Results tagged “neilepstein”

Showing that there are no bounds to lawsuit insanity, a Queens resident is suing Apple for marking down the price of the iPhone - and she wants $1 million. Why? Because now she can't sell them for a profit on eBay! Damn you, Steve Jobs, and your possibly faltering precious product! more ›

There's one member of the Mets that is up for the Hall of Fame today. The Mascot Hall of Fame, that is. The round-headed ball of a mascot is trailing by about 5,500 votes in the race for popularity on the Mascot Hall of Fame website. He trails The Coyote, the mascot of the San Antonio Spurs. The Post pulls out all the stops to make sure Mr. Met is the top vote getter. Pulling out the stops like the Mets did in an attempt to get Paul Lo Duca into the All-Star Game. more ›

With lines of potential customers snaking around the block, New York's Apple Stores on Fifth Avenue and in SoHo opened their doors at 6PM for the launch of the iPhone, the unbelievably hyped multi-functioning personal accessory. more ›

Windows of opportunity in baseball often come in small sizes. After coming within a run of the National League pennant last season, the Mets hope their chance hasn't run out yet. Make no mistake, the Mets remain a force to be reckoned with and could end up finishing with a better result than they did last season. But they shouldn't expect the regular-season cakewalk they had last season, and they can't hope to be the prohibitive favorites to win the pennant. This year's edition is a talented but flawed team. more ›

That Donald Trump. Just last week, there was all this attention about his hotel planned for Soho hitting a snag - well, actually many, many human remains - when a graveyard was found. The Department of Buildings issued a stop-work order and community groups criticizing the 45-floor Trump Soho Hotel rejoiced for the moment. And then Tara Conner happened. more ›

Welcome to a redesigned Gothamist. We've moved to a two-column layout with a cleaner layout. We hope you like it - you should be able to still find the features and sections in the left column. Be sure to refresh your cache and get the most updated CSS (Control-F5 on Windows or refresh/Apple-R on Macs). more ›

This has been a rough week for your -ist pals, though you wouldn't know it from the great posts all over the network. Plagued with server problems, our tech team (led by the great Neil Epstein) toiled around the clock to solve the glitches as they arose. Seriously, we've said, typed, and thought the phrase "server problems" more in the past week than we have for the last 35 years combined. Why not say it a few more times, just for fun? For example, SFist is sure the San Francisco Chronicle wishes they could blame server problems for this error. But this San Francisco man that appeared on "The Daily Show" is, sadly, no glitch in the system. more ›

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. more ›

As the public readies to ooh and aah over products at its spacious Fifth Avenue Apple Store, praise is being given to Apple vice president Ron Johnson for his retailing and merchandising innovations. The NY Times looks at his background, which includes Mervyns then 16 years at Target (when Steve Jobs told him Apple "is one of the biggest brands in the world," Johnson told him then the stores should be big) Forrester says that Apple Store revenue was $2489 per square foot, whereas it's $971 at a Best Buy; Apple says Target averages $300 per square foot. But Target isn't paying for sweet retail space. more ›

- Doubt that we'll be seeing a fuzzy lobster on Cute Overload, but it's interesting anyway more ›

We're not sure who was responsible for this colossal and obvious mixup, but the Australia's ABC network caught the error and aired it on Media Watch. It almost looks like ABC just Googled "nyc olympic logo" and picked the first image that came up, ignoring the fact that the logo features a stick-up. more ›

Gothamist is more than one person - that's why we use our strange "collective voice" - because we're this organism full of many different ideas and pet topics, but at the end of the day, it's about our collective interest in bringing some bits of the city you might have missed closer as well as the big stories out there. And we're also lucky, because we receive great feedback in comments and email from readers that helps us make the site better. We're really proud of what our fine editors and contributors have amassed in the recent months and hope that you continue to enjoy Gothamist. more ›

Expect lots of surprise guests, unprovoked and violent assaults, meglomaniacal posturing, and making out in the bathroom. And it goes without saying that if you want to throw a drink in our faces or karate-chop us in the shoulder blades, please come early - there will be a line forming at the back of the bar. more ›

Gothamist is happy to introduce a new feature on the site: the Gothamist Digest. This page has the current day's posts from all pages of Gothamist, including the Gothamist front page, Andrew Krucoff's YM Interview, Gothamist Weather, Ask Gothamist, and Gothamist Sports. We're going to try to integrate the Gothamist Events page in the coming weeks as well. The Digest is also available as an RSS feed (RSS1.0, RSS2.0), for those of you who want to syndicate it or read it through an RSS browser. Gothamist will continue to have each of the sections as standalone blogs, for those of you who prefer to browse section-by-section. more ›

So, welcome, Chicagoist! Gothamist is learning so much about Chicago that we'll be able to enjoy our stopovers at O'Hare that much more. And we're also digging the Chicagoist logo, designed by Sam; Chicago's buildings look like aliens and/or slugs - cool! Plus, many thanks to Neil Epstein, who did all the technology heavy-lifting. more ›

Gothamist is growing like a gummy bear in water- so we've got some announcements to make. First, we'd like your help beta-testing a couple of new Gothamist sections. Gothamist Weather will be written by Leslie Campisi, Carrie Himelfarb, and their crack team of metro meteorologists, and will feature daily weather information, weather gossip, weather fashion, and maybe even a little bit of weather porn. Ask Gothamist will be written by Doug Gordon and Erin O'Brien, and will offer all the unsolicited advice you so desperately do not crave from Gothamist. You know, where to find the best burger, what to do if your boyfriend is too metrosexual, how to get home when the F-train goes out of service. Both pages will be in beta for the next week, and barring any major disasters, should go live the following Monday. Special thanks to Neil Epstein for coding both blogs. more ›