Background

Gothamist (founded in 2003 by Jake Dobkin and Jen Chung) is a non-profit digital news site based in New York City. Acquired in 2018 by New York Public Radio (operator of WNYC) following a brief shutdown under prior corporate ownership, the outlet serves as WNYC's primary digital newsroom. Its reporting covers local government, public transportation, housing and real estate, criminal justice, public health, arts, and neighborhood culture across New York City’s five boroughs and the surrounding metropolitan a