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Brooklyn As Muse: Why So Many Writers?

In the beginning there was Walt Whitman’s “Brooklyn Ferry.” Then came Henry Miller’s Williamsburg. The Brooklyn Bridge was Hart Crane’s, the Brooklyn accent Thomas Wolfe’s.   Truman Capote and Paula Fox wrote their version of the Heights. Jonathan Lethem and L.J. Davis tapped onto 1970s brownstone Brooklyn. Paul Auster owned Park Slope. Brooklyn isn’t only a...

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The (not so) Little Bookshop that Could

BookCourt is something of a visual aberration for anyone walking down the northern part of Court Street. Sandwiched between a deli, a UPS store and a Starbucks, the bookshop stands out against the background. It’s too indie to be there, only blocks away from Barnes & Noble – and too nice. The store was already...

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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 Avenue. From there groups splintered. Some stayed behind while others set out to take back Zuccotti. ** ** For more OWS coverage The...

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Death and Life, a Church in Wartime

  Windsor Terrace is a quiet section of Brooklyn where war isn’t far from people’s minds. The neighborhood has sent more than its share of young men and women to Iraq and Afghanistan – in 2003 the New York Times reported that seemingly everyone in Windsor Terrace “seems to have a relative or neighbor who...

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The NYPD Reports a Rash of Missing People

The NYPD has reported several missing Brooklyn residents over the past few days. The disappearances involve a disparate group of people, and have taken place in different neighborhoods. Still, their number is worth pointing out: four people have been reported missing in the past week.   Maximiliano Huales, 57, left for work  on the 27...

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An NYPD Undercover Convicted In Corruption Trial

Detective Jason Arbeeny was being tried on several charges of corruption in relation to his  involvement in Brooklyn Narcotics Squad alleged planting of drugs as evidence. In a bench trial, Judge Gustin Reichbach of the Brooklyn Supreme Court found him guilty on eight counts: two counts of first degree falsification of business records,  two other...

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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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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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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...

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Good morning Brooklyn…

… And happy Halloween! This weekend, the Ink was all about homebrewed beer: have a look at Anna Hiatt’s story on the joy of being brewing buddies to get in a festive mood. And if you think we’ve missed something over the weekend, be sure to email us at thebrooklynink(at)gmail.com, or Tweet us: @TheBrooklynInk.