The Future of Hell Gate Is: More Hell Gate
A revamped website, a video podcast, and the debut of our biweekly culture newsletter.
Navel Gazing
Getting high on our own supply.
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Welcoming Our Newest Hell Gate Editor Holly Pretsky
Yet another addition to the team, you guys.
Hell Gate Salutes Departing Editor Esther Wang
A founding editor is leaving Hell Gate.
We're Throwing Another Beach Party—and This Year, It's Twice the Fun
You're all invited to join us, and our friends at Shea Stadium, for our second year of summertime music at Rippers.
A Perfect Sunday Night for a Movie in the Rockaways
Kevin Corrigan, kimchi potato salad, and Adlan—here's what you missed at our screening with the Rockaway Film Festival on Sunday night.
Welcome Hell Gate's Second-Ever Intern
CUNY J-School student Alisha Allison is bringing her love of politics and culture to Hell Gate!
Nadia Tykulsker Is Leaving Hell Gate
It's not goodbye, it's see you later.
Trust No One in the 'Mangionista' Debate Over Who Is Doing Real Journalism in NYC
Every player in this controversy cannot be entirely trusted. They are all fatally compromised, and extremely annoying.
Hell Gate Keeps Growing
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd has spent the last 25 years covering culture, politics, and the general fabric of New York. Now she'll do it at Hell Gate!
Hell Gate's Favorite Blogs of 2025
The stories most beloved by Hell Gate's writers and editors in 2025.
Hell Gate's 20 Most Popular Stories of 2025
From Andrew Cuomo's campaign flameout, to a bizarre prison hoax, to cops staring at their phones, here were the stories that you read the most.