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We're please to announce our new Gothamist store, where you can buy all the Gothamist T-shirts, bags, buttons, and underwear you so desperately need! We decided to go with Spreadshirt as our provider. They print on high quality material (we recommend the American Apparel shirts), and allow you to customize the shirt in your personal choice of colors (for the logos, "flex print" means shiny material, while "flock print" means fuzzy material.) You can also add your own text, so if you want to make a "Gothamist Sucks My Balls!" or "Gothamist Can't Spell" T-shirt, go for it! more ›

Today we are launching the beta version of The Gothamist Forum, a bulletin board for the site. If the forum catches on, it will become a permanent feature of the site- until then, you can find a link to it in the center column, right under the interview box. Register for the forum today! What should the forum be used for? Posting comments unrelated to the main posts on Gothamist or the Gothamist Interview, and posting stories or announcements or events. If you feel like being a moderator on the board, or being one of the anchor posters on the board, please email Jake and he'll get you set up right. more ›

Did anyone else notice that the feel-good, environment-loving, Gothamist T-shirt supplying American Apparel company has opened two retail shops in New York? One is on 6th Avenue and the other is on Broadway- both in the village. If it was up to Gothamist, all of our clothes would be produced by American Apparel. There are three things we love about their gear: it is not made in sweatshops, it doesn't have obnoxious labels or designs (today we saw a girl wearing an "Anwhere but Pianos" T-shirt again... without a trace of irony!), and the cotton is soft and thin. If there is one thing that Gothamist hates, it's bulky cotton. Apparently, many other NYC designers agree, because in addition to supplying Tiny Factory, AA supplies Neighborhoodies and a bunch of other shops. Our favorite American Apparel designs? The melange M434 T-shirt (we're releasing new versions of the Gothamist T-shirt this week!) and the 4451 Baby Rib. And bajesus- has anyone noticed that American Apparel likes the busty models on its website? We have! Here and here and here and here and here. more ›

Here at Gothamist, your satisfaction is important to us. Maybe not as important as finding new BBQ restaurants, panda porn, or slutty socialite pictures, but important. With that in mind, we wanted to let you know about some new stuff that we're doing on the site, and get your feedback. more ›

Excellent news: The Gothamist T-shirt will be on sale from Tiny Factory, whose site is finally up. The shirts are heathered red with maroon trim (around the neck for the men's version; around the neck and arms for the women's), with a handscreened Gothamist logo on the chest. The shirt, made of 100% cotton from American Apparel, is $20 including shipping and handling. more ›