Jonathan Butler (entrepreneur)

Jonathan Butler is an American businessman who has founded or co-founded a number of businesses.[1][2]

Brownstoner Magazine

Brownstoner began as a blog which he sold to BlankSlate in 2015 after "10 years and more than 42,000 blog posts."[3] Schneps Communications acquired Brownstoner from BlankSlate in 2017.[4][5]

Brooklyn Flea

With Eric Demby he co-founded Brooklyn Flea[6] in 2008.[7][8][9]

Smorgasburg

Smorgasburg on the DUMBO waterfront

Butler and Demby opened Smorgasburg, a food supermarket, in 2011.[10]

Personal

Butler mentioned in a New York Times interview "I have two kids."[7] A 2008 article said that he is 38 years old.[11]

References

  1. Vera Haller (June 28, 2013). "Queens: The New Frontier for a Brooklyn Blogger". NYTimes.com.
  2. "Bios".
  3. Cate Corcoran (March 16, 2015). "Brownstoner Has Been Acquired by BlankSlate".
  4. "Big News: Brownstoner Has a New Owner".
  5. Andrew Rice (March 18, 2011). "The Supersizer of Brooklyn". The New York Times.}
  6. Guy Trebay (April 13, 2008). "Scavengers on the Urban Savannah". The New York Times.
  7. Samantha Storey (January 23, 2009). "And the Blog Goes On". NYTimes.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  8. Brooklyn Flea
  9. smorgasburg
  10. Glen Collins (May 17, 2011). "A Food Flea Market Sets Up in Brooklyn". The New York Times.
  11. Adam Sternbergh (May 25, 2008). "The What You Are Afraid Of". The New Yorker.


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