Chelsea Community News

Frederick Schjang Brings Free Feldenkrais Fest to Chelsea—And the World

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | One morning in 2013, while recuperating…

NYC’s District 75 Faces Distinct Back-to-School Concerns

BY RANIA RICHARDSON | New York City teachers went back…

Their Stages Dark, Chelsea Theatres Stay In Play, Online

BY TRAV S.D. | At this writing, it is nearly…

Chelsea’s Fallen Among Those Honored by Annual Walk of Remembrance

BY FRANK MEADE | Sunday, September 6 was a beautiful…

Drive Up, Tune In, and Give Props to Dance in All Its Forms

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Things being how they are, the…

Chelsea’s 10th Commits to CB4’s Call for Precinct POV, on Ongoing Basis

BY RANIA RICHARDSON | Realistic about the challenges ahead after…

News

Frederick Schjang Brings Free Feldenkrais Fest to Chelsea—And the World

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | One morning in 2013, while recuperating from a total knee replacement, I found myself in a class…

Posted on September 16, 2020No Comment

NYC’s District 75 Faces Distinct Back-to-School Concerns

BY RANIA RICHARDSON | New York City teachers went back to school last week, and students are scheduled to return on…

Posted on September 14, 20201 Comment

Their Stages Dark, Chelsea Theatres Stay In Play, Online

BY TRAV S.D. | At this writing, it is nearly a full half-year since New York’s theaters were rapidly compelled to…

Posted on September 13, 2020No Comment

Chelsea’s Fallen Among Those Honored by Annual Walk of Remembrance

BY FRANK MEADE | Sunday, September 6 was a beautiful end-of-summer, September 11 kind of day. The sky was a soft…

Posted on September 13, 2020No Comment

Drive Up, Tune In, and Give Props to Dance in All Its Forms

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Things being how they are, the definition of “local” dance performance has dramatically changed. I’m writing in…

Posted on September 9, 20201 Comment

Arts

Writing the Apocalypse: Breathe

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

Posted on September 18, 2020No Comment

Their Stages Dark, Chelsea Theatres Stay In Play, Online

BY TRAV S.D. | At this writing, it is nearly…

Posted on September 13, 2020No Comment

Writing the Apocalypse: Beautiful Summer

“Writing the Apocalypse” is a weekly series featuring the…

Posted on September 11, 2020No Comment

Drive Up, Tune In, and Give Props to Dance in All Its Forms

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Things being how they are, the…

Posted on September 9, 20201 Comment

This Week in Chelsea

LGBTQ+

Frederick Schjang Brings Free Feldenkrais Fest to Chelsea—And the World

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | One morning in 2013, while recuperating from a total knee replacement, I found myself in a class at the Chelsea Recreation Center (W. 25th…

Posted on September 16, 2020No Comment

The Death of Celebrity Gossip: Who Is to Blame?

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | As someone who gets regularly called upon to discuss celebrity gossip on TV, I can tell you that the demand for that sort of…

Posted on September 1, 20201 Comment

The Truth About My Love/Hate Relationship with Zoom

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | When the COVID-19 crisis started escalating in March, I packed up and moved my entire life—to Zoom. That marvelous app is sort of like…

Posted on August 8, 2020No Comment

A Misfit Gay Reveals: What’s it Like to Not Fit In With Your Community?

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’ve always assumed the role of an outsider, and that’s tended to help my journalistic career. Getting access to all kinds of creative and…

Posted on July 9, 20201 Comment

Opinion

My CoviDiary: The September Entries

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, find the latest diary entry, then other September content. Click here for the August entries. …

Posted on September 2, 2020No Comment

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Theater

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

For the Kids: The Fun, Fun, Fun Fall Edition

ATLANTIC FOR KIDS PRESENTS “THE BIG ONE-OH!” | Atlantic…

Posted on October 6, 2019

Frederick Schjang Brings Free Feldenkrais Fest to Chelsea—And the World

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | One morning in 2013, while…

Posted on September 16, 2020

The Death of Celebrity Gossip: Who Is to Blame?

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | As someone who gets regularly…

Posted on September 1, 2020

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

Enter ‘Exit’: Peter Michael Marino Goes Online with Tale of $6 Million Musical, Made & Unmade

Desperately Seeking the Exit: Online Live | In 2007,…

Posted on March 29, 2020

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice &… Blah

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Pershing Square Signature Center’s Romulus Linney…

Posted on February 6, 2020

Instagram-Worthy ‘Nutcracker’ Offers Immersive Experience Through Jan. 26

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | If you sill have a…

Posted on January 13, 2020

‘Slava’s Snowshow’ Delivers a Blizzard of Delights

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | When Slava’s Snowshow first came…

Posted on December 2, 2019

Theater

Enter ‘Exit’: Peter Michael Marino Goes Online with Tale of $6 Million Musical, Made & Unmade

Desperately Seeking the Exit: Online Live | In 2007, American actor/writer Peter Michael Marino wrote a musical based on the Madonna film Desperately Seeking…

Posted on March 29, 2020No Comment

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice &… Blah

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Pershing Square Signature Center’s Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre is a long, narrow, terraced space with seating on three sides; performers practically…

Posted on February 6, 2020No Comment

Instagram-Worthy ‘Nutcracker’ Offers Immersive Experience Through Jan. 26

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | If you sill have a few nuts to crack in 2020, the Immersive Nutcracker Cocktail Fête is running through Jan.…

Posted on January 13, 2020No Comment

‘Slava’s Snowshow’ Delivers a Blizzard of Delights

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | When Slava’s Snowshow first came to New York, back in 2004, American culture had little representation of clowning outside of…

Posted on December 2, 2019No Comment

Community Activities

Rev. Christine Lee Makes History, at Historic St. Peter’s Chelsea

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Steeped in history, St. Peter’s Chelsea—the Episcopal church founded in 1831 by Clement Clarke Moore, architect of the Chelsea neighborhood and author of A…

Posted on January 8, 2020No 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

Support Small Businesses

For Outdoor, Take-Out, or Delivery, ‘All In Flatiron Dining Deals’ Deliver

“Restaurants across the city are struggling to recover from the unprecedented impact of the pandemic,” said James Mettham,…

Posted on September 1, 2020

Our Staff

Meet Our Staff

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

Posted on April 18, 2019