Though the Italian population is decreasing in Brooklyn, its cultural imprint remains. Here's a look at two businesses that are keeping the Italian alive in the borough.
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May 4, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Video
Trash Bashing at the Audubon Center
Environmental educators and musicians Nathan Heatherington and Martin Urbach celebrate the Audubon Center’s 10th anniversary– and earth day at the same time — by performing with recycled instruments at the nature center in Prospect Park. 10-20 kids joined with with instruments they made themselves for a performance and a parade after the show. The musicians,...
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May 2, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Video
The Old Tugboat That Still Can
The only thing that’s changed about the 54-year-old steel tug Thornton Bros. is the crew that guides her through the choppy waters of New York Harbor. The Old Tugboat That Still Can from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo.
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April 28, 2012September 30, 2019Multimedia, Video
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/27/2012
The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of April 27, 2012.
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April 25, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
Kony 2012: “Cover the Night” Falls Short
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/13/2012 from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo. The Brooklyn Lens special report on KONY 2012: Cover the Night.
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April 24, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Video
Brooklyn Holocaust Survivor Celebrates his 104th Birthday (Plus Audio Slideshow)
Samuel Schanzer reached a milestone that most don’t: he turned 104 years old on Wednesday, April 18. His storied life required a lot of extra pages. “I have more wrinkles than he does,” his son, Joe Schanzer, 55, said. But life has not always been carefree for the elder Schanzer. He said he feels...
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April 21, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
Why Brooklyn? [VIDEO]
Between April 2010 and July 2011, the city gained nearly 70,000 new residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Some 28,000 moved to Brooklyn, more than any other borough. Reporters from The Brooklyn Ink took to the streets to find out "Why Brooklyn?" Tell us why you live in Brooklyn in the comments, and Tweet @TheBrooklynInk using the hashtag: #WhyBrooklyn
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April 13, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Video
Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/13/2012
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast 4/13/2012 from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo. The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of April 13, 2012.
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April 13, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Video
Girl Power! Project Girl Showcases Young Borough Artists [VIDEO]
Project Girl Performance Collective is a performance ensemble for girls ages 8 to 21 from the five boroughs. Dominique Fishback of Brooklyn has been participating since 2008, when the the non-profit was founded. The group gives these girls a chance to write and produce their own performance poetry and theater and presents on various stages...
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April 12, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Video
The Plot to Seed Bomb Brooklyn
Some like the below-the-waist, underhand lob. Others use an inconspicuous flick of the wrist – after a couple of furtive glances around – while walking past an empty lot. A few prefer to deliver the payload over fences with an arcing overhand throw. Many more are satisfied with simply stuffing the marble-sized balls into...