‘Discovery’ Directive Rests at Heart of Tribeca Film Festival

‘Discovery’ Directive Rests at Heart of Tribeca Film Festival

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | There’s a first time for everything—and with that in mind, providing a high-profile forum for new talent is a primary focus of Liza Domnitz, senior programmer of film, TV and new online work, for the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), unspooling through May 5 at, among other places, Chelsea’s SVA Theatre. Now […]

Today in Chelsea: Saturday, April 27, 2019

Today in Chelsea: Saturday, April 27, 2019

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. Sat., April 27, 4-6pm at the 18th St. store, authors George O’Connor (Hephaistos: God of Fire) and Mike Cavallaro (Nico […]

Today in Chelsea: Friday, April 26, 2019

Today in Chelsea: Friday, April 26, 2019

Street Tree Stewardship Workshop | Not every event you read about in our daily “Today in Chelsea” section will actually be happening on the “day of.” So call this one “Four Days From Now in Chelsea”—because we want to give plenty of advance notice, so the idea has time to grown on you. On Tues., April […]

Today in Chelsea: Thursday, April 25, 2019

Today in Chelsea: Thursday, April 25, 2019

Meet Your Doctor | Whether it’s an emergency situation or a routine procedure, knowing the person poised to help certainly can’t hurt. You’ll have a chance to do just that, Lenox Hill Greenwich Village’s Meet Your Doctor event. Which offers members of the community an opportunity to meet the doctors who are now practicing at […]

Protecting our Planet, One Street Tree at a Time

Protecting our Planet, One Street Tree at a Time

  BY NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER COREY JOHNSON | Monday was Earth Day, a day where people all over the world came together to recommit ourselves to protecting our environment, and fight the dangers of climate change. Last week, the City Council celebrated Earth Day by taking the ambitious step of passing the Climate Mobilization Act, one […]

Today in Chelsea: Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Today in Chelsea: Wednesday, April 24, 2019

10th Precinct Community Council | Let your community policing issues be heard, at this monthly meeting where Chelsea residents can hear the latest crime stats, ask questions, and get public safety tips. The meeting is normally helmed by the Precinct’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Kevin J. Coleman; the Council president is Larry O’Neill. The Council meets […]

Cast Your Vote: The WERRRK.com Drag Awards

Cast Your Vote: The WERRRK.com Drag Awards

A message from our content partners, at an awesome drag/fashion/pop-culture site, recently selected by The United States Library of Congress for inclusion in its LGBTQ+ Studies Web Archive: Just when you think Awards Season is over, here come the WERRRK.com 2018 (-ish) Drag Awards, recognizing the best in drag, entertainment, fashion, and LGBTQ achievement! You […]

The Memes of Mad King Donald

The Memes of Mad King Donald

BY MAX BURBANK | Hello, old friends. It’s been a while. This is my first column since November of last year, when Scott Stiffler was still editing Chelsea Now newspaper, and I was its political satirist and editorial cartoonist. I wrote about Thanksgiving, and also about the threat to our way of life posed by […]

Closing of Western Beef Would Leave Chelsea a Food Desert

Closing of Western Beef Would Leave Chelsea a Food Desert

BY WINNIE McCROY | The community is abuzz this week over the possible shuttering of yet another affordable grocery store in the growing food desert that is Chelsea. Faced with diminishing inventory on the shelves and the quiet removal of the majority of shopping baskets and carts, locals believe that the Western Beef (431 W. […]