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.

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

Reaching over a million New Yorkers One Neighborhood at a Time!

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Additional Coverage These neighborhoods fall within the coverage areas of The Brooklyn Paper and Caribbean Life. See these newspapers’ coverage maps for details.

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

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 we want to reach. This is most valuable and has helped guide us in making our marketing decisions.”

Jaclyn Muns | Marketing Manager | Aviator Sports & Events Center

Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, & Fort Hamilton

ay Ridge’s community appeal is a powerful vehicle for lucrative business opportunities, and its hometown newspaper — the Bay Ridge B Courier — is the forum of choice to fortify brands. Residents of Bay Ridge — named for its proximity to the Narrows Bay and its glacial-era high ridge — know their neighbors, schools, and merchants. They attend civic meetings together and unite at community fundraisers. The small- town ambience offers big potential for advertisers desiring solid community coverage.

Demographics Male 48% Median HHI $63,500 Female 52% HHI $50K+ 59% Median Age 42 HHI $75K+ 42% Ages 25-34 24% SOURCE: CNG Research Ages 35-54 39% Audience Print Edition Reaching more than 26,000 readers, Bay Ridge Courier is distributed every Friday in street boxes and high traffic retail locations. T he print edition is 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

“Through our 10 years here at The Pearl Room, CNG and the Bay Ridge Courier have been instrumental in helping us grow. The Courier’s marketing skills, ad designs, and dining stories have helped us expand our customer base through the entire borough of Brooklyn. Even as hectic as it can be in the restaurant business, they have always been willing to work with us very closely to make sure we make all of the special edition deadlines. The personal touch is what makes working with them so great.”

Anthony Rinaldi | Chef / Proprietor | The Pearl Room Restaurant

Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Ditmas

ark Slope Courier advertisers have taken notice of Brooklyn’s growing reputation as an incubator for tech startups and trendy commercial P enterprises. Its fringe culture of young hipsters powers a thriving indie arts, food, and music scene in Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Ditmas Park, Downtown, Kensington, DUMBO, and Windsor Terrace. Exciting long-term initiatives — including the Brooklyn Tech Triangle Strategic Plan, estimated to advance economic, recreational, and commercial growth in the greater Downtown Brooklyn area over the next 10 years — are plums of opportunity waiting to be plucked by savvy companies.

Demographics Male 47% Median HHI $92,300 Female 53% HHI $50K+ 81% Median Age 37 HHI $75K+ 59% Ages 25-34 20% SOURCE: CNG Research Ages 35-54 41% Audience Print Edition Reaching more than 45,000 readers, Park Slope Courier is distributed every Friday in street boxes and in high traffic retail locations. The print edition of Park Slope Courier is 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

“As a medical practitioner in the borough, I consider it important to reach the communities surrounding our practice. For over three years we have advertised in Park Slope Courier and have had much success in increasing our patient base from the neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Community News Group’s regular health features are excellent vehicles for our advertising.”

Dr. Enrico Ascher | Founder/Director & Chief of Vascular Surgery The Vascular Institute of NY & Lutheran Medical Center

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