The Slow Gin Fizz

1. they read all the papers, so I don’t have to
2. it makes me feel new yorky
3. when I read the times, they usually summarize just the articles I really liked, thus earning my trust
4. I like when they use a picture from something pop cultury (You Can’t Do That on Television, the Simpsons) to illustrate an article about something similar
5. I’m not at all a foodie and yet it’s not Wednesday without the midweek nyc restaurant review roundup
6. they were genius enough to start sending emails first thing in the AM so I can plan for any local special happenings that day
7. the writing is informative and yet very sassy and clever
8. I love that I know the names of the two main contributors/editors (jen chung & jake dobkin) and that I know jen loves pandas
9. they enable my distaste for brooklyn
10. they have versions of gothamist for other cities and every Sunday they summarize the biggest stories from each ‘ist’ and it is the one thing I look forward to looking at on Mondays
11. they totally humor staten island in pretending they’re a real borough
12. they make fun of nyu kids
13. before they did weekly concert reviews, they randomly reviewed the beastie boys show at mccarren pool that rocked my world cause it was the greatest show of all time and they had a picture where you can clearly see me right up front. It was the best night of my life. http://gothamist.com/2007/08/10/beastie_boys_bo.php
14. they’ve written about steve’s pies TWICE and they once helped steve find his lost dog! http://gothamist.com/2005/12/01/steve_tarpin_st.php

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1. best interview ever: http://gothamist.com/2007/08/07/adam_horovitz_m.php