Brownstoner Magazine

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