BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | This week, we celebrate the life of one of our greatest American leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is a moment to honor his accomplishments, but it’s also an opportunity to reflect on what he fought for and to carry his legacy forward. We must find new strength […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | There’s no doubt about it: The President of the United States leaves a lasting mark if ever called upon to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Here on the hyperlocal level, a guy named Mark—aka Manhattan Borough President (MBP) Mark Levine—leaves many lasting marks, when his Office answers the annual call […]
WHAT: Verdi Cannabis, a New York State Licensed Dispensary WHERE: 158 West 23rd Street (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) WHEN: Mon.-Thurs. 10am-8pm / Fri. & Sat. 12pm-10pm / Sun. 11am-7pm BY SCOTT STIFFLER | With a location that puts it on a block already occupied by two smoke shops, the “only legal source in Chelsea” […]
BY MAX BURBANK December 12, 2019: A cluster of patients in China’s Hubei Province, in the city of Wuhan, begin to experience the symptoms of an atypical pneumonia-like illness that does not respond well to standard treatment.—The CDC Museum’s COVID-19 Timeline March 11, 2020: With 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 deaths, the World […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Broadway transfer of the award-winning Off-Broadway play Prayer for the French Republic could not be more timely. As written by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews, Significant Other), it concerns various clashes within a Jewish family in France in 2016-17 as nerves fray due to the latest rise of antisemitism. Arriving at […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea Musicgarten / The Full Board Meeting of CB5 / Lights on the Cobbles Musicgarten in the Seahorse Classroom at Pier 57; Free; Times & Dates Vary | Musikgarten for Babies and Toddlers, led by Rachel, is a chance for families to learn to connect with children […]
BY TRAV S.D. | One never knows what to expect when one sees a show at the Torn Page space on West 22nd Street—but you can usually count on surprise, and can certainly bank on an intimate experience. Based in the old Chelsea townhouse of stage and screen giants Rip Torn and Geraldine Page, most […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Since day one, our administration has been clear about our vision for the five boroughs—creating a city that is safer, more economically viable, and more livable for the 8.3 million hardworking New Yorkers who call the greatest city in the world home. I always say that “public safety is […]
A Wish for Global Lasting Peace Written By Lisa Ruimy Holzkenner (Chelsea, NYC) Peace is the blessing for which I pray in my sleeping and waking hours. Many nights I have awakened in terror, for have I lived through the horrors of several wars, beginning with WW II. While I find consolation in the dream of […]
BY JESSE GERICKE & SCOTT STIFFLER | Founded in 1949 by a group of visionary entrepreneurs, the coverage area of the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce (GVCCC) has grown to include the SoHo, NoHo, Union Square, and Flatiron communities. Its contemporary membership—ranging from independent and sole proprietorships to major institutions and organizations—benefits from services […]