Nick Pinto
@nickpinto.bsky.social
Co-founder @hellgatenyc.com. Writing about cops, courts, jails, prisons and NYC. You may have known me on Twitter as @macfathom. On Signal at NickPinto.11
I don’t know what the sound permit for the event the 70th Precinct and the Flatbush Shomrim are throwing right now in the Parade Ground says, but I just clocked it at 103 dB, which, as I look it up now, is associated with the “average human pain threshold.”
With all the attention paid to the feelings of a small, wealthier subset of New Yorkers, you may have forgotten that some 70 percent of New York City residents rent their homes. Here's what four of them think of the pied-à-terre tax rollout: hellgatenyc.com/nyc-tenants-...
Obsessed with the fact that Wisconsin residents opposing a data center, with which Eric Adams is somehow involved, used the Hell Gate Table of Success to inform their advocacy. @hellgatenyc.com rules as always. (And this whole story is wild!) hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-i...
The media and political establishment howling that Mamdani violated sacred norms of moderation, fairness, sensitivity to all New Yorkers, and keeping a narrow municipal focus when he talked about war crimes was awfully quiet while all this other stuff was going on: hellgatenyc.com/how-mamdani-...
Everybody: Don’t do it. Hell Gate staffers: [cackling among themselves] Everybody: Nobody thinks the “Roger Knifeback” bit is funny except you. It’s confusing and annoying. Hell Gate staffers: LOL Everybody: If you publish another Knifeback blog, we’re gonna be pissed, seriously. Hell Gate:
How Zohran Mamdani Can Avoid Another Major Misstep on Israel-Palestine
Some advice for the mayor from one of New York City's savviest politics-knowers.
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I am always so grateful when @hellgatenyc.com is able to publish the insights of Roger Knifeback, one of the canniest observers of New York politics in the game: hellgatenyc.com/how-mamdani-...
How Zohran Mamdani Can Avoid Another Major Misstep on Israel-Palestine
Some advice for the mayor from one of New York City's savviest politics-knowers.
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I wrote a choose-your-own-adventure about Governor Kathy Hochul and professional football if that sounds like something you'd enjoy: hellgatenyc.com/governor-hoc...
Morning Spew: Bills Mafia Governor Hits Training Camp
Kathy Hochul is paying the Bills. Plus, more news for your Thursday morning.
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The @hellgatenyc.com team went to the movies in the middle of the workday yesterday so we could participate in the discourse, and participating I am. hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-od...
Picturing the look of shock and surprise on Mamdani’s face when I defeat him in the next primary after painting him as effete and out of touch for wearing that $100 watch, while I relentlessly flaunt my plastic-strap F-91W. The revolution ever devours its vanguard and is renewed.
If you're doomscrolling right now, compounding your Sunday scaries with dismay about the state of the world, may I suggest a healthier alternative: Subscribe to @hellgatenyc.com in the final hour of our sale, support worker-owned local journalism, and make your life and the world measurably better.
Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · last wk.Only a few hours until Hell Gate's 99-Cent T-shirt Sale comes to an end! A Hell Gate Supporter subscription *and* a "Welcome to Fear City" T-shirt (an incredible tee!) for only 99 cents? And you're going to pass this up? Head here before it's too late: hellgatenyc.com/99-cent-t-sh...
We are now less than 24 hours away from us closing down Hell Gate's 99-Cent T-shirt Sale! Act now to grab one month of a Hell Gate Supporter subscription *and* a "Welcome to Fear City" T-shirt for only 99 cents! That's less than a dollar! hellgatenyc.com/99-cent-t-sh...
Congratulations to @schneps-union.bsky.social. May the contract negotiations be fair and swift!
Schneps Media Union@schneps-union.bsky.social · 2w agoSchneps workers WON our union! After our NLRB election, Schneps reporters + editorial staff are officially part of IAPE Local 1096! We’re so excited to be a part of the NewsGuild. Tell Schneps management to join us at the bargaining table and stop trying to exclude workers from our union now!
Oh my goodness / holy shit: Cultural Capital, this new weekly newsletter from my @hellgatenyc.com colleagues, all about NYC arts and culture and everything else too, is extremely good: hellgatenyc.com/cultural-cap...
Introducing a 17-Year-Old Rapper's Mom to His Publicist
Plus: Will talking about James Dolan get you banned from the Phish subreddit?
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Time is running out to get in on this sale and get a month of @hellgatenyc.com and a free shirt for 99 cents. hellgatenyc.com/hell-gates-9... What’s in Hell Gate? Here is a quick tour of the latest stories we’ve published in each of our 1,000,000 coverage areas. This could be yours! For 99 cents!
Renewing my heartfelt personal entreaty to Andrew Cuomo contained in the back half of this blog. hellgatenyc.com/andrew-m-cuo...
Taking off my “reporter” hat for a moment and putting on my “REPORTER” hat to say: SOLIDARITY WITH @schneps-union.bsky.social hellgatenyc.com/schneps-unio...
After 'Incredibly Insulting and Disappointing' Union-Busting Campaign, Schneps Media Reporters Will Take an NLRB Vote
“It’s really hard to feel like you’re having a conversation in good faith about economic equity with someone who owns two second homes,” one employee told Hell Gate.
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I know the Frank-Seddio-and-the-Case-of-the-Missing-$2-Million superfans have been absolutely clawing the walls waiting for a new installment. Here you go, it's a good one: hellgatenyc.com/seddio-alleg...
Frank Seddio Misspelled Names on Purpose to Obscure his Real Client in the Case of the Missing $2 Million, New Court Filings Claim
More details emerging in everybody's favorite legal drama, including potentially incriminating dentistry.
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Did the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee throw his weight around to punish a judge he’d argued with while practicing as a lawyer in NYC? Hell Gate investigates. youtu.be/4aZfgMqOY_4
IMO every New Yorker who can afford to should subscribe to @hellgatenyc.com. I am a subscriber and read their newsletter daily. I really like what they are doing along with their irreverent tone.
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · 2w agoTo celebrate the 4th anniversary of our worker-owned, subscriber-powered, NYC journalism enterprise, we're having a huge sale—and announcing a few exciting new additions. Follow this thread for a quick tour of Hell Gate 4.0! hellgatenyc.com/99-cent-t-sh...
May God have mercy on my soul, a 🧵: Four years ago this morning, after several months in trial-balloon "is this a thing" mode, @hellgatenyc.com launched for real. The site looked pretty different back then, but there were so many good stories on the homepage: web.archive.org/web/20220720...
Now that we are publishing the @hellgatenyc.com podcast in video form, the pressing question is: Should my on-screen thing be: 1) Reflective sunglasses or 2) Tim Pool beanie? Give your thoughts in the comments, and as always, smash that like and subscribe! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aZf...
The All New Hell Gate Podcast
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We Dosed This Octogenarian Classics Scholar With Toad Venom and Live-blogged His Reactions to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
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Longreads@longreads.com · 3w agoQ: Name three publications you enjoy reading these days. A: @defector.com, @hellgatenyc.com, and obviously @slate.com. They all retain the increasingly radical belief that a publication should be fun to read. Great questionnaire this week with Aymann Ismail: longreads.com/2026/07/15/q...
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