BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Members of the general public with questions and opinions about the current state of crime and the overall quality of life in Chelsea–and that’s a lot of you–have two types of recurring opportunities to take those concerns to local NYPD leadership. Build the Block meetings are official NYPD events typically hosted by NCOs, or Neighborhood […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I have to admit that I didn’t know much about Melissa Etheridge except that she’s a lesbian, she’s battled cancer, and she can sing the house down. So, I approached her autobiographical show (My Window–A Journey Through Life at New World Stages through Oct. 29) like someone coming to her window with a sort […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Events at Chelsea Green Park / PS 11 Farm Market / Participatory Budgeting Assemblies / The Village: A Disco Musical! / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Homelessness in NYC Virtual Panel Discussion / Treats in the Streets / Haunted Circus at Chelsea Green Park NYPL Story Time […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Like rocking out to the sweet riffs of a Bob Seeger song after years of irony-only listening, writer/performer Bruce McCulloch’s autumnal residency at Soho Playhouse reveals heretofore hidden depths to the stellar ensemble comedian, whose work with The Kids in the Hall is peppered with mission-focused loners and sweet searchers yearning […]
“Air Rights” BY MICHELLE TOKARCZYK Air is for sale. List buy & sell New York air rights. Let your buildings cut through the clouds. This is your right. No limits on height. Light is for sale. Stack stories up against their windows. Challenge their sun and their heat. Let their plants die. Light is […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Community Visioning Workshop / 100 West 400 Block Association Celebrates 70 Years / Events from Earlier in the Week followed by Next Week & Beyond: Homelessness in NYC Virtual Panel Discussion / Treats in the Streets / Haunted Circus at Chelsea […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Where there’s a will, there’s a way. That’s no mere cliché—at least not at West 23rd Street and 11th Avenue, where a newly installed sign reminds those headed toward Hudson River Park that its bike lanes, green spaces, play areas and yes—even the Comfort Station at Chelsea Waterside Park—are there, in part, because […]
BY JOE MAFFIA (Assembly candidate for the 75th Assembly District) | Our political landscape has become divided between two political parties, each representing a wide range of people. But the loud voices on the extreme right and left do not necessarily represent most of the people both parties, who land more toward the middle. Since […]
Founded during the early days of COVID-fueled uncertainty, a new block association in far West Chelsea has emerged from the social distancing era with a solid track record of good deeds destined to go largely unnoticed—unless you recall a time when fresh paint and clean sidewalks seemed as unlikely as the prospect of a second […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The High Line’s 14th Street Passage was the appropriately expansive “big tent” setting that served as the official launch of the 12th NYC Council District 3 Participatory Budgeting (PB) cycle. Hosted by D3 Council Member Erik Bottcher, the September 27 event served as a prelude to Spring 2023—when the PB winner, […]