BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Mere coincidence, ominous sign of the times, or a little bit of both: Draw your own conclusions about last week’s announcement that beloved restaurant/lounge elmo will end its near-quarter century run in Chelsea on–get this–Friday, March 13. A cornerstone of Chelsea’s “gayborhood” heyday and a pillar of the community for years […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): hasing Rainbows | Protect Our Community and Prepare for ICE: A Free Training Session | Trombone Trio Skyline Bones | West Side Community Fund: Spring 2026 Grant Cycle / Swearing-In of NYS Senator Erik Bottcher Chasing Rainbows: The Global Premiere of Charlotte Colbert’s 30-Foot Tall Steel Sculptures, On View […]
It happened on Wednesday, March 4, with little fanfare but much cause for celebration: After a long winter when “Closed for Business” was the only message being served, Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream returned to its storefront at 196 Seventh Ave. (btw. W. 21st & 22nd Sts.). The 100-flavor purveyor of cool treats […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Chelsea Market’s proud history as a groundbreaking food hall has bestowed many claims to fame upon the steadfast structure. But perhaps the sweetest one of all hails from the building’s industrial past–specifically, March 6, 1912. That’s the fateful date when, we’ve been known to note (by quoting writer Laura Rutherford), “Oreo […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Community Board Application Period Extended Through March 6 | The March Full Board Meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) | West Side Community Fund: Spring 2026 Grant Cycle Manhattan Community Board Applications Accepted Through March 6 | Newly installed Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal (MBP) has […]
A Special Election scheduled for April 28, 2026 will fill the City Council District 3 (D3) seat vacated earlier this month, after Council Member Erik Bottcher won a Special Election designating him as District 47’s NYS Senator. Five candidates are in the race to represnt D3. Here, find links to our recent Candidate Q&As. And […]
With less than six months before an inaugural class of 96 undergraduate students arrive in Chelsea, Vanderbilt University NYC (VU-NYC) is moving full speed ahead with construction, repair, and other long-planned projects that will turn the former Genearl Theological Seminary digs into Vanderbilt’s foirst ca,m[ujs poiutsode their home base in Tennessee (we recently wrote about […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): 10th Precinct Community Council / Coffee & Converstions (Feb. 27 edition cancelled) / Community Board Applications Accepted Through Feb. 27 / Ceres Gallery Exhibitions / 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting: Wednesday, February 25, 7pm Online via Zoom | Having assumed Commanding Officer duties late last year, one of […]
Nature abhors a vacuum–a sentiment shared by the New York City Council. So while voters anticipate April 28’s Special Election for the Council District 3 seat vacated by newly minted NYS Senator Erik Bottcher, D3 concerns are not being put on hold. Council staff has been attending to them, and will continue to do so […]
Ripple effects from recent elections are being felt in Chelsea and its nearby nabes, turning winter’s normal dormancy into a whirlwind of online forums, in-person petitioning, and endorsement announcements—all part of the process culminating in April 28’s Special Election for City Council District 3. That seat was vacated last week, when Erik Bottcher handily won […]