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 EILEEN STUKANE | The 11 buildings that form the Robert Fulton Houses, between Ninth and 10th Aves., from W. 16th to W. 19th Sts., are much more than the brick and mortar that have been holding them together since they were built in the early 1960s. These New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings […]
June 6, 1944, Normandy, France: 24 hours on Utah Beach with an Assault Reconnaissance Engineer BY RICK CARRIER Storm gray, rain heavy sky. Battleships fill the horizon, north to south, guns aflame. Fiery tracers fly low overhead, etch sparkling strings of color. The pow-kapow of big enemy guns, shoot right at me. Surging assault […]
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY PAUL GRONCKI | On Saturday, June 1, we witnessed the closing of W. 16th St., between 6th and 7th Aves., from about 8am to 2pm. The occasion: the installation of the two pool sections for the rooftop private swimming pool at 124 W. 16th St. This building, affectionately known by […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | New York legislators are taking steps to protect citizens from laws and policies that penalize marijuana use and criminalize sex work. The New York City Council recently passed a bill banning prospective employers for testing for the presence of marijuana. And in Albany, legislators are working to expand criminal record relief […]
BY PATRICIA JONES (Executive Director of Westbeth) | New Yorkers have long taken pride in our city’s cultural wealth. From Lincoln Center to the Met Museum to the Downtown dance scene and Off-Off Broadway theaters, New Yorkers care about the arts. This pride is particularly strong in the Village, a community that has been a […]
BY MAX BURBANK | On Thursday, May 23, President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Arlington National Cemetery, where he and first lady Melania Trump planted flags almost certainly made in China at the graves of U.S. service members. Observant calendar enthusiasts will note, Thursday, May 23 is not Memorial Day, which took place […]
BY MARK NIMAR | The Chelsea Waterside Park Association (CWPA) held its annual meeting on May 22, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chelsea. Founded in 1986, CWPA advocated for the creation of the Chelsea Waterside Park, a green space on W. 23rd St., near the Hudson River. The beloved neighborhood park contains a basketball […]
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 […]