Idea #1: My blog idea is to write about the many small businesses in Brooklyn that have been around for decades. There are a lot of local small businesses in my neighborhood in Brooklyn that have been in business for a long time. For example, Di Fara’s is a pizzeria in Midwood that has been successfully serving arguably the best pizza in New York since 1964 when the pizzeria moved to its location from sunset park. Di Fara is owned by Domenico DeMarco who is the only person in the pizzeria who can touch the pies while cooking. He makes the pizza by hand and sprinkles fresh olive oil and cuts fresh basil with a scissor onto the specialty pizza. There are plenty of other businesses that I intend to write about that are not in the food industry as I know you’ve asked us to stay away from food blogs. I think that this blog is needed because with so many franchises and big companies, people forget about the local small businesses in their neighborhood. This blog would cover the void of news on small businesses in Brooklyn.
Idea #2: My second blog idea is to write about the many landmarks in New York City that many people may not know of. Everyone knows about the big landmarks in New York City like the Empire State building or the Statue of Liberty but not a lot of people know about the Brooklyn Navy yard. Built in 1801, the Brooklyn Navy yard provided a docking place for many merchant ships in the early 1800s. The Navy yard also held many battleships in World War II. Another landmark would be greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn that was built in1838. I believe this blog would fill the void of an informative blog about landmarks in New York that aren’t as famous as the other ones.
2 responses so far ↓
Jona Jaupi // Sep 16th 2014 at 3:04 pm
The second blog idea seems really interesting. I would love to know about local and underground landmarks in NYC, especially since tourists won’t be there to take up all the space. Definitely worth pursuing if you ask me.
VHaller // Sep 17th 2014 at 9:55 am
I think both ideas are good. For me, I feel the first idea about Brooklyn small businesses that have been around for a long time is more focused and would allow you to present deeper and more meaningful posts. New York City landmarks are a wide open subject that would be difficult to harness in one blog.