Author: Brooklyn Ink Staff (Brooklyn Ink Staff)

On the corner of Adams Street and Fulton Street Mall in downtown Brooklyn, a construction wall of a new Shake Shack has been transformed into a “Before I Die” chalkboard encouraging passerbys to write down what’s on their bucket list. The “Before I Die” project was originally started by Candy Chung in New Orleans when she turned...

Reverend Samuel Cruz of the Trinity Lutheran Church said that several cops were watching him and other members during a meeting. Fifteen people gathered at Trinity to discuss issues related to Occupy Wall Street. According to Rev. Cruz, about eight police officers unnecessarily arrived at the scene, which made people feel intimidated and uncomfortable. Although police say...

Amaan Ahmmad, the son of Bangladeshi parents, died yesterday after a hospital worker allegedly gave the baby a lethal dose of antibiotics. Ahmmad went to the emergency room after his parents noticed he had high fever. After medical staff determined that he had symptoms of pneumonia, one relative said, they gave the child an IV drip. According to...

Canarsie resident and autograph collector Louis Schlamowitz talked about his connection to fallen Libya leader Muammar el-Qaddafi. Over the last few decades Schlamowitz has written letters to world leaders asking for their autographs. He has collection at least 6,000 autographs, including one from President Barrack Obama.  Since his first request in 1979, Qaddafi has sent Schlamowitz a signed...

Hundreds of arrested Wall Street protesters may have their charges dropped if they accept an agreement with the Manhattan district attorney. A lawyer representing the protesters believes they will decline the offer, especially if it prevents them from protesting in the future.

Artist Marni Kotak gave birth to her first child in front of a live audience yesterday. Kotak transformed part of Bushwick’s Microscope Gallery into a home-birth center and delivered a heathy baby at 10:17 a.m. Tuesday morning. Video of the public birth will be featured in a future exhibition. Click here for more information about “The Birth of Baby...

The old MTA headquarters on 370 Jay St. may become New York University’s future Center for Urban Science and Progress. Rather than compete with Standford and Cornell for land on Roosevelt Island, NYU Senior Vice Provost for Research Paul Horn said building the Center in downtown Brooklyn would create “a terrific entrepreneurial center.” The Center for Urban...

Several officers from the 68th and 71st precincts are among 12 people being charged with smuggling. As of Tuesday, William Masso, along with Eddie Goris, John Mahoney and other Brooklyn policemen are facing multiple conspiracy charges. According to authorities, “Masso and his team moved more than $1 million worth of  ‘stolen’ goods in exchange for $100,000 in...

It was just revealed that the Coney Island shooter, 76 year-old Dimitry Kamenev, allegedly murdered his 65 year-old estranged ex-wife Alla Kamenev. On Thursday, police said that Dimitry shot Alla multiple times and rode off on a girl’s bicycle. Alla was later sent to Coney Island Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police still do not know...

Police are still searching for the killer of a 65-year-old Coney Island woman who was shot just before noon on October 20th on the corner of West 2nd Street and Sea Breeze Avenue. Alla Kamenev, of 601 B Surf Ave., died at Coney Island after being shot three times in the torso.  Police say that...