PHOTOS & TEXT BY MINDY ROSIER-RAYBURN | This past Sunday, I was among the members of the LGBT community, electeds, and allies who gathered at Chelsea Piers to let the West Side fitness destination know how we felt about their decision to provide a home for the ultra-conservative Jewish Leadership Conference, whose guest speakers […]
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION REVIEW BY TRAV S.D. | Something less than two years after our look at ghostly guests of the Chelsea Hotel for this website, we are delighted to have the opportunity to spend a little time inside the old building by way of a new documentary—and it proves to be spookier than […]
BY LAYLA LAW-GISIKO (candidate, NYS Assembly District 75) | My mother was born in Tunisia, a small North-African country, slightly smaller than the state of Kansas. She was the fifth child and the third daughter in a family of nine children. My mother’s two older sisters did not go to school. My grandmother was illiterate. […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Two whole days after the Tonys came the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which go one step further by honoring not just Broadway, but Off-Broadway too. On Tuesday, I got to meet some of the (previously announced) winners at Sardi’s second floor, where they sauntered in with their honors and got […]
With early Primary voting set for June 18-26, it’s time to buckle down on the ballot names and decide who you want to succeed the retiring Richard Gottfried as New York State Assembly District 75 rep. We asked candidate Harrison Marks about the problems and potentials of the area he seeks to advocate for in Albany. […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” Stargazing on the High Line / West Side Community Fund Grants / The Tribeca Film Festival / The Hudson River Dance Festival / L.E.A.F. Flower Fest / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Early Primary Voting Stargazing on the High Line, Tuesdays Between Dusk and 9:45pm | […]
May 20 2o22: An Open Letter to NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher, NYS Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick, NYS Senator Brad Hoylman, and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine from Historic Districts Council, Save Chelsea, and Village Preservation Dear Elected Officials: We write to share disturbing information that has come to light about the recent demolition of nine rowhouse façades […]
UPDATE: On Friday, June 10, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg saw for himself the contentious corner of West 21st Street and Eighth Avenue, as he toured the area alongside NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher, 10th Precinct Commanding Officer Capt. Robert Gault, and others. Chelsea Community News is will have a full report on the matter soon. Below, find […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | After years of helicopter-related noise pollution safety concerns, elected officials in New York and across the nation are gaining critical velocity by attacking the problem from numerous angles. Legislation that would end sightseeing and commuter flights has New Yorkers cautiously optimistic. And on Manhattan’s West Side, eyes watered from wind and […]
On Monday, March 30, island residents who had better things to do than contemplate the origins of an enigmatic stone formation in England did what Americans do best: Improve on somebody else’s great idea, give it a clever name that references that idea, and stand in the middle of the street taking pictures. Yes, it […]