Gothamist LLC was the leading network of city websites that focused on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage. It operated from 2003 to 2018 and was founded by Jake Dobkin and Jen Chung. The company owned and operated websites such as Gothamist.com, Chicagoist.com, DCist.com, LAist.com, and SFist.com. In 2017, the websites were temporarily shut down after the newsroom staff voted to unionize. In 2018, New York Public Radio, KPCC, and WAMU acquired Gothamist, LAist, and DCist respectively.

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Gothamist LLC

Gothamist LLC is the leading network of city websites. Indepependently owned and operated since 2003, the sites include Chicagoist.com, DCist.com, LAist.com, SFist.com and Gothamist.com in NYC. As the sites conitnue to keep resident informed with regional news and original stories, the network's traffic has been growing at about 30%, year on year.

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