The Fort Greene Association (FGA) has grown tremendously in leaps and bounds when the Communications and Community 
Engagement Committee introduced social media to the FGA’s outreach strategy June 2010. We presently have 847 Facebook Fans, 2020 Twitter Followers and growing daily; additionally we had over 200 attendees at the FGA’s February Neighborhood Mixer and Meeting. Not only does the use of social media help us distribute news regarding Fort Greene and information regarding the surrounding neighborhoods, it has become a vehicle to keep former Fort Greene residents all over the world in touch with the on goings of our beloved neighborhood. We’ve become a source for students, future residents and tourists planning to visit Fort Greene. Additionally, the information we share via social media has caught the attention of the following media organizations (partial list) and generated news stories:
- Eyewitness News
- New York 1 – The Call
- Our Time Press
- NBC New York Nonstop
- The Wall Street Journal
- The New York Times
- CBS News
- am New York
- The Brooklyn Paper
- The New York Times Metro Desk
- Brooklyn News 12
The FGA’s use of social media has allowed Fort Greene residents and businesses to engage with the community in “virtual conversations” as well as get the word out on what grocery stores were open and what restaurants were open or delivering during Snowpocalypse 2010. We are able to share important news immediately from elected officials such as Borough President Marty Markowitz, Senator Montgomery, Assemblymember Lentol, Councilmember James, and District Leaders Restler, Mosley and Alabi. Lastly, social media has helped the 88th Precinct recently catch the Man Sought By Police For Robbing Teens at Gunpoint from a tip they received from a resident who viewed the survallance video circulated by residents and business owners.
The FGA invites you visit our upgraded Fort Greene Association Facebook page using the new Timeline profile. If you recently “Liked” our Facebook page or interested in reading past stores about Fort Greene please visit our page. To learn how Facebook Timeline works take a look at the following video: Introducing Facebook Timeline — a New Kind of Profile.
Lastly, if you are presently not a Facebook Fan of the Fort Greene Association we invite you to please Like our page today. We invite Fort Greene businesses and organizations to Like our page today and participate in “Fort Greene Business Roll Call Friday,” say hello to FGA Facebook Fans and invite them to Like your Facebook page today!
Respectfully,
Lillian Jean-Baptiste
Communications & Community Engagement Chair
Source: ValueWalk
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
