UPDATE: After a public hearing on May 14, the Landmarks Preservation Commission denied the undermentioned application to preserve the facade of the building, while demolishing and reconstructing the rest of the house. BY EILEEN STUKANE | Save Chelsea, an organized coalition of Chelsea’s community groups and residents, is dedicated to preserving the history and beauty of […]
Community Board 4’s Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Land Use Committee | From more affordable housing to more schools, parks, hospitals, safe transportation, less noise, better business balance, and preserving the diversity of our neighborhood character, the 50 members of Community Board 4 volunteer to represent the district’s residents, institutions, nonprofit and businesses’ common interests to City agencies, […]
BY SALLY GREENSPAN (Member of the Board, Save Chelsea) | On Tuesday, April 30, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) held a landmark designation hearing for Tin Pan Alley. These five Italianate row houses (47-55 W. 28th St. btw. Broadway & Sixth Ave.) were built in the mid-19th century. They are part of an […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN (CRDC Executive Committee member) | As the sun sets on June 15 and the New York City’s rent laws expire, there is much optimism that not only millions of renters in the city, but also those upstate and on Long Island, will wake-up on June 16 to the good news that the […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | One of the great success stories of American contemporary dance is that of David Parsons, an athletic kid, fond of the trampoline, who emerged from Kansas City in 1977 with a work/study scholarship to New York’s Ailey School. He supported himself pumping gas in Manhattan, until an apprenticeship with the Paul […]
Books of Wonder | This cozy, independent children’s book store (with Chelsea and Upper West locations) sells new, old, and rare books and art, and offers semiweekly storytime and a full calendar of in-store author reading events. Tues., May 7, from 6-8pm at the 18th St. store, Books of Wonder welcomes S.C. Meagle for a launch event […]
Books of Wonder | This cozy, independent children’s book store (with Chelsea and Upper West locations) sells new, old, and rare books and art, and offers semiweekly storytime and a full calendar of in-store author reading events. Mon., May 6, from 6-8pm at the 18th St. store, Books of Wonder welcomes John David Anderson (author, Finding Orion) […]
Pier Groups: A Conversation with Jonathan Weinberg at the Whitney Museum of American Art | Following the Stonewall riots, the Hudson River piers and surrounding Meatpacking District became a site of exploration and experimentation for queer artists. Timed to correspond with the publication of Pier Groups, author Jonathan Weinberg will be in conversation with artists […]
TOMORROW (Sun. May 5) IN CHELSEA | Pier Groups: A Conversation with Jonathan Weinberg at the Whitney Museum of American Art | Following the Stonewall riots, the Hudson River piers and surrounding Meatpacking District became a site of exploration and experimentation for queer artists. Timed to correspond with the publication of Pier Groups, author Jonathan […]
BY SAM BLEIBERG | Transit riders experienced their new normal for the foreseeable future, as the L Train began reduced service this past weekend. As riders to and from Chelsea scramble to find alternatives to travel across town, the fight over mitigation efforts on 14th St. continues. A group of elected officials representing Chelsea released […]