So the New York Times is blogging in Brooklyn. The new blog is called The Local and it's based out of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, already two of the bloggiest communities in America. But that doesn't mean they don't need more local coverage. More is more.

The Local is an experiment in hyper-local journalism by the Times run by seasoned reporter Andy Newman. They are also staffing it, I believe, with students from the CUNY School of journalism.

In that familiar Times Roman type we all know and love, The Local's mission statement blurbbage says that "it provides news, information, entertainment and informed
conversation about the things that matter to you, your neighbors and
your family, from bloggers and citizens who live, work and create in
your community — as well as journalists from The New York Times." 

The editors of The Local were on Brian Lehrer, like, 2 seconds ago.
They wanted to put me on when I called in but the segment ended before
I could get on.

What was I going to say?

I was going to say what I say to all new bloggers. Welcome to the neighborhood. Glad that you're here  because the more coverage of Brooklyn the better. I'll even bring the welcome wagon by if you want. Some advice: keep it real, do it with passion, love and a true interest in the community that you're covering. And post frequently.There are some hungry blog readers out there.