Bushwick. Ridgewood. East Williamsburg and J-centric Bed-Stuy. The interior of northern Brooklyn and southern Queens has always needed a website. Longtimers will remember the long-dead Bushwick News, whose website now links to a list of maintenance tips for coffee machines in Australia. And then there was—
Until 2021, New York magazine hosted Bedford + Bowery, which covered the culturally connected spaces along the L, J and M train lines. Today, other hyperlocal sites are still paving the way: Greenpointers, Red Hook Star-Revue, EV Grieve, West Side Rag, etc. Here’s to hoping we have something to say too.
Grime Square is our hyperlocal news and culture site, telling the stories that live down our block, the world that is opening and closing around our corner, where The City is less often looked to as reference and rendezvous.
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Tips, pitches, complaints: grimesquare@gmail.com
All the best,
- Editor-in-Chief Andrew Karpan (andrew.karpan@gmail.com)
- Editor Aaron Tomey (aaronbtomey@gmail.com)
- Editor Brian Jones Kraft (500emay@gmail.com)
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