Translation: Pigeon Advocate was pissed off at the Brooklyn Paper. She sent this to a whole bunch of people, including me. As Gersh Kuntzman points out below — this is a long story (and context is everything) and BP did nothing wrong.

I agreed to meet with Gersh Kuntzman [editor-in-chief of the Brooklyn Paper] on the strict terms that he would not publish my face – I’ve had many threats, someone tried to break into my apartment and of course there are many other reasons why I would not want my photo in the paper – but also posted on his on-line newspaper – which has a far greater and further reaching audience.

Please exercise caution when/if working with Mr. Kuntzman on any of your own stories and/or issues.  His word is meaningless.

The editor of the BP apologized ather graciously, I might add. PA was POed at the BP because they ran a picture that she’s in.

I did receive your voicemail and I have this to say:

I asked you how to make it better. You said take the picture off the website. It has been done (as you can see here).

My goal was NEVER to violate my agreement with you — and to the extent that you feel I did, I am sincerely sorry. I believe I have made it better by removing the photo, but that’s your call. As the editor of a COMMUNITY weekly, my goal is NEVER to alienate the people I interview because, indeed, they are also my readers, critics, fans and sources. As a Park Slope resident, I am very committed to the notion of community, so I am very sorry to have disappointed you in this respect.