As you shivered your way to work, you can at least be reassured that yesterday was the coldest August day since 1911 (when subways cost a nickel!). Yesterday's high was 59 degrees, taking the mantle of coldest August 21 ever. WCBS 2 meteorologist Jason Cali explained, "This unusual blast of cold air smashed our previous record for the coldest high temperature on August 21, which is 64 degrees, set back in 1999." For reference,......

Thanks to a suggestion by our beloved publisher Gothamist Weather has recently become addicted to the weird daily weather video from PhearCreative. Usually filmed in Tompkins Square Park, the video features an engaging pre-teen girl presenting the weather forecast along with a series of groan-inducing snarky remarks and jokes. The weirdness is with the snark, as it usually contains references to pop culture, drugs or sex. The pop culture remarks would be fine if they......

With a century-old subway, we expect track work and construction to cause some issues with our travels. But when the subway's service advisories (via email and in-station signage) fail to communicate changes, what are riders supposed to do? Gothamist Weather's Joe Schumacher encountered the insane and inane "handling" of the diverted 2/3 service over the weekend, surmising that "All the MTA had to say was the 3 isn't running and the 2 is replaced by......

- Forbes overestimates what it costs to live well in NYC - Did you know that last week was Lightning Awareness Week? Gothamist Weather did! - The kinds of frozen treats the mayoral hopefuls like - Yankees may have gotten 23 hits in a game, but then - A recipe for Spike Market's Cilantro Lime Steak from Gothamist's Eating In - Metrocard swiping has a high rate of failure - or are we all "Metrotards"?......

Gothamist Weather is CRAAAAZY! WHY? Because we deal in VOLUME! You LOVED the beautiful weather we had last weekend? We'll give you the same BEAUTIFUL weather this weekend at NO ADDITIONAL cost. That's right, TWO beautiful weekends for the price of one! Act NOW to enjoy the weekend because next weekend the deal is over. Remember it is TWO for the price of one. After a chilly start tonight, this weekend, and this weekend ONLY......

Yesterday, we witnessed a crazy turn of weather, from the upper 50s to the teens and below, given the insane wind chill. The morning rain created a wet surface ripe for icing as the rain turned into snow, and there were accidents all over the city, not to mention backups at bridges and tunnels. And somehow, the subways still ran. Some people were bitter that Monday reached 63 degrees, with one woman telling the NY......

We were warned by weather forecasts (including our own Gothamist Weather) about a thunderstorm this morning, but who imagined the deluge? The first thing that popped into Gothamist's mind was subway flooding, with memories of last September's particularly painful commute, thanks to Hurricane Frances, still fresh. And we heard that the N/R/W trains were crowded coming from Queens, making commuters grumpy on this T!G!I! Friday. How was your commute? Did you wear the galoshes? Gothamist......

Gothamist Weather's Joe Schumacher visited Central Park to see the nascent beginning of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Gates. He writes that the orange plastic guides around the steel footings (soon to be bases of the gates) don't seem to be permanent; Gothamist actually likes how they look, because it seems very whimsical to have these lining all the walkways instead. Not that we aren't waiting eagerly for February 12, when The Gates will be......

- The NYC Marathon takes over the city. - How many movies can you stomach in one day? - Williamsburg residents think about their gentrified neighborhood and the recent crime. - What does DC's Metro crash mean for the MTA? - The Jets lose their second game and their quarterback - A Yale student claims Freedom Tower design is his. - Can New York City have decent Mexican food? Or is it an impossible......

This Sunday will welcome one of the most amazing New York City sporting events, the ING NYC Marathon. Covering the five boroughs in 26.2 miles, the NYC Marathon brings together both professional and amateurs runners on what is usually a brisk fall day. Gothamist loves the marathon because we admire the men and women for their nerve and persistence, as well as an opportunity to yell and cheer as loud as we can. The......

While the weather has only been chilly here and there, October is traditionally the month when it's cold enough to start thinking about turning on the heat. After speaking with some people about their respective landlords' attitudes about the heat , Gothamist would like to remind everyone that the requirements to turn on the heat are as follows: - When the temperature drops below 55 degrees between 6AM-10PM, inside temperature should be at least 68......

Good news: It seems like the rain has stopped. We think. Subway service was suspended in Queens due to flooding and NJ even saw a tornado, but it seems like Hurricaine Jeanne is gone. Those 3.25 inches thrown at us did feel like a lot, so it's no surprise it was a record. Information about flash flooding from the city. More about the weather from Gothamist Weather.......

The month's parade of hurricanes have left a trail of really tired, annoying metaphors in their path. Lucky for us, Slate has collected the adjectives most often used by journalists to describe the havoc Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne have wreaked this hurricane season. Broken tree limbs? Twigs or toothpicks. Stuff you forgot to tie down outside? Those would be the hurricane's toys. Other favorites include locomotives and sardines. Low Culture also picked up a......

With possibility of Hurricaine Jeanne pouring on some heavy rains, NYC transit officials are bracing themselves for commuter chaos. Most meterologists don't think the city will get hit too hard, but as we know from a few weeks ago, lots of rain in a short amount of time means commuting nightmares. Our new thoughts about how to combat transit delays: Just treat yourself when you get home - a drink, a piece of chocolate, watching......

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Occasionally we field questions here at the Gothamist newsdesk. Here's one hot out the inbox: Care explaining, oh gods of Gothamist Weather, how the resurection of Ivan is possible? Very weird. How often does something like this happen? You heard us right: Ivan, having slammed into the Caribbean, teetered on the edge of bringing down the City that Care Forgot, kicked Gulf Shores in the crotch, and churned its knappy ass through the eastern United......

What is the fare for a trip from JFK to Manhattan with a stop in Brooklyn on the way? I'd be happy to pay the flat $45 OR the metered rate, but my cabbie wanted me to pay $45 PLUS the metered rate from Fort Greene to Manhattan -- which means that my $45 wouldn't even get me onto the island! At first glance, it seems fair to us that you'd be charged more......

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No offense, Fleshbot, but it's obvious that there are only two real babes covering Hurricane Ivan. Jim Cantore can crawl back into the scary gym teacher corner from whence he came: I'm talking about CNN's Bill Hemmer and TWC's Mike Bettes. If you ever fantasized about what Bill Hemmer would look like if he shed the doofy man-glasses and starchy suit and bought you a Mind Eraser at the Florabama, your wish has been granted.......

It's one of our favorite advertising slogans courtesy Time Out NY... 'Welcome to New York. Now get out." The NY Times answered a question from a reader yesterday about coastal evacuation signs that are posted high on lamposts in Astoria wondering what sort of impending doom prompted those. If a hurricane hits our low-lying city, the biggest risk comes not from the winds (although, they could be bad yes), but from the storm surge,......

Hurricane fatigue sets in at Gothamist Weather. Hurricane Ivan is extremely intense and destroying everything in its path. It is about to pass over western Cuba and enter the Gulf of Mexico, whereupon it looks to turn north and gradually weaken. Watch out Pensacola! Around here it should cloud up a bit tomorrow, and there's a slight chance of showers for Wednesday, but the weather should be reasonable through Thursday. The forecast for later in......

Are you sick of talking about Wednesday's rain? If so you're not going to like Gothamist because we have a little back-to-school math quiz for you. Don't worry, it is only one question! The average rainfall received Wednesday at Central Park (3.77"), LaGuardia (3.85"), and JFK (2.93") was 3.52 inches. Let's assume that 3.52 inches was the average received over the entire city. That's probably not an accurate assumption, but it will serve our......

Frances, you minx of a hurricane. You've flooded the Caribbean, Florida and other states up the coast, and now you're here to poop on our area, as Gothamist Weather succinctly puts it. You totally have messed up the subways today - the 1/2/3/9 suspended between Times Square and 96th Street, the 4/5/6 suspended between Brooklyn Bridge and 125th Street, for starters. WNBC reports, "Two overcrowded F trains stopped at the Bergen Street station in Brooklyn......

Wait a second...there's news from outside of New York City? Our timbers were shivered when the national media, suffering from the same RNCFS (Republican National Convention Fatigue Syndrome) that many New Yorkers are going through, started to detail other stories with as much attention, even bumping convention highlights to the 2nd or 3rd story of newscasts. The stories are: - Dismissal of rape charges against Kobe Bryant - Court TV has a thorough section devoted......

Gothamist returns from vacation (oh how we missed you) to 80 degree weather, and news from the 2005 Farmers' Almanac that this year we are in for a wet winter. Whether that moisture will come as rain or snow seems up in the air according to them. Their press release states ...we may be destined for more wild weather conditions, with plenty of extremes. "The Farmers' Almanac’s long-range weather predictions are pointing towards a......

- Gothamist Arts has Sets and the City interviews with Ambulance LTD and Elkland, political comedy, and Mira Nair fest at AMMI. And don't forget Coolfer's Weekend Music Picks either. - Ask Gothamist looks at long subway commute relationships and ending a lease - Gothamist Sports tries to cover every single Olympic sport at least once during the Olympics (here's some basketball, gymnastics, and fencing) - Gothamist Weather does its best to explain the grossness......

Do you shop around for a weather forecast, or do you have a trusted forecaster that you rely on? While looking at the morning forecasts every day last week Gothamist couldn't help but notice that the National Weather Service and AccuWeather forecasts were often quite different, especially in the amount and timing of precipitation. We prefer the Weather Service because they provide a forecast discussion in which we can see the reasoning behind their......

A young couple was fatally electrocuted during yesterday's storms. The flooded streets in Queens stalled 19 year-old Alana Berenson and 23 year-old Joseph Cheetham's car, so they got out - not noticing a power line dangling in the 30 inches of standing water. Berenson was electrocuted first, and Cheetham got out of the chair to help her when he was electrocuted. Newsday reports that the power line was felled by the lighting, according power company.......

If Gothamist Weather were in LA today we'd have an easy forecast: foggy in the morning followed by a sunny afternoon. Highs in the 70s near the coast and in the 80s inland. But, no, Gothamist Weather is in New York and in New York we have a mess of a forecast on our hands. You want hot and humid? We got hot and humid. You want thunderstorms? We got thunderstorms. Gusty winds? Got......

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