Launching at 1pm on Saturday, March 5 and taking place at Chelsea’s iconic Joyce Theater (175 Eighth Ave. at W. 19th St.), the inauguration ceremony for NYC District 3 Councilmember Erik Bottcher was peppered with New York City and State electeds who knew the man of the hour “back in the day” when he was […]
Women’s History Month and the precations-minded return of live events to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum coincide nicely this Saturday, March 12, at the Intrepid´s 8th annual Girls in Science & Engineering Day. The event is part of the Museum’s yearlong GOALS for Girls initiative. Funded by grants from boosters including Motorola and Craig Newmark Philanthropies (established by […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Other kinds of news-providing print publications and online sources would burden you with slogging through an introductory paragraph that serves only to stand by the hack public speaking chestnut, ¨Tell them what you’re going to tell them.” But we’ve got better things to do than waste your time. So let’s get right […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: City Councilmember Erik Bottcher´s Free Housing Clinic / Community Board Application Deadline Extended to March 15 / CB5 Full Board Meeting / Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Early / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibits / Participatory Budgeting / Tuesday, March 8, 4-6pm: City Councilmember Erik Bottcher´s [Free] Virtual Housing […]
BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | When lockdowns and masks became fashionably far-reaching, some people were happy that they had an excuse to let their appearance go. However, the cosmetics industry was in a pickle, with no one buying lipstick. With the easing or outright rollback of COVID-demanded precautions—including the wearing of masks in many indoor settings—those […]
WHAT: Know Your Rights: A Virtual Town Hall for Tenants WHEN: Thursday, March 3, 6pm ESSENTIAL INFO: City officials will host a Know Your Rights Town Hall for Tenants to discuss recent housing policy changes including the expiration of the NYS eviction moratorium and the re-opening of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Also discussed will […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Community Board Application Deadline Extended From March 1 to March 15 / Manhattan Community Board 4´s Full Board Meeting / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibits / Participatory Budgeting is Back / City Councilmember Erik Bottcher´s Free Housing Clinic Through Tuesday, […]
As the very first poster-themed museum in the United States, Poster House would have set a precedent no matter what they presented. So with their three-year anniversary just over three months away, the grand experiment that proved a worthy successor to the much-loved West 23rd Street home of TekServe is thriving under the watchful and […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | A suave door presence, Lincoln Palsgrove IV was a welcome sight outside any number of clubs back in “the glory days,” when the fabbies were begging for entry (preferably free, of course). I talked to the NYC-born-and-raised Lincoln about all he saw and did and was amazed that he has such […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: CRDC´s Black History Month Forum / Rat Academy! / 10th Precinct Community Council & Build the Block Sector B Meetings / Community Board Applications Accepted Through March 1 / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibits / Participatory Budgeting is Back / Neighborhood Business Grants […]