“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. Quiet Like the Cat | By Puma Perl I heard footsteps at my door It was just my neighbor, midnight wandering the […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, find the latest diary entry, then other July content. Click here for the June entries. Click here for the May entries. Click here for the April entries. Click here for all March entries . My CoviDiary is reprinted, with the author’s permission, from its original publication via maxburbank.wordpress.com. Oh, and by the […]
Context: This past week, hundreds of brown girls in NYC (some anonymously, some not) shared their sexual assault stories on Instagram and Twitter, and the culprits were all brown boys (South Asian descent, mainly). Chelsea Community News’ Summer 2020 intern and contributing reporter, Hiba Sohail, wrote an essay unpacking brown boy misogyny for her blog, […]
Note: The following is a June 25, 2020 letter sent to New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, reprinted with the author’s permission. Dear Speaker Johnson, I know you are very busy, but please take a moment and read this. As you know I’m a proud public school special education teacher. I have been teaching […]
Hudson Guild Presents “The Breathe Project” | This initiative is meant to foster dialogue about how to rectify racial injustice in our society. See the below flyer for details, and send jpeg images, ASAP, to jfurlong@hudsonguild.org. Down to Earth Farmers Market: Saturdays in Chelsea | It’s one of those sure signs of spring: Down to […]
BY HIBA SOHAIL | Chelsea Community News is now on Instagram! Follow us for extra content, articles, and more ways to connect with Chelsea. Because COVID-19 shelter-in-place precautions have caused many of us to spend more time in front of our screens, we took the opportunity (better late than never!) to connect with our readers […]
“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. In a preface to this week’s poem (which appears in her current book, “Birthdays Before and After,” Puma Perl notes: This week, I participated […]
BY HIBA SOHAIL | New York City is often hailed as the city that kickstarted the modern LGBTQIA+ liberation movement, with the Stonewall Riots being of massive importance, cementing the movement across the nation. This year is the 50th anniversary of the first-ever NYC Pride March. Held on June 28, 1970, and called The Christopher […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN | The exodus of city residents has already begun. With the combination of working remotely now the norm, the fear of future deadly diseases, and the recent civil unrest that included widespread looting to vulnerable sections of New York City, including Chelsea, people are moving to the suburbs like never before. It […]
Tuesday, June 23, 6am-9pm: State and Federal Primary Elections | Many have taken advantage of Early or Absentee Voting–but today, it’s all about brick and mortar participation. Before you go, though, verify your poll site by visiting https://nyc.pollsitelocator.com (COVID-19 has caused some poll sites to change). Once on site, you’ll find measures have been taken […]