Brooklyn Magazine

Brooklyn Magazine
Editor-in-Chief Mike Conklin
Frequency Quarterly
Circulation 25,000
Publisher Nick Burry
Founder Daniel Stedman, Scott Stedman
Year founded 2010
First issue Template:Spring 2011
Company Northside Media Group
Country USA
Based in Brooklyn
Language English
Website bkmag.com

Brooklyn Magazine is an American glossy quarterly celebrating the arts, fashion, and high-end culture of Brooklyn, New York.[1]

History

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 is Mike Conklin[2] and it shares most of its staff with The L.[3] 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 has appeared in print, BKmag.com features web-only content, including blogs for Food and Style and Brooklyn Abridged, a comprehensive news feed for the burough. In September 2012 the website launched a special online-only issue dedicated to Brooklyn literature to coincide with the Brooklyn Book Festival.[4]

Covers

Brooklyn Magazine's first cover star was Boardwalk Empire's Michael Pitt.[5] Subsequent covers have featured other Brooklynites of note, such as Emily Mortimer,[6] David Cross[7] and Olivia Thirlby.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Brooklyn Life Abound Noticed". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. ↑ Stoeffel, Kat. "'New Yorker' Writers Are 'Brooklyn' Writers Too! The Self-Loathing Gentrifier and Friends Launch Borough Glossy". Observer. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Regional magazine for Brooklyn dwellers launched this week - inVocus Media Blog". Vocus.com. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. ↑ "The Essential Guide to Brooklyn Literature in 2012 | Features | Brooklyn Magazine". Bkmag.com. 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  5. ↑ "a forgotten asteroid: michael pitt for brooklyn magazine". B612-austin.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  6. ↑ "Portroids: Portroid in Brooklyn Magazine!". Portroids.blogspot.com. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  7. ↑ "David Cross Interview with Brooklyn Magazine". SwipeLife. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  8. ↑ "Olivia Thirlby Interview for Brooklyn Magazine". SwipeLife. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2013-08-17.