BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The enigmatic artist whose choice of canvas had passersby shaking their heads and searching for answers says his nearly complete mural project—spanning the street-level length of 210 Seventh Ave. and wrapping around several feet onto the W. 22nd St. side—was created to send a message to the neighborhood of his youth: […]
This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance:   Community Board 4 full board meeting |  Irish Repertory Theater presents “Little Gem” | Chelsea Green Park gets free WiFi | Vaccine site in Chelsea | W. Chelsea park’s new garden club | Hudson Guild online talent show | Free tax prep with the NYC Dpt. of […]
Recent cycles have seen nothing like Election 2021’s bid for the New York City Council District 3 seat currently held by Speaker Corey Johnson (making his exit because of term limits, and making his own Election 2021 bid, for Comptroller). A half dozen are in the running to succeed the Speaker–and as the June 22 […]
Avid West Chelsea Manhattanhenge chronicler Pamela Wolff is the restless type who can’t be content waiting around for May 30 or July 12–the remaining days of 2021 when the full sun aligns with Manhattan’s grid, making the camera-ready island even more spectacular. So on April 26, Wolff set her sights on a celestial phenomenon seen […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | As we emerge from the lengthy COVID-19 lockdown, the barometer for things “getting back to normal†is, for many people, their return to the office. While it’s still a bit early for some folks to physically return to their workplace, the time is perfect for a return to the simple thrills […]
Whether from scar tissue formed many years ago or as recent in origin as this very morning, the personal struggles we carry with us inform who we are, and how we treat others. The wounds that never seem to heal are often the ones we keep to ourselves, rather than take the real risk of […]
If you weren’t glued to a viewing device of some type last Thursday, April 22, from 7pm to 8:40pm, you missed what Election Cycle Media of a more innocent age once referred to as “a real humdinger.” Well, brush off that old chestnut, and apply it to the online event co-presented by Citizens Committee for […]
BY BRIAN DONOVAN | I have a relatively limited and particularized set of skills that include sniffing out like a dog you shouldn’t pet at the airport when somebody really is about that action. This block association (the High Line 28 Block Association) is, first and foremost, a social club, but second, it is a (growing) […]
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 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, […]