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Morning Spew for Night Owls—Other states are gaining millionaires faster than New York, a new report finds, linking it to our high taxes. But is there hard data to suggest the ultra-rich would leave if a Mayor Mamdani convinced state legislature to make them pay more?
J'ouvert's revelers remember an era when you didn't have to choose between surveillance and safety. hellgatenyc.com/jouvert-carn...
To solve the New York City's rat problem, we NEED roving feline justice squads. Thankfully, one mayoral candidate has the guts to go there.
See a sticker in the window? You know it’s legit. hellgatenyc.com/20-dinner-map/
Did you see our own @scoboco.bsky.social on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social chatting about our $20 Dinner map???? ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
Other states are gaining millionaires faster than New York, a new report finds, linking it to our high taxes. But is there any hard data to suggest the ultra-rich would leave quicker if a Mayor Mamdani convinced the state legislature to make them pay more?
We didn't even mention the theme song which is like a way more overwrought version of the traditional "Law & Order" theme song... completely terrible! A must-watch!
New York is the only city in the world where you can party with subway nerds, hunt down a likely AI-generated singles mixer, and club at the Sheraton's rooftop hookah lounge all in one night.
New York City Evictions are back to pre-pandemic levels. Hell Gate spent two days inside Brooklyn Housing Court to see how tenants are dealing with its long lines and slick landlord attorneys.
Lawyers and Advocates Are Demanding an Investigation Into the NYPD's Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Nathan's living nightmare started in April, when the architect had a sleepover at his Brooklyn apartment with Anna, the woman he was dating at the time. Four months later, he's living night to night in hotel rooms, trying to shake an infestation of rat mites.
Twenty-five people died by suicide in state prisons in 2024, the highest number since at least 2000—and the rate was seven times higher in prison isolation units, according to a new report.
A new landlord has given A&N Fruit Store, and all the other businesses in the building, until the fall to move out.
It's a family affair at the new Formosa location, and according to @scoboco.bsky.social the Taiwanese dumplings, snacks, and beef noodle soup there are all world class. Behold this week's $20 Dinner: hellgatenyc.com/prospect-hei...
"This [eviction] was never a thing for the police to get involved with. What were they going to do, put her in the street?" An excerpt from historian LaShawn Harris's new book, "Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City":
NYPD boss Jessica Tisch ignored the advice of her department's own trial judge when she recently let cop Jonathan Rivera off without discipline for killing NYC father Allan Feliz in 2019. Now, Feliz's family says the trial they sat through feels like a 'sham.'
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Not sure what to do this holiday weekend? Let Hell Gate be your guide.
New Zealand asparagus rolls, batch cocktails, banana cream pie? Sounds like the weekend to us! hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-gu...
We've got a breezy end-of-summer episode of the Hell Gate podcast this week, but you're not going to want to miss it. Strap on that red nose: shows.acast.com/the-hell-gat...
We didn't even mention the theme song which is like a way more overwrought version of the traditional "Law & Order" theme song... completely terrible! A must-watch!
Not sure what to do this holiday weekend? Let Hell Gate be your guide. hellgatenyc.com/labor-day-we...
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Stop me if you've heard this one before: We're going to get a new Penn Station, a gleaming example of public infrastructure befitting a transit hub in the richest country's richest city.
Nathan's living nightmare started in April, when the architect had a sleepover at his Brooklyn apartment with Anna, the woman he was dating at the time. Four months later, he's living night to night in hotel rooms, trying to shake an infestation of rat mites.
New York is the only city in the world where you can party with subway nerds, hunt down a likely AI-generated singles mixer, and club at the Sheraton's rooftop hookah lounge all in one night. hellgatenyc.com/eventbrite-n...
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Stop me if you've heard this one before: We're going to get a new Penn Station, a gleaming example of public infrastructure befitting a transit hub in the richest country's richest city. hellgatenyc.com/next-stop-tr...
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"What I want people to really realize is that this is not just a computer. There is human intervention. The idea that there is some sort of objective algorithm is misplaced and, certainly in this case, that's not what's happening."
There will be no giant snowman on the corner of Canal and Essex streets this winter, and no fruit slushies next summer. hellgatenyc.com/your-favorit...
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"We're in a crisis situation. People are dying left and right, and we have the receipts to prove why they're dying, and we have ways to stop them from dying, and no one's doing anything about it." hellgatenyc.com/report-suici...
Per the report by @haltsolitary.bsky.social, 25 people died by suicide in New York state prisons in 2024, the highest number since at least 2000—and the rate was seven times higher in prison isolation units than the rate in non-isolation units. hellgatenyc.com/report-suici...
Suicides in New York state prisons surged to record levels last year—and a disproportionate share of those deaths occurred while people were in de facto solitary confinement, despite a state law meant to restrict the practice. hellgatenyc.com/report-suici...
Seriously though, what is a school lunch without processed meat????????????
Morning Spew for Night Owls—The Waymo resistance rises in New York City.
It's a family affair at the new Formosa location, and according to @scoboco.bsky.social the Taiwanese dumplings, snacks, and beef noodle soup there are all world class. Behold this week's $20 Dinner:
Levant on Steinway Street in Astoria now has an official $20 Dinner sticker 👍
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"This [eviction] was never a thing for the police to get involved with. What were they going to do, put her in the street?" Read an excerpt from professor and historian LaShawn Harris's new book, "Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City" here:
I’m going to look fly af repping our finest local news @hellgatenyc.com @thecity.nyc @maxrn.bsky.social @rachelholliday.bsky.social
Morning Spew for Night Owls—At an objectively insane press conference last Friday, the mayor and deputy mayor simultaneously praised those accused of City corruption, while distancing themselves from bribery claims through twisting the definition of time itself.
New York City Evictions are back to pre-pandemic levels. Hell Gate spent two days inside Brooklyn Housing Court to see how tenants are dealing with its long lines and slick landlord attorneys. hellgatenyc.com/two-days-ins...
NYPD boss Jessica Tisch ignored the advice of her department's own trial judge when she recently let cop Jonathan Rivera off without discipline for killing NYC father Allan Feliz in 2019. Now, Feliz's family says the trial they sat through feels like a 'sham.'
Hell Gate podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
At an objectively insane press conference last Friday, the mayor and deputy mayor simultaneously praised those accused of riddling the City with corruption, while distancing themselves from bribery claims through twisting the definition of time itself.
May the right to take a load off never again be infringed upon.
On a dreary Thursday morning, Mayor Eric Adams's former chief advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son, city official Jesse Hamilton, and four other business people headed into a grey Manhattan courtroom to plead not guilty to a slate of bribery and conspiracy charges.
Noted "RHONY" critic @k80way.bsky.social interviewing Countess Luann de Lesseps? A dream:
Six Important Questions Concerning Winnie Greco's Potato Chip Cash Bag
Killing a bike lane in exchange for cash, a SAG card, and a role in "The Godfather of Harlem." Favors for a developer in exchange for a home remodel. Just some of the allegations in the new charges brought by the Manhattan DA against Ingrid Lewis-Martin:
The popular pop-up Los Burritos Juarez now has a permanent home on Myrtle.
Two and a half years and $180,000 later, Aaron Alexis thought he did everything right on his way to opening his own licensed weed dispensary—but an abrupt announcement from the Office of Cannabis Management has left him "hopeless" and stranded in limbo.
From the basement of a Bushwick bodega to a marina in Gerritsen Beach, one man is aiming to map every single pool table in New York City.
Why Did Andrew Cuomo's Campaign Post Content from a Memelord Who Wants to 'Save the West'?
NEW episode of the Hell Gate Podcast! A bag of potato chips (sour cream and onion), a pantsuit, and a bike lane are making us wonder what the hell is really going on behind the scenes in NYC politics. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Let's all watch "Striking Back" on YouTube and think about our lives.
In this edition of our nightlife column LEAVE YOUR APARTMENT, experimental rock in Forest Park, Queens. Any questions? hellgatenyc.com/oneidas-john...
ICYMI: We caught up with @hellgatenyc.com studyhall.xyz/free-newslet...
And then our superstar summer reporter, @celiayoung.bsky.social, went to the courthouse to give us a scene report as Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Jesse Hamilton, Tony Argento, and everyone else submitted their indictment pleas to the judge. hellgatenyc.com/lioness-city...
We also had a few questions about that whole incident involving former City Hall aide Winnie Greco trying to hand off a potato chip bag full of cash to a reporter from THE CITY... hellgatenyc.com/questions-wi...
There was a *whole lot of news* yesterday on the Eric Adams extended universe indictments that you may have missed, so let's get a thread going. First, with this lengthy breakdown on just what was included in some of these indictments. hellgatenyc.com/lewis-martin...
Let's all watch "Striking Back" on YouTube and think about our lives. hellgatenyc.com/jordan-colem...
On a dreary Thursday morning, Mayor Eric Adams's former chief advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin, her son, city official Jesse Hamilton, and four other business people headed into a grey Manhattan courtroom to plead not guilty to a slate of bribery and conspiracy charges. hellgatenyc.com/lioness-city...
The burritos at Los Burritos Juárez—which now has a permanent home in Fort Greene—are unlike any @scoboco.bsky.social has had before.
Killing a bike lane in exchange for cash, a SAG card, and a role in "The Godfather of Harlem." Favors for a developer in exchange for a home remodel. Just some of the allegations in the new charges brought by the Manhattan DA against Ingrid Lewis-Martin: hellgatenyc.com/lewis-martin...
More on this from us here: hellgatenyc.com/subway-hands...
Hell Gate Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Six Important Questions Concerning Winnie Greco's Potato Chip Cash Bag
Noted "RHONY" critic @k80way.bsky.social interviewing Countess Luann de Lesseps? A dream: hellgatenyc.com/the-show-goe...
At Eric Adams’s Table of Success, some guests have been served nothing but subpoenas, raids, and indictments. Now, the mayor’s former chief advisor—Ingrid Lewis-Martin—is getting seconds.
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Crypto Money Won't Solve Eric Adams's Campaign Finance Woes
May the right to take a load off never again be infringed upon. hellgatenyc.com/greenmarket-...
The NYT is reporting that the Manhattan DA is pursuing criminal charges against cinema big shot Tony Argento, in connection w/ more charges against Mayor Adams's former top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin Who is Tony Argento? Our Table of Success has answers: tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com/tony-argento/
"These defendants in conservative counties, they are the canaries in the coal mine. The conservative courts are not getting it right." hellgatenyc.com/weed-felony-...
In Suffolk County alone, at least five defendants have filed for expungement, and the two district attorneys since 2021 opposed nearly all of them. Of those five, only one was able to have their record cleared after they reargued their denial. hellgatenyc.com/weed-felony-...
Cannabis legalization was supposed to give people with weed-related felonies a clean slate. But a Hell Gate investigation reveals that when it comes to expungements, your zip code makes a dramatic difference. hellgatenyc.com/weed-felony-...
If you see Hell Gate’s $20 Dinner Official Selection sticker in the window, then you know it’s for real. 👍 Keep your eyes peeled. 🧐
NGMI.
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Cuomo, during another Sheraton press conference on Monday, asserted Mamdani wouldn't only usher in "the Bad Old Days of Times Square," but that it would somehow justify President Trump to send in the National Guard to occupy New York City.
Why Did Andrew Cuomo's Campaign Post Content from a Memelord Who Wants to 'Save the West'? hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Hell Gate Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
From the basement of a Bushwick bodega to a marina in Gerritsen Beach, one man is aiming to map every single pool table in New York City.
Cuomo, during another Sheraton press conference on Monday, asserted Mamdani would not only usher in "the Bad Old Days of Times Square," but that, incredibly, it would somehow justify President Donald Trump to send in the National Guard to occupy New York City. hellgatenyc.com/cuomo-warns-...
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Late last week, the mayor announced a plan to support people struggling with substance use. But Adams also wants to be able to compel New Yorkers with substance use disorders to be sent to hospitals for treatment against their will.
Two and a half years and $180,000 later, Aaron Alexis thought he did everything right on his way to opening his own licensed weed dispensary—but an abrupt announcement from the Office of Cannabis Management has left him "hopeless" and stranded in limbo.
Hell Gate Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
We caught up with @hellgatenyc.com about covering NYC's Democratic Mayoral Primary studyhall.xyz/free-newslet...
Mayor Adams's Election Year Quest to Force Drug Treatment on New Yorkers hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-i...
A Hell Gate data analysis found the Parks Department cancels tree plantings near NYPD precincts due to cops parking on the sidewalk.
NEW OPEN HOUSE: Could @celiayoung.bsky.social picture herself living in the modern version of a women-only boardinghouse—a $2,300/month studio with no kitchen? (It *does* have a vending machine with Dyson Airwraps though...)
James and Karla Murray, the photographers behind the new book "Vinyl NYC," remind you to "keep your ears open." hellgatenyc.com/vinyl-nyc-ja...
The wait is over: Former Governor David Paterson's endorsement is here.
Detainees had described "horrific" and unsanitary conditions, with dozens of people packed into a single room, little food, and scant access to attorneys.
A Seneca Falls landfill—the state's largest emitter of methane, and a man-made mountain piled high with NYC's trash—is supposed to close at year's end. But a Texas-based trash corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fighting to keep it open until 2040.
To eat on the train or not to eat on the train? That's the question the photographer behind Subway Hands posed to contributors in a brand-new zine.
This year's Rockaway Film Festival packs a wide swarth of films into 5 days: feature-length documentaries and narrative movies, shorts, animation, world and regional premieres, panels, live music, and more. We talked to RFF's co-directors about what not to miss:
Mommy Pai's Chicken Fingers Are Absolutely Worth the Hype
A landlord attorney attempting to claw rent from a tenant used fake, likely AI-generated court cases to support his argument, and when a judge called him out on it, filed another brief that was riddled with references to AI.
Nothing is guaranteed, but if you don’t want to spend a 13th night camped out in Central Park, we have some tips.
This is the biggest of my small pet peeves. NYPD driving in from the ‘burbs and making the neighborhood less safe for pedestrians and less beautiful for everyone. And now we know they make it less green, too. (& yay @hellgatenyc.com for real local journalism)