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$20 Dinner

Maya Congee Cafe's New Clinton Hill Dinner Service Is Delightfully Funky and Very Chill

$20 Dinner

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Maya Congee Cafe's New Clinton Hill Dinner Service Is Delightfully Funky and Very Chill

Scott Lynch

July 27, 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

2026 Election

A New Era for the Brooklyn Dems

Morning Spew

2026 Election

A New Era for the Brooklyn Dems

Hell Gate

June 25, 2026

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

Police Union Sues NYPD Watchdog to Turn Back Clock and Make Misconduct Records Secret

CCRB

The Cops

Police Union Sues NYPD Watchdog to Turn Back Clock and Make Misconduct Records Secret

Nick Pinto

April 21, 2026

City of Immigrants

Mahmoud Khalil Sues the Trump Administration, Alleging a 'Conspiracy' Against Him at the Highest Levels

Fresh Hell

City of Immigrants

Mahmoud Khalil Sues the Trump Administration, Alleging a 'Conspiracy' Against Him at the Highest Levels

Max Rivlin-Nadler

July 14, 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

I, Salad Robot

Correct Opinions

Fresh Hell

I, Salad Robot

Holly Pretsky

July 27, 2026

Courts of Contempt

Will the Process of Selecting State Supreme Court Judges Ever Change?

Courts of Contempt

Will the Process of Selecting State Supreme Court Judges Ever Change?

Jessy Edwards

June 02, 2026

Creative Accounting

A Synthpop Musician Drops $388 on Credit Consolidation and Gets a Piece of Gear for Free

Creative Accounting

Cultural Capital

A Synthpop Musician Drops $388 on Credit Consolidation and Gets a Piece of Gear for Free

Adlan Jackson

July 10, 2026

Critters of New York

My Hometown's on Track to Eradicate Rats. Could NYC Do the Same?

Critters of New York

Fresh Hell

My Hometown's on Track to Eradicate Rats. Could NYC Do the Same?

Jessy Edwards

July 24, 2026

Cultural Capital

Colson Whitehead: The Hell Gate Interview

Cultural Capital

Q&A

Colson Whitehead: The Hell Gate Interview

Adlan Jackson

July 28, 2026

Cyber

A New AI Documentary Wonders: Are Humans Toast?

Cyber

Fresh Hell

Cultural Capital

A New AI Documentary Wonders: Are Humans Toast?

Jessy Edwards

June 12, 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

NYC Albanians Call on Fellow Albanian Eric Adams to Join Their Revolution

Morning Spew

Eric Adams

NYC Albanians Call on Fellow Albanian Eric Adams to Join Their Revolution

Hell Gate

July 13, 2026

Eternal City

The Downtown Boys Guide to Downtown NYC

Cultural Capital

Eternal City

The Downtown Boys Guide to Downtown NYC

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

July 23, 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

I, Salad Robot

Correct Opinions

Fresh Hell

I, Salad Robot

Holly Pretsky

July 27, 2026

Going Places

What Did My Ride on The Ordinary Bus Have to Do With the Wasian Meetup? More Than You Might Think

Going Places

What Did My Ride on The Ordinary Bus Have to Do With the Wasian Meetup? More Than You Might Think

Adlan Jackson

May 28, 2026

High Life

Tompkins Square Narc: NYPD Started 4/20 With Barricades, Left With Contact Highs

High Life

The Cops

Tompkins Square Narc: NYPD Started 4/20 With Barricades, Left With Contact Highs

Max Rivlin-Nadler

April 20, 2026

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

In Case You Missed It, We Had a Blast at the Beach

Navel Gazing

Joy

In Case You Missed It, We Had a Blast at the Beach

Hell Gate

July 13, 2026

Leave Your Apartment

New York Lab's Jack Klein Wants You to See Free Art, Not Ads

Leave Your Apartment

New York Lab's Jack Klein Wants You to See Free Art, Not Ads

Adlan Jackson

July 24, 2026

Locked Up

The Story of the Woman Who Gave Birth in Brooklyn Arraignment Court Is Worse Than You’ve Heard

Locked Up

The Cops

The Story of the Woman Who Gave Birth in Brooklyn Arraignment Court Is Worse Than You’ve Heard

Nick Pinto

May 18, 2026

Meet a Worker Co-op

It Feels Good When Your Therapist Feels Good About Their Workplace

Meet a Worker Co-op

It Feels Good When Your Therapist Feels Good About Their Workplace

Adlan Jackson

June 29, 2026

Morning Spew

Eric Adams Has Some Cool New Side Hustles

Morning Spew

Eric Adams Has Some Cool New Side Hustles

Hell Gate

July 28, 2026

Navel Gazing

The Future of Hell Gate Is: More Hell Gate

Navel Gazing

The Future of Hell Gate Is: More Hell Gate

Hell Gate

July 20, 2026

New York Review of Blogs

Famous Singer/Songwriter to 20,000 Fans at MSG: A NYT Journalist Picked Me Up in His Vintage Car, Kissed Me in the Times Office, But Apparently Had a Girlfriend

Fresh Hell

New York Review of Blogs

Famous Singer/Songwriter to 20,000 Fans at MSG: A NYT Journalist Picked Me Up in His Vintage Car, Kissed Me in the Times Office, But Apparently Had a Girlfriend

Christopher Robbins

June 17, 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

Things Are Looking Grim Again for Canal Street's Iconic Slushie Bodega

Nosh Pit

Things Are Looking Grim Again for Canal Street's Iconic Slushie Bodega

Adlan Jackson

July 17, 2026

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

Greenpoint 'Godzilla' Towers Greenlit With 50 Percent Affordability (After 100 Percent Drama)

Paying Rent

Fresh Hell

Greenpoint 'Godzilla' Towers Greenlit With 50 Percent Affordability (After 100 Percent Drama)

Jessy Edwards

July 17, 2026

Podcast

Can Mamdani Arrest Netanyahu? No, and That's Also Not the Point

Podcast

Can Mamdani Arrest Netanyahu? No, and That's Also Not the Point

Hell Gate

July 24, 2026

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

State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda Says He Won't Step Down From Powerful Judiciary Committee: 'I've Been Vilified'

Fresh Hell

Power

State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda Says He Won't Step Down From Powerful Judiciary Committee: 'I've Been Vilified'

Jessy Edwards

July 14, 2026

Q&A

Colson Whitehead: The Hell Gate Interview

Cultural Capital

Q&A

Colson Whitehead: The Hell Gate Interview

Adlan Jackson

July 28, 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

Hell Gate's 99-Cent T-Shirt Sale!

Sales

Hell Gate's 99-Cent T-Shirt Sale!

Hell Gate

July 20, 2026

Seddio

Frank Seddio Misspelled Names on Purpose to Obscure his Real Client in the Case of the Missing $2 Million, New Court Filings Claim

Seddio

Frank Seddio Misspelled Names on Purpose to Obscure his Real Client in the Case of the Missing $2 Million, New Court Filings Claim

Nick Pinto

July 21, 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

After 'Incredibly Insulting and Disappointing' Union-Busting Campaign, Schneps Media Reporters Will Take an NLRB Vote

Surplus Labor Values

After 'Incredibly Insulting and Disappointing' Union-Busting Campaign, Schneps Media Reporters Will Take an NLRB Vote

Nick Pinto

July 22, 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

You Can’t Record in Police Station Lobbies After All

The Cops

You Can’t Record in Police Station Lobbies After All

Nick Pinto

July 13, 2026

The State of New York

Andrew Cuomo Is Spreading the Blockchain Gospel for a Massive Crypto Exchange

Fresh Hell

The State of New York

Andrew Cuomo Is Spreading the Blockchain Gospel for a Massive Crypto Exchange

Christopher Robbins

June 29, 2026

Touch Grass

We Asked a Meteorologist About Those Beach Sandstorms (by Darude)

Touch Grass

Fresh Hell

We Asked a Meteorologist About Those Beach Sandstorms (by Darude)

Jessy Edwards

July 10, 2026

What's Your Deal

Meet the Tree-Counting Juggernaut of New York City

Touch Grass

What's Your Deal

Meet the Tree-Counting Juggernaut of New York City

Michael Nolan

June 26, 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

World Cup 2026

Hypebeast Mayor Mamdani Drops Mega-Exclusive Kit and the Crowd Goes Wild

Fresh Hell

Zohran Mamdani

World Cup 2026

Hypebeast Mayor Mamdani Drops Mega-Exclusive Kit and the Crowd Goes Wild

Max Rivlin-Nadler

June 12, 2026

Zohran Mamdani

Welcome to Zohran’s Economic Development Corporation: We Quote David Graeber Now

Fresh Hell

Zohran Mamdani

Welcome to Zohran’s Economic Development Corporation: We Quote David Graeber Now

Max Rivlin-Nadler

July 22, 2026