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Cabaret Calls Nov. 15, When Chelsea Community Church Celebrates the Legacy of Jerry Scott

Chelsea Community Church Presents A PIANO BAR CELEBRATION …honoring Piano…

What a Spread: Still Going Strong in Chelsea, The Longest Table Expands Its Reach

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Feeding our need to connect, and…

Support Small Businesses: Starmoire Stores Clothes, Provides Profit Via ‘Digital Closet’

New York City residents with closets at capacity (and that’s…

This Week In & Around Chelsea: November 9-15, 2026

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance Pick of the…

Guest Opinion: Putting 150 Carriage Drivers Out of Business is a Scary Step in a Scary Direction

BY ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | You wouldn’t have known it till…

Decorating Contest Honors Work of W. 400 Block’s Best Bothered Brains

Congratulations, winners of the West 400 Block Association’s 2026 Best…

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Cabaret Calls Nov. 15, When Chelsea Community Church Celebrates the Legacy of Jerry Scott

Chelsea Community Church Presents A PIANO BAR CELEBRATION …honoring Piano Bar legend Jerry Scott Free & Open to the Public Sunday,…

Posted on November 12, 2026No Comment

What a Spread: Still Going Strong in Chelsea, The Longest Table Expands Its Reach

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Feeding our need to connect, and doing it in epic fashion, The Longest Table is a globally…

Posted on November 12, 2026No Comment

Support Small Businesses: Starmoire Stores Clothes, Provides Profit Via ‘Digital Closet’

New York City residents with closets at capacity (and that’s most of us) have another option in our quest to contain…

Posted on November 12, 2026No Comment

This Week In & Around Chelsea: November 9-15, 2026

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance Pick of the Week / Participatory Budgeting Kick-Off / Flatiron NoMad Partnership 2026 Community…

Posted on November 9, 2026No Comment

Guest Opinion: Putting 150 Carriage Drivers Out of Business is a Scary Step in a Scary Direction

BY ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | You wouldn’t have known it till late October, but there are two sides to the controversy over…

Posted on November 3, 2026No Comment

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Cabaret Calls Nov. 15, When Chelsea Community Church Celebrates the Legacy of Jerry Scott

Chelsea Community Church Presents A PIANO BAR CELEBRATION …honoring Piano…

Posted on November 12, 2026No Comment

Promising Theater Picks, Ongoing & Upcoming

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | What good is sitting, alone—in your…

Posted on October 12, 2026No Comment

Doc & Art Chart Life of Leonard Peltier, In & Out of Incarceration

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Over a half-century of imprisonment came…

Posted on September 30, 2026No Comment

Don’t Procrastinate! View ‘Unfinished Projects’ Sept. 24-27

Thursday, September 24 to Sunday, September 27 Unfinished Projects Free,…

Posted on September 25, 2026No Comment

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Cabaret Calls Nov. 15, When Chelsea Community Church Celebrates the Legacy of Jerry Scott

Chelsea Community Church Presents A PIANO BAR CELEBRATION …honoring Piano Bar legend Jerry Scott Free & Open to the Public Sunday, November 15, 1pm at St. Peter’s Chelsea…

Posted on November 12, 2026No Comment

Q&A with Chelsea’s Out Gay Elected Officials

The following editorial content first appeared in the print edition and on the website of our sister publication, LGBTQCommunityNews.nyc. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | What’s so queer—politically speaking—about the…

Posted on June 26, 2026No Comment

This Week In & Around Chelsea: June 22-28, 2026

Here’s What’s Happening This Week (revised on 6/26/26): SPRING FLING & Other Free Outdoor Events in Bella Abzug Park / Annual Pride Month Events / Bike Helmet…

Posted on June 22, 2026No Comment

Guest Opinion: My First Job Taught Me the Viral Charge of Silence

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…

Posted on April 21, 2026No Comment

Opinion

Guest Opinion: Putting 150 Carriage Drivers Out of Business is a Scary Step in a Scary Direction

BY ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | You wouldn’t have known it till late October, but there are two sides to…

Posted on November 3, 2026No 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

Cabaret Calls Nov. 15, When Chelsea Community Church Celebrates the Legacy of Jerry Scott

Chelsea Community Church Presents A PIANO BAR CELEBRATION …honoring…

Posted on November 12, 2026

Q&A with Chelsea’s Out Gay Elected Officials

The following editorial content first appeared in the print…

Posted on June 26, 2026

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

Promising Theater Picks, Ongoing & Upcoming

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | What good is sitting, alone—in…

Posted on October 12, 2026

‘Ulster’ Stew: David Ireland’s Bubbling Hot Comedy Concoction Proves Substantive Fare

RUN EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 24 The Irish Repertory Theatre…

Posted on March 18, 2026

Show Show Show, Go Go Go: Three to See, on City Stages

Theater Roundup by Scott Stiffler Ulster American at…

Posted on March 9, 2026

Provincetown Report: Who Rules The Drag Roost in The Queer Resort?

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Provincetown, Massachusetts is a mixed…

Posted on August 12, 2025

Theater

Promising Theater Picks, Ongoing & Upcoming

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | What good is sitting, alone—in your room—when there’s so much to do beyond the street where you live? Pry yourself…

Posted on October 12, 2026No Comment

‘Ulster’ Stew: David Ireland’s Bubbling Hot Comedy Concoction Proves Substantive Fare

RUN EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 24 The Irish Repertory Theatre Presents the American Premiere of ULSTER AMERICAN BY DAVID IRELAND / DIRECTED BY CIARÁN O’REILLY …

Posted on March 18, 20261 Comment

Show Show Show, Go Go Go: Three to See, on City Stages

Theater Roundup by Scott Stiffler Ulster American at the Irish Repertory Theatre / Molly “Equality” Dykeman in Bushes are Bloomin’ / / TOSOS…

Posted on March 9, 2026No Comment

Provincetown Report: Who Rules The Drag Roost in The Queer Resort?

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Provincetown, Massachusetts is a mixed (but heavily queer) resort town with lobsters, beaches, and lots of tucking and plucking, the…

Posted on August 12, 2025No Comment

Community Activities

What a Spread: Still Going Strong in Chelsea, The Longest Table Expands Its Reach

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Feeding our need to connect, and doing it in epic fashion, The Longest Table is a globally observed celebration of cuisine and community, whose…

Posted on November 12, 2026No Comment

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