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.
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November 1, 2011November 1, 2011Brooklyn Life, Live Wire
Brownsville Rally Against NYPD’s “Stop & Frisk” Policy
The Stop Mass Incarceration Network has organized a rally of “non-violent civil disobedience” against the NYPD’s “stop & frisk” policy in Brownsville this afternoon at 4 pm. The group will meet at Tilden Houses at the corner of Livonia & Rockaway Avenues, and march to the 73rd Precinct. According to the organizer’s press release, the...
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November 1, 2011November 1, 2011Live Wire
A Job Worth $3.8 Million … In Real Estate
The New York Times reported yesterday that Saint Ann’s School bought a $ 3.8 million Cobble Hill town house to lure in their new headmaster, Vincent Tompkins, the former deputy provost at Brown University. According to the Times, this is not an uncommon practice for private schools, but not the norm either. The article cites...
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November 1, 2011November 1, 2011Brooklyn Life, Video
Video: OWS From Dawn to Dusk
Our reporters Ravi Kumar and Emily Judem spent 10 hours in Zuccotti Park on October 25 to get a sense of what the protesters do on a typical day.
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November 1, 2011November 1, 2011Live Wire
Good Morning, Brooklyn!
And welcome to another Tuesday morning here at the Ink. Today, we learn that the very family-friendly neighborhood of Cobble Hill will welcome a new charter school, as planned by Success Charter Network CEO, Eva Moskovitz. According to the Daily News, this project is getting mixed reactions from the parents in the neighborhood. Many haven’t...