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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.

Hell Gate Is Suing Mayor Eric Adams

City Hall admits the mayor’s communications with the owner of Zero Bond are a matter of public record, but won't turn them over.

‘People Are Dying on the Streets in Record Numbers and He Doesn’t Give a Shit’

As cycling deaths soar, New Yorkers urge Mayor Eric Adams to make the streets safer, right now.

The JFK AirTrain Finally Has OMNY But There’s Just One Catch (You Can’t Use It Yet)

The awful system is still awful but will be slightly less awful soon?

Lawsuit: NYPD Knew Arresting Cyclist For ‘Criminal Mischief’ Was Bogus, But They Did It Anyway

The cyclist is suing the City, the NYPD, and the driver for false arrest in federal court.

How the McGuinness Boulevard Redesign Compromise Got Compromised

After opponents of the plan met with Mayor Adams's chief advisor, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the DOT was directed to walk-back a compromised redesign.

September 13, 2023

A Cyclist Tried to Stop the NYPD From Illegally Parking on the Sidewalk. The Cops Wrote Him a Summons

"Get a job man," one cop told the cyclist. "Some of us actually have to go to work."

Who’s Going to Make Eric Adams Close Rikers Island?

"I don't know how we compel him to follow the law, other than shaming the hell out of him."

August 31, 2023