The Hell Gate Podcast

Back in 2021, Eric Adams was hailed ( by himself ) as "the face of the new Democratic party." Now, three years, one federal indictment, and one presidential election later, the mayor is openly flirting with a return to his Republican roots—clunky references to "cancel culture" and all. A moderately hungover quartet of Hell Gate editors hop on the microphone after their holiday party blowout t...

Pass the stuffing....and a side of acrimony! This week, Hell Gate editors hop on the microphone to talk about the scourge of Christmas tree sellers popping up around NYC before Thanksgiving...or is it actually a GOOD thing? We battle it out. We'll be back next week with real news and cultural coverage, but in the meantime, enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hell Gate is on our annual retreat in the Italian Alps, but we still found time to hop on the microphone to talk about the new NYPD commissioner, Donald Trump and Eric Adams at the big UFC fight, Jenifer Rajkumar's campaign launch, the end of equity initiatives in New York's legal weed market, as well as Mike Lawler's blackface episode ....and his possible likeness to Squidward. Hosted on Acast. S...

This week, the brain worms associated with Hell Gate editors Chris, Esther, Nick, and Max plumb the depths of our deeply strange moment—from Eric Adams's appearance on The View, to Democrats trying to make sense of last week, to congestion pricing, and more, these worms are up to speed on this week in NYC worker-owned news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got a lot to discuss—game theory, Russian interference, Katie's long night at the Javits Center….there's also Mayor Bill de Blasio's press conference about how New York will protect its immigrant population, and governor Andrew Cuomo trying to outdo him….We also have an interview with Congressman Joe Crowley lined up…OH WAIT. OH NOOOOOOO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Mayor Eric Adams took time out of his busy schedule on Friday to attend a hearing in federal court, where his lawyers asked philosophical questions like, what is bribery when you really think about it? Hell Gate's Christopher Robbins calls in just moments after leaving the courthouse on Friday. PLUS: Some observations from Sunday's Trump MSG rally, Adams's continued game of footsie with Trump, and...

Helllll Gatttttteeee. Come out to playyyyyyyyyyyyyy. This week's Hell Gate Podcast answers many pressing questions: What was it like to attend a New York City ticker-tape parade with an indicted mayor? How are state law enforcement officials probing the mayor's inner circle? Will Adlan Jackson, under duress, sing the iconic line from "The Warriors" to open the pod? After the gang gets you up to sp...

No indictments. No arrests. No resignations. The world's worst hat?  Not a quiet week by any means, but after six weeks of non-stop Eric Adams news, we found some time to catch our breath, finish some long-simmering stories, and report about some of the other stuff going on in our beautiful city.  Join the Hell Gate editors on yet another journey into the world of sound on this week's He...

Seven top-level members of the Adams administration have departed in the last month—including the heads of the NYPD (TWICE), the Health Department, and the school system. And those are just the executives.  However, Mayor Eric Adams says this has nothing to do with the federal investigation into his administration, and is just general burnout. Sure? Anyways, the Hell Gate team is back for ano...

This week, Hell Gate continues to drink from the firehose that is the Eric Adams indictment news cycle. Editors editors Chris, Adlan, Max, and Katie discuss a questionable radio spot, a power couple ties the knot, a series of high-profile City Hall resignations, Governor Hochul's razor-sharp political instincts, bureaucrats seizing the moment, another day in court for the mayor, extortion allegati...

Yes, you might have heard, Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal corruption charges. In addition to providing round-the-clock updates over at the website , Hell Gate's editors found time to hop on the mic to break down the indictment, one of the wildest days in NYC politics history, and also provide a quick update from Eric Adams's Friday arraignment. This is it, the episode it's all been...

Oh Divine Eternal Father, united with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg you to destroy the power of your worst enemies: the malign spirits. Throw them into the deepest caverns of hell, and keep them there forever, take possession of your kingdom; since it has been created by yourself; and very justly it belongs to you. Heavenly Father, grant us the...

Seriously, how can we even keep up with this stuff?! Resignations! Covid! More lawsuits! Even more heretofore unknown or unheralded brothers!  Hell Gate editors are back again to help you wade through everything that has been happening to New York City's mayor and his associates during this busy, busy week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The number of reported federal investigations surrounding Mayor Eric Adams apparently just increased from two to three. On Wednesday morning, FBI agents raided the homes of three of the most senior aides to Mayor Eric Adams, confiscating laptops and cell phones,  according to the CITY . NYPD Commissioner  Edward Caban  and top mayoral aide and close friend to Mayor Adams  Timot...

Come we now once again to the end of March, a time of madness, the gathering crescendo of a great tourney, the end of a road upon which many set out, but only a few traverse entire. Since we first published our second annual Hell Gate March Madness Hot Take Bracket earlier this month, the public has been in understandable general uproar. Families have been torn asunder, bar brawls are up an astoun...

We're back with part two of our special two-part episode about our new project THE ERIC ADAMS TABLE OF SUCCESS , an interactive website exploring dozens of people who are in the mayor's orbit, their connections to each other, and why it all matters. On part two, a roundtable of Hell Gate writers discuss Eric Adams's connections to the world of nightlife, exactly who does what at City Hall, and his...

We mark the return of the Hell Gate podcast with a special two-part episode about our new project THE ERIC ADAMS TABLE OF SUCCESS , an interactive website exploring dozens of people who are in the mayor's orbit, their connections to each other, and why it all matters. On part one, a roundtable of Hell Gate writers discuss Eric Adams's connections to the world of business, who's who in his campaign...

When the Daily News reported a few weeks ago that Whitestone Lanes was closing, it was like a mighty redwood was being chopped down. The Flushing bowling alley has been a neighborhood gathering place since the 1960s, and in the age of upscale bowling joints built for corporate expense accounts, Whitestone is one of those no-frills, all-charm spots that truly are for everyone. So this week, Hell Ga...

How did what started as Instagram drama around two missing rescue cats spiral into a NYPD and ASPCA raid—and 44 charges of charges of animal neglect—that rocked New York City's cat rescue community? Hell Gate writer-editor Katie Way takes listeners behind the scenes of her recent investigation into animal altruism gone wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 plates to be released this summer. But instead of dipping into New York's inexhaustible iconography, the DMV settled on a design that  has the vibe  of what can best be described as a "subway ad for a for-profit college," featuring a phallic...

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 lifeguards. As the Parks Department revealed earlier this spring, the City currently has roughly a third of the lifeguards needed to fully open the City's beaches and pools.  The lifeguard shortage isn't new—the City struggled last year to hire enough l...

Last spring, the Adams administration began talking about the arrival of migrants into the City’s shelter system—and promised that New York would step up where other cities wouldn’t. But more recently, the mayor has started busing asylum seekers upstate, claiming that the migrant influx has “destroyed” the city and will cause  deep cuts  to its social services. How has migration, which h...

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 the summer , to the song(s) of the summer, our taste-making staff is here to guide you on what's in (speed dating) and out ( barefoot boys ) for summer 2023. Hell Gate's songs of the summer: "Summer Glass," Julie Byrne "Mrs. Officer," Lil Wayne "I Wanna...

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 to save $2.75—it's also just... fun. But, we're still a town ruled by cars. And while cycling rates exploded during the pandemic and Citi Bike can barely keep up with demand, we're also on track to have the deadliest year for cyclists since 2014. This...

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 recorded for our weekly podcast. Hear from the staff about why we started and joined Hell Gate, some of our favorite stories from our first year, and the current status of our involvement with the  Hell Apes™  crypto-collectible platform. You'll N...