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L Train Slowdown, Congestion Pricing Create Bold Vision for Chelsea—If Electeds Will Have It
BY SAM BLEIBERG | Two major shocks to the system of New York City transit will hit this spring, creating an unprecedented opportunity to reimagine the streets of Chelsea. Congestion Pricing and the L-Train service reduction both involve citywide plans with significant local impact. The results for the neighborhood will depend on the resolve of […]
Community Activities: Week of April 23-29
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day | Saturday, April 27, Turn in your unneeded or expired prescription medication for safe disposal at the Lenox Health Greenwich Village (30 7th Ave.), 10am-2pm. For more information, visit DEATakeBack.com. April 24-26: Housing Works’ 15th annual Design on a Dime NYC | Bringing together over 70 nationally recognized interior designers who […]
Trav S.D. Takes You to the World’s Fairs!
BY TRAV S.D. | April 2019 marks the 80th Anniversary of the groundbreaking 1939 New York World’s Fair. To mark the occasion I’ve booked two talks at two related locations, one in Brooklyn, one in Queens. Sunday, April 28, 3pm: Backstage at the ’39 World’s Fair | The 1939 New York World’s Fair was famously held […]
Zimmer on Dance: The Joyce and New York Live Arts
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | As happens in many parts of California, the wide-open spaces and warm, dry climate of Australia encourage the growth of good dancers. Three programs from Down Under coming to the Joyce include, April 29 through May 1, Attractor, a collaboration among Senyawa, an Indonesian musical duo, and two of Melbourne’s most […]
Hoop Schemes: Locals Brainstorm on Basketball Court, Park Improvements
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, […]
Head to The Shed: A Personal Experience
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 […]
Win Stuff: Week of April 23-29
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 […]
For the Kids!
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 […]
How Community Journalism Helped Save a Small Business
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 […]