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, […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Academy Awards are coming on March 2—but the annual Gaffie Awards have already arrived, and they’re non-returnable. Here are my esteemed honors for the rottenest achievements in the year in cinema: JUST DESSERTS: Denzel Washington reportedly did a scene-stealing gay kiss in Gladiator II, but the moment was nervously cut out. […]
It was the end of an era at the end of the year last December, when we learned of the departure of Jordan Feiner. A longtime and very visible presence in the District 3 Office of NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher, Jordan will be missed—and given that a new person was recently appointed to take […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Congressman Jerry Nadler’s Virtual Town Hall / 10th Precinct Community Council Meeting / West Side Community Fund’s Spring 2025 Grant Cycle / Offally Good Food / Manhattan Community Board Applications/ Art Exhibits at Hudson Guild / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / Congressman Jerry Nadler’s Virtual […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The comic book, sci-fi, and fantasy convention Cosmic Con has been around for a few years, having taken place in Queens. This year it moved to Chelsea at West 18th Street’s Metropolitan Pavilion for a two-day event (Feb. 15-16) that gave attendees a smaller but more intimate version of the bigger […]
BY TRAV S. D. | Jazz and pop vocalist Dinah Washington (Ruth Lee Jones, 1924-1963) started out singing and playing piano with gospel choirs in her native Tuscaloosa. She was only 15 when she won a singing competition in Chicago, prompting a career in area nightclubs starting in the 1940s. Her recording career began in […]
Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): 13th Precinct Community Council / 10th Precinct Sector B Build the Block Meeting / Manhattan Community Board Applications/ Art Exhibits at Hudson Guild / Music, Art, & More at Verdi Cannabis / Note: This events roundup was updated on Feb. 20, to reflect the current NCO roster for […]
Comprised of 15 Block Associations and 4 Tenant Associations covering 79 blocks, the Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA) works, they note, “to improve the quality of life for those who live in Chelsea, for those who work in Chelsea, and for those who visit Chelsea.” Bringing its individual members together to achieve common goals […]