Brownstoner Magazine Explained
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 Brownstoners bloggers, "a lay historian who writes eight times a week about Brooklyn architecture,"[7] also contributes to Brownstoner's "of the day" award feature and does "one post a month to introduce the charms of" upstate New York architecture[7] [8] (where she has lived since 2012).[9]
BlankSlate
Brownstoner was acquired by BlankSlate in 2015 after "10 years and more than 42,000 blog posts."[10] BlankSlate was founded by Kael Goodman as a digital marketing agency; Brownstoner was a client.
Schneps Communications
Schneps Communications acquired Brownstoner from BlankSlate in 2017.[11] Schneps also publishes "Brokelyn, The Brooklyn Home Reporter, The Brooklyn Spectator and The Queens Courier."
Building of the day award
Brownstoners Building of the Day award recognizes architectural notability.[12] [13] [3]
Coverage
Brownstoner writes about the past and the present:"[12]
- 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
Notes and References
- News: The New York Times. The Community Newspaper Queen, of Queens. Corey Kilgannon . October 18, 2017.
- News: . The Supersizer of Brooklyn . Andrew Rice . March 18, 2011.
- Web site: . Queens: The New Frontier for a Brooklyn Blogger . Vera Haller . June 28, 2013.
- Web site: . And the Blog Goes On . Samantha Storey . January 23, 2009 . March 25, 2019.
- http://www.BrooklynFlea.com Brooklyn Flea
- http://www.smorgasburg.com smorgasburg
- News: . Blogger Keeps Focus on Brooklyn Architecture, but Now Mostly From Upstate . Sharon Otterman . February 24, 2014.
- "Writing under the pen name Montrose Morris"
- . Goodbye Montrose Morris, Brooklyn Will Not Be the Same Without You . Matt Chaban . September 5, 2012.
- Web site: Brownstoner Has Been Acquired by BlankSlate . Cate Corcoran . March 16, 2015.
- Web site: Big News: Brownstoner Has a New Owner. 9 February 2017.
- Web site: Brownstoner.com (Brownstoner Magazine) . Building of the Day: 649-677 East 91st Street . Suzanne Spellen . September 23, 2013.
- "Listing of the day" is how Butler's Queens Brownstoner lists that publication's awards
- both father and son are usually noted for their large/tall buildings
- "Bean & Bean .. new location .. wasn’t even on their Web site .. (someone) sent me a photo"