Cablevision Buys Gothamist for $5-6 Million
Cablevision’s Rainbow Media has purchased Gothamist for $5-6 million, reports paidContent. So, what next for the blog network? With Rainbow
View ArticleAt the Yale Club, Historians Toast New Encyclopedia of New York City and...
“We divided it up into categories,” said the historian Kenneth T. Jackson on Tuesday night. “Dance, the Bronx, skyscrapers —
View ArticleRape Cop Juror Tells All For Gothamist
Patrick Kirkland, an ad copywriter from the Upper West Side and juror in the rape cop trial, has written a
View ArticleWillow the Cat Not Actually That Spectacular, Came to New York on Plane Like...
Last week we told the story of Willow the Travel Cat, who managed to get all the way from Colorado
View ArticleNote to OWS: Please Don't Occupy Central Park With Your Igloos
We are very serious here: The Occupy Wall Street movement’s biggest resource drain right now is trying to keep up
View ArticleVengeful Art or Viral Marketing Campaign? Cheater’s iPhone Message Plastered...
Someone named Erin is not having a good day: a portion of Wall Street’s subway station has been plastered
View ArticleHipster Cop Rick Lee Loses His Cool With Musicians During May Day Jam Session...
Occupy Wall Street 2.0 has saw some familiar faces in the mix during yesterday’s May Day protest, including “hipster cop”
View ArticleGothamist Versus the Council General Counsel
A Freedom of Information Law investigation into the finances of City Council members conducted by the local news blog Gothamist
View ArticleFive Signs It’s a Slow News Day
Listicles count as news, don’t they? We know that it’s slushy and snowy and rainy and holiday-y and we’re all
View ArticleGothamist Fights The Daily News For Credit On Tattooed Dog Story
Gothamist editors took to Twitter to complain that The Daily News didn’t give them credit on a story that the website broke about
View ArticleGothamist Shutters Its Austin Counterpart Citing Low Nat'l Ad Interest
Gothamist National Media, the hyperlocal news empire based in New York City, announced yesterday that their hyper-local site Austinist is
View ArticleBreaking: Marlborough Gallery Heir Pulled Into Maelstrom at His Happy Ending...
Mr. Levai is not accused of having been involved, or even present, the night of the alleged assaults. But as the police investigate an alleged rape and a nightclub he co-owned, various parties turn to...
View ArticleRejoice Upper East Siders, Sidewalk Grates Won’t Ruin Your Heels Anymore
Break out your highest heels, because the MTA's East Side access project just made it far easier for you to traverse the sidewalks of the city.
View ArticleAfternoon Bulletin: Cuomo Heckled at State of the State, L Train Woes and More
Assemblyman Charles Barron initiated a shouting match with Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his State of the State address today.
View ArticleRobert Caro Says Chartbeat Is ‘the Worst Thing’ He’s Ever Heard Of
Modern day journalists spend all day thinking about page views, but it's not something that's crossed the mind of Robert Caro.
View ArticleJoe Ricketts’ DNAinfo Buys Gothamist, Creating Local News Juggernaut
While Ricketts is a prominent Republican donor and Trump backer, he said the network of news blogs would remain editorially independent.
View ArticleDNAinfo, Gothamist Staff Vote to Join WGA in Digital Media’s Latest Union Push
Many other print and digital media outlets have voted to unionize in recent years, including the Los Angeles Times and Slate.
View ArticleDNAinfo and Gothamist Shut Down, Site Archives Taken Offline
The move comes a week after staffers at both sites voted to unionize. Owner Joe Ricketts is openly anti-union.
View ArticleAfter DNAinfo-Gothamist Shutdown, More Questions and a Mysterious Twitter...
The unanswered questions include what will happen to the sites' archives and why a mysterious Twitter account is trolling former staffers.
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