BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | New York City’s dance community has been hammered by the pandemic; thousands of jobs have been lost, projects evaporated, careers disrupted. But next week, the artists and scores of professionals who love, support, and rely on them will gather virtually for Justice. Transformation. Education.—a four-day symposium designed to “reimagine the dance […]
“Where do you see yourself at this time next year?” wasn’t always such a loaded question. Before COVID-19, forward thinkers could confidently project ahead 365 days to find themselves seated in a restaurant booked to capacity, rubbing shoulders with fellow theatergoers, or making good on the “If I’m elected” promises that swept you into office. […]
BY TRAV S.D. | For Women’s History Month, we will continue our series on famous vaudeville performers connected with the Tenderloin District. Now long defunct, the Tenderloin was a NYC neighborhood that at its furthest extent ran between 24th and 62nd Streets between 5th and 8th Avenues, thus overlapping with modern Chelsea. The Tenderloin was […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | On Saturday, February 27, the 2324 Chelsea Tenant Association’s President, Thuy Pham, convened a Zoom forum of experts in the field of securing and maintaining appropriate residential housing ventilation during the age of COVID-19. While their overall concern was the health and safety of all New Yorkers during this extended lockdown, […]
This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance: Forum re: DOE Admission Policy Changes / Free Virtual Walking Tours / Free Tax Prep / Hudson Guild Seeks Talent Monday, March 8: A Discussion About DOE Admission Policy Changes | Community Board 4’s ACES committee convenes a panel of experts in discussion with each […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Having done a list of “Celebrities I’ve Met” and included some drag performers in it, let me go full feather boa and do a rundown of just the drag queens—creatures who live their dream while enlivening the nightlife on a regular basis. (And yes, there will be nightlife again.) There are […]
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. Flying By | BY PUMA PERL A New York City year flies by, an extended acid trip Coming down like Alice I don’t know what’s real […]
This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance: 13th Precinct and 1oth Precinct Build the Block Meetings / Free Tax Prep / A Hudson Guild Call for Talent Wednesday, March 3, 5pm at 13 E. 17th Street: The 13th Precinct’s Sector B Build the Block Meeting | The 13th Precinct is divided into four Sectors, […]
BY TRAVS.D. | For Black History Month, we present you with weekly slices of the Tenderloin, the now-defunct New York City neighborhood that at its furthest extent ran between 24th and 62nd Streets between Fifth and Eighth Avenues, thus overlapping with modern Chelsea. The Tenderloin was so-named by a local police captain who relished the […]
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