Chelsea Community News

Chelsea Snapshots: The West 16th St. Edition

PHOTO AND COMMENT BY PAUL GRONCKI | The scaffolding finally…

Rally Takes Housing Crisis to State Capitol

BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Bill de Blasio won his election…

Water Service Interruptions Raining Down on Chelsea, Jan. 20-22

Water service interruptions are coming to Chelsea, as the neighborhood’s…

On West 14th Street, Scaffolding Heralds Haven for the Homeless

Paul Groncki, president of the 100 West 16th Street Block…

Rev. Christine Lee Makes History, at Historic St. Peter’s Chelsea

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Steeped in history, St. Peter’s Chelsea—the…

Free Forums, Workshops, Clinics Offer Assistance to Tenants

Knowledge is power. These free forums, workshops, and clinics offer…

News

Chelsea Snapshots: The West 16th St. Edition

PHOTO AND COMMENT BY PAUL GRONCKI | The scaffolding finally down, after five years of building at the Einhorn-developed, prison-like luxury…

Posted on January 19, 2020No Comment

Rally Takes Housing Crisis to State Capitol

BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Bill de Blasio won his election for mayor of New York City on the bedrock of a…

Posted on January 16, 2020No Comment

Water Service Interruptions Raining Down on Chelsea, Jan. 20-22

Water service interruptions are coming to Chelsea, as the neighborhood’s 10th Precinct of the NYPD told us, via Twitter. We’re passing…

Posted on January 16, 2020No Comment

On West 14th Street, Scaffolding Heralds Haven for the Homeless

Paul Groncki, president of the 100 West 16th Street Block Association, captured this Thurs., Jan. 9 image of construction at 114…

Posted on January 10, 2020No Comment

Rev. Christine Lee Makes History, at Historic St. Peter’s Chelsea

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Steeped in history, St. Peter’s Chelsea—the Episcopal church founded in 1831 by Clement Clarke Moore, architect of…

Posted on January 8, 2020No Comment

Arts

Fountain House Gallery’s ‘You’ Mines West 40s Milieu

Having opened Jan. 9 at Fountain House Gallery in Hell’s…

Posted on January 21, 20201 Comment

Legendary Charles Busch’s ‘Lily’ is a ‘Dare’ You Should Accept

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Lily Dare is a lady who’ll…

Posted on January 20, 2020No Comment

Open House Opened Wide, the Arts Offerings at The Shed

The cultural center with the retractable shell pulled back the…

Posted on January 16, 2020No Comment

Shanghai Ballet Brings ‘Swan Lake’ to Town

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | Nutcracker season is just barely over,…

Posted on January 14, 2020No Comment

Today in Chelsea

LGBTQ+

Jackie Beat’s 21st Holiday Show Boasts Classic Chestnuts, Sweet New Sacrilege

Like drunken outbursts at the office holiday party, relatives you don’t want to see even once a year, and climate deniers who believe snowfall makes their wackadoodle viewpoint…

Posted on December 16, 2019No Comment

Honey Davenport’s ‘Stocking Stuffer’ Packs the Promise of a Holiday Show Like No Other

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Sweetness, as her first name implies, is an essential ingredient in the Honey Davenport recipe for drag. But dig into any given slice of…

Posted on December 11, 2019No Comment

Win Tix to Honey Davenport’s Dec. 15 NYC Show!

Friday, December 13 will be a lucky day, at least for the winner of this week’s “Win Stuff” contest. Just email your answer to this trivia question to…

Posted on December 8, 2019No Comment

Drag Duo’s Latest Mines All Things 80’s, and So Much More

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Parachute pants. The premiere of MTV. Cellular phones the size of those shoes you’re walking around with. Totally tubular, gag-me-with-a-spoon, grody to the max,…

Posted on November 10, 2019No Comment

Opinion

A City’s Progressiveness is Lost Without Housing Support for All

BY JOHN MUDD, PRESIDENT, MIDTOWN SOUTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL | There are 62,000 plus homeless people hiding out, tucked…

Posted on December 1, 2019No Comment

For the Kids
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Theater

‘Slava’s Snowshow’ Delivers a Blizzard of Delights

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | When Slava’s Snowshow first came…

Posted on December 2, 2019

For the Kids: The November Edition

Film Forum Jr. | This series of classic…

Posted on November 7, 2019

For the Kids: The Fun, Fun, Fun Fall Edition

ATLANTIC FOR KIDS PRESENTS “THE BIG ONE-OH!” | Atlantic…

Posted on October 6, 2019

At The Joyce, ‘Freddie Falls’ Part of Family-Friendly Programming

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Sparking a love of the…

Posted on July 19, 2019

Jackie Beat’s 21st Holiday Show Boasts Classic Chestnuts, Sweet New Sacrilege

Like drunken outbursts at the office holiday party, relatives…

Posted on December 16, 2019

Honey Davenport’s ‘Stocking Stuffer’ Packs the Promise of a Holiday Show Like No Other

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Sweetness, as her first name…

Posted on December 11, 2019

Community Contacts

This page contains contact information for, in this order, Community…

Posted on April 21, 2019

Police Blotter

OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION: Bad Behavior Was on His…

Posted on May 24, 2019

Police Blotter: Week of April 30-May 6

PETIT LARCENY: Black (Laundry) Bag Job | A 43-year-old…

Posted on April 30, 2019

Instagram-Worthy ‘Nutcracker’ Offers Immersive Experience Through Jan. 26

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | If you sill have a…

Posted on January 13, 2020

‘Slava’s Snowshow’ Delivers a Blizzard of Delights

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | When Slava’s Snowshow first came…

Posted on December 2, 2019

Queer Pioneer Buddy Cole Sleighs at SoHo Playhouse, Through Nov. 3

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Ascot around neck, cigarette in…

Posted on October 23, 2019

At the Irish Rep, Jeffrey Bean Makes ‘Dublin Carol’ Sing

It’s set on Christmas Eve, and there are holiday-appropriate…

Posted on October 16, 2019

Theater

Instagram-Worthy ‘Nutcracker’ Offers Immersive Experience Through Jan. 26

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | If you sill have a few nuts to crack in 2020, the Immersive Nutcracker Cocktail Fête is running through Jan.…

Posted on January 13, 2020No Comment

‘Slava’s Snowshow’ Delivers a Blizzard of Delights

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | When Slava’s Snowshow first came to New York, back in 2004, American culture had little representation of clowning outside of…

Posted on December 2, 2019No Comment

Queer Pioneer Buddy Cole Sleighs at SoHo Playhouse, Through Nov. 3

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Ascot around neck, cigarette in hand, lips pursed in close proximity to the rim of a stiff cocktail, uncompromisingly outspoken…

Posted on October 23, 2019No Comment

At the Irish Rep, Jeffrey Bean Makes ‘Dublin Carol’ Sing

It’s set on Christmas Eve, and there are holiday-appropriate decorations strung about the set, to be sure—but don’t expect any nostalgic flashbacks shedding light…

Posted on October 16, 2019No Comment

Community Activities

Rev. Christine Lee Makes History, at Historic St. Peter’s Chelsea

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Steeped in history, St. Peter’s Chelsea—the Episcopal church founded in 1831 by Clement Clarke Moore, architect of the Chelsea neighborhood and author of A…

Posted on January 8, 2020No Comment

Profiles

Donna Aceto Photo ‘Retrospektiv’ Serves History with Your Coffee

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The walls of a new coffeehouse located on a marquee corner of Chelsea are…

Posted on August 18, 2019

Support Small Businesses

Two From You: Small Businesses Recommended by Our Readers

In advance of Nov. 30’s Small Business Saturday, we asked our readers to recommend local shops worthy of…

Posted on November 29, 2019

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Meet Our Staff

Our writers and reporters are so great, every one of them deserves to be the first one mentioned.…

Posted on April 18, 2019