Just heard from a brand new blogger. Her blog Brklyn Stories is today’s “new blog on the block:”

I started Brklynstories.blogspot.com a week ago from my neighborhood located at the foot of Prospect Park and was wondering if my blog could be cross-listed on yours.

Although I intend my site to be resourceful, I am basically a roving eye that captures cultural and social issues that occur both in Brooklyn- and city-wide, contextualizing these effects upon the area in which I live.

As a writer, I never thought that I would get involved with online publishing. But thanks to a good friend, whose focus is literally underground, I jumped into the blogosphere.

When I moved to Kensington in 2001, the area was bleak – an extreme margin of New York City. The Brooklyn Museum was very run-down and there was no cultural center except for bars and cafes in Park Slope. In addition, friends in Williamsburg either had no idea about the F-train or were too afraid to come this far out. The recent developments in Kensington have been almost unreal.

As the petition for the F-express subway line boomed in early Summer, Fresh Direct expanded its coverage into our area. I waited nearly 3 years for this service, which I have to say is close to white-glove. Granted, I’m not sure if they’re servicing all of Kensington but you might as well key in your address to check. If not, there are two great organic food stores along Cortelyou that deliver anywhere in Brooklyn: the Flatbush Food Co-op and the Natural Frontier Organic Market.