Fresh from their victory at Brooklyn's Battle of the Boroughs, Victor V. Gurbo & Co. reflect the area's diversity.
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February 2, 2013September 30, 2019Audio Slideshow
Mayor Koch: “They Still Remember Me” [Slide Show]
Mayor Edward Koch left a mark on New York for three terms. The Brooklyn Ink takes a look back.
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May 12, 2012September 30, 2019Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Video
Keeping the Italian Alive in Brooklyn
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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April 7, 2012September 30, 2019Audio, Audio Slideshow, Multimedia, Slideshow
Brooklyn Marks Good Friday with the Way of the Cross (Slide Show)
The annual Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday 2012. The procession, led by Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, began at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in downtown Brooklyn, made its way across the East River and marched through downtown Manhattan.
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March 27, 2012September 30, 2019Audio, Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Religion, Slideshow, Video
Seasoned Cook Has Seen It All
Beatrice Mobley, believed to be one of the oldest surviving workers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital, sits at her dining room table in the Vinegar Hill area of Brooklyn, surrounded by mementos from various stages of her life. She picks up of her 66-year-old Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital I.D. badge with its sepia-colored distressed...
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November 7, 2011December 19, 2011Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life, Multimedia
Palestinian Statehood: What the Children Say
Amid the discussion around the Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, we talk to sixth graders at schools from different faiths about the conflict. What do they know? How do they know it?
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January 21, 2011January 21, 2011Audio Slideshow
How They Do It – The Watch Man
By Joe Deaux and Evan MacDonald Leo De Le Cruz repairs watches in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He learned the skill from his father.
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April 21, 2010April 23, 2010Audio Slideshow
Love: City Clerk’s Office Style
Every day people wake up and decide to get married. For some, that means a trip to Brooklyn's City Clerk at Borough Hall. Mary Plummer, Joseph Alexiou and Todd Stone report on love inside a government building.
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March 22, 2010March 22, 2010Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life
“Kina Gecesi” Henna Night in Brooklyn
By Amanda Massa and Mustafa Mehdi Vural Marriage can bring a smile to many people’s faces, but sometimes it brings tears. In the Turkish culture, the traditional henna night — which is performed just days before the wedding— does just that. The henna night, or kina gecesi , is for women only. Friends and family...
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March 2, 2010March 4, 2010Arts & Culture, Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life, Multimedia
Trim or Tattoo? A New Elvis Aesthetic in Williamsburg
By Joseph Alexiou It is only in a neighborhood like Williamsburg, in a borough like Brooklyn, that a group of creative young folks can open an Elvis-themed hair salon-cum-tattoo parlor without raising many eyebrows. Graceland is housed in a renovated former three-car garage at the corner of Lorimer and Withers streets. Embedded in the smooth...