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June 12, 2010
Answers From a Brooklyn Blogger, Part 3
City Room
by Emily Rueb
Following is the third and final set of responses from Louise Crawford, the founder of Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, and creator of the annual Brooklyn Blogfest.
...The Brooklyn Blogfest is not a political platform, it is a celebration of a blogging as a form of free speech and self-expression. As you can imagine, we are a feisty and diverse bunch and we do have strong feelings about our politicians and the rapid development in Brooklyn we have seen in the last 10 years. However, you do not have to be a foe of the Atlantic Yards to be a blogger or to attend Blogfest. There is no party line at Blogfest, nor should there be. That would be very narrow-minded and limiting in our attempts to get bigger and more inclusive. Past Blogfests were sometimes dominated by the anti-Atlantic Yards sentiment. Many bloggers, including me, felt very strongly about that issue and that was reflected in those Blogfests. This year, one of the Blogs-of-a-Feather groups was dedicated to Political and Social Activist Bloggers.
About Borough President Marty Markowitz, I know that he gives out those proclamations to a lot of people and events in Brooklyn. I see them on my rounds of the borough. When I heard he wanted to give me one, I was fine with that. I may not agree with Marty’s viewpoints and policies about many things, but I believe that it is possible to have a civil relationship with the borough president and his excellent staff.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Blogfest Bashed
Many took to their Twitter accounts as well to bash the event. Daniel Goldstein (@degoldstein) of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, on June 9 tweeted, "Spike has done the wrong thing when it comes to Atlantic Yards and complaining about gentrification while shilling for Absolut."
Posted by eric at June 12, 2010 8:50 AM