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GrowNYC’s Greenmarket Compost Drop-Offs Are Gone for Good Community composting got $6.2 million in the budget, but the climate-saving initiative has had a "bittersweet" few weeks.

GrowNYC's Greenmarket Compost Drop-Offs Are Gone for Good - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Community composting organizations received $6.2 million in the recent City budget, but it's not enough to save dozens of Greenmarket drop-off sites.

With the City not budging on subsidies, and an investor-owned company demanding profits, who gets screwed for making a public transportation system too popular? Naturally, the riders. Happy Independence Day, from Lyft! hellgatenyc.com/citibike-rai...

Happy Fourth of July! Lyft Just Jacked Up Citi Bike E-Bike Fees Again - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com The company wants the City to pay up, but will settle for you instead.

Housing developers: Look, we're all trying to find the guy who did this (housing crisis). hellgatenyc.com/nyc-housing-...

Housing Developers: Look, We're All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Who would have thought a for-profit housing system would incentivize bad behavior? Plus, more links for your holiday weekend.

If NYC's newest food micro-trend has shown us anything, it's that gas stations should ditch the whole "fossil fuels" schtick and focus solely on making first-rate munchies, like the ones featured in this week's $20 Dinner. hellgatenyc.com/blue-hour-ha...

Fuel Up With Glorious Halal Comfort Food at a Myrtle Avenue Gas Station - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Blue Hour serves a full menu of hefty, gloppy delights inside the BP at a busy Bushwick intersection.

Our very own Esther Wang spoke about the growth of worker-owned news outlets with Laura Flanders: "We're the ones who make the decisions about what to publish. It's all of us, the journalists, who decide how the company is run." Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwFZ...

Meet the BIPOC Press: Is Worker-Owned Media the Future of Journalism?www.youtube.com YouTube video by Laura Flanders & Friends

Due to the Loss of Congestion Pricing, New Jerseyans Must Pay $1,000 to Watch the July 4 Fireworks Call it "combustion pricing."

Due to the Loss of Congestion Pricing, New Jerseyans Must Pay $1,000 to Watch the July 4 Fireworks - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Garden State spectators should not be able to aurally and sonically gorge themselves on what are, and have always been, New York's fireworks.

Some extremely exciting news—we're debuting a new advice column, "Oh, Hell," later this month. Send in your questions to [email protected]. No topic is too small, no question is too weird—ask away!

Introducing Hell Gate's Advice Column, 'Oh, Hell' - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Because we all need some help sometimes. Send us your questions!

In "N/A," two people who have been reduced to depoliticized memes—Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—are ushered into another often toothless sphere: the unsubtle mainstream liberal fantasy realm of commercial theater.

When a Tepid Clap Becomes a Battle Cry Becomes a Play - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com In the play "N/A," two people who have been reduced to depoliticized shero memes—Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—are ushered into another often toothless sphere: the unsubtle mainstream libe...

So after three years, and its most successful year ever at staving off the mayor's cuts (but not investing in more substantive programs to help New Yorkers), has the City Council finally had enough of this budget game? Sure seems like it. hellgatenyc.com/budget-victo...

When NYC Budget Victory Means Restoring Cuts That Shouldn't Exist - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com While libraries and composting were spared, parks and 3-K remain perilously underfunded.

Be Patient. Assembly Speaker Heastie Says He Has a 'Game Plan' for Congestion Pricing "Just because you can’t see the play by play doesn’t mean a game plan isn’t being executed."

Be Patient. Assembly Speaker Heastie Says He Has a 'Game Plan' for Congestion Pricing - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com How is Speaker Heastie reacting to the governor unilaterally overriding a law passed by their supposedly coequal branch of government? Look at his Twitter account.

NEW: Jeffrey Maddrey, the top uniformed officer in the NYPD, is arguing that his conduct is not subject to discipline by the city's civilian-run watchdog after he got his friend out of an arrest for pulling a gun on a bunch of teens. hellgatenyc.com/nypd-chief-m...

NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey Says CCRB Has No Jurisdiction Over His Voiding of Arrest of Ex-Cop Who Allegedly Pulled Gun on Three Kids - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Maddrey’s attorney placed the blame for the whole 2021 incident on “prevaricating teenagers who lied” and an “inexperienced sergeant.”

Library funding has been restored—all good news, but it's hard to feel particularly thrilled about a resolution to a series of cuts that closed library doors and got rid of compost sites, one that ultimately felt a bit like smoke and mirrors.

Annual Game of Budget Chicken Ends With Mayor Adams and City Council Restoring Library and Arts Funding - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com And more news for your Friday.

Need more evidence to suggest the "Swagger Mayor" has lost his swagger? On Thursday morning, Adams finally opened up the City's pools for the summer, unveiling a newly redone Astoria Pool—but he refused to jump in himself. hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-p...

Mayor Adams Plunges in Polls, Not Pools - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com According to a new poll, only 24 percent of New York City Democrats say that Adams deserves a second term.

The owners of Taqueria Ramirez have blessed us once again—this time with Carnitas Ramirez, a taco joint in Alphabet City focused on (you guessed it) carnitas. And it's @scoboco.bsky.social 's "favorite new restaurant of the year." His latest $20 Dinner is guaranteed to make you hungry:

NYC's Best Taqueria Ups Their Taco Game With the New Carnitas Ramirez - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Learn why Carnitas Ramirez, located in Alphabet City, is our $20 Dinner columnist's favorite new restaurant of 2024.

Two teens were pulled underwater at an eroding Jacob Riis beach on Friday, where rip currents have closed parts of the park—possibly for the rest of the summer. hellgatenyc.com/nycs-beaches...

NYC's Beaches Are Still Dangerous—Even the Ones With Lifeguards - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Plus, the latest in New York news.

The MTA's board issued a bureaucratic rebuke to Governor Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing pause on Wednesday afternoon by voting in favor of a resolution that called on the transit agency to implement the tolling plan as soon as Governor Hochul stops holding it hostage.

MTA Board to Governor Hochul: We're Ready for Congestion Pricing Whenever You Stop Holding It Hostage - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com The MTA board issued a rebuke to Governor Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing pause on Wednesday afternoon, as "catastrophic" cuts to mass transit loom.

Supporters of Zinerman's campaign began using "Not Like Us" as a theme song, questioning Huntley's authenticity as a Black man. But I wasn't sure whether it was Zinerman's pro-Israel PAC money or the real estate PAC money that was required to be "like us." hellgatenyc.com/how-do-we-co...

‘How Do We Continue to Organize?’ Defeat and Defiance at Eon Tyrell Huntley’s Election Party - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com "We need to make sure that we stay engaged."

2024 Democratic Primary Results: Someone Should Really Do Something About All This Money in Politics

2024 Democratic Primary Results: Someone Should Really Do Something About All This Money in Politics - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Moderate Democrats, with the help of gobs of money, beat back more progressive challengers. But other socialist candidates held their own.

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Companies of a certain size are required to provide COVID leave to their employees until July 2025. I just used it last week after I tested positive.

NEW: This spring, NY quietly stripped away COVID sick leave from its own employees. The state informed executive agencies in March that the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who work for the state would no longer get COVID-specific sick days. hellgatenyc.com/governor-hoc...

Governor Hochul Abruptly Ends COVID Sick Leave for NY State Employees - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com COVID-19 cases are again on the rise in New York. Statewide, the number of recorded cases has increased five-fold since April, though they are still below levels reached this past winter.

Today on your ballot, if you're in a place with a contested election, you might just find yourself with a real choice. Wild! Here are some election races we're keeping an eye on, during today, our beautiful low-turnout (but crucially important) primary. hellgatenyc.com/primary-day-...

It's Primary Day—Go Vote and Keep an Eye on These Races - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com You might even get to vote in one!

The watchdog agency that oversees Rikers is about to vote on rules implementing the ban on solitary confinement. But for the first time, a majority of the board is people appointed or approved by the mayor—who tried to kill the ban with a veto.

Will the Mayor’s Appointees Implement the Solitary Ban the Mayor Tried to Kill? - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com How will the Board of Correction, newly controlled by the mayor’s appointees, vote on rules that give teeth to the ban on solitary confinement in City jails?

The Adams Administration Is Paving Community Compost Paradise for a Parking Lot On June 30, the City is evicting Big Reuse's award-winning community composting site in Long Island City for vehicle storage. "Does that make sense from a climate perspective?"

The Adams Administration Is Paving Community Compost Paradise for a Parking Lot - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com On June 30, the Adams administration is evicting Big Reuse's award-winning community composting site in Long Island City for vehicle storage.

On a hot weekend, New Yorkers boil while Eric Adams hung out in the Hamptons. hellgatenyc.com/on-a-hot-wee...

On a Hot Weekend, New Yorkers Boil While the Mayor Parties - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Drones, helicopters, and heat. Oh, and links.

Kathy Hochul and CNBC Anchor Agree: Who Needs Congestion Pricing When You Could Crack Down on Fare Evasion Instead? (Guess which state this anchor apparently lives in) hellgatenyc.com/kathy-hochul...

Kathy Hochul and CNBC Anchor Agree: Who Needs Congestion Pricing When You Could Crack Down on Fare Evasion Instead? - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com In her latest appearance since stopping America's most consequential initiative for mass transit and the environment, Governor Hochul told CNBC that instead of implementing congestion pricing, officia...

Sitcoms once gave the world its idea of New York City. Nowadays, that role is played by TikTokers. hellgatenyc.com/how-whats-po...

How 'What's Poppin?' and 'Subway Oracle' Turn NYC Into TikTok's Tinseltown - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Fallen Media is changing the way the world sees New York, one viral clip at a time.

If you want to stay cool during this weekend's heatwave, don't expect to do it on the City's dime. hellgatenyc.com/budget-cuts-...

Budget Cuts Foil Pools and Libraries But Maybe New Yorkers Can Catch a Breeze From NYPD Helicopters? - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com There's apparently no money to open pools a few weeks earlier, or to keep libraries open and cool throughout the blisteringly hot weekend.

The @NYCComptroller audited the NYPD's ShotSpotter contract and found some problems. The system misses confirmed gunshots (156 in one year in just one borough) and 87 percent of the time it sends cops chasing things that don't seem to be be gunshots:

NYC Comptroller: The NYPD’s $22 Million Gunshot Detection System Flags an Awful Lot of Noises That Don’t Seem to Be Gunshots - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Police spent 427 hours in one month alone chasing alerts that didn't turn out to be confirmed gunshots, a new report finds.

NEW: In March, the Adams administration ended the City's longstanding universal right-to-shelter when, in a temporary settlement with Legal Aid. Now, migrants are having a much tougher time remaining in those shelters, according to data obtained by Hell Gate. hellgatenyc.com/screening-re...

The Adams Administration Is Denying Roughly Half of Migrants' Shelter Applications - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com At the same time, there's been confusion about what exactly the City is allowed to ask during screening interviews.

Trust us when we say you're going to want to make your way ASAP to Annisha Garcia's Baja burrito spot Son Del North. @scoboco.bsky.social's latest $20 Dinner:

Son Del North Brings World-Class Baja Burritos to the LES - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com Annisha Garcia's northern Mexico burritos are stuffed, flavorful, and totally satisfying. (Just don't ask for rice.)