BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Actress, singer, writer, and educator Bianca Leigh, a transgender woman, is currently collecting oodles of accolades for educating Broadway audiences—not about pronouns, mind you. The thing that has capacity crowds swooning is the way Bianca—as Louise, first lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s personal assistant and steadfast supporter—navigates the Lyceum Theatre stage with […]
BY ROBERTA GELB | On August 4, 2024, the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club (CRDC) had our annual BBQ at The Lightship Frying Pan (Pier 66, at West 26th Street). I arrived early in the midst of a major thunderstorm. By 5:45pm, the sun not only came out but was accompanied by a lovely rainbow—a good […]
Verdi Cannabis Presents The Green Room, a Live Music and Arts Series Premiering Thursday, August 15 & Sunday, August 18 At Verdi Cannabis (158 W. 23rd St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having opened in January, legal cannabis distributor Verdi gets down to the business of regular event programming—a goal discussed […]
BY TRAV S.D. | Any time I read raves about a show, or hear buzz that it is sensational, or that you can’t get a ticket for love or money, my natural inclination is to be skeptical to the point of intransigence. If everybody loves it, I feel almost duty-bound to hate it. And everybody […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Organizers of a decades-old annual happening considered by many in Chelsea to signal the start of autumn have announced that the London Terrace Tenants Association Street Fair scheduled for September 21 has been cancelled—and the event itself has come to an end. A rain or shine affair cancelled only twice before […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER Bryant Park Picnic Performances: Family Day Saturday, August 10, 5pm At Bryant Park, 1080 Sixth Ave. Click here for more Picnic Performances info, including livestream viewing Check @bryantparknyc for rain cancellation weather updates If you have the constitution to watch dance outdoors in high summer, enjoy hanging out with little kids, and […]
National Night Out Against Crime: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Held annually on the first Tuesday in August, National Night Out Against Crime (aka National Night Out) is a community-building campaign meant to, its organizers say, promote “police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live” […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea National Night Out Against Crime / Free Programming in Bella Abzug Park / Shred Day / The Sweat Sessions / HYHK Alliance Needs Assessment Survey / Food Bag Program: Fresh Food for Seniors / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / National Night Out Against Crime Observed […]
NOTE: Originally scheduled to shutter in Auguat, The Laurie Beechman Theatre will remain open through September. For the Beechman’s public performance calendar, clIck here. When word got out a few weeks ago that West Bank Cafe (opened on West 42nd Street in 1978) would be closing its doors this month, that meant the same fate would await […]
—News Briefs Compiled by Scott Stiffler— Subject Matter in Order of Appearance: 10th Precinct Coverage Area / Third Quarter Build the Block Meetings / New Police Officers Assigned / National Night Out Against Crime, Locally / Criminal Complaint Stats for the Week of July 22 to 28, 2024 / Community Council Meetings / Bike Laws […]