Letter from the Editor: Gothamist is Five

Five years ago today, we officially launched Gothamist. Creating a blog about New York City was our way of capturing all that enthralled us about our hometown. We've learned a great deal while we've grown, thanks to the tireless efforts of our contributors, editors, partners and friends.

Most of all, we especially want to thank you, our readers. You are an important part of the the site - encouraging and challenging us every day - through your contributions of tips and photographs, suggestions and comments. We appreciate your support and look forward to many more years to come!

Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Jen Chung in Miscellaneous on February 16, 2008 7:56 PM

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Tim N.

Love you guys... congrats...

berniegoetz

YAY! No typos on the cake! Congrats!

just saying

¡Feliz cumpleaños!

F1Mikal

Yea, congrats to all of you; I work between NYC, London & Oxford UK, & Sindelfingen Germany...YOU guys are the ones that I read most about NYC...

Get better.

Keep going forward.

Spend Euros!!

All the best

Mikal

matty

I read Chicagoist and Gothamist everyday. Thanks for your hard work. Happy b-day!

F1Mikal

Yea, congrats to all of you; I work between NYC, London & Oxford UK, & Sindelfingen Germany...YOU guys are the ones that I read most about NYC...

Get better.

Keep going forward.

Spend Euros!!

All the best

Mikal

aprilnyc

thanks for being you, and for publishing my photos.

Mags

Congratulations! I love you guys so much I may name our new baby gothamist... okay, probably not, but the sentiment is there.

;)

Atomische

Congrats!

emilydickinson

Thanks for five years of pleasant distractions to help me avoid doing work!

[non-sarcastic voice]: Gothamist is great, I enjoy the quirky stories quite a bit.

chuzzlewit

happy birthday - pretend this is a quintuple post!

boyno

Happy Birthday Gothamist!

Gina Gemini

Wow! Has it been 5 years? Way to go, guys!

I

Elderta

OY, Snoopy!

Happy B-Day, Gothamist!

L'Chaim!

Snoopy

JOB WELL DONE! FIVE MORE YEARS!

The readers of my comments that they don't like might die, but they deserve it. Hope to see more of them die in the next five years.

Keep up the good work.

Gwinny

Gothamis fuckin' rocks. Keep on keepin' on.

pgmd2345

You guys are the shit. Keep up the great work :-)

Nick S

i might give you guys a ton of shit in the comments section, but i still appreciate all the work you put into the site. thanks!

Not James Frey

Happy 5th, Gothamist. James Frey says Happy 5th too.

DJM

I grew up on the upper east side and after 33 years I just had to get out. I now live in Seattle and get very homesick. No one here gets it that Noah's bagels just don't cut it and don't get me stated with the pizza. But on the bright side no one here has even heard of Duane Reade. This site is the perfect cure for when ever I do get homesick and I check it every day a couple of times a day. Thank you and happy birthday!

DJM

I grew up on the upper east side and after 33 years I just had to get out. I now live in Seattle and get very homesick. No one here gets it that Noah's bagels just don't cut it and don't get me stated with the pizza. But on the bright side no one here has even heard of Duane Reade. This site is the perfect cure for when ever I do get homesick and I check it every day a couple of times a day. Thank you and happy birthday!

babyhitler

Damn, it's been 5 years already? I remember it like it was yesterday when people started bitching about Jen Chung's grammar and Gothamist's Hipster-centric editorials. Wait, it was yesterday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOTHAMIST!

TN

Happy Birthday !

robingee

Have a Most Excellent Birthday!

robingee

Have a Most Excellent Birthday!

David McCaffredy

You guys have created a fantastic blog and best of luck for many years to come.

Steven

Happy birthday Gothamist!!!!!!!!!

Great blog on keeping me up to date on the latest new stories in NYC so I don't have to watch the news or read the newspaper everyday.