Vanderbilt Declares its West Chelsea Presence with Inaugural Public Programming

Vanderbilt Declares its West Chelsea Presence with Inaugural Public Programming

Vanderbilt in the City: Conversations on America Thursday, April 10 and Thursday, May 1 At Vanderbilt University 440 W. 21st St. btw. 9th & 10th Aves. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Good news for those greeted with bad news when they tried to register for the at-full-capacity April 10 event from Nashville, Tennessee-based Vanderbilt University: The […]

‘Timely and Fresh’ New Look for Seventh Ave.’s Iconic Elmo

‘Timely and Fresh’ New Look for Seventh Ave.’s Iconic Elmo

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ELMO / INTERVIEW BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Neither an ever-changing Chelsea nor a pop-up global pandemic have managed to lodge the beloved Elmo from its longtime moorings at 156 Seventh Ave. The restaurant and lounge has been a welcoming watering hole and exceptionl eatery for nearly a quarter century now. News of […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 24-30, 2025

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 24-30, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Participatory Budgeting Expo and Voting Period / The 10th Precinct Community Council / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / Demo and Dine / Art Exhibits at Hudson Guild /  The Furies Participatory Budgeting Expo: Thursday, March 27, 5-6:30pm at the Museum of Broadway (145 W. 45th […]

Go Fish: Chelsea’s Barracuda Set to Shutter

Go Fish: Chelsea’s Barracuda Set to Shutter

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Barracuda–the innovative gay lounge on West 22nd Street whose brand of drag entertainment spawned countless imitators–is closing its doors after three successful decades. As of March 23, it joins the ranks of other belated local watering holes (including Splash, Rawhide, and Champs) whose combined presence made Chelsea the go-to, bar-hopping gayborhood […]

Art in the Aftermath

Art in the Aftermath

BY PUMA PERL | Sometimes it feels like a dream. The empty highways. The quiet streets. Except for the sirens and the seven o’clock clap. Alternate side parking rules suspended for months, no fares collected on buses, stores shuttered, senior hours at Trader Joe’s. People calling it the “new normal.” Nothing was normal. Everything and […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 17-23, 2025

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 17-23, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): 13th Precinct Community Council / Take MCB4’s Online Transportation Poll / West Side Community Fund’s  Spring 2025 Grant Cycle / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / The 14th Annual Spring Meeting of the Chelsea Garden Club / Demo and Dine / Art Exhibits at Hudson Guild […]

West Side Community Fund Grants Champion Worthy Work of the Oft-Overlooked

West Side Community Fund Grants Champion Worthy Work of the Oft-Overlooked

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Dozens of worthy initiatives dedicated to the betterment of those in Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Hell’s Kitchen have seen their own fortunes improve through the bi-annual grant program of the West Side Community Fund (WSCF). Applications for the Spring 2025 Grant Cycle are being accepted through Monday March 24—-an extension on […]

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