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The Sea of Cuomo & Other Institutional Failures
Season 3 Episode 19
This week the team talks over some of the business you’d rather not have to wade through: Andrew Cuomo’s appearance on the Bari Weiss podcast, which,…
1 year, 1 month ago
Mayoral Forum Recap & Eggs Over Easy with George Santos
Season 3 Episode 18
At the Public Theater, the Hell Gate team somehow wrangled three politicians onto bar stools to get: blasted with an air horn, roasted for not knowin…
1 year, 1 month ago
Big Wins for the Knicks, Catholicism, and Hell Gate's Jessy Edwards
Season 3 Episode 17
What a week—for one, it seems like some cosmological force (new pope included) is on the Knicks's side. And how do we feel about a pope from Chicago?…
1 year, 2 months ago
What's Wrong With the NYPD's Gang Database
Season 3 Episode 16
Hell Gate's Nick Pinto discusses a new civil rights lawsuit that reveals the disturbing details of the NYPD's gang database, and what's behind the re…
1 year, 2 months ago
Does NYC Need a Lonely Mayor?
Season 3 Episode 15
We break down some of our top stories this week, from Mayor Adams criticizing the right to due process (unless it's for himself), to what's going on …
1 year, 2 months ago
CuomoGPT: How a Garbled Housing Plan Gave Away the Game
Season 3 Episode 14
On this week's podcast, we discuss Cuomo using ChatGPT to help write his housing plan, and the state of the Democratic mayoral primary. Also, Vybz Ka…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Mouse Episode
Season 3 Episode 13
It's finally the episode we know everyone's been waiting for—the mouse episode, where Hell Gate staffers discuss the various ways we've been traumati…
1 year, 3 months ago
Eric Adams: Liberation Day
Season 3 Episode 12
Eric Adams is free—from his federal charges and the Democratic Party. We break down the dismissal of his corruption case, and how his decision to run…
1 year, 3 months ago
NYC Hot Takes Elite Eight; Writer Scott Lynch Talks $20 Dinners
Season 3 Episode 11
Hell Gate's March Madness of NYC Hot Takes continues! Thanks to our readers' bracket picks, only the spiciest takes have risen to the top, and this w…
1 year, 3 months ago
March Madness of NYC Hot Takes Preview: Tournament Picks
Season 3 Episode 10
It's that time of year again—Hell Gate is proud to present the 2025 March Madness of NYC Hot Takes! This week, we preview some of the takes we think …
1 year, 3 months ago