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$20 Dinner

A Chill New Corner Bar in Greenpoint Is Serving Killer Casual Bites

$20 Dinner

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A Chill New Corner Bar in Greenpoint Is Serving Killer Casual Bites

Scott Lynch

April 16, 2026

2025 Election

Mayoral Spew: Mamdani Mandate (and Cuomo Copium)

NYC Mayoral Election

2025 Election

Mayoral Spew: Mamdani Mandate (and Cuomo Copium)

Hell Gate

November 11, 2025

Bad Behavior

Sorry, Virginia: SantaCon Is a Con, Feds Say

Fresh Hell

Bad Behavior

Sorry, Virginia: SantaCon Is a Con, Feds Say

Christopher Robbins

April 15, 2026

CCRB

Adams Names Police Accountability Foe to Chair Police Accountability Agency

CCRB

Adams Names Police Accountability Foe to Chair Police Accountability Agency

Nick Pinto

December 11, 2025

City of Immigrants

A NYC Social Worker Referred a Shelter Resident to ICE

City of Immigrants

A NYC Social Worker Referred a Shelter Resident to ICE

Nick Pinto

March 31, 2026

Climate

Governor Hochul’s Assault on New York’s Climate Law

Climate

Power

Governor Hochul’s Assault on New York’s Climate Law

Max Rivlin-Nadler

March 03, 2026

Correct Opinions

It Is Every New Yorker's God-Given Right to Complain About $40 Half-Chickens

Correct Opinions

It Is Every New Yorker's God-Given Right to Complain About $40 Half-Chickens

Adlan Jackson

April 13, 2026

Critters of New York

New Yorkers Can't Get Enough of These Woodcocks Throwing Ass

Fresh Hell

Critters of New York

New Yorkers Can't Get Enough of These Woodcocks Throwing Ass

Jessy Edwards

April 03, 2026

Cultural Capital

Inside the World of an Orchard Beach Nutcracker Salesman

Cultural Capital

Q&A

Inside the World of an Orchard Beach Nutcracker Salesman

Adlan Jackson

April 16, 2026

Cyber

'Stop Saying No To Me': AI Brainrot Hits New York's Federal Courts

Cyber

Fresh Hell

'Stop Saying No To Me': AI Brainrot Hits New York's Federal Courts

Katie Way

April 14, 2026

Doggos

Does Rudy Giuliani Look Like a Dog in These Courtroom Sketches?

Fresh Hell

Doggos

Does Rudy Giuliani Look Like a Dog in These Courtroom Sketches?

Adlan Jackson

January 07, 2025

Eric Adams

Eric Adams, Once the Mayor, Now Albanian

Eric Adams

Eric Adams, Once the Mayor, Now Albanian

Max Rivlin-Nadler

April 10, 2026

Eternal City

A Legendary Brooklyn Dive Bar Returns for One Night Only

Eternal City

Cultural Capital

A Legendary Brooklyn Dive Bar Returns for One Night Only

Stephanie Keith

April 10, 2026

First 100 Days

Mayor Mamdani Talks Met Gala, Rich People, and the BQE

First 100 Days

Mayor Mamdani Talks Met Gala, Rich People, and the BQE

Christopher Robbins, Hell Gate

April 16, 2026

Fresh Hell

How NYC Soccer Fans Can Hack the World Cup: Philly

Fresh Hell

How NYC Soccer Fans Can Hack the World Cup: Philly

Max Rivlin-Nadler

April 15, 2026

Going Places

Mayor Mamdasphalt? Meet Governor Pothochul

Fresh Hell

Going Places

Mayor Mamdasphalt? Meet Governor Pothochul

Adlan Jackson

April 06, 2026

High Life

Four Years After Marijuana Legalization, Many Prosecutors Refuse to Give New Yorkers the Clean Slate They Were Promised

High Life

The State of New York

Four Years After Marijuana Legalization, Many Prosecutors Refuse to Give New Yorkers the Clean Slate They Were Promised

Wes Parnell

August 20, 2025

Horoscopes

A dead tree emerges out of a grate, against a gray wall and red stepladders.

Horoscopes

Aries Season Is Here and It’s Dark and Full of Terrors

Rebecca Fishbein

April 03, 2023

How I Cope

Finding Comfort in the Great Lakes Ice Analysis Webpage

How I Cope

Finding Comfort in the Great Lakes Ice Analysis Webpage

Max Rivlin-Nadler

January 31, 2025

Joy

The Weather Is Fucking Awesome Right Now, Go Outside

Joy

The Weather Is Fucking Awesome Right Now, Go Outside

Adlan Jackson

March 10, 2026

Leave Your Apartment

Hell Gate's New Editor Wants You to Celebrate Selena and Scare Yourself With Art

Leave Your Apartment

Hell Gate's New Editor Wants You to Celebrate Selena and Scare Yourself With Art

Adlan Jackson, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

April 03, 2026

Locked Up

Why These Reporters Are Suing New York's Prison System

Locked Up

Why These Reporters Are Suing New York's Prison System

Nick Pinto

March 17, 2026

Meet a Worker Co-op

The New Gourmet Is Well Done

Meet a Worker Co-op

Q&A

The New Gourmet Is Well Done

Max Rivlin-Nadler

January 30, 2026

Morning Spew

Pied-à-Terre-orize the Rich

Morning Spew

Pied-à-Terre-orize the Rich

Hell Gate

April 16, 2026

Navel Gazing

Hell Gate Keeps Growing

Navel Gazing

Hell Gate Keeps Growing

Hell Gate

March 17, 2026

New York Review of Blogs

5 Takeawaÿs From GQ's Jaÿ-Z Interview

New York Review of Blogs

Cultural Capital

5 Takeawaÿs From GQ's Jaÿ-Z Interview

Adlan Jackson

March 24, 2026

New Yorkers Abroad

She Started the Best Jam Session in NYC. Can It Continue Without Her?

Cultural Capital

New Yorkers Abroad

She Started the Best Jam Session in NYC. Can It Continue Without Her?

Adlan Jackson

July 31, 2024

Nosh Pit

As the Sun Sets on Curbside Dining This Year, City Council Eyes Overhaul for 2026

Nosh Pit

As the Sun Sets on Curbside Dining This Year, City Council Eyes Overhaul for 2026

Erin Durkin

November 24, 2025

NYC Mayoral Election

Andrew Cuomo Is Riding This Thing All the Way to the Bottom

Power

NYC Mayoral Election

Andrew Cuomo Is Riding This Thing All the Way to the Bottom

Nick Pinto

November 24, 2025

Oh, Hell

Oh, Hell: Everything Is Fucked and Nothing Matters. Now What?

Oh, Hell

Oh, Hell: Everything Is Fucked and Nothing Matters. Now What?

Katie Way

November 08, 2024

One Cool Thing

The Karaoke Queen of Montero's Reigns Three Nights a Week

What's Your Deal

One Cool Thing

Cultural Capital

The Karaoke Queen of Montero's Reigns Three Nights a Week

Katie Way

February 09, 2026

OnlyFins

Meet the New Fish of New York's Increasingly Warmer Waters

OnlyFins

Q&A

Meet the New Fish of New York's Increasingly Warmer Waters

Esther Wang

October 21, 2024

Open House

Should I Actually Move Into This $1,800/Month One-Bedroom in Kensington?

Open House

Should I Actually Move Into This $1,800/Month One-Bedroom in Kensington?

Adlan Jackson

November 25, 2025

Paying Rent

'The Idea That Housing Supply Is Not Part of the Story Here Is Kind of Absurd'

Paying Rent

'The Idea That Housing Supply Is Not Part of the Story Here Is Kind of Absurd'

Jessy Edwards

March 18, 2026

Podcast

Jessica Tisch, Snow Days, and Elizabeth Street Garden: Zohran Mamdani Meets the Hell Gate Podcast

2025 Election

NYC Mayoral Election

Podcast

Jessica Tisch, Snow Days, and Elizabeth Street Garden: Zohran Mamdani Meets the Hell Gate Podcast

Hell Gate

October 25, 2025

Porcelain New York

The Future of Public Toilets In NYC Is Muddy, Bleak, and Kind of See-Through

Porcelain New York

The Future of Public Toilets In NYC Is Muddy, Bleak, and Kind of See-Through

Jessy Edwards

July 08, 2025

Power

Students Can Sue Columbia and Trump for Colluding to Stamp Out Pro-Palestine Speech

Power

Students Can Sue Columbia and Trump for Colluding to Stamp Out Pro-Palestine Speech

Nick Pinto

March 24, 2026

Q&A

Inside the World of an Orchard Beach Nutcracker Salesman

Cultural Capital

Q&A

Inside the World of an Orchard Beach Nutcracker Salesman

Adlan Jackson

April 16, 2026

RHONY

Stick a Fork in OG RHONY. It's Done

RHONY

Stick a Fork in OG RHONY. It's Done

Katie Way

February 11, 2026

Sales

Finally: A Hell Gate T-shirt!

Sales

Finally: A Hell Gate T-shirt!

Hell Gate

February 23, 2026

Seddio

A Judge's Illicit and Uncashable Check Was Supposed to Make the Case of the Missing $2 Million Go Away. It Didn't.

Seddio

A Judge's Illicit and Uncashable Check Was Supposed to Make the Case of the Missing $2 Million Go Away. It Didn't.

Nick Pinto

April 15, 2026

Staying Alive

After a Bruising, Freezing Month, the Nurses Strike Is Ending

Surplus Labor Values

Staying Alive

After a Bruising, Freezing Month, the Nurses Strike Is Ending

Max Rivlin-Nadler

February 09, 2026

Surplus Labor Values

ProPublica workers practiced striking outside their NYC office Wednesday. (Hell Gate)

Surplus Labor Values

Fresh Hell

New York Review of Blogs

ProPublica Workers Demand Accountability—From Their Own Bosses

Jessy Edwards

February 12, 2026

Table of Success

A Teensy Glimpse Into Mayor Adams's Phone

Table of Success

Eric Adams

Fresh Hell

A Teensy Glimpse Into Mayor Adams's Phone

Hell Gate

December 03, 2025

Talk Mayor to Me

Talk Mayor to Me: Bed-Stuy and Mott Haven

Talk Mayor to Me

NYC Mayoral Election

2025 Election

Talk Mayor to Me: Bed-Stuy and Mott Haven

Olivia Bensimon

October 31, 2025

The Cops

Mamdani Is Getting Snowballed by His Own NYPD

The Cops

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani Is Getting Snowballed by His Own NYPD

Nick Pinto

February 26, 2026

The State of New York

Bernie to Hochul: I Am Once Again Asking You to Tax the Rich

Fresh Hell

The State of New York

Bernie to Hochul: I Am Once Again Asking You to Tax the Rich

Max Rivlin-Nadler

March 30, 2026

Touch Grass

Bushwick City Farm Isn't Dead Yet

Touch Grass

Bushwick City Farm Isn't Dead Yet

Katie Way

April 07, 2026

What's Your Deal

The Karaoke Queen of Montero's Reigns Three Nights a Week

What's Your Deal

One Cool Thing

Cultural Capital

The Karaoke Queen of Montero's Reigns Three Nights a Week

Katie Way

February 09, 2026

Working for the City

A DSNY Worker Answers All Your Burning Questions About the Blizzard (And Yes, the Trash)

Working for the City

Q&A

A DSNY Worker Answers All Your Burning Questions About the Blizzard (And Yes, the Trash)

Adlan Jackson

February 10, 2026

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani Is Getting Snowballed by His Own NYPD

The Cops

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani Is Getting Snowballed by His Own NYPD

Nick Pinto

February 26, 2026