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Media Kit 2018 Reaching over a million New Yorkers ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A TIME MEDIA KIT 2018 [email protected] Courier Life Publications (Brooklyn) • Brooklyn Paper (Brownstone Brooklyn) cnglocal.com NYC Community Media (Manhattan) • Gay City News • Caribbean Life • Bronx Times & Bronx Times Reporter (718) 260-8302 TimesLedger Newspapers (Queens) • Brooklyn Weekly, Queens Weekly, Bronx Weekly Letters from the publisher ommunity News Group is New York’s largest collection of local newspapers, websites, C magazines and events, and the city’s most powerful name in community journalism. Our assortment of newspapers along with websites that are updated several times a day have been bringing neighbors together for more than 80 years. We’ve got our finger on the pulse of our communities, and no one has the attention ofN ew York City’s neighborhoods like we do. More than 1 million people living in neighborhoods such as the Village, Dumbo, Astoria, Pelham Bay, Sheepshead Bay, Williamsburg, Bayside, Throggs Neck, and many more look to us each month to find out what is happening in and around their homes. We do this as members of our communities. Our staff — from reporters, to editors, to sales reps, to ownership — lives in the communities it covers, so we know what is happening when, Jennifer Goodstein where, and why. CEO & PUBLISHER So look to your local Community News Group newspaper and website for breaking news, analysis, and what’s happening in your area, because there are a million stories in New York City, and we’re covering them one neighborhood at a time. Community News Group is a New York State and New York City certified woman owned business. [email protected] Courier Life Publications (Brooklyn) • Brooklyn Paper (Brownstone Brooklyn) cnglocal.com NYC Community Media (Manhattan) • Gay City News • Caribbean Life • Bronx Times & Bronx Times Reporter (718) 260-8302 TimesLedger Newspapers (Queens) • Brooklyn Weekly, Queens Weekly, Bronx Weekly Reaching over a million New Yorkers ommunity News Group is the proud publisher of more than twenty of the most acclaimed and respected community newspapers and C fifteen websites serving every corner of the city. Our mission is dedicated to providing all New York residents with in-depth reporting of the events and issues that shape their daily lives in their neighborhoods. Newspapers Special Publications Websites • Bay News • New York Parenting Media • BrooklynDaily.com • Brooklyn Graphic • Westchester Family • BrooklynPaper.com • Bay Ridge Courier • Airport Voice • TheVillager.com • Mill Basin Marine Park Courier • Wedding Guide • ChelseaNow.com • Park Slope Courier • Prom Experience Magazine • DowntownExpress.com • Brooklyn Paper • Brooklyn Uncovered • ManhattanExpressNews.nyc • The Villager • Brooklyn Progress • TimesLedger.com • Chelsea Now • BxTimes.com • Downtown Express • CaribbeanLifeNews.com • Manhattan Express Special Events • GayCityNews.nyc • Villager Express • Bronx Influential Women • NYParenting.com • Bayside Times • Brooklyn Women • TheWeddingGuideNY.com • Flushing Times of Distinction • WeddingPrideNY.com • TimesLedger Newspaper • Queens Impact Awards • BarBatMitzvahGuide.com • Bronx Times Reporter • Caribbean American • PromExperience.com • Bronx Times Healthcare Awards • Caribbean Life • Caribbean Life Impact Awards • Gay City News • Gay City News • Brooklyn Weekly Impact Awards • Queens Weekly • Queens Ambassador Awards • Bronx Weekly • NYC Elder Care Expos [email protected] Courier Life Publications (Brooklyn) • Brooklyn Paper (Brownstone Brooklyn) cnglocal.com NYC Community Media (Manhattan) • Gay City News • Caribbean Life • Bronx Times & Bronx Times Reporter (718) 260-8302 TimesLedger Newspapers (Queens) • Brooklyn Weekly, Queens Weekly, Bronx Weekly Coverage Area Reaching over a million New Yorkers One Neighborhood at a Time! ESS EXPR BASIN PARK MiILLMiARINECourier [email protected] Courier Life Publications (Brooklyn) • Brooklyn Paper (Brownstone Brooklyn) cnglocal.com NYC Community Media (Manhattan) • Gay City News • Caribbean Life • Bronx Times & Bronx Times Reporter (718) 260-8302 TimesLedger Newspapers (Queens) • Brooklyn Weekly, Queens Weekly, Bronx Weekly Courier Life Publications 5@33<>=7<B E7::7/;A0C@5 0CA6E719 Bay News & Brooklyn Graphic 2C;0= D7<35/@67:: 0@==9:G< 0324=@2 63756BA ABCGD3A/<B Bay News - 11203, 11204, 11210, 11214, 11218, 11223, E/B3@4@=<B 2=E<B=E< 27AB@71B 0@==9:G< 1@=E< 0=3@C; 63756BA 11224, 11228, 11229, 11230, 11235 1=00:3 ;3B@=B316 67:: 67:: @32 1/@@=:: >@=A>31B Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Gerritsen Beach, 6==9 3/AB 5/@23<A 63756BA <3EG=@9 Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, Seagate, Sheepshead Bay, 5=E/<CA >/@9 Kings Hwy, Midwood, East Flatbush, Flatbush, & Kensington 5@33<E==2 A:=>3 63756BA E7<2A=@ 27B;/A Brooklyn Graphic - 11204, 11214, 11219, 11228 AC<A3B B3@@/13 >/@9 >/@9 Bensonhurst & Dyker Heights 93<A7<5B=< 1/</@A73 4:/B0CA6 4:/B0CA6 AB/@@3BB 4:/B:/<2A 17BG Mill Basin/ Marine Park Courier 0/G@7253 2G93@ 63756BA 03@53< 11234, 11236, 11239 ;72E==2 03/16 4=@B ;/@7<3 03<A=<6C@AB 6/;7:B=< >/@9 Marine Park, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, Mill Island, Canarsie, 53=@53B=E< 97<5A Starrett City, Georgetown & Flatlands 6756E/G ;7:: A633>A63/2 0/A7< 5@/D3A3<2 0/G 53@@7BA3< Bay Ridge Courier 03/16 ;/<6/BB/< 11209, 11219, 11220, 11228 0@756B=< A3/5/B3 1=<3G 03/16 03/16 Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, & Fort Hamilton 7A:/<2 Park Slope Courier 11215, 11217, 11238, 11218, 11201, 11217, 11231, 11226,11220 ,11232 Gowanus, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Metrotech, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Ditmas Park Additional Coverage These neighborhoods fall within the coverage areas of The Brooklyn Paper and Caribbean Life. See these newspapers’ coverage maps for details. [email protected] Courier Life Publications (Brooklyn) • Brooklyn Paper (Brownstone Brooklyn) cnglocal.com NYC Community Media (Manhattan) • Gay City News • Caribbean Life • Bronx Times & Bronx Times Reporter (718) 260-8302 TimesLedger Newspapers (Queens) • Brooklyn Weekly, Queens Weekly, Bronx Weekly Bay News & Brooklyn Graphic Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, Seagate, Sheepshead Bay, Kings Hwy, Midwood, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington he Bay News is the flagship newspaper of Courier Life Publications and Community News Group — the borough’s largest chain T of community weeklies — covering news and events in Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway, Manhattan Beach, and Midwood. The family-run tabloid began nearly 70 years ago as a World War II newsletter, reporting on Brooklynites serving in the Armed Forces. Its expanded and colorized print and web presence continues to connect readers with advertisers seeking these important neighborhoods. Demographics Male 49% Median HHI $59,600 Female 51% HHI $50K+ 55% Median Age 48 HHI $75K+ 36% Ages 25-34 17% SOURCE: CNG Research Ages 35-54 35% Audience Print Edition Reaching 62,000 readers, Bay News & Brooklyn Graphic are distributed every Friday. Bay News is available in street boxes and in high traffic retail locations. Brooklyn Graphic accounts for 10% of the total distribution, and is delivered by mail. The print editions of Bay News & Brooklyn Graphic are also available online at BrooklynDaily.com. Monthly Online Traffic of BrooklynDaily.com Over 80,000 Page Views Over 33,000 Unique Visitors Over 45,000 Visits “I have been an advertiser with the Bay News for almost ten years and signing up was a great decision. The service and follow up from the sales force has been outstanding and the papers that I have advertised in have helped and continue to help grow my practice. My account executive has been an asset to me and my practice. Her care and support have been phenomenal and I look forward to a long lasting relationship!” Joseph Lichter, DDS [email protected] Courier Life Publications (Brooklyn) • Brooklyn Paper (Brownstone Brooklyn) cnglocal.com NYC Community Media (Manhattan) • Gay City News • Caribbean Life • Bronx Times & Bronx Times Reporter (718) 260-8302 TimesLedger Newspapers (Queens) • Brooklyn Weekly, Queens Weekly, Bronx Weekly Mill Basin / Marine Park Courier Marine Park, Mill Basin, Berin Beach, Mill Island, Carnarsie, Starrett City, Georgetown & Flatlands he Mill Basin-Marine Park Courier — established in 2009 to cover residential Marine Park, Mill Basin, Bergen Beach, Canarsie, T and Georgetown — offers vast potential for businesses looking to strengthen their community-focused advertising. These hyper- localities in Southern Brooklyn are a magnet for young, upwardly mobile families and affluent professionals, making them an ideal target for your business message. Demographics Male 47% Median HHI $71,600 Female 53% HHI $50K+ 65% Median Age 41 HHI $75K+ 47% Ages 25-34 17% SOURCE: CNG Research Ages 35-54 37% Audience Print Edition Reaching over 58,000 readers, Mill Basin Marine Park Courier is distributed every Friday. 80% of its distribution is hand delivered to single family homes in Mill Basin and Marine Park. 20% of the distribution is in racks and boxes in the neighborhood of Canarsie. Monthly Online Traffic of BrooklynDaily.com Over 80,000 Page Views Over 33,000 Unique Visitors Over 45,000 Visits “Thank you to Community News Group and our account executive for their expertise and knowledge in helping us reach the communities of Brooklyn. Since we first opened in 2006, Courier Life has been a wonderfully dedicated asset to Aviator Sports in helping us target the neighborhoods
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