Mayor Adams's 'Lioness' and Her Pride Face the Judge
Mayor Eric Adams's former top advisor, her son, top city official Jesse Hamilton, and four business people pleaded not guilty to a handful of bribery and conspiracy charges.
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And the Winner of Hell Gate’s 2025 March Madness of Hot Takes Is…
In these dour times, one would-be City executive shines bright as a beacon of sex appeal.
Will Cutting Down 78 Trees Ruin Fort Greene Park—or Save It?
Inside the years-long (and counting) legal battle over the future of Brooklyn's oldest park.
New Anti-Cuomo Acronyms to Feed the DREAM
Changing political times call for changing political slogans. Hell Gate is here to help.
A 'Trans Tennis Princess' Defeated Her Opponent. Then She Was Kicked Out of the Tennis League
"I was under the impression that trans people were welcome."
The House Always Wins: Why John Liu Is Supporting Steve Cohen's Casino Dream
"I am under no delusions that he's doing this out of the goodness of his heart."
Hell Gate Presents: March Madness of NYC Hot Takes 2025...THE ELITE EIGHT
The brackets have been filled. The take offense and take defense have been flowing. Who has advanced to our Elite Eight? And who will be our eventual champion?
The Park Slope City Council Race That Is Somehow All About Israel
Shahana Hanif, the first Muslim woman elected to the City Council, is being challenged by Maya Kornberg, a Brennan Center researcher.
Adams Administration Slashed Community and Ethnic Media Advertising by 84 Percent
Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander slammed the Adams administration for failing to follow City law and use advertising dollars to support local news organizations.
Andrew Cuomo, Once New York's 'Biggest Obstacle' to Major Housing Reforms, Now Says He'll Be a Pro-Tenant Mayor
The governor who fought historic rent protections "every step of the way" is now pitching himself as someone who will stand up for tenants.
Zohran Mamdani Is Banging on Andrew Cuomo's Front Door
The Queens state assemblymember held a press conference outside Cuomo's Sutton Place home to highlight his mayoral race rival's refusal to hold a real press conference.
Hell Gate Presents: March Madness of NYC Hot Takes 2025
What's that dull yet powerful roar in the distance? It's us, defending these takes with our lives.