BY MARK de SOLLA PRICE | Every British school child knows the rhyme: Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Well, I might not be fully British but I am not fully American either. Happily, Tea & […]
BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | In Part I, the myriad causes of the rat infestation plaguing the residents of the Lamartine Place Historic District (West 29th Street btw. Eighth & Ninth Aves.) were chronicled. To read Part I, click here. In this second and concluding installment, we continue the discussion and focus on solutions. The […]
NOTE: This is Part I of our report. Part II will publish tomorrow (Fri., Nov. 5, 2021) BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | A group of rats is called a “mischief”—which is nowhere near as whimsical as it sounds when they’re running over your feet, or announcing their presence with evidence that remains long after they’ve retreated into a […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | My list of my most 50 most humiliating moments of all time was a big hit, as sadists from around the globe crawled out of their sewers to applaud my honesty while enjoying my shame. So here’s some more—and believe me, these aren’t much less humiliating than the last batch. In […]
ALL PHOTOS BY IRI GRECO & JIM FRYER / BrakeThrough Media | www.brakethroughmedia.com | Saturday, October 30: As part of their 11am-5pm pedestrian-friendly Treats in the Streets event, Meatpacking (the Business Improvement District) made up for lost time and then some, when their annual Doggie Costume Contest returned with a stellar lineup of imaginatively costumed, four-legged […]
PHOTOS TAKEN BY, OR COURTESY OF, FRIENDS OF CHELSEA GREEN | Halloween in the year of the vaccine was nothing like 2020, when COVID-19 precautions compelled event organizers to cancel what would have been the second annual observance of late October festivities in the beloved West 20th Street pocket park located between Sixth and Seventh […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | The shelf life of promises, the role residents and profit-seekers play in creating a neighborhood’s identity, and the future of affordable housing as a bargaining chip created a witch’s brew of spirited debate fit for the recently deceased month of Halloween. At the October 6 edition of their monthly full board […]
Ah, October 31, 2021–Were we ever that young? Ghosts and Goblins were sent packing to make room for the month of giblets and gobblers, as Halloween gave way to November 1–but not without a fight. The five below pix, snapped and sent to us by Allen Oster, depict West 22nd Street, between 4:40and 6pm on October […]
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. Punched in the Head | TEXT & PHOTOS (unless noted otherwise) BY PUMA PERL When […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Westbeth Flea Market / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Hudson Guild Theatre Company Presents / Chelsea Community Church / Vets Town Hall / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / The Fresh Food for Seniors Program / GVCCC’s It’s Time for Chelsea Campaign / Gone […]