It happened on Wednesday, March 4, with little fanfare but much cause for celebration: After a long winter when “Closed for Business” was the only message being served, Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream returned to its storefront at 196 Seventh Ave. (btw. W. 21st & 22nd Sts.). The 100-flavor purveyor of cool treats […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Chelsea Market’s proud history as a groundbreaking food hall has bestowed many claims to fame upon the steadfast structure. But perhaps the sweetest one of all hails from the building’s industrial past–specifically, March 6, 1912. That’s the fateful date when, we’ve been known to note (by quoting writer Laura Rutherford), “Oreo […]
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to provisions of Section 25(b)(1) of the Charter of the City of New York, notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in the Borough of Manhattan, County of New York, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM for the […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Community Board Application Period Extended Through March 6 | The March Full Board Meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) | West Side Community Fund: Spring 2026 Grant Cycle Manhattan Community Board Applications Accepted Through March 6 | Newly installed Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal (MBP) has […]
BY JOANNE DOWNES (with additional text from the Regier family) | Prominent longtime Chelsea resident and community activist Hilda Mae Regier passed away during the early morning hours of Feb. 15, 2026, at Kidron Bethel Healthcare (a care facility in Kansas), where she had resided for the past three years. Born in 1934 in Goessel, […]
A Special Election scheduled for April 28, 2026 will fill the City Council District 3 (D3) seat vacated earlier this month, after Council Member Erik Bottcher won a Special Election designating him as District 47’s NYS Senator. Five candidates are in the race to represnt D3. Here, find links to our recent Candidate Q&As. And […]
With less than six months before an inaugural class of 96 undergraduate students arrive in Chelsea, Vanderbilt University NYC (VU-NYC) is moving full speed ahead with construction, repair, and other long-planned projects that will turn the former Genearl Theological Seminary digs into Vanderbilt’s foirst ca,m[ujs poiutsode their home base in Tennessee (we recently wrote about […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): 10th Precinct Community Council / Coffee & Converstions (Feb. 27 edition cancelled) / Community Board Applications Accepted Through Feb. 27 / Ceres Gallery Exhibitions / 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting: Wednesday, February 25, 7pm Online via Zoom | Having assumed Commanding Officer duties late last year, one of […]
Nature abhors a vacuum–a sentiment shared by the New York City Council. So while voters anticipate April 28’s Special Election for the Council District 3 seat vacated by newly minted NYS Senator Erik Bottcher, D3 concerns are not being put on hold. Council staff has been attending to them, and will continue to do so […]
Ripple effects from recent elections are being felt in Chelsea and its nearby nabes, turning winter’s normal dormancy into a whirlwind of online forums, in-person petitioning, and endorsement announcements—all part of the process culminating in April 28’s Special Election for City Council District 3. That seat was vacated last week, when Erik Bottcher handily won […]