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June 12, 2006
Brooklyn Record Launches
As Brownstoner has grown in size and scope, we've come to realize that there's a need for a blog that covers a broader range of Brooklyn topics and that incorporates a broader range of voices. So we've put together a new site called the Brooklyn Record that will cover Arts, Restaurants, Events, Politics, etc. while Brownstoner stays focused on Real Estate, Renovation and Architecture. (We've got two new reno blogs coming down the pipe.) Brooklyn Record also has a Drudge-like section of links to daily hard news in the borough. We've got a group of seven or eight writers and bloggers who will be contributing the lion's share of posts, but we hope the site will evolve to incorporate even more voices over time. We've been publishing in stealth mode for a couple of weeks so there's a backlog of items to check out in addition to today's fresh daily content. Like Brownstoner, the Brooklyn Record will be exponentially more fun and useful if readers contribute ideas and tips. We look forward to your suggestions and feedback as the site and its writers get their sea legs. Enjoy.
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Sweet! Another reason to goof off at work.
Posted by: Anonymous at June 12, 2006 10:36 AM
The site looks great. Lots of room to play...
Will the content in the Real Estate section be similar to the content in Brownstoner? Or will Brownstoner now become a seperate 'entity' like Undercounter?
Posted by: ItsAWrap at June 12, 2006 10:53 AM
So does this mean Brownstoner can move all his comments about modern buildings, the class struggle, race relations, etc. over to that blog. And the Brownstoner blog can concentrate JUST on historic Brooklyn building, and their renovation?
I don't want to talk politics, I want to talk hardwood floors!
Posted by: Anonymous at June 12, 2006 10:55 AM
Great offshoot Brownstoner! I'll have to add this to our Brooklyn sidebar on 423smith.
Posted by: Mary at June 12, 2006 10:56 AM
Lovely. And you manage a day job, as well?
Posted by: crouchback at June 12, 2006 11:33 AM
Yes, but we've outsourced much of the actual work on this one.
Posted by: Brownstoner at June 12, 2006 11:40 AM
Looks great! As your first poster said, another reason to not be working at work. I hope most of your readership visits both sites, and support both equally.
Although I originally came here for my architectural and renovation interests, I've come to realize that the larger issues of the day often intrude on our aesthetic sensibilities, and deservedly so. We don't live in little house bubbles, we are part of the larger community. I hope you still "go there" from time to time on this blog.
Best of luck with all of it.
Posted by: CrownHeightsProud at June 12, 2006 12:37 PM
Don't worry, we'll still touch on things like restaurant openings, especially when they have larger significance for the evolution of a neighborhood. Plus, our time is still going to be focused on Brownstoner. We've got other people doing most of the writing on BR.
Posted by: Brownstoner at June 12, 2006 12:57 PM
Congratulations, the new site looks snazzy.
Posted by: iceberg at June 12, 2006 3:28 PM
Mr. B,
Its ironic that the only entry for PLG is about a series of muggings in PARK SLOPE (Prospect Park West and just off PPW in the park). I know RE brokers sometimes list PLG under "Park Slope Vicinity" but this is silly.
Posted by: Bob Marvin at June 12, 2006 6:15 PM
Looks great. But just got off the phone with Michael Jordan and he told me to tell you that you better take down the photo of his bldg or else he's gonna kick your a***. Which reminds me did anybody else take a look at the ridiculous language on the website for that condo development where it explains that MJ's fund is working hard to help out neighborhoods that aren't predominantly white or some such nonesense. I guess they are doing this investment as a diversity play or an improve the blighted area play or something? Whatever. I guess it helps him raise funds and generate publicity by pretending that he's out there sacraficing his capital for the poor black folks somehow. Maybe somebody else can explain this to me though.
Posted by: Anonymous at June 12, 2006 9:28 PM
Wow, now brownstoner casn commet on OTHER parts of Brooklyn, he has now clue about. When In doubt, make it up as you go along, right Brownstoner.
Posted by: Clueless in BLKLYN at June 13, 2006 1:54 AM
When in doubt, post twice.
Posted by: babs at June 13, 2006 8:55 AM
It's been pointed out to me that my comment yesterday could have been clearer.
As you might imagine, the first thing I looked up was the edntry on my beloved PLG. My complaint was that The only entry under "Lefferts Gardens" was about a series of muggings that took place NOT in our nabe, but in "safe" Park Slope (actually, the PS side of Prospect Park and Prospect Park West, near the Park). With all the comments about how "unsafe" PLG is supposed to be, the last thing we need is to have crime in other neighborhoods attributed to our area (the fact that the "Post" article was GREATLY exaggerated is another matter). Brooklyn Record also has our neighborhood name wrong (leaving out the "Prospect" part of PLG), but that's a minor consideration.
That being said, I think Brooklyn Record has a lot of potential--I wish it well and plan to be a regular reader
Posted by: Bob Marvin at June 13, 2006 10:09 AM
Anon 9:28 - so glad you're in tight with the basketball brothers. I'm sure you and Michael confab daily.
However, he may take exception to the fact that you can't tell the difference between him and Magic Johnson, who is a partner in 1 Hanson Place, not Michael Jordan. Please get your rich black folks straight next time. I know it's hard when there are more than one of us, but please try.
And for the record, Magic Johnson has done a great deal for the minority community. He has the good business sense to partner with other savv businesspeople, mostly Fortune 500 companies, and invest in strong business ventures that will last, and continue to be supported by both the community and by the corporations themselves. If he happens to get richer in the process, more power to him. If you don't like what he does, go out there and do better.
Posted by: CrownHeightsProud at June 13, 2006 11:03 AM
THanks for the great Laugh CHP! Well anon 9:28, as they say, hoist by your own petard. And Clueless in Brooklyn- it's "no", not "now." Jeesh- and you called Mr. B clueless.
Posted by: Bx2Bklyn at June 13, 2006 2:18 PM
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