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Happy Pride! Here are the 10 Gayest Moments of My Life—So Far!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | It’s Pride month, when LGBTQs celebrate…

Chopped! CB4’s WPE Wants Public Park’s Poor Player VIP Heliport Grounded for Good

BY WINNIE MCCROY | On the evening of Thursday, June…

The 300 Worst Clichés in Modern Speech: Unlearn Them Now!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO There’s nothing more tired than a cliché,…

Success Couldn’t Keep Playwright George Kelly’s Sexual Orientation from Consignment to the Closet

BY TRAV S.D. | In honor of Pride Month, we…

Pasta by Hudson Charms Chelsea with Signature Dishes, Slushies, and Smiles

Pasta by Hudson founder and president Brandon Fay opened his…

Writing the Apocalypse: Love Me Red Lipstick

Writing the Apocalypse is a weekly series featuring the poems,…

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Happy Pride! Here are the 10 Gayest Moments of My Life—So Far!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | It’s Pride month, when LGBTQs celebrate and commemorate in a big way—and this year, we might even…

Posted on June 21, 2021No Comment

Chopped! CB4’s WPE Wants Public Park’s Poor Player VIP Heliport Grounded for Good

BY WINNIE MCCROY | On the evening of Thursday, June 10, after a lengthy meeting, Community Board 4’s Waterfront, Parks &…

Posted on June 19, 2021No Comment

The 300 Worst Clichés in Modern Speech: Unlearn Them Now!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO There’s nothing more tired than a cliché, and if “tired” happens to be a cliche itself, then my…

Posted on June 19, 2021No Comment

Success Couldn’t Keep Playwright George Kelly’s Sexual Orientation from Consignment to the Closet

BY TRAV S.D. | In honor of Pride Month, we will be featuring one article per week on a different classic…

Posted on June 13, 20211 Comment

Pasta by Hudson Charms Chelsea with Signature Dishes, Slushies, and Smiles

Pasta by Hudson founder and president Brandon Fay opened his Chelsea location late last year, at a time when COVID-19 hadn’t…

Posted on June 13, 2021No Comment

Arts

History and a Drag Queen Mystery, in the New Doc ‘P.S. Burn This Letter Please’

REVIEW BY WINNIE McCROY | If you like your LGBTQ…

Posted on June 21, 2021No Comment

Zimmer on Dance: NYC Pride Week Wonders

Rose: You Are Who You Eat by John Jarboe of…

Posted on June 20, 2021No Comment

As Artist and Art Object, ‘Most Beautiful Man’ Paul Swan Garnered Snickers, Swoons

BY TRAV S.D. | In honor of Pride Month, we…

Posted on June 19, 20211 Comment

Writing the Apocalypse: Love Me Red Lipstick

Writing the Apocalypse is a weekly series featuring the poems,…

Posted on June 11, 2021No Comment

This Week in Chelsea

LGBTQ+

Happy Pride! Here are the 10 Gayest Moments of My Life—So Far!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | It’s Pride month, when LGBTQs celebrate and commemorate in a big way—and this year, we might even leave this house to do so. As…

Posted on June 21, 2021No Comment

History and a Drag Queen Mystery, in the New Doc ‘P.S. Burn This Letter Please’

REVIEW BY WINNIE McCROY | If you like your LGBTQ documentaries with a bit of history, a soupçon of mystery, and a hell of a lot of drag…

Posted on June 21, 2021No Comment

No Longer Opting for Orgasms: Gerald Busby, 85, Cheats Death to Play His Most Intimate Hand Yet

BY GERLD BUSBY | Now that I’m 85 and have just emerged from a near-death experience after major surgery, I realize that being gay has absolutely nothing to…

Posted on June 20, 2021No Comment

Zimmer on Dance: NYC Pride Week Wonders

Rose: You Are Who You Eat by John Jarboe of The Bearded Ladies Cabaret, June 20 | Based on a true story, Rose is a series of performance pieces (songs,…

Posted on June 20, 2021No Comment

Opinion

As Primary Day Looms, Our Representation is Missing in Action

BY PHELAN DANTE FITZPATRICK (Candidate, City Council District 3) | Where are Corey and Erik? Are they helping…

Posted on June 17, 2021No Comment

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‘My First Nutcracker’ is the Last Word in Holiday Home Entertainment

Streaming through Jan. 10, 2021: My First Nutcracker Billed…

Posted on December 22, 2020

Hoylman’s “Make-A-Mask” Competition Faces Reality, Creativity

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Hey, in times like these?…

Posted on May 13, 2020

‘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

Happy Pride! Here are the 10 Gayest Moments of My Life—So Far!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | It’s Pride month, when LGBTQs…

Posted on June 21, 2021

History and a Drag Queen Mystery, in the New Doc ‘P.S. Burn This Letter Please’

REVIEW BY WINNIE McCROY | If you like your…

Posted on June 21, 2021

Community Contacts

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

Posted on April 21, 2019

Mask Distribution, Graffiti Mitigation Among 10th Precinct’s COVID-Era Efforts

Normally held on the last Wednesday of the month,…

Posted on May 28, 2020

10th Precinct Leader Notes Pandemic’s Impact on Protocols, Public Safety, Crime Stats

Normally held on the last Wednesday of the month,…

Posted on April 29, 2020

10th Precinct Community Council Notes Uptick in Robbery, Larceny Crimes

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Confrontation risks escalation; windows have…

Posted on February 7, 2020

Police Blotter

OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION: Bad Behavior Was on His…

Posted on May 24, 2019

‘Tennessee Rising’ Stands Tall, as the Sun Comes Up on Live Theatre Again

BY TRAV S.D. | One’s first post-pandemic trip to…

Posted on May 28, 2021

Daisey Fresh: Monologuist’s Take on Pandemic Times Arrives Raw and Ready

BY TRAV S.D. | Much politician-driven hoopla about the…

Posted on April 14, 2021

Slices of the Tenderloin #6: La Sylphe

BY TRAV S.D. | For Women’s History Month, we will…

Posted on March 12, 2021

Edith O’Hara—A Personal Remembrance

BY CHIP DEFFAA | I’ve never known anyone quite…

Posted on October 22, 2020

Theater

‘Tennessee Rising’ Stands Tall, as the Sun Comes Up on Live Theatre Again

BY TRAV S.D. | One’s first post-pandemic trip to the theatre following a year-a nd-a-half quarantine is a thing not to be taken lightly,…

Posted on May 28, 20211 Comment

Daisey Fresh: Monologuist’s Take on Pandemic Times Arrives Raw and Ready

BY TRAV S.D. | Much politician-driven hoopla about the soft re-opening of Broadway has been underway as of late. Yet meanwhile, Off-Off-Broadway has already…

Posted on April 14, 2021No Comment

Slices of the Tenderloin #6: La Sylphe

BY TRAV S.D. | For Women’s History Month, we will continue our series on famous vaudeville performers connected with the Tenderloin District. Now long defunct,…

Posted on March 12, 2021No Comment

Edith O’Hara—A Personal Remembrance

BY CHIP DEFFAA | I’ve never known anyone quite like veteran theater-owner/producer Edith O’Hara—longtime manager/artistic director of the 13th Street Repertory Theater (and mother…

Posted on October 22, 20201 Comment

Community Activities

Despite Cancelled Plans, London Terrace Tenants Association’s Charitable Giving Expands

After a cruel, cruel summer of street fairs featuring the same funnel cake stands and tube sock hawkers, the London Terrace Street Fair (W. 24th St. btw. 9th…

Posted on January 30, 2021No 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

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Pasta by Hudson Charms Chelsea with Signature Dishes, Slushies, and Smiles

Pasta by Hudson founder and president Brandon Fay opened his Chelsea location late last year, at a time…

Posted on June 13, 2021

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

Posted on April 18, 2019