Tuesday, July 19, from 7pm-9pm, Chelsea Community News (CCNews) presents a Community Communication Session that welcomes commentary from the public while encouraging them to channel their time and talents into the challenging task of building a bridge between problem and solution. To that end, CCNews will provide information about accessing knowledge, equipment, and funding to […]
BY SELAH ILUNGA-REED | Whether it’s the original emergence or post-Sandy transformation of the gallery district, the rise of the High Line, the naturally occurring retirement community of Penn South, or the creation of Hudson Yards, radical change has long been part of Chelsea’s identity. Though change can bring about improvement, many small businesses and […]
Press Conference Protesting Plan for Penn Station Thursday, June 9, 2pm at W. 31st St. & 8th Ave. BY SCOTT STIFFLER |Long opposed to a state-presented plan whose vision for the area surrounding Penn Station is more land grab than urban renewal (with a dash of dastardly eminent domain thrown in), Manhattan Community Board 5 […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Drag and lip synching go together like drag and brunch, or brunch and booze–and although live signing is making some serious inroads as an arrow in the savvy queen’s well-packed quiver, not every drag performer born to entertain can belt one out at will and in tune. That takes a very […]
BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | When lockdowns and masks became fashionably far-reaching, some people were happy that they had an excuse to let their appearance go. However, the cosmetics industry was in a pickle, with no one buying lipstick. With the easing or outright rollback of COVID-demanded precautions—including the wearing of masks in many indoor settings—those […]
New to the neighborhood and creating a buzz because of quite a few things other than just their killer cocktails, the two-in-one venue Chelsea Table + Stage (152 W. 26th St.) is as serious about its menu as it is its roster of performers–all brought to you in a COVID precaution-compliant atmosphere whose intelligent design sacrifices […]
What’s a week in name but a month in practice? Four things that we know of, and the clock is ticking on all of them. As of this Tuesday, January 18, the signature programs of NYC & Company began their 2022 shelf lives, under the umbrella of “NYC Winter Outing.” The programs, which run through […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | In show business, being the “second banana” is an unappealing prospect–you’re always setting up the one who gets the laugh or hits the high note that gets all the applause. But in the business world, being second (the second of your kind, that is) is a vote of confidence that says youv’e […]
Chelsea Community News is proud of our content partner, the Greenwich Village – Chelsea Chamber of Commerce (GVCCC), for their tireless dedication to small businesses, old and new alike. As we emerge from the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic era, campaigns like the one you’re about to read about are more important than ever, in […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER with PHOTOS COURTESY OF ABRACADABRA | Some work in a world where illusions are created with the skilled use of misdirection—while others work in a world where they work with someone named “Miss Direction.” Now, the seemingly disparate worlds of magic and drag have found common ground in an online form that, […]