Two years ago we bet that readers would pay a few bucks a month for independent, worker-owned, local journalism that covered New York City in all its agony and ecstasy.
We're proud to report: it's working.
Over these last two years we've published more than 1,500 stories, won two New York Press Club awards, lost a company softball game over the NPR airwaves, got the mayor to say our name (before we sued him), and were deemed one of New York Magazine's Reasons to Love New York (above The Guggenheim, below Rihanna). We've also been able to bring on two co-owners and a business manager. This year, we gave ourselves health insurance, and just launched a brand new website.
To celebrate our new site (and Hell Gate's second birthday), we're giving you our biggest sale yet—33 percent off of all our annual subscriptions, and we're offering new perks for each tier.
Our annual Friend tier is now only $47—for less than $4 per month, you'll get access to all of our stories and now, commenting privileges. (It's like buying a slice of pizza, but you're helping to save local journalism.)
Our annual Supporter tier is on sale for only $67, or roughly $5.60/month (still cheaper than a monthly Netflix subscription and way less evil!) Supporters now get free invites to our exclusive quarterly events.
Perhaps you also want Hell Gate swag? You'll need an annual Believer subscription, which is now just $134. That's right: For what comes out to less than $12/month, you can be a true champion of worker-owned, independent media; get cool merch; and an excuse to leave your apartment four times a year. Plus, you'll now get invites to video chats with Hell Gate editors, where we'll take you behind the scenes of our reporting, twice a year.
Whether you've loved Hell Gate from afar and have been waffling on a subscription, or if you're visiting our gorgeous website for the first time and like what you're seeing, now is the time to take advantage of these prices. Like ice cream cones and mayoral administrations, this 33 percent sale isn't going to be around forever.