Fresh Hell
Hell Gate Presents: March Madness of NYC Hot Takes 2024
After much deliberation, we will defend these to the death (even if we don't 100 percent believe in them).
Fresh Hell
Why This Long Island Roller Derby Team Is Taking on the Ban Against Trans Women in Sports
The VP of the Long Island Roller Rebels and a staff attorney for the NYCLU talk about suing Nassau County over its recent executive order.
Morning Spew
When You’ve Done Everything Else, Project Your Logo on a Museum
Let's get the Hell Gate logo up there. Plus, more links.
The Cops
Eric Adams: Defund the Police Oversight
The Civilian Complaint Review Board's budget has been so decimated that it has already stopped investigating whole categories of police misconduct.
The Cops
Top Aide to Mayor Adams Accused of Sexually Harassing NYPD Sergeant and Retaliating Against Her for Reporting It
The lawsuit against Timothy Pearson is the third instance of a member of the mayor's inner circle being accused of sexual misconduct against a lower-ranking NYPD officer.
Morning Spew
Somehow NY Still Has a Tax Credit for Luxury Yachts and Private Jets
And more news for your Thursday.
Paying Rent
‘Landlords Just Went Wild’: A Brief History of Vacancy Deregulation in New York
NYC real estate interests are currently putting on a full court press to raise rents in regulated apartments. History shows that this results in utter chaos.
$20 Dinner
Make Your Way to Sunnyside’s Newa Chhe For Fantastic Nepali Delights
Newa Chhe has a full menu of traditional—and delicious—Newari dishes. (Definitely get the goat head.)
Morning Spew
The Days of NYC’s Stupefyingly Bad, Maddeningly Unequal Property Tax System May Be Numbered
New York's highest court just said that a challenge to NYC's FUBAR property tax system can be litigated.
Going Places
Is the Dream of Reviving the Rockaways to Elmhurst Subway Line Dead?
The 'QueensWay,' perhaps NYC's most cynical park plan, is about to actually move forward.
Cultural Capital
‘They Totally Fucked Me’: Inside the Rise and Fall of ArtsDistrict Brooklyn
Weddings and parties were thrown into disarray, vendors say they went unpaid. Was it all part of a “clandestine scheme to siphon money”?
Morning Spew
What’s Going on With the Sexual Assault Allegations Against Eric Adams?
A former New York Transit Police employee has alleged in a lawsuit that the mayor demanded a quid pro quo sexual favor from her in 1993, when they worked together. Here's what we do—and don't—know.