Gothamist media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Gothamist one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 21 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Gothamist biased?
The rating organisations do not give Gothamist one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Gothamist left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Gothamist one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Gothamist reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Gothamist are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Gothamist has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Gothamist’s own report linked underneath.
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Gothamist reported it as2026 Midterm Election Day is here: What to know in NY and NJ (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
Gothamist reported it asMamdani says Trump will 'immediately' grant visa to Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
The roof of a water tower housing a rare family of barn owls in Manhattan's Upper West Side has been removed. This action has generated significant outrage among New Yorkers who had become captivated by the birds.
Gothamist reported it as‘It is a crime!’ Upper West Side owl lovers outraged after rooftop work wrecks nest. (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Anna Mochalova, 32, has been arrested and charged with hate crimes after allegedly stabbing two Jewish men in separate incidents in Midtown Manhattan. The attacks occurred within minutes of each other on West 47th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Gothamist reported it asWoman charged with federal hate crimes after allegedly stabbing two Jewish men in NYC (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
On 20 Oct 2026 federal, state and local agents raided adult day‑care centres across New York City, citing a joint Medicaid‑fraud investigation. Governor Kathy Hochul and CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz linked the operation to alleged illegal billing, while reports differ on whether two or more than a hundred sites were searched.
Gothamist reported it asNYC adult daycare operators charged with committing over $500K in Medicaid fraud (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
A shooting occurred on a northbound E train at a Manhattan subway station on Saturday, October 17, 2026. One man was critically injured, and subway services were disrupted.
Gothamist reported it asMan shot on Midtown subway platform Saturday afternoon, NYPD says (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging New York City's sanctuary laws. The ruling upholds local policies that limit city agencies' cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, finding the federal government lacked legal standing to bring the case.
Gothamist reported it asFederal judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit challenging NYC sanctuary laws (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
New York will participate in a federal scholarship tax credit program starting January 1. Taxpayers can receive federal credits for donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations, with individuals eligible for up to $1,700 and married couples up to $3,400. The program faces opposition from teachers unions.
Gothamist reported it asNY will opt in Trump’s school choice program, Hochul says (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded the 2024 Biden-era Title IX regulations, reinstating the 2020 interpretation that defines sex as male or female. The move removes protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, drawing criticism and praise.
Gothamist reported it asWhat Trump's Title IX rollback means for LGBTQ+ students in New York (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Governor Mikie Sherrill asked Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell to step down after a 61‑page investigation detailed sexual harassment, a romantic advance toward a staffer’s friend and attempts to promote a romantic partner without disclosure. Caldwell was given until Friday to resign and has denied wrongdoing.
Gothamist reported it asNJ Lt. Governor Dale Caldwell has resigned, Gov. Sherrill says (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Governor Mikie Sherrill asked Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell to step down after a 61‑page investigation detailed sexual harassment, a romantic advance toward a staffer’s friend and attempts to promote a romantic partner without disclosure. Caldwell was given until Friday to resign and has denied wrongdoing.
Gothamist reported it asNJ Governor asks Caldwell, her second in command, to resign (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told attendees at a New Hampshire gaming summit on Tuesday that he is weighing a 2028 presidential run, will wait for the November midterm results before deciding, and called for lawmakers to regulate prediction markets.
Gothamist reported it asEarly Addition: Chris Christie says of course he's thinking about a 2028 presidential run (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he will use his UN General Assembly speech to "tell the truth" about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Netanyahu accused Mamdani of supporting Hamas and inciting violence against Jews, while Mamdani has called Netanyahu a "war criminal" and "architect of a horrific genocide."
Gothamist reported it asNetanyahu coming to NYC, where Mamdani once vowed to arrest him for war crimes (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit against Columbia University, alleging the institution failed to protect him and other pro-Palestinian students from harassment and retaliated against them. The suit claims the university's actions led to doxing and Khalil's detention by immigration agents.
Gothamist reported it asMahmoud Khalil sues Columbia over alleged treatment of pro-Palestinian activists (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Gothamist reported it asNY officials join with others looking to block another Trump blow to immigrants (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Gothamist reported it asFamilies gather at ground zero to remember 9/11 — 25 years later (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Police shot and killed a man on the Brooklyn Bridge early Friday after he climbed the cables, brandished a knife, and moved towards officers. The man had claimed he had a bomb and wanted to die.
Gothamist reported it as’I want to die': NYPD says it shot, killed knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked New York's law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion over 25 years for climate change damages. The judge found the state law conflicted with federal authority, particularly the Clean Air Act.
Gothamist reported it asNY's climate superfund law has been struck down. Is NJ's bill now in trouble? (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Benjamin Netanyahu posted a Likud campaign billboard showing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem. The slogan reads: 'They want Netanyahu to lose. Do not let them win.'
Gothamist reported it asIsraeli billboard of Mamdani and ayatollah comes as NYC rabbis plead for cooler heads (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
A coalition of Second Amendment organisations has sued New York over its prohibition of Glock-style handguns, arguing the measure breaches constitutional protections. The case joins a series of legal challenges to state gun-control statutes across the US.
Gothamist reported it asGun groups sue over NY law that they argue effectively bans a popular Glock (opens Gothamist in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- New York Public RadioOtherdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- gothamist.com
- Seen publishing on
- gothamist.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 21
- Reports listed
- 22
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
17 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 5 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 11 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Gothamist ran the story anyway.
Across the 21 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Gothamist: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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