Fresh Hell
The Plus Pool Is Stuck in the (Sea) Weeds
Checking in on our favorite $16 million pool that is definitely happening.
Fresh Hell
Internal Documents: Steve Cohen's Casino Dream Comes With Nearly Double the Parking Spaces and 'Significant Traffic'
Hell Gate received another tranche of files from City Hall related to a Freedom of Information Law request we submitted almost two years ago.
Morning Spew
You Can't Union Bust, Fire All Your Workers, and Still Moan About It
May a thousand Joe's bloom, and other links to start your day.
Podcast
PODCAST: A Hell Gate Thanksgiving Debate
Hell Gate editors hop on the microphone to talk about the scourge of Christmas tree sellers popping up around NYC before Thanksgiving...or is it actually a GOOD thing? We battle it out.
RHONY
Be Thankful This Season of the 'Real Housewives of New York City' Is Halfway Done
Pigeons, salsa, and why Bravo is the real villain.
Cultural Capital
Delightful Delirium at the Met's Employee Art Show
The show is fully open to the public for only the second time—and you just have a few more days to catch it.
City of Immigrants
Not Quite Adults, Not Quite Children, Teens Seeking Asylum in NYC Just Want a Little Help
"They're scared kids who still want to be mothered and fathered and had to leave because not making that decision could have killed them."
Locked Up
Federal Judge Concludes NY's Politicians Are Unfit to Oversee Rikers
Finding the City in contempt of court for failing to make its jails safer, the judge set the stage to take over Rikers.
High Life
Planes, Trains, and Magnolia Bakery Edibles
An experiment in legal weed and Thanksgiving travel.
Cultural Capital
A Very Cash Cobain Thanksgiving
The "sexy drill" pioneer visited his Bronx elementary school to give some winter coats away.
Morning Spew
The Outdoor Dining Era Is Officially Over
Get ready for just 1414 roadway dining options (at most) come April. Plus, links.
$20 Dinner
Fulfill Your Stuffed Egyptian Pizza Fantasies at Steinway Street's Levant
Plus, some of the best shawarma in the city—and the kebabs rule, too.