About Racked

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Launched on March 28, 2007, Racked is a blog about shopping, neighborhood stores and the retail scene of New York City. Like all Curbed sites, Racked comes at its world from the street up, covering everything from the newest Nolita boutiques to gas station gift shops in Queens. If it's a place that will take your money, Racked is here to tell you about it.

Racked is published by the Curbed Network, a collection of neighborhood blogs in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Our other sites are: Curbed, the network flagship and a blog about the real estate and neighborhoods of New York, the restaurant blog Eater, and, during the summer season, The Beach, which covers the Hamptons.

READER CONTRIBUTIONS
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Racked is a gossip site, and publishes rumors, conjecture and opinions, as well as accurately reported factual information. The site may contain errors or inaccuracies. We do not guarantee, and no reliance should be placed upon, the correctness or reliability of Racked's content, or that of Curbed's other properties including Racked, Eater, The Beach and The Gutter. Further, links to content on, and quotation of material from, other sites are not the responsibility of Curbed. Curbed will correct all factual inaccuracies brought to our attention.