''Brooklyn Paper'' is a weekly
newspaper
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that covers news related exclusively to the
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
borough of
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...
. ''Brooklyn Paper'' covers news and cultural events throughout the borough, using different mastheads for neighborhoods such as
Park Slope,
Brooklyn Heights,
Bay Ridge, etc. In addition to news coverage, the paper also publishes a weekly entertainment guide entitled ''GO Brooklyn''. It was founded in 1978.
Though the various print editions are published once a week, Brooklyn Paper's website is updated every weekday with stories.
In January 2007, the company name "Brooklyn Papers" was renamed "The Brooklyn Paper", and the local editions (''The Park Slope Paper'', ''The Bay Ridge Paper'') were all renamed ''The Brooklyn Paper'' with the local edition printed under the title. The local editions currently include ''The Bay Ridge Courier'' (covering Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst), ''Brooklyn Paper'', (covering Brooklyn Heights, Downtown, Cobble Hill, and all of northern Brooklyn), ''The Park Slope Courier'' (covering Park Slope, Crown Heights, Carroll Gardens, and Gowanus), ''Bay News'' (covering Coney Island, Gravesend, and Brighton Beach), and ''The Mill-Marine Courier'' (covering Mill Basin, Marine Park, Sheepshead Bay, and Canarsie).
The paper was bought by
News Corporation
The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled by media mogul Ru ...
in 2009. News Corporation had previously acquired the Courier-Life chain of Brooklyn papers in 2006. In 2014, News Corp sold its Community Newspaper Group to former company executive Les Goodstein and his wife Jennifer.
Schneps Media acquired Brooklyn Paper in September 2018 after purchasing its parent company, Community News Group.
References
External links
''The Brooklyn Paper''GO BrooklynBrooklyn Papers Moves Headquarters To DUMBOToday's Brooklyn PapersAnother Brooklyn Endorsement
Newspapers published in Brooklyn
Newspapers established in 1978
1978 establishments in New York City
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