In the past decade or so, NYC has gone from being a barbecue desert to a city of world-class smoked and grilled delights. But since just about every "Best NYC Barbecue" list is the same these days, I decided to focus specifically on those most vital of all meaty options: the ribs. Which is why several non-BBQ rib spots are included, and why several familiar powerhouses, caught slipping (and badly) in this department, are

This stealthily photographed scenario, sent directly to our subway shaming email this morning, is not beneficial to anyone. First, carefree barefoot millennial person, you probably have a subway fungus that scientists have yet to identify growing on your skin now. (And if you don‘t, you will soon!) Secondly, this is very rude. [ more ‘ ]

This stealthily photographed scenario, sent directly to our subway shaming email this morning, is not beneficial to anyone. First, carefree barefoot millennial person, you probably have a subway fungus that scientists have yet to identify growing on your skin now. (And if you don‘t, you will soon!) Secondly, this is very rude. [ more ‘ ]

It‘s easy to forget that in the dark ages of the 1990s, if you decided you didn‘t want to talk to someone for a while, you could really and truly just drop out of contact. [ more ‘ ]

New Jersey Transit commuters with pre-paid bus and rail tickets were unable to open the MyTix app during rush hour on Thursday morning. Riders reported being stranded at bus stops and scrambling for cash, while conductors asked them to pay up in order to board. Some commuters say that if they don‘t have the cash, they‘re being ordered off the bus. [ more ‘ ]

At least 155 people protesting Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act were arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. One of the demonstrators was City Council Member Corey Johnson, who was part of a group protesting outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s office. [ more ‘ ]

A pair of robbers with a lust for designer sneakers and other high-end items have been targeting people trying to sell various goods through Facebook, police say. Six people have been robbed by the same two suspects between April and July. [ more ‘ ]

Thanks to the nature of changing online privacy regulations and the ability of our Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to freely access and sell our personal data to advertisers, there‘s a whole lot more than just malicious hackers and malware to worry about on the Internet. Thankfully, there are VPNs to thwart the intentions of scammers, thieves and third parties alike. [ more ‘ ]

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Both of New York‘s Senators have signed on to a bill that would criminalize any attempt by Americans to boycott Israel, according to a new report. [ more ‘ ]

Earlier this year Governors Island announced they would open for the season one month early. And now, for the first time ever (in its incarnation as a public space at least) the island will remain open for an extra month as well, through October 31st. This means we‘re getting a Night of 1,000 Jack O‘ Lanterns on the bucolic island, and a number of other fall events are being planned, as well. The main event,

A former NYPD sergeant was convicted Wednesday of third degree sexual abuse for tossing his semen on the leg of a female coworker at police headquarters. He will be allowed to remain free until his sentencing in August, at which point he faces up to three months in jail. [ more ‘ ]

Union Square is a spot as multi-purpose as they come. The area‘s popular with both tourists and locals thanks to the arrival of retailers like Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack and Forever 21, it boasts the city‘s most popular green market, and serves as a major transit hub. But whenever things hit the fan in this town, Union Square goes back to its roots, transforming into the epicenter for rallies, protests, and

Three years ago, Jamie Powlovich met her now-fianc outside the Prospect Park Boathouse for their first date a picnic in the park, between his home in South Slope and hers in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. [ more ‘ ]

An area golden retriever is being hailed as "a very good boy" after saving a drowning fawn off the coast of Long Island over the weekend. [ more ‘ ]

A New Jersey artist has made an impressive tribute to the One World Trade Center tower by designing and assembling an exacting Lego replica of the downtown skyscraper. [ more ‘ ]

Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s bridge lighting project is expected to be paid for by the MTA and cost upwards of 200 million dollars, according to several knowledgeable sources not in the governor‘s office. A spokesperson for Cuomo disputes these assertions, despite the fact that the governor has bragged about taking the money from the MTA, and board members of other public authorities were told the project will be

London based chain Burger & Lobster made us cry "hell to the yeah!" (cringe) when they opened their first NYC location for relatively cheap lobster rolls (and kinda pricey burgers) back in 2013. Wednesday evening, the chain returns for round two with a new Bryant Park-adjacent location offering the same 20 burgers and rolls alongside a new menu item: a tower of food that includes any two burgers, any

A day after fielding criticism for her decision to advertise 40 oz. ros and a cocktail in front of a "bullet hole-ridden wall," the owner of Summerhill, a new "boozy sandwich shop" in Crown Heights, told Gothamist that she wanted to apologize for "unintentionally calling out gun violence." [ more ‘ ]

A day after fielding criticism for her decision to advertise 40 oz. ros and a cocktail in front of a "bullet hole-ridden wall," the owner of Summerhill, a new "boozy sandwich shop" in Crown Heights, told Gothamist that she wanted to apologize for "unintentionally calling out gun violence." [ more ‘ ]

The Yankees made a trade, a celeb puked at Broadway, a ‘Game of Thrones‘ director has had enough of you goofing on Ed Sheeran and more midday links. Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram,

It‘s time for another heat wave. Before we get to the hot weather though, check out the fog in the river valleys upstate this morning in this GOES-16 satellite image above. Air sinks as it cools overnight, and in the steep valleys along the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers and their tributaries the air cooled enough to reach saturation, forming delicate-looking tendrils of fog. [ more ‘ ]

A NYC couple flying home from Florida with their three small children was ejected from their JetBlue flight before departure on July 2nd after a dispute arose over one of their kids kicking a seat in front of them. The outraged parents say JetBlue overreacted, and that they had resolved the dispute with the passenger in the row ahead of them before a JetBlue employee demanded they get off the plane. [ more ‘ ]

Take yourself back to 2010 for a moment. Lost ended its six-year run of maddening plot holes, that Icelandic volcano made morons of TV reporters, and a little fast food joint called KFC ushered in an era* of stunt foods that will outlive us all. The Double Down has been mocked, heralded, imitated and now imitated again at a new restaurant called Hudson Jane, which opened Monday on Myrtle Avenue and Ad