Walk down the 300 block of West 20th Street and you’ll pass a spot just beyond the half-way mark that’s steeped in Chelsea history, of the decidedly seasonal variety. There, at 346, you’ll find St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, an 1831 structure familiarly known as St. Peter’s Chelsea, although some prefer to refer to it as […]
Editor’s Note: With the stealthy silence one sees rarely—and only then, only from Santa Claus—Chelsea Community News opened up a West Coast branch because… well, because Los Angeles is the only place on the planet where you can currently find the Verdugo HUUT!, creation of our West Coast branch’s only staff member, Marty Barrett. (Don’t […]
BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | New York was forced to go nearly two years without the flurry of snowflakes that typically descend on stages each year with various incarnations of The Nutcracker. Among the boldest and most decadent interpretations of this Christmas classic is Company XIV’s Nutcracker Rouge. This production has a bit of classic ballet […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: Four CB4 Committee Meetings, Mon.-Thurs. / 23 Days of Flatiron Cheer / Down to Earth Farmers Market / Chelsea Community Church / Continuum / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibit / Monday, December 13 through Thursday, December 16: Four Nights, Four CB4 Committee Meetings| […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | No matter how cute it looks in the ad, no matter how much they beg for it, do not get a bunny for Christmas. Sure, it’s fun to be around—but it eats constantly, leaves droppings everywhere, and requires costly drugs to keep it in check. Better to spend your money on […]
BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | You gotta hand it to New York City Center, where the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is in residence through December 19. Two works had world premieres on the night of Friday, December 3, followed by the evergreen hit Revelations. I was to review the program. On the subway heading to […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having made its May 2020 debut as outdoor space repurposed to alleviate the social distancing concerns of COVID-19, New York City’s Open Streets initiative introduced the notion of closing certain blocks to most vehicular traffic for up to 12 hours daily. Eighteen months later, the program that temporarily transfers custody of […]
BY ALLEN OSTER | On Sunday, November 28 in the late afternoon, Chelsea residents gathered in Clement Clarke Moore-Seal Park to celebrate Chanukah, “The Festival of Lights.” Allen Oster, past president of the West 400 Block Association, welcomed a crowd of several dozen adults and children as the sun was beginning to set. […]
BY PAMELA WOLFF (President, Save Chelsea)| Chelsea, and New York, are again the losers in the game played by city agencies—supposedly champions of public interest—and the self-interested real estate industry. This time we lost a large chunk of our history. It is a gut punch of a public spectacle—the demolition of all nine landmarked […]
From the 10th Precinct’s Facebook presence comes this tribute to a neighborhood fixture for whom caring means carrying out a family tradition. It read: “Meet your [PS11] crossing guard Cathy. She has served the Chelsea community for 43 years! She’s been a Chelsea resident for 73 years! Cathy followed in her mother’s footsteps, who had […]