UPDATED June 1, 2023: A memorial service for Zazel Loven will take place at 11am on Saturday, June 17, at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields (487 Hudson St. btw. Christopher & Barrow Sts.), with a gathering immediately afterward. The outpouring of respect, admiration, and, yes, love that followed the recent passing of Zazel Loven represents—as […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Water is a precious resource, and New York City has some of the best municipal drinking water on the planet. Our water comes from reservoirs in the Catskills and beyond, and travels hundreds of miles to reach our taps. New Yorkers pay just one cent per gallon for our exceptional drinking […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (Parks) has confirmed that an area of West Chelsea howling for a place to put pooches through their paces will soon see a dog run find its Forever Home. After months of hearing pro and con testimony from the public, a letter […]
Dear ____________: I am writing, as a concerned New Yorker, to urge you not to approve a special permit for Madison Square Garden (MSG). As you are aware, MSG received a 10-year special permit in 2013 when the first (50-year) permit lapsed. This extension was granted with the intent that MSG could find, and relocate […]
Transportation Planning Committee (TPC): Wednesday, May 17, 6:30pm | There will be a presentation and vote on the matter of a neighborhood loading zoning request that would be located in front of the Chain Theatre (312 W. 36th St.). The TPC then conducts a discussion of bicyclists using sidewalks–a topic expcted to draw many members […]
BY TRAV S.D. | April 27, 2023: Just another Thursday in Chelsea’s booming Gallery District. Your correspondent thought it would be fun to take in a lighting round of openings to see what was in the air, and encountered much to please the eyes. First on the itinerary was Innocent Nkurunziza: From Rwanda with […]
Happening This Week, in “This Week In & Around Chelsea” Pop-Up Card Rigging Academy / West Chelsea Artists Open Studios / Spring Fling Saturdays / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Camp Chelsea Green–An All-Ages Spring Fling Block Party Pop-Up Card Rigging Academy: Wednesdays, 6pm at Pier 57 in the Seahorse Classroom | […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Last week, the Adams Administration released our Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget. As President Joe Biden has often said, “Show me your budget and I will show you your values.” That is why this budget invests in our Working People’s Agenda, prioritizing education, jobs, housing, health care, and public […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Take a walk in Washington Square Park and know you’ll owe its intact nature, in no small part, to Jane Jacobs (1916-2006). The urbanist and activist’s 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, made the case for a break from the “demolish and replace” school of urban planning […]
Full Board Meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 / Spring Fling Saturdays / NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal’s West Side Town Hall / Community Cleanups / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Event Postponed: Camp Chelsea Green–An All-Ages Spring Fling Block Party Full Board Meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4): Wednesday, May 3, 6:30pm via […]