BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Founded in 1993 as a way for non-violent offenders to avoid incarceration if they access social serices and/or perform community service, calls to restore full-time operations of Midtown Community Court (MCC; 314 W. 54th St.) began soon into its COVID-era closure. Those calls were answered in March of 2022, when MCC reopened as […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN & AROUND CHELSEA” Participatory Budgeting Vote Week / / The First Annual Flatiron/NoMad Plant-Based Food Fair / Chelsea Community Church Palm Sunday Service / Community Cleanups / Past Tense: Events from Earlier in the Week (calendar updated 3/30): Remaining CB4 March Meetings / Rise and Resist Elevator Action Group Rally […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Held on the third Tuesday of the month—sans July, August, December—the 13th Precinct Community Council provides a forum where the public can interact with Police Officers, Detectives, and top leadership from the precinct tasked with protecting and serving a southern portion of Midtown Manhattan that includes swaths of easternmost Chelsea. Presently […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Conceived and achieved as a way in which non-violent offenders can avoid incarceration by accessing social services and performing community service, Midtown Community Court (MCC; 314 W. 54th St.) operated continuously from 1993 until in-person proceedings were suspended during the peak COVID period. It reopened in March of last year, but […]
Over the weekend came word from Chelsea’s 10th Precinct—an appeal to the community, to keep your eyes peeled for the individuals in two “WANTED” flyers created by the NYPD and published by Chelsea Community News below. The men are wanted in connection with the victimization of nightlife patrons in the Chelsea area and beyond. “The […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | If yesterday’s announcement that a troubled patch of Chelsea will see a two-week surge of social services sounds familiar, it’s because the area of focus saw a similar burst of boots-on-the-ground outreach last August. Responding to longstanding quality of life concerns along West 21 Street’s PS11 elementary school and a block-long […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Sector A, B, and C first quarter meetings of the 10th Precinct’s Build the Block program have been announced, and we’ve got the details for you. But first: The four Police Officers in the photo to the left are among a group who joined the 10th Precinct last week, […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Holiday Happenings / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Community Cleanup / Small Works Exhibition at Fountain House Gallery / 10th Precinct Build the Block Sector B Meeting / 10th Precinct Community Council / Events at the Eagle NYC / Archived Recording: Collegiate Church’s America Post-Roe V. Wade […]
BUILD THE BLOCK MEETINGS Also of note are the three upcoming Build the Block meetings, which provide an opportunity to interact with the two-person NCO (Neighborhood Coordination Officer) team responsible for their assigned sector. These meetings take place quarterly, with the last fourth quarter Sector A meeting having taken place already. NOTE: Prior to a […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Members of the general public with questions and opinions about the current state of crime and the overall quality of life in Chelsea–and that’s a lot of you–have recurring opportunities to take those concerns to local NYPD leadership. Bellow is a collection of what remains between now and the end of the year. The 10th […]