Max Rivlin Nadler

1 week ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin-Nadler |Max Rivlin Nadler

Listen, I'm not someone who is prone to histrionics about my Knicks fandom, or one to draw lines in the sand about certain trades "ending" my relationship with the star-crossed team, or anything like that. I'm an even-tempered enjoyer of basketball, and when it comes to the New York Knicks, I'm a sober-minded analyst. I am well aware of the limitations of this team, especially coming out of their bruising, exhausting first-round series against the Detroit Pistons. They're not very deep.

1 week ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin-Nadler |Max Rivlin Nadler

On a rainy Tuesday, over 50 street vendors gathered at City Hall to once again demand that the City finally start dispensing more permits to vendors, especially as they have seen a massive enforcement crackdown on their activities by the Adams administration. The downpour on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday morning was illustrative of what New York City's street vendors, the heart of its informal economy, must deal with on a daily basis, they said.

2 weeks ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin-Nadler |Max Rivlin Nadler

After news of a sweeping Rockaway Boardwalk bike ban hit the peninsula like a flat tire, Rockaway Beach's City Councilmember says she's working to broker a compromise that would allow New Yorkers to keep pedaling on the boards. Councilmember Joann Ariola told Hell Gate that she met with higher ups at the Parks Department earlier this week to talk them down from their initial proposal: prohibiting all bikes on the 35-block stretch of boardwalk from Beach 73rd to Beach 108th through October 1.

2 weeks ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin-Nadler |Max Rivlin Nadler

This election season, two state assemblymembers from Queens are vying for citywide office. One of them is using a powerful field game and social media savvy to vault to second place in the mayor's race. The other? Well, it's been a rough week for public advocate candidate Jenifer Rajkumar.

3 weeks ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin-Nadler |Max Rivlin Nadler

On Monday, when the Mets marketing team emailed fans an invitation to "Work from Home Plate"—touting the beautiful weather, an image of a laptop next to home plate, and affordable tickets for the getaway day Wednesday matinee game against the Phillies—they were reading the room correctly. Finally, suddenly, it was Spring in New York City, and the prospect of getting to sit outside on a bucolic spring day seemed incredibly enticing.