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Following DNAinfo and Gothamist shutdown, strange Twitter account attempts to fill the void

The archives are back up, but with both sites dead, many are scrambling to create something new or revive the…

Gothamist & DNAinfo archives are back up, Gowanus Batcave plans filed (and more links)

700,000 articles have been restored (for now), the employee who took down Trump's twitter (briefly), big plans for notorious Gowanus…

DNAinfo, Gothamist shut down by billionaire owner

Today is a sad, sad day for journalism.

How I got even with the 5-star hotel that gave me bedbugs

Of all the places you'd think to get bedbugs, a luxury hotel in San Francisco isn't one of them. But…

Brokeing news: Brokelyn has a new publisher!

We've been bought, but we're staying as local as ever.

Carroll Gardens blogger brings down Manafort, Cabaret Law closes in on repeal (and more links)

Dancing ban so close to being lifted, city population closes in on 8.5 million, Sahadi's opening second outpost, Sunset Park…

Invasive beetles hit Prospect Park, Bike Kill lives in Bed-Stuy (and more links)

Foldable subway seats targeted, calling all professional avocado tasters, inside an abandoned BK air hangar, and more links.

MTA to test build walls to stop people falling onto subway tracks (and more links)

Because straphangers are being pushed and falling off the platform, an impressive list of NYC happy hours, police basement horror…

Dumbo’s first brewery, Randolph Beer, set to open Thursday, ‘Beer ATM’ and all

Get ready for a self-serve 'Beer ATM,' 'Big Ass Pretzels' and USB ports hanging from the ceiling at this techy…

Prospect Park to go permanently car-free, and 10 other good 2017 Brooklyn news items

We honor today's exciting news that cars will be exiled from the park with a roundup of other good local…