Losing a Chelsea Hero: Judy Richheimer Remembered as a Relentless Activist, Journalist, Friend

Losing a Chelsea Hero: Judy Richheimer Remembered as a Relentless Activist, Journalist, Friend

Judy Richheimer, 70, died from COVID-19 complications. Her friends, colleagues, and admirers remember her as a tenacious, vital, combative, and concerned member of the Chelsea community. Following those testimonials and memories, find Twitter testimonials as well as links to Richheimer’s preserved-in-Internet-amber work as a journalist. As you’ll see, Judy leaves a legacy that calls to […]

Great Local Candidates Outnumber National Ones!

Great Local Candidates Outnumber National Ones!

BY DONATHAN SALKALN  | Duck hunting season is almost over—and the diverse flock of 29 Democratic candidates for president has been whittled down to two old, grey birds. One candidate is a hard-boiled quackler, seemingly bent over from carrying the buckshot wounds he’s gotten for support of healthcare-for-all and environmental concerns, concepts in place in […]

This Week in Chelsea: February 24-March 1, 2020

This Week in Chelsea: February 24-March 1, 2020

February/March Lent-Themed Activities at St. Peter’s Chelsea | Tues., Feb. 25, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper: Butter, syrup, bacon and more! Get ready for Lent, with the St. Peter’s family, for their annual Pancake Supper. Enjoy your favorite breakfast food before you give it all up! RSVP via sending an email to rsvp@stpeterschelsea.org. Then, on Wed., […]

On West 14th Street, Scaffolding Heralds Haven for the Homeless

On West 14th Street, Scaffolding Heralds Haven for the Homeless

Paul Groncki, president of the 100 West 16th Street Block Association, captured this Thurs., Jan. 9 image of construction at 114 W. 14th St. (btw. Sixth & Seventh Aves.). That location will be a new haven for the homeless, as noted by our reporter Donathan Salkaln, in his Jan. 3 article, Homelessness and Affordability: The […]

Homelessness and Affordability: The Big Squeeze

Homelessness and Affordability: The Big Squeeze

BY DONATHAN SALKALN | As developers re-envision Chelsea and the rest of New York City as an architectural wonderland, attracting well-to-do residents and families, along with many foreign investors, there is one eye-sore that is hard to erase from their blueprints—the homeless. “Homelessness went up 23 percent under Rudolph Giuliani. It went up another 70 […]

Fresh Participatory Budgeting Cycle Begins, Befittingly, at Chelsea Green

Fresh Participatory Budgeting Cycle Begins, Befittingly, at Chelsea Green

BY MARK NIMAR | Cycle 9 of NYC’s annual Participatory Budgeting process commenced last Sunday, with a neighborhood meeting at Chelsea Green. Located at 140 W. 20th St. (btw. 6th & 7th Aves.), the recently opened micropark was created, in part, with funds from its win as the top vote-getter of Cycle 4. Participatory Budgeting […]

Venetian Trattoria Le Zie is a Warm and Welcoming Neighborhood Favorite

Venetian Trattoria Le Zie is a Warm and Welcoming Neighborhood Favorite

Le Zie is a Venetian Trattoria located in the heart of Chelsea, opened in 1999 by Veneto native Claudio Bonotto. Le Zie boasts a traditional Venetian menu featuring seasonal specials, rotated daily, as well as a large and assorted wine list comprised of over 200 labels from every region of Italy, and some of the best […]