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Christopher Robbins

Chris is an editor and co-founder at Hell Gate. He spent a decade working for Gothamist, a year at the Village Voice, and has written for New York Magazine and Streetsblog.

Introducing Porcelain New York: A Public Bathroom Column

Our goal is to celebrate the toilets we have, shine a light on facilities that need attention, and inspire more public bathroom discourse.

POV: You Are a Rat In a Crowded Enclosure Full of Dogs

But, of course, if you airbrush the rat out, this is just a video of a beautiful dog ballet in Tompkins Square Park.

Boy This New NYC Congressional District Sure Looks Like a Dong (Or a T-Rex?)

The "special master" has spoken, and many Democratic incumbents would be forced to compete.

Mets Rat Is No Pizza Rat

We keep getting Churro Squirrels and Fondue Crows and now...Mets Rat.

Good Dogs: Meet Tank

A tribute to an old friend.

Subway Policing is Still Racist. Wasn’t Tish James Supposed to Investigate That?

Black and Latino New Yorkers account for 88 percent of all fare evasion arrests, and 70 percent of summonses.