The Hell Gate Podcast

Way, way too much happened this week. Mayor Eric Adams claimed the NYPD wasn't ignoring the murder of a 17-year-old migrant (they kind of were), then he jetted off to Puerto Rico to get some sweet, sweet Bitcoin cash, and finally he met with Tom Homan, Trump's "Border Czar" to express his eagerness to weaken laws that protect New York's immigrant residents. Whew! Also Daniel Penny is free and Luigi Mangione is in jail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 to talk about all things Eric Adams...as he prepares to ditch the Democratic party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 information.

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 a deeply chthonic reaction to the Board of Elections and their betrayal of the values of Halloween (yes, that means Nick is also back).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 speed on the happenings in Adamsworld, we dive right into this new "concept album" from Lin Manuel-Miranda and Eisa Davis that is basically like, What if the 1979 movie "The Warriors" was a 26-track Spotify record featuring a shitload of '90s hip-hop royalty doing a kind of musical theater? The Guardian gave it five stars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hell Gate podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 another episode to talk about more arrests, some great Facebook posting by the newly-resigned Philip Banks III and where is "deep Queens." Listen up!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.