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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

Multiple attendees agreed that they don’t feel safe in the park and that crime is more visible, according to independent publication Hell Gate.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

On this section there is considerable good wheat land, as has been proven by the fine crops raised in Hell Gate Valley last season.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray

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