Two Factions, One Toilet, Zero Journalists: Inside the Brooklyn Dems' Closed-Door Takeover
Hell Gate got audio from the controversial "power grab" vote meeting.
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Who's got it, who wants it.
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Unpacking the Brooklyn Dems' Typo-Riddled, Psychedelically Weird, Short-Form Victory Lap
The final few seconds of the video contain a fuckup that genuinely made this reporter gasp.
The New York Times Sure Wanted Kathy Hochul to Say Something About Zohran Mamdani and Antisemitism
The Times ran a story headlined "Hochul’s Advice for Mamdani: Focus on New York City," and outlined their disagreements on Israel. A behind-the-scenes look raises questions about that framing.
Brooklyn Democrats Don’t Need Your Democracy
Hell Gate was outside a Mill Basin clubhouse Tuesday night as party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn led a vote to override June's election results.
Reformers Sue to Stop Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's Brooklyn Dems Power Grab
The Brooklyn Dems are set to vote Tuesday on new rules aimed at keeping the chairwoman in power—even though she was poised to lose reelection.
Why Mayor Mamdani Can't Quit NYPD Commissioner Tisch
The Eric Adams holdover is antithetical to much of the left. She's also essential to the mayor.
DSA 2028: AOC for President, Chi Ossé for Senate?
The charismatic and ambitious 28-year-old councilmember has continued to deepen his relationships with DSA since his brief flirtation with a congressional run last year.
Nuyoricans Protest the $2.5B Luxury 'Community' Planned for Puerto Rico's West Coast
Opponents in New York and Cabo Rojo say the Esencia development is a "neo-colonial settlement" for the ultra-rich.
Brooklyn Democrats Nominate Supreme Court Justices Amidst Bad Optics and Light Mayhem
Frank Seddio just happened to nominate the protégé of the judge ruling on his sanctions case, before Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn used a tablecloth to make herself invisible to journalists.
State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda Says He Won't Step Down From Powerful Judiciary Committee: 'I've Been Vilified'
A NYC judge says a powerful state senator complained about him. The senator won't say if he did or didn't. Now good governance advocates are calling for his resignation from the judiciary committee.
They're Beefing Over the Budget, But They'll Always Have Miami
Bronx City Councilmember Althea Stevens called out Speaker Julie Menin over what she perceived as an inequitable discretionary funding allocation. But in 2024, they were close enough to go on a vacation together to celebrate Stevens's birthday—with four other councilmembers.