Mr. Beller's Neighborhood is a literary website focused on true stories set in New York City that was founded in 2000 by author Thomas Beller.^[1][2] It publishes original, previously unpublished non-fiction essays and vignettes.^[3]

History

It was one of the first websites to use a map as a way of organizing stories, initially using a satellite photo. In 2005 it switched to Google Maps.^[4]

After the 9/11 attacks the site became "the locus for a growing collaborative history,"^[5] and in 2002 it was nominated for a Webby Award in the Print and Zine category.^[6]

It has publishered over a thousand original pieces of writing including work by authors: Michael Cunningham,^[7] Nick Tosches,^[8] Jonathan Ames,^[9] Sam Lipsyte,^[10] Rachel Sherman,^[11] Alexander Chancellor,^[12] Bryan Charles,^[13] Thomas Beller, Meghan Daum,^[14] Lucy Sante,^[15] Alicia Erian, Rachel Cline, Vince Passaro, Jeanette Winterson, Peter Nolan Smith, Debbie Nathan,^[16] Anne Meara,^[17] and Madison Smartt Bell.^[18]

It has published two anthologies of original work first published on the site: "Before and After: Stories From New York",^[19][20] and "Lost and Found: Stories From New York".^[21][22]

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