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$20 Dinner

This Old-School-Style Italian Sandwich Shop Elevates the Game in Ridgewood

$20 Dinner

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This Old-School-Style Italian Sandwich Shop Elevates the Game in Ridgewood

Scott Lynch

May 15, 2025

2025 Election

Don't Ask Andrew Cuomo Questions Like 'Can You Dance'?

2025 Election

Bad Behavior

Don't Ask Andrew Cuomo Questions Like 'Can You Dance'?

Max Rivlin-Nadler

May 16, 2025

Bad Behavior

Don't Ask Andrew Cuomo Questions Like 'Can You Dance'?

2025 Election

Bad Behavior

Don't Ask Andrew Cuomo Questions Like 'Can You Dance'?

Max Rivlin-Nadler

May 16, 2025

City of Immigrants

The City Council Wants to Finally Fix NYC's Broken Street Vendor System, Again

Fresh Hell

City of Immigrants

The City Council Wants to Finally Fix NYC's Broken Street Vendor System, Again

Max Rivlin-Nadler

May 06, 2025

Climate

Behold: The Mighty Retractable Floodgates That Will Hold Back Poseidon's Wrath and Save the Epicenter of Global Capitalism

Climate

Behold: The Mighty Retractable Floodgates That Will Hold Back Poseidon's Wrath and Save the Epicenter of Global Capitalism

Max Rivlin-Nadler

February 24, 2025

Correct Opinions

And the Winner of Hell Gate’s 2025 March Madness of Hot Takes Is…

Fresh Hell

Correct Opinions

And the Winner of Hell Gate’s 2025 March Madness of Hot Takes Is…

Hell Gate

April 08, 2025

Critters of New York

The Reign of Christo, the Tompkins Square Park Hawk, Has Apparently Come to an End

Critters of New York

The Reign of Christo, the Tompkins Square Park Hawk, Has Apparently Come to an End

Max Rivlin-Nadler

March 04, 2025

Cultural Capital

Noname's SummerStage Show Is Canceled, One Week After Kehlani's

Cultural Capital

Noname's SummerStage Show Is Canceled, One Week After Kehlani's

Adlan Jackson

May 12, 2025

Cyber

Freedom From Information: Government Transparency Nosedives Under Eric Adams

Cyber

Eric Adams

Freedom From Information: Government Transparency Nosedives Under Eric Adams

Max Rivlin-Nadler

April 11, 2025

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

DOJ Dumps 1,785 Pages of Evidence Against Eric Adams

Eric Adams

DOJ Dumps 1,785 Pages of Evidence Against Eric Adams

Christopher Robbins

May 09, 2025

Eternal City

I'm Going to Miss the Old Subway Map

Going Places

Eternal City

I'm Going to Miss the Old Subway Map

Jessy Edwards

April 04, 2025

Fresh Hell

Why Is the Parks Department Shutting Down This Pro-Palestine, Pro-Trans Community Garden?

Fresh Hell

Why Is the Parks Department Shutting Down This Pro-Palestine, Pro-Trans Community Garden?

Katie Way

May 13, 2025

Going Places

Rockaway Boardwalk Bike Ban? Not So Fast

Going Places

Fresh Hell

Rockaway Boardwalk Bike Ban? Not So Fast

Max Rivlin-Nadler

May 01, 2025

High Life

Carmelo Anthony poses with fans at Travel Agency Fifth Avenue.

High Life

Staying Me7o in Midtown

Katie Way

April 18, 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

Mr. Marathon Is a 26-Mile Tribute to Cheap Produce

Fresh Hell

Joy

Mr. Marathon Is a 26-Mile Tribute to Cheap Produce

Lauren Hakimi

February 10, 2025

Leave Your Apartment

Hell Gate Wants You to Behold Some Bluebells and Baboons

Leave Your Apartment

Hell Gate Wants You to Behold Some Bluebells and Baboons

Adlan Jackson

May 16, 2025

Locked Up

Man Dies in Brooklyn Waiting to Be Arraigned on Charges That Should Have Warranted a Ticket

Locked Up

Man Dies in Brooklyn Waiting to Be Arraigned on Charges That Should Have Warranted a Ticket

Nick Pinto

March 21, 2025

Meet a Worker Co-op

New York City's First Lesbian Cooperative Coffee & Cocktail Bar Is Opening in Bushwick

Meet a Worker Co-op

Cultural Capital

New York City's First Lesbian Cooperative Coffee & Cocktail Bar Is Opening in Bushwick

Ella Fassler

March 28, 2025

Morning Spew

A Spicy Evening With Top Democratic Candidates for Mayor

Morning Spew

A Spicy Evening With Top Democratic Candidates for Mayor

Hell Gate

May 16, 2025

Navel Gazing

Here's the Video of the Best NYC Mayoral Forum Yet

NYC Mayoral Election

Navel Gazing

Here's the Video of the Best NYC Mayoral Forum Yet

Hell Gate

May 16, 2025

New York Review of Blogs

If Conde Nast Can Make a 'Zine' Then the Word 'Zine' Means Nothing

New York Review of Blogs

If Conde Nast Can Make a 'Zine' Then the Word 'Zine' Means Nothing

Adlan Jackson

February 27, 2025

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

After Passing Legislation That Decimated Outdoor Dining, NYC Council Demands to Know What Killed Outdoor Dining

Fresh Hell

Nosh Pit

After Passing Legislation That Decimated Outdoor Dining, NYC Council Demands to Know What Killed Outdoor Dining

Erin Durkin

April 23, 2025

NYC Mayoral Election

Here's the Video of the Best NYC Mayoral Forum Yet

NYC Mayoral Election

Navel Gazing

Here's the Video of the Best NYC Mayoral Forum Yet

Hell Gate

May 16, 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

Swaddle Yourself in Heady Dance Floor Vibes at Earthly Delights

One Cool Thing

Cultural Capital

Swaddle Yourself in Heady Dance Floor Vibes at Earthly Delights

Katie Way

April 10, 2025

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 Wait on a Massive Line to Rent a $3,500/Month SoHo One Bedroom From a Viral Broker?

Open House

Should I Wait on a Massive Line to Rent a $3,500/Month SoHo One Bedroom From a Viral Broker?

Adlan Jackson

April 07, 2025

Paying Rent

Inside the Battle to Save One of the Last SROs in the East Village

Paying Rent

Inside the Battle to Save One of the Last SROs in the East Village

Jessy Edwards

May 06, 2025

Podcast

PODCAST: Congestion Pricing, Cops on the Subway, and Cash in the Mayoral Race

Podcast

PODCAST: Congestion Pricing, Cops on the Subway, and Cash in the Mayoral Race

Hell Gate

January 17, 2025

Porcelain New York

From Unspeakable to 'Phenomenal': Tompkins Square Park Finally Gets New Restrooms

Porcelain New York

From Unspeakable to 'Phenomenal': Tompkins Square Park Finally Gets New Restrooms

Christopher Robbins

April 15, 2025

Power

Columbia and NYPD Crush Student Library Occupation Supporting Palestine

Power

The Cops

Columbia and NYPD Crush Student Library Occupation Supporting Palestine

Anna Oakes, Meghnad Bose

May 08, 2025

Q&A

Woman Attacked by Pro-Israel Mob: 'I'm Afraid to Walk Around My Own Neighborhood Now'

Q&A

Woman Attacked by Pro-Israel Mob: 'I'm Afraid to Walk Around My Own Neighborhood Now'

Jessy Edwards

April 28, 2025

RHONY

The 'Real Housewives of New York City' Reboot Is Over. It's Actually Over

RHONY

The 'Real Housewives of New York City' Reboot Is Over. It's Actually Over

Katie Way

May 12, 2025

Rikers Island

Why Won’t the Adams Administration Open This Years-Overdue Medical Facility for People in Custody?

Rikers Island

Why Won’t the Adams Administration Open This Years-Overdue Medical Facility for People in Custody?

Jessy Edwards

April 16, 2025

Sales

Vote Early, Vote Often, Vote HELL GATE During Our Election-Themed Sale!

Sales

Vote Early, Vote Often, Vote HELL GATE During Our Election-Themed Sale!

Hell Gate

May 12, 2025

Staying Alive

I Walked Around NYC With a Luigi Mangione T-Shirt And This Is How That Went

Fresh Hell

Staying Alive

I Walked Around NYC With a Luigi Mangione T-Shirt And This Is How That Went

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

April 16, 2025

The Cops

Eric Adams Appointee and NY Post Veteran Can't Stop, Won't Stop Upending NYPD Discipline

The Cops

Eric Adams Appointee and NY Post Veteran Can't Stop, Won't Stop Upending NYPD Discipline

Nick Pinto

May 12, 2025

The State of New York

Is Governor Hochul Fixing Home Care, or Using a 'DOGE Maneuver' to Destroy It?

The State of New York

Is Governor Hochul Fixing Home Care, or Using a 'DOGE Maneuver' to Destroy It?

Max Rivlin-Nadler

April 07, 2025

What's Your Deal

Pre-Prison Eggs Over Easy With George Santos, Cameo Star

What's Your Deal

Pre-Prison Eggs Over Easy With George Santos, Cameo Star

Jessy Edwards

May 14, 2025

Working for the City

Outside of the New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

Working for the City

Power

The NYPL Stands Against Censorship—Except When It Comes to Palestine, According to Some of Its Workers

Katie Way

September 25, 2024