In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA”
10th Precinct Sector C Build the Block Meeting / The Big Mix / Wellness Wednesdays Free Flatiron Fitness Series / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Stargazing on the High Line /
The 10th Precinct Sector C Build the Block Meeting: Wednesday, June 29, 6pm via Zoom | Every NYPD Precinct is divided into sectors. For Chelsea’s 10th Precinct, they are: Sector A: W. 14th St. to W. 21st St., 7th Ave. to the Hudson; Sector B: North side of W. 21st St. to south side of W. 29th St., from 7th Ave. to the Hudson; and Sector C: W. 29th St. to W. 43rd St., 9th Ave. to the Hudson. Every sector has two NCOs, or Neighborhood Coordination Officers, charged with patrolling the area and building relationships with residents and business owners. Quarterly Build the Block meetings for each sector provide an opportunity for the public to meet these officers. On June 29, Sector C takes center stage. See the below two flyers for details–and thanks to our friends at the West 400 Block Association for distributing this info and inspiring the event listing you’re reading right now.
Through Sunday, July 3: The Big Mix Performance Party on Little Island, in Hudson River Park by West 13th Street | This one-of-a-kind performance party premiered with a show centering around and celebrating Juneteenth. Its second of three iterations—The Big Mix – LGBTQIA+ Pride—happened June 23-25. Closing the series by celebrating the Fourth of July up until the actual day that it happens, The Big Mix –Independence Dayr uns June 29 to July 3 at 8pm. Tony Award winner Faith Prince (Guys and Dolls) hosts, with featured performers including Ty Defoe (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and special acts including harmonicist Jiayi He, and yoyo artist, Brian Klimowski. For the full schedule, tickets, and COVID protocols, click here.
Flatiron Fitness’ Wellness Wednesdays: Through August 10, 6-7 pm at Flatiron South Public Plaza (Broadway btw. W. 22nd & 23rd Sts.) | Formerly the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership and now moving forward with a better, shorter name that name-drops its additionally embraced area of coverage, the Flatiron NoMad Partnership presents the return of their signature summertime series, which was promoting the notion of outdoor group exercise long before social distancing compelled fitness facilities to take their business beyond their brick and mortar borders. This eight-week series features yoga, high-intensity interval training, Pilates, and dance classes, all offered by area studios, gyms, and wellness-focused businesses. Registration for the first three weeks of Wellness Wednesday classes is now open at flatironnomad.nyc/flatironfitness/. Registration for the additional classes will open in subsequent weeks.
The Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea: Saturdays, 9am-2pm on the North side of West 23rd St., off Ninth Ave. | New York area growers and artisan food makers return to Chelsea every Saturday through Dec. 17. This Market was created with the support of nearby Church of the Holy Apostles, with the mission of bringing wholesome and delicious foods to the neighborhood’s shoppers
and supporting local small farms and food businesses. “The Chelsea Farmers Market is a grower-producer market,” its fouders note, “meaning that vendors must be farmers or make food with ingredients purchased from local farms. The few exceptions to this rule are olive oil, chocolate and coffee vendors who can document their sourcing.” The Market’s ninth season will offer fruits, vegetables, and meats from area farms. Market favorites PickleLicious and Orwashers Bakery are returning, along with fresh faces including Love the Soup! from Morristown, NJ and Ideal Fish from Waterbury, CT. SNAP EBT is welcome (visit the manager’s tent to get tokens; matching Health Bucks are available). Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks, issued by WIC offices and Seniors’ centers, can be used from June through November. Get the latest Market news by signing up for their email newsletter via the Down to Earth Markets website (click here to access it) or by following the Chelsea Farmers Market on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dtechelseafarmersmarket/).
—Compiled by Scott Stiffler
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