Cultural Capital
Is ‘The Book of Hov’ Really for Anyone but Jay-Z?
Brooklyn Public Library's exhibition glorifies Jay-Z and advertises his products—but we’re being told it’s for the people.
Navel Gazing
Hell Gate 2023 Annual Report
We're a year in, and in the interest of transparency, we want to share both the successes and the challenges of the past year, as well as what we think will be next for Hell Gate.
Morning Spew
Pretty Much Everyone Now Says It’s Time to Take Rikers Away From the Adams Admin
Federal prosecutors finally call for receivership, and other stories to start your day.
Cultural Capital
How ‘Real’ and ‘New York’ Are the New ‘Real Housewives of New York’?
We're looking for traces of authentic NYC life on the new season of RHONY.
Fresh Hell
Hell Gate’s Hottest Ever Sale Is in Fact Hotter Than Hell (Which Is Very Hot)
A month of Hell Gate for only $0.99? That's hot.
Morning Spew
NYC Isn’t Even Pretending to Try to Get People Off Deadly Rikers Island
The mayor hasn't even appointed all the members of a panel that has the power to release people held on Rikers Island, more than a year and a half into his first term.
Power
NYC’s UPS Workers Are Ready to Strike
"You're making like $200 a week, maybe $300 if you're lucky. It's impossible to live off of what they're paying."
Leave Your Apartment
NYC Noise’s Jessica Hallock Wants You to Embrace Experimental Shows
"Nobody I know has ever seen a July like this," she said of this month's upcoming shows.
Cultural Capital
Actors Join the Writers on the Picket Line: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence’
"This is a template for what's been going on across a lot of sectors, a lot of industries. Technology increases profit, but there's as big an economic divide as ever."
Fresh Hell
Nothing Will Ever Be the Same: James Dolan Has a $2 Billion Sphere
For years, James Dolan has been planning the opening of a giant venue in Las Vegas called Sphere, which cost more than $2 billion and has more than 1 million LED lights affixed to it.