Max Rivlin-Nadler
Max Rivlin-Nadler is a co-publisher of Hell Gate. He’s reported for Gothamist, The New York Times, Village Voice and NPR. You can find him walking his dog, Stiva, or surfing in the Rockaways.
The New York Knicks, Without Overreaction
The playoffs are not to be dreaded this year.
New York Passed an Ambitious Climate Bill for Publicly Owned Power. The Perfect Partner? McKinsey
New York's power authority was given the mandate to build publicly owned renewable energy. Advocates are worried they've chosen the exact wrong people to ask for advice.
As Lawmakers Gut Tenant Protections, Tenant Advocates Turn to Fighting to Defeat the Budget
A bad deal for tenants shows that they didn’t really have all that much leverage to begin with.
Flaco’s Law Might Save the Next Flaco
New proposed legislation would have New York City test a less toxic method of rat control: contraceptives.
My Eclipse Was Almost Certainly Better Than Your Eclipse
Trek through mud for a few hours and you too can be in the perfect spot.
The Evil Brooklyn Tower Is in Foreclosure? I Must Possess It
Woe unto those who would claim such a totem as their own, except me because I can absolutely handle it.
Nothing to See Here, Just Flaring Methane in Greenpoint Per Usual
As the City ramps up its organics collections requirements while also cutting long-standing community programs, you can watch it burn compost in real time.
Gilded Gems: Comptroller Finds Fiscal Mismanagement Shines Bright at Diamond District BID
NYPD security services for an office that's not even in the Diamond District. Non-competitive bidding of over $438,000 in vendor contracts. And other allegations of city-funded misadventures.
What Killed Flaco: NYC’s Failure to Containerize Trash
Rats, fed by an endless stream of al fresco garbage, are also digesting new poisons meant to kill them—and, inadvertently, the birds that snack on them.
Report: Under Eric Adams, the NYPD Is Giving Out Even More Bullshit Criminal Summonses to Black and Brown New Yorkers
Broken windows policing is back.