This Week in Chelsea: March 1-7, 2021

This Week in Chelsea: March 1-7, 2021

This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance: 13th Precinct and 1oth Precinct Build the Block Meetings   / Free Tax Prep /  A Hudson Guild Call for Talent    Wednesday, March 3, 5pm at 13 E. 17th Street: The 13th Precinct’s Sector B Build the Block Meeting | The 13th Precinct is divided into four Sectors, […]

Slices of the Tenderloin #4: Cole and Johnson

Slices of the Tenderloin #4: Cole and Johnson

BY TRAVS.D. | For Black History Month, we present you with weekly slices of the Tenderloin, the now-defunct New York City neighborhood that at its furthest extent ran between 24th and 62nd Streets between Fifth and Eighth Avenues, thus overlapping with modern Chelsea. The Tenderloin was so-named by a local police captain who relished the […]

My CoviDiary: The February 2021 Entries

My CoviDiary: The February 2021 Entries

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, find the one and only February 2021 entry. Click here for the January 2021 entries. Click here for December 2020 content. Click here for the November entries. Click here for the October entries. Click here for the September entries. Click here for the August entries.  Click here for the July entries.  Click […]

Writing the Apocalypse: When Diva Was Still Here I Hoped to Die Before the Dog

Writing the Apocalypse: When Diva Was Still Here I Hoped to Die Before the Dog

Writing the Apocalypse is a weekly series featuring the poems, essays, and recollections of Puma Perl, with subject matter influenced by her experiences as a NYC resident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diva Dog Gomez, circa 2007-2021 | BY PUMA PERL Diva Dog Gomez had a rough start in life. At approximately three years old, she was abandoned […]

Fame and the Final Chapter: My Co-Author, Myself

Fame and the Final Chapter: My Co-Author, Myself

Author’s Note: In the summer of 2020, I learned that Niels H. Lauersen M.D., had passed away. Together, he and I had written five well-received books about women’s health over a 20-year stretch, however it was not our books but his Icarian rise too close to the sun that earned him the New York Times […]

This Week in Chelsea: February 22-28, 2021

This Week in Chelsea: February 22-28, 2021

This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance: 10th Precinct Build the Block and Community Council Meetings / 13th Precinct Build the Block Meeting / Free Tax Prep / A Sidewalk Survey  / CB4 Co-Sponsors a Sock & Underwear Drive / A Hudson Guild Call for Talent / Archived Events: Community Board Applications Wed, Feb. 24: Build the […]

Slices of the Tenderloin #3: Scott Joplin

Slices of the Tenderloin #3: Scott Joplin

  BY TRAVS.D. | For Black History Month, we present you with weekly slices of the Tenderloin, the now-defunct New York City neighborhood that at its furthest extent ran between 24th and 62nd Streets between Fifth and Eighth Avenues, thus overlapping with modern Chelsea. The Tenderloin was so-named by a local police captain who relished […]

‘Takeout Flatiron’ Campaign Has Rich Rewards for Four Who Order

‘Takeout Flatiron’ Campaign Has Rich Rewards for Four Who Order

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Hot on the heels—okay, the curly-toed elf shoes—of December’s largely all-digital take on their annual 23 Days of Flatiron Cheer, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership has launched a new campaign encouraging New Yorkers to support Flatiron and NoMad restaurants impacted by the nearly yearlong lockdown, during which indoor dining came to an […]

Hudson River Park Plans in Play, in Pandemic Era and Beyond

Hudson River Park Plans in Play, in Pandemic Era and Beyond

BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Although COVID-19 led to a worldwide lockdown, it didn’t stop New Yorkers from enjoying Hudson River Park’s 550 acres. Strollers, joggers, bicyclists, picnickers, kayakers, and so many others took sanity breaks from being homebound by heading to the city’s West Side retreat. While most practiced social distancing, everyone got to enjoy […]

Getting to Know You: City Council District 3 Candidate Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick

Getting to Know You: City Council District 3 Candidate Phelan Dante Fitzpatrick

“Where do you see yourself at this time next year?” wasn’t always such a loaded question. Before COVID-19, forward thinkers could confidently project ahead 365 days to find themselves dancing at their wedding, playing contact sports, or making good on a campaign vow to bring sweeping legislation before their fellow New York City Council Members. […]