From protests to package thefts to property damage to the four Phases of reopening, it’s been, to put it mildly, an unusually eventful summer. Throughout, at a time when accurate information was often as scarce as it was specific, Chelsea Community News has been providing straight-from-the-source Q&A sessions with the leader of our local NYPD […]
“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. How Do You Say Goodbye? | By Puma Perl They sat at a small red table on the edge of Chinatown, drinking […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Open to the public, interactive, and held online via Zoom, the July 16 meeting of the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club (CRDC) brought together four powerful, independent voices intimate to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Co-hosted by CRDC Exec VP Charles Bayor and CRDC President Mindy Rosier-Rayburn (who also served as […]
Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4) zoomed through a packed agenda, at July 22’s full board meeting. Having been consigned to the pages (and web links) of history, it’s a case of “See you in September.” The full board did not convene in August, and will resume its first-Wednesday-of-the month schedule as of Sept 2. (Click […]
“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. There’s No Such Thing as Tuesday | By Puma Perl Jack says he needs lunch That’s the only way he knows it’s noon […]
Family and Student Information Sessions | Throughout the summer, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) will be hosting info sessions to share information and answer questions about the 2020-2021 school year plans. Read our recent article about NYC’s plans for the 2020/2021 school year by clicking here. The remaining info sessions are scheduled for Wed., […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | When the COVID-19 crisis started escalating in March, I packed up and moved my entire life—to Zoom. That marvelous app is sort of like a big conference call, but it’s visual too. It’s the kind of incredibly clever thing we dreamed about when growing up (“Someday there’ll be a telephone where […]
BY RANIA RICHARDSON | Service to the community begets more—a truism for several local residents who answered one particular call to action. On Saturday, August 1, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (whose area of coverage includes Chelsea) held a “Council District 3 Clean-Up Day” for 10 areas within his purview, from Churchill Square […]
“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. Highway Music in the Now | A collaboration between Puma Perl and Charlie Waters, dedicated to the memory of Steve Dalachinsky Riding down […]
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having made the right call to close its gates in mid-March, just before New York City became the country’s coronavirus epicenter, the High Line remained off-limits for the next four months. On July 16, it reopened—no worse for the wear, and recalibrated to resonate with a world below […]