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Morning Spew for Night Owls—Clash of the titans in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...
The Gloves Are Off in Brad Versus Dan
Cue guitar riffs. Plus, more news for your Wednesday morning.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Clash of the titans in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...
With social media virality becoming a new currency on 47th Street, a brawl involving jewelry influencer TraxNYC has riled up vendors—and sent customers flocking to his store.
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The Diamond District Strikes Viral Gold
A brawl involving jewelry influencer TraxNYC has riled up vendors—and sent customers flocking to his store.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
With social media virality becoming a new currency on 47th Street, a brawl involving jewelry influencer TraxNYC has riled up vendors—and sent customers flocking to his store.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Missed this in my holiday haze but I was so thrilled to spot a few of my blogs on this list! Big thanks to the Hell Gate team for forever memorializing the time I ate the subway slop foods, got scammed by an AI-generated singles event, and ranted about the subway poems.
At the end of each year, we drop the veil and tell our readers which of our blogs, interviews, features, or miscellanea we loved best from the hundreds of stories we published.
Did your favorite make the cut? Let us know.
Did your favorite make the cut? Let us know.
Hell Gate's Favorite Blogs of 2025
The stories most beloved by Hell Gate's writers and editors in 2025.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Missed this in my holiday haze but I was so thrilled to spot a few of my blogs on this list! Big thanks to the Hell Gate team for forever memorializing the time I ate the subway slop foods, got scammed by an AI-generated singles event, and ranted about the subway poems.
Clash of the titans in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...
The Gloves Are Off in Brad Versus Dan
Cue guitar riffs. Plus, more news for your Wednesday morning.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Clash of the titans in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn...
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Mayor Mamdani doesn't want New Yorkers to be ripped off on their gym memberships or their Taylor Swift concerts, and he's now promised that his administration is going to go after the companies making them more expensive.
Mamdani's Tricky Pledge to Stop Bogus Ticket Fees
And more news for your Tuesday.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Mayor Mamdani doesn't want New Yorkers to be ripped off on their gym memberships or their Taylor Swift concerts, and he's now promised that his administration is going to go after the companies making them more expensive.
With the creation of the Office of Mass Engagement, Mamdani is signaling that he wants the grassroots movement that got him elected to keep going long after his victory, and to somehow fold it into City government itself.
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What Is Mamdani's 'Mass Engagement Office' Actually Supposed to Do?
The mayor is taking lessons from Obama '08 with a constellation of organizations poised to stop the campaign energy from withering away.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
With the creation of the Office of Mass Engagement, Mamdani is signaling that he wants the grassroots movement that got him elected to keep going long after his victory, and to somehow fold it into City government itself.
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If you've been following the rollicking tale of Brooklyn Democratic Party bigwig Frank Seddio and $2 million in mysteriously missing escrow money, a new episode dropped today. It's a good one, featuring fresh revelations and, for the first time, an arrest warrant!
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Arrest Warrant Issued in the Case of Frank Seddio and the Missing $2 Million
The judge on the case ordered Seddio to stop calling him on his personal phone.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
If you've been following the rollicking tale of Brooklyn Democratic Party bigwig Frank Seddio and $2 million in mysteriously missing escrow money, a new episode dropped today. It's a good one, featuring fresh revelations and, for the first time, an arrest warrant!
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The tangled tale of Brooklyn Democratic Party power broker Frank Seddio and $2 million in missing escrow money took a dramatic turn today, with a judge issuing an arrest warrant and disclosing that Seddio called him on his personal phone after he took the case.
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Arrest Warrant Issued In the Case of Frank Seddio and the Missing $2 Million
The judge on the case ordered Seddio to stop calling him on his personal phone.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The tangled tale of Brooklyn Democratic Party power broker Frank Seddio and $2 million in missing escrow money took a dramatic turn today, with a judge issuing an arrest warrant and disclosing that Seddio called him on his personal phone after he took the case.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani doesn't want New Yorkers to be ripped off on their gym memberships or their Taylor Swift concert and FIFA World Cup tickets, and he's now promised that his administration is going to go after the companies making them more expensive.
Mamdani's Tricky Pledge to Stop Bogus Ticket Fees
And more news for your Tuesday.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani doesn't want New Yorkers to be ripped off on their gym memberships or their Taylor Swift concert and FIFA World Cup tickets, and he's now promised that his administration is going to go after the companies making them more expensive.
Morning Spew for Night Owls—It's the 1-year anniversary of congestion pricing, which has transformed NYC.
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
Needs More Congestion Pricing
And more stories to kick off the week.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Morning Spew for Night Owls—It's the 1-year anniversary of congestion pricing, which has transformed NYC.
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
At a press conference to celebrate one year of congestion pricing, the the elephant in the room between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul was another policy question that pits the good of New Yorkers against a vocal minority: taxing the rich.
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Mamdani and Hochul Celebrate One Politically Controversial Initiative While Dodging Another
At a press conference Monday, the mayor and governor avoided the central question that will define their relationship.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
At a press conference to celebrate one year of congestion pricing, the the elephant in the room between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul was another policy question that pits the good of New Yorkers against a vocal minority: taxing the rich.
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"Marty Supreme" is the New York City movie of the season, and Hell Gate's staffers are ready to weigh in with competing takes. The first comes from Adlan Jackson, while Esther Wang adopts a different view.
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A Fierce Debate Over the Merits of 'Marty Supreme'
Hell Gate goes to the movies.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"Marty Supreme" is the New York City movie of the season, and Hell Gate's staffers are ready to weigh in with competing takes. The first comes from Adlan Jackson, while Esther Wang adopts a different view.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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It's the 1-year anniversary of congestion pricing, which has transformed NYC.
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
hellgatenyc.com/congestion-p...
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
hellgatenyc.com/congestion-p...
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It's the 1-year anniversary of congestion pricing, which has transformed NYC.
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
hellgatenyc.com/congestion-p...
We spoke to drivers about how they feel about the program:
hellgatenyc.com/congestion-p...
All of the $20 Dinner spots we highlight are special in their own way, but a few really shone this year—ten, to be exact. Here's @scoboco.bsky.social himself on the very best places he got a sub-$20 meal in 2025:
The Top 10 $20 Dinners Of 2025
A loving look at my favorite new restaurants of the year.
hellgatenyc.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
All of the $20 Dinner spots we highlight are special in their own way, but a few really shone this year—ten, to be exact. Here's @scoboco.bsky.social himself on the very best places he got a sub-$20 meal in 2025:
What happened on day one of Mayor Mamdani? A lot!
And Hell Gate was there for it all.
And Hell Gate was there for it all.
Mayor Mamdani Has Arrived
On day one of the Mamdani administration, Hell Gate was there.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
What happened on day one of Mayor Mamdani? A lot!
And Hell Gate was there for it all.
And Hell Gate was there for it all.
Maybe Adams has legitimately stumbled on an ingenious way of combining two of the longest-running preoccupations of his mayoral term... or maybe, true to form, he's profoundly full of it.
Eric Adams Says His Next Gig Is Fighting Antisemitism With Cryptocurrency
How? Don't ask.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Maybe Adams has legitimately stumbled on an ingenious way of combining two of the longest-running preoccupations of his mayoral term... or maybe, true to form, he's profoundly full of it.
Every December, Hell Gate releases our predictions for what the coming year will bring.
These predictions have a historical track record of 100% accuracy. We simply do not miss.
Here's what's coming in 2026:
These predictions have a historical track record of 100% accuracy. We simply do not miss.
Here's what's coming in 2026:
Hell Gate's Predictions for 2026
We can see the future. This is what next year holds in store.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Every December, Hell Gate releases our predictions for what the coming year will bring.
These predictions have a historical track record of 100% accuracy. We simply do not miss.
Here's what's coming in 2026:
These predictions have a historical track record of 100% accuracy. We simply do not miss.
Here's what's coming in 2026:
At the end of each year, we drop the veil and tell our readers which of our blogs, interviews, features, or miscellanea we loved best from the hundreds of stories we published.
Did your favorite make the cut? Let us know.
Did your favorite make the cut? Let us know.
Hell Gate's Favorite Blogs of 2025
The stories most beloved by Hell Gate's writers and editors in 2025.
hellgatenyc.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
At the end of each year, we drop the veil and tell our readers which of our blogs, interviews, features, or miscellanea we loved best from the hundreds of stories we published.
Did your favorite make the cut? Let us know.
Did your favorite make the cut? Let us know.
Morning Spew for Night Owls—"You know who else had to be out in the cold celebrating Zohran Mamdani? Chuck Schumer! Kathy Hochul! Watch them bend to power—the socialists are ascendant!"
A DSA Dance Party on Inauguration Day
Plus more news for your weekend.
hellgatenyc.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Morning Spew for Night Owls—"You know who else had to be out in the cold celebrating Zohran Mamdani? Chuck Schumer! Kathy Hochul! Watch them bend to power—the socialists are ascendant!"
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Hell Gate Is Hiring Again!
We're looking for an editor to join the worker-owned media revolution.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:34 PM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨 Enjoy writing clever headlines and assigning one-of-a-kind stories? Have an eye for detail and a knack for turning rough copy into sparkling prose? We're looking for another editor to join our small but elite team covering New York City news and culture.
Eric Adams is no longer the mayor of New York City.
But like the action-movie hero who blows up the headquarters as he walks away without turning around, Adams spent his final days in office doing his very best to ratfuck his successor, Zohran Mamdani.
But like the action-movie hero who blows up the headquarters as he walks away without turning around, Adams spent his final days in office doing his very best to ratfuck his successor, Zohran Mamdani.
The Last-Minute Booby Traps Mayor Adams Laid for Mayor Mamdani
From swagger to sabotage.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Eric Adams is no longer the mayor of New York City.
But like the action-movie hero who blows up the headquarters as he walks away without turning around, Adams spent his final days in office doing his very best to ratfuck his successor, Zohran Mamdani.
But like the action-movie hero who blows up the headquarters as he walks away without turning around, Adams spent his final days in office doing his very best to ratfuck his successor, Zohran Mamdani.