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Everything Else Mamdani Should Do in His First 100 Days
Should be easy, right?
What Can Zohran Mamdani Do to Change the NYPD?
Whether a conflict with the NYPD can be avoided remains to be seen, but observers that Hell Gate spoke to identified a number of modest but meaningful steps the mayor can take early in his term.
Kathy Hochul Promised More Clemencies—Where Are They?
The governor could change the lives of Sara Kielly and Assia Serrano with the stroke of her pen.
Hell Gate's 20 Most Popular Stories of 2025
From Andrew Cuomo's campaign flameout, to a bizarre prison hoax, to cops staring at their phones, here were the stories that you read the most.
A Queens Woman Describes What It’s Like to Be Held in Immigration Detention With Her First Grader
In an affidavit filed from detention in Dilley, Texas, the woman describes filth, cruelty, medical neglect, and negligible schooling.
A Judge Dismissed a Prison Sex Abuse Lawsuit Over Typos—and the State Is Looking to Toss Hundreds More
The state plans to ask a court to dismiss some 500 prison sexual assault lawsuits for not strictly abiding by filing requirements.
