Note: The following, reprinted with permission of the author, is Samuel A. Turvey’s Statement to the Gateway Development Commission, as submitted on September 29, 2026. Statement to Gateway Development Commission by Samuel Turvey, ReThinkNYC | Great work on starting the Gateway Tunnels–all to be congratulated many fold. Not to rain on anyone’s parade, especially after […]
Note: Following this obituary (provided by the Maeurer family), you’ll find a collection of thought, memories, and testimonials paying tribute to the life of Dianna Maeurer. This collection will be updated as new contributions are submitted, by sending an email to scott@chelseacommunitynews.com. DIANNA MAEURER (1953-2026 | Born in The Bronx, NY, on May 14, 1953, […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance) 300 West 18th & 19th Sts. BA Annual Meeting / MCB4 District Needs Survey / Public Programs at Vanderbilt University–NYC / MCB4 Full Board Meeting / West Side Community Fund’s Fall 2026 Grant Cycle / Benefit Concert / GAG Doc at New Fest / Chelsea Green Park Halloween […]
Cinnaholic, where “every cinnamon roll is 100% plant-based, scratch-made, and fully customizable,” began in 2010, with a small bakery in Berkeley, California. Aftere gaining national attention from a 2014 pitch made on the TV show Shark Tank, Cinnaholic expanded into a franchising system that currently has over 100 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Now, […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Over a half-century of imprisonment came to an end in early 2025, when American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Leonard Peltier’s sentence was commuted, as one of President Biden’s last official actions before leaving office. Since then, the now-82-year-old Peltier has lived under house arrest. Peltier admitted participation in a June 26, […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance) The 10th Precinct Community Council / Chelsea Neighbors United / MCB4 District Needs Survey / Photography Exhibition / West Side Street Clean Up / The London Terrace Street Fair / The Longest Table / Fourth Annual Blessing of the Animals / MCB4 Full Board Meeting / West Side Community […]
Thursday, September 24 to Sunday, September 27 Unfinished Projects Free, on View at the High Line Chelsea Market Passage Whether product of procrastination or victim of circumstance, some plans fall by the wayside–even for those whose achievements have elevated them to cultural icon status. Google Chrome’s temporary installation takes a look at three such projects. […]
Walk past 176 Ninth Avc. on any given day or night, and you’ll swear you’re looking at a new arrival on the Chelsea gallery scene; or a corporate brainstorming session; or game night… or, a potluck? There are no wrong answers, becasue all that and more has been happening at the storefront space on the […]
This Super-Sized Edition of Our Weekly Events Calendar Lists its Featured Activities Sequentially, From September 22 to October 16. Coming Soon: Happenings from Halloween to New Year’s Eve… Thursday, September 24, 6pm Online: Chelsea Neighbors United ( CNU) Participates in Virtual Hands Off Ambassador Neighborhood Training. | Part of what’s made Chelsea Neighbors United—our locally […]
This entry in our Support Small Businesses section is unusual, in that it offers no singular brick-and-mortar location for the things it has to offer. But what it has to offer—a creative response to urban isolation—compels us to sing its praises. As such, please see the below Q&A. But first, a bit of background […]