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Hell Gate

A new outlet owned and run by journalists covering New York City, with a mixture of blog posts, features, columns, and investigations.

It’s Tuesday and It Should Cost $2.75 to Take the LIRR from Bayside to Woodside

A plan to make the commuter rails actually go our way, and other links to start your day.

December 6, 2022

This Monday, the Internet Remains on Hold

Another chance to connect thousands of New Yorkers is missed, and other links to start your day.

December 5, 2022

It’s Thursday and the MTA Is Yet Again Staring Into the Abyss

Albany to NYC Subways, Drop Dead? And other links to start your day.

December 1, 2022

It’s Wednesday and We’re Involuntarily Confining People to Conceal Our Societal Failures Again

Eric Adams announces a huge policy shift before jetting off to Greece and Qatar, and more links for your day.

November 30, 2022

It’s Tuesday and Personally I’m Thrilled to See My Tax Dollars Supporting Massive Payday Loans

Capitalism is truly running out of places to extract profit, and other links to start your day.

November 29, 2022

It’s Monday and Eric Adams Has World Cup Fever

The Mayor takes a totally necessary trip to a migrant-killing kingdom, and other links to start your day.

November 28, 2022

It’s Wednesday, and We’re Banning Crypto Mining

New York leads again on stopping a specific type of wasteful pollution, and other links to start your day.

November 23, 2022

It’s Tuesday and I Would Also Be Eric Adams’s Friend for $241,000 a Year

Plus: Two secret reports and an oddly austere budget given how many well-paid appointees are running around City Hall

November 22, 2022

This Monday It’s a Cold Cold World (Cup)

Footie! And other links to start your day.

November 21, 2022