gothamist
Noun
Meaning
A wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom; -- so called from Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, England, noted for some pleasant blunders.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
According to Gothamist, Knofler’s now deleted featured a lot of pro-Trump content with various retweets of conservative figures.
A spokesperson for the MTA, Tim Minton, provided Gothamist with the following update on this morning's issues: "An indicator light went out in the train cab at 9:05am.
Gothamist takes the bikers’ side, as well: “The NYPD’s line seems to be that the bikers are creating a traffic mess with potential dangers for motorists, but with the renegade, almost Bullitt-like manuvers of police vehicles, who’s kidding who?”
In other news: Entrepreneur Cosmo Lee is offering journalists space at his co-working business, Park Slope Desk, for $1 per month in response to sweeping layoffs that left reporters at Gothamist and DNA Info looking for jobs — and a place to work.
Former NYPD officers and commanding officers who spoke to Gothamist said that an officer’s CCRB record was not an important factor in deciding whether they should run a stationhouse.
In another case, video obtained by Gothamist appears to show a New York police officer draw his weapon on a crowd.