To get a read on how the borough is feeling about candidate Clinton, we talked to people on the streets
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My Economy: How the Recovery is Faring in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Ink asked people on the street: How is the economy working for you?
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A Changing Brooklyn
Brooklyn has always been a dynamic borough filled with a diverse population, but the process of change has perhaps never been as rapid and deep as it has been in recent years and months. To get a feel for at least some of these changes, our reporters fanned out to several Brooklyn neighborhoods, looking for...
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Murder by the Numbers
In Part One of this special report on homicides, The Brooklyn Ink examines the trends in Brooklyn over the past decade, and takes a numerical snapshot of the borough’s most recent killings.
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The Man Who Couldn’t Escape Brownsville
In Part Two, The Brooklyn Ink looks at the life of Mervyn Spann, a 25-year-old Brownsville man who was shot and killed in November.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Homicide in Brooklyn
Dear. Mr. Bratton, Welcome to New York. Much has changed since your first tour of duty. For one thing, the murder rate is down dramatically—both citywide and in Brooklyn. But in certain poor neighborhoods they grind on and on. This special report is a look at the grim and stubborn problem in Brooklyn, and we...
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In East New York, Former Gang Members Take a Shot at Violence
Man Up treats violence like a disease, something that can be stopped before it spreads.