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Courts of Contempt
Will the Process of Selecting State Supreme Court Judges Ever Change?
These reformers hope so.
Morning Spew
Mamdani Promised Trans New Yorkers $65 Million in Gender-Affirming Care. So Where Is It?
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Cultural Capital
Keeping our finger on the pulse of what's new and noteworthy.
I Was a Fan of Doug Shaw
Remembering the multi-genre musician, who was adored by New York's independent music scene.
The Off-Broadway 'Heated Rivalry' Musical Is Fucking Awesome
'Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody' sends up the HBO surprise megahit—and its horned-up female fandom—with love and laughter.
'San Juan Hill' Documentary Shows Us What Lincoln Center Destroyed
The arts institution's ignominious origin story, courtesy of itself.
A 90-Year-Old NYC Printmaker Finally Gets His Hometown Due
Mohammad Omer Khalil is an art star everywhere but here—but a new retrospective should change that.
Alexa, Show Me a Shitty Ass Met Gala
Jeff Bezos's party sucked.
'Bustopher Jones' Is the Cat's Meow
"The Jellicle Ball"'s Nora Schell has transformed a semi-disposable "Cats" character into a newfound Broadway icon.
An Outsider Artist Is Fronted $1,000 for His MoMA Debut and Drops $80 on Groceries
Aluminium foil sculptor Dean Millien kicks off Hell Gate's newest column, Creative Accounting.
What a NYC Trans Art Fest in 2026 Means
"Trans art is the preservation of joy, not merely the celebration of it."
Searching for the East Village of 'No Picnic'
A wide-ranging conversation with Philip Hartman, filmmaker and Two Boots proprietor, about the bygone characters and haunts of his 1986 film.
Inside the World of an Orchard Beach Nutcracker Salesman
Filmmaker Joel Alfonso Vargas on how his new movie, "Mad Bills to Pay," reflects a hyper-real Bronx experience.
A 'Freaky and Weird' New York TV Station Is Bringing Public Access Back
The newly-launched NYTV is interested in producing projects with measured budgets and zero compromises.
A Legendary Brooklyn Dive Bar Returns for One Night Only
Regulars from Hank's, the beloved, deceased Boerum Hill saloon, came together for a memorial pour and to see a new documentary about their old haunt.
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