After a years-long series of small business closures left over a half-dozen storefront spaces to remain shuttered for months at a time, the two-block stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 20th and 22nd Streets is experiencing a retail renaissance. A reasonably priced Ranjha Cleaners and a very cool addition to the Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices […]
Apple Bank, Chelsea 278 Eighth Avenue at West 24th Street Call 212-367-7830 Click Here to Visit the Website Languages: English & Spanish Lobby Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am to 4pm / Thursday: 9am to 6pm / Saturday: 9am to 1pm Compelled to move from its longtime 250 West 23rd Street location to make way […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I’m a man of humble sensibilities who hardly needs a flashy restaurant to fulfill my culinary needs. Basically, I just want to eat! And so, through lots of experience, I’ve found a bunch of moderately priced (if not exactly dazzling-looking) eateries around town, and they’ve been as easy on my wallet […]
FAT BIRD NYC 180 Seventh Ave. (btw. W. 20th & 21st Sts., closer to 21st) Daily Hours: 11am to Approx. 10pm Soon Switching to 11am to 11pm, Daily (with an eye toward staying open until midnight or beyond, Fridays and Saturdays) Phone: 914-231-5259 BY SCOTT STIFFLER | The Seventh Ave. storefront space with a half-decade-plus […]
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES A “Welcome to the Neighborhood” Q&A With Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream 196 Seventh Ave. (btw. W. 21st & 22nd Sts.) Open Sunday through Thursday, 11:30am-11pm & Friday/Saturday, 11:30am-11:30pm To visit their website, Click Here When they breezed into our part of town on Wednesday, June 12, Ralph’s Famous Italian […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | A storefront at 196 Seventh Ave. (between West 21st and 22nd Streets) that stood shuttered for months is now home to a new business–and no, its not a smoke shop. It’s something cooler. Much, much cooler. Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream (“New York’s favorite Italian Ice since 1928”) is […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Last week, the Chelsea Community News website hit its half-decade mark, celebrating the fifth anniversary of our April 23, 2019 launch. Last weekend, at the annual NYPA (New York Press Association) Better Newspaper Contest, CCNews won Third Place, Division I, Coverage of the Arts. It was an unconventional entry–all LGBTQ+-themed content. […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | When New York State (NYS) Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature went public with their final budget on April 20, it included a hard-won payroll tax credit for local news outlets—making New York the first state in the nation to incentivize the hiring and retaining of local journalists. Chelsea’s own […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | What do the bald eagle, gray wolf, and American peregrine falcon have in common? Well, besides a reputation for majestic poses based largely on postage stamps bearing their illustrated likeness, “Each faced the brink of extinction and have now rebounded,” crowed a December 28, 2023 featured content article published to coincide […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having softly opened for business 12 days into 2024—followed by a January 26 ribbon cutting befitting the Grand Opening of something truly unprecedented—Verdi Cannabis was the first (and remains the only) legal, licensed, adult use cannabis dispensary in Chelsea. Located at 158 West 23rd Street (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.), it’s […]