Scott Kimmins, the longtime Director of Operations at the Flatiron NoMad Partnership BID, will retire on Friday, May 17. His legacy can be measured not only in the multitude of accomplishments, but the fast friendships that have stood the test of time and I’m sure will flourish for years to come. And what extraordinary years he […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | From Hollywood movie budgets to political hush money, a million dollars sure ain’t what it used to be. But don’t tell that to the champions of three projects that will be completely financed with their share of $1 million set aside by NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher to pay for Council […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The entertainers featured in the Oscar-winning 2013 documentary 20 Feet From Stardom have nothing on me. I’ve gotten much closer than that! I’ve almost been able to taste fame, while self-sabotaging things just enough to underline my lack of superstar talent and confirm a seat in the bleachers. Some of this […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The half-decade-long quest to landmark 128 West 17th Street—Manhattan’s only surviving example of a segregated NYC public school for African Americans—met with success last year. Now, the driving forces behind that accomplishment are hoping the building’s historically significant interior elements will survive by the time construction, currently underway, is completed. That […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | When we came to office two years ago, we had a clear vision: protect public safety, rebuild our economy, and make this city more livable for hardworking New Yorkers. But the increase of unlicensed smoke and cannabis shops across the five boroughs is one of the biggest quality-of-life issues […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea HPD Mobile Van & Movie Night Screening of The Goonies / A New Season of Programming In & Around Bella Abzug Park / Spring Fling in Chelsea Green Park / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Neighbors of 300 West 21-22-23 Streets Block Association Inaugural […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Since day one, our administration has had a clear mission: protect public safety, rebuild our economy, and make our city more livable for working-class New Yorkers. Every day, we are delivering on that vision. We have recovered all the private-sector jobs lost during the pandemic, one year ahead of […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea HPD Mobile Van / A New Season of Programming In & Around Bella Abzug Park / Family Picnic on the High Line / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Spring Fling in Chelsea Green Park NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development Mobile Van: May […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Take the studied mimicry of a musical tribute act, add the dead-on burns of a Friar’s Club Roast, and top it off with the showy vocal flourishes of a Kennedy Center Honors cover, performed as the iconic originator looks on from their box seat. Whisk together and bring to a near-boil—and […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Last week, the Chelsea Community News website hit its half-decade mark, celebrating the fifth anniversary of our April 23, 2019 launch. Last weekend, at the annual NYPA (New York Press Association) Better Newspaper Contest, CCNews won Third Place, Division I, Coverage of the Arts. It was an unconventional entry–all LGBTQ+-themed content. […]