Between Two Worlds | BY PUMA PERL The day after, 2016. Sky, gray, colorless. Lower East Side streets silent, locked down. Nobody knew what to say, where to look. “Good Morning” greetings sounded almost obscene. Last night, rather than witness the country turning red, I decided to walk my dog, Fae. Through the Vladek […]
ABOUT ELEPHANTS The party of America First claims the elephant as its emblem. But elephants are not native to America (aka the USA). They live in Asia and Africa. A Bronx Zoo exhibit was called the African Plains. But there are no African Plains in America. Only in East Africa, where matriarch elephants lead […]
TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER / PHOTOS BY IRI GRECO, BrakeThrough Media / www.brakethroughmedia.com Saturday, October 19, 2024: Stores and restaurants across the Meatpacking District offered treats to costumed kids who roamed the streets–along the way, engaging in games and activities including pumpkin ring toss and pumpkin tic-tac-toe. Scheduled activities included live performances from Jammcard musicians, pumpkin […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Calling New York City’s current zoning laws “outdated, restrictive, and complicated’ patchwork quilt that “limits opportunities to create new homes and make those that do get built more expensive.” Vowing they’ve got a viable means “to build a little more housing in every neighborhood, the mayoral administration’s City of Yes: Zoning […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Saints be praised! After a long—and of late, contentious—search for a lessee who’d bring balance to the financially faltering General Theological Seminary (GTS), this week’s announcements from the landlord as well as their intended tenant garnered high praise from a chorus of community stakeholders who viewed the prospect of GTS’ previous […]
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 […]
NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher’s “Policy Perspectives” Series Presents “Mental Health and the Clubhouse Model” An Online Conversation & Q&A at 5pm on Wednesday, May 22 Chelsea’s own City Council Member Erik Bottcher has made NYC’s mental health policy a priority since first campaigning for the District 3 seat. Bottcher advocates for a more nuanced, […]
Scott Kimmins, the longtime Director of Operations at the Flatiron NoMad Partnership BID, will retire on Friday, May 17. His legacy can be measured not only in the multitude of accomplishments, but the fast friendships that have stood the test of time and I’m sure will flourish for years to come. And what extraordinary years he […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | With piqued curiosity and pointed questions in tow, some 150+ Chelsea residents responded to an invitation to attend an April 14 presentation from The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) and, locally, President of The General Theological Seminary (GTS). Upon arrival at the 440 West […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Not a week goes by where we don’t feature a public meeting accessible via Zoom, a local brick and mortar location, or both. Many of them are recorded for posterity and posted online for perpetual (usually free) access at your convenience. And so we come to this—an occasional roundup column that […]