From The Editor’s Desk: Looking For Bloggers

BK Southie is looking for people interested in writing about their home neighborhoods!

There are so many great stories here in South Brooklyn (that’s “south” as defined by me, not Wikipedia). And I certainly enjoy writing about the ones I’m able to get to. But I’ll freely admit, I’m only scratching the surface of what’s happening here. Sometimes I think four articles a day would be the right number of daily posts for this joint, yet I usually struggle just to come up with four in any given week.

Here’s what I think would make for a really cool South Brooklyn blog: at least one person from each of the neighborhoods across South Brooklyn writing about news and events and other stories from their home barrio, once or twice every week. As blog readers, we’d read about more stories from a street-level perspective that’s difficult for a single person (with a kid and a day job) to accomplish. It also means more stories overall, without breaking the back of any one writer. Which I think are good things for both reader and writer alike.

If you’re interested in writing about a subject that reaches across neighborhoods, like South Brooklyn politics, let me know. And if you’d rather go in the direction of the ultra-niche – for instance, writing ONLY about the cover band scene in Bay Ridge – that would be cool, too.

So – who is interested in writing about their neighborhood? Let me know at tips@bksouthie.com.

P.S. Just for clarity, the neighborhoods BK Southie mostly focuses on are, from west to east: Bay Ridge/Fort Hamilton, Sunset Park, Borough Park, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst/Mapleton, Midwood, Gravesend, Coney Island/Sea Gate, Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay/Homecrest, Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park, Mill Basin, and Bergen Beach. That’s the South Brooklyn I know and love.

P.P.S. Also for clarity, there isn’t any compensation for writing here. Sorry – I know that would be really cool, but speaking for myself, I’m doing this pretty much for “the love of the game.”