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James Gray, Queens Kid, Comes Home

The director of “Ad Astra” talks to Hell Gate about the unsparing truth of his latest film, “Armageddon Time.”

November 14, 2022

It’s Not Just You: NYC Has a Serious Dungeon Master Shortage

As the pandemic ushered in well-publicized worker shortages, Dungeons & Dragons is experiencing its own labor crisis.

Ka’s History Repeats Itself

Ever-widening inequality tears New York's character to pieces and plows it under the ground—and that's where Ka's new album finds him.

October 10, 2022

How a South Brooklyn Synagogue Became a Legendary All-Ages Punk Venue

On Saturday nights, Beth Ahavath Sholom transformed into a place where all were welcome to mosh.

September 28, 2022

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.

Love All: More New Yorkers Are Discovering the Joy of Tennis

Fitness, fashion, fun, if you can stand the wait for a court.

August 15, 2022

Splendor and Destruction on the Gowanus

A floating barge on the Gowanus becomes the unlikely but inevitable site for a musical meditation on climate change and what comes after.

August 3, 2022