The Cops
They Had Been Distributing Warm Meals in Harlem for Months. Last Weekend, the NYPD Tried to Stop Them
A mutual aid group had nine members arrested, after cops said they lacked a permit.
$20 Dinner
The Chef Behind One of Brooklyn’s Best Restaurants Is Serving Bar Food in Bushwick
Located in the back of Hart Bar, Me Tay Co is an offshoot of Eric Tran's excellent Falansai.
Morning Spew
Cinema Village, Est. 1963, Cinema Village Union, Est. 2024
We talked to one of Cinema Village's newly unionized workers about bargaining power and why his job matters to the entertainment industry.
Fresh Hell
Stop Being Weird at the Portal
The Portal will close for a few days. After what I saw beaming in from Dublin on Monday, yeah, that makes sense.
Cyber
We Had to Threaten to Sue the Mayor to Get This Audio of His Robot Clone Speaking Yiddish
Hell Gate's Freedom of Information request turned up AI-generated recordings of the mayor speaking Yiddish, Haitian Creole, and Spanish.
Morning Spew
Mets Owner’s Astroturf Casino Play Takes the Field in Queens
Despite a key State Senator not feeling so lucky, Cohen continues pouring money into his casino dream.
Critters of New York
We Regret to Inform You That It’s Dead Baby Bird Season
It's the worst time of the year for people who hate stepping on squished animals.
Cyber
One Month After a Supposed Cyberattack Hit NY’s Legislature, We Still Know Next to Nothing About What Happened
During the final hours of the state's budget negotiations, a critical bill drafting system went offline. We still don't have an explanation of exactly what happened.
Morning Spew
Eric Adams, Garth Brooks, and the Pope Walk Into the Vatican
Mayor Adams went on a whirlwind trip to Rome, Italy and Vatican City that culminated in hizzonor talking to Pope Francis about...Robert Kraft?
Porcelain New York
Lincoln Center Has a Great Public Bathroom—Why Aren’t There More Like It?
"It's low-hanging fruit where these buildings already have an existing bathroom, and they could just open it up to the public."
Eric Adams
One NYPD Official Who Has Been Disciplined For Making Dubious Public Statements: Eric Adams
We got Eric Adams's NYPD disciplinary records, and they may explain why the mayor so fiercely defends his loudmouth NYPD officials.
