‘He’s Open to Any Ideas We Have’: Mayor Adams Crushed Columbia’s Protests After Attending a Secret Meeting With Billionaires
Chat logs leaked to the Washington Post raise a host of questions about how the raids on student protesters came about
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The NYPD Is Increasing Their Ability to Steal Your Face
Drone first responders, real-time Harlem surveillance, and more links for your weekend.
‘Betrayal, Shock, Confusion’: Despite Promises from Eric Adams, Parents Denied 3-K Seats for Their Kids
"To not get a seat anywhere is just so unconscionable. We don't know what to do."
Tabletop Gaming Union Negotiations Sidetracked By Lawyer Allegedly Calling Workers ‘Fucking Disgusting’ and That They Should ‘Burn in Hell’
The tenor of union negotiations can really be a roll of the dice.
How Much Does It Suck to Be the President of the New York City Transit Authority?
Richard Davey, who oversees the MTA's subways and buses, looks to be heading for the exit right as congestion pricing goes online.
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NYC’s Budget Watchdog: Making Migrants’ Lives Miserable Has Costs Too
And more news for your Thursday.
They Had Been Distributing Warm Meals in Harlem for Months. Last Weekend, the NYPD Tried to Stop Them
A mutual aid group had nine members arrested, after cops said they lacked a permit.
The Chef Behind One of Brooklyn’s Best Restaurants Is Serving Bar Food in Bushwick
Located in the back of Hart Bar, Me Tay Co is an offshoot of Eric Tran's excellent Falansai.
Cinema Village, Est. 1963, Cinema Village Union, Est. 2024
We talked to one of Cinema Village's newly unionized workers about bargaining power and why his job matters to the entertainment industry.
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Climate Change Is Threatening Some of NYC’s Oldest, Most Majestic Trees
Woodlawn Cemetery is a sanctuary for 6,000 trees, including the Japanese umbrella pine and a weeping beech. But for how much longer?
One Step Behind the Coyotes of NYC
"That’s how you always see them. Running away. I’ve seen more coyote butts than coyote faces."
No Heat, Bathroom Mushrooms, Bees in the Wall: Life Under One of NYC’s Most ‘Egregiously Negligent’ Landlords
“How is it possible that a city, a system, allows landlords to profit from their bad behavior?"
Concert-Related Boomer Phone Abuse Has a Carceral Solution
Boomers fruitlessly maneuvering their gigantic cell phones must be stopped.
Stop Being Weird at the Portal
The Portal will close for a few days. After what I saw beaming in from Dublin on Monday, yeah, that makes sense.
We Had to Threaten to Sue the Mayor to Get This Audio of His Robot Clone Speaking Yiddish
Hell Gate's Freedom of Information request turned up AI-generated recordings of the mayor speaking Yiddish, Haitian Creole, and Spanish.
Mets Owner’s Astroturf Casino Play Takes the Field in Queens
Despite a key State Senator not feeling so lucky, Steve Cohen continues pouring money into his casino dream.
We Regret to Inform You That It’s Dead Baby Bird Season
It's a tough time of the year for people who hate stepping on squished animals.
One Month After a Supposed Cyberattack Hit NY’s Legislature, We Still Know Next to Nothing About What Happened
During the final hours of the state's budget negotiations, a critical bill drafting system went offline. We still don't have an explanation of exactly what happened.
Eric Adams, Garth Brooks, and the Pope Walk Into the Vatican
Mayor Adams got an audience with Pope Francis. What did they talk about?
Lincoln Center Has a Great Public Bathroom—Why Aren’t There More Like It?
"It's low-hanging fruit where these buildings already have an existing bathroom, and they could just open it up to the public."
One NYPD Official Who Has Been Disciplined For Making Dubious Public Statements: Eric Adams
We got Eric Adams's NYPD disciplinary records, and they may explain why the mayor so fiercely defends his loudmouth NYPD officials.
City Council Probes the NYPD’s Posting Disease
And more news for your Friday.
A New Yorker and His Dog Were Swept Up in the Violent Arrests at the City College Protest
Quickly surrounded by NYPD officers in riot gear and with Neptune in his arms, Omar barely managed to hand her off to a stranger.
