By Yepoka Yeebo and Matthew Huisman Gershow Recycling has owned the scrap yard on Pitkin Avenue in East New York for the past 10 years with more than 200-300 customers a day. Senior Facility Manager Eric Kugler took us on a tour of the facility.
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February 26, 2010March 9, 2010Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life
Beneath Atlantic Avenue
Brooklynite Bob Diamond, who discovered the world's oldest subway tunnel in 1979, give a tour and tells the tale of his great discovery.
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February 16, 2010April 4, 2010Arts & Culture, Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life
Drink’n’Draw @ 3RDWARD
By Amanda Massa and Mustafa Mehdi Vural You bring the sketchpad; they’ll supply the beer. Or at least that’s what happens at Drink’n’Draw, a weekly event hosted by the Williamsburg art studio, 3RDWARD. For $15 each Wednesday night, people can come ready with art supplies and draw live nude models, who pose on stage for...
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February 11, 2010April 5, 2010Audio Slideshow, Multimedia, Slideshow
Home Is Where the Art Is
Susan Gardner isn’t just pushing back against a gentrification, she’s bringing art to the public… all without ever leaving home.
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December 21, 2009February 4, 2010Audio Slideshow, Multimedia, Video
The Green Dinner
Lee Mandell hosts a green dinner at his urban farm in Bushwick. At Boswyck Farm all the ingredients are local produced.
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December 17, 2009February 4, 2010Audio Slideshow, Multimedia, Video
Minority^3, To be Young, Black and Gay in Brooklyn
A look at what it's like to be young, Black, and gay, a minority^3, in Brooklyn. Told through the narratives of two men in their twenties.
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October 31, 2009January 6, 2010Audio Slideshow, Business, Multimedia, Video
My BK Greek Wedding
The Brooklyn Ink takes you to a Greek wedding in Fort Hamilton with bouzouki player Mike Stoupakis and his band, Fantasia Music. Opa!
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October 15, 2009January 6, 2010Audio Slideshow, Multimedia, Video
The Wild Parrots of Brooklyn
Meet Steve Baldwin, the founder of the Brooklyn Parrot Society and his wild winged friends in the heart of Brooklyn. Photo: Baynes/Brooklyn Ink.
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October 14, 2009March 26, 2010Audio Slideshow, Multimedia, Sports
Sheepshead Bay Regatta
The Ink goes sailing with three men in a boat just outside the New York Harbor as part of the Sheepshead Bay Yatch Club Regatta. Here's a look into life off Brooklyn's southern coast.
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October 13, 2009January 6, 2010Audio Slideshow, Multimedia, Religion
Chickens Are Swung Through the Air in Crown Heights
The annual kaporos ritual in Crown Heights took place at 2am and was a sight to behold. Photo: Zevi/Brooklyn Ink