The Hell Gate Podcast

It's frankly rude that the NYC-DSA keeps winning elections and booting incumbents. It shouldn't be allowed, and until it's outlawed, they better start working on their deep, heartfelt apologies for their damning victories. Max, Chris, Katie, and Nick hop on the mic to discuss this week's election and what the insulting outcomes mean for politics in NYC moving forward.

On election eve, we're joined for a special bonus episode with Michael Lange, elections whiz and friend of the show to preview tomorrow's primary elections, share his picks, and give you a taste of what you can expect during tomorrow's Hell Gate primary livestream.

The Knicks won the championship and Hell Gate reporters spent yesterday morning along the ticker-tape parade of champions, basking in glory, standing in throngs of screaming children and a beaming Karl-Anthony Towns, wondering how much longer they can take this state of unmitigated ecstasy.

Hug your mom, scream out the car window, put your hand in the cash register, let’s go Knicks. NYC is crawling with cops and the mayor is trying to pretend the World Cup doesn't matter more to him than Knicks in five. Alex and Miguel of Golden Goal come chat with us about the glory and honor of playing soccer in New Jersey.

A sprawling discussion on the appeal of Zohran’s back-stabbing behavior, the wasian meetup in Central Park, an Ordinary bus, how to be a fan of local music, and why there is no God in New York City. 

It’s Hell Gate sports talk radio as Max and Julianne “Mad Dog” Escobedo Shepherd take calls from New Yorkers hoping for, concerned about, and entranced by the glory of The New York Knicks.

Knicks making a deep run to the finals. World Cup in the USA. LIRR Strike. Suspiciously luscious mayor locks? We're going back in time to 1994. Too bad Katie won't be there. Heading into a soggy Memorial Day weekend, we talk about Mayor Mamdani's Twitch stream, the Mangionistas and their press credentials, a woman giving birth in Brooklyn criminal court, disappearing SROs, and our aspirations for this summer. 

For the past year, Hell Gate and Type Investigations have been working the phones, haunting courtrooms, hanging out in strange outerborough political clubhouses, and filing endless requests for transcripts to produce the long-awaited follow-up to the Eric Adams Table of Success, our (first) award-winning collaboration.Now, please welcome to the stand Courts of Contempt—our investigation into the machinations of New York's broken judicial system. Earlier this month, Hell Gate packed the house at Littlefield in Brooklyn to unveil our investigation, and now you can enjoy that experience as well in podcast form!

This week, the fragility of billionaires leaves us wondering if it would be OK to get flayed alive. Mamdani’s NYPD protects the sale of stolen land and Albany’s budget is finally announced. Then, a recommendation from Jessy.