Stanley Bard Returns to Chelsea Hotel, for Less Than One Night Only

Stanley Bard Returns to Chelsea Hotel, for Less Than One Night Only

BY DEBBIE MARTIN | Heartbroken, like many fans, of the Chelsea Hotel’s continuous closure, the UK-based stencil artist known as Stewy celebrated the creative life of the hotel by creating life-size stencils of Dyaln Thomas, Quentin Crisp, Patti Smith, and former Chelsea Hotel manager Stanley Bard (depicted in the photo to the left). You can still finds […]

NYC Charter Changes: Deciphering the Small Print of Very Large Issues

NYC Charter Changes: Deciphering the Small Print of Very Large Issues

BY DONATHAN SALKALN | In the upcoming November 5 general election, New York City voters will be asked to vote “Yes” or “No” to 19 proposals in amending the NYC Charter. Because comprehending such an enormous sea of tiny print would be an exhaustive task—possibly taking some voters to use all the polling hours between 7am […]

Fresh Participatory Budgeting Cycle Begins, Befittingly, at Chelsea Green

Fresh Participatory Budgeting Cycle Begins, Befittingly, at Chelsea Green

BY MARK NIMAR | Cycle 9 of NYC’s annual Participatory Budgeting process commenced last Sunday, with a neighborhood meeting at Chelsea Green. Located at 140 W. 20th St. (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.), the recently opened micropark was created, in part, with funds from its win as the top vote-getter of Cycle 4. Participatory Budgeting […]