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Where can you see John Wilson's debut feature, take a workshop with a Palestinian dance troupe, get wowed by Rockaway's resident magician, and watch a Hell Gate Q&A with Caveh Zahedi... and do it all beachside?! Rockaway Film Festival 9, of course. hellgatenyc.com/rockaway-fil...
Is anyone even considering whether the Delancey-Essex McDonalds will still get adequate sunlight when all this stuff is built?
The Delancey Street Facelift Continues
Plus more news for your hump day.
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ICE harassing a child and her family on a Bushwick street. Pepper spraying a 72-year-old woman in Inwood. Abducting a man, taking him to a Lower Manhattan hospital emergency room & threatening a witness. ICE activity is up in NYC. But is it a "surge"?
NYC Sees an 'Uptick' in ICE Activity
And a judge just blocked the mask ban for agents, plus more news for your Tuesday.
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Did Frank Seddio abuse the court process to help his client steal $2 million? No, he says: Emails sent from his address? Not sent by him. Court filings made with his login credentials? Not by him! A sworn affirmation bearing his e-signature? He didn't even know it existed.
If you've read the frenzied media coverage surrounding the implementation of the state's new pied-à-terre tax, you know that some property owners are livid about paperwork they now must do. But what do renters think? hellgatenyc.com/nyc-tenants-...
NYC Tenants React to Pied-à-Terrorism: 'I Think It Speaks to How Detached Rich People Are'
A few of the millions of New Yorkers who don't own a home weigh in on the controversy.
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Hear this guy out: horseless horse carriages. And why did Kirk Skodis think of this idea? Is he an animal rights activist or advocating for the drivers? Neither. He's an ideas man!! hellgatenyc.com/hear-this-gu...
Hear This Guy Out: Horseless Horse Carriages
As the City Council looks at banning horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, Kirk Skodis wants to bring electric carriages to New York City. Nevermind that they're not legal yet.
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Two of the city's largest public defender organizations are STILL on strike. Catch up on why:
Hot Strike Summer for NYC's Public Defenders
Neighborhood Defender Service and the Bronx Defenders are on the city's longest-running public defender strikes since 1982.
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If the New York City Council bans horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, what will carriage drivers do? Kirk Skodis thinks he has the answer: transition the 68 licensed carriages to electric ones. (Skodis sent Hell Gate the accompanying image, created via AI, as an example.)
ICYMI: Eric Adams is now pitching a data center to a small city in Wisconsin.
Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now
The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day.
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THE HELL GATE PODCAST NOW IN GLORIOUS 4K VIDEO Catch up on all your worker-owned reporting needs. Shark watch! Pied-á-terrorism! Jon (Joe??) Bernthal! youtube.com/watch?v=8gZa...
Are Sharks Pied-à-Terre-orizing NYC’s Beaches?
This week: Mamdani’s pied-à-terre “hit list,” God’s most beautiful creature (sharks), and some apartment hunting tips for Lebron James.
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ICE agents harassing a child and her family in Bushwick. Macing a woman in Inwood. Threatening a witness in a Lower Manhattan ER. These are just 3 examples of ICE agents targeting New Yorkers the past days, in what advocates are calling an uptick in ICE activity the past week.
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-...
Neighborhood Defender Service and the Bronx Defenders are currently on the city's longest-running public defender strikes since 1982. hellgatenyc.com/hot-strike-s...
“‘Let me tell you something: My name is Eric Adams,’ he continues, as the boos begin to rain down.” hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-i...
Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now
The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day.
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This past weekend, former Mayor Eric Adams was in Wisconsin Rapids—population 18,654—trying to convince residents that they should allow a real estate developer to build a data center in the heart of their town. The public hearing did not go well. hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-i...
Savvy politics-knower Roger Knifeback is back at Hell Gate to offer his advice, based on an insider's hard-won insights in into how the game of New York politics is played.
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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New $20 Dinner: Eldridge Street Store Is Slinging American Chinese Classics and Excellent Slushies hellgatenyc.com/eldridge-str...
Eldridge Street Store Is Slinging American Chinese Classics and Excellent Slushies
Chinatown has a sweet new late-night hang, open until 4 a.m.
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Turns out, Katie loves sharks. Like really really loves sharks. And that's why the NYPD and FDNY's surveillance state against sharks hits home for her. That's this week on the Hell Gate podcast. Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZa...
What poses the bigger threat to New York City beachgoers this summer: Sharks in the water...or drones in the sky?
Welcome to the Shark Surveillance State. The Beaches Are Closed
Since 2023, three City agencies have used drones to scan the water, ruining everyone's fun.
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Hell Gate went on a journey on Tuesday afternoon—from our office on the Bowery to the 34th Street AMC. Here's our conversation about The Odyssey. It is only minimally edited, to preserve the spirit of our precious opinions.
'We Pooped and Peed in a Horse': The Hell Gate Staff Goes to 'The Odyssey'
We were not impressed.
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The best thing about this $19 million penthouse is the "soaring 26-foot ceilings." Wemby could come over and ride on your shoulders!
Hey LeBron, I Found You the Perfect NYC Pied-à-Terre
A sick apartment in a thrilling city where you'd be contributing to the tax base!
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Author Colson Whitehead talked to us about his favorite gambit from the Adams administration, and why he skipped Mayor Mamdani's inauguration.
Colson Whitehead: The Hell Gate Interview
The author talks about his favorite gambit from the Adams administration, and why he skipped Mayor Mamdani's inauguration.
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We all seem to be getting used to Sweetgreen's automated "Infinite Kitchen."
I, Salad Robot
We all seem to be getting used to Sweetgreen's automated "Infinite Kitchen."
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This week's $20 Dinner: At 5:30 p.m. the newly-renovated space becomes Maya - A House of Rice hellgatenyc.com/maya-congee-...
Maya Congee Cafe's New Clinton Hill Dinner Service Is Delightfully Funky and Very Chill
At 5:30 p.m. the newly-renovated space becomes Maya - A House of Rice.
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Morning Spew for Night Owls—The Trump administration and the Supreme Court are wreaking havoc on thousands of New York City's Haitians.
How Thousands of NYC's Haitians Have Been 'Thrust Into Becoming Undocumented'
The Trump administration and the Supreme Court are wreaking havoc. Plus, more news to take you into the weekend.
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We're back and we're dangerous on this week's Hell Gate Podcast. We talk about pied-à-terrorism, the fact that sharks are actually not a big deal, and what we thought about "The Odyssey." www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gZa...
Are Sharks Pied-à-Terre-orizing NYC’s Beaches?
This week: Mamdani’s pied-à-terre “hit list,” God’s most beautiful creature (sharks), and some apartment hunting tips for Lebron James.
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"Is this process annoying? Maybe. But if asking the owner of a $5 million property to submit some forms over the internet is 'harassment,' how should we describe the process of obtaining SNAP benefits, or unemployment checks, or health insurance on the exchange?" hellgatenyc.com/second-home-...
The mythical floating pool on the East River won't be ready for its next testing phase until summer 2027, which ultimately means even a limited public opening isn't likely to arrive until sometime in summer 2028 or later. hellgatenyc.com/plus-pool-ne...
