BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel has been visiting Chelsea a whole lot lately. And he’s not Clement Clarke Moore’s fabled St. Nicholas, bringing an overflowing bag of toys by sled and reindeer, to the rooftops of the privileged Chelsea landmarked brownstones, of which Moore wrote in A Visit from St. Nicholas. […]
NOTE: Below, click on the red portions to be taken to articles and info sources. Dear Mayor de Blasio, We are calling on you to return Richard Born’s and Ira Drukier’s campaign contributions and the $90,000 that was raised at the March fundraiser. With the presidential primaries underway and your reputation for standing up for […]
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BY DONATHAN SALKALN | While the last of the June 20 thunderstorms had passed through New York City by the start of the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club’s monthly community meeting at Hudson Guild’s Elliott Center, a downpour of passion continued to pound the Chelsea community. The night’s panel program, called NYCHA’s Fulton Housing Debate, brought together […]
BY KRISTEN ANCILLOTTI | On June 25 in the Community Room of Penn South Building 10 (367 W. 28th St.), a joyful gathering was forming. People congregated in groups of twos and threes, laughing and talking. As new members filed into the room, more chairs had to be brought in to accommodate the crowd. Once […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Frontline advocates for statewide reform in the areas of criminal justice, election law, education, campaign finance, and healthcare reported on their Albany wins and losses, at the May 16 general meeting of the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club (CRDC), held at the Hudson Guild Elliott Center. With a newly elected Democratic majority […]
June 6, 1944, Normandy, France: 24 hours on Utah Beach with an Assault Reconnaissance Engineer BY RICK CARRIER Storm gray, rain heavy sky. Battleships fill the horizon, north to south, guns aflame. Fiery tracers fly low overhead, etch sparkling strings of color. The pow-kapow of big enemy guns, shoot right at me. Surging assault […]
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY PAUL GRONCKI | On Saturday, June 1, we witnessed the closing of W. 16th St., between 6th and 7th Aves., from about 8am to 2pm. The occasion: the installation of the two pool sections for the rooftop private swimming pool at 124 W. 16th St. This building, affectionately known by […]
BY PATRICIA JONES (Executive Director of Westbeth) | New Yorkers have long taken pride in our city’s cultural wealth. From Lincoln Center to the Met Museum to the Downtown dance scene and Off-Off Broadway theaters, New Yorkers care about the arts. This pride is particularly strong in the Village, a community that has been a […]
