This issue was more than three decades in the making.
From its first soft-news edition in 1978 to its hard-hitting coverage of crime, corruption and development in the 1980s and 1990s to today’s splashy modern tabloid-inspired broadsheet, The Brooklyn Paper has been covering this town with a fiercely independent voice that represented an emergent borough.
Our stories are, indeed, the stories of “the New Brooklyn,” the full-fledged city that emerged out of Manhattan’s shadow in the last three decades to become a world leader in the arts, culture and nightlife — and a damn good place to raise a family.
In the pages of this collectors edition, you’ll find these features:
• Our guide to the neighborhoods we’ve covered — and how they’ve changed (mostly for the better). It starts on page X.
• The borough’s tumultuous past — as shown through the 30 biggest news stories in our 30 years. See page X.
• Brooklyn is beautiful — which is why we offer a spread of our photographer Tom Callan’s best shots from over 25 years. See page X.
• A personal look back from our founding Publisher Ed Weintrob — who believes that The Paper he loves is stronger than it’s ever been. See page X.
Enjoy it all. And remember to pick us up every week — and every day at BrooklynPaper.com — to find out what’s going on in Brooklyn today.