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Brownstoner Magazine began as "a Brooklyn-based website"[1] and in 2017 added a printed edition.

Founder Victoria Schneps-Yunis's company, Schneps Communications, "operates some 20 print newspapers, 10 digital publications and employs about 90 staff members."[1]

History

Weblog

Brownstoner began as a blog[2] in 2004.[3] A "sister" site[3] named Queens Brownstoner was begun in 2013 by Brownstoner founder[4] Jonathan Butler, who also launched Brooklyn Flea[5] and Smorgasburg.[6][3]

One of Brownstoner's bloggers, "a lay historian who writes eight times a week about Brooklyn architecture,"[7] also contributes to Brownstoner's "of the day" award feature[8] and does "one post a month to introduce the charms of" upstate New York architecture[7][9] (where she has lived since 2012).[10]

BlankSlate

Brownstoner was acquired by BlankSlate in 2015 after "10 years and more than 42,000 blog posts."[11] BlankSlate was founded by Kael Goodman as a digital marketing agency;[12] Brownstoner was a client.

Schneps Communications

Schneps Communications acquired Brownstoner from BlankSlate in 2017.[12] Schneps also publishes "Brokelyn, The Brooklyn Home Reporter, The Brooklyn Spectator and The Queens Courier."

Building of the day award

Brownstoner's Building of the Day award recognizes architectural notability.[8][13][3]

Coverage

Brownstoner writes about the past and the present:"[8]

  • a 1650s building "believed to be the oldest existing building in New York State,
  • the laying out of the street grid
  • effect by development of the NYC train system's three component divisions on the growth of housing
  • areas that were "farmland for centuries, even when .. parts of Brooklyn were growing into a city."
  • noting a web site that listed more than 100 "micro-neighborhoods" in Brooklyn
  • two-family houses "developed by Fred Trump, father of Donald."[14]
  • "15 to 20 posts a day ... market analysis and new developments."[4]

Brownstoner founder Butler conceded that much of his eclectic material comes from tips.[3][2][15]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Corey Kilgannon (October 18, 2017). "The Community Newspaper Queen, of Queens". The New York Times.
  2. [2]
    Andrew Rice (March 18, 2011). "The Supersizer of Brooklyn". The New York Times.
  3. [3]
    Vera Haller (June 28, 2013). "Queens: The New Frontier for a Brooklyn Blogger". The New York Times.
  4. [4]
    Samantha Storey (January 23, 2009). "And the Blog Goes On". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Brooklyn Flea
  6. [6]
    smorgasburg
  7. [7]
    Sharon Otterman (February 24, 2014). "Blogger Keeps Focus on Brooklyn Architecture, but Now Mostly From Upstate". The New York Times.
  8. [8]
    Suzanne Spellen (September 23, 2013). "Building of the Day: 649-677 East 91st Street". Brownstoner.com (Brownstoner Magazine).
  9. [9]
    "Writing under the pen name Montrose Morris"
  10. [10]
    Matt Chaban (September 5, 2012). "Goodbye Montrose Morris, Brooklyn Will Not Be the Same Without You". The New York Observer.
  11. [11]
    Cate Corcoran (March 16, 2015). "Brownstoner Has Been Acquired by BlankSlate".
  12. [12]
    "Big News: Brownstoner Has a New Owner". 9 February 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Listing of the day" is how Butler's Queens Brownstoner lists that publication's awards
  14. [14]
    both father and son are usually noted for their large/tall buildings
  15. [15]
    "Bean & Bean .. new location .. wasn’t even on their Web site .. (someone) sent me a photo"
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