Jen, a New Jersey-born New Yorker, edits Gothamist. She likes learning about the subway system's intricacies and how engineers design skyscrapers. She also hopes that one day a NYC zoo will have pandas.

Jake was born in Brooklyn and lives in Lower Manhattan. He attended PS321, JHS51, Stuyvesant, Columbia, and NYU, where he recently got an MBA. He claims to have never been away from New York City for more than ten weeks in the last thirty years. Surprisingly, his mortal enemy is... milk. You can learn more about Jake at jakedobkin.com.

Neil Epstein is a graphic designer with his hands in cookie jars around the city. He is left brain by day, right brain by night and no brain by the early morning hours. Neil is a New Yorker gone native who enjoys films, scuba diving, useless knowledge, and going feral in Prospect Park.

Tien Mao, a New York native, formed his sports allegiances in the mid-80's and will watch almost any sport on TV. For some strange reason, Tien owns more than 50 pairs of sneakers while only wearing about 3 pairs. When not taking pictures of himself eating, Tien is either updating his blog, swimming in stacks of The Times, watching a Netflix movie, chasing his cat around, or chilling in his Greenpoint apartment with a slice of pizza. Simply put, Tien needs to get out more.

"Rewriting her bio" has been on Jen's to-do list for 4 years, but until it is complete (let's face facts, this may never happen) here is what we can tell you: her first big concert was New Kids on the Block and her last one was Radiohead.Take that for what it's worth.

John Del Signore first appeared on the world stage in the capital of our glorious Empire State, where he was destined to win a junior high essay contest and be installed as Mayor for one brief, avaricious day. It was all downhill from there. Albany in ruins, he surfaced in the provincial backwater that is New York in 1995, just as Hammer Time majestically surrendered to Giuliani Time.

Toby von Meistersinger watches a lot of television and knows a lot about the history of it, too. When not watching television, Toby enjoys photographing The Greater New York on foot or by bicycle in order to document things before, during and after they change along with the odd and interesting.Toby hopes to one day finish The Power Broker by Robert Caro.

Billy Parker grew up in the Bronx, but sometimes feels more allegiance to Yonkers since learning that their unofficial motto was "Down for Whatever." He and his teenage gang, The Three Toed Sloths, would sometimes dress up in suits when they came into Manhattan to gallivant, but felt more at home paying the toll to drive over the George Washington and heading to the (now defunct) nearest local Dairy Queen in Fort Lee. Maybe there's just something about the suburbs, ya know? Ho-ho-kus, New Jersey and Hicksville, Long Island--now there are a couple of places that ingrain a little humility into a person. And isn't that what this big egotistical (but secretly lovable) jerk of a city needs sometimes?

Hugh Merwin is a writer living in Kensington, Brooklyn. He is currently writing his first novel.

Youngna hails from Niskayuna, NY, a town whose name means "Field of Corn." There are no cornfields there to her knowledge, but people are really good at soccer. She now lives in the East Village and likes to both eat and take photos with lots of enthusiasm. She also enjoys: chefs, puns, superlatives, and projects. Her photos can be found on her website.

Danielle Sucher is a Brooklyn native, and she intends to stay in New York until death do them part. Disguised as a glass artist, voracious reader, and chef extraordinaire by night, by day Danielle unveils her secret identity as a solo attorney and champion of civil liberties. While she's not the only superhero in Gotham, she is the one with the best leftovers.

Tien Mao, a New York native, formed his sports allegiances in the mid-80's and will watch almost any sport on TV. For some strange reason, Tien owns more than 50 pairs of sneakers while only wearing about 3 pairs. When not taking pictures of himself eating, Tien is either updating his blog, swimming in stacks of The Times, watching a Netflix movie, chasing his cat around, or chilling in his Greenpoint apartment with a slice of pizza. Simply put, Tien needs to get out more.

Tom Boorstein grew up in East Norwich -- that's on Long Island -- but adopted the Yankees as his first love. His hobbies, though some would call them obsessions, include running and watching too much baseball. He's an editor at WCSN.com by day or by night, depending on when events in weird sports are taking place.

Growing up in NYC, Peter spent an inordinate amount of time following sports in general and the Yankees in particular. Living in Boston for ten years required him to subdue this passion and become an embedded Yankee fan. Now that he is back in friendlier territory he is happy to openly root for the Bombers and all of the other New York teams. He can usually be found reading every sports section in town or watching too much baseball.

Joe Schumacher grew up in lake effect snow country in upstate New York. Joe liked the snow so much he majored in meteorology at college. When not enjoying the weather, Joe is busy blogging, eating Mexican food, and buying more CDs than is financially prudent.