From the 10th Precinct’s Facebook presence comes this tribute to a neighborhood fixture for whom caring means carrying out a family tradition. It read: “Meet your [PS11] crossing guard Cathy. She has served the Chelsea community for 43 years! She’s been a Chelsea resident for 73 years! Cathy followed in her mother’s footsteps, who had […]
Re: Coming Cornucopia is Cause of Community Council’s Cancellation (news, Nov. 23, 2021) To the Editor: Thank you for the recent article in Chelsea Community News on local police Precinct 10 [Community Council] meetings in Chelsea. Unfortunately, as stated in the article, the last two meetings were only in-person. The November meeting (cancelled) also posted as in-person […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: 23 Days of Flatiron Cheer / 80’s Ladies II: The Mixtape / Chanukah Celebration at Chelsea Green/ Chelsea Waterside Park Phase II Groundbreaking / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Clement Clarke Moore Park Tree Lighting / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / […]
BY EIZABETH ZIMMER | If supply chain issues are threatening your holiday shopping plans, consider one or both of these fascinating new books, which will provide hours of pleasure and enlightenment without requiring you to visit a store or a theater. Martha Ullman West grew up in Greenwich Village and graduated from Barnard College, the […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Chelsea Community Church / Menorah Lighting at Clement Clarke Moore Park / Citizens Committee Grant Info Session / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / Full Board Meeting, CB4 Saturdays, rain or shine, 9am-3pm: Chelsea Farmers Market | Down to […]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Writing the Apocalypse was a weekly series featuring the poems, essays, and recollections of NYC resident Puma Perl. Then came the vaccine, and hope–and uncertainty. And so, from time to time, Perl will return to continue Writing the Apocalypse. Ticket to Hell | TEXT & PHOTOS BY PUMA PERL (unless noted otherwise) Scientists say […]
BY GERALD BUSBY | As I age, and this year I’m celebrating my 86th birthday, it becomes increasingly clear that the degree to which I am willing to be grateful for who and what I am is precisely the degree to which I am willing to be thankful for consciousness itself and my ability to […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | It’s been the cause of everything from long lines at the airport to forcing bargain hunters to sit at the table with family when they should be camped out in front of a superstore, waiting for Black Friday deals. And now, the very act of anticipating Thanksgiving is the reason given for […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | My earlier piece listing a batch of clichés that we desperately need to abolish (click here to read it) was a hit—but alas, it hasn’t put an end to cliches. In fact, there seem to be more of them than there are white people at a Republican interns meeting. Whoops, sorry, […]
Chelsea Market—the NYC tourist and foodie destination once known for cranking out chalky candy Necco Wafers—may have changed hands, but it still has a firm grip on the annual tradition of providing Chelsea residents with a Thanksgiving meal’s main attraction. Some 1,300 turkeys were handed out last week, with the gobblers going to Fulton and […]