BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Barracuda–the innovative gay lounge on West 22nd Street whose brand of drag entertainment spawned countless imitators–is closing its doors after three successful decades. As of March 23, it joins the ranks of other belated local watering holes (including Splash, Rawhide, and Champs) whose combined presence made Chelsea the go-to, bar-hopping gayborhood […]
BY PUMA PERL | Sometimes it feels like a dream. The empty highways. The quiet streets. Except for the sirens and the seven o’clock clap. Alternate side parking rules suspended for months, no fares collected on buses, stores shuttered, senior hours at Trader Joe’s. People calling it the “new normal.” Nothing was normal. Everything and […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): 13th Precinct Community Council / Take MCB4’s Online Transportation Poll / West Side Community Fund’s Spring 2025 Grant Cycle / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / The 14th Annual Spring Meeting of the Chelsea Garden Club / Demo and Dine / Art Exhibits at Hudson Guild […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Dozens of worthy initiatives dedicated to the betterment of those in Chelsea, Hudson Yards, and Hell’s Kitchen have seen their own fortunes improve through the bi-annual grant program of the West Side Community Fund (WSCF). Applications for the Spring 2025 Grant Cycle are being accepted through Monday March 24—-an extension on […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | In 2025’s topsy-turvy world of on-again/off-again tariffs and all manner of mortifying monkeyshines coming from the Oval Office, it’s good to know that here on the island of Manhattan, there are some systems in place that need no disrupting; regularly held events you can mark on your calendar in indelible ink. […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): St. Patrick’s Events / Chelsea Green Park’s Annual Online Auction / Take MCB4’s Online Transportation Poll / West Side Community Fund’s Spring 2025 Grant Cycle / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / The 14th Annual Spring Meeting of the Chelsea Garden Club / Demo and Dine […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | It has been a year and a half since the last Toy Fair. Back then (October of 2023), Mattel seemed to be caught off guard by the massive success of the Barbie movie that summer. But this year, I assumed Mattel would drape the entire Javits Center in pink—so I wore […]
To sure signs of spring such as Easter candy on store shelves and Daylight Ssavings Time on clock faces, add the return of Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream to its storefront at 196 Seventh Ave. (btw. W. 21st & 22nd Sts.). The 100-flavor purveyor of cool treats opened on March 1 for what […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Move over, motorized movie camera. Enjoy your place on the back page, evidence of cosmic radiation. Despite our exhaustive look through the 1912 record books (and mind you, we’ve been known to go as far as four pages into a Google search), we couldn’t find any invention or discovery that could […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Chelsea Green Park’s Annual Online Auction / Vanderbilt in the City / West Side Community Fund’s Spring 2025 Grant Cycle / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / Demo and Dine / Art Exhibits at Hudson Guild / Chelsea Green Park’s Annual Online Auction: Through Tuesday, […]