Podcast
Sit With Us at the Eric Adams Table of Success
The Hell Gate podcast returns to discuss our new interactive project, the Eric Adams Table of Success.
Morning Spew
The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000
The massive increase coincided with just a two percent decrease in serious crime.
$20 Dinner
Prepare to Get Greasy With This Delicious Chicken on Bleecker Street
Cauldron Chicken uses a secret 300-year-old recipe for its signature bird, one that you have to eat with your hands.
Eric Adams
Evidentiary Photo Album: Deputy Mayor Phil Banks’s 2014 Trip to Israel
Three convicted co-conspirators, one unindicted co-conspirator, and memories to last a lifetime.
Morning Spew
NYC Lawmakers Dare Mayor Adams to Veto Bills Banning Solitary and Requiring Cops to Record Stops
Mayor Adams has said both bills are part of a "far-left agenda." And more news for your Thursday.
Correct Opinions
Bodega Salmon, Three Ways
TikTok food critic Keith Lee inspired me to explore seafood prepared at a New York corner store.
Eric Adams
Eric Adams’s Son Talks Albania, Being a Busboy, and Why He Was in San Francisco With a Businessman Connected to a Chinatown Development Project
In an interview with Hell Gate, the mayor's son, Jordan Coleman, answers these questions and more.
Sales
Introducing the Hell Gate Tote Bag!
Stylish, glamorous, union-made, and available to all annual Believer-level subscribers.
Morning Spew
New York Takes a Tiny Step Toward Fixing Its Massive Racial Wealth Gap
The Empire State, which was built by the labor of enslaved people, will study reparations, and more links to start your Wednesday.
The Cops
The NYPD Is Promising to Turn Over Misconduct Evidence Faster. It Won’t Help Kawaski Trawick’s Family
A new, non-binding agreement commits the NYPD to turn over evidence to the Civilian Complaint Review Board within 90 days.
Eric Adams
The $6,000 Cocktail Party Mayor Adams Hosted at Zero Bond
The event featured Knicks veterans and was part of the City's unsuccessful effort to sway members of the Democratic National Committee to choose New York as the site of the 2024 DNC.
Morning Spew
Retail in New York City Is a Tough Nut to Crack
The Center for an Urban Future's new "State of the Chains" report is a bleak one for most of the city's biggest retailers.