About Us
FREEwilliamsburg was established in 1999 by Robert Lanham, the founder, editor, and web master of the site. FREEwilliamsburg was the first publication to cover the growing arts community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and is the parent site of The Hipster Handbook. Since its inception as a Geocities site, the site has featured the writing and creative talent of dozens of individuals including Bret Nicely, Brian Ries, Lisa Baldini, Elizabeth Brady, Alexander Laurence, J. Stefan Cole, Dave Thomas, Cindy Price, and countless others and has featured interviews with artists and bands including Jonathan Lethem, The Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, and Bret Easton Ellis. The website has been mentioned in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The New York Observer, among others, and was recently called an essential New York blog by New York magazine.
Location:
FREEwilliamsburg
311 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone:
718.393.7510
General Email:
mail | at | freewilliamsburg.com
Editors
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Founding Editor:
Web: Robert Lanham
Twitter: @robertlanham
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Senior Editor:
Twitter: @moneyries
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Senior Music Editor:
Twitter: @nisianista
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Senior Food Editor:
Twitter: @fionagoldstein
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Foreign Correspondent:
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Senior Photo Editor:
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Writers:
Advertising:
Email: ads | at | freewilliamsburg.com
FREEwilliamsburg is trendsetting home of New York’s most creative neighborhood. The website has been mentioned in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The New York Observer, among others, and was recently called an essential New York blog by New York magazine. We are now accepting premium Blog Ads and standard Blog Ads. They are posted on the righthand column of all of our pages. Our blog and our bar and restaurant listings reach over 500,000 unique users per month— a majority of whom are within the coveted 18-35 year-old demographic. All ads will also appear on mccarrenpark.com.