Up the Taconic, In the EV, On Your Screen: Nutcrackers Near and Far

Up the Taconic, In the EV, On Your Screen: Nutcrackers Near and Far

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | The rich, F. Scott Fitzgerald once famously wrote, are different from you and me. This month, the well-heeled who possess adequate private transportation (and some essential workers, and members of area families hard-hit by the pandemic) might be able enjoy the seasonal delights of a new Nutcracker ballet, produced in full […]

An Answer From Above (Albany,) to Save Our Burning Planet

An Answer From Above (Albany,) to Save Our Burning Planet

BY DONATHAN SALKALN | With the New York State Legislature obtaining an absolute democratic majority, one that would withstand a veto by Governor Andrew Cuomo, many progressive movements are mobilizing to advance legislation in the upcoming session in Albany. One such progressive bill being considered is Parker-Cahill Bill S3608/A39, calling for a tax on all […]

Pandemic Prompts New Path for Macy’s 94th Thanksgiving Day Parade

Pandemic Prompts New Path for Macy’s 94th Thanksgiving Day Parade

WHAT: The 94th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade WHEN: Thursday, November 26, 9am–Noon  WHERE: Airs nationwide on NBC and Telemundo ‘BY TRAV S.D. | What if they gave a parade and nobody came? This year we will find out when, due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will step off into […]

No Respite for West 30s Residents, After Hundreds Housed in Hotels

No Respite for West 30s Residents, After Hundreds Housed in Hotels

BY WINNIE McCROY | With its many shelters providing resources for at-risk individuals, Midtown Manhattan has long been welcoming to the unhoused. But when the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) compensated for the COVID-19 complications of existing facilities by relocating hundreds of people under their care onto two blocks in the upper West 30s, […]

Times Square Cheers for Oval Office-Bound Biden Create Full Circle Moment for Photographer

Times Square Cheers for Oval Office-Bound Biden Create Full Circle Moment for Photographer

PHOTO ESSAY BY DANIEL KWAK | As a photojournalist, Daniel Kwak’s assignments have taken him from the densely packed streets of Manhattan to document early era Black Lives Matter marches to the shoulder-to-shoulder snugness of Times Square to capture the reaction of election night crowds, as bad news for Hillary Clinton unfolded on the jumbo screens. […]

This Week in Chelsea: Week of November 9-15, 2020

This Week in Chelsea: Week of November 9-15, 2020

Tues, Nov. 10, 4-6pm: Virtual Housing Clinic | On the second Tuesday of the month, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s office presents this Housing Clinic–which, like almost everything else, made the pivot to an all-virtual format upon the arrival of 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic. Appointments last about 20 minutes, during which time you’ll learn a lot, courtesy of a courteous […]

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