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The November 2024 Committee Meetings of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4)

NOTE: This preview of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) November committee meetings will be updated throughout the month. Once a meeting…

Posted on November 12, 2024No Comment

This Week In & Around Chelsea: November 11-17, 2024

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): The Green Room, a live music and arts series at Verdi Cannabis / Down…

Posted on November 11, 2024No Comment

Guest Opinion: Drought Management in NYC

BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | New York City is not often associated with the kind of drought we see in…

Posted on November 11, 2024No Comment

GTS Lessee Vanderbilt University Vows to ‘Continue and Expand’ Engagement with Chelsea Community

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | West Chelsea residents and other area stakeholders spent the spring and summer of this year in a…

Posted on November 11, 2024No Comment

Photo Essay Follows the 2024 Election’s Unexpected Outcome as it Develops

TEXT & PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN MILES Manhattan Plaza & Other Polling Locations | Tuesday, November 5, 2024: My Election Day coverage…

Posted on November 10, 2024No Comment

Screening Series Celebrates the 8 Oscar-Nominated Performances of Geraldine Page

BY TRAV S.D. | There’s a lot going on at…

Posted on November 10, 20241 Comment

‘Between Two Worlds’ — A Post-Election Poem by Puma Perl

Between Two Worlds | BY PUMA PERL The day after,…

Posted on November 9, 2024No Comment

New York Comic Con Returns, with New Features and Old Familiar Numbers

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The subway ride home from New…

Posted on October 30, 2024No Comment

‘Life before the Presidential Election’ — A Poem by Michelle M. Tokarczyk

Life before the Presidential Election The autumn dawn jolts her…

Posted on October 30, 2024No Comment

New York Comic Con Returns, with New Features and Old Familiar Numbers

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The subway ride home from New York Comic Con (NYCC) is always an adventure. The 7 train leaves from Hudson Yards, half a block…

Posted on October 30, 2024No Comment

Eight Jukebox Musicals I Pray We Never See

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Like an embarrassing itch, Broadway jukebox musicals just won’t seem to go away. Whether they tell the life story of the musical artist whose…

Posted on October 29, 2024No Comment

Honey is Our Hero: Drag’s Davenport Mines the Marrow of Many Genres, in ‘Comic Controversy’

Theamatically tied to—and indeed, inspired by—November 17-20’s New York Comic Con (NYCC), the new show from singer, adult content creator, perpetually perceptive writer, continuously compelling live presence, and…

Posted on October 18, 2024No Comment

10 Times I Said ‘Bad Words’ in Public! F*ck!

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I vividly remember seeing films with my parents when I was a kid and becoming confused when a harsh word was said by an…

Posted on September 20, 2024No Comment

Guest Opinion: Drought Management in NYC

BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | New York City is not often associated with the kind of drought…

Posted on November 11, 2024No Comment

‘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

Spring Plantings Prepped Clement Clarke Moore Park for Picturesque Succeeding Season

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Spring spruce-up efforts at Clement…

Posted on June 3, 2024

New York Comic Con Returns, with New Features and Old Familiar Numbers

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The subway ride home from…

Posted on October 30, 2024

Eight Jukebox Musicals I Pray We Never See

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Like an embarrassing itch, Broadway…

Posted on October 29, 2024

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

Honey is Our Hero: Drag’s Davenport Mines the Marrow of Many Genres, in ‘Comic Controversy’

Theamatically tied to—and indeed, inspired by—November 17-20’s New York…

Posted on October 18, 2024

‘Big Wigs’ Brings Larger-Than-Life Ladies to the Legendary Laurie Beechman Theatre

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Laurels from countless luminaries began…

Posted on September 12, 2024

Oh, My: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Sensation Bianca Leigh Brings ‘Transvestigation’ to the Beechman

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Actress, singer, writer, and educator…

Posted on August 22, 2024

Stellar Cast, Solid Material, Non-Stop Laughs: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Earns its Standing O

BY TRAV S.D. | Any time I read raves…

Posted on August 12, 2024

Honey is Our Hero: Drag’s Davenport Mines the Marrow of Many Genres, in ‘Comic Controversy’

Theamatically tied to—and indeed, inspired by—November 17-20’s New York Comic Con (NYCC), the new show from singer, adult content creator, perpetually perceptive writer, continuously…

Posted on October 18, 2024No Comment

‘Big Wigs’ Brings Larger-Than-Life Ladies to the Legendary Laurie Beechman Theatre

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Laurels from countless luminaries began pouring in this summer, after word came down that Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 W. 42nd…

Posted on September 12, 2024No Comment

Oh, My: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Sensation Bianca Leigh Brings ‘Transvestigation’ to the Beechman

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Actress, singer, writer, and educator Bianca Leigh, a transgender woman, is currently collecting oodles of accolades for educating Broadway audiences—not…

Posted on August 22, 2024No Comment

Stellar Cast, Solid Material, Non-Stop Laughs: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Earns its Standing O

BY TRAV S.D. | Any time I read raves about a show, or hear buzz that it is sensational, or that you can’t get…

Posted on August 12, 20242 Comments

Dead Set on Decorating, West Chelsea’s 400 Blocks Made Halloween Something to be Seen

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Haunting images caught the eyes and captured the imagination once again this year, along the 400 blocks of West 21st and 22nd Streets, where…

Posted on November 4, 2024No Comment

Alex Newell Wants To Play Effie—And Other Drama Desk Winner Revelations!

TEXT & PHOTOS BY MICHAEL MUSTO | The Drama Desk Awards honor Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off, always putting…

Posted on June 7, 2023

On Seventh Ave., New Store Brings Better ‘World’ to Former Smoke Shop Space

After a years-long series of small business closures left over a half-dozen storefront spaces to remain shuttered for…

Posted on October 6, 2024

Meet Our Content Contributors

MEET OUR FREELANCE CONTRIBUTORS CHARLI BATTERSBY (arts, features, LGBTQ+ matters) | Charles (Charli) Battersby is a playwright, screenwriter,…

Posted on April 23, 2024