Is the New York Police Department misusing its stop-and-frisk-policy? New York State Senator Eric L. Adams, a retired police captain who was elected to the state senate in 2006, thinks so.
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February 15, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Politics, Video
While Syria Bleeds… [Video]
As the uprising in Syria worsens, the Syrian community in Bay Ridge reflects on the situation with feelings of grief, hope and anger (photos by AP and video footage by AP and YouTube) Produced by Sarah Munir and Purvi Thacker
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January 2, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Politics, Religion, Video
Muslims in Brooklyn: A Community on The Edge
Ten years after 9/11, the Muslim community in Brooklyn has been forced into the public view again in the wake of recent revelations that the NYPD were conducting secret surveillance programs against them. Our reporter Omar Akhtar documents his journey through Muslim Brooklyn. Almost every Muslim I speak to at Brooklyn College tells me...
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December 26, 2011September 30, 2019Politics
The Anarchivists: Who Owns the Occupy Wall Street Narrative?
On Nov 15, NYPD officers raided Zuccotti Park, and the Occupy Wall Street movement lost its space. Now groups and institutions—including the Smithsonian’s Natural Museum of American History, NYU’s Tamiment Library and the New York Historical Society-- are working to enshrine the movement in the form of an archive.
But who, in the end, will get to tell the definitive story?
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Brooklyn Congresswoman Not In Favor of Alabama Law
Brooklyn congresswoman Yvette Clarke does not agree with the Alabama immigration law. In fact, she believes it’s “just a step below apartheid.” The congresswoman was one of a dozen lawmakers to go to Alabama to see the immigration policy that was initiated, according to the Daily Politics blog of the New York Daily News. Alabama...
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November 22, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life, Politics
For Occupy Wall Street, the Honeymoon is Over
It's been one week since Occupy Wall Street was booted from Zuccotti Park in a pre-dawn raid. But there were already signs that the movement was growing unstable and fragmented.
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November 17, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Politics, Slideshow
Slideshow: Arrests at OWS “Day of Action”
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November 17, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Politics, Slideshow
Slideshow: OWS Day of Action
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November 15, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life, Politics
LIVE: OWS Evicted From Zuccotti
NYPD have descended upon the Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park. The Brooklyn Ink has live coverage from our reporters on the ground and the social media sphere.
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November 15, 2011September 27, 2019Brooklyn Life, Politics
OWS: What Should Happen Next?
The people of Brooklyn strongly reacted after police officers descended on Zuccotti Park in a surprise sweep of the Occupy Wall Street headquarters. We asked Brooklyn: What do you think should happen next?