Yesterday, City Council members Robert Jackson, Larry Seabrook and John Liu introduced a resolution to formally apologize for NYC's role in slavery. According to the Empire Zone, Jackson hoped the resolution would "spur dialogue and interest among the new generation of New Yorkers who will lead us in the future" while Liu stated, "New York is the greatest city in the world, but let’s face it: The early foundation of this city was built on the backs of slaves." (The NY State Legislature is working on a formal apology, too.) more ›

Last Thursday, all of the stations covered the tragic fire in the Bronx quite well and took the opportunity for some refreshers on basic fire safety. As expected, WCBS went way overboard creating a whole special set of graphics for the station’s coverage, complete with new lower thirds that used a different font which were ready by Thursday’s 5 p.m. newscast. For 6 p.m., CBS 2 needlessly sent anchor Jim Rosenfeld to the scene, as they tend to do with most big stories. more ›

A look at some noteworthy televison shows this week: more ›

Damn, it's cold out there! Gothamist recently had a friend check weather.com before deciding whether to venture out of her home. News flash, folks: It's January! It's cold, finally! Put a coat on and let's rock: more ›

The Balthazar Cookbook, by Keith McNally, Riad Nasr, and Lee Hanson (Clarkson Potter, 2003) more ›

Fittingly, the cover story for New York is Are You Bipolar? more ›

, so walking around naked is next, which is derivative as well. more ›

In the world of "girls trying to make it in the city" journalism, Gothamist has been reading Amy Sohn's Naked City column in New York magazine for a while, with a bulletproof formula of sex, personal musings, more sex, New York context, maybe a big picture idea but not necessarily. Lately, we've noticed the Post has its variation on the them in Bridget Harrison. Both seem to be positioning themselves as the 21st century's Candace Bushnell, whose Sex and the City column in the Observer launched, well, you know: The show, the attitude, the enabling of shoe obsessions, Patricia Field as fashion authority, etc. more ›