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Hell Gate

American  

noun

  1. a narrow channel in the East River, in New York City.


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Immediately behind them, Max Rivlin-Nadler, the co-owner of Hell Gate, a journalist-run news organization that covers New York, found himself in the No. 3 spot.

From Washington Post Apr. 4, 2023

You can read more about the union position in this interview at Hell Gate, a local NYC news site.

From Slate Dec. 8, 2022

The island also houses other homeless shelters, but is perhaps best known for hosting summer music festivals and as the entrance to a turbulent tidal strait called Hell Gate.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2022

Days after the meeting, Hell Gate reported that Mr. Nammack suggested on the Nextdoor website that police arrest the homeless man.

From Washington Times Sep. 21, 2022

Although Hell Gate is a long ways from being the worst rapid on the Columbia, it comes pretty near to qualifying as the worst looking rapid.

From Down the Columbia by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman

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