#28

the trend of keeping tags or stickers on caps started with people keeping price tags on them to show how expensive their "fitted" was.. then that got gawdy...so new era created the 5950 brand and the accompanying golden sticker* that then became stylish to leave on. that has kind of died out as well, but you'll still see kids keeping the hologram sticker on the underside of the brim, again just ot show that the hat is legit and not some canal street bootleg...its all about the money, mang. when you're paying 40+ dollars on a cap, sometimes you want people to know!

*not pictured... the hat the kid is wearing is cheaper.. see? the sticker says a lot!

Incidentally, since we have "the spelling conversation" every week here in the Gothamist comments section, I've been paying more attention to NYTimes.com's quality level. At least recently, in the middle of the dog days of summer (when lots of staff may be on vacation) articles are going live with some pretty bad errors in them. (Usually missing words.) And the web headlines get re-written on an hourly basis, often with dramatic changes in emphasis. So, put that in your bong and smoke it.

to #12--

thanks. on a shitty monday like today, your comment assured me that somewhere in this city there are still real, honest, insightful, intelligent, and socially conscious people out there. wish you the best.

#23,

I thought the same thing. When I read the NYT headline that "Indians" were expanding their interest in lacrosse, my first reaction was, "maybe 'cause it's similar to cricket or something." Only until I read into the third sentence of the full article did I get what they were talking about.

I can't imagine why they'd use that term, even if it's no longer considered offensive to Native Americans it's confusing as hell.

if you look at the pic attached to this article you'll notice a kid wearing a baseball cap with the sticker still on it. i see this a lot! i see people wearing baseball caps with tags and store stickers still on them. why is this stylish? what is the origin and meaning of this particular style? it makes no sense to me.

thanks.

Sorry, I meant my message to be directed to [#12], not [#23].

See how easy it is to make a mistake.

[#23] Geez, Gothamist isn't the Reuters news feed. It's a news BLOG!

Writing for Gothamist is an avocation, not vocation for its contributors. Most of these writers are also holding down full-time jobs, so it wouldn't hurt to throw them some slack from time to time. (However, it would still be okay (and fun) to point out their spelling mistakes.)

With regard to standards, it would be nice to have some for the COMMENTERS. And I'm not just talking about the horrendous spelling and grammatical mistakes exhibited by more than a few commenters. (Are these people really the products of the NYC public school system?!) Comments that are blatantly racist, use profanity, or constitute a vicious personal attack should not be permitted. (Quite frankly, I think a lot of pre-teens may be commenting due to the level of maturity being displayed.)

Since I don't usually read the Post or watch the TV news, Gothamist fills that niche in the news for me. I read Gothamist every day for the local news/events I might otherwise miss. Thanks, Gothamist!

[23] I remember thinking the same thing a few months ago when I read native Americans referred to as Indians in the Times. I figured it must have been a careless slip, but checked the paper's archives. Apparently, the Times style guide reverted to the use of "Indian" a few years ago. I'm not sure how the paper distinguishes native Americans from residents of India. I can only hope that they don't start referring to Asians as Orientals anytime in the near future.

Yeah, I thought they replaced it with "Injuns"

To change the subject from criticizing Gothamist to criticizing the Grey Lady - does the NYT article really use the word "Indians" in the headline? Didn't we stop using that word for Native Americans a while ago?

#12 should start his own nit-picky self-righteous blog.
he also owes al sharpton an apology.

can i write to you too, jen

more kitty cats and panda developments. less hipster stuff. more food reviews, real nitty gritty food reviews, not the hipster lounge. something like that guy Midtown Lunch.

it's interesting to see which posts gets the most comments and which one's are ignored entirely.

i don't understand jen...

you say that certain comments (the ones criticizing you usually) shouldn't necessarily be discussed openly in the comments section.

how come you don't write this sort of thing when people make really vicious attacks on minorities and gays and jews ....

I agree with #12! But I have to say I read Gothamist just because it’s fun to read. I don’t take it very seriously because it’s just a brief re-cap of news stories from other websites and/or newspapers. Although Gothamist does do some reporting of their own it's mostly lightweight. Gothamist is really just a guilty pleasure as far as I’m concerned. You can’t hold Gothamist to the same standards as the New York Times for example. Can you imagine if the New York Times suddenly made as many mistakes (typos, misspellings, poor grammar, sentences that don’t make sense, names spelled wrong and just sometimes wrong info) on a daily basis as Gothamist? It would be a laughingstock. Gothamist is much more casual.

As far as other issues #12 has I actually agree with him on most points especially about Columbia grads. They are like this cult of status-hungry mostly (not all of course)middle class folk who form these cliquey social circles. They also tend to be on the "soft" side.

"We appreciate your comments about an errors or typos."

The mischievous Jen strikes again! Surely that was intentional.

But you guys should realize that #12 is obviously more frustrated with commenters than Gothamist staff.

Commenter [12], let me extend an invitation for you to discuss your various issues and suggestions with me by emailing me at jen(at)gothamist(dot)com.

I'm not sure how long you've been reading the site (for instance, we've certainly mentioned other schools, besides NYU and Columbia - but NYU and Columbia enter the debate more often because they are private institutions who are some of the biggest landholders in the city - and their development plans affect huge swaths of neighborhoods) or how you're basing some of your assumptions (as the child of immigrants, I definitely don't view them as a group to be ignored or belittled and we have covered the issue of immigration extensively), but the comments area isn't necessarily the place to discuss all of them.

We appreciate your comments about an errors or typos.

man... the people here sure are antsy over a few small errors on a *blog*

maybe it was a good thing that I left the east coast and moved to alaska....

well said #12, well said.

man.. comment #12 + light grey type = sore eyes.

good points though.. will they be addressed? of course not.

[12] You're obviously upset with some things on the site. I can't reasonably hash those issues out with an anonymous commenter. If you'd like to email me privately, my address is daveh[at]gothamist.com. Thank you for your comments and interest in gothamist.com.