This Week (and beyond) In & Around Chelsea: September 23-29, 2024

This Week (and beyond) In & Around Chelsea: September 23-29, 2024

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): THIS WEEK: 10th Precinct Community Council Monthly Meeting / 10th Precinct Build the Block Sector B Quarterly Meeting / Neighbors of 300 W 21-22-23 Streets Block Association Meeting NEXT WEEK & BEYOND:  Rally for Accessible Subways / The Flatiron NoMad Partnership’s 18th Annual Meeting & Reception / The […]

Guest Opinion: Stop Proposed Chelsea NYCHA Demolition and Keep Public Housing PUBLIC

Guest Opinion: Stop Proposed Chelsea NYCHA Demolition and Keep Public Housing PUBLIC

Note: The following text was transcribed from a public speech given by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenant Celines Miranda, who was one of the featured speakers at September 15’s Coming Together: A Social Justice & Music Festival (presented by the Midtown South Community Council). Miranda’s topic is summarized by Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4), […]

10 Times I Said ‘Bad Words’ in Public! F*ck!

10 Times I Said ‘Bad Words’ in Public! F*ck!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I vividly remember seeing films with my parents when I was a kid and becoming confused when a harsh word was said by an actor and the entire audience reacted by shrieking in horror. I’d turn to my mother and whisper, “What did that word mean?” and she’d weirdly refuse to […]

Guest Opinion: Save Chelsea Speaks Out About Saying ‘No’ to ‘City of Yes’

Guest Opinion: Save Chelsea Speaks Out About Saying ‘No’ to ‘City of Yes’

Note: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is, as described on this nyc.gov page, “a zoning reform proposal that would address the housing crisis by making it possible to build a little more housing in every neighborhood.” Opponents of the plan dislike how it would override current, custom-made zoning in favor of across-the-board allowances. The proposal began […]

Dead-On Comedic Observer Alec Mapa Corrals Cancer’s Life Lessons, in New Solo Show

Dead-On Comedic Observer Alec Mapa Corrals Cancer’s Life Lessons, in New Solo Show

Actor, writer, comedian, and consistently hilarious gay wit Alec Mapa (as seen on Ugly Betty, Frasier, and RuPaul’s Drag Race) is returning to West 42nd Street’s legendary Laurie Beechman Theatre with the debut of his solo performance Ha! Penis! It’s a fitting setting for the show’s world premiere, with the Beechman (currently scheduled to shutter […]

What a Difference a Debate Makes

What a Difference a Debate Makes

BY MAX BURBANK | It was all there from the get-go, but I missed the full weight of the moment. Because I was, you know, peeking through my fingers. The shadow of the Trump/Biden debate was too present, the visceral elevator drop where it became clear how bad things were, how much worse they were […]

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