Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the (Dance) World: A Symposium Rallies the Troupes

Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the (Dance) World: A Symposium Rallies the Troupes

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 […]

Getting to Know You: NYS Senator Brad Hoylman, Candidate for Manhattan Borough President

Getting to Know You: NYS Senator Brad Hoylman, Candidate for Manhattan Borough President

“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. […]

Slices of the Tenderloin #5: Saharet

Slices of the Tenderloin #5: Saharet

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 […]

This Week in Chelsea: March 8-14, 2021

This Week in Chelsea: March 8-14, 2021

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 […]

222 Drag Queens I’ve Met: A Glittery List of Gender Benders

222 Drag Queens I’ve Met: A Glittery List of Gender Benders

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: Flying By

Writing the Apocalypse: Flying By

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 in Chelsea: March 1-7, 2021

This Week in Chelsea: March 1-7, 2021

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, […]

Slices of the Tenderloin #4: Cole and Johnson

Slices of the Tenderloin #4: Cole and Johnson

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 […]

My CoviDiary: The February 2021 Entries

My CoviDiary: The February 2021 Entries

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, find the one and only February 2021 entry. Click here for the January 2021 entries. Click here for December 2020 content. Click here for the November entries. Click here for the October entries. Click here for the September entries. Click here for the August entries.  Click here for the July entries.  Click […]