Visible and Irresistible: The Diamond Life of Plastique Tiara

Visible and Irresistible: The Diamond Life of Plastique Tiara

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | “I’ll be showing up and showing out, like I always do,” promised recent RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) contestant Plastique Tiara, of her upcoming area appearance as a newly minted “Ru Girl.” The Vietnam-born, Dallas, Texas-based glamour gal, whose “cheap but luxurious” stage name was inspired by the My Little Pony character […]

This Week in Chelsea: September 2-8, 2019

This Week in Chelsea: September 2-8, 2019

Tuesday, September 3: NYC Parks’ Back to School Blitz. For info, see the below flyer. Wednesday, September 4: Grant Information Session. For info, see the below flyer. Wednesdays: The PS11 Farm Market | This student-run market will happens from 8-9:30 am, at PS11 (320 W. 21st St. btw. 8th & 9th Aves.), every Wednesday through […]

Composer Gerald Busby and the ‘Conduit of the Keyboard’

Composer Gerald Busby and the ‘Conduit of the Keyboard’

BY GERALD BUSBY | From the age of three, when I could barely reach the keyboard of our tall rosewood piano with my tiny straight fingers, I loved every sound it made, musical or mechnical. Mother’s Crown Upright Parlor Grand had been a wedding gift from her eight sisters, and a brother they called Peach. […]

‘Safer Streets Now’ Say Advocates, as Chelsea Deaths Hit Double Digits

‘Safer Streets Now’ Say Advocates, as Chelsea Deaths Hit Double Digits

BY WINNIE McCROY | Warm weather brings more people outside to enjoy cycling and sightseeing, but this summer’s fun has been marred by alarming rates of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities. As of Aug. 15, there have been 70 pedestrian fatalities citywide since January—12 more deaths than this time last year. And 19 of them have […]

This Week in Chelsea: August 26-September 1, 2019

This Week in Chelsea: August 26-September 1, 2019

Wednesday, August 28: Build the Block meeting Tuesdays: Sunset Salsa | Learn the steps, then stay to show off your new moves, when you beat feet to Hudson River Park’s Sunset Salsa series (with Talia Castro-Pozo). Every Tuesday, through August 27. Lessons: 6:30-7:30pm and open dance, 7:30-9pm, at Pier 45 (at Christopher St.). For more info, click here. […]

For His Many Years, A Yearly Day for Detective Mike Petrillo

For His Many Years, A Yearly Day for Detective Mike Petrillo

BY ZAZEL LOVEN | August 6 was a beautiful day in our neighborhood, and has now been declared “Detective Mike Petrillo Day.” Chelsea neighbors, elected officials and their representatives, and 10th Precinct officers gathered together on W. 17th St. at the Fulton Houses, for National Night Out Against Crime. Detective Petrillo is back after recovering […]