As Deadline Looms, Local Journalism Sustainability Act Advocates Seek FY’25 State Budget Inclusion

As Deadline Looms, Local Journalism Sustainability Act Advocates Seek  FY’25 State Budget Inclusion

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | What do the bald eagle, gray wolf, and American peregrine falcon have in common? Well, besides a reputation for majestic poses based largely on postage stamps bearing their illustrated likeness, “Each faced the brink of extinction and have now rebounded,” crowed a December 28, 2023 featured content article published to coincide […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 25-31, 2024

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 25-31, 2024

Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Free Tax Filing Service, March 27 / Marshall Plan for Moms Task Force Virtual Public Meeting / 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting: / The 10th Precinct Sector C Build the Block Meeting / Programming for Children at Chelsea Recreation Center / […]

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 18-24, 2024

This Week In & Around Chelsea: March 18-24, 2024

Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea CB4’s Chelsea Land Use Committee Meets / NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Free Tax Filing Service, March 18 & 27 / 13th Precinct Community Council Meets / West Side Community Fund Grant Applications: New Deadline is March 22  / Manhattan Community Board 4’s Informational Forum on […]

Q&A with Ellis Soodak of Verdi Cannabis, Chelsea’s Lone Legal Licensed Dispensary

Q&A with Ellis Soodak of Verdi Cannabis, Chelsea’s Lone Legal Licensed Dispensary

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having softly opened for business 12 days into 2024—followed by a January 26 ribbon cutting befitting the Grand Opening of something truly unprecedented—Verdi Cannabis was the first (and remains the only) legal, licensed, adult use cannabis dispensary in Chelsea. Located at 158 West 23rd Street (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.), it’s […]

Get Off Your Duff and On the Right Course, at Puttery NYC

Get Off Your Duff and On the Right Course, at Puttery NYC

Open for business–and group-friendly fun–as of March 7, 2024, Puttery NYC (446 W. 14th St.) is the latest addition to the nationwide chain putting an immersive, culinary and cocktail-friendly spin on the mini golf concept. We recently posed a few questions to Puttery Business Development Manager Alice Smith. Below, find the informative results. Scott Stiffler, […]

Opinion: New York Must Enact the Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Opinion: New York Must Enact the Local Journalism Sustainability Act

BY THE EMPIRE STATE LOCAL NEWS COALITION, WITH ADDITIONAL TEXT BY CHELSEA COMMUNITY NEWS FOUNDER/EDITOR SCOTT STIFFLER | As objective and independent news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to the people of our coverage area: Chelsea, Flatiron/NoMad, Meatpacking District, Hudson Yards, Hell’s Kitchen/Times Square, and the Penn […]

Must-See Meetings, Waiting for You on the Web

Must-See Meetings, Waiting for You on the Web

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 […]

Times Square Alliance Demonstrates Steadfast Devotion to its Iconic Destination

Times Square Alliance Demonstrates Steadfast Devotion to its Iconic Destination

BY EILEEN STUKANE | Founded in 1992, the Times Square Alliance is a Business Improvement District (BID) that came into being as Times Square was emerging from a transformation. Streets that were seedy and scary were now dotted with entertainment venues and retailers respectable enough for the whole family. In 2008/2009, pedestrian plazas arrived and […]

Block Association Believes Relationship Established at Meeting Bodes Well for TF Cornerstone’s Block-Spanning Chelsea Project

Block Association Believes Relationship Established at Meeting Bodes Well for TF Cornerstone’s Block-Spanning Chelsea Project

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | A current Chelsea-based project from family-owned New York City real estate firm TF Cornerstone puts to rest speculation about the fate of a three-property patch that, in its bustling prime, offered food, film, and finance within the span of just a few feet. Off the market and destined for demolition are […]

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