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$20 Dinner

Twenty-One Street Snacks to Try at New Bangladeshi Cafe in Jackson Heights

$20 Dinner

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Twenty-One Street Snacks to Try at New Bangladeshi Cafe in Jackson Heights

Scott Lynch

February 12, 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

How to Pick a Viral Fight With Eric Adams

Eric Adams

Bad Behavior

Q&A

How to Pick a Viral Fight With Eric Adams

Adlan Jackson

February 05, 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

Hudson River Park Trust Keeps Dodging Questions About Its ICE Contract

Morning Spew

City of Immigrants

Hudson River Park Trust Keeps Dodging Questions About Its ICE Contract

Hell Gate

February 10, 2026

Climate

Snowficionados, Rejoice: This Weekend Might Be Special

Fresh Hell

Climate

Snowficionados, Rejoice: This Weekend Might Be Special

Christopher Robbins

January 21, 2026

Correct Opinions

New Yorkers Deserve to See the Forbidden Footage Dr. Phil's Son Took of the NYPD

The Cops

Eric Adams

Correct Opinions

New Yorkers Deserve to See the Forbidden Footage Dr. Phil's Son Took of the NYPD

Katie Way

January 23, 2026

Critters of New York

The Bill to Ban Carriage Horses Is Dead

Critters of New York

Power

The Bill to Ban Carriage Horses Is Dead

Katie Way

November 14, 2025

Cultural Capital

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

Cyber

Blind PureGym Member Says Staffer Told Him to Monitor Door for 'Tailgaters'

Fresh Hell

Cyber

Blind PureGym Member Says Staffer Told Him to Monitor Door for 'Tailgaters'

Jessy Edwards

January 27, 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

How to Pick a Viral Fight With Eric Adams

Eric Adams

Bad Behavior

Q&A

How to Pick a Viral Fight With Eric Adams

Adlan Jackson

February 05, 2026

Eternal City

Behold the Frigid Beauty of New York City's Ice Age

Eternal City

Behold the Frigid Beauty of New York City's Ice Age

John Taggart

February 10, 2026

First 100 Days

Mamdani's Budget Blame Game Backfires

First 100 Days

Mamdani's Budget Blame Game Backfires

Nick Pinto, Jessy Edwards, Max Rivlin-Nadler

February 12, 2026

Fresh Hell

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

Going Places

New DOT Rules Would Decimate Open Streets Dining

Fresh Hell

Going Places

New DOT Rules Would Decimate Open Streets Dining

Christopher Robbins

February 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 Hell Gate Guide to Grilling and Chilling

Navel Gazing

Joy

The Hell Gate Guide to Grilling and Chilling

Hell Gate

August 29, 2025

Leave Your Apartment

K. Porcelain Wants You to Binge Live Music, Not Your Favorite Song

Leave Your Apartment

K. Porcelain Wants You to Binge Live Music, Not Your Favorite Song

Adlan Jackson

February 02, 2026

Locked Up

The Face of the Rikers Federal Takeover Is a 38-Year Old Former CIA Officer

Locked Up

The Face of the Rikers Federal Takeover Is a 38-Year Old Former CIA Officer

Nick Pinto

January 28, 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

New York Electeds Vow to Put the Stonewall Pride Flag Back Up

Morning Spew

New York Electeds Vow to Put the Stonewall Pride Flag Back Up

Hell Gate

February 12, 2026

Navel Gazing

Hell Gate's Favorite Blogs of 2025

Navel Gazing

Correct Opinions

Hell Gate's Favorite Blogs of 2025

Hell Gate

December 29, 2025

New York Review of Blogs

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

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

Their Landlord Was Sent to Rikers. The Heating Outages Continued: 'It Literally Cannot Get Worse Than This'

Paying Rent

Fresh Hell

Their Landlord Was Sent to Rikers. The Heating Outages Continued: 'It Literally Cannot Get Worse Than This'

Jessy Edwards

February 10, 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

The Hazy Case of Frank Seddio and the Missing $2 Million Slowly Comes Into Focus

Power

Fresh Hell

The Hazy Case of Frank Seddio and the Missing $2 Million Slowly Comes Into Focus

Nick Pinto

February 11, 2026

Q&A

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

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 Hats for the Holidays Sale

Sales

Hell Gate Hats for the Holidays Sale

Hell Gate

December 15, 2025

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

The NYPD Shot Jabez Chakraborty Less Than 30 Seconds After Entering His Home

The Cops

Zohran Mamdani

First 100 Days

The NYPD Shot Jabez Chakraborty Less Than 30 Seconds After Entering His Home

Katie Way

February 04, 2026

The State of New York

Government Dysfunction Doesn't Get Much Funnier Than This

The State of New York

Bad Behavior

Government Dysfunction Doesn't Get Much Funnier Than This

Christopher Robbins

February 04, 2026

Touch Grass

After All That, the New East River Park Is...Fucking Awesome

Correct Opinions

Touch Grass

After All That, the New East River Park Is...Fucking Awesome

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

October 14, 2025

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

The NYPD Shot Jabez Chakraborty Less Than 30 Seconds After Entering His Home

The Cops

Zohran Mamdani

First 100 Days

The NYPD Shot Jabez Chakraborty Less Than 30 Seconds After Entering His Home

Katie Way

February 04, 2026