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Guest Opinion: NYCHA’s Chelsea Gold Mine

The following Guest Opinion by David Holowka is comprised of…

Matthew Westerby Company’s 2025 Season is a Dynamic Dance of Past & Present

Matthew Westerby Company Performance Season 2025 At the Murray Haber…

This Week In & Around Chelsea: April 21-27, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Free Helmets! /…

The Fed Takeover at Penn Station Can–and Should–Bring Truly Transformative Change

On April 17, 2025, the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and…

Verdi Cannabis Q&A: Meet Kenny Cunningham, Assistant GM & Events Coordinator

Having softly opened for business on January 12, 2024—followed by…

This Week In & Around Chelsea: April 14-20, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Manhattan Borough President…

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Guest Opinion: NYCHA’s Chelsea Gold Mine

The following Guest Opinion by David Holowka is comprised of written and visual content that first appeared as part of “NYCHA’s…

Posted on April 25, 2025No Comment

Matthew Westerby Company’s 2025 Season is a Dynamic Dance of Past & Present

Matthew Westerby Company Performance Season 2025 At the Murray Haber Theatre at Hudson Guild (446 West 26th St. btw. 9th &…

Posted on April 24, 2025No Comment

This Week In & Around Chelsea: April 21-27, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Free Helmets! / A May Event Preview / A Town Hall: Fighting the White…

Posted on April 21, 2025No Comment

The Fed Takeover at Penn Station Can–and Should–Bring Truly Transformative Change

On April 17, 2025, the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it would be recasting…

Posted on April 18, 2025No Comment

Verdi Cannabis Q&A: Meet Kenny Cunningham, Assistant GM & Events Coordinator

Having softly opened for business on January 12, 2024—followed by a grand January 26 ribbon cutting (with local electeds and area…

Posted on April 15, 2025No Comment

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Matthew Westerby Company’s 2025 Season is a Dynamic Dance of Past & Present

Matthew Westerby Company Performance Season 2025 At the Murray Haber…

Posted on April 24, 2025No Comment

Three Cheers for Robert Prichard and Surf Reality

BY TRAV S.D, (Reprinted with author’s permission from its original…

Posted on March 20, 2025No Comment

Art in the Aftermath

BY PUMA PERL | Sometimes it feels like a dream.…

Posted on March 19, 2025No Comment

Empathy and Action on the Plate, as Cosmic Con Contemplates ‘Battling Hate’

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The comic book, sci-fi, and fantasy…

Posted on February 21, 2025No Comment

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‘Timely and Fresh’ New Look for Seventh Ave.’s Iconic Elmo

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ELMO / INTERVIEW BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Neither an ever-changing Chelsea nor a pop-up global pandemic have managed to lodge the beloved Elmo from its…

Posted on April 2, 20251 Comment

Go Fish: Chelsea’s Barracuda Set to Shutter

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Barracuda--the innovative gay lounge on West 22nd Street whose brand of drag entertainment spawned countless imitators–is closing its doors after three successful decades. As…

Posted on March 20, 20251 Comment

Empathy and Action on the Plate, as Cosmic Con Contemplates ‘Battling Hate’

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The comic book, sci-fi, and fantasy convention Cosmic Con has been around for a few years, having taken place in Queens. This year it…

Posted on February 21, 2025No Comment

New York Comic Con Returns, with New Features and Old Familiar Numbers

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The subway ride home from New York Comic Con (NYCC) is always an adventure. The 7 train leaves from Hudson Yards, half a block…

Posted on October 30, 2024No Comment

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Guest Opinion: NYCHA’s Chelsea Gold Mine

The following Guest Opinion by David Holowka is comprised of written and visual content that first appeared as…

Posted on April 25, 2025No Comment

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Toy Fair 2025 Touted the Many Must-Have Playthings of Tomorrow

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | It has been a year…

Posted on March 7, 2025

‘Treats in the Streets’ Made Meatpacking District the Destination for Costumed Kids & Dressed-Up Dogs

TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER / PHOTOS BY IRI GRECO,…

Posted on October 25, 2024

Willed Into Existence by Persistent Insistence, Chelsea Green Park Passes the Five-Year Mark

Note: This look at Chelsea Green’s history incorporates previous…

Posted on July 28, 2024

July 12-14, West Side Fest is a ‘Free-for-All’ at a Who’s Who of Vaunted Chelsea Venues

NOTE: Rain plans are up to each organization. Check…

Posted on July 11, 2024

‘Timely and Fresh’ New Look for Seventh Ave.’s Iconic Elmo

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ELMO / INTERVIEW BY SCOTT STIFFLER…

Posted on April 2, 2025

Go Fish: Chelsea’s Barracuda Set to Shutter

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Barracuda--the innovative gay lounge on…

Posted on March 20, 2025

Good Work Grows on You: Scenes from the Chelsea Garden Club Tour

PHOTOS & CAPTIONS BY MISSY ADAMS | Last week,…

Posted on September 1, 2021

Community Contacts

PLEASE EXCUSE OUR APPEARANCE (or more accurately, our lack…

Posted on April 21, 2019

This Week & Beyond, Multiple Opportunities to Meet with Chelsea’s 10th & 13th Precincts

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Members of the general public with questions…

Posted on October 17, 2022

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

Three Cheers for Robert Prichard and Surf Reality

BY TRAV S.D, (Reprinted with author’s permission from its…

Posted on March 20, 2025

‘I Think I Have the Best Job on Broadway!’ — Lesli Margherita (‘Gypsy’) at BroadwayCon 2025

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Imagine New York Comic Con—with…

Posted on February 10, 2025

For Black History Month: The Hyers Sisters, Pathbreaking Singers & Actors

BY TRAV S.D. | For Black History Month, a…

Posted on February 6, 2025

REVIEW: ‘Death Becomes Her’ is a Diva Smackdown Musical That’s Camp Heaven

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Women’s issues are prominently being…

Posted on November 21, 2024

Theater

Three Cheers for Robert Prichard and Surf Reality

BY TRAV S.D, (Reprinted with author’s permission from its original publication here on Travalanche March 11 is the birthday of downtown impresario Robert Prichard,…

Posted on March 20, 2025No Comment

‘I Think I Have the Best Job on Broadway!’ — Lesli Margherita (‘Gypsy’) at BroadwayCon 2025

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Imagine New York Comic Con—with panel discussions, contests, and merch–but only with Broadway stars. That pretty much describes my ultimate…

Posted on February 10, 2025No Comment

For Black History Month: The Hyers Sisters, Pathbreaking Singers & Actors

BY TRAV S.D. | For Black History Month, a brief introduction to the Hyers Sisters—pathbreaking black singers and actors whom I only just learned about…

Posted on February 6, 2025No Comment

REVIEW: ‘Death Becomes Her’ is a Diva Smackdown Musical That’s Camp Heaven

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Women’s issues are prominently being felt, particularly the appalling way that society tends to treat them as obsolete when they…

Posted on November 21, 20241 Comment

Community Activities

Vanderbilt Declares its West Chelsea Presence with Inaugural Public Programming

Vanderbilt in the City: Conversations on America Thursday, April 10 and Thursday, May 1 At Vanderbilt University 440 W. 21st St. btw. 9th & 10th Aves. BY SCOTT…

Posted on April 4, 2025No Comment

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