“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 seated in a restaurant booked to capacity, rubbing shoulders with fellow theatergoers, or making good on the “If I’m elected” promises that swept you into office. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | In this age of making adjustments for the lack of public gatherings because of COVID-19, anything is possible. Who, pre-pandemic, would have thought Manhattan Community Board 4 would have a YouTube channel, teeming with archival video of its many committee and full board meetings? And who could imagine so many of […]
This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance: Puma Perl and Friends | The 10th Precinct Community Council meeting | Chelsea Farmers Market | Chelsea Green Park gets free WiFi | Vaccine site in Chelsea | W. Chelsea park’s garden club | Hudson Guild online talent show M Tuesdays in May: Howl Arts […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The past year has provided ample time for me to rummage through my memory bank and withdraw some lovely recollections—along with many remembrances of times I made an utter fool of myself (or, even worse, was made a fool of by others). Playing in my head like a montage of not […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Starting May 15 and continuing through December 18, every Saturday from 9am to 3pm, Down to Earth Farmers Markets puts down roots in Chelsea, albeit with a few notable changes brought about by the now-familiar realities of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may say the fully vaccinated “can resume […]
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. Winning the Pandemic | BY PUMA PERL I hear a lot about pandemic achievements Bread baking yoga posing piano playing shirt designing weight losing city walking […]
BY NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 CANDIDATE MARNI HALASA | I recently wrote about a wonderful small business, Kashmir 9, that needs and deserves our support. Having such gems means that the New York City Council, right now, needs to pass the Small Business Jobs Survival Act (SBJSA). Given that the majority of the Council […]
This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance: NYC Council District 3 candidate forum | Puma Perl and Friends | The 10th Precinct Sector B Build the Block meeting | Chelsea Green Park gets free WiFi | Vaccine site in Chelsea | W. Chelsea park’s garden club | Hudson Guild online talent show | […]
Chelsea Community News received this Open Letter from NY State of Health on May 8, 2021 and is reprinting it in the hopes it will help you find, and get, a vaccination for COVID-19. Getting vaccinated is the best way we currently have to protect ourselves from the virus, stop it from spreading, and get […]
Above: Leslie Boghosian Murphy at the The Donut Pub (203 West 14th Street), the final stop on her tour of Chelsea sweet shops. | Photo by Brooke James BY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 CANDIDATE LESLIE BOGHOSIAN MURPHY | Tuesday, April 27: I had so much fun doing a Sweets Tour of Chelsea! Every stop was one […]