WHAT: Know Your Rights: A Virtual Town Hall for Tenants WHEN: Thursday, March 3, 6pm ESSENTIAL INFO: City officials will host a Know Your Rights Town Hall for Tenants to discuss recent housing policy changes including the expiration of the NYS eviction moratorium and the re-opening of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Also discussed will […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Community Board Application Deadline Extended From March 1 to March 15 / Manhattan Community Board 4´s Full Board Meeting / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibits / Participatory Budgeting is Back / City Councilmember Erik Bottcher´s Free Housing Clinic Through Tuesday, […]
As the very first poster-themed museum in the United States, Poster House would have set a precedent no matter what they presented. So with their three-year anniversary just over three months away, the grand experiment that proved a worthy successor to the much-loved West 23rd Street home of TekServe is thriving under the watchful and […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | A suave door presence, Lincoln Palsgrove IV was a welcome sight outside any number of clubs back in “the glory days,” when the fabbies were begging for entry (preferably free, of course). I talked to the NYC-born-and-raised Lincoln about all he saw and did and was amazed that he has such […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: CRDC´s Black History Month Forum / Rat Academy! / 10th Precinct Community Council & Build the Block Sector B Meetings / Community Board Applications Accepted Through March 1 / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibits / Participatory Budgeting is Back / Neighborhood Business Grants […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER—Monday and Tuesday mornings are well on their way to becoming the must-see windows of the week for those following the fortunes of candidates hoping to succeed retiring incumbent Richard N. Gottfried and, in doing so, become our state´s first new 75th Assembly District representative in 52 years. Two weeks ago, on Mon., […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Standing their ground at one of what they call the “traffic violence hotspots” on 10th and 11th Aves. in Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea, District 3 City Councilmember Erik Bottcher and a substantial group of local residents, electeds, advocacy organizations, and allies called for the City to implement critical street safety improvements. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Picture it: January 1, 2021. As New York City’s first COVID-era election cycle unfolds, online forums replace brick and mortar gatherings as the candidate vetting venue of choice. The format proves popular, with tenant organizations and block associations holding their own candidate forums alongside more traditional presenters such as political clubs. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Picture it: January 1, 2021. As New York City’s first COVID-era election cycle unfolds, online forums replace brick and mortar gatherings as the candidate vetting venue of choice. The format proves popular, with tenant organizations and block associations holding their own candidate forums alongside more traditional presenters such as political clubs. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Several elected officials spanning the spectrum from city to state to federal are drawing on their shared identity as NYC commuters to stand up for the reasonable expectation of having a place to sit down. Sent from the office of NYS Senator Brad Hoylman and undersigned by those including Congressmember Jerrold […]