This Week in Chelsea: April 26-May 2, 2021

This Week in Chelsea: April 26-May 2, 2021

This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance:   The 10th Precinct Build the Block Sector A meeting  | 10th Precict Community Council meeting | Eagle NYC reopens |  Chelsea Green Park gets free WiFi | New vaccine site in Chelsea | W. Chelsea park’s new garden club | Hudson Guild seeks talent | Free […]

Writing the Apocalypse: Is It Life or an Illusion?

Writing the Apocalypse: Is It Life or an Illusion?

Writing the Apocalypse is a weekly series featuring the poems, essays, and recollections of Puma Perl, with subject matter influenced by her experiences as a NYC resident during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Is It Life or an Illusion? | BY PUMA PERL Suddenly, there are text messages and emails to answer, there are calendar notations, appointments to schedule, […]

Regular and Real, Kashmir 9 is ‘Old New York’ Fit for the New Normal

Regular and Real, Kashmir 9 is ‘Old New York’ Fit for the New Normal

BY MARNI HALASA | A small business that we all must support is Kashmir 9. Located in lower Hell’s Kitchen (478 Ninth Ave.),  it’s one of the city’s best sources of freshly made Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine. The food—they offer tasty curries, chicken biryani, and nan bread as big as a spaceship—is fantastic, and […]

Strong Clean Vehicle Standards Will Help U.S. Automakers Compete Globally

Strong Clean Vehicle Standards Will Help U.S. Automakers Compete Globally

BY SCOTT M. STRINGER | Polluting products and outdated strategies—facilitated by weak regulations—are bad investments. Over the past few years, financial markets have rewarded businesses that are actively building the clean, carbon-free energy economy, while companies anchored to polluting practices have seen share prices tumble. As fiduciary to the retirement security of more than 700,000 […]

This Week in Chelsea: April 19-25, 2021

This Week in Chelsea: April 19-25, 2021

This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance:   Beacon Election Club presents a NYC Council District 3 candidate forum  | Training session on Ranked Choice Voting | CCNews presents a NYC Council District 3 candidate event: Post-Pandemic NYC: Now and Then |  Chelsea Green Park gets free WiFi | New vaccine site in Chelsea | […]

Writing the Apocalypse: Déjà Vu or Is it Today?

Writing the Apocalypse: Déjà Vu or Is it Today?

Writing the Apocalypse is a weekly series featuring the poems, essays, and recollections of Puma Perl, with subject matter influenced by her experiences as a NYC resident during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Déjà Vu or Is it Today? | BY PUMA PERL We’ve adapted to face coverings, distance, pantomimed hugs   Early on, I wondered if my heart […]

Celebs Who’ve Refused Me Interviews: A Gossip Writer’s Lament

Celebs Who’ve Refused Me Interviews: A Gossip Writer’s Lament

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’ve interviewed a lot of celebrities in my time as an entertainment journalist, but there were some that kept their distance—either because they found me too risky or low-level, their publicists disapproved, they were busy, or all of the above. As time went on, I found it harder to nail interviews because […]

This Week in Chelsea: April 12-18, 2021

This Week in Chelsea: April 12-18, 2021

This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance:   CRDC presents a NYCHA Forum | Chelsea Green Park gets free WiFi | Earth Week conversation with NYS Senator Brad Hoylman and guests | New vaccine site in Chelsea | W. Chelsea park’s new garden club | Hudson Guild seeks talent | Free tax prep with the […]