Jake Dobkin

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• Posted Breaking: Staten Island Ferry Crash to Gothamist
  According to the wires, at 7:13pm, a Staten Island ferry experienced a "hard docking" with "several injuries" at the St. George Terminal in Staten Island. No one was seen in the water, and the ferry regained...
• Posted Apocalyptic Sky Over New York Tonight to Gothamist
  Whoa! Was Ghostbusters 3 filming tonight? Because those were some crazy clouds just after sunset. They appear to be a mammatus formation-- that's Latin for "bumpy clouds." If you want to share your photos of mammatus clouds...
• Commented on High Line in Bloom
  i'd love to see some night pix from up on the line-- if anyone is going up there with a tripod tonight, definitely send us a link....
• Posted High Line in Bloom to Gothamist
  Our earlier photo gallery looked at the buildings and benches of the High Line- let's take a closer look at some of the pretty flowers! [PS: if you're going to visit the High Line and take some...
• Commented on Bob Guskind, Gowanus Lounge Blogger, Dies
  I sent this to Gersh privately, but he asked me to post it here in the comments so he could respond: You're an asshole, Gersh. Bob was a private citizen, not some celebrity. He deserves more privacy than what you...
• Commented on Inside Admiral's Row
  I always attempt to go through the proper channels to get access to a site. Sometimes it takes months to track down the right people and get permission-- often, there is no response, or I get turned down. Going without...
• Commented on Inside Admiral's Row
  I really think these documentary missions serve an important social purpose. Once you see how beautiful these places are inside, it's hard to accept the idea of knocking them down to make a supermarket. No one should accept that development...
• Favorited Ruby's Bar Not Dead Yet, Will Open on New Years Day on Gothamist
• Favorited From Crane Collapses to Politics as Unusual: 2008 in Review on Gothamist
• Favorited Sponsored Post: The All in One Samsung Omnia on Gothamist
• Commented on Note from the Publisher
  I think the reply thing is cool-- that might make the conversations more organized....
• Posted Note from the Publisher to Gothamist
  Good morning! You might notice we're doing a little remodeling around here. The goal of the new design was to make our Gothamist content easier to read, and to make the site as a whole easier...
• Favorited Gothamist Guide to Thanksgiving Day Restaurants on Gothamist
• Favorited <i>Finally</i>: Election Day 2008 is Here on Gothamist
• Favorited A Night at the Museum: Report from Guggenheim Hotel on Gothamist
• Favorited Pencil This In on Gothamist
• Favorited Celebrated Chefs Discuss Celebrity at Astor Center on Gothamist
• Favorited Conecakes, Yay or Nay? on Gothamist
• Favorited Miru Kim's Nude Photos Amid Ruins on View in Red Hook on Gothamist
• Favorited Joey Chestnut Wins the 2008 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in OVERTIME! (With Liveblog Coverage) on Gothamist
• Favorited Model Apparently Jumps to Death in Lower Manhattan on Gothamist
• Favorited Rainbow Bonanza! on Gothamist
• Favorited The Waterfalls are Here! on Gothamist
• Favorited Florent Morellet, Restaurateur on Gothamist
• Favorited (Le) Poisson Rouge Unveiled on Gothamist
• Favorited Exclusive: Inside Kent Avenue Powerhouse Demolition on Gothamist
• Favorited Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum on Gothamist
• Favorited Savitri D., Mermaid on Gothamist
• Favorited Ikea's First Weekend: All Quiet on the Western Front on Gothamist
• Favorited Coney Island Mermaid Parade '08 on Gothamist