Three years after Edwin Thomas was murdered on the B46 in broad daylight, his family mourns his death.
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December 11, 2011September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Hofstra University Professor Helps Improve Math Education in Crown Heights
In Crown Heights’ M.S. 394, it was time for math in Jean Graham’s 5th grade class. On her green chalkboard, she wrote in white chalk: “Today we will continue to practice using data to plot a line graph. We will also interpret data from, and look at how, line graphs can be applied to...
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December 5, 2011September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Vodka and the Taste of Brooklyn
One Brooklyn distillery thinks their vodka is better than everyone else's best. And their secret ingredient is right here in Brooklyn.
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November 17, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life
VIDEO: Police Clash with OWS Protesters
Anna Hiatt's video of police clashing with protesters at OWS's "Day of Action"
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November 17, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Politics, Slideshow
Slideshow: OWS Day of Action
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November 15, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Slideshow
The Night Zuccotti Fell
The occupation of Zuccotti Park ended in the early hours of the morning Tuesday. On orders from the Mayor’s office, police surrounded the park and penned in demonstrators, ripping down tents and throwing away personal effects that had made Zuccotti home for nearly two months. After demonstrators were arrested or evicted, they set out in...
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November 8, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life
A Son’s Death, a Father’s Burden
Five years after the death of his son Nicholas in Iraq, Andre Whyte still feels the loss of a young man who was everything a father could have wanted.
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November 7, 2011November 7, 2011Live Wire
Good Morning, Brooklyn!
Happy Monday! The Brooklyn Ink staff is rehashing this weekend’s news and kicking around ideas for stories we’ll serve up this week. Stay tuned throughout the day for your latest news from Brooklyn. ** This weekend runners descended on Brooklyn for the New York City Marathon. Our very own Xin Hui Lim took photos of the...
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November 7, 2011November 8, 2011Sports
Islanders To Brooklyn?
The new Barclays Center will be fitted with an NHL-sized rink when it opens in September 2012. Could Brooklyn become the future home of the New York Islanders? (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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November 4, 2011November 8, 2011Brooklyn Life
Food Stamp Center Helps Unemployed in Brooklyn
By 8:15 a.m. Thursday a long queue has already formed outside the Food Stamp Center at 227 Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street in downtown Brooklyn. The flow of people through its door starts at 8:30 a.m. and does not stop until closing time at 5 p.m. Staff members estimate that nearly 1,000 Brooklyn residents come here daily to apply for or recertify their food subsidies.