BY DONATHAN SALKALN | For well over 40 days and 40 nights, a disease rained down upon New York City, like no other pandemic in memory. Amidst the downpour, there wasn’t a simple solution, such as loading our elders and vulnerable onto an ark and sailing them off to safety. It has been a relentless […]
BY NEW YORK STATE SENATOR BRAD HOYLMAN | I want to make sure you hear directly from me about the steps we’re taking in the State Legislature to combat police harassment and racial discrimination. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis reminds us all of the police brutality directed towards Black people, who are three […]
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Add to the now-familiar sounds of sirens, helicopters, and the righteously angry chants of protesters marching down Seventh Avenue, the sounds of broken glass swept off sidewalks and nails driven into plywood. That was the new aural normal on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, when Chelsea merchants boarded up […]
Note: This June 1, 2020 letter is presented here as an opinion piece, with the author’s permission. T0: David A. Correa, Interim Executive Director, Heritage of Pride From: New York State Senator Brad Hoylman Dear David: Today, as Pride Month begins and protests for racial justice sweep the nation, I’m calling on Heritage of Pride […]
BY EILEEN STUKANE | Life in the time of COVID-19 is a time of stress, especially when the first of the month arrives, rent is due, and “shelter in place” has eliminated your job—and income. To his credit, Governor Andrew Cuomo did step in to help, but only up to a point. His moratorium on […]
BY HIBA SOHAIL | It’s an annual rite of spring—but this time, with a twist. As temperatures continue to climb, so too will the number of people crowding our sidewalks and flocking to our parks—moreso than usual, perhaps, given the cabin fever caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s shelter-in-place precautions. In an effort to provide recreational […]
Normally held on the last Wednesday of the month, 10th Precinct Community Council meetings provide an opportunity to interact with local NYPD leadership, voice concerns, hear the latest crime statistics, and get valuable public safety information. When those meetings were put on hold because of COVID-19 concerns, Chelsea Community News introduced a series of Q&As […]
BY ZAC ROY | First responders in and around the Flatiron District are eating well in May. The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership is funding daily meal delivery orders, with the help of a GoFundMe campaign, to support neighborhood restaurants and feed local EMS workers, police officers, and firefighters who are on the front lines of the […]
BY CHRISTINE BERTHET, CO-FOUNDER OF CHEKPEDS | The COVID-19 quarantine has made us all aware of how wonderful New York can be: How clean and fresh the air has been, how quiet without gridlock blocking EMS, and without too many cars! Most significantly, there were no pedestrian fatalities in the last two months in Manhattan[1]. […]
BY DONATHAN SALKALN | For those who didn’t flee New York City, the last eight weeks of COVID-19 lockdown has been inspiring in how Chelsea locals have sprung together in helping those in need. Elected officials and staff, community leaders, EMS, police, tenant associations, non-profits, churches, neighbors, and local volunteers have done their part in […]