New York Review of Blogs
Media criticism of our peers, because we care.
22 posts
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.
5 Takeawaÿs From GQ's Jaÿ-Z Interview
And two of them are how great Jaÿ-Z Is.
ProPublica Workers Demand Accountability—From Their Own Bosses
The ProPublica Guild says negotiations for its first union contract have stalled over "basic" worker protections and guidelines over the use of AI.
Hell Gate 2025 Annual Report
As Hell Gate enters our fourth year, here’s how things are going. (Spoiler: Very nicely.)
Why Did the New York Times Collaborate With a Eugenicist?
The paper of record is doing race science with Zohran Mamdani.
The NY Times Isn’t Endorsing Cuomo—They’re Just Telling You to Vote for Him
The paper that doesn’t make local endorsements makes a very weird and tortured non-endorsement.
Thank You Bezos: Finally a Legacy Media Publication That Will Defend Capitalism and American Exceptionalism
And a note to Hell Gate readers on our new editorial focus.
What's Going on With Bushwick Daily?
Owner and publisher Alec Meeker fired the site's editor-in-chief in November. Now he's seemingly taking the 15-year-old publication in a different direction.
