NOTE: The section preceding the Q&A was updated on Feb. 9 to reflect new info on the race and its candidates. BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Picture it: January 1, 2021. As New York City’s first COVID-era election cycle unfolds, online forums replace brick and mortar gatherings as the candidate vetting venue of choice. The format proves popular, […]
New to the neighborhood and creating a buzz because of quite a few things other than just their killer cocktails, the two-in-one venue Chelsea Table + Stage (152 W. 26th St.) is as serious about its menu as it is its roster of performers–all brought to you in a COVID precaution-compliant atmosphere whose intelligent design sacrifices […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Midtown South Community Council Meeting / Community Board Applications Accepted Through March 1 / Community Board 4′ s Full Board Meeting / Chelsea Reform Democratic Club Assembly District 75 Candidate Forum / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / Participatory Budgeting is […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: 10th Precinct Community Council / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / Participatory Budgeting is Back / Wednesday, January 26, 7pm via Zoom: The 10th Precint Community Council | This Wednesday, the citizen-run 10th Precinct Community Council will convene, for the […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | If you recognize yourself in the following list of the dozen worst types of Facebook regulars, don’t worry—I recognize myself too. In fact, I based some of the entries on behavior I’ve found myself engaging in, against all reason. But that doesn’t mean you might not be culpable as well. We’ve […]
What’s a week in name but a month in practice? Four things that we know of, and the clock is ticking on all of them. As of this Tuesday, January 18, the signature programs of NYC & Company began their 2022 shelf lives, under the umbrella of “NYC Winter Outing.” The programs, which run through […]
As of Wednesday, January 19, 2022, every home in the U.S. became eligible to order four free, at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. Orders ship, on average, in 7-12 days, and shipping begins in late January. To order, click here, read thoroughly, and click on the “Order Free At-Home Tests” button. If you have questions or […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Manhattan Community Board 4’s Committee Meetings / 13th Pct. Community Council / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / Participatory Budgeting is Back / Thursday, January 20, 6-8pm: Opening Reception for “Futures” at Fountain House Gallery | Fountain House Gallery–representing […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Chelsea Community News welcomes back “Don’t Call it Parody ” columnist, dyspeptic pundit, and pants fancier Max Burbank, whose My CoviDiary column (published with startling regularity in 2020 and the early months of last year) looked at the pandemic in all of its forms and functions and, as time went on, as a blunt […]
Scott Stiffler, for Chelsea Community News (CCNews): What motivated you to join Community Board 4, and why did you pursue the position of Chair? Jeffrey LeFrancois: I believe in our collective responsibility to participate in civic engagement. I’m a strong believer in using government as a force for good, and community board work can do […]