BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | Saturday, May 2 saw the robust ranks of the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club (CRDC) gather at Bocca di Bacco restaurant’s Ninth Ave. location during the 11am to 2pm sweet spot that embraces both breakfast and lunch. It was a fitting setting for the CRDC’s Awards Brunch, an annual occasion to honor […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week (in order of appearance): Chelsea Neighbors United Actions / The Inaguration of NYC Council Member Carl Wilson, District 3, Manhattan / West Chelsea Artists Open Studios / The Totality of All Things / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea Chelsea Neighbors United (CNU) at Metropolis Parking / 5pm to 6pm at […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Decades of advocacy to reimagine the swath of Seventh Ave. occupied by a group of derelict buildings resulted in July 26, 2022’s ceremonial groundbreaking at 201-207 Seventh Ave. (corner of W. 22nd St.). Now—after years of construction and the impending return of former occupants alongside new residents arriving via housing lottery—the […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week (in order of appearance): wardsThe Full Board Meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 / Chelsea Neighbors United Activities / Bike Shop: The Musical / West Chelsea Artists Open Studios / Launch Party & Fundraiser for The Acties Awards / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea The May Full Board […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week…and Beyond (in order of appearance): The 10th Precinct Community Coincil / Coffee & Conversations / The Penn South Ceramics Studio Show & Sale: / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / ICE Preparedness Session The 10th Precinct Community Coouncil: Wednesday, April 29, 7pm at the 10th Precinct (230 W. 20th […]
Chelsea Community Church & Chelsea Neighbors United Invite the Public to a Free Afternoon of Songs, Socializing, and ICE Preparedness Training Sunday, May 3, 1pm at 346 W. 20th St. (btw. 8th & 9th Aves.) Chelsea Community Church (CCC)—the lay-led, non-denominational Christian Church whose annual Candlelight Carol Service is a popular December draw—marks its early […]
Editor’s Note: Recently, several Chelsea Community News readers have submitted writings that speak to their support of a candidate—or candidates—in April 28’s NYC Council District 3 Special Election (with Early Voting happening through April 26). We’ve compiled these expressions of support into the following Letters to the Editor column. For more info on Early Voting […]
By Leslie Boghosian Murphy (candidatein the April 28 NYC Council District 3 Special Election) Billy’s Bakery, Chelsea Location | Billy’s is a Chelsea staple and an absolute go-to for me. Their banana pudding is the best in the city, no question===and the icebox cake and red velvet cupcakes are also favorites in our household. […]
By Layla Law-Gisiko (candidate in April 28’s NYC Council District 3 Special Election) | It was 1993, and I had only just graduated from La Sorbonne University when I began my first job as a young journalist and producer on Ruban Rouge (Red Ribbon), a one-hour television program entirely dedicated to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. There are […]
By Leslie Boghosian Murphy (candidate in the April 28 NYC Council District 3 Special Election) | Walk down Eighth or Ninth Avenue any morning, and you’ll find the heart of Chelsea: It’s the diner that’s been serving neighbors for decades; the bodega that never closes; the gallery where emerging artists get their first shot. These […]