BY SCOTT STIFFLER | If you were trapped on an island that conveniently contained all of the gardening equipment you could ever want/need, what’s the one thing you would be sure to plant: Russian Sage? Hollyhock? Take a look at the small but mighty gardens growing in the tree pits that dot pedestrian islands on […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | On Wednesday, June 21, the NYC Department of Transportation presented to Manhattan Community Board 4 their design proposal for the 200 block of West 22nd Street. As part of the City’s Open Streets program since May 2020, the elimination of most vehicular traffic between Seventh and Eighth Aves. for as much […]
Saturday, May 6, 2023: Putting a memorable stamp on the second post-pandemic iteration of an annual springtime tradition sent to the cooler durng 2020/2021’s COVID lockdown, donkeys of distinction gathered en masse at a Chelsea watering hole to hurl laurels at the three lions who served as the event’s main (mane?) attraction. In other words, members […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Take a walk in Washington Square Park and know you’ll owe its intact nature, in no small part, to Jane Jacobs (1916-2006). The urbanist and activist’s 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, made the case for a break from the “demolish and replace” school of urban planning […]
TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER, PHOTOS BY BrakeThrough Media | Throughout the pandemic period, hibernation was never an option for Meatpacking. The neighborhood’s Business Improvement District kept on taking care of business as usual (keeping the area clean, for starters) while mindful of what could be done while in incubation and enaction modes. The results, so […]
Saturday, April 22 marks the annual obervance of Earth Day–and we’ve got four ways you can celerate in hyper-locally, here in Chelsea. The West 400 Block Association Celebrates Earth Day, 11am, Saturday, April 22 at Clement Clarke Moore Park (10th Ave. W. 22nd St). | Observe Earth Day by getting back to it–the good earth, […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2, Flatiron North Plaza (Broadway & 23rd St.) was the setting for the first-ever Flatiron NoMad Plant-Based Food Fair, hosted by the Flatiron NoMad Partnership and Eleven Madison Home (from the team and kitchen behind Eleven Madison Park). Timed to celebrate the start of April’s […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Built in 197 and having made its bones as a shipping and storage terminal, the long-dormant Pier 57 (at W. 15th St. in Hudson River Par) oened to the public on April 1 as a multi-tasking destination for those with a mind for the stomach (via a 15-kiosk, ground floor food hall) […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | It was another trip to the West Chelsea icon well for public betterment projects whose wish for funding will only come true if you get out—or get online—and vote. After launching last October as a brainstorming session held under the High Line’s scenic 14th Street Passage, The Whitney Museum of American […]
In 2022, Keoni Movement Arts was one of 15 grantees whose worthy neighborhood initiatives earned them the recognition and support of the West Side Community Fund (WSCF), a consortium of leading companies based on the west side of Manhattan whose grant program supports efforts along the West Side of Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Hell’s Kitchen. […]