Coordinated Effort Sees Potted Trees Take Root on Seventh Ave.

Coordinated Effort Sees Potted Trees Take Root on Seventh Ave.

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | With its stretches of subway grating flanked by a windowless Con Edison substation and a busy bike lane, Seventh Avenue between West 18th and 19th Streets has long been in need of beautification. While the restaurants and residential buildings of surrounding blocks beckon, this barren, concrete anomaly can’t claim so much […]

Community Op-Ed | It Takes a City: Bringing NYC One Step Closer to Universal Childcare for Low-Income Families

Community Op-Ed | It Takes a City: Bringing NYC One Step Closer to Universal Childcare for Low-Income Families

BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | The best way to make the American Dream a reality for all New Yorkers is by making our city more affordable for working-class families. Childcare costs have skyrocketed across New York City, putting pressure on monthly bills and family budgets. Working families are struggling to afford these high […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 14-20, 2025

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 14-20, 2025

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): The Sweat Sessions […]

Guest Opinion: A Call to Honor Your Role as an Elected Official

Guest Opinion: A Call to Honor Your Role as an Elected Official

Note : The following letter–reprinted with author Lizette Colón’s permission–was sent on July 10, 2025 to NYS Assemblymember Tony Simone, NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher, and Robert Gottheim (Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s Chief of Staff). Diversions from the original version have been made for the purpose of clarification, and [appear as bracketed text]. I woke up […]

Community Voices: NYCHA Residents Talk Renovation, Privatization, Demolition

Community Voices: NYCHA Residents Talk Renovation, Privatization, Demolition

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ BY LETISIA ROMERO | I have lived in the Elliott-Chelsea […]

At Stonewall, 7 Transgender Icons Added to National LGBTQ Wall of Honor 

At Stonewall, 7 Transgender Icons Added to National LGBTQ Wall of Honor 

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The last time I set foot […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 7-13, 2025

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 7-13, 2025

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Pick of the […]

Reclaim Pride Coalition’s Queer Liberation March Resisted, Reclaimed, & Rejoiced

Reclaim Pride Coalition’s Queer Liberation March Resisted, Reclaimed, & Rejoiced

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ The Queer Liberation March, organized annually by the Reclaim Pride […]

At Pride March 2025, Scenes of ‘Defiant Advocacy, Solidarity, and Celebration’

At Pride March 2025, Scenes of ‘Defiant Advocacy, Solidarity, and Celebration’

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign.  ************************************************ With the theme of Rise Up: Pride in Protest as […]