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Momofuku Ko, the trendy new 12 seat restaurant by acclaimed chef David Chang, is getting more attention for its maddening reservation system than for its food. That’s partly due to the fact that no critic has been able to get into the place and review it, not even the top dog in town, Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni.

Self-portraiturists rejoice: Anish Kapoor's "Sky Mirror" sculpture was unveiled this morning at Rockefeller Center. Any photoblogger worth their memory card is planning a visit today, so to get into the spirit, we're going to award a Gothamist t-shirt to the shooter who captures the best sky-mirror shot. Add your link in the comments below, and we'll announce a winner at 6pm.

- And the cutest panda sneeze ever

Blogumentary...it was bound to happen. We were hoping the documentary on blog culture would be a little different, but to be fair - we've only seen the trailer. You can watch it here.

- And an L train crashed at the end of the line in Canarsie - WNBC is quick to report that the train isn't computer-operated at that point

The internets are abuzz with Jason Kottke's "Manhattan Elsewhere" project. In it, he uses Google Maps and Google Earth to place Manhattan on the same map as other cities (Chicago, SF, Boston, Minneapolis, and the teeming metropolis that is Barron, Wisconsin!) The project is a loving remake of Bill Rankin's Errant Island of Manhattan project-- check that one out for LA and Philadelphia comparisons. Six years passed between the two projects, and it is fun to see how far internet maps have come since Mapquest-- especially in the 3D rendering department.

Jason Kottke has been travelling in Asia for the last week, and we've been following along via Flickr and his blog. All of his travel coverage is interesting, but he's doing particularly well spotting weird beverages-- including this Pepsi Coffee soda, and Fanta in a bag. The latter is particularly interesting: apparently street vendors in Bangkok pour the soda into a bag and stick in a straw-- this way they get to keep the recycling deposit. Something about this stuck in our head, and then Matt pointed out something similar in Canada: milk in a bag. Hmm! At Gothamist, two is definitely a trend, so we're going on record and predicting that by the end of 2006, all beverages in NYC will be served in plastic bags. Environmentally speaking, this is probably not a great step forward-- since plastic bags are just as terrible for the planet as plastic bottles. But maybe someone will come up with a biodegradable bag! That would be awesome, and then we could say "Hey dude, pass me that bag of Coke" and not worry about being misinterpreted.

Yesterday, Jason Kottke posted what he felt is necessary to the perfect sandwich. After going back to the sandwich's humble beginings, he states:

The keys to a good sandwich are the three Bs: bread, balance, and...ok, there's only two Bs, but they're important. Aside from the main ingredient (turkey, tuna, chicken salad, etc.), the bread has the power to make or break a sandwich. The first thing you taste when you take a bite is the bread, so it had better be good and it had better be fresh.

Continue reading "Baby, You Wanna Sammich?"

A sightseeing helicopter crashed into the East River near the the South Street Seaport helipad this afternoon, injuring all seven people aboard. The passengers were able to be rescued quickly because the police had harbor units conducting a drill, according to Newsday, and the passengers stood on the chopper's inflated pontoons for rescue. The FAA says the helicopter made a hard landing, but the cause of the helicopter failure is unclear. Gothamist is glad that the passengers and pilot seem to be okay, and these tourists are not only lucky they are safe, they have experienced something many New Yorkers have never: The waters of the East River. Update: WNBC reports that one person is in a coma.

The Wooster Collective has a great podcast featuring Darius Jones, one of the great New York streetartists. He's been doing a series of pieces featuring lamp-posts and street lights leaning in to kiss each other- and apparently he has just installed a new one somewhere in North Brooklyn- write in if you spot it!

We've been fans of Kottke since the early days of the blog revolution- long before Gothamist pulled itself out of the primordial muck. He's inspired us with his more-than-occasional awesomeness, and keyed us in to many great trends, happenings, and memes. And just think- all of that is from a part-time Kottke- imagine what we're going to get when he's doing his thing full time. So, to support his project, and repay some of the help he's given us, Gothamist will match our reader's donations up to a total of $500 (just put "Gothamist Reader" in the Paypal memo line).

As 2004 stumbles to a close, many of our blogger buddies have begun churning out their "Best of 2004" lists. For instance, Jason Kottke has already gotten up on the board twice. First, he penned his "Favorite Weblogs of 2004" (Gothamist just barely scraped in at #10; and aimless? For shame, Mr. Kottke. We have a clear aim: being occasionally awesome.) Always the overachiever, Kottke rang in a second time with "Best Links of 2004" (note to Gawker: Jason Kottke secretly loves... Malcolm Gladwell!) Anyway, Gothamist is super-competitive, so without further ado, our latest "best-of" list: the top ten blog posts featuring Thompson the cat:

You'll be able to read transcripts at the Commission on Presidential Debates, but you can read old transcripts there, like Lloyd Bentsen telling Dan Quayle he's no JFK and the Bush Perot Clinton ones. Check out the NY Times' Campaign 2004 section. And Gothamist appreciates that Jason Kottke took the time to put together the Voters Information Guide, which is a helpful look at how to vote.

Gothamist loved this headline from Jay Rosen's Pressthink: From what we can tell, the Internet doesn't enter the mainstream media until at least six months out. Anyway, some wonder if there's a blog backlash in the making (from CBS Marketwatch, no less) and whether or not blogs get the facts straight. Other wonder if this will speed up Rather's retirement plans. The NY Times analyzes Dan Rather's apology, which makes us think of ESPN Page 2's What Was Dan Rather Thinking?, the Dan Rather watchdog site, Rather Biased, and Gawker's Dan Rather Death Watch.

Photobloggers are Gothamist's eyes on the street- so for the next four days, we're going to feature a wrapup of all the RNC photoblog posts we can find. If you want to send us a link, leave it in the comments or email Jake. Today's amazing photography from the march: Joe Holmes, Citying, more Citying, Erin's pix at fshk, and Buzznet's NoRNC. Good shots of the dragon burning at IndyMedia. And since we didn't do a roundup on Day Minus 1, check out the pictures from yesterday from Rion, MeccaPixel, Callalillie, and Youngna. Oooh- we almost missed some nice shots by KDunk, NYCAC, and Red. Dozens of shots from Angryfinger. Last update for Day 0 @ 12:19am EST: Meccapixel from Sunday's rally, WhatISee (a number of posts), GL331, more Buzznet, Estren, great pix from Matt Law, and some Flickr coverage! Ok, we lied. Just a few more: Jason Kottke hits the streets, and Rion continues her great work. And Jesse Chan Norris sent in this great late edition.

Thanks to Jason Kottke for spotting the story on NYC IndyMedia and for mounting the video of Josh's arrest on the Kottke.org server (use this Torrent file to avoid crashing Jason's server). Braintag reports that Josh got released this morning, but that his bike is out-of-commission until at least September 3rd, which means the Bikes-Against-Bush project has been ruined, at least during the convention. And it looks like the national media has taken notice: Josh is slated to be on Hardball tonight at 7pm- Gothamist will definitely be watching! [Related: a good wireless.WIN interview with Josh from May]

Various personalities of the blogging world will collide at the NY Bloggers talk at the SoHo Apple Store this Monday, May 3. See Buzzmachine's Jeff Jarvis moderate/referee a discussion with web publishers Nick Denton and Jason Calacanis. ftrain's Paul Ford chats with Meg Hourihan, Anil Dash, and Jason Kottke about technology. And Felix Salmon will find out what kinds of medication Choire Sicha, Lockhart Steele, and Jen Chung must be on during the editors panel. Plus, Jake will be running around as the water boy. We can also promise question-and-answer time as well as some surprises. All in all, a great opportunity to see the bloggers you love (to hate?). Be there to be square.

Thank you, readers: Your help has helped us get THREE Weblog Awards nominations! And considering the company we're thrilled to make the cut. We're nominated for Best Group Weblog, Best Non-Weblog Content of a Weblog Site (what is that, exactly?), and Best American Blog. We face off against Jason Kottke in the Best American Blog category, but we know who'll probably prevail: That kid who played Wesley Crusher.

Let this be a warning to you, Jason Kottke, in your effort to read a different magazine each of the 52 weeks in 2004: Recycle your magazines when you're done with them. And be very friendly and outgoing with your neighbors – you never know when you'll need them. (Of course, these are good ideas for everyone, too.)

The DN also points out other celebrities whose sexcapades were taped: Rob Lowe, the Go-Go's, Pamela and Tommy Lee (then Pamela & Bret Michaels, then Vince Neil & someone), and R. Kelly (ew). And Savage helpfully points out the bright side for Paris: "At least now she's famous for doing something." Daily News' Lenore Skenazy on how Paris Hilton is just like Zsa Zsa: "The Gabors got there and stayed for decades. Paris is only 22. Get comfy."

P. Diddy managed to make good on his desire to complete the ING NYC Marathon in under 4 hours yesterday. An impressive job, considering that he has only been training for eight weeks (people train for months, if not a year) and the Times reports that his legs seized at mile 12 and that his sports physician says "he's hurting right now" (but he made his post-marathon press conference, of course). Also in the Times coverage of Diddy's running of the city: "[S]everal runners also had signs on their T-shirts — 'Where is P-Diddy?' and 'I want to beat P-Diddy.'" Diddy tells the Post today that the fundraising was not a publicity stunt and that he won't be back next year.

Gothamist went to the Big Apple Blogger Bash last Friday at Siberia. Organized by Paul Frankenstein, BABB was filled with some of the hardest working bloggers in New York. Like Jason Kottke. Paul says the next one won't be until September, so Gothamist is trying to convince him to organize a baby-BABB before then.

Another great view of the Blogosphere: BlogShares - Gothamist. This site tracks different blogs as stocks, and assigns a numerical worth based on the number of inbound and outbound links. Gothamist has a valuation of $113.95. To put that in perspective, Pete's site is worth $48068.35, Anil's is worth $16935.91 and Jason Kottke's is worth $12876.37. So I guess that means they can buy and sell our ass(es).

Finally, an article on the convergence of blogging and Hollywood: Salon.com Technology: Hollyblog. It seems that studios want to control information about a film, to circumvent the Harry Knowles posse from ruining a film (five words: Batman and Robin, Joel Schumacher). Hmm, seems like studios and publicity firms alike will need to be even more guerilla tactics, going beyond plotting stars relationships and goings on - as silly as America's Sweethearts, there is truth to it. This should be interesting, to see what kind of model the Hollywood-blog takes on, as well as what the audience for them will be like. Jason Kottke maintains a sort-of blog for the film Adaptation, which is based on the book his client, Susan Orlean, wrote, and the Adaptation blog, is a great twist, because it's off her site, but he's blogging....if you've seen the movie, you'll get it...if not, just know that it cleverly mirrors the meta-ness of Adaptation screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's take on the traditional adapted screenplay and go see Adaptation soon.

Once again, Jason Kottke comes through with the good links: Feng Shui for web designers. This of course relates to previous posts around Bluejake, including Jen's Feng Shui architecture series, and my post entitled In Praise of Straight Lines on the Main Bluejake log.

Am I the first person to wonder if there might be beef coming between the Metafilters of the world and managed weblog style magazines like Gawker, a weblog magazine for New York? That is, Metafilter is sort of a democratic free-for-all where anyone can post a story, a situation that has a lot of pros and cons. A pro is that you see a lot of weird and interesting stories and links. A con is that there is often no focus, and no editing to filter out all the crap. I wonder if magazine style formats like Gawker will allow a typical reader like me to screen out a lot of the noise on sites like Metafilter and find more relevant content. One way or another, I think the advent of Gawker is probably a good thing.