five years after its hopeful opening, Paul Robeson High School is scheduled to shut down in four years. Did the school fail, or was it allowed to fail?
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February 28, 2011February 28, 2011Brooklyn Life
The Week Ahead: February 28- March 4
By Aliza Moorji Good morning Brooklynites! Here’s The Week Ahead for the Brooklyn Ink. *We’ll explore the rise and fall of Paul Robeson High School and take a look at the beginnings of the school and the seeds of its ultimate closing. We’ll examine the challenges it faced: Did it fail on its own, or...
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February 25, 2011March 2, 2011Brooklyn Life
Williamsburg’s Answer to Fashion Week
By Ivana Kottasová and Melanie Brisbon Edgy, individual, artsy. The look of Williamsburg was on display during Williamsburg Fashion Weekend, an underground answer to the glamor of New York fashion week. Watch the video to get a sneak peak of the fashion looks for this spring.
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February 25, 2011March 1, 2011Brooklyn Life
Two Minutes with Dr. Jerome Krase
By Amaris Castillo, Aliza Moorji, and Tatiana Sanchez The Brooklyn Ink spoke to Dr. Jerome Krase, a sociology professor from Brooklyn College, to share his views on how a large crime can have a lasting impact on a community.
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February 24, 2011March 7, 2011Brooklyn Life
Academy Awards Special: Lights, Camera, Brooklyn
On Academy Awards weekend, the Ink explores some of Brooklyn's most famous films.
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February 24, 2011February 24, 2011Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn’s Filming Locations
By Kim Chakanetsa View Brooklyn on Film in a larger map Where were some of Brooklyn’s most famous films shot? Click the points on the map to find out.
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February 24, 2011February 25, 2011Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn’s Theater Collector
By Louis Imbert Orlando Lopes goes to the movies every Monday at 1 p.m. at a $2 classic films show, the week’s cheapest. But his pleasure is always limited, not because of the film, but because of the venue. Invariably, he sees movies in a multiplex. That is the problem. Lopes hates them. He loves...
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February 24, 2011February 25, 2011Brooklyn Life
VIDEO: What’s the Best Brooklyn Movie Ever?
Before the Academy Awards, Brooklyn residents took the time to answer a simple question: What is the quintessential Brooklyn film?
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February 24, 2011February 24, 2011Brooklyn Life
The Perfect Brooklyn Film is a Myth
By Evan MacDonald There is no such thing as the quintessential Brooklyn movie. Sure, plenty of films have been made about Brooklyn. “Saturday Night Fever.” “The French Connection.” Spike Lee’s entire filmography. But ask someone who truly knows films, and they’ll tell you that picking the perfect Brooklyn movie is impossible. Christopher Campbell is a...
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February 23, 2011February 28, 2011Brooklyn Life
The Art of a Haircut
By Aliza Moorji and Tatiana Sanchez
Everyone's haircut tells a story. Ashley Sullivan talks about her experience as a hairstylist for Hair Metal Salon, a rock metal salon located in the heart of Williamsburg. She has been working there for a year and a half.