Update: The Gothamist Newsmap has identified the two people struck by a train at Hoyt-Schermerhorn station as transit workers. The commenter below points out that it looks like at least one death at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station with someone trapped between the platform and a train. A transit worker was killed earlier this week at the Columbus Circle station. Something bad is happening on the G train. Service has been suspended in both directions between the......

Apparently New York is slowly but surely being taken over by frozen yogurt establishments. Both the traditional press and food bloggers have spoken volumes about Pinkberry, a West-coast chain known affectionately as "Crackberry" for its addictive qualities. Since we first reported on it in October, there have been articles in the New York Sun, the New York Times, and posts from Restaurant Girl and Off the Broiler. But a challenger to Pinkberry arrived recently......

A gazillion thanks to everyone who came out to support all the excellent bands who played The Gothamist House at The White Rabbit this weekend! We had a total blast putting it all together and watching it all play out more perfectly than we could have ever imagined. Our highlights of the three days are too many to mention right here, but the number of bands saying things like "We've never done anything like this"......

After months of preparation, the first day of The Gothamist House at The White Rabbit is finally here! Surely you know the drill by now...Great bands, cheap drinks, thanks to the White Rabbit extending their Happy Hour throughout the day, and completely, no strings attached free to attend. So swing by the spot at 145 East Houston (Between Eldridge and Forsyth) and come say hi! Below is the lineup for today. Two quick programming notes:......

Today is officially the first day of CMJ! Starting this afternoon and going strong through the weekend, every music club in the city is going to be jam packed with hours upon hours of the hottest up and coming bands from all over the world. Seeing that we'd expect your regular Gothamist reader won't be equipped with a $500 badge, we decided to highlight some of the standout free events this week. While you will......

The Gothamist mailbag is always an amusing read. Most of the emails are friendly tips, but once in awhile we do get some hate-mail. Remember that silly Opinionist piece we wrote last month about abortion? That one has definitely generated its fair share of negative comment. Take for instance this one, received with the subject line "Jerk!" this morning: You slumlord, capitalist pig! Carving up female bodies isn't good enough, you have to slobber your......

With the vice president shooting people in the face and everyone still getting over their chocolate hang over from Valentine's Day, this week it's hard not to feel a general malaise and slight discomfort about the new releases line up. However as always, New York's repertory film scene comes through in the clinch keeping Gothamist inspired when it comes to movie viewing. The bad news first, ie new wide releases out this week: Our former......

With the Oscar nominations announced this week, you can expect much of the box office traffic to be people trying to cross films off of their list that they are just now realizing are "important." However, the new releases keep a coming and the New York repertory houses are programming away, so there's loads of good flicks to check out this weekend. In the wide releases category this week, Black Hollywood's new Meg Ryan, Sanaa......

Baby, it's cold outside. Though Gothamist thinks it's always a good time to go to the movies, this time of year is particularly perfect for cozying up at the cineplex. Hot cocoa goes great with popcorn. This week there's the option of a hunky officer in training (Annapolis), a magical nanny with a freaky nose (Nanny McPhee), a Dane's further impressions of Americana (Manderlay), and a film distribution experiment at work (Bubble). We're anticipating that......

The Gothamist award for map of the week (we just invented that!) goes to the amazing Pshark Map, which in addition to the property age can show all sorts of other real estate info, including landmark and redevelopment zones. Runner-up shoutout this week goes to the Alkemis Multimap Mashup (shows traffic, movies, and a bunch of other details). And while we're throwing around map-links, check out Wayfaring and YourGMap-- two services that let you......

Two years ago today the lights went out all over New York and what really impressed Gothamist was that, in one of those great moments of urban solidarity, nothing bad really happened (unlike, say, the blackout of '77). What's important to remember though, besides how well everyone did last time, is how easily another blackout could happen today. Especially after yesterday's record breaking heat, 99° in Central Park! With the anniversary in mind the......

Spice Market's Cilantro Lime Steak...

There are some days when you come home from work and really want a drink, and then there are those days when you need one. For Gothamist, this week was the latter. We’re not sure if it was the lost Fed-Ex package, the jammed copier or the infamous blue screen of death (oh PC we hate you) that pushed us over the edge – but we knew it was time to bust out the Gothamist......

Eating In: Lupa’s Orecchiette and Pork Ragu...

Eating In: Alta's Tuna and Chorizo Ceviche...

Interactive Art is not usually Gothamist's bag, man. All those freaknick young artists tend to seem like extras from Tron or Blade Runner, outfitted by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Still, we don't turn down free beer, so last night we dragged ourselves out of Gothamist HQ and visited two interactive art shows. The first was the Parsons 2004 Design and Technology MFA show. Tip to next year's organizers: interactive art is best displayed in large, empty rooms.......

In this week's media recap we turn to TV, or more specifically the nomenclature behind the local weather programming. The Gothamist appreciates the effort these stations put into marketing their specific weather segments. Allow us to take you though a few. First, consider Fox 5's Weather Authority. Between the muscle bound Mike Woods to “Hey Nick?” Gregory, this is apparently where you can find the ‘legal and rightful power’ over the weather. Second, we......

The Gothamist will not feel sorry for ourselves just because it's raining... again. Because we know that it’s relative. Consider the following examples. Noah’s Ark: Poor Noah had 40 days and 40 nights of this stuff. According to the Rover, it’s much worse on Mars. In 1983 New Yorkers were forced to stomp through 80 inches of rain in one year (see graph for proof). We’ve had only 9.98 inches since January 1. If......

In honor of the last day of Passover it seems appropriate to talk about bread. Not just bread for bread’s sake(eventhoughwearecravingitlikenothingelsewe'veeverknown andcan'twaittogetourhandsonafrickn'pieceofpizza) but how the weather affects bakers' recipes all over the world. We are told that as sure as the change of seasons, so are the adjustments being made to the ratio of flour to milk at your favorite bakery. Everything from temperature and humidity to the moon phases affects the ingredients of......

Today we'd like to announce the addition of Tien Mao, known for his little read book, to our growing Gothamist family. Tien, a lifelong New Yorker, will be covering the sports beat, just in time to ring in the March Madness, the new baseball season, and Gothamist's first Little League season. So, welcome Tien. Thanks to everyone for their support. We're thrilled with how The Gothamist Forum has been going and you'll be hearing from......

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......

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. We're also fans of Tiny Factory's hot Vespa t-shirt. Above, Tiny......

Gothamist has been going out more lately, and we've been debating various acceptable cocktails. Jake was fond of the Cosmopolitan, but Jen's withering opinion ruined it for him. Jen likes vodka straight up or with soda at times, but that can be Bad Idea Jeans. Finally, Gothamist settled on the screwdriver, as it's a little sweet, a little tart, and strong. In fact, we'll take the time to name a drink for ourselves: The Gothamist......