Since the weather outside is frightful, here's some weekend reading about our fair locale and its inhabitants. Enjoy.
From the Columbia School of Journalism: An article (maybe more of an essay) about a Sunset Park gang member from the 70's and 80's. He's grown-up a lot. Read "Nono's Journey" at The Brooklyn Ink.
From The New York Times archive: An article detailing the shooting of a little girl as she walked by Sunset Park...in 1903! Or, read about the park itself, described in glowing terms in the 19th Century. Yes, the 19th Century! (To read the entire articles, you will need to download a PDF file.)
Showing posts with label The Brooklyn Ink. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Columbia has an Eye on Brooklyn and Sunset Park
Columbia's School of Journalism has an on-line blog with reporters with "beats" all over our fair borough. The Brooklyn Ink publishes stories on an irregular basis, but it has some interesting photos and articles about items that don't usually receive much attention.
One such article is "The Lost Youth of Sunset Park." One of the students highlighted in the article complains that his experience at FDR High School (one of the most racially diverse high schools in the borough) gave him a negative impression of education due to jokes and racially motivated incidents. There isn't any follow-up about his claims in the article, but either way, the 17 year-old hangs out in a local internet cafe in our Chinatown almost every day instead of going to school. Check out the article here.
Another article about our area brings up a juxtaposition we see often enough around the way: A Respectable Tenant - in this case, a church, next door to a Place of Ill Repute - in this case, a porn shop. "Love Thy Neighbor?" talks about the difficulties of trying to worship a higher being while others take care of worship using alternate methods. Read more here.
I'm sure there is more to come, so check back with The Brooklyn Ink once in a while.
One such article is "The Lost Youth of Sunset Park." One of the students highlighted in the article complains that his experience at FDR High School (one of the most racially diverse high schools in the borough) gave him a negative impression of education due to jokes and racially motivated incidents. There isn't any follow-up about his claims in the article, but either way, the 17 year-old hangs out in a local internet cafe in our Chinatown almost every day instead of going to school. Check out the article here.
Another article about our area brings up a juxtaposition we see often enough around the way: A Respectable Tenant - in this case, a church, next door to a Place of Ill Repute - in this case, a porn shop. "Love Thy Neighbor?" talks about the difficulties of trying to worship a higher being while others take care of worship using alternate methods. Read more here.
I'm sure there is more to come, so check back with The Brooklyn Ink once in a while.
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