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Behold This Fiercely Majestic Falcon and Its Embarrassingly Awkward Chick

Please enjoy these delightful photos and video taken atop the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge.

June 16, 2022

Good Luck Trying to Hold New York Prosecutors Who Have Sent Innocent People to Prison Accountable

Public officials went to unconstitutional lengths to silence people talking about prosecutorial misconduct, a federal court found this week.

June 16, 2022

All the Best Knish Headlines We Didn’t Use

Behold the care and joy we put into the top of every story.

June 16, 2022

Five Graduating High School Seniors Speak Their Minds

To mark the end of the 2022 school year, Hell Gate visited Esperanza Preparatory Academy in East Harlem to ask the important questions.

Public Swimming Programs Had Been Drowning For Months. Why Didn’t City Hall Save Them?

Other cities have found solutions to the "national lifeguard shortage."

June 15, 2022

Last Call for the NYC Knish

I knew, standing outside of the former Mrs. Stahl’s, that I was witnessing the extinction of the knish, and there was one person I could blame.

June 14, 2022

Cool New Bike Barriers No Match For Drivers Blocking Bike Lane

The DOT is moving quickly to secure bike lanes. But can the city keep drivers out of them?

June 14, 2022

Climate Change Is Threatening Some of NYC’s Oldest, Most Majestic Trees

Woodlawn Cemetery is a sanctuary for 6,000 trees, including the Japanese umbrella pine and a weeping beech. But for how much longer?

June 13, 2022

The Legend of Leh-Boy

He's everywhere. But who is he?

June 10, 2022

Want a Rent-Regulated Apartment? Pay This Broker $10,000

Brokers are capitalizing on an already exploitative rental market, and in the process are effectively destroying the few rent protections we have.

June 9, 2022