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Hell Gate is a platform created by journalists dedicated to reporting on New York City. The site offers a variety of content, including blog posts, features, columns, and in-depth investigations. Our aim is to provide articles that are sharp, playful, passionate, and insightful for our audience. We maintain a critical view of authority while holding onto our idealistic beliefs. Reading our content is always engaging and enjoyable. While there used to be several publications similar to this in New York, they are now quite rare.

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'Incredulidad y Conmoción': Una Abogada de Inmigración Que Lucha Contra Las Desapariciones de ICE en el Bajo Manhattan Habla de Lo Que Vio

4 days ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin-Nadler |Max Rivlin Nadler

Traducido por Néstor David Pastor López. To read this article in English, click here. El viernes por la tarde, afuera del ascensor del duodécimo piso del 26 Federal Plaza, varios agentes de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) deambulaban por ahí, algunos con bragas para el cuello o mascarillas, y otros parados sin mascarillas, mirando distraídamente sus teléfonos.
A Crown Heights Building's Rat Infestation Gets a Livestream

5 days ago | hellgatenyc.com | Anna Oakes

10:08 AM EDT on June 02, 2025 Adam Schleser has lived in the six-building Jewish Hospital complex in Crown Heights since the summer of 2018, and in his current, ground-floor one-bedroom since the fall of 2020. Schleser said that the apartment had some unaddressed noise issues—but the rent stabilization and enjoyable neighborhood made up for that. Then, in mid-October 2024, Schleser began hearing what he soon realized were rats in his walls.
‘Disbelief and Shock’: An Immigration Attorney Fighting ICE Disappearances in Lower Manhattan Speaks About What She’s Seen

5 days ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin-Nadler |Max Rivlin Nadler

Outside of the elevator on the twelfth floor of 26 Federal Plaza on Friday afternoon, several Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were milling about, some with neck gaiters or face masks on, and others standing, unmasked, absentmindedly looking at their phones.
The Met's Oceania Gallery, Refocused and Reborn

1 week ago | hellgatenyc.com | Jessy Edwards

At 5:32 a.m., a lone, low voice cracked the silence inside the Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum, soaring right up to the institution's domed ceiling. It was the opening of the museum's reconceived Oceania gallery, and standing in attendance were dozens of indigenous delegates from all corners of the Pacific Ocean.
Andrew Cuomo Would Rather Run a Red Light Than Answer Reporters' Questions

1 week ago | hellgatenyc.com | Christopher Robbins

There are 26 days until the Democratic mayoral primary, and the frontrunner in the race, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, has yet to hold an actual press conference inviting reporters to question his positions and priorities. This is not normal. In the 2021 election cycle, the first of the ranked-choice era, the mayoral candidates held scores of press conferences, sometimes more than once a week, to allow a variety of reporters and often, random New Yorkers, to ask them whatever they wanted.
Photos: NYPD Arrests Protesters Blocking ICE Vans Transporting Detained Immigrants

1 week ago | hellgatenyc.com | Christopher Robbins

On Wednesday night in Lower Manhattan, the NYPD arrested dozens of protesters who were attempting to block the path of two vans that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were using to transport people they had recently detained.
The Knicks Have the Pacers Right Where They Want Them

1 week ago | hellgatenyc.com | Max Rivlin Nadler

The pattern for a Knicks victory in these playoffs has been clear: Fall behind an almost insurmountable deficit, and then, miraculously, scratch and claw your way back into the game and wrest victory from the jaws of defeat. They did this against the Pistons, Celtics (twice), and, in one instance, the Pacers. Gee, you might say to yourself, I don't quite know how long a team can keep that up. Seems like a precarious knife's edge of hope to balance one's championship dreams on.
Cuomo’s Mayoral Bid Has Him Doing Something He Hasn’t Done in Years: Pay Rent

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

New York City's renters are having a very bad go of it, as rents continue skyrocketing to record highs. New York City's homeowners? Not doing great either, with insurance rates soaring. So it's no surprise thatin poll after poll, lowering the cost of living, and in particular housing costs, remains a top priority for New York City voters.
A Month After Violent Crown Heights Mob Attack Caught on Video, Still No Arrests

2 weeks ago | hellgatenyc.com | Jessy Edwards

One month ago on a Thursday evening, a Crown Heights woman left her house, curious to observe the remnants of a protest outside the nearby Chabad-Lubovitch global headquarters that was hosting ultranationalist Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. But when a group of young, pro-Israel men and boys spotted her and mistook her for a pro-Palestine protester, her curiosity turned into a 10-minute nightmare—much of which was recorded and shared on the internet.
Monitor: The NYPD Can’t Quit Its Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk Habit

2 weeks ago | hellgatenyc.com | Nick Pinto

1:11 PM EDT on May 23, 2025 More than a decade after it agreed to stop fighting a landmark federal ruling compelling it to reform its racist and unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices, the NYPD continues to have a real problem conducting stops, frisks, and searches in a way that consistently doesn't violate the United States Constitution, according to yet another report released this week by the federal monitor overseeing the department.