With early voting having concluded on August 21, it all comes down to one final day of decision. For those traditional voters who await the actual date to participate, Primary Election Day is Tuesday August 23, with polling sites open from 6am to 9pm. In the New York State Senate District 47 race, Maria Danzilo […]
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men caught on tape, on two separate dates, burglarizing a much-loved local franchise that was one of the first to open their doors after the March 2020, pandemic-inspired statewide closure of non-essential businesses. Since then, the 7-Eleven at 194 Seventh Avenue has solidified its place […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Boots on the ground and wheels parked curbside account for the sudden concentration of resources in an area of Chelsea whose unmet social service needs have been receiving top-tier, if temporary, attention. Since Tuesday, August 2, two programs from NYC Health + Hospitals [H&H] have provided the focused, sustained outreach promised by […]
Chelsea Community News continues its grand tradition of greeting the passing of the baton with the posing of some questions–in this case, posed to the recently installed president of the Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA). Sally Greenspan is the first new face in CCBA’s top leadership position in over three decades, having taken over the reigns […]
With early Primary voting set for June 18-26, it’s time to buckle down on the ballot names and decide who you want to succeed the retiring Richard Gottfried as New York State Assembly District 75 rep. We asked candidate Harrison Marks about the problems and potentials of the area he seeks to advocate for in Albany. […]
UPDATE: On Friday, June 10, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg saw for himself the contentious corner of West 21st Street and Eighth Avenue, as he toured the area alongside NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher, 10th Precinct Commanding Officer Capt. Robert Gault, and others. Chelsea Community News is will have a full report on the matter soon. Below, find […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Giving good ideas their vote of confidence and the money to make it happen, the minds behind the recently reactivated West Side Community Fund (WSCF) have kept the name of the 2018-founded small business seed money initiative while expanding its coverage area and turning administrative tasks over to a longtime, Chelsea-based […]
BY PUMA PERL | Who better than George Wallace to bring together a melting pot of writers who have inhaled New York City air and exhaled rhymes and rants and rebellion and resignation and revelry and dreams? When I first became acquainted with George, we used to joke that he had discovered the secret of […]
BY SAMUEL A. TURVEY (Chairperson, ReThinkNYC) | New York State Governor Kathy Hochul wants to finance the renovation of Penn Station by demolishing the neighborhood around it and erecting a forest of tax-generating supertalls (corporate towers whose height exceeds that in the current and proposed surrounding area). Now we learn that the Federal share of funding for […]
In This Week’s “THIS WEEK IN CHELSEA” In Order of Appearance: CRDC´s Black History Month Forum / Rat Academy! / 10th Precinct Community Council & Build the Block Sector B Meetings / Community Board Applications Accepted Through March 1 / Fountain House Gallery Group Exhibition / Hudson Guild Gallery Exhibits / Participatory Budgeting is Back / Neighborhood Business Grants […]