Taxing the Rich, Courting the Left: Hell Gate Interviews Governor Kathy Hochul
We asked the governor about income inequality, her Cornell University investigation, and what she'd say to Palestinian New Yorkers on October 7.
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Zohran Mamdani Is Mr. Worldwide
It's a wild week in New York City as our mayor goes international, the president pays a visit to and ogles Gracie Mansion, and Mamdani breaks bread with fellow socialist world leaders
AI Threats, Real and Imagined. Plus, Extremely Real NYPD Misconduct
AI apocalypse? Please. We have way more pressing matters.
The 9/11 Episode
The latest scandal: Our mayor passed a pen to a guy.
Come Get 7SoulsDeep With Us
Is Mamdani’s Signal group chat with 200 influencers as scandalous as it sounds? And Katie has some thoughts about @7SoulsDeep.
Holy Cannoli! Is Robert Moses in Heaven???
We break down the sneaky Brooklyn Dems meeting, the sneaky New York Times interview, and where sneaky Robert Moses went after he died.
President AOC, Senator Chi Ossé ?
Rumblings of a 2028 where charismatic DSA members might try their hand at higher office. A gambling update. ICE getting sued by the septuagenarian they maced. And our intern looks back on the summer she turned Hell Gate.
We Won't Shut Up About Elizabeth Street Garden
Well-connected NIMBYs score another unexpected victory in New York City as the fight over Elizabeth Street Garden reaches its apparent final chapter. We dive into the whole sordid history.
Eric Adams's Data Center Side Hustle
Our former mayor goes to Wisconsin, while we monitor an "uptick" in ICE actions and dig into some e-bike controversy.
Are Sharks Pied-à-Terre-orizing NYC’s Beaches?
This week on the Hell Gate Podcast: Mamdani’s pied-à-terre “hit list,” God’s most beautiful creature (sharks), and some apartment hunting tips for Lebron James.