Park Slope Reader

We want your help to make your community magazine reflect your needs and interests!

Since 2002, The Park Slope Reader has drawn from the talents of local artists and writers to create a home for the varied voices and treasures of our flourishing community through resourceful editorial content and listings, unique illustrations and covers, and pronounced advertising.

Now we are asking you to share your insight. It’s easy and rewarding - if you send us the answers to the questions below, you are elligible for weekly drawings in July & August to Win 2 boxseat tickets to a Brooklyn Cyclones home game

Send in your entries soon, and you will also receive a Park Slope Bumper sticker as a token of our thanks. Please note you must fill out Parts I and II of the survey entirely to be submitted into the drawing.

Questions? Contact us at office@psreader.com, by phone at 718.622.5150, or by fax at 718.230.3459.

Please fill out your survey today and feel free to forward to friends, family, and neighbors who you know read The Park Slope Reader. Make sure to give us your contact information at the end so we can send you a sticker and enter you into the drawing.

PART I: ABOUT ME

Please mark next to the answer that applies to you.

Sex:
Male
Female

Age:
Under 18
18-25
25-35
36-45
46-55
55+

I am:
Single
Married
Other

I have:
Child(ren)
I am expecting a child
I love kids but I don’t have ’em
I have no interest in children, mine or other people’s

Occupation(s)
Please check all that apply:
Arts
Academic
Business / Finance
Law
Medical
Non-Profit
Media / Publishing
Technology
Taking care of my family
Other:

My yearly household income is:
To little to describe
$20k-$30k
$30k-$50k
$50k-$70k
$70k-$100k
$100k-$300k
$300k-$500k
$500k - ridiculously envy inducing

Education: I completed the following:
High school
College
Graduate school
PhD / MD Programs
Other:

I own:
(Check all that apply)
a car
a home
a pet
a stroller
a bike
a second home

I am:
Gay
Lesbian
Straight
I don’t like labels

PART II: LIFESTYLE

Please mark the following according to importance in your daily routine - additional comments are welcome.

How important is it to eat natural organically grown food?
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important

How important is it to support local business?
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important

How important is sustainable living and the purchase of eco-friendly prodcuts and services?
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important

How important is making socially responsible investments?
Very important
Somewhat important
Not important

What other magazines do you subscribe to? Please check all that apply.
New York focused (New Yorker / New York Magazine / Time Out)
Fashion
Literary
Business (Forbes, The Economist)
Arts specific focus (Communication Arts, print, etc)

How do you get your news? Please rate 1-6: 1 being the source you rely on the most:
Online news organizations
Brooklyn-focused sites / blogs
Newspaper
Television
Magazines
Other

I go out to eat locally for...
breakfast times a week.
lunch times a week.
dinner times a week.
for brunch times a weekend.

Do you have plans to redecorate / remodel / landscape your current living space?

redecorate:
yes
no
would like to in the near future
recently redecorated

remodel:
yes
no
would like to in the near future
recently remodeled

landscape:
yes
no
would like to in the near future
recently landscaped

For excerise, you will find me:
please mark all that apply
At the gym
At a pilates class
At a yoga class
Biking / Running / Rollerblading / Walking in the park
Other:

I read the Park Slope Reader:
Religiously
When I am reading free material over a tea, but I rarely take it home

I have used The Park Slope Reader to help me make purchasing decisions:
Yes
No

My favorite section of the Park Slope Reader: (Mark all that apply)
Dining Guide & Reviews
Dispatches from Babyville: short stories from a local mom
Community: feature articles highlighting intersting people and/or important topics in the neighborhood
New Wave - a guide to the new businesses that have opened up in the slope since the previous issue
Literary Guide
Poetry Page
Neighborhood Treasure: the history behind some of Park Slope’s best
Other Features - these topics vary issue to issue but recent topics have included: local blogs, local music, local hiking trails
I read all the articles
I rarely read the articles
I look at the ads

My zip code is

PART III: LOCAL FAVORITES

Please fill in the blanks with your favorite neighborhood places to purchase (narrow to 1 or 2 please):

Fruits & Vegetables

Books

Clothes

Accessories

Baked Goods

Groceries

Tea or Coffee

Children’s clothes

Children’s toys

A beer

A cocktail

A glass of wine

A dessert

A bloody mary

Late night eating

How much do you spend a month locally on:
Fruits & Vegetables:
Books:
Clothes:
Accessories:
Baked Goods:
Groceries:
Tea or Coffee:
Children’s clothes:
Children’s toys:
Cocktails:

PART IV: YOUR INPUT

I would be interested in reading an article on the following topic in the Park Slope Reader:

Additional things I want you to know about me:

Additional feedback on The Park Slope Reader:

Make sure to give us your contact information so we can send you a Park Slope Bumper sticker and enter you into the drawing.

Name:
Address:
Phone:
Your email: