Every bit as sweet and cool as her name implies—but with a refreshing flavor all her own—Peppermint has been opening doors for others by paving her own way through the worlds of television, Broadway, the music industry, live performance, and, always, activism. Chelsea Community News sat down with her, for a broad-ranging talk about everything […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | On Monday, June 17, the New York City Council invited the community to The Joyce Theater for an LGBT Pride/Stonewall 50 celebration. Speaker Corey Johnson, whose District 3 area of coverage includes Chelsea, gathered elected officials together to present Proclamations to activists who have helped advance the cause of LGBT civil […]
BY KRISTEN ANCILLOTTI | Recent complaints of LaserShip delivery company workers blocking parking spots, a bike lane, and portions of the street while unloading and sorting packages resulted in yet another change of location for the workers. Neighbors noted that LaserShip, who had previously unloaded their cargo (consisting mostly of Amazon packages) onto the sidewalk […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | A new piece of New York State legislation that passed the Senate and Assembly this month seeks to amend a passel of laws that would help veterans dishonorably discharged from the service for being LGBTQ. In addition to restoring their honor for serving our country, the legislation would also serve to […]
BY TRAV S.D. | Are you feeling what I’m feeling? Excitement about Pride Month seems particularly marked this year, most likely because it is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that helped spark the modern Gay Rights Movement in America, but undoubtedly also because the community’s hard-won rights are once again under threat from […]
BY KRISTEN ANCILLOTTI | Remember when you were younger and you agonized over the perfect poster to hang in your bedroom that would signify both how effortlessly cool and exceptionally deep you were to all who entered? There will now be a museum in New York City that is going to give you extreme poster […]
NOTE: This is the debut installment of Deep Dive Pride, a series of in-depth Q&As featuring members of the LGBTQ+ community. BY PUMA PERL | Michael Alago opened the door to the Chelsea apartment he’s occupied for almost 25 years, and, like people often do, apologized for “the mess.” But, to this visitor, it was […]
It’s this website’s prerogative to change its mind–or at least change formats. That’s why all of the activities you’ve enjoyed reading about in our “Today in Chelsea” section are now to be found here, fresh every Monday, in our “This Week in Chelsea” section. Keep checking this page throughout the week, because we’ll be adding […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Thank God it was Friday. And thank heavens for an artist who came to slay, and did just that. Friday, June 14, in her fourth solo show to premiere at NYC’s Laurie Beechman Theatre, writer/performer BenDeLaCreme proved herself a kitchen sink creative force adept at blending videos, voice-overs, puppetry, bawdy burlesque, […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Frontline advocates for statewide reform in the areas of criminal justice, election law, education, campaign finance, and healthcare reported on their Albany wins and losses, at the May 16 general meeting of the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club (CRDC), held at the Hudson Guild Elliott Center. With a newly elected Democratic majority […]