BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Besting his Golden Anniversary on the job with an additional go around the sun and one more to follow, New York State (NYS) Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried sprang a December Surprise on the voting members of Manhattan’s 75th Assembly District, in a Dec. 13, 2021 press release announcing the longest-serving […]
BY LYNN ELLSWORTH (Chair, Alliance for Human-scale City and Co-coordinator, Empire Station Coalition) | While we’ve all been worrying about Omicron, daydreaming about what we are going to do with our lives post-COVID, or coping with the reality that our kids are getting educated via Zoom, Big Real Estate has been at it once more. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | In show business, being the “second banana” is an unappealing prospect–you’re always setting up the one who gets the laugh or hits the high note that gets all the applause. But in the business world, being second (the second of your kind, that is) is a vote of confidence that says youv’e […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Referred to formally as “Robert” but known to legions of likeminded doers as “Bob,” the gangly, diehard Democrat whose unrelenting drive to form a more perfect union literally shaped the local landscape died in his West Chelsea home on December 7 at the age of 92. Born in New Haven, CT […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting / Interwoven / Chelsea Community Church Candlelight Carol Service / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit Wednesday, December 29, 7pm via Zoom: Final 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting of 2021 | This Wednesday, the citizen-run 10th Precinct Community Council will convene, for the December version of […]
Editorial Snapshot: Happy Holidays By Donathan Salkaln Chelsea Community News is made possible with the help of our awesome advertisers, and the support of our readers. If you like what you see, please consider taking part in our GoFundMe campaign (click here). To make a direct donation, give feedback, or send a Letter to […]
Dear Chelsea Community: May the divine spirit of the holiday season, its gleaming rainbow colors merry and bright, the beauty of the sunset hours, twinkling immortal stars and shining moon be our guiding lights as we vanquish darkness. Let the bells ring and children sing sublime words of prayer, rebounding all over the globe until […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | As someone of a certain age who’s fallen into old fogey traps myself, I am here to advise other not-exactly-young people on how to avoid embarrassing yourself. It’s great to exude the wisdom, knowledge, and class of maturity, but when you slip into “Get off my lawn” mode, it really […]
BY CHRIS LeBRON | Our City has been slow to combat the rising effect of COVID-19. We have known that the Omicron variant was going to be as aggressive as Delta if not more, but are only now working to build an adequate response that could have any hope of keeping people safe. What we […]
NOTE: Due to “break-through COVID-19 cases detected within the company,” all scheduled performances through January 2 have been cancelled. Click here for more information, including ticket holder options. BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | Issues of race make headlines, while issues of gender increasingly occupy the public mind. It used to be easy: Men were men and […]