The reformists really might have it now… Unless?

City Councilmember Alexa Avilés is urging the state government to rein in New York's "vulture funds" and opportunistic developers, while calling on Congress to dismantle the island's financial oversig...

An afternoon visit to a West Village LGBTQ community center.

You can feel insane if you want to, or not!

A crucial gut-renovation of the cast has resuscitated the Big Apple's "Real Housewives" franchise.

The mayor positioned himself as Mr. Worldwide at a breakfast at Gracie Mansion with the prime ministers of Spain and Barbados, as well as Open Society heir Alex Soros.

Meanwhile, an appeals court deliberated on the legality of their actions mere blocks away.

Some thoughts on Bill the Butcher's embarrassing death lithograph.

The suggestion follows California's lead, and is part of an effort to increase regulation on the industry as Congress fails to act.

Eelgrass could be an ecological balm, cleaning New York City's water and mitigating floods. The only problem is it died out 100 years ago.

Someone should do something about this.

In the first seven months of 2026, the city spent more than $53 million on settling misconduct claims.

"Thrift Shop" is a balm. "Can't Hold Us" is, for me, still ecstatic.

Can Brooklyn's famous metal bar still be a bar with a slick new location and even more grumbling neighbors? Plus: What the hell happened at Market Hotel?

Gulp! Plus more news for your Wednesday

A summer inside our city's thriving, political, increasingly weird puppet underground.

An analysis of public records shows Tisch has assigned and promoted dozens of officers with troubling records to Community Response Teams.

Bidet Socialism is alive and well—plus more news for your Thursday.

Hell Gate walked and talked with the five 2026 winners of the David Prize.

A State Supreme Court judge issued a ruling Monday nullifying the county party's efforts to hold on to control after losing its majority in the primary elections.

Judge Jill Epstein was endorsed by the county party. Now she must rule on a case where they're accused of trying to steal an election.

After a sheriff's sale this week, a group of organized New York City tenants are on track to take over the buildings their grandparents once rented units in.

This Labor Day weekend Hell Gate is celebrating with an episode on the very 2026 form of labor that is social media. Is Mamdani’s Signal group chat with 200 ...

What does it really mean for a landlord to "hire a broker"?

Plus more news for your Tuesday.

"I see [Broadway] as the quintessential case study of an industry that has succumbed to corporate capture."

Who does the Gray Lady quote on this important issue? Plus, more news for your weekend.

Each pro-Luigi Mangione activist/content creator was approved by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment within one day. The clips they submitted were somewhat unconventional.

Who does the Gray Lady quote on this important issue? Plus, more news for your weekend.

Hell Gate got audio from the controversial "power grab" vote meeting.

Ugh. Plus, more news for your Thursday morning.

The Times ran a story headlined "Hochul’s Advice for Mamdani: Focus on New York City," and outlined their disagreements on Israel. A behind-the-scenes look raises questions about that framing.

The final few seconds of the video contain a fuckup that genuinely made this reporter gasp.

The Times ran a story headlined "Hochul’s Advice for Mamdani: Focus on New York City," and outlined their disagreements on Israel. A behind-the-scenes look raises questions about that framing.

Hell Gate was outside a Mill Basin clubhouse Tuesday night as party chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn led a vote to override June's election results.