Nick Pinto
@nickpinto.bsky.social
Co-founder @hellgatenyc.com. Writing about cops, courts, jails, prisons and NYC. You may have known me on Twitter as @macfathom. On Signal at NickPinto.11
If you've been following the rollicking tale of Brooklyn Democratic Party bigwig Frank Seddio and $2 million in mysteriously missing escrow money, a new episode dropped today. It's a good one, featuring fresh revelations and, for the first time, an arrest warrant!
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Arrest Warrant Issued in the Case of Frank Seddio and the Missing $2 Million
The judge on the case ordered Seddio to stop calling him on his personal phone.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
If you've been following the rollicking tale of Brooklyn Democratic Party bigwig Frank Seddio and $2 million in mysteriously missing escrow money, a new episode dropped today. It's a good one, featuring fresh revelations and, for the first time, an arrest warrant!
hellgatenyc.com/arrest-warra...
hellgatenyc.com/arrest-warra...
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At a press conference to celebrate one year of congestion pricing, the the elephant in the room between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul was another policy question that pits the good of New Yorkers against a vocal minority: taxing the rich.
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Mamdani and Hochul Celebrate One Politically Controversial Initiative While Dodging Another
At a press conference Monday, the mayor and governor avoided the central question that will define their relationship.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
At a press conference to celebrate one year of congestion pricing, the the elephant in the room between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul was another policy question that pits the good of New Yorkers against a vocal minority: taxing the rich.
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three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
One of the WSJ's A1 stories today was reported *6 months ago* by @404media.co, a team of just four journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
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What happened on day one? A lot!
And Hell Gate was there for it all.
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And Hell Gate was there for it all.
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Mayor Mamdani Has Arrived
On day one of the Mamdani administration, Hell Gate was there.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
What happened on day one? A lot!
And Hell Gate was there for it all.
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And Hell Gate was there for it all.
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You know, @hellgatenyc.com really did publish some great blogs this year:
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Hell Gate's Favorite Blogs of 2025
The stories most beloved by Hell Gate's writers and editors in 2025.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
You know, @hellgatenyc.com really did publish some great blogs this year:
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Hell Gate's Predictions for 2026
We can see the future. This is what next year holds in store.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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You can get them a gift subscription to @hellgatenyc.com.
They'll love reading it. You'll love supporting worker-owned local journalism.
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You can get them a gift subscription to @hellgatenyc.com.
They'll love reading it. You'll love supporting worker-owned local journalism.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
🚨 If there's someone you'd like to give something really nice to but you still don't have a present for them, all is not lost:
You can get them a gift subscription to @hellgatenyc.com.
They'll love reading it. You'll love supporting worker-owned local journalism.
hellgatenyc.com/gift-subscri...
You can get them a gift subscription to @hellgatenyc.com.
They'll love reading it. You'll love supporting worker-owned local journalism.
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This morning, in federal court, Frank Seddio professed outrage at any suggestion he's conspired to help steal $2 million.
“I find it offensive, the kind of allegations that have been made by plaintiffs’ counsel in this matter," he told judge. "I thought I was reading a James Clancy novel!”
“I find it offensive, the kind of allegations that have been made by plaintiffs’ counsel in this matter," he told judge. "I thought I was reading a James Clancy novel!”
The craziest case in the Brooklyn courts, involving power broker Frank Seddio and $2 million in missing escrow money, keeps getting crazier.
Yesterday, two more judges recused themselves, bringing the total judges who have been assigned the case to FIVE.
Yesterday, two more judges recused themselves, bringing the total judges who have been assigned the case to FIVE.
Judges Keep Dropping Like Flies in the Case of Frank Seddio and the Missing $2 Million
Two more judges have recused themselves from the (somehow still ongoing) suit involving the Brooklyn Dems power broker.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This morning, in federal court, Frank Seddio professed outrage at any suggestion he's conspired to help steal $2 million.
“I find it offensive, the kind of allegations that have been made by plaintiffs’ counsel in this matter," he told judge. "I thought I was reading a James Clancy novel!”
“I find it offensive, the kind of allegations that have been made by plaintiffs’ counsel in this matter," he told judge. "I thought I was reading a James Clancy novel!”
My suggested headline for this post was "Get a Load of Elise Stefanik’s Governor-Crash-Out Pants," but my colleagues hate clicks and truth.
Elise! Elise! Why? What happened?
And other links to start your holiday week.
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And other links to start your holiday week.
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Elise We’ll Have the Memories
And other links to start this holiday week.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My suggested headline for this post was "Get a Load of Elise Stefanik’s Governor-Crash-Out Pants," but my colleagues hate clicks and truth.
Saving this photograph of my mop handle for derisive and devastating use in future online discourse.
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Saving this photograph of my mop handle for derisive and devastating use in future online discourse.
Thanks to an 11th-hour appointment by Mayor Eric Adams, the new head of the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct against civilians is a guy who says civilians should be threatened with perjury to discourage them from complaining about police misconduct.
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Adams Names Police Accountability Foe to Chair Police Accountability Agency
Former Post columnist Pat Smith has big plans to make police misconduct investigators start loving cops, but he may not be in his position for long.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thanks to an 11th-hour appointment by Mayor Eric Adams, the new head of the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct against civilians is a guy who says civilians should be threatened with perjury to discourage them from complaining about police misconduct.
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BRB draining the Great Lakes to train an AI to use this voice to argue with my enemies.
Okay, I think I figured out how to turn the audio sample into a video that can be uploaded to Bluesky. Here are the first 3 minutes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
BRB draining the Great Lakes to train an AI to use this voice to argue with my enemies.
I'm going through @hellgatenyc.com's predictions for 2025 and it's actually wild how literally every single one of these came true and was 100% realized.
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Hell Gate's 2025 Predictions
You can thank us at the end of 2025 when all of these prophesies have been fulfilled.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm going through @hellgatenyc.com's predictions for 2025 and it's actually wild how literally every single one of these came true and was 100% realized.
hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-20...
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"So moving forward, what will our role be?" Menin continued. "I'd need to look at that on a case-by-case basis."
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"So moving forward, what will our role be?" Menin continued. "I'd need to look at that on a case-by-case basis."
I asked Menin: What role should city government have in policing the political speech of artists? "There, City funds were being used," Menin said. "I am a big proponent of the right to peacefully protest. Again, I think there need to be reasonable time place and manner restrictions."
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I asked Menin: What role should city government have in policing the political speech of artists? "There, City funds were being used," Menin said. "I am a big proponent of the right to peacefully protest. Again, I think there need to be reasonable time place and manner restrictions."
Councilmember Menin disputed Mastro's account. "I didn't say to cancel it. What I said was that I wanted to understand what was happening with it," she said. "I was getting tons of incoming on it."
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Councilmember Menin disputed Mastro's account. "I didn't say to cancel it. What I said was that I wanted to understand what was happening with it," she said. "I was getting tons of incoming on it."
This morning I asked presumptive Council Speaker Julie Menin about Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro's statement to @hellgatenyc.com that he received a call from Menin "urging City Hall to intervene" before he took steps to cancel Kehlani's June Summerstage concert over the artist's support of Palestine:
Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
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How Randy Mastro Killed the Kehlani SummerStage Concert—And a Whole Lot More
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
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December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This morning I asked presumptive Council Speaker Julie Menin about Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro's statement to @hellgatenyc.com that he received a call from Menin "urging City Hall to intervene" before he took steps to cancel Kehlani's June Summerstage concert over the artist's support of Palestine:
Until the new mayor can get it together to appoint a new interim chair, or until he and City Council can agree on a non-interim chair.
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Until the new mayor can get it together to appoint a new interim chair, or until he and City Council can agree on a non-interim chair.
Aaaahahahaha and now Eric Adams has appointed him to be the interim chair of the entire board.
An Adams appointee to the CCRB has spent the last months arguing that we should threaten people with perjury so fewer people lodge complaints against cops and last month he helped overturn 91 allegations where investigators had found evidence of police misconduct: hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-flip-ra...
This Eric Adams Appointee and NY Post Veteran Is Upending Police Oversight
Civilian Complaint Review Board investigators found evidence of 190 acts of police misconduct in recent cases. Board members made half of them disappear.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Aaaahahahaha and now Eric Adams has appointed him to be the interim chair of the entire board.
One of the more insane legal stories I've covered, featuring international investors, $2 million in missing escrow funds, and Brooklyn Democratic Party macher Frank Seddio: hellgatenyc.com/frank-seddio...
The Wild and Wooly Tale of Frank Seddio and $2 Million in Missing Cash
According to a suite of lawsuits, the former head of the Brooklyn Dems is using the borough's courts to run legal interference for an alleged scammer.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
One of the more insane legal stories I've covered, featuring international investors, $2 million in missing escrow funds, and Brooklyn Democratic Party macher Frank Seddio: hellgatenyc.com/frank-seddio...
