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Unique monthly visitors

44,000
Average visits

35%
E-newsletter

  • Yes
E-newsletter subscribers

3,600
Revenue

  • $101,000 - $250,000
Primary revenue source(s)

  • Local advertising
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  • Traditional Web display advertising sold directly by your organization
  • Sponsored content or native advertising
  • Social media services

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  • 2016-03-31 20:25:45 UTC
The Lo-Down
New York
The Lo-Down

The Lo-Down, run by husband and wife team Ed Litvak and Traven Rice, covers the ethnically diverse Lower East Side. Averaging at least 35,000 viewers a month, the publication makes a concerted effort to cover a spectrum of news in a neighborhood struggling with gentrification. In 2015, the site conducted a successful crowdfunding campaign, raising $27,000 from readers to cover a yearlong reporting effort on solutions to save local businesses. Revenue: Advertising.

City

New York City

State

New York

Zip code

10002

Year launched

2009

Tax status

  • LLC

Geographic scope

  • Metro or large city

Other geographic focus

Specific neighborhood within a large metro area. The Lower East Side population (and our coverage area) is approx. 85,000 people. Located within Manhattan, NYC.

Scope of coverage

  • Cover general local news

Topics of coverage

  • Entertainment & arts
  • Government & politics
  • Local business

Watchdog journalism?

  • Yes, infrequently

Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/TheLoDown

Site Twitter handle

@LoDownNY

Effective engagement practice

Facebook is our strongest engagement tool, but our daily newsletter is gaining traction.

In the news

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/realestate/the-lower-east-side-gritty-meets-trendy.html

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2015/06/8570873/wisdom-and-generosity-crowds-lower-east-side

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/realestate/my-lower-east-side.html