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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

Thence via Hell Gate to Kuboos, where the wagon would have to remain.

From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

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