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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 September 5, 1909, Adeline Trapp wore a one-piece knitted swimming suit when she became the first woman to swim across the East River in New York, through the treacherous waters of Hell Gate.

From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Kidwell, Claudia B.