Congratulations, winners of the West 400 Block Association’s 2026 Best Halloween Decorations Contest! The spirited, silly, spooky, sometimes ghastly and occasionally gross annual tradition draws crowds from near and far, to witness the clever, creative parts of the brains from the West 400 blocks of 21st, 22nd and 23rd Streets (btw. 9th/10th Aves.) have to […]
Whether you celebrate Halloween by braving spooky situations, frightening the unsuspecting, dressing up in costume, or simply partaking in the custom of giving out and/or getting candy, NYC has a rich vein of seasonally appropriate things to do, see, and be. So keep scrolling down–if you dare–and see which events we’ve featured are best for […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Lacking the legal means with which to remove U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) forces from NYC streets, efforts are being made to eliminate private property as a hospitable staging area for the federal government’s armed, often violent, anti-immigrant activity. An October 16, 2026 letter signed by NYC Mayor Zohran Kwame […]
Founded in Chelsea in 2022 as an event meant to draw residents back into the post-pandemic world of person-to-person interaction, The Longest Table has inspired communities across the world to duplicate its straightforward premise: “Put a long table in a public space, fill it with neighbors, and share a meal.” With interest and iterations at […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | June 3 was the occasion for this year’s iteration of the 300 West 18th & 19th Streets Block Association’s annual Meet & Greet. Held at The Whitney amidst a backdrop whose sweeping view of the Hudson paralleled the hyperlocal group’s grasp of big picture concerns, the gathering was an opportunity to “reconnect […]
Note: The High Line 28 Block Association is a block association and newsletter for the West Chelsea and Hudson Yards area (West 28th to 34th Streets, between 10th & 11th Avenues). It chronicles happenings around the neighborhood and occasionally brings people together. To visit the BA’s online presence, click here. Directly below, reprinted with permission, […]
BY SUSAN PALMER MARSHALL, PRESIDENT, CCBA | The Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA) recently hosted its Summer Soirée at Ora La Casa de Las Flores (229 Ninth Avenue). Delegates representing CCBA’s Member Block and Tenant Associations gathered with elected officials, their community liaisons, and invited guests for an evening of cocktails and conversation. Throughout […]
Chelsea Community Church & Chelsea Neighbors United Invite the Public to a Free Afternoon of Songs, Socializing, and ICE Preparedness Training Sunday, May 3, 1pm at 346 W. 20th St. (btw. 8th & 9th Aves.) Chelsea Community Church (CCC)—the lay-led, non-denominational Christian Church whose annual Candlelight Carol Service is a popular December draw—marks its early […]
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to provisions of Section 25(b)(1) of the Charter of the City of New York, notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in the Borough of Manhattan, County of New York, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM for the […]
With less than six months before an inaugural class of 96 undergraduate students arrive in Chelsea, Vanderbilt University NYC (VU-NYC) is moving full speed ahead with construction, repair, and other long-planned projects that will turn the former Genearl Theological Seminary digs into Vanderbilt’s foirst ca,m[ujs poiutsode their home base in Tennessee (we recently wrote about […]