BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Regarded by historians, architects, advocates, electeds, and City agencies alike as a structure of significance and a worthy candidate for landmark consideration, the unassuming property at 128 West 17th Street sits in stasis, no longer used by its owner, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY). From 1860 to 1894, […]
WHAT: Community Board 4 Transportation Planning Committee Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, December 21, 6:30pm WHERE: Online, Via Zoom or live stream on CN4’s YouTube channel HOW: For the Zoom registration link, click here. To view the live stream, click here. To attend by telephone, dial 646-518-9805 (Webinar ID: 97- 3488 0256). BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Taking […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | In The Collaboration—written by the quadruple Oscar-nominated Anthony McCarten—Andy Warhol’s real-life, 1984 creative partnership with Jean-Michel Basquiat is played out as a battle (and sort of ultimate romance) between two polar opposites of the art world. Warhol (played by Paul Bettany) is calculated and surfacy, but feels his star has somewhat faded […]
Note: This Opinion piece replaces the original, pulled from this site by the editor, at his discretion, just after 9:20pm on Sun., Dec. 18, 2022, shortly after its publication. Those in possession of the original should disregard its content and consider what’s below to be the only version endorsed by the author. GUEST OPINION BY SHELLI […]
PHOTO ESSAY BY CHRISTIAN MILES The Triple Crown Ale House is an Irish sports bar located at 333 Seventh Ave. Located just steps away from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station, they offer (according to the website) “indoor and outdoor dining” and “many excellent options that are exciting, flavorful, and satisfying! All of […]
The Guest Opinion piece published by Chelsea Community News on November 18, 2022 (click here to read it) opposes the 22nd Street Open Street we have enjoyed since the beginning of COVID times. Our block association has been happy to support the City’s efforts to promote social distancing. 22nd Street seemed a good choice because […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | For the past two holiday seasons, COVID precautions have either cancelled public gatherings altogether, forced them online, or rendered in-person participants nearly unrecognizable thanks to that essential accessory, the mask. This year, however, public confidence seems to be back, owing to many months of brick and mortar events with roust attendance […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Once upon a time, with no prospects for a happily ever after other than an open mind, Judy Famigletti moved to the Upper East Side. That’s where the 60-year-old grandmother with a Masters Degree in early childhood education and a knack for interior design channeled those very grown-up credentials into Let’s […]
BY EUGENE SINIGALLIANO | My neighbors and I have lived at 251 West 30th Street, in the heart of the Penn Station district, since 1979. We raised our kids there and many of us became lifelong friends. We are senior citizens now and consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to live in rent-stabilized apartments in New York City—but we are now facing eviction, as […]
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 26, 2022 BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Your neighborhood thrives when you support local, independent merchants. Well said, isn’t it? Yes? Then we’re compelled to tell you we lifted that opening sentence wholesale from the Village Alliance (Business Improvement District), as stated on their Small Business Saturday (SBS) landing page. Click here […]