BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | If, after a serious dose of the latest dance technology—via February 9-12’s Dance on Camera festival—your idea of a good terpsichorean time still involves sharing a room with live dancers moving to music, get yourself to the Joyce Theater, where Twyla Tharp, now in her ninth decade and as sharp as […]
A show whose thematic “Oomh!†comes from the Broadway songbook’s emotional depth and camp-friendly absurdities has arrived on West 42nd Street—the very doorstep of its source material—to throw down the gauntlet. Fortunately for us, the gauntlet is actually two pairs of long satin evening gloves worn with confident, comedic ferocity by native-to-Florida drag queens Ginger […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | The 2024 Dance on Camera festival, running February 9-12 at Lincoln Center, is particularly rich and diverse. The world’s longest-running assemblage of dance film—now in its 52nd year—presents, in 11 different programs, a mix of shorts and features from around the world. Up first (Feb. 9, 7pm) is the full-length Swan […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea The Full Board of Manhattan Community Board 4 / From 50 the Future: A Hip-Hop Exhibit at Chelsea Market / Apply to serve on your Manhattan community board / NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher in Conversation with NYS Attorney General Letitia James The Full Board of […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | New Yorkers deserve clean streets, free of smelly trash bags and rats. That’s why we are taking the next leap forward in the Trash Revolution—our initiative to reimagine trash collection and remove every single trash bag from New York City’s streets. When we came into office two years ago, […]
About Jessica Chait Chair of Manhattan Community Board 4 The San Antonio, Texas native holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas and a master’s degree in Public Administration from New York University. As the Met Council’s Managing Director of Food Programs and Policy, Jessica manages the largest free kosher food distribution program […]
February 1, 5, 7: Three Opportunities for the Public to Participate in the Environmental Review  For Redevelopment of the NYCHA (NYC Housing Authority) Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses The Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea PACT (Permanent Affordability Commitment Together) project has begun an environmental review process that analyzes the impact to the human, built, and natural environment in […]
The 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting Wednesday, January 31, 7pm At the 10th Precinct (230 W. 20th St. btw. 7th & 8th Aves.) UPDATE: Since this article’s publication, the 10th Precint has noted that because of illness, CO Capt. Brathwaite will not attend the Jan. 31 Community Council meeting. Executive NYPD Officer Captain Magliente will […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS |Â Last week, in the Bronx, the borough where hip hop was born, I reported to New Yorkers on the state of our city. When our administration came into office 24 months ago, we had a clear mission: protect public safety, rebuild our economy, and make this city more livable for […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | After years spent perfecting his baking skills, former attorney and longtime Village resident DongJu Song took a leap of faith that landed him in Chelsea, as founder/owner of The Sleeping Cat (160 Seventh Ave. btw. W. 19th & 20th Sts.). As we noted in a recent small business profile (click here […]