On March 30, Pamela Wolff, writing on behalf of the Chelsea West 200 Block Association, sent this message to its members. Chelsea Community News is reprinting it, with permission. Wolff (who took the accompanying photos at 5am!) wrote: “We are delighted to share the news that this morning—very early—Bartlett Tree Services came to our four […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | After three quiescent years, the Manhattan dance scene is picking up speed. There’s almost too much to do, too much to see. Here are the first of several offerings not to be missed. (A new column with more must-sees will publish soon.) A.I.M | If you sent me to a desert […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Whenever a show opens on Broadway, you can bet all your assets that it’s either a revival or it’s based on a known title, so it seems like a revival. Broadway has become so expensive and risky for producers that familiarity has long become their best friend, and they routinely rely […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Founded in 1993 as a way for non-violent offenders to avoid incarceration if they access social serices and/or perform community service, calls to restore full-time operations of Midtown Community Court (MCC; 314 W. 54th St.) began soon into its COVID-era closure. Those calls were answered in March of 2022, when MCC reopened as […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | It was another trip to the West Chelsea icon well for public betterment projects whose wish for funding will only come true if you get out—or get online—and vote. After launching last October as a brainstorming session held under the High Line’s scenic 14th Street Passage, The Whitney Museum of American […]
BY JOHN MUDD, PRESIDENT OF MIDTOWN SOUTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL | On Monday, January 9th, 2023, The New York City Council held a hearing to consider legislation amending the administrative code to preserve health care choice for retirees. But amending the code does nothing to preserve choice. The groans and rebuttals from city workers and retirees […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Proving the mettle of its membership with a walk down the block, Save Chelsea president Pamela Wolff’s call to excavate and preserve elements of an active demolition site were validated “When I peeked in and spotted it,” she said, of the 17-foot circular cast iron column that was found right where […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Oscars are coming up on March 12th, but far more urgent are my annual Gaffies—the extremely non-prestigious awards for the absolute worst in entertainment. And they’re happening right now! In this very presentation (performed without a host, so no one gets hurt), I will cover some of 2022’s lousiest […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | World-weary policy wonks with the need for speed will lavish their attention upon the first-Wednesday-of-the-Month, breakneck paced full board meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4)–but detail-oriented deep divers will tell you the real action takes place at the eight monthly committee meetings, from which letters are generated, and from whose […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER, with Interviews by LETISIA ROMERO & translation/transcription by VICTOR LUNA | March 1 events seemed to mark an end to the search for a suitable location at which to construct a Dog Run capable of absorbing the pent-up energy of pooches from Penn South, Elliott-Chelsea (NYCHA) Houses, and other parts of West […]