BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | As I often say, we live in a city of 8.3 million people—and 35 million opinions. But one thing all New Yorkers can agree on is that people come to our city to make it. They come here to work, build lives, and fulfill the American Dream. And the […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea Pick of the Week / West Side Community Fund Grant Applications / Manhattan Community Board 5’s Full Board Meeting / Manhattan Community Board 4’s Informational Forum on Casinos & Gambling / The 10th Precinct Sector C Build the Block Meeting / A View From Today: Contemporary […]
Open for business–and group-friendly fun–as of March 7, 2024, Puttery NYC (446 W. 14th St.) is the latest addition to the nationwide chain putting an immersive, culinary and cocktail-friendly spin on the mini golf concept. We recently posed a few questions to Puttery Business Development Manager Alice Smith. Below, find the informative results. Scott Stiffler, […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | If you care about honoring quality, tune in to the Oscars on March 10—but if you’re like me and you think it’s more fun to shoot spitballs at schlock, you’re in the right place. I’m the esteemed host of the Annual Gaffie Awards, and there are no losers here. No, wait […]
BY THE EMPIRE STATE LOCAL NEWS COALITION, WITH ADDITIONAL TEXT BY CHELSEA COMMUNITY NEWS FOUNDER/EDITOR SCOTT STIFFLER | As objective and independent news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to the people of our coverage area: Chelsea, Flatiron/NoMad, Meatpacking District, Hudson Yards, Hell’s Kitchen/Times Square, and the Penn […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | When we came to office two years ago, we had a clear vision: protect public safety, revitalize the economy, and make this city more livable for hardworking New Yorkers. And building a legal, equitable cannabis industry is part of every part of that vision. Legal cannabis remains the right […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Not a week goes by where we don’t feature a public meeting accessible via Zoom, a local brick and mortar location, or both. Many of them are recorded for posterity and posted online for perpetual (usually free) access at your convenience. And so we come to this—an occasional roundup column that […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea MCB4 Full Board Meeting / West Side Community Fund Grant Applications / The Greater Good Series / A View From Today: Contemporary Landscapes / Bingo Night / From 50 the Future: A Hip-Hop Exhibit at Chelsea Market / Apply to Serve on Your Manhattan Community Board […]
BY EILEEN STUKANE | Founded in 1992, the Times Square Alliance is a Business Improvement District (BID) that came into being as Times Square was emerging from a transformation. Streets that were seedy and scary were now dotted with entertainment venues and retailers respectable enough for the whole family. In 2008/2009, pedestrian plazas arrived and […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | New York City was built on the backs of working-class New Yorkers; people like my mother, Dorothy Mae Adams, a single mother who worked multiple jobs to support my five siblings and myself. She sacrificed everything for us, and I know that there are thousands of New Yorkers doing the […]