CCNews’ Online Community Communication Session Set for Tues., July 19, 7pm

CCNews’ Online Community Communication Session Set for Tues., July 19, 7pm

Tuesday, July 19, from 7pm-9pm, Chelsea Community News (CCNews) presents a Community Communication Session that welcomes commentary from the public while encouraging them to channel their time and talents into the challenging task of building a bridge between problem and solution. To that end, CCNews will provide information about accessing knowledge, equipment, and funding to […]

June Primary, Now History: Voters Reflect After the Act of Casting

June Primary, Now History: Voters Reflect After the Act of Casting

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The race to replace New York State Assembly Member Richard Gottfried—whose retirement will end a 52-year run as District 75’s voice in Albany—took a decisive turn last Tuesday, June 28, when the New York State Primary Election was held, following June 18-26’s Early Voting period. On her first assignment, Chelsea Community News’ […]

Tenant Protections and Increased Housing Supply: A Prescription for Our Housing Affordability Crisis

Tenant Protections and Increased Housing Supply: A Prescription for Our Housing Affordability Crisis

BY HARRISON MARKS| Recently, the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted to increase rents for rent-stabilized tenants by 3.25% for 1-year leases and by 5% in 2-year leases. That doesn’t sound so stable to me. As a candidate running to represent thousands of rent-stabilized tenants in the 75th Assembly District on the west side of Manhattan, […]

Through June 26, It’s Never Too Late for Early Voting

Through June 26, It’s Never Too Late for Early Voting

EARLY JUNE PRIMARY VOTING Saturday, June 18 through Sunday, June 26 The June Primary is scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, 2022 and will include elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Assembly, Judges, and Party Positions. To find your Early Voting or Election Day pollsite and view a sample ballot, click here. For more information via the Board of Elections, click […]

The Gift of Literacy

The Gift of Literacy

BY LAYLA LAW-GISIKO (candidate, NYS Assembly District 75) | My mother was born in Tunisia, a small North-African country, slightly smaller than the state of Kansas. She was the fifth child and the third daughter in a family of nine children. My mother’s two older sisters did not go to school. My grandmother was illiterate. […]

Sun., May 22, 7pm: All AD75 Dem Candidates Set to Attend Penn South Group’s Town Hall

Sun., May 22, 7pm: All AD75 Dem Candidates Set to Attend Penn South Group’s Town Hall

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 7pm via ZOOM LEAPS (Limited Equity and Affordability at Penn South) Presents A Town Hall With The 75th Assembly District Democratic Candidates “This year,” the event organizers from LEAPS note, “voters in the 75th Assembly District will be electing a new State Assembly Member to represent Mid-Manhattan, Chelsea, and Penn South in Albany–for the […]

‘Spring Fling’ Brings Many Things to Chelsea Green Park

‘Spring Fling’ Brings Many Things to Chelsea Green Park

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Spring wasn’t the only thing in the air last Sunday, when an event presented by Friends of Chelsea Green filled the mighty micropark with activity. Placed at well-spaced stations throughout the gated West 20th Street park, visitors could hear jazz and bluegrass from The Dennis Lichtman Trio; watch a craftsman from OMG […]

I Will Not Stand for the Supreme Court’s Egregious Attempt to Reverse Roe V. Wade

I Will Not Stand for the Supreme Court’s Egregious Attempt to Reverse Roe V. Wade

BY LAYLA LAW-GISIKO (candidate, NYS Assembly, District 75) | On Tuesday, May 3, more than a thousand of us rallied at Foley Square to protest the egregious draft Supreme Court decision penned by Justice Alito that would gut the country’s landmark 1973 decision protecting abortion rights. It was inspiring to join so many in the […]