Hoarded Cat Finds New Home from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo. Bushwick roommates Claudia O’Brien and Jamie Rosamilia go to an ASPCA adoption event to find a furry friend for their current cat, Winston. The ASPCA ran the adoption event in conjunction with the One Love Animal Hospital in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, after rescuing over...
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February 18, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
[VIDEO] Dipped in Chocolate
Michael Rogak, the son of a son of a candy maker, has been making chocolate in Brooklyn for 38 years. Customers crowded his shop, JoMart Chocolates, all Valentine's Day selecting the perfect candies for their loved ones.
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February 18, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Brooklyn Recovers, Multimedia, Video
[VIDEO] Making Meals for Sandy Victims in Bay Ridge
Over three months after Hurricane Sandy hit New York city, hundreds still struggle without heat and electricity. This lack of basic amenities inevitably leads to a shortage of food.
"Occupy Sandy" volunteers have created an elaborate food distribution network that provides more than 1,000 meals on a daily basis to relief centers in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. The food is cooked and packaged by volunteers in the "Occupy Sandy" kitchen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and is transported to the affected areas by volunteer drivers.
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February 17, 2013September 30, 2019Arts & Culture, Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Video
[VIDEO] Trading Talent for Healthcare
Robert Daniels Trades Talent for Healthcare from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo. Robert Daniels, 64, is a retired teacher and painter who trades his artistic talents for health coverage at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. The Lincoln Art Exchange program, now in its first year, pays artists – whether painters, dancers and singers – $40...
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February 14, 2013September 30, 2019Video
[VIDEO] Brooklyn Bus Drivers Struggled Through Strike
The nearly month-long school bus drivers’ strike in New York City is finally over. Drivers are expected back at work next week, but it’s been a tough haul for them and the children they serve. Shah Brooklyn Drivers Final from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo.
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February 14, 2013September 30, 2019Arts & Culture, Brooklyn Life, Video
[VIDEO] A Brooklyn Art Gallery with a Twist
The League Education and Treatment Center's LAND Studio and Gallery is a program for adult artists with developmental disabilities. Carlo Daleo, 51, does animation, paints, and draws. His work is inspired by the musicians and performers he grew up admiring, like Frank Sinatra and Lawrence Welk.
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February 13, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
[VIDEO] A Bronx Winter Secret
Snowstorm Nemo left New Yorker’s digging out of the second half of winter. The freezing temperatures force residents to seek refuge indoors, but there is one part of the city where the sun shines a bit warmer.
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February 2, 2013September 30, 2019Video
The Legacy of Mr. “How’m I Doing?” [Video]
Edward I. Koch, Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989, passed away early Friday as a result of congestive heart failure. Koch was a New York icon, a personality unforgettable even to those who didn’t vote for him or appreciate his policies. He was one of only three mayors in the city’s history...
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May 14, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
[VIDEO] Gentrification’s Casualties: Brooklyn Under the Radar
Gentrification is transforming Brooklyn into the “Next Manhattan”, but for many long-time residents the housing boom sparked by urban renewal has become a nightmare. Produced and Filmed by Michael V’inkin Lee, Sarah Munir, and Vikram Patel.
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May 12, 2012September 30, 2019Arts & Culture, Multimedia, Video
Hip-Hop…Bengali Style!
In its’ short existence hip-hop music has found a way to captivate people of all cultures. Now Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn has bred a Bengali rapper named Brooklyn Shanti. Although he’s gained the respect of his hip-hop peers, his family has not been as open to the idea of him becoming a hip-hop superstar.