MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 4 FULL BOARD MEETING | It’s a love letter to anyone who’s ever come across construction in their neighborhood, and said, “But nobody told me about that.” CB4 meetings are a breath of fresh air for the canary in the coal mine: an early warning for things to come, as the board […]
BY GLENNDA TESTONE (a member of The Women’s Building Advisory Circle and Executive Director of NYC’s LGBT Community Center) | It’s no surprise our city is changing. From Hudson Yards and Industry City, to the conversion of the High Line, New York continues to greet a flurry of real estate endeavors—some met with more enthusiasm than […]
BY EILEEN STUKANE | Manhattan Borough President (MBP) Gale Brewer meets every Manhattanite she can to learn what’s vexing us, and what problems are hiding under her radar. In a recent sit-down with Chelsea Community News about her priorities as MBP, she spoke about how rewarding it is to, for example, attend a school event […]
BY CHRISTIAN MILES | Having opened Thurs,, April 24, Beyond Boundaries is a cosmopolitan photo exhibition of juried winning photos from around the world. Sponsored by LensCulture, an online platform for showing the works of emerging talent in photography, the exhibition is presented in association with Aperture Foundation Gallery (527, W. 27th St., fourth floor), […]
PETIT LARCENY: Black (Laundry) Bag Job | A 43-year-old man thought he could pull the wool over the eyes of employees at 455 W. 37th St.’s Duane Reade, but ended up getting collard by the fuzz. The man was arrested just after noon on Sat., April 20, when he was caught leaving the store with […]
Sun. May 5 | 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 […]
MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 4 FULL BOARD MEETING | Yes, it’s called Today in Chelsea, and yes, we’re stepping outside that self-imposed “day of ” edict, to preview tomorrow’s installment of Community Board 4’s monthly full board meeting. It’s a love letter to anyone who’s ever come across construction in their neighborhood, and said, “But nobody […]
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW of LUCE | Julius Ohna’s third feature film, Luce, opens with the title character, played by Kelvin Harrison, Jr., giving a speech in his high school auditorium. He is witty, engaging, and inspirational; he rarely loses the wide smile—which, we soon learn, rarely reaches his eyes. A child soldier in Eritrea, he […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | For a feel-good tearjerker that just might effect social change, see director David Charles Rodrigues’ feature documentary debut, Gay Chorus Deep South. In this 100-minute film, a stolid LGBTQ ally goes on the road with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) for a tour of the Deep South. Led by […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | In a city like New York, where the same block offers both the $3 bodega chopped-cheese sandwich or the $295 Le Burger Extravagant at Serendipity 3, it’s no surprise when finery and no-frills stand cheek by jowl. Such is the case in the West Side’s newest neighborhood, Hudson Yards. Dubbed “a […]