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New York's Age of Design Apathy Is Here
Episode 16
This week, the Department of Motor Vehicles unveiled its design for a new license plate celebrating New York City, the first of 10 regional license p…
3 years ago
Where Did All the Lifeguards Go?
Episode 15
New York's beaches kicked off the summer season over the last month with plenty of wind, sun, nutcrackers, and an extremely limited number of lifegua…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why Does Eric Adams Think Migrants Are ‘Destroying’ New York?
Episode 14
Last spring, the Adams administration began talking about the arrival of migrants into the City’s shelter system—and promised that New York would ste…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Hell Gate Guide to Summer 2023
Episode 13
Ah, Memorial Day weekend. Time to hit the beach and crack open a nice cold can of...Celsius? That energy drink from the bodega?! From the drink of th…
3 years, 1 month ago
The State Of Cycling in NYC
Episode 12
As anyone who's whizzed down the Williamsburg Bridge bike path past sullen J train riders will tell you, biking in New York is not only a great way t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Hell Gate's Inaugural Podcast Fundraiser Birthday Party
Episode 11
In case you haven't heard, Hell Gate turned one this week! So of course we hosted an extremely real and cool birthday party which we obviously record…
3 years, 1 month ago
WTF Happened This Budget Season
Episode 10
New York state FINALLY has a budget—a month late, and 800,000 housing units short. New York Focus senior reporter Sam Mellins sits down with Hell Gat…
3 years, 2 months ago
The MTA's ‘Clickbait Cuisine’ Is Inedible Content
Episode 9
Ever wondered why you're being inundated with videos of "clickbait cuisine" on the subway? Like, recipes for "brieghetti pie" (that's a baked spaghet…
3 years, 2 months ago
Is NYC Actually Cleaning Up Its Dirty, Dirty Power Grid?
Episode 8
New York has a plan to finally get off fossil fuels within the next 20 years. Doing that will mean changing a lot about how we live, from what our bu…
3 years, 2 months ago
A NYC Real Estate Broker Tells All
Episode 7
Spring in New York means moving season, and moving probably means you're gonna have to text a bunch of random people... and then fork over 15% of you…
3 years, 2 months ago