BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Our administration recently proposed the most ambitious pro-housing zoning changes in the history of New York City—changes that would rewrite the wrongs of the past and clear the way toward building the kinds of housing New York City so desperately needs. The 1961 Zoning Resolution drastically changed the way our […]
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 ELIZABETH ZIMMER | October is, in its way, our most colorful month, and a reprise of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company’s Curriculum II—a rich stew of language, idea, movement phrases, and buckets of bright paint applied to the bodies of 10 gorgeous, diverse dancers—seems a good way of welcoming it to town. From its […]
Here’s What’s Happening In & Around Chelsea Pick of the Week / CB4’s Full Board Meeting / CB4 District Needs Survey / Music at Chelsea Green Park / The London Terrace Street Fair / Carri Skoczek: Portraits at Hudson Guild’s Guild Gallery II / Fresh Food for Seniors / PICK OF THE WEEK Butchered […]
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 […]
NOTE: On the afternoon of Wed., Sept. 20, event organizers announced the cancellation of their below Panel Discussion. The Chelsea Reform Democratic Club (CRDC) Presents a Panel Discussion on the Proposed NYCHA (NYC Housing Authority) Fulton Houses and Elliott-Chelsea Conversion Thursday, September 21 7pm-10pm Online Via Zoom This event promises to shed light on crucial aspects […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER (For Part I of Zimmer’s fall dance column, click here.) Bijayini Satpathy: ABHIPSAA — a seeking | Conceived and developed during the pandemic, this new work in the Odissi tradition had its first performances at Duke University in 2021, and makes its New York premiere in Chelsea, at Baryshnikov Arts Center. Dancer-choreographer […]
Here’s What’s Happening In & Around Chelsea Pick of the Week / Vinyl Nights / West Side Community Fund Grant Applications / Rescheduled from Sept. 23 to Oct. 7 / The London Terrace Street Fair / Ongoing Events: Free Fitness Boot Camp, Retrospection/Continuance at Hudson Guild Gallery, Fresh Food for Seniors / PICK OF […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | When we came into office 20 months ago, we promised we would “Get Stuff Done” for New Yorkers and New York City. Our most recent Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) shows that our administration has been doing just that in ways that improve our quality of life and our city’s economic […]
Are you in a crisis? Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741 National Suicide Prevention Week began with World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) recognizes the entire month of September as National Suicide Prevention Month, a moment in time, they say, “in which we rally the […]