Katie Way

Katie Way is a writer-editor at Hell Gate. Previously, she was a senior staff writer at VICE. Her work has also appeared in The Nation, Study Hall, Lux Magazine, and MEL. She loves talking to strangers.
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Hell Gate’s Guide to Safe Thanksgiving Conversation Topics
Try these on for size for a peaceful holiday meal.
AOC Talks Ceasefire, Eric Adams’s Budget Cuts, and the Biggest Crisis Threatening NYC
"When we talk about actual threats to the city, it's not the migrant crisis, it's the housing crisis, and we need to be paying a lot more attention to it."
The NYPD Drone Czar Wants You to Know One Thing: ‘The Drones Are Great’
At a drones, robotics, and AI summit, the commanding officer said he wished the public felt more positively about the police department's tech-forward mission.
New York’s Finest: Protect and Slur-ve
Plus lots of bogus license plates and a CO impersonating a cop.
Two Pro-Palestine New Yorkers Talk About What It’s Like to Be Doxxed
"If everyone who is targeted is silenced, then oppression is ongoing and unchecked—and for Palestinian people, this oppression has been ongoing and unchecked for over 75 years."
New York’s Finest: World’s First Immortal Cop Survives Touching Fentanyl
Fraternizing with the Gilgo Beach killer, a fake 311 operator, and vetoes from the police commissioner.
Our Long National ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ Nightmare Is Over
My personal and professional trial ends with a whimper.
The Real Housewives of New York City Crawl Towards the Season Finale
And frankly, I'm crawling there too.
A New Yorker Whose Family Just Evacuated Gaza City
Bader talks about staying in contact with relatives abroad, the resurgence of post-9/11 anti-Muslim sentiment, and trying to keep up with his daily life against the backdrop of fear and horror unfolding in Palestine.
New York’s Finest: The Cop Got Sturdy
Plus pistol-whipping, a demotion, and some May 2020 road rage.









