THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 With early voting having concluded on August 21, the August Primary happens Tuesday, August 23, 2022 and will include elections for the U.S. House of Representatives and the New York State Senate. To find your Election Day poll site and view a sample ballot, click here. Polls are open from 6am-9pm. […]
EARLY AUGUST 23 PRIMARY VOTING Saturday, August 13 through Sunday, August 21 The August Primary is scheduled for Tuesday, August 23, 2022 and will include elections for the U.S. House of Representatives and the New York State Senate. To find your Early Voting or Election Day pollsite and view a sample ballot, click here. For more information via the Board […]
BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | A mere eight months ago, Chelsea Community News covered 2021’s Makeup Show, assuming that COVID masks as a fashion accessory were a thing of the past, and that a new year of full-faced, germ-free glamour was upon us. While many things have stayed the same, the world of professional makeup artistry […]
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY PAMELA WOLFF | Saturday, May 14, there was a March from Brooklyn across the bridge to Foley Square in downtown Manhattan. Surrounded by the magnificent public buildings that tell us in limestone, “The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government,” thousands of women, and not a few […]
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 […]
March 18, 2022 Don’t be fooled by the seemingly proper, March 17-appropriate clothing and composure of the gentleman to your left. This photo was NOT taken yesterday. It is, in fact, a still frame from the action-packed Pre-Saint Patrick’s Day shindig sponsored by the West 400 Block Association last Sunday, March 13, at Clement Clarke […]
Sat., March 19, 11:30am-2pm on W. 47th St.: Day of Action Against Litter and Rats BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Resourceful though they may be, rats are also ravenous opportunists whose ability to reproduce and adapt to ever-changing situations makes them formidable foes. So why put out the Welcome mat by littering, or leave out garbage […]
BY ALLEN OSTER | On Sunday, November 28 in the late afternoon, Chelsea residents gathered in Clement Clarke Moore-Seal Park to celebrate Chanukah, “The Festival of Lights.” Allen Oster, past president of the West 400 Block Association, welcomed a crowd of several dozen adults and children as the sun was beginning to set. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | It’s been the cause of everything from long lines at the airport to forcing bargain hunters to sit at the table with family when they should be camped out in front of a superstore, waiting for Black Friday deals. And now, the very act of anticipating Thanksgiving is the reason given for […]
Chelsea Market—the NYC tourist and foodie destination once known for cranking out chalky candy Necco Wafers—may have changed hands, but it still has a firm grip on the annual tradition of providing Chelsea residents with a Thanksgiving meal’s main attraction. Some 1,300 turkeys were handed out last week, with the gobblers going to Fulton and […]