Note: This Opinion piece replaces the original, pulled from this site by the editor, at his discretion, just after 9:20pm on Sun., Dec. 18, 2022, shortly after its publication. Those in possession of the original should disregard its content and consider what’s below to be the only version endorsed by the author. GUEST OPINION BY SHELLI […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | There’s much to celebrate—and a Christmas Feast’s worth of things to contemplate—owing to the arrival of England’s silky Eddie Izzard on NYC’s rocky shores. The uniquely skilled actor, comedian, and multi-marathon runner recently dropped anchor for nine weeks on the boards of a theater in a neighborhood known for its Dickensian […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Although each one of us has a part to play in reaching that “peace on earth, goodwill to all” goal, the Holiday Season holds only one true obligation for adults: Make sure kids get toys. Meet your obligation the locally sourced way, when you make a brick and mortar donation to […]
Holiday Happenings, in the Following Order: Winter Lights on the High Line / The Flatiron NoMad Partnership’s Holiday Cheer! / Chelsea Community Church’s 48th Annual Candlelight Carol Service / Holiday-Themed Walking Tours in the Flatiron NoMad District / The West 400 Block Association’s Annual Menorah Lighting / Casual Carols on Open Street w21 / The 300 West […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | While I was on the campaign trail, I met many New Yorkers who expressed their desire for a safer city. New Yorkers want to feel safe in their neighborhoods, at their places of worship, in the subway, and on the streets. I vowed to make public safety my top […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Penn Station Plan Panel Discussion / This Season’s Final Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Holiday Happenings, featuring Hudson Yards / A Double Dipping of Flatiron/NoMad Destination Events / Chelsea Community Church Candlelight Carol Service / Menorah Lighting in Clement Clarke Moore Park The Penn Station Project: […]
Arts Events, Listed in This Order: Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibitions / Rivulets at Baryshnikov Arts Center / Small Works Exhibition & Sale at Fountain House Gallery / Chelsea Community Church Presents its Annual Candlelight Carol Service Happening at the Hudson Guild Galleries | This Is What Love Is, Paintings of Family, Friends and Lovers delivers […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | It’s a case of Local Boy born and raised in NYC who moves away, gets some schooling academic and otherwise, garners raves for his stage work in Boston and London, has his heart broken into tiny pieces, and scours the carpeting for the shards with which to commence its reconstruction—oh yeah, […]
PHOTOS & TEXT BY THE WEST 400 BLOCK ASSOCIATION | From our friends at the West 400 Block Association, following aother successful edtion of their annual Tree Lighting in Clement Clarke Moore Park: “Thank you, Rosanne Cash, for a spirited reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas at our tree lighting. What a magical treat it was for […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Making art out of human bodies has always posed a challenge. Dancers are, after all, forked animals just like the rest of us; and arrive onstage loaded with more baggage than do musical notes, splotches of paint, chunks of stone, or even words. Tere O’Connor is a contemporary master of this […]