Gather Round: Street and Club Dance Battles A 4-Part Outdoor Series, Free and Open to the Public 4:30pm to 6:30pm Wednesday, September 4, 11, 18 & 25 At Manhattan West Plaza (385 Ninth Ave.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Manhattan West in partnership with the Guggenheim’s Works & Process presents an exhilarating, athletic, and competitive edition of their […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week (and in weeks to follow) In & Around Chelsea MCB4 Full Board Meeting / Free Programming in Bella Abzug Park / West Side Commumity Fund Grant Applications / Verdi Cannabis Music & Art Programming / The 13th Precinct Community Council Street Fair / Coming Together: A Social Justice & Music […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’m a man of humble sensibilities who hardly needs a flashy restaurant to fulfill my culinary needs. Basically, I just want to eat! And so, through lots of experience, I’ve found a bunch of moderately priced (if not exactly dazzling-looking) eateries around town, and they’ve been as easy on my wallet […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | Tenants of a Chelsea apartment building say they are frustrated by the slow rollout of repairs of the intercom system and have continued ventilation concerns, as well as the (inconsistent at best) mail and package delivery on weekends. In April 2022, Chelsea Community News.(CCN) reported on a contentious situation at 225 […]
Here’s What’s Happening This Week In & Around Chelsea Free Programming in Bella Abzug Park / West Side Commumity Fund Grant Applications / Verdi Cannabis Music & Art Programming / Down to Earth Farmers Market Chelsea / Pow! Bam! Wow! Art Exhibit at Hudson Guild Gallery / The Longest Table / 10th Precinct Third Quarter […]
FAT BIRD NYC 180 Seventh Ave. (btw. W. 20th & 21st Sts., closer to 21st) Daily Hours: 11am to Approx. 10pm Soon Switching to 11am to 11pm, Daily (with an eye toward staying open until midnight or beyond, Fridays and Saturdays) Phone: 914-231-5259 BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The Seventh Ave. storefront space with a half-decade-plus […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Actress, singer, writer, and educator Bianca Leigh, a transgender woman, is currently collecting oodles of accolades for educating Broadway audiences—not about pronouns, mind you. The thing that has capacity crowds swooning is the way Bianca—as Louise, first lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s personal assistant and steadfast supporter—navigates the Lyceum Theatre stage with […]
BY ROBERTA GELB | On August 4, 2024, the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club (CRDC) had our annual BBQ at The Lightship Frying Pan (Pier 66, at West 26th Street). I arrived early in the midst of a major thunderstorm. By 5:45pm, the sun not only came out but was accompanied by a lovely rainbow—a good […]
Verdi Cannabis Presents The Green Room, a Live Music and Arts Series Premiering Thursday, August 15 & Sunday, August 18 At Verdi Cannabis (158 W. 23rd St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves.) BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having opened in January, legal cannabis distributor Verdi gets down to the business of regular event programming—a goal discussed […]
BY TRAV S.D. | Any time I read raves about a show, or hear buzz that it is sensational, or that you can’t get a ticket for love or money, my natural inclination is to be skeptical to the point of intransigence. If everybody loves it, I feel almost duty-bound to hate it. And everybody […]