BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | New York City’s dance community has been hammered by the pandemic; thousands of jobs have been lost, projects evaporated, careers disrupted. But next week, the artists and scores of professionals who love, support, and rely on them will gather virtually for Justice. Transformation. Education.—a four-day symposium designed to “reimagine the dance […]
“Where do you see yourself at this time next year?” wasn’t always such a loaded question. Before COVID-19, forward thinkers could confidently project ahead 365 days to find themselves seated in a restaurant booked to capacity, rubbing shoulders with fellow theatergoers, or making good on the “If I’m elected” promises that swept you into office. […]
BY WINNIE McCROY | On Saturday, February 27, the 2324 Chelsea Tenant Association’s President, Thuy Pham, convened a Zoom forum of experts in the field of securing and maintaining appropriate residential housing ventilation during the age of COVID-19. While their overall concern was the health and safety of all New Yorkers during this extended lockdown, […]
This Week’s “This Week in Chelsea” In Order of Appearance: Forum re: DOE Admission Policy Changes / Free Virtual Walking Tours / Free Tax Prep / Hudson Guild Seeks Talent Monday, March 8: A Discussion About DOE Admission Policy Changes | Community Board 4’s ACES committee convenes a panel of experts in discussion with each […]
Author’s Note: In the summer of 2020, I learned that Niels H. Lauersen M.D., had passed away. Together, he and I had written five well-received books about women’s health over a 20-year stretch, however it was not our books but his Icarian rise too close to the sun that earned him the New York Times […]
BY TRAVS.D. | For Black History Month, we present you with weekly slices of the Tenderloin, the now-defunct New York City neighborhood that at its furthest extent ran between 24th and 62nd Streets between Fifth and Eighth Avenues, thus overlapping with modern Chelsea. The Tenderloin was so-named by a local police captain who relished […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Hot on the heels—okay, the curly-toed elf shoes—of December’s largely all-digital take on their annual 23 Days of Flatiron Cheer, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership has launched a new campaign encouraging New Yorkers to support Flatiron and NoMad restaurants impacted by the nearly yearlong lockdown, during which indoor dining came to an […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN | Although COVID-19 led to a worldwide lockdown, it didn’t stop New Yorkers from enjoying Hudson River Park’s 550 acres. Strollers, joggers, bicyclists, picnickers, kayakers, and so many others took sanity breaks from being homebound by heading to the city’s West Side retreat. While most practiced social distancing, everyone got to enjoy […]
“Where do you see yourself at this time next year?” wasn’t always such a loaded question. Before COVID-19, forward thinkers could confidently project ahead 365 days to find themselves dancing at their wedding, playing contact sports, or making good on a campaign vow to bring sweeping legislation before their fellow New York City Council Members. […]
BY TRAVS.D. | For Black History Month, we present you with weekly slices of the Tenderloin, the now-defunct New York City neighborhood that at its furthest extent ran between 24th and 62nd Streets between Fifth and Eighth Avenues, thus overlapping with modern Chelsea. The Tenderloin was so-named by a local police captain who relished the […]