When local New York City blog Gothamist was shut down last year after billionaire owner Joe Ricketts disagreed with their journalists' unionization vote, the City lost a great resource for local news. However, in the time since, local public radio station WNYC and other partners have purchased Gothamist back from Ricketts, and are now gearing up for a relaunch! However, like all things publicly funded, there is not quite enough money to keep things moving as quickly as everybody would like, so the Gothamist has setup a crowdfunding campaign to help them "Bring Back Gothamist" faster.

All funds raised with this Kickstarter will go to funding Gothamist. The first $100,000 will help revive the website and bring back our popular newsletter. It will also enable us to preserve the Gothamist and DNAinfo archives. But this is just the beginning. The more we raise, the better we can serve you.

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Now in its 16th year, the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party is back this June with over 14,000 pounds of ribs, 7,500 pounds of pork, and 3,500 gallons of beer and wine.

Every June, tens of thousands of New Yorkers descend on Madison Square Park in downtown Manhattan for a chance to taste authentic barbecue from an all star cast of pitmasters from across the United States.

The highly anticipated festival will take place on the streets surrounding Madison Square Park this June 9th-10th. 2018. Tickets for block party are on sale now, with Fast Passes starting at just $125 (including $100 worth of food).