Manhattan Community Board Applications Due by 5pm on Friday, February 23

Manhattan Community Board Applications Due by 5pm on Friday, February 23

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | There’s no doubt about it: The President of the United States leaves a lasting mark if ever called upon to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Here on the hyperlocal level, a guy named Mark—aka Manhattan Borough President (MBP) Mark Levine—leaves many lasting marks, when his Office answers the annual call […]

Review: ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Arrives Right on Time

Review: ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Arrives Right on Time

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Broadway transfer of the award-winning Off-Broadway play Prayer for the French Republic could not be more timely. As written by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews, Significant Other), it concerns various clashes within a Jewish family in France in 2016-17 as nerves fray due to the latest rise of antisemitism. Arriving at […]

Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Honors NYPD at Milestone Edition of Annual Awards Luncheon

Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Honors NYPD at Milestone Edition of Annual Awards Luncheon

BY JESSE GERICKE & SCOTT STIFFLER | Founded in 1949 by a group of visionary entrepreneurs, the coverage area of the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce (GVCCC) has grown to include the SoHo, NoHo, Union Square, and Flatiron communities. Its contemporary membership—ranging from independent and sole proprietorships to major institutions and organizations—benefits from services […]

Shaped by Expertise, Community Wine & Spirits Has a Unique Customer Experience in Store

Shaped by Expertise, Community Wine & Spirits Has a Unique Customer Experience in Store

Offering inviting views from the outside and a warm, welcoming experience once through its doors, Community Wine & Spirits (140 10th Ave. btw. W. 18th & 19th Sts.) may be new to the neighborhood–but it’s made a mark in the mere three months since arriving. Chelsea Community News recently posed some questions to its founder, […]

Revealed! 20 Celebrities I Stunned Into Silence

Revealed! 20 Celebrities I Stunned Into Silence

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’m generally adept at drawing out my interview subjects, because I’m a pretty good listener and besides, I project a sort of passivity which enables the stars to unburden me with their most private truths. I love the whole process, with me posing insouciant questions, then sitting back and letting them […]

Applications Accepted Through Jan. 5 for Affordable Apartments at The Clinton, 520 W. 48th St.

Applications Accepted Through Jan. 5 for Affordable Apartments at The Clinton, 520 W. 48th St.

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Hudson Companies and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced this week that their “mini-lottery” is accepting applications for six affordable studio apartment units at The Clinton. Located at 520 West 48th Street (btw. 10th & 11th Aves.), the December 21 press release described The Clinton as […]