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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.

NYC Promised Street Vendors More Permits. Instead, They’re Being Harassed by the NYPD

“It feels like they pick on us because they have nothing better to do.”

September 29, 2022

How Eric Adams Made the Crisis of Sheltering Asylum Seekers Worse

A city with millions to spare finds it can’t do the bare minimum, and is asking City employees to volunteer to work with asylum seekers.

September 23, 2022

Queens Is Probably Getting a ‘High Line’ Instead of a Subway Line

The abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch train line has been a point of contention for decades. Now City Hall looks to finally foreclose a possible reactivation.

September 20, 2022

East Village’s Beloved Essex Card Shop Reopens After Devastating Fire

The store, like its owners, has shown serious resiliency.

September 15, 2022

The Owners of Astor Wines & Spirits Just Sold It to Their Employees

The Fisher family has run the shop for over fifty years—now its workers will own it.

September 13, 2022

City Council Demands Mayor Undo Schools Budget Cuts the City Council Voted For

The city council resolves that it made a huge mistake.

September 6, 2022

 It’s Wednesday, and We’re Avoiding Confrontation in the Bronx

Plans to provide housing for seniors and recently incarcerated people run into familiar foes.

The U.S. Open Qualies and Queens

For a week, it’s just barely worth all that the U.S. Open has taken from a borough it mostly ignores.