NYC Stops Compost Enforcement After Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro Gets Involved
Barely two weeks old, the mandatory composting program has been a smashing success.
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I Walked Around NYC With a Luigi Mangione T-Shirt And This Is How That Went
"He took a stand and was sacrificial, obviously, of himself and someone else—which was not—again, I don't condone murder, right? And it doesn't hurt that he's so hot."
Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT for His Housing Plan
The Democratic mayoral frontrunner's "Addressing New York's Housing Crisis" features garbled text and a citation from ChatGPT.
'Dimes Square' Open Street Gets a New Curfew
Restaurant owners on Canal Street cut back their Open Street schedule, but that hasn't placated some critics.
Teens Against Eric Adams
A group of New York City students rallied to have Eric Adams stop foreclosing on their future.
And the Winner of Hell Gate’s 2025 March Madness of Hot Takes Is…
In these dour times, one would-be City executive shines bright as a beacon of sex appeal.
Will Cutting Down 78 Trees Ruin Fort Greene Park—or Save It?
Inside the years-long (and counting) legal battle over the future of Brooklyn's oldest park.
New Anti-Cuomo Acronyms to Feed the DREAM
Changing political times call for changing political slogans. Hell Gate is here to help.
A 'Trans Tennis Princess' Defeated Her Opponent. Then She Was Kicked Out of the Tennis League
"I was under the impression that trans people were welcome."
The House Always Wins: Why John Liu Is Supporting Steve Cohen's Casino Dream
"I am under no delusions that he's doing this out of the goodness of his heart."
Hell Gate Presents: March Madness of NYC Hot Takes 2025...THE ELITE EIGHT
The brackets have been filled. The take offense and take defense have been flowing. Who has advanced to our Elite Eight? And who will be our eventual champion?
The Park Slope City Council Race That Is Somehow All About Israel
Shahana Hanif, the first Muslim woman elected to the City Council, is being challenged by Maya Kornberg, a Brennan Center researcher.