| Brooklyn Magazine | |
| Editor: | Brian Braiker |
| Editor Title: | Editor-in-Chief, President |
| Publisher: | Thomas Franke |
| Founder: | Daniel Stedman, Scott Stedman |
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Firstdate: | Spring 2011 |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Company: | Brooklyn Magazine LLC |
| Country: | USA |
| Based: | Brooklyn |
| Language: | English |
| Issn: | 2473-6732 |
| Oclc: | 740015593 |
Brooklyn Magazine is an online news magazine, focusing on "New York’s most populous borough through the lens of culture, community, commerce, arts and leisure."[1] The company was bought by Michael Bassik and the website was launched in December 2020.[2] It was formerly an American glossy quarterly magazine and website celebrating the arts, fashion, and high-end culture of Brooklyn, New York.[3]
Brooklyn Magazine was founded by Northside Media Group (brothers Scott and Daniel Stedman, the same team behind the popular free alt-weekly L Magazine). Its editor-in-chief was Mike Conklin[4] and it shared most of its staff with The L.[5] Its first issue landed in the Spring of 2011. In June 2012, Northside Media Group re-launched the magazine's website. In addition to what appeared in print, BKmag.com featured web-only content, including blogs for Food and Style and Brooklyn Abridged, a comprehensive news feed for the borough. In September 2012 the website launched a special online-only issue dedicated to Brooklyn literature to coincide with the Brooklyn Book Festival.[6] The magazine ran into financial difficulties in 2018, and ceased producing a print version. The website was not updated between February 2019 and December 2020.[7]
The magazine was rebranded and launched an overhauled website in December 2020, under new ownership and management.[8]
Brooklyn Magazines first cover star was Boardwalk Empires Michael Pitt.[9] Subsequent covers have featured other Brooklynites of note, such as Emily Mortimer,[10] David Cross[11] and Olivia Thirlby.[12]