BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Last week, our city witnessed two tragedies that could have been prevented: A deadly fire at an e-bike shop and a subway surfing attempt that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old boy and serious injury for another young person. Our hearts go out to the families of those who […]
Happening This Week, in “This Week In & Around Chelsea” Free Fitness Book Camp in Bella Abzug Park / City Club’s Penn Station Panel Discussion / Wellness Wednesdays Free Fitness Classes / PRIDE at the High Line: Transformation Stories / NYC Government Hiring Hall / Tribeca Film Festival Online / Meatpacking District Photo Exhibition: District […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Before the defining Stonewall revolt in 1969, gays had to devise a special language as a form of connecting with each other while lurking in a big, communal closet. But today, it’s more of a shared giggle, a coscripted kiki that’s out in the open, and it’s simultaneously hilarious and poignant. […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | Fadi J. Khoury is a dancer, choreographer, and visual artist, as well as an Artist-in-Residence at Kings County Hospital and the Artistic Director-co-founder of FJK Dance. But those titles only sum up a part of his identity. He’s Arab American, an immigrant and, after working in New York for over 10 […]
MILESTONE MARKERS AND MORE WORK, AT 278 EIGHTH AVE. On June 23 arrived an email alert from the “278 8th Ave. Team”—the movers and shakers behind the building of the rapidly rising structure on the corner of Eighth Ave. and West 23rd Street. Sent out every 2-4 weeks, this latest update on the status of […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Pride Weekend crowds flocking to LGBTQ+ events in large, largely maskless numbers are as good an indicator as any that the cancellations and eerie calm of COVID is, at present, largely behind us. And tomorrow’s NYC Pride March and Queer Liberation March—expected to have robust participant and spectator attendance—may be the […]
BY MICHAEL THERIAULT | Ladies, gentlemen, and fabulous beings of all gender expressions, hold onto your feather boas because Pride Weekend 2023 is here! Can you believe it? It snuck up on us like a mischievous unicorn, but hey, we can’t stop time, so let’s embrace it with open arms and glitter cannons. We want […]
Activities Roundup Compiled by Scott Stiffler Featured Events in This Order: NYC Pride March / Pride Pop-Up on W. 22nd St. / Reclaim Pride Coalition’s 2023 Queer Liberation March / Ballroom in Focus Exhibit at Chelsea Market / The Golden Girlz Live! / Lady Bunny’s Don’t Bring the Kids and Leola’s Lady Land Lounge / District Defined: […]
Happening This Week, in “This Week In & Around Chelsea” NYC Pride March / W. 22nd St. Pride Pop-Up / DOT Presents W. 22nd St. Plan to CB4 / Tribeca Film Festival Online / Free Classes at Pier 57 / Affordable Housing Application / CSA Food Share / The NYC Pride March 2023: Noon to ? on […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I hope you’re having a wonderful Pride month. Just make sure to tip your drag queens! Drag has been ridiculously under attack by haters and as a result, I always crack that today’s drag stars will end up with an Emmy in one hand and handcuffs on the other. For years […]