The Hell Gate Podcast

Apr 18 2025 51 ep. 33 mins 96
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Local dispatches, analysis, and conversations from New York City’s worker-owned, subscriber-funded news outlet. Subscribe: https://hellgatenyc.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CuomoGPT: How a Garbled Housing Plan Gave Away the Game

Apr 18 2025 29 mins  
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 Kartel is free! And Hell Gate's Adlan Jackson was there for his Barclays Center show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mouse Episode

Apr 11 2025 38 mins  
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 traumatized by mice in our apartments. What New Yorker can't relate? Plus, we discuss Governor Hochul's efforts to exterminate discovery reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Adams: Liberation Day

Apr 04 2025 39 mins  
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 for reelection as an independent could shake up the race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NYC Hot Takes Elite Eight; Writer Scott Lynch Talks $20 Dinners

Mar 28 2025 47 mins  
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 week we're squaring off over the Elite Eight. We also chat with $20 Dinner writer Scott Lynch about the new, incredibly useful and interactive $20 Dinner Map, and what he's learned covering more than 100 New York City restaurants for He

March Madness of NYC Hot Takes Preview: Tournament Picks

Mar 21 2025 44 mins  
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 have the heat to go all the way. (Did you fill out your bracket yet?) We also break down the twisty "jail saga" of Brooklyn comedian William Banks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Free Speech Under Attack, Mayor Adams Asks: What About Me?

Mar 14 2025 35 mins  
The ICE detention of former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil sent shockwaves across the city this week. We break down how our local political leaders responded. And we talk about a new book on the death of the artist Michael Stewart, who was beaten and killed by Transit Police officers in 1983, and how it sheds light on the psyche of Mayor Adams, wh

Adams vs. Adams vs. Cuomo?

Mar 07 2025 35 mins  
It finally happened—Andrew Cuomo is officially running for mayor. So is City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. Wait, and is Eric still running? We're here to break down the state of this chaotic race. Plus: Mayor "no quid pro quo" Adams made an awkward appearance at a congressional hearing on "sanctuary city" policies, where he got roasted by members of his own party. Hosted on Aca

The Mayor Who Can't Mayor

Feb 28 2025 40 mins  
The mayor says he can't govern effectively while under federal prosecution. But Eric Adams says that actually isn't a problem? Things keep getting weirder as more people contemplate jumping into the mayor's race. Plus, why is the Brooklyn Museum broke? Too much Hannah Gadsby? Or not enough? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathy Hochul Did Not Go Rambo

Feb 21 2025 37 mins  
Yes, Eric Adams is still our mayor. This week, we discuss his bizarre dismissal hearing, and Governor Hochul's decision not to remove him from office. Which...may be smart politics, but doesn't exactly jibe with her recently professed love of the 1982 Rambo movie "First Blood." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mayor Adams Enters His Pawn Era

Feb 14 2025 40 mins  
Imagine you're the mayor of New York City, sitting down to a nice steak dinner with a Republican billionaire, when you find out that the Justice Department has ordered local prosecutors to drop the charges that could land you in federal prison. Yay! But wait, there's a catch...you're now entirely beholden to President Donald Trump. This week, we're of course talking about what migh