Morning Spew
Congestion Pricing Is Working, This Powerpoint for Trump Did Not
A doomed powerpoint for President Trump, and more stories to start your week.
Cultural Capital
Amid Financial Turmoil, Brooklyn Museum Quietly Suspends First Saturdays Program
The museum says the event will return in May, but a museum worker told Hell Gate they're not so sure.
Eric Adams
Federal Judge Appoints Attorney Not Obviously in Cahoots With Trump’s DOJ to Review Mayor Adams's Dismissal
Judge Dale Ho ordered a high-powered attorney with impeccable conservative credentials to scrutinize the government's motion to dismiss the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
Leave Your Apartment
Dada Strain's Piotr Orlov Wants You to Embrace the 'Golden Age of New York DJing'
"Support your local musickers."
Morning Spew
Governor Guardrail, Not Governor Rambo
Plus, more news to close out another hectic week.
Locked Up
Incarcerated NYers on the Prison Guard Wildcat Strike: ‘They Want to Go Back to the Good Old Days of Just Beating and Killing Guys’
"It happened because correction officers have been held accountable for their actions, and they feel threatened because they can be prosecuted for killing an incarcerated individual."
Bad Behavior
Mayor Adams's 'Knight of the Round Table' Assaulted Security Guards and Lied to Police, NYC's Watchdog Concludes
Mayor Adams has no comment on the report confirming allegations against his longtime friend and erstwhile top aide.
$20 Dinner
It's a '90s NYC Pizza Party at Greenpoint's Diamond Slice
Greenpoint lifer Peter Chrostowski brings bold, funky flavors to his new slice shop, located where Park Deli once stood.
Morning Spew
What If NYC's Mayor Truly Cared About Tenants?
Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani wants to revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (and more stories for your Thursday).
Eric Adams
We Can Drop Charges Against Adams Even If There Is a Quid Pro Quo, Trump's DOJ Tells Judge
Mayor Eric Adams's dismissal hearing featured a fiery appeal to Trump's vision of unfettered executive power.
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Going Places
Trump Moves to Kill Congestion Pricing. The MTA Is Suing to Save It [Updated]
The Feds have pulled their approval for the tolling plan. Supporters of congestion pricing say that doesn't matter.
Cultural Capital
A Rave For Your Eyeballs
Brooklyn-based designer Jean Pierre Consuegra knows how to design a club flyer that makes a lineup pop.