The Site

To those who visit this site:

My name is Bart Thanhauser. I'm a student at Cornell University, and I'm on summer break. I'm studying political science and urban/regional planning, so I thought I could learn a lot by helping out at NAG this summer. Peter and I thought it would be a cool idea to setup a new NAG website that could be easily updated and publicize neighborhood news. (neither of us know how to edit/update the old nag website). The two posts below are samples of the kind of information that this site would act as a conduit for.

We still aren't sure how this site is going to work and what its function will be. Here are some of our questions: What type of information should this site focus on? (nag-specific news? or community-wide news?) Should the site be used as a nag newsletter? Or should the site be used as a place where events and opinions are voiced? Who will operate this site? (I can only help run it till late August) Should it be updated daily, weekly, or whenever something is extremely important?

I kind of envision this site as a place where topics like the two sample posts below can be posted. I think the site should be a place where NAG can 1) voice its stance on topics like Quadriad, Domino Sugar, etc, 2) rally support for its cause, 3) receive public feedback, and 4) serve as an up-to-date source of community news, events, and concerns. Sort of like curbed.com or gowanuslounge.com except more focused on the Williamsburg community and NAG's mission.

If anyone is interested in helping out with this site or have questions / advice, you can email me at bjt35@cornell.edu or post a comment below this post.

Thanks,
Bart