The Winners and Losers of New York State’s Budget Deal
Winners: real estate, Governor Hochul, and independent media. Losers: New Yorkers who desperately need housing, and weed bodegas.
Freshest Hell
Columbia Classes Go Virtual as President Now Wants to ‘Deescalate the Rancor’
The campus remains on lockdown as encampments spread to other New York City universities, and other links to start your day.
Columbia Protesters, In Their Own Words
Hell Gate spoke to Columbia students about why they're protesting, whether they fear discipline from the university, and how this action fits into a tumultuous series of months.
The New York Knicks, Without Overreaction
The playoffs are not to be dreaded this year.
Columbia’s President Saw ‘Danger’ in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Even the Cops Disagree
You know you fucked up when the NYPD is throwing you under the bus.
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‘How Can I Feed My Family?’: Vendors Waiting on Licenses March on City Hall After Crackdown
Three years after the City Council passed a bill meant to expand the number of vendor licenses in the city, City Hall is still dragging its feet while the NYPD arrests and harasses food vendors.
Rash Returns to Bushwick, Two Years After an Arson Attack
The bar and nightclub will return to serving pulsing, dark dance music near the Myrtle-Broadway subway stop. Plus, more links for your weekend.
New York Passed an Ambitious Climate Bill for Publicly Owned Power. The Perfect Partner? McKinsey
New York's power authority was given the mandate to build publicly owned renewable energy. Advocates are worried they've chosen the exact wrong people to ask for advice.
Pro-Palestine Students Take Over a Columbia University Lawn
And more news for your Thursday.
Featured Blog Posts
Climate Change Is Threatening Some of NYC’s Oldest, Most Majestic Trees
Woodlawn Cemetery is a sanctuary for 6,000 trees, including the Japanese umbrella pine and a weeping beech. But for how much longer?
One Step Behind the Coyotes of NYC
"That’s how you always see them. Running away. I’ve seen more coyote butts than coyote faces."
No Heat, Bathroom Mushrooms, Bees in the Wall: Life Under One of NYC’s Most ‘Egregiously Negligent’ Landlords
“How is it possible that a city, a system, allows landlords to profit from their bad behavior?"
Concert-Related Boomer Phone Abuse Has a Carceral Solution
Boomers fruitlessly maneuvering their gigantic cell phones must be stopped.
Bodega Has Seen Every Scene
The band's new release "Our Brand Could Be Yr Life" embodies the last several eras of Brooklyn rock.
Who Is Randy Mastro, the Lawyer Poised to Become a New Top Dog in the Adams Administration?
With rumors swirling about a new top lawyer in New York City—a former Giuliani deputy mayor who could potentially defend Mayor Eric Adams in civil court—we dug in to what New Yorkers should know about him.
There’s No Palestinian Food at This Year’s Queens Night Market. Here’s Where You Should Go Instead
The founder of Baba's Olives, whose "Free Palestine" signs were torn down last year, has three suggestions for a stellar meal in Astoria.
Ugh, ‘Civil War’ Actually Got Me
And more links to ponder this Wednesday morning.
Eric Adams Announces He’s Matured Into a Mayor Who Is Above Police Accountability
Asked about the lack of consequences for the cops who killed Kawaski Trawick, the mayor said that instead of pushing for accountability, he now has “an obligation and responsibility to use the skills I’ve learned as a pusher to get stuff done in our police department.”
Why 22 City Councilmembers Want to Gut the City’s Landmark Climate Law
“It would be an enormous step back globally if the council passed that bill, or any version of it."
Eric Adams: The Billionaire Who Threw Me a Birthday Party and Made Illegal Donations to My Campaign? I Don’t Really Know Him
And more links for your Tuesday.
As Lawmakers Gut Tenant Protections, Tenant Advocates Turn to Fighting to Defeat the Budget
A bad deal for tenants shows that they didn’t really have all that much leverage to begin with.
‘Disgusting’: NY State Lawmakers Once Again Blocking Legislation to Lower NYC’s Speed Limit
"Sammy's Law" can't get out of the State Assembly, despite support from the State Senate and Governor Hochul.
Hell Gate’s Tote-ally Spring Sale
Spring has sprung, flowers are blooming, and allergies are at an all-time high. It's time to get your new wardrobe and new ACCESSORIES together. We're here to help.
