BY MARK NIMAR | Chelsea residents arrived with a great sense of purpose for an April 16 meeting at Hudson Guild (441 W. 26th St., btw. 9th & 10th Aves.). Representatives from the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) were on hand, to discuss the upcoming renovation of the neighborhood’s beloved Chelsea Basketball Court, […]
BY BERTE SCHACTER | It’s a special pleasure to be an early adopter in a city of over eight million. So, I have bragging rights as an April 10 visitor to The Shed a new performance space—and the experience-of-a-lunchtime immersive art performance of Gerhard Richter art and the music of two living composers, Arvo Pärt […]
You can win a free goodie from The Protein Bakery (one of our awesome advertisers), by answering this question: Who is the owner of The Protein Bakery? Email your answer to info@proteinbakery.com. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 30, and they will be able to claim their delicious prize right at the Protein Bakery shop […]
These activities are family-friendly, and fun. FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY FRIDAY FLICKS IN HUDSON RIVER PARK | HRPK has a kid-friendly roster of animated movies. So pack your picnic, grab a blanket, and bring the family to Pier 46 at Charles St., Free. Friday nights starting at 8:30pm (or dusk). July 12: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. July […]
Chelsea Guitars, after 30 years in business here at the Chelsea Hotel, received, right around the Christmas holidays last year, a notice from the new owners of the hotel that stated they needed us to vacate in six months. The Chelsea had just been passed to the new owners (the fifth set of owners in […]
The Chelsea Community Supports ChelseaCommunityNews.com From: Bill Borock (CCBA President) / wborock@hotmail.com To: Scott Stiffler, Founder/Editor, ChelseaCommunityNews.com Date: March 12, 2019 The Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA) is comprised of 16 Block Associations and three Tenant Associations, covering 34 blocks in Chelsea. As president of CCBA, I am writing to you to let you […]
Coming soon: Small business features (featuring our favorite places to eat, drink, snack, and socialize), listings for local bars, restaurants, and clubs, and reviews of well-established as well as up-and-coming gastronomic destinations. Do you have content you’d like to see in this section? If so, email Scott@chelseacommunitynews.com.
13th Precinct Build the Block meeting | Let your community policing issues be heard, at a Build the Block meeting held by the 13th Precinct Sector B (7th Ave. to Fifth Ave./14th to 19th Sts., Fifth Ave. to Park Ave./14th to 23rd Sts.). Neighborhood Coordination Officers (aka NCOs) P.O. Vinceta Gishard and P.O. Jonathan Knapp […]
BY GERALD BUSBY | I first met Angel Martinez when he came to my home church, First Baptist in Tyler, Texas, to lead us in a revival meeting. Christian revivals, particularly among Baptists and Methodists, have existed in America since the late l8th century, with the advent of the Second Great Awakening. Besides reinvigorating believers […]