BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Whenever a show opens on Broadway, you can bet all your assets that it’s either a revival or it’s based on a known title, so it seems like a revival. Broadway has become so expensive and risky for producers that familiarity has long become their best friend, and they routinely rely […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Founded in 1993 as a way for non-violent offenders to avoid incarceration if they access social serices and/or perform community service, calls to restore full-time operations of Midtown Community Court (MCC; 314 W. 54th St.) began soon into its COVID-era closure. Those calls were answered in March of 2022, when MCC reopened as […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Electronic transportation devices are everywhere in New York City now—and from daily commuting to food delivery, they are revolutionizing how we get around. E-bikes and e-scooters are a convenient and low-cost alternative to cars. They help reduce congestion on our streets and make our city cleaner and greener. Tens of thousands of our delivery […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN & AROUND CHELSEA” Participatory Budgeting Vote Week / / The First Annual Flatiron/NoMad Plant-Based Food Fair / Chelsea Community Church Palm Sunday Service / Community Cleanups / Past Tense: Events from Earlier in the Week (calendar updated 3/30): Remaining CB4 March Meetings / Rise and Resist Elevator Action Group Rally […]
The enduringly entertaining Pandora Boxx has done much to distinguish herself besides having the distinction of competing on the sophomore season of a little show called RuPaul’s Drag Race. Since then, the Season 2 contestant has returned to RPDR as a Season 1 and 6 All Stars competitor—all the while, racking up credits as an […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | It was another trip to the West Chelsea icon well for public betterment projects whose wish for funding will only come true if you get out—or get online—and vote. After launching last October as a brainstorming session held under the High Line’s scenic 14th Street Passage, The Whitney Museum of American […]
BY JOHN MUDD, PRESIDENT OF MIDTOWN SOUTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL | On Monday, January 9th, 2023, The New York City Council held a hearing to consider legislation amending the administrative code to preserve health care choice for retirees. But amending the code does nothing to preserve choice. The groans and rebuttals from city workers and retirees […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Last year, we declared that New York City would lead the way on housing in America. Our city must remain a place where everyday New Yorkers can find and afford a place to live. We have set a moonshot goal of building 500,000 new homes for New Yorkers over […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN & AROUND CHELSEA” CB5 Committee Meeting Regarding MSG’s Special Permit Renewl-in-Perpetuity Application / CB4 Committee Meetings / District 3 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo / The 10th Precinct Sector C Build the Block Meeting / Community Cleanups / Apply by March 22 for the Manhattan DA’s High School Summer Internships / […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | As we go into the second year of our administration, I am proud that we have made real progress on the issue that matters so deeply to all New Yorkers: Public safety. The numbers are in, and the news is good: Major crime in our city is down. From serious […]