The fourth Brooklyn Blogade, a more-or-less-monthly roving meetup of Brooklyn bloggers, neighborhood residents, and others interested in community-building, will be this Sunday, October 14. This month, Rob Lenihan of Luna Park Gazette is hosting in Bay Ridge at Omonia Cafe, 7612 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. His post has more details, including how to RSVP.
The Bed-Stuy Blogade
This afternoon I attended the Bed-Stuy meetup of the Brooklyn Blogade. Today’s event was organized and hosted by Petra of Bed-Stuy Blog, Eleanor Traubman of Creative Times, and Joanna Wissinger (Alexa11221 on Bed-Stuy Blog).
Bloggers seemed almost to be in the minority at today’s event, which drew neighbors, journalists, and other blog-readers, as much as bloggers.
We met this afternoon at Le Toukouleur, a French-African Restaurant, at 1116 Bedford Avenue, on the corner of Quincy Street in North Bed-Stuy. The space offered lots of art and objects as subjects for photography.
Detail, Wall Mural
Window Painting
Drums
Mask, Percussion, and Lanterns
Detail, Window Painting
My Flickr photo set of the event
Bed-Stuy Blog
Creative Times
Le Toukouleur Restaurant
I’ve never seen or heard the word “Bloglyn” before this:
In the past year, the word Bloglyn has been cropping up a lot, a reflection of the fact that Brooklyn, particularly brownstone Brooklyn, has emerged as possibly the center of the placeblog world. Web forums serve as virtual town hall meetings (complete with hecklers), and bloggers peer with equal interest at controversial development projects, restaurant openings and the most minute of neighborhood minutiae.
– Cracker-Barrel 2.0
Most of the article is about Louise Crawford, Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, and the Blogfest back in May. In addition to other heavy hitters, the article mentions a couple of specific neighborhood blogs. There is only the briefest mention of the Blogade, and not by name:
… as the newest members of the community introduced themselves [at the Blogfest new blogger shoutout], there was a conspicuous lack of representation from less gentrified neighborhoods. No Brownsville. No East New York. No Canarsie. To remedy this, several bloggers, including Ms. Crawford, have organized a series of blogger socials, the first of which took place last month in Flatbush, to encourage networking and, as she put it, to “take the show on the road” to underblogged neighborhoods.
And the next of which will be in Greenpoint on July 22, which the article omits. Nor did the article include any of the hundreds of photographs taken by the Times photographer at the Flatbush Blogade event.
I wasn’t interviewed for the article. I provided some info by email on myself and my blog. Flatbush Gardener is listed as one of eleven in a sidebar of “a few but by no means all of the Brooklyn blogs.” I have 137 listings in the “Brooklyn” category of my Bloglines feeds, so no, by no means all.
The Second Brooklyn Blogade event will be in Greenpoint on Sunday, July 22, from 2 to 5pm. The inimitable Miss Heather is our hostess for this event, and complete details are available on her blog.
This meetup will be held at Casa Mon Amour, a Dominican restaurant at 162 Franklin Street in Greenpoint. Food will be provided. Kevin Walsh, Forgotten New York, is scheduled to give a presentation about North Brooklyn. Miss Heather promises additional surprises. There will be a $10 fee to cover costs.
You need not be a Brooklyn blogger or blog about Brooklyn to attend. If you are interested in attending, please R.S.V.P. via email to blogade.rsvp@gmail.com, and indicate whether you are interested in eating shrimp, chicken or straight vegetarian fare.
Update 2010.01.03: Corrected all links to the old Gowanus Lounge domain to the new memorial domain.
I hope to see many photos, and many posts, from this event. It was great fun.
[Confidential to New York magazine: We weren’t all there, and we’re not all “snarky!”]
Reportage:
The next event will be July 22 in Greenpoint, hosted by Miss Heather, New York Shitty. Watch her blog for more information.
Miss Heather, New York Shitty
Anne Pope, Sustainable Flatbush, was my co-host for today’s event.
Anne Pope, Sustainable Flatbush
Many thanks to Sander Hicks and the staff at Vox Pop for hosting today’s event.
Sander Hicks, Vox Pop, sander.gnn.tv
Damn Paparazzi
Petra, Bed-Stuy Blog
Claude Scales, Self-Absorbed Boomer
Rob Lenihan, Luna Park Gazette
Eleanor Traubman, Creative Times
Robert Guskind, Gowanus Lounge
Dave Kenny, Dope on the Slope
Adrian Kinloch, Brit in Brooklyn
Louise Crawford, Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn
Credit: Adrian Kinloch, Brit in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Blogade Roadshow will visit a different Brooklyn neighborhood each month. The very first is happening this Sunday, 2-5pm, here in Flatbush at Vox Pop on Cortelyou Road. See the home page for this event for details and RSVP information.
Adrian Kinloch, Brit in Brooklyn, came up with these great banners and flyers to promote the inaugural Brooklyn Blogade Roadshow.
To continue the networking which began at the Brooklyn Blogfest in May, Brooklyn bloggers are taking on the road to a different neighborhood each month. The first event is in June, the neighborhood is Flatbush, the location is Vox Pop on Cortelyou Road.
Please read the announcement post for full details, including how to RSVP for this event. That post will be kept up-to-date with any changes and additions as we learn about them.
To continue the networking which began at the Brooklyn Blogfest in May, Brooklyn bloggers are taking on the road to a different neighborhood each month. The first event is in June, the neighborhood is Flatbush, the location is Vox Pop on Cortelyou Road.
Please read the announcement post for full details, including how to RSVP for this event. That post will be kept up-to-date with any changes and additions as we learn about them.
Update, 2007.06.14: Adrian Kinloch, Brit in Brooklyn, came up with these terrific flyers and banners to promote this event.
Vox Pop, al fresco
Following the successful Brooklyn Blogfest in May, the Brooklyn Blogade is taking it on the road to different Brooklyn neighborhoods.
The inaugural event is Sunday, June 24, 2-5pm. Join us at Vox Pop, 1022 Cortelyou Road, at the corner of Stratford Road (East 11th Street).
If you want to attend please send an email to blogade.rsvp@gmail.com. We’ll email you an invitation. We will not use your email address for any purpose except for sending invitations and notifications relevant to Brooklyn Blogade. It will not be shared with anyone else for any reason.
Please RSVP with the following information:
– Your handle or nickname
– Your name (optional)
– If you have a blog or Web site, its URL
– If you live or work in Brooklyn, the neighborhood (eg: Flatbush) or
zip code (eg: 11218)
PROGRAM:
2pm: Signup/registration opens
2:30-3pm: Welcome, neighborhood orientation, and local blogger shout-out
3-5pm: The mingling and socializing continues
Vox Pop is offering food and drink specials for this event:
– $1 off veggie and turkey burgers
– $1 off pitchers of beer (Dogfish Head Craft Ale now on tap!)
You can also checkout their full food menu and micro-brew on tap.
DIRECTIONS BY SUBWAY: Take the Q Train to Cortelyou Road. Vox Pop is five blocks West (turn left as you exit the station).
By the way, the above photo was taken during the height of the streetscape work on Cortelyou Road. The back-hoe is gone now. I’ll upload a more flattering view.