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Christopher Robbins

Chris is an editor at Hell Gate. He spent a decade working for Gothamist, a year at the Village Voice, and has written for New York Magazine and Streetsblog.

Eric Adams’s Rough Week Ends With Criminal Charges Against His 2021 Campaign Supporters

A group of Adams supporters, including a former NYPD Inspector, allegedly conspired to funnel illegal cash to the mayor's campaign.

The DOT Wanted to Speed Up Buses in the Bronx. These Powerful Suburbanites Had Other Plans.

None of the seven leaders who wrote to Mayor Adams opposing the Fordham Road busway live in the Bronx.

‘The Drivers Have No Respect’

As the City moves to eliminate nearly 500 crossing guard positions, we spoke to one about how the job's gotten tougher after COVID.

‘We’re Inhaling Fire’: Scenes from NYC’s New Normal

"I can't stay at home, I need to make money. This is my bread and butter."

Lower Manhattan’s Internet Is Down

"It's affecting multiple layers of government," one City Council staffer told us.

Why Is ‘NYPD Leadership’ Partying With a Far Right-Affiliated Real Estate Firm Tonight?

They'll be at a cocktail party hosted by the real estate firm Exodus Capital, which recently hired Gavin Wax, the president of the New York Young Republican Club.