Jessy Edwards
@jessyedwards.bsky.social
Writer at Hell Gate! Pulitzer finalist! Tips: [email protected] Previously: Gothamist/WNYC, NBC New York, BK Reader
Two of these NYPD cops told me they hate their jobs because of the forced overtime and endless calls to deal with homelessness and mental health issues. They hoped Mamdani could help fix that.
Three NYPD Cops on the 2025 Mayoral Race: 'I Like That Mamdani Is a Dreamer'
Forced overtime, cronyism in the C-suite, and a rising attrition rate are some of their biggest concerns for the next mayor of New York City to address.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Two of these NYPD cops told me they hate their jobs because of the forced overtime and endless calls to deal with homelessness and mental health issues. They hoped Mamdani could help fix that.
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The great @jessyedwards.bsky.social is reporting from the Curtis Sliwa election party for @hellgatenyc.com in a tasteful beret of her own! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKA4...
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The great @jessyedwards.bsky.social is reporting from the Curtis Sliwa election party for @hellgatenyc.com in a tasteful beret of her own! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKA4...
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"Stubbornly idealistic" independent local journalism that's owned & run by the people working there? Yes! We love this work so much that Ruth Ann personally gave @hellgatenyc.com support for a dedicated podcasting studio, which they're naming The Ruth Ann Harnisch Studio. Join us in supporting them!
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Stubbornly idealistic" independent local journalism that's owned & run by the people working there? Yes! We love this work so much that Ruth Ann personally gave @hellgatenyc.com support for a dedicated podcasting studio, which they're naming The Ruth Ann Harnisch Studio. Join us in supporting them!
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Where will you be tomorrow night when the NYC election results come in?
Perhaps at a bar with your friends.
Perhaps at home in the dark, bathed in the faint, unearthly glow of a screen.
Wherever you are, @hellgatenyc.com will be by your side.
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Perhaps at a bar with your friends.
Perhaps at home in the dark, bathed in the faint, unearthly glow of a screen.
Wherever you are, @hellgatenyc.com will be by your side.
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Hell Gate Goes Live on Election Night!
Here's how to watch Hell Gate's live coverage of Tuesday's general election results, whether you're at home or out on the town.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Where will you be tomorrow night when the NYC election results come in?
Perhaps at a bar with your friends.
Perhaps at home in the dark, bathed in the faint, unearthly glow of a screen.
Wherever you are, @hellgatenyc.com will be by your side.
hellgatenyc.com/election-nig...
Perhaps at a bar with your friends.
Perhaps at home in the dark, bathed in the faint, unearthly glow of a screen.
Wherever you are, @hellgatenyc.com will be by your side.
hellgatenyc.com/election-nig...
Exclusive! After 3 years sparring with their billionaire owners for a union contract, workers at the @nydailynews.com are finally on the precipice of inking a deal—and clawing back some of what they’ve lost since hedge-fund vampires took over the paper in 2021.
Daily News Union Finally Comes to Terms With Hedge Fund Overlords
The 105-year-old NYC tabloid is hanging on. And more news for your Monday.
hellgatenyc.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Exclusive! After 3 years sparring with their billionaire owners for a union contract, workers at the @nydailynews.com are finally on the precipice of inking a deal—and clawing back some of what they’ve lost since hedge-fund vampires took over the paper in 2021.
As of this month, the TVs in NYC taxis are now playing national news from Newsmax—the ultra-conservative outlet known for pushing baseless election fraud claims.
Curb, the company that controls what's on the screens, announced the collab late September.
Curb, the company that controls what's on the screens, announced the collab late September.
Taxi TV Is MAGA Now
New York City taxi riders are now served conservative news segments during their trips.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As of this month, the TVs in NYC taxis are now playing national news from Newsmax—the ultra-conservative outlet known for pushing baseless election fraud claims.
Curb, the company that controls what's on the screens, announced the collab late September.
Curb, the company that controls what's on the screens, announced the collab late September.
My favorite writers also happen to be my @hellgatenyc.com colleagues. RIP Blink Fitness.
Blink and You’ll Miss It: PureGym Is Upon Us
New York's most egalitarian gym closes its eyes for the last time.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My favorite writers also happen to be my @hellgatenyc.com colleagues. RIP Blink Fitness.
This Bronx family went 6 weeks with no running water, gas or power. Instead of using all the tools at its disposal to restore the utilities, the City's HPD told them to leave.
An incredibly frustrating case illustrating how some NYC families are falling through the cracks.
An incredibly frustrating case illustrating how some NYC families are falling through the cracks.
These Bronx Tenants Lived Six Weeks Without Water and Power. The City’s Fix? A Vacate Order
The plight of the Ramos family reveals the weaknesses in the City's system to protect tenants from unlivable conditions—and from being put out on the street.
hellgatenyc.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This Bronx family went 6 weeks with no running water, gas or power. Instead of using all the tools at its disposal to restore the utilities, the City's HPD told them to leave.
An incredibly frustrating case illustrating how some NYC families are falling through the cracks.
An incredibly frustrating case illustrating how some NYC families are falling through the cracks.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Subscribe to @hellgatenyc.com, support worker-owned local journalism, and get your Spooky Bookstore Opening news days before right-wing corporate media publishes it with an “exclusive”tag!
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Sophie, a 30-year-old social worker at Brooklyn Defender Services, had barely interacted with the org's boss before she was summoned to her office last week.
When Lisa Schreibersdorf asked her to lead a union-busting effort, she said she was shocked.
When Lisa Schreibersdorf asked her to lead a union-busting effort, she said she was shocked.
Boss of Brooklyn Defenders Charged With Shockingly Sloppy Attempt at Union Busting
"She was like, 'Once you inevitably execute and are successful in this plan, of course you would be union president.'"
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September 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Sophie, a 30-year-old social worker at Brooklyn Defender Services, had barely interacted with the org's boss before she was summoned to her office last week.
When Lisa Schreibersdorf asked her to lead a union-busting effort, she said she was shocked.
When Lisa Schreibersdorf asked her to lead a union-busting effort, she said she was shocked.
A researcher on the Hindutva movement told me the ads were likely bought with Indian taxpayer money.
"[The BJP] has long held these superpower ambitions for Modi, and in the absence of anything real to show for it, they're happy to pay a private, anonymous advertising firm to blast these around."
"[The BJP] has long held these superpower ambitions for Modi, and in the absence of anything real to show for it, they're happy to pay a private, anonymous advertising firm to blast these around."
What's Up With Those Weird Narendra Modi Birthday Ads on LinkNYC Kiosks?
A mysterious Dubai-based company apparently paid for the ads.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A researcher on the Hindutva movement told me the ads were likely bought with Indian taxpayer money.
"[The BJP] has long held these superpower ambitions for Modi, and in the absence of anything real to show for it, they're happy to pay a private, anonymous advertising firm to blast these around."
"[The BJP] has long held these superpower ambitions for Modi, and in the absence of anything real to show for it, they're happy to pay a private, anonymous advertising firm to blast these around."
I tagged along on a tour of NYC rent-stabilized apartments hosted by @emilyassembly.bsky.social for Austrian Vice-Chancellor @andibabler.at, where the Austrian had some frank advice for NY lawmakers (and a warning for his constituents back home)
Leaders of Vienna, an Oasis of Affordable Housing, Tour NYC’s Grim Offerings
Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler had some advice for New York lawmakers after seeing the city's rent-stabilized apartments up close.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I tagged along on a tour of NYC rent-stabilized apartments hosted by @emilyassembly.bsky.social for Austrian Vice-Chancellor @andibabler.at, where the Austrian had some frank advice for NY lawmakers (and a warning for his constituents back home)
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I told the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet his band's new album is his best yet, and he replied, "we don't necessarily improve as artists. We just don't."
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I Think Paul Muldoon's Rock Music Has Improved. Paul Muldoon Disagrees
I told the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet his band's new album is his best yet, and he replied: "We don't necessarily improve as artists. We just don't."
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September 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I told the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet his band's new album is his best yet, and he replied, "we don't necessarily improve as artists. We just don't."
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"If you have enough money to book Third Eye Blind and give us free drinks, you can afford to pay your workers."
At Instacart’s free concert last week, attendees weighed in on the company’s campaign to block fair wage laws for its deliveristas (set to go in front of the City Council tomorrow)
At Instacart’s free concert last week, attendees weighed in on the company’s campaign to block fair wage laws for its deliveristas (set to go in front of the City Council tomorrow)
How Instacart Spent Its Summer Vacation: Fighting a Fair Wage Law and Throwing a Third Eye Blind Concert
As the City Council prepares to override Mayor Eric Adams's veto and close the "Instacart loophole," the company is waging a PR blitz.
hellgatenyc.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"If you have enough money to book Third Eye Blind and give us free drinks, you can afford to pay your workers."
At Instacart’s free concert last week, attendees weighed in on the company’s campaign to block fair wage laws for its deliveristas (set to go in front of the City Council tomorrow)
At Instacart’s free concert last week, attendees weighed in on the company’s campaign to block fair wage laws for its deliveristas (set to go in front of the City Council tomorrow)
Eternally grateful to the women who shared their stories for this piece, and for the team that worked so hard to build this story.
Special investigation: He went by 'Champagne' on Rikers Island. Here's what 24 women allege he did. - Online Journalism Awards
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August 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Eternally grateful to the women who shared their stories for this piece, and for the team that worked so hard to build this story.
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Two and a half years and $180,000 later, Aaron Alexis thought he did everything right on his way to opening his own licensed weed dispensary—but an abrupt announcement from the Office of Cannabis Management has left him "hopeless" and stranded in limbo.
He Staked Everything on His Legal Weed Store—Then New York State Pulled the Plug
When New York legalized recreational cannabis sales in 2021, Aaron Alexis thought he did everything right—but a sudden change in state policy has placed his business plan in limbo.
hellgatenyc.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Two and a half years and $180,000 later, Aaron Alexis thought he did everything right on his way to opening his own licensed weed dispensary—but an abrupt announcement from the Office of Cannabis Management has left him "hopeless" and stranded in limbo.
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A Hell Gate data analysis found the Parks Department cancels tree plantings near NYPD precincts due to cops parking on the sidewalk.
No Shade: Illegally Parked Cop Cars Are Why We Can't Have Nice Trees
A Hell Gate investigation reveals that the Parks Department has canceled tree plantings near NYPD precincts where cops park on the sidewalk.
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August 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A Hell Gate data analysis found the Parks Department cancels tree plantings near NYPD precincts due to cops parking on the sidewalk.
This upstate landfill is New York’s largest emitter of methane; a man-made mountain piled high with trash from NYC & elsewhere. It’s supposed to close at the end of the year. But a billion-dollar Texas-based corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fighting to keep it open until 2040.
1,500 Tons of NYC Trash Every Day—For Another 15 Years?
A Seneca Falls landfill—which is the state's largest emitter of methane—is supposed to close at the end of the year. But a Texas-based trash corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fight...
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August 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This upstate landfill is New York’s largest emitter of methane; a man-made mountain piled high with trash from NYC & elsewhere. It’s supposed to close at the end of the year. But a billion-dollar Texas-based corporation and the politicians they helped elect are fighting to keep it open until 2040.
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More than a century ago, a young, charismatic socialist with the gift of gab decided to run for mayor in his NY town. He campaigned on a platform of affordability: City-run grocery stores, cheap fares for streetcars, taxing the rich, & good government. Sound familiar?
How a Fiery Socialist Mayor Captured the Hearts of New York Voters—in 1911
Union College professor Andrew Morris tells us what Zohran Mamdani could learn from George Lunn's successes—and failures—as a four-term mayor of Schenectady.
hellgatenyc.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
More than a century ago, a young, charismatic socialist with the gift of gab decided to run for mayor in his NY town. He campaigned on a platform of affordability: City-run grocery stores, cheap fares for streetcars, taxing the rich, & good government. Sound familiar?
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Andrew Cuomo has a new social media team. In the last week and a half, the former-governor's X account—once populated with policy boasts and handshake photos—appears to have been taken over by an acerbic, millennial attack dog.
Morning Spew: Cuomo Tries to Sh*tpost His Way to Victory
The former governor has a new online persona, and a new housing policy. And other news for your Monday.
hellgatenyc.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Andrew Cuomo has a new social media team. In the last week and a half, the former-governor's X account—once populated with policy boasts and handshake photos—appears to have been taken over by an acerbic, millennial attack dog.
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More than a century ago, a young, charismatic socialist with the gift of gab decided to run for mayor in his New York town. He campaigned on a platform of affordability: City-run grocery stores, cheap fares for streetcars, taxing the rich, and good government.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
How a Fiery Socialist Mayor Captured the Hearts of New York Voters—in 1911
Union College professor Andrew Morris tells us what Zohran Mamdani could learn from George Lunn's successes—and failures—as a four-term mayor of Schenectady.
hellgatenyc.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
More than a century ago, a young, charismatic socialist with the gift of gab decided to run for mayor in his New York town. He campaigned on a platform of affordability: City-run grocery stores, cheap fares for streetcars, taxing the rich, and good government.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
“[Cuomo’s new logo] looks like he is copying Mamdani's color scheme. The tag line ‘to build a New NYC’ is odd if you try to say it out loud. It means he is building a ‘New New York,’ which is what New York City is called in the cartoon ‘Futurama.’”
NYC Designers Review Cuomo's and Adams's Rebrands
Two mayoral candidates unveil (strangely familiar) rebrands. And other links for your Wednesday.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“[Cuomo’s new logo] looks like he is copying Mamdani's color scheme. The tag line ‘to build a New NYC’ is odd if you try to say it out loud. It means he is building a ‘New New York,’ which is what New York City is called in the cartoon ‘Futurama.’”
After I interviewed George Santos in May, he sent me a message saying he thought my story made him look like a “slob.” I unpack that, and other complicated feelings about Santos and justice, here:
I Can't Stop Thinking About George Santos
Liar, grifter, political showman, mirror to some of our political contradictions—I cannot get enough.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
After I interviewed George Santos in May, he sent me a message saying he thought my story made him look like a “slob.” I unpack that, and other complicated feelings about Santos and justice, here:
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Rabbi Chanina Sperlin, a powerful player in NYC politics, was ordered to appear at Carl Miller's hearing this week, where his testimony is considered vital to overturning Miller's murder conviction. But the rabbi never showed up. Now, he could be held in contempt of court, fined or even arrested.
A Powerful Rabbi Could Help Carl Miller Clear His Name. But He Refuses to Show Up to Court.
Rabbi Chanina Sperlin saw a different man running from the scene of the murder in 1979, but he won't come to court to tell a judge that now.
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July 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Rabbi Chanina Sperlin, a powerful player in NYC politics, was ordered to appear at Carl Miller's hearing this week, where his testimony is considered vital to overturning Miller's murder conviction. But the rabbi never showed up. Now, he could be held in contempt of court, fined or even arrested.
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The museum of the banality of evil has many rooms and exhibits and its latest acquisition is a stunner: this piece by Liv Veazey which opens on her eavesdropping on some ICE agents in a cafe before following them to their job snatching people at NYC immigration court. hellgatenyc.com/what-ice-age...
What ICE Agents Talk About When They Think Nobody Is Listening
Cat videos, “The Good Place,” and free Slurpies: these are the topics of conversation among federal agents between arrests in immigration court.
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July 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The museum of the banality of evil has many rooms and exhibits and its latest acquisition is a stunner: this piece by Liv Veazey which opens on her eavesdropping on some ICE agents in a cafe before following them to their job snatching people at NYC immigration court. hellgatenyc.com/what-ice-age...