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Can We All Take a Minute to Acknowledge What Absolute Babies These Billionaires Are?
It has been a big week for thin-skinned, well-heeled individuals speaking out against the idea that they should be forced to contribute additional, infinitesimal amounts of their fortunes to benefit society.
Mayor Mamdani Speaks Out Against West Bank ‘Real Estate Expo’ at Manhattan Synagogue
The event creates a showdown between land-sale participants, protesters, and counter-protesters, and will be the first protest since the City Council passed controversial legislation restricting demonstrations in close proximity to houses of worship.
Follow the Money in the 'Commie Corridor' Congressional Race: Atlantic City Lawyers, Supermarket Titans, and Ed Norton
We cracked the fundraising books on the campaigns of Antonio Reynoso, Julie Won, and Claire Valdez.
Pothole Politics Can't Come Soon Enough to the Hellscape That Is Brooklyn's Broadway
"These are not potholes, they're craters."
Mamdani and the Monarch
The mayor is just the latest in a long, weird history of NYC leaders navigating meet-ups with British royals.
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.