MTA Substation Information Promised to Public at 2 Pending Meetings

MTA Substation Information Promised to Public at 2 Pending Meetings

BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | Maintaining its need to “provide critical support for improved service,” the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is gearing up to construct a below ground substation on West 28th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. That project continues to fuel concerns from some residents of Penn South—the sprawling six-block, 10-building co-op and NORC […]

Chelsea Man is NYC Region Honoree, at Annual Brain Injury Assoc. ‘March On’ Walk

Chelsea Man is NYC Region Honoree, at Annual Brain Injury Assoc. ‘March On’ Walk

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | A longtime Chelsea resident who recalibrated his daily life and his locally based business after surviving a devastating brain injury will represent New York City as a regional honoree at the Saturday, September 10 March On for Brain Injury Walk. An annual day of solidarity and visibility created by the nonprofit […]

25 Things All New Yorkers Should Know

25 Things All New Yorkers Should Know

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’ve lived in New York City my entire life—by choice—and as a result, I want to share my native wisdoms in the form of insider tips as to how to get the best bang out of the Apple. Here we go! Avoid the Village on weekends. Enough said. The best tailor […]

Chain Theatre’s Gutsy Pandemic-Era Expansion Soars, While Word Premiere Sticks the Landing

Chain Theatre’s Gutsy Pandemic-Era Expansion Soars, While Word Premiere Sticks the Landing

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Founded in 2010 and operating from the fourth floor of 312 West 36th Street since 2018, Chain Theatre’s restless quest to contemplate “the cyclical nature of history and complexity of the human spirit” has expressed itself through muscular revivals of proven stage works (The Pillowman), film and play festivals, and NYC […]

Event Horizon: Activities of Interest Next Week and Beyond

Event Horizon: Activities of Interest Next Week and Beyond

Rally to Save the Penn Station Neighborhood | It’s always darkest before. . . something dramatic. With the clock ticking on the dog and pony show that is the public vetting process, chances grow each day that we’ll end up with some kind of largely loyalist plan for the area around Penn Station favored by […]

‘Arrest to Disposition’: An Aug. 25 Online Presentation from the Manhattan D.A.’s Office

‘Arrest to Disposition’: An Aug. 25 Online Presentation from the Manhattan D.A.’s Office

Dear Chelsea Community News Reader: Below, please see a press release announcing an online event we’re proud to present, in partnership with the London Terrace Tenants Association. Please consider joining us for this look inside the mechanizations of the NYPD, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the court system. —Scott Stiffler, CCNews founder/editor   For Immediate Release: Aug. […]

2 Wanted in After-Hours Break-In Burglaries at Seventh Ave. 7-Eleven

2 Wanted in After-Hours Break-In Burglaries at Seventh Ave. 7-Eleven

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men caught on tape, on two separate dates, burglarizing a much-loved local franchise that was one of the first to open their doors after the March 2020, pandemic-inspired statewide closure of non-essential businesses. Since then, the 7-Eleven at 194 Seventh Avenue has solidified its place […]

West Chelsea Social Services Surge on the Wane; Roving Team to Remain

West Chelsea Social Services Surge on the Wane; Roving Team to Remain

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Boots on the ground and wheels parked curbside account for the sudden concentration of resources in an area of Chelsea whose unmet social service needs have been receiving top-tier, if temporary, attention. Since Tuesday, August 2, two programs from NYC Health + Hospitals [H&H] have provided the focused, sustained outreach promised by […]

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