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 […]
A Wish for Global Lasting Peace Written By Lisa Ruimy Holzkenner (Chelsea, NYC) Peace is the blessing for which I pray in my sleeping and waking hours. Many nights I have awakened in terror, for have I lived through the horrors of several wars, beginning with WW II. While I find consolation in the dream of […]
PHOTOS & TEXT BY CHRISTIAN MILES (click on his name to visit his website) | Have you ever found yourself walking down the street, seeing something amiss and asking, “Why isn’t the City doing something about this?” Imagine if we could put our money where our mouth is and use taxpayer dollars to change things for the […]
BY JACOB IMBER | A private bus stop proposed for the east side of Eighth Avenue between West 28th and 29th Streets has reignited tensions between Chelsea residents and the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT). If approved, the stop will be the latest in a series of transit developments locals say create dangerous conditions. A […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | My mother, Anna Musto, was the best Italian-American cook, bar none. Anyone who disagrees…stai zitto! When I was growing up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in the 1960s, mama Anna made all kinds of delicious things, like chicken and rice soup, sautéed fillet of sole, and escarole—or, more accurately, shcarole. (Italians always drop […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Buoyed by equally effective “justice served” and “family business” backstories, the proprietors of the legal cannabis dispensary expected to open at 158 West 23rd Street found a mostly receptive audience at an informational presentation they gave to Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4). The Thursday, August 24 online gathering (click here to […]
Here’s What’s Happening “This Week In & Around Chelsea” Salsa and Bachata Brunch / CB4 Presents an Online Informational Session Regarding a W. 23rd St. Cannabis Dispensary / Movies in the Park / Retrospection/Continuance at Hudson Guild Gallery / Fresh Food for Seniors / Fitness Boot Camp / Salsa and Bachata Brunch: Sunday, August 27, […]