Alert the NY Times: hipsters exist outside of the five boroughs! Okay, so maybe it's not news, but Music Nation has a photo comparison of Manhattan, New York hipsters and Manhattan, Kansas hipsters -- can you tell them apart? Try to ignore their oddly-sized distorted visuals and test your knowledge. It seems like a trick question in some cases, as you can see on the right none of these ladies look like hipsters! Then again, what's a hipster anyway? Apparently they aren't tied down by a 11211 zip code or a pair of tight black jeans. We suppose if there's a lesson here today it's that hipsterdom knows no boundaries or borders, geographically or otherwise. more ›

Some might say it's the end of an era, others may ask: "What's Misshapes?" -- either way, the weekly party ended this past weekend with Pulp's Disco 2000 providing the sonic fade-out. more ›

The Observer people watches the people watchers this week with a piece on The Bench. Almost too ridiculous to report on, the Lower East Side American Apparel happens to have a hot spot outside of its windows which has become the "epicenter of perhaps the hottest 'anti-scene' scene on Saturday nights." Exactly the kind of thing you'd expect to be forged outside of an American Apparel, it even has founders - including DJ Big Black Matt Goias, and a MySpace profile. more ›

This one is for all our readers, as we know only hot babes and rich guys read Gothamist. If you are not busy on February 7th, you may want to sign up for the "Natural Selection Speed Date" Rich Guys and Hot Girls". Guys, you'll have to submit a detailed financial statement, including salary ($200K minimum if you're under 25, more if you're older), investment capital, and trust fund money. Ladies, money is not an issue as long as you're hot. Five photos is all you need to submit, and your entry fee of $50 is waived if you are particulary hot, the Post reports. more ›

Last night, just after 7pm, inside of a giant bubble in midtown, the Paper Nightlife Awards took place. In the world of fake awards ceremonies, this one takes the cake. Sadly, we didn't keep notes on who won what, so we cannot tell you who took home the "Best Designer with an Influence on the Nightlife Scene" award. We do recall La Esquina winning for "Restaurant with the Best Nightlife Scene." The white dude accepting the award snidely thanked "all the Mexicans" in his acceptance speech. Cultural exploitation is so fucking chic. more ›

The New York Times reports on The Misshapes once again (according to Gawker, the 10th time in under a year). more ›

The roving One Night Of Fire was held around Brooklyn last night and from the photos hitting Contribute it looks like a pretty fun time was had. From the "event details":

This is a free, un-permitted, roving festival of music and performance, flaming hula-hoops, melting ice cream, wanton stilt walkers, battling brass bands, renegade sound systems, fire works & rockets, impulsive performance through canyons of concrete and shadows of steel with the calm of the waterfront against a city of dreamers.

Hello and welcome to New York City. Today I'd like to introduce you to one of our city's crown jewels: the subway. A glorious municipal means of transport the subway and its siblings the bus and the ferry, can take you almost everywhere in Gotham. Literally from the canyons of Wall Street to the beaches of Rockaway all for the low, low price of $2.00 - even lower if you ride enough and purchase an unlimited Metrocard! more ›

Last weekend the Andi Warholas, dressed as their namesake, went for brunch, posed for de la Vega, took the subway and finally visited David Blaine in his giant tank of breath-holding failure. more ›

Last week we lost a dear friend and old contributor at Gothamist, Ben Chappel. We wanted to take a moment to remember the work he did and the wonderful person he was. more ›

Despite Monday night's blustery conditions, Gothamist stopped by the Beauty Bar Monday night for the The LVHRD Organization's Science & Beauty Pre-Party, where creatives dressed in lab coats stood sipping beers while waiting for manicures. In January, The LVHRD Foundation hosted the Master-Disaster Architect Duel and in two weeks, on March 14th, will stage the "Science vs. Beauty: Battle of the Minds" at an as-of-yet undisclosed location. more ›

1994 was a big year for music. more ›

Wyld Stallions of the future, the band that brings us all together, but, alas, life is not Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and Wilco are still a (relatively) unknown band. more ›

Only beautiful people can throw beautiful people parties at clubs that are already the toast of the town before they've officially opened. This is a rule of the city. You can tattoo this on your arm. It's called the pecking order, people. Get beautiful or get used to it. more ›

Fashion week is in full swing in New York, celebrating the irritatingly recurring time of year that all of the self-congratulatory super-socialites take the opportunity to stop patting themselves on the back and pat each other for awhile.  Last night, Betsy Johnson took the opportunity to share the limelight with the Great-Uncle of Glam, John Cale, the founding member of the Velvet Underground, to celebrate the release of his new record, "HoboSapiens." more ›