Community Board 4’s Transportation Planning Committee (TPC) Meeting | From more affordable housing to more schools, parks, hospitals, safe transportation, less noise, better business balance, and preserving the diversity of our neighborhood character, the 50 members of CB4 volunteer to represent the district’s residents, institutions, nonprofit and businesses’ common interests to City agencies, and bring […]
BY SAM BLEIBERG | Transit riders experienced their new normal for the foreseeable future, as the L Train began reduced service this past weekend. As riders to and from Chelsea scramble to find alternatives to travel across town, the fight over mitigation efforts on 14th St. continues. A group of elected officials representing Chelsea released […]
BY EILEEN STUKANE | Manhattan Borough President (MBP) Gale Brewer meets every Manhattanite she can to learn what’s vexing us, and what problems are hiding under her radar. In a recent sit-down with Chelsea Community News about her priorities as MBP, she spoke about how rewarding it is to, for example, attend a school event […]
BY SAM BLEIBERG | Two major shocks to the system of New York City transit will hit this spring, creating an unprecedented opportunity to reimagine the streets of Chelsea. Congestion Pricing and the L-Train service reduction both involve citywide plans with significant local impact. The results for the neighborhood will depend on the resolve of […]