Fresh Hell

Surprise Pop-Up Collab: Mamdani and Menin Pressure Hochul to Tax the Rich

The frenemy of my frenemy is my frenemy.

Giant Quadcopters Have Hit the Skies of NYC

Test flights from Lower Manhattan to JFK Airport are happening this week.

Powerful State Lawmaker's Spat With a Housing Court Judge Was 'Totally Irresponsible' and 'Never Should Have Happened,' Ethics Experts Say

According to courtroom audio obtained by Hell Gate, Bronx State Senator Luis Sepúlveda—who is also the chair of the Senate Judicial Committee—was evasive and argumentative with a judge about why he missed a housing court date.

Panic! at the Goop Kitchen

The wait for a salad was more than two hours—unless you ordered a day in advance.

It's Jeff Bezos's Met Gala Now: 'They're Being Bought Off and Used'

A chat with the activists protesting the billionaire's elevated status at Met.

We're So Bat: NYC's Nocturnal Creatures Are Making a Comeback

After a deadly fungus decimated the bat population, a passionate community is helping them recover.

How NYC Soccer Fans Can Hack the World Cup: Philly

The cheapest and possibly easiest way for New Yorkers to catch a World Cup game? Go see one in Philadelphia.

Sorry, Virginia: SantaCon Is a Con, Feds Say

SantaCon's organizer allegedly raised $2.7 million, but only donated "a small fraction" of that amount to charity.

'Stop Saying No To Me': AI Brainrot Hits New York's Federal Courts

A Judge Got Into a 'Spat' With a Powerful State Lawmaker. Three Days Later, He Resigned from the Bench

Good government groups say the conflict between the housing court judge and chair of the State Senate Judiciary Committee "raises questions that nobody wants to have raised about the independence of our judiciary system."

Dan Goldman Lifted Entire EV Grieve Story for Campaign Flyer—Without Permission

Legal experts say the congressman's flyer plays "fast and loose" with federal copyright law.