BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | Is the Mad Hatter really mad, or is he just drunk? Is the Doormouse sleepy, or merely passed out from too much gin? These questions and more are answered over the course of a 90-minute interactive Alice In Wonderland-themed Mad Hatter’s (Gin &) Tea Party happening in various cities around the country, including New […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: CRDC’s Empire Station Complex Forum / Informational Meeting: Proposed National Register Historic District / GVCCC’s 10th Precinct Tour / 10th Precinct Sector B Build the Block Meeting / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea Monday, November 15, 7pm via Zoom: Empire Station Complex Forum […]
NOTE: Chelsea Community News is reprinting the following with the permission and encouragement of its authors. BY THE COLLECTIVE MEMBERSHIP OF ADVOCATES FOR CHELSEA | We, residents and business owners in the low-20s blocks of Chelsea between 8th and 9th Avenues, call on the 10th Precinct of the NYPD, Community Board 4, and our City […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | An inquisitive nature and a still small voice with no off switch can curse the beast who treads the earth—and walks the boards! On the plus side, it makes for some crackerjack contemplative entertainment. Such is qwethe case with Trav S.D., the stage and pen name of our Chelsea Community News […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | If life were a library with a room reserved for drag queens whose backstory didn’t have enough conflict, trauma, or excess to merit a Lifetime channel movie pitch meeting, three things are certain: One, it would be a very small room. Two, the reads would be real snoozers. And three, Tina […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Look Ahead to Next Week / Continuum at The Eagle NYC / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Chelsea Community Church / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / GVCCC’s 10th Precinct Tour / GVCCC’s It’s Time for Chelsea Campaign / “This Week in Chelsea” […]
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 […]