BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’m generally adept at drawing out my interview subjects, because I’m a pretty good listener and besides, I project a sort of passivity which enables the stars to unburden me with their most private truths. I love the whole process, with me posing insouciant questions, then sitting back and letting them […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea New Leadership to attend the 12/27 Community Council Meeting / Flatiron/NoMad Partnership’s Winter Glow / Meet the New CO at the 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting: Wednesday, December 27, 7pm at the 10th Precinct (230 W. 20th St. btw. 7th & 8th Aves.) | From the […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | When we came into office in January 2022, New York City was on the brink. The pandemic was still raging. Our economy was in bad shape. Crime was on the rise. And our mission from day one was to fight for the people who make New York City the […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Hudson Companies and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced this week that their “mini-lottery” is accepting applications for six affordable studio apartment units at The Clinton. Located at 520 West 48th Street (btw. 10th & 11th Aves.), the December 21 press release described The Clinton as […]
Like Phoenix from the ashes (or maybe Sleeping Beauty), the Chelsea West 200 Block Association (CW200BA) emerges from a long snooze to take its place among the many active Chelsea block associations. On December 4, the CW200BA (encompassing 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd Sts., 7th to 8th Aves.) held its second membership meeting of the […]
Nirvana and So Much More BY PUMA PERL Before we were rudely interrupted we played some great shows Max’s Reunions Pandemoniums Café Bohemia Attended a bunch, too MC5 Bush Tetras Blondie Did a lot of poetry readings Wrote a book Contributed to The Villager Reviewed the Tribeca Film Festival Late night dinners at Veselka Gallery […]
BY EILEEN STUKANE | Reemergence, reinvention, and expansion: The story of how—and why—the 2006-founded Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership became the Flatiron NoMad Partnership has all of these elements, amplified by the fact that it took place as the pandemic was tapering off. “We are blessed that we have one of the best parks in all of […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea New Leadership at the 10th Precinct & Confirmation of 12/27 Community Council Meeting / Flatiron/NoMad Partnership’s Winter Glow / Holiday Caroling New Leadership at the 10th Precinct (230 W. 20th St. btw. 7th & 8th Aves.) | Note: See the final section of this paragraph for […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | I walked into October 12-15’s New York Comic Con with a simple goal: Buy a comic book. Keith Giffen, one of my favorite comic book writers, had died earlier that week, and I wanted to find an issue of his Justice League from the “Bwah Ha Ha!” era in the late […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Our city’s future depends on being able to help our young people grow, fulfill their potential, and thrive in an ever-changing economy. These days, it’s rare to think about spending decades at the same job, and education is the key to developing the flexibility and resourcefulness that our youth […]