Nosh Pit
Bye Bye, Bivalve: Dollar Oysters Are Rarely a Dollar Anymore
The once-ubiquitous, delicious "loss leader" is getting tougher to find in NYC.
Morning Spew
It’s Wednesday and We’re Rounding the Bases
New York’s new home run king, and other links to start your interminably cloudy Wednesday.
Locked Up
NYPD is Illegally Sending People to Rikers Without Ever Seeing a Judge, Lawsuit Claims
"Nothing short of an extrajudicial campaign of terror and kidnapping.”
Morning Spew
Tuesday’s Clouds Weep, For Eric Adams Has Lost Fran Lebowitz
There are meteorological reasons for all this rain but also psychic reasons.
Horoscopes
Spooky Libra Season Is Here
It's Libra season, and though this astrologer's long-held opinion is that you should never trust a Libra because they're too friendly, the scales do bring some good tidings.
Morning Spew
It’s Monday and the City Council Might Make Us All Snitches
A new-ish idea to get vehicles out of bike lanes and other links to start your day.
Fresh Hell
Fall’s Hottest Accessory Is the Hell Gate Hat
Yes, the long-awaited, and much vaunted Hell Gate hats have finally arrived.
Fresh Hell
NYC’s War Against Noisy Cars Foiled by Drivers Who Don’t Have Plates
Hell Gate has obtained the results of a pilot program that placed a sound camera at four locations around NYC.
Morning Spew
It’s Friday and Eric Adams Is Against School Segregation But Okay With the Thing That Produces School Segregation
The Adams administration seems pretty okay with school segregation, and more of what we're reading today.
The Cops
NYC Promised Street Vendors More Permits. Instead, They’re Being Harassed by the NYPD
“It feels like they pick on us because they have nothing better to do.”
Morning Spew
Eternal Free Parking Thursdays
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams continues to prioritize parking for cars over everything that makes life good and bearable, and more of what we’re upset about this morning.
Cultural Capital
How a South Brooklyn Synagogue Became a Legendary All-Ages Punk Venue
On Saturday nights, Beth Ahavath Sholom transformed into a place where all were welcome to mosh.