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Since Hochul's press team was less than forthcoming, we began investigating....and we're here to applaud our own findings.... hellgatenyc.com/did-hotel-wa...

Factcheck: Did Hotel Wait Staff Actually Applaud Kathy Hochul Because of Her Congestion Pricing Pause?hellgatenyc.com LIsten, we've all had fantasies along similar lines.

@defector.bsky.social's Giri Nathan dove into the mystery of the basketball court (???) at JFK Airport's Terminal 5 (??????). Read his wide-ranging investigation:

Who Was Getting Buckets at the JFK Airport Basketball Court?hellgatenyc.com This city has a way of stashing basketball courts in strange places, but even for New York, this location was strange.

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The Bell House will now have the same owner as Ticketmaster, and comedians told New York Groove that they worry about the venue's future. hellgatenyc.com/brooklyns-co...

Brooklyn's Comedy Proving Ground Has Totally Sold Outhellgatenyc.com The Bell House now has the same owner as Ticketmaster. Plus, more news for your weekend!

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How much will the New York City FC soccer stadium deal at Willets Point cost taxpayers? No one really knows, writes @neildemause.bsky.social, because the City went ahead with the deal without asking any questions.

How NYC Gave Hundreds of Millions to the Yankees and an Oil Baron Sheikh for the Willets Point Soccer Stadium—No Questions Askedhellgatenyc.com "It's so sad that the shit slipped through everybody's fingers."

[email protected]'s latest $20 Dinner takes him to the newly opened Williamsburg outpost of the upstate NY cult favorite Moonburger. Is the plant-based burger joint worth the hype? Find out:

Upstate Cult Favorite Moonburger Lands in Williamsburghellgatenyc.com Will a plant-based burger joint fly on Bedford Avenue?

The reactionary Brooklyn councilmember became a crime fighter biter on Wednesday. hellgatenyc.com/councilmembe...

Councilmember Susan Zhuang Goes Full ACAB (All Cops Are Bitten)hellgatenyc.com The reactionary Brooklyn councilmember became a crime fighter biter on Wednesday.

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To the frustration of many, the Brooklyn Democratic party organization hasn't raised money for or spent money from its campaign account in years. This year, it did spend on election campaigns... but in infra-party primary races against other Democrats. hellgatenyc.com/brooklyn-dem...

The Brooklyn Democratic Party Finally Used Its Campaign Fund—Against Fellow Democratshellgatenyc.com New campaign filings show the local party, which hasn't tapped its campaign account in years, did so this spring in an infra-party primary.

We reached out to more than a dozen restaurant and bar owners to ask them if they plan to apply for a curbside dining permit under the City's new outdoor dining regulations. The response: anxiety, resignation, and more than a little uncertainty.

Restaurant Owners Are Severely Freaked Out by the Looming Costs of Curbside Dininghellgatenyc.com "Unless you have incredibly deep pockets, this isn't for you."

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The best and often the only way to know what’s going on inside NY’s jails and prisons is to hear from the people inside. @hellgateny.bsky.social is very pleased to run this story by Jared Boyzdaj in conjunction with @prisonjournalism.bsky.social: hellgatenyc.com/ny-prisons-n...

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioninghellgatenyc.com "The heat was so intense that the roaches living in my foot locker even crawled out during the daylight hours to escape the humidity."

A true showman like Senator Menendez won't let something like getting found guilty on 16 counts of bribery, obstruction of justice, extortion, etcetera get him down.

Bob Menendez, Guiltyhellgatenyc.com The senator from New Jersey was convicted on all 16 charges against him in a federal corruption trial—but he says he's not done fighting.

"Being inside a cell during the hottest months of the year is like being cooked in an oven," writes Jared Bozydaj. Heat-related deaths are up—yet most prisons in NY still don't have AC. In collab with @prisonjournalism.bsky.social: hellgatenyc.com/ny-prisons-n...

The punks circled up and picked up the shovels, but then stopped, confused. "Wait, what do we do?" one guy with a shaved head and a missing incisor asked. "What's the ritual?" hellgatenyc.com/abc-no-rio-a...

How the Anarchists at ABC No Rio Got the City to Build Them an Arts Center on the Lower East Sidehellgatenyc.com "If you had told us that this group of anarchist artists was going to raise this amount of money and make this happen, we really would have thought you were totally insane."

You know the scene—a Penske truck with an Amazon Logistics magnet double parked next to cars or blocking a hydrant or bus lane, accompanied by a series of cones marking the area behind the truck, where, for the next several hours, the truck will now idle. hellgatenyc.com/will-anybody...

Will Anybody Actually Make Amazon Follow Parking Rules?hellgatenyc.com Probably not, but worth trying!

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If representative democracy makes it to June 2025, it looks like New Yorkers will have a few options to choose from. We broke down some mayoral campaign fundraising numbers in today's Morning Spew:

If Democracy Makes It to 2025, NYC Will Have a Competitive Mayoral Racehellgatenyc.com And more news for your Tuesday.

Bronx rapper MIKE has turned an underground hip-hop posse showcase to one of the most exciting stages in New York City. hellgatenyc.com/mike-young-w...

Even an Attempted Presidential Assassination Couldn't Stop the Vibe at MIKE’s Young World Festivalhellgatenyc.com The Bronx rapper has turned an underground hip-hop posse showcase to one of the most exciting stages in New York City.

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A renter in Brooklyn says his landlord is raising his rent by 16 percent, almost double what's allowed under the new Good Cause Eviction law. But his landlord is refusing to budge—and says the law doesn't apply. So what happens now? Hell Gate is on the case! hellgatenyc.com/good-cause-e...

What Happens When a Landlord Pushes Back Against Good Cause Eviction?hellgatenyc.com One renter in Brooklyn shares his story.

Kristen Edgreen Kaufman is a deputy commissioner in the Office of International Affairs. Edgreen Kaufman has also steered nearly $3 million to the right-wing Manhattan Institute through a nonprofit foundation she runs with her husband. Will Bredderman reports: hellgatenyc.com/adams-admin-...

While City Hall refuses to extend hours for lifeguards on beaches, it does have one thing it's willing to spend money on that officials insist will keep people safe—drones! And wow do shorebirds hate it!!!! (And it also doesn't actually keep people safe) hellgatenyc.com/drones-vs-bi...

Drones vs. Birds at the Beachhellgatenyc.com An outlandish solution to a very solvable problem has, get this, created yet another problem. And more news for your Monday.

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Go Ahead and Block the Empire State Building, It Sucks Nowhellgatenyc.com If I want a daily reminder of what I'm supposed to think about, or what observance I'm supposed to solemnly honor, I'll check the Google Doodle.

If you're doing the math at home and are at all familiar with the economics of a restaurant, you'll see where this is all going—curbside dining, outside of the wealthiest restaurant owners, is absolutely fucking toast. hellgatenyc.com/city-definit...

Oh Great, NYC Killed the Only Good Thing to Come Out of the COVID Erahellgatenyc.com Instead of building upon one of the few bright spots of the pandemic, curbside dining is now heading for swift extinction beginning on August 3, even as the City insists this isn't the case.

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ICYMI 👋 We dropped our debut advice column, Oh, Hell, yesterday and tackled two very different (but equally important) reader questions: "Do I have to pay my friend for eating dinner at her house?" and "Would Stuart Little's roadster driving ass support congestion pricing?"

My Friend Just Sent Me a Brazen Venmo Requesthellgatenyc.com Sage advice from your friendly neighborhood bloggers.