Gothamist
Gothamist is the first
site in the Gothamist LLC network of blogs and is the most popular
local blog in New York. Founded in early 2003, Gothamist has been
described by The New York Times as a "marvelous, not-to-be-missed Web
site" that "reflects everything worth knowing about this city." Forbes
described Gothamist as a "sophisticated, deliciously urbane city blog".
In 2007, Gothamist won a Rave Award from Wired Magazine and in 2008,
Business Week named Gothamist as a top blog in their annual Best of the
Web. Gothamist, as well as a number of other sites in the network, also
ranked amongst the most informative blogs in an academic study by
Carnegie Mellon.
Traffic is currently at 4.9 million pages per month and growing.
Traffic is currently at 4.9 million pages per month and growing.
Gothamist Stats
- 37% of Gothamist readers live in Brooklyn and 35% live in Manhattan
- Over 70% of our readers visit Gothamist multiple times a day.
- 70% of readers shop online for books, while 60% shop online for apparel and over 50% shop online for electronics and travel
- Over 65% of Gothamist's readers go out for meals at least 1-2 times a week
- Over 55% of Gothamist's readers go out for drinks at least 1-2 times a week
Source:
Internal Gothamist LLC survey - JAN 2009
Internal Gothamist LLC survey - JAN 2009