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Pride Thrives at the Sunday Services of Chelsea Community Church

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Council District 3 Participatory Budgeting Winners Announced

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‘Pride the Block’ Preps for 2nd Annual June Festooning

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Ten Nepo Babies We Don’t Hate

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Q&A Triple Play: 10th Precinct Public Meetings Scheduled for May 28, 29 & June 5

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This Week in Chelsea: May 26-June 1, 2025

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Pride Thrives at the Sunday Services of Chelsea Community Church

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Posted on June 1, 2025No Comment

Council District 3 Participatory Budgeting Winners Announced

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Posted on June 1, 2025No Comment

‘Pride the Block’ Preps for 2nd Annual June Festooning

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Posted on May 30, 2025No Comment

Ten Nepo Babies We Don’t Hate

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Posted on May 28, 2025No Comment

Q&A Triple Play: 10th Precinct Public Meetings Scheduled for May 28, 29 & June 5

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Posted on May 27, 2025No Comment

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Ten Nepo Babies We Don’t Hate

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Posted on May 28, 2025No Comment

From Chinatown to Chelsea, Eight Modern Takes on The Monkey King

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Posted on May 22, 20251 Comment

REVIEW ROUNDUP: ‘Dead Outlaw,’ ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ & ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Take Over Broadway

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Posted on April 27, 2025No Comment

Matthew Westerby Company’s 2025 Season is a Dynamic Dance of Past & Present

Matthew Westerby Company Performance Season 2025 At the Murray Haber…

Posted on April 24, 2025No Comment

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Pride Thrives at the Sunday Services of Chelsea Community Church

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Posted on June 1, 2025No Comment

Tom Stoddard, Pioneering Gay and AIDS Leader, Honored at NYC AIDS Memorial Park

Posted on May 17, 20251 Comment

‘Timely and Fresh’ New Look for Seventh Ave.’s Iconic Elmo

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ELMO / INTERVIEW BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Neither an ever-changing Chelsea nor a pop-up global pandemic have managed to lodge the beloved Elmo from its…

Posted on April 2, 20251 Comment

Go Fish: Chelsea’s Barracuda Set to Shutter

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…

Posted on March 20, 20251 Comment

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Community Op-Ed: A Safe and Fun Summer in the Greatest City in the World

BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Summer in the city has begun, and we want all New Yorkers…

Posted on May 26, 2025No Comment

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Toy Fair 2025 Touted the Many Must-Have Playthings of Tomorrow

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | It has been a year…

Posted on March 7, 2025

‘Treats in the Streets’ Made Meatpacking District the Destination for Costumed Kids & Dressed-Up Dogs

TEXT BY SCOTT STIFFLER / PHOTOS BY IRI GRECO,…

Posted on October 25, 2024

Willed Into Existence by Persistent Insistence, Chelsea Green Park Passes the Five-Year Mark

Note: This look at Chelsea Green’s history incorporates previous…

Posted on July 28, 2024

July 12-14, West Side Fest is a ‘Free-for-All’ at a Who’s Who of Vaunted Chelsea Venues

NOTE: Rain plans are up to each organization. Check…

Posted on July 11, 2024

Pride Thrives at the Sunday Services of Chelsea Community Church

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news,…

Posted on June 1, 2025

Tom Stoddard, Pioneering Gay and AIDS Leader, Honored at NYC AIDS Memorial Park

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news,…

Posted on May 17, 2025

Good Work Grows on You: Scenes from the Chelsea Garden Club Tour

PHOTOS & CAPTIONS BY MISSY ADAMS | Last week,…

Posted on September 1, 2021

Community Contacts

PLEASE EXCUSE OUR APPEARANCE (or more accurately, our lack…

Posted on April 21, 2019

This Week & Beyond, Multiple Opportunities to Meet with Chelsea’s 10th & 13th Precincts

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Members of the general public with questions…

Posted on October 17, 2022

Mask Distribution, Graffiti Mitigation Among 10th Precinct’s COVID-Era Efforts

Normally held on the last Wednesday of the month,…

Posted on May 28, 2020

10th Precinct Leader Notes Pandemic’s Impact on Protocols, Public Safety, Crime Stats

Normally held on the last Wednesday of the month,…

Posted on April 29, 2020

10th Precinct Community Council Notes Uptick in Robbery, Larceny Crimes

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Confrontation risks escalation; windows have…

Posted on February 7, 2020

REVIEW ROUNDUP: ‘Dead Outlaw,’ ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ & ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Take Over Broadway

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news,…

Posted on April 27, 2025

Three Cheers for Robert Prichard and Surf Reality

BY TRAV S.D, (Reprinted with author’s permission from its…

Posted on March 20, 2025

‘I Think I Have the Best Job on Broadway!’ — Lesli Margherita (‘Gypsy’) at BroadwayCon 2025

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Imagine New York Comic Con—with…

Posted on February 10, 2025

For Black History Month: The Hyers Sisters, Pathbreaking Singers & Actors

BY TRAV S.D. | For Black History Month, a…

Posted on February 6, 2025

Theater

REVIEW ROUNDUP: ‘Dead Outlaw,’ ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ & ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Take Over Broadway

ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free…

Posted on April 27, 2025No Comment

Three Cheers for Robert Prichard and Surf Reality

BY TRAV S.D, (Reprinted with author’s permission from its original publication here on Travalanche March 11 is the birthday of downtown impresario Robert Prichard,…

Posted on March 20, 2025No Comment

‘I Think I Have the Best Job on Broadway!’ — Lesli Margherita (‘Gypsy’) at BroadwayCon 2025

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Imagine New York Comic Con—with panel discussions, contests, and merch–but only with Broadway stars. That pretty much describes my ultimate…

Posted on February 10, 2025No Comment

For Black History Month: The Hyers Sisters, Pathbreaking Singers & Actors

BY TRAV S.D. | For Black History Month, a brief introduction to the Hyers Sisters—pathbreaking black singers and actors whom I only just learned about…

Posted on February 6, 2025No Comment

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