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ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign. ************************************************ Policy Perspectives: A Conversation with NYC Housing Authority Chief Executive […]
NOTE: This preview of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) April committee meetings will be updated throughout the month. Once a meeting has taken place, a link to its recorded Zoom session will be added, and the writeup will be moved to the bottom of the list. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | That high-rise on your block […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Pick of the Week / Live Jazz at Henry & The Lions / The Furies at Hudson Guild / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / Art Exhibits at Hudson Guild/ The April 19 Return of Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea PICK OF THE WEEK Vanderbilt in […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | In 2025’s topsy-turvy world of on-again/off-again tariffs and all manner of mortifying monkeyshines coming from the Oval Office, it’s good to know that here on the island of Manhattan, there are some systems in place that need no disrupting; regularly held events you can mark on your calendar in indelible ink. […]
UPDATE as of Jan. 17: The item pertaining to 128 W. 17th St. has been removed from the agenda of Jan. 21’s Chelsea Land Use committee meeting. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Normally held on the first Wednesday of the month, the Full Board meeting of MCB4 has much activity to offer, including sections reserved for […]
NOTE: This preview of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) November committee meetings will be updated throughout the month. Once a meeting has taken place, a link to its recorded Zoom session will be added, and the writeup will be moved to the bottom of the list. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Normally held on the first […]
UPDATED on Oct. 25, 2024 to reflect new information and provide archival links to October meetings that took place prior to Oct. 21. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Normally held on the first Wednesday of the month, the Full Board meeting of Manhatan Community Board 4 (MCB4) has much activity to offer, including a Public Session […]
Note: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is, as described on this nyc.gov page, “a zoning reform proposal that would address the housing crisis by making it possible to build a little more housing in every neighborhood.” Opponents of the plan dislike how it would override current, custom-made zoning in favor of across-the-board allowances. The proposal began […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Ah, September after Labor Day Weekend, when summertime slacking has run its course: The Monday through Friday workweek actually sees people showing up on Fridays again, and school is back in session. In that same spirit of autumnal reset, Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) met last Wednesday for the first time […]