Jane Margolies
@janemargolies.bsky.social
Reporter (writing for @nytimes, @landarchmag and others). PA-born New Yorker. Biking and swimming any chance I get.
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As the NYC mayoral term draws to a close and we launch the final FINAL iteration of our Table of Success, we take stock:
What was the Adams mayoralty?
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What was the Adams mayoralty?
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What Was the Adams Mayoralty?
Hell Gate launches an all-new, updated, refreshed, final FINAL version of the Table of Success. Welcome to The Last Supper.
hellgatenyc.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As the NYC mayoral term draws to a close and we launch the final FINAL iteration of our Table of Success, we take stock:
What was the Adams mayoralty?
hellgatenyc.com/what-was-the...
What was the Adams mayoralty?
hellgatenyc.com/what-was-the...
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Reposted by Jane Margolies
Electric School Buses and Waterfront Parks Get Environmental Bond Act Boost
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/10/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/10/e...
Electric School Buses and Waterfront Parks Get Environmental Bond Act Boost
About a quarter of the $4.2 billion from a state green bond program has been deployed, including to several projects in the five boroughs.
www.thecity.nyc
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Electric School Buses and Waterfront Parks Get Environmental Bond Act Boost
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/10/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/10/e...
As the city redoes sidewalks it's been enlarging tree beds—great for absorbing rainfall, great for the trees. Some beds are long rectangles in which a couple trees can grow. These, on a wide sidewalk near Riverside Dr, are the largest new square openings I've seen.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As the city redoes sidewalks it's been enlarging tree beds—great for absorbing rainfall, great for the trees. Some beds are long rectangles in which a couple trees can grow. These, on a wide sidewalk near Riverside Dr, are the largest new square openings I've seen.
I was lucky to get a hard-hat tour of the Flatiron Building last week, as the condos in the famous former office building begin to take shape. The New York Times has my story—and the first photos of the project. Use this gift link to see what we saw
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/r...
The Flatiron Building Enters its Condo Era
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I was lucky to get a hard-hat tour of the Flatiron Building last week, as the condos in the famous former office building begin to take shape. The New York Times has my story—and the first photos of the project. Use this gift link to see what we saw
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/r...
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Very impressive for a Business Improvement District to LEAD the charge to make this happen and contribute $1 million of the cost! It's made SUCH a difference. The seating and relaxing areas are impressively designed! @nyc.streetsblog.org @mikelydon.bsky.social @bfurnas.bsky.social @openplans.org
NYC's Meatpacking District Converts 14th Street to a Pleasant Promenade with Public Porches
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
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October 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Very impressive for a Business Improvement District to LEAD the charge to make this happen and contribute $1 million of the cost! It's made SUCH a difference. The seating and relaxing areas are impressively designed! @nyc.streetsblog.org @mikelydon.bsky.social @bfurnas.bsky.social @openplans.org
I'm always up for covering the latest buzzy building that goes up in New York. But it was a blast to write about the city's older, masonry, so-called Class B buildings—and the tenants that are attracted to them—for the New York Times. Here's a gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
High-End Amenities in Office Buildings? These N.Y. Tenants Say No Thanks.
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I'm always up for covering the latest buzzy building that goes up in New York. But it was a blast to write about the city's older, masonry, so-called Class B buildings—and the tenants that are attracted to them—for the New York Times. Here's a gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
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California isn't backing down on offshore wind. Five ocean leases have already been granted to energy companies, and the state's plan calls for eventually putting enough turbines offshore to generate clean power for 25 million homes. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
California isn't backing down on offshore wind power despite Trump cancellation
The Trump administration canceled nearly half a billion dollars in funding for California's largest offshore wind project, but the state is persevering toward its ambitious goals.
www.latimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
California isn't backing down on offshore wind. Five ocean leases have already been granted to energy companies, and the state's plan calls for eventually putting enough turbines offshore to generate clean power for 25 million homes. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Introducing COYOTE: A worker-owned Bay Area media collective. Our stories will be public for the first two weeks. Read ‘em and subscribe! www.coyotemedia.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Introducing COYOTE: A worker-owned Bay Area media collective. Our stories will be public for the first two weeks. Read ‘em and subscribe! www.coyotemedia.org
I'd been looking forward to going to a game but then I saw the prices. Instead we're gonna watch the games in a good old NYC bar and give the local business our money
FIFA launched the first window of regular ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday. Brace yourself: because they may not be easy to get — or cheap.
World Cup tickets are on sale. Scoring them may not be easy — or cheap
FIFA launched the first window of regular ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday. Brace yourself: because they may not be easy to get — or cheap.
n.pr
September 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'd been looking forward to going to a game but then I saw the prices. Instead we're gonna watch the games in a good old NYC bar and give the local business our money
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Until recently, most Americans would have seen a video like this and assumed it took place in another country.
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Until recently, most Americans would have seen a video like this and assumed it took place in another country.
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Breaking Herr Silence:
"Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see its chips mentioned in the press.
'While we can’t speak to the details of the story, we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.'” www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...
"Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see its chips mentioned in the press.
'While we can’t speak to the details of the story, we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.'” www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...
The Chips Fall as Rivals Fry the Mayor
The jokes and jabs are flying as Eric Adams’ closest aides was slapped with new criminal charges the day after another of his longtime allies offered a reporter cash inside a potato chip bag.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Breaking Herr Silence:
"Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see its chips mentioned in the press.
'While we can’t speak to the details of the story, we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.'” www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...
"Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see its chips mentioned in the press.
'While we can’t speak to the details of the story, we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.'” www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...
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I love the Beltline, but this article makes some great points about how it's pushed out Black residents. So much of it is tied back to Atlanta's woeful transportation choices going back decades.
When a new section of the Atlanta Beltline opened recently, it was reason to celebrate: The path encircling the Georgia capital now extends 13 miles. But some in Black neighborhoods fear the gentrification and displacement associated with the Beltline. My latest 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
It Was Supposed to Connect Segregated Neighborhoods. Did It Gentrify Them Instead?
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I love the Beltline, but this article makes some great points about how it's pushed out Black residents. So much of it is tied back to Atlanta's woeful transportation choices going back decades.
When a new section of the Atlanta Beltline opened recently, it was reason to celebrate: The path encircling the Georgia capital now extends 13 miles. But some in Black neighborhoods fear the gentrification and displacement associated with the Beltline. My latest 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
It Was Supposed to Connect Segregated Neighborhoods. Did It Gentrify Them Instead?
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When a new section of the Atlanta Beltline opened recently, it was reason to celebrate: The path encircling the Georgia capital now extends 13 miles. But some in Black neighborhoods fear the gentrification and displacement associated with the Beltline. My latest 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
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This week, mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams revealed some new (but strangely familiar) campaign branding. So we asked three design experts to review the logos of our five mayoral candidates.
"They're all terrible, except for Zohran," one told Hell Gate.
"They're all terrible, except for Zohran," one told Hell Gate.
NYC Designers Review Cuomo's and Adams's Rebrands
Two mayoral candidates unveil (strangely familiar) rebrands. And other links for your Wednesday.
hellgatenyc.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This week, mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams revealed some new (but strangely familiar) campaign branding. So we asked three design experts to review the logos of our five mayoral candidates.
"They're all terrible, except for Zohran," one told Hell Gate.
"They're all terrible, except for Zohran," one told Hell Gate.
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In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented.
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
June 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented.
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
She’s one of 12 children and has 4 of her own. She made a kimono for Whoopi Goldberg. I interviewed artist, fashion designer and sewing teacher Hekima Hapa for the NYT’s Sunday Routine column—follow along!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/n...
How Hekima Hapa, From Black Girls Sew, Spends Her Sundays (Gift Article)
Hekima Hapa runs around with her four children, teaches a sewing class in Brooklyn and ends her day by burning a little sage.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
She’s one of 12 children and has 4 of her own. She made a kimono for Whoopi Goldberg. I interviewed artist, fashion designer and sewing teacher Hekima Hapa for the NYT’s Sunday Routine column—follow along!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/n...
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The helicopter crash that killed six people last week could have been worse had the aircraft landed on either side of the Hudson — and because of that, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop says limiting tourist flights is a no-brainer.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams disagrees.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams disagrees.
Mayor Adams still backs helicopter tourism. Jersey City Mayor Fulop says it has to go.
In the wake of a crash that killed 6, Fulop says it’s ‘just a matter of time before somebody else gets hurt.
gothamist.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The helicopter crash that killed six people last week could have been worse had the aircraft landed on either side of the Hudson — and because of that, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop says limiting tourist flights is a no-brainer.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams disagrees.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams disagrees.
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Early Addition: Will liberals shun the new Tribeca Hobby Lobby, or will it become a Chick-Fil-A situation where people set aside their politics because the craft supplies are just that good?
Early Addition: Will the liberal crafters of Tribeca shop at the new Hobby Lobby?
Because the crafting store took over a huge space on Greenwich Street, here are your early links: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is rich, tariffs on trinkets, Amish on e-bikes and more.
gothamist.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Early Addition: Will liberals shun the new Tribeca Hobby Lobby, or will it become a Chick-Fil-A situation where people set aside their politics because the craft supplies are just that good?
Given the pandemic hobby boom, you might think a new store selling crafts supplies would be warmly welcomed. But the arrival of Hobby Lobby in Tribeca has raised hackles because of the right-wing politics of the company founders. Gift link to my NYT story below.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
Hobby Lobby Is Opening Its First Manhattan Store. Not Everyone Is Happy. (Gift Article)
The crafts retailer, whose owners are vocal about their evangelical belief, is coming to TriBeCa in Manhattan. Not everyone is pleased.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Given the pandemic hobby boom, you might think a new store selling crafts supplies would be warmly welcomed. But the arrival of Hobby Lobby in Tribeca has raised hackles because of the right-wing politics of the company founders. Gift link to my NYT story below.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
Fantastic tree guard made of fallen branches on a traffic island at 74th and Amsterdam in Manhattan
April 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Fantastic tree guard made of fallen branches on a traffic island at 74th and Amsterdam in Manhattan
The space was such a wreck it was no longer even classified as a residence. But it was in an Italian palazzo and had traces of past grandeur. So two architects bought the space and embarked on a renovation that included finding a hidden staircase. My latest 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/r...
Updating a 12th-Century Palazzo, Where the Walls Had Secrets (Gift Article)
When two architects renovated the once-grand floor of a palace in Genoa, Italy, their goal wasn’t period perfection: “We didn’t want to live in a museum.”
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The space was such a wreck it was no longer even classified as a residence. But it was in an Italian palazzo and had traces of past grandeur. So two architects bought the space and embarked on a renovation that included finding a hidden staircase. My latest 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/r...
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🚨 BIG NEWS: HELL GATE IS HIRING! 🚨
We're looking for a writer-editor to join our newsroom, as well as a part-time marketing and advertising manager.
The application deadline is Friday, January 3, so don't delay!
More details here: hellgatenyc.com/jobs/
We're looking for a writer-editor to join our newsroom, as well as a part-time marketing and advertising manager.
The application deadline is Friday, January 3, so don't delay!
More details here: hellgatenyc.com/jobs/
December 16, 2024 at 5:38 PM
🚨 BIG NEWS: HELL GATE IS HIRING! 🚨
We're looking for a writer-editor to join our newsroom, as well as a part-time marketing and advertising manager.
The application deadline is Friday, January 3, so don't delay!
More details here: hellgatenyc.com/jobs/
We're looking for a writer-editor to join our newsroom, as well as a part-time marketing and advertising manager.
The application deadline is Friday, January 3, so don't delay!
More details here: hellgatenyc.com/jobs/