Hell Gate

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The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000
The massive increase in overtime spending coincided with just a two percent decrease in serious crime.
NYC Lawmakers Dare Mayor Adams to Veto Bills Banning Solitary and Requiring Cops to Record Stops
Mayor Adams has said both bills are part of a "far-left agenda." And more news for your Thursday.
Introducing the Hell Gate Tote Bag!
Stylish, glamorous, union-made, and available to all annual Believer-level subscribers.
New York Takes a Tiny Step Toward Fixing Its Massive Racial Wealth Gap
The law to study reparations is a compromise, but a start.
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.
Just Your Classic 60-Degree Gale Storm Pre-Christmas Commute
Mother nature wants you to stay home.
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.
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."
The City Workers Adams Is Cutting Are Now Suing Him
And more news for your Thursday.
Thank Progressives for New NY Congressional Districts
And more links to be grateful for this Wednesday.









