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New York Takes a Tiny Step Toward Fixing Its Massive Racial Wealth Gap

The law to study reparations is a compromise, but a start.

December 20, 2023

The NYPD Is Promising to Turn Over Misconduct Evidence Faster. It Won’t Help Kawaski Trawick’s Family

A new, non-binding agreement commits the NYPD to turn over evidence to the Civilian Complaint Review Board within 90 days.

December 19, 2023

The $6,000 Cocktail Party Mayor Adams Hosted at Zero Bond

Knicks vets were on hand for the party, which was part of NYC's push to bring the DNC to town.

Retail in New York City Is a Tough Nut to Crack

The Center for an Urban Future's new "State of the Chains" report is a bleak one for most of the city's biggest retailers.

December 19, 2023

One Last Sunday at Two Brooklyn Public Libraries: ‘It’s a Big Loss’

Thanks to budget cuts by the Adams administration, libraries across the city have been forced to eliminate a day of service.

Just Your Classic 60-Degree Gale Storm Pre-Christmas Commute

Mother nature wants you to stay home.

December 18, 2023

Welcome to the Eric Adams Table of Success

Hell Gate presents an interactive site exploring dozens of people who are in the mayor's orbit, their connections to each other, and why it all matters.

December 18, 2023

In Court, Rikers Officials Play For Time and Win Again

A federal judge held the Adams Administration in contempt of court for ignoring her orders on Rikers, then granted the City a two-month extension.

December 15, 2023

Ricardo the Bull’s PATH to Freedom Ran Through Newark Penn Station

"I thought maybe it was a Red Bulls PR stunt or something like that."

December 15, 2023

The River Hag of Newtown Creek

Greenpoint resident Karolina Zaniesienko has spent the past year fishing the polluted creek—and has created a living diorama of what she's found in a fish tank in her living room.

December 14, 2023