Category Archives: NYC Bloggers

Five New York City Blogs Worth Knowing

For some, blogging is just another new fad that isn’t worth their time of day. But for others, blogs are a critical part of daily life, especially in a major metropolis such as New York City, where it’s easy to get lost in the daily grind and not recognize what’s going on right in front of your nose.

Thus, there are plenty of blogs for New Yorkers to follow on the daily, hourly, and minute by minute basis. Sure, everyone knows about Gawker’s suite of blogs, of which much of it is focused on New York news. However, there are other lesser-known blogs with a pure New York focus and a niche New York audience that deserve their time in the spotlight.

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Around the Blogosphere (AtB): January 15, 2010

I usually save “Around the Blogosphere” for early in the week, but I thought I would give it a shot now and share with you what people are talking about before the start of a 3-day weekend. Everyone knows that everybody gets a little crazy before a 3-day weekend. You generally fall into one of two occasions on a Friday like this. Either you have so much planned for the weekend that you just can’t wait to get started, or you have no plans but are desperately hoping to find some entertaining way to spend your time over the next 3 days.

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Around the Blogosphere: January 4, 2010

So much to get caught up on. Of course, it’s not just me. Plenty of other bloggers are returning to their laptops after two weeks of a hiatus or semi-vacation in which they wrote nothing at all or very little.

So who’s writing what and recapping their New Year’s Eve celebration? Check it out on this edition of Around the Blogossphere:

Blog It Out, Bitch: This slowly becoming one of my favorite personal blogs on the web. Nina is Generation X’er with plenty on her mind and unique knack for telling a story. Besides, being a black woman with kids and a husband in this country is story-worthy enough to begin with. Check out her latest post, “Nigger Sticker,” exploring a story that so many black people have endured in their lives. http://blogitoutb.com/2010/01/nigger-sticker/

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Around the Blogosphere – December 15, 2009

Every week I will take you “Around the Blogosphere” and share some of the more interesting posts some of the more interesting blogs that I follow and communicate with. Check it out, and let me know what you think!

For all of you “Afrobellas” out there looking for more and more natural hair styles, check out the Afrobella blog from one of Chicago’s own. In one of her recent pieces, she leaves the hair category for minute to discuss some “leopard” print furs. Don’t worry, there were no animals hurt in the making of this blog post. http://www.afrobella.com/2009/12/13/leopard-coats-forever-fierce/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+afrobella/GpUL+(afrobella)&utm_content=Google+Reader

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