In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Small Works Exhibition at Fountain House Gallery / NYPL Story Time at Chelsea Green Park / 13th Precinct Commuity Council / CB4’s Transportation Planning Committee / Free Flu Shot Day / Pint-Sized Plays / Archived Recording Marble Collegiate Church’s America Post-Roe […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | When I came into office as the 110th Mayor, there was no question that the city’s main jail, Rikers Island, was in serious need of reform and repair. Anyone who has set foot in Rikers in years past, from family members to correction officers to those awaiting trial, have […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | Sexy New Yorkers will remember the Sexual Health Expo from its Brooklyn-held, pre-COVID days. This year, after a pandemic hiatus, it returned to Chelsea’s own Metropolitan Pavilion for a highly stimulating weekend. Between the informative seminars on pegging, the spanking workshops, and panels on the intricacies of sex with gender non-conforming partners, […]
NOTE: This article was written as part of the 2022 NY State Elections Reporting Fellowship of the Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Shaking hands, handing out campaign literature, and attending everything from pancake breakfasts to chicken dinners: These longtime “musts” for incumbents making […]
Early Voting began on Saturday, October 29 and concluded over the weekend (Sunday, November 6). The General Election takes place on Tuesday, November 8, with polls open from 6am to 9pm. Find your General Election pollsite and access a sample ballot at findmypollsite.vote.nyc/. You’ll need your house number, street name, and zip code. In addition to […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Community Cleanup / America After Roe V. Wade / BASIS Independent Manhattan Fall Festival & Open House / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Sat., Nov. 19 Coat Drive / NYPL Story Time at Chelsea Green Park / Sunday, November 13, 11am-1pm: Commuity Cleanup | See the […]
BY JOE MAFFIA (candidate, NYS Assembly District 75) | Almost everyone loves art of some form. Whether it is in the form of music, paintings, sculptures, dance, theater, or cinema, art inspires people of all ages. It stimulates imagination, boosts self-esteem and dopamine (the feel-good chemical in your brain), and even inspires and empowers us […]
BY FRIENDS OF CHELSEA GREEN | Last Saturday, October 29, Friends of Chelsea Green (the nonprofit that manages Chelsea Green Park) hosted over 600 neighbors at our Haunted Circus Halloween event, inside and on the outskirts of the park’s 140 W. 20th St. location (btw. Sixth & Seventh Aves.). Families enjoyed circus-themed stilt walkers, jugglers, […]
TEXT & PHOTOS BY THE WEST 400 BLOCK ASSOCIATION For the second year in a row, 449 West 21st Street takes the title iof Best Outdoor Halloween Decorations, with their “Rat and Roach Motel.” Major points for thinking outside the box, 449! Giant roaches of varying sizes (between 3-5 feet long) crawl up and down […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Swish: Sound Installation at Chelsea Rec. Center / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Events from Earlier This Week: At Chelsea Green Park / CB4 Full Board Meeting / PS 11 Farm Market / Swish: A Temporary Sound Installation at Chelsea Recreation Center—Saturday, November 5, 1:30-3:30pm (430 […]