Saturday, October 30, 11am-5pm: Treats in the Streets | Meatpacking—the Business Improvement District intent on turning its increasingly leisure- and retail-focused area of concern into a car-free pedestrian’s paradise, makes no bones about it on Sat., Oct. 30. From 11am to 5pm–From Horatio to 13th Street, Eighth Ave. to West End–will be filled with games […]
Halloween Parade & Festival Was Sat Oct 30: Changed to Rain Date of Sunday, October 31, 11am At Chelsea Green Park, 140 W 20th St. (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) After taking last year off because of COVID (bet you haven’t read that phrase before), the freshly minted annual tradition of herding your little monsters […]
Daily through October 31, Early Voting allows you to have your say in the Nov. 2 General Election by taking care of that important citizenship task at your convenience (well, within available hours, which are daily and pretty long). There’s just one catch, if you can call it that: Your vote must be cast at […]
Chelsea Community News is proud of our content partner, the Greenwich Village – Chelsea Chamber of Commerce (GVCCC), for their tireless dedication to small businesses, old and new alike. As we emerge from the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic era, campaigns like the one you’re about to read about are more important than ever, in […]
BY TRAV S.D. | Good news for lovers of American popular song of the traditional variety: Its heritage just got much more secure, and you’ll have an opportunity to celebrate and learn more on Tin Pan Alley Day, held at Flatiron North Plaza (23rd St. & Broadway) this Saturday, October 23, between noon and 4pm. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The very funny, much-missed Andrea Alton emerges from her COVID-compelled absence with an event that puts a “donor” feather in her cap, already festooned with plumage for work as a multi-disciplinary writer (plays, sketches, monologues), director, performer, producer, and publicist. We’re kidding, of course—Alton would never cover her exceptionally beautiful hair […]
TEXT BY INGE IVCHENKO with PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LONDON TERRACE TENANTS ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS, AS NOTED | On behalf of the London Terrace Tenants Association (LTTA) Board, we want to thank all of you who stopped by Saturday, September 25’s 29th Annual London Terrace Street Fair. It was a gorgeous, picture perfect day in the […]
PHOTOS & CAPTIONS BY MISSY ADAMS | Last week, we previewed the Chelsea Garden Club Tour, an annual appreciation of work done by their volunteers, who adopt and tend to the mini-garends that sprout from pedestrian islands in the middle of Eighth and Ninth Aves. (click here to access that article). Garden Club member Missy Adams took […]
Saturdays, rain or shine, 9am-3pm: Chelsea Farmers Market | Down to Earth Farmers Markets has once again put down roots in Chelsea (on W. 23rd St. near Ninth Ave.). By and large, it’s the same experience as it’s always been (fresh products, friendly people), albeit with a few notable nods to pandemic protocol: If you have not […]
PHOTOS & CAPTIONS COURTESY OF CHELSEA GARDEN CLUB, TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER| There were times during the height of COVID-19 when one could stand in the middle of Eighth or Ninth Aves., look both ways, and count the number of vehicles with less than one hand. For this, there could only be two explanations: Either Shelter in Place compliance […]