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Would You Rent This Tiny Upper Manhattan Studio for $1,500 a Month

Finding a place to live in New York City has never been harder. For our new series Open House, Hell Gate joins prospective tenants in visiting available units for a glimpse inside the struggle to find a home. In this edition, we visit a tiny, $1,500/month studio on 100th Street.

MTA, Maybe Getting Out of Its Own Way?

One tunneling boondoggle possibly avoided, another still on track. And other links to start your day.

She Wolf Bakery’s Workers Want Your Loaves to be Union-Made

The people behind the NYC farmers' market mainstay are seeking representation from the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union: "Bakers and bakery workers are skilled workers that are so profoundly exploited on a systemic level, the same way that food workers in all food industries are exploit

The Buffalo Bills Just Need Another Billion Dollars

As New Yorkers watched the Buffalo Bills' game-tying field goal attempt sail wide right in the waning moments of the team's devastating playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Buffalo on Sunday night, one question cut through the heartache: Are our state leaders doing enough to ensure that our onl

Cartoon Burglars, Glitzy Bar Mitzvahs, and a Veto: Mayor Adams Is Trying Everything to Block This NYPD Transparency Law

For the second time in his first term as mayor, the City Council is poised to override the veto of Mayor Eric Adams, and it's not clear why the mayor picked this fight in the first place.

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