Press Conference Protesting Plan for Penn Station Thursday, June 9, 2pm at W. 31st St. & 8th Ave. BY SCOTT STIFFLER |Long opposed to a state-presented plan whose vision for the area surrounding Penn Station is more land grab than urban renewal (with a dash of dastardly eminent domain thrown in), Manhattan Community Board 5 […]
BY TRAV S.D. | It’s opening day at the Tribeca Film Festival (June 8-19) and I want to take the occasion to plug one film they’re showing in particular. I don’t usually get excited about modern movie shorts but I think you’ll instantly understand why this one jumped out at me (see what I did […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Stargazing on the High Line / West Side Community Fund Grants / The Tribeca Film Festival / The Hudson River Dance Festival / L.E.A.F. Flower Fest / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Early Primary Voting Stargazing on the High Line, Tuesdays Between Dusk and 9:45pm | […]
May 20 2o22: An Open Letter to NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher, NYS Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick, NYS Senator Brad Hoylman, and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine from Historic Districts Council, Save Chelsea, and Village Preservation Dear Elected Officials: We write to share disturbing information that has come to light about the recent demolition of nine rowhouse façades […]
UPDATE: On Friday, June 10, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg saw for himself the contentious corner of West 21st Street and Eighth Avenue, as he toured the area alongside NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher, 10th Precinct Commanding Officer Capt. Robert Gault, and others. Chelsea Community News is will have a full report on the matter soon. Below, find […]
As detailed above, friends and colleagues are invited to a June 4 gathering to celebrate the life. and enduring legacy, of Bob Martin. Directly below, find a compilation of highlights from Bob’s life, compiled by the Martin family. Following that, find some recollections from those in Chelsea whose lives he touched. Robert Alan Martin, an […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | After years of helicopter-related noise pollution safety concerns, elected officials in New York and across the nation are gaining critical velocity by attacking the problem from numerous angles. Legislation that would end sightseeing and commuter flights has New Yorkers cautiously optimistic. And on Manhattan’s West Side, eyes watered from wind and […]
On Monday, March 30, island residents who had better things to do than contemplate the origins of an enigmatic stone formation in England did what Americans do best: Improve on somebody else’s great idea, give it a clever name that references that idea, and stand in the middle of the street taking pictures. Yes, it […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Stargazing on the High Line / Community Board 4’s Full Board Meeting / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Hudson Guild Call for “Art Jam” Contributors / L.E.A.F. Flower Fest Stargazing on the High Line, Tuesdays Between Dusk and 9:45pm | Members of the Amateur Astronomers Association […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Canadian writer, director, and, yes, rocker Bruce McCulloch’s enduring sketch comedy characters cut to the bone because they swim so close to the surface. Over the course of our nearly 30-minute phone interview in advance of his June solo run in NYC, a number of McCulloch’s darkly shaded oddball creations reveal […]