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The Day Draws Near for the Dawn of ‘An Evening With Yuhua’

This year’s final full month of summer is set to…

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 28-August 3, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Free Events at…

With Commitment to Connect in Effect, Vanderbilt Brings New Era of Openness to the Close

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | From wall of silence to font…

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 21-27, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): MCB4’s Full Board…

Tariff Talk Sparks Trade War, Fans Flames of Uncertainty

BY TIARA BROWNIE | Higher prices for consumers and lower…

My First Cruise: A Glam Hollywood Adventure Courtesy of Royal Caribbean

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I always wanted to go on…

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The Day Draws Near for the Dawn of ‘An Evening With Yuhua’

This year’s final full month of summer is set to start off with some serious drag-centric sizzle, when local fave Yuhua…

Posted on July 29, 2025No Comment

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 28-August 3, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Free Events at Chelsea Green Park / The Sweat Sessions / Shari & Lamb Chop…

Posted on July 28, 2025No Comment

With Commitment to Connect in Effect, Vanderbilt Brings New Era of Openness to the Close

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | From wall of silence to font of information: That’s the seismic shift in style and substance, since…

Posted on July 25, 2025No Comment

This Week In & Around Chelsea: July 21-27, 2025

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): MCB4’s Full Board Meeting / The Sweat Sessions / Shari & Lamb Chop /…

Posted on July 21, 2025No Comment

Tariff Talk Sparks Trade War, Fans Flames of Uncertainty

BY TIARA BROWNIE | Higher prices for consumers and lower profit margins for retailers: That’s the harsh economic reality once a…

Posted on July 21, 2025No Comment

Arts

The Day Draws Near for the Dawn of ‘An Evening With Yuhua’

This year’s final full month of summer is set to…

Posted on July 29, 2025No Comment

Report: Drama Desk Awards Bring Out The Broadway Glitterati

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Posted on June 2, 2025No Comment

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, 20256 Comments

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LGBTQ+

The Day Draws Near for the Dawn of ‘An Evening With Yuhua’

This year’s final full month of summer is set to start off with some serious drag-centric sizzle, when local fave Yuhua Hamasaki returns to the iconic place where…

Posted on July 29, 2025No Comment

My First Cruise: A Glam Hollywood Adventure Courtesy of Royal Caribbean

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I always wanted to go on a cruise so I could feel like Kay Francis glamming it up in those 1930s Hollywood movies, while…

Posted on July 16, 20251 Comment

At Stonewall, 7 Transgender Icons Added to National LGBTQ Wall of Honor

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 content is made possible…

Posted on July 8, 2025No Comment

Reclaim Pride Coalition’s Queer Liberation March Resisted, Reclaimed, & Rejoiced

Posted on July 3, 2025No Comment

Opinion

Community Op-Ed: Delivering Universal After-School Care for Working Families

BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Working-class families deserve nothing less than a hard-working administration that…

Posted on July 29, 2025No Comment

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Theater

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

The Day Draws Near for the Dawn of ‘An Evening With Yuhua’

This year’s final full month of summer is set…

Posted on July 29, 2025

My First Cruise: A Glam Hollywood Adventure Courtesy of Royal Caribbean

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | I always wanted to go…

Posted on July 16, 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

Report: Drama Desk Awards Bring Out The Broadway Glitterati

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

Posted on June 2, 2025

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

Theater

Report: Drama Desk Awards Bring Out The Broadway Glitterati

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 June 2, 2025No Comment

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

Community Activities

Coordinated Effort Sees Potted Trees Take Root on Seventh Ave.

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | With its stretches of subway grating flanked by a windowless Con Edison substation and a busy bike lane, Seventh Avenue between West 18th and…

Posted on July 15, 2025No Comment

Profiles

Jock. Punk. Avid Reader. Vegan. And the First Transmasculine Mr. Eagle NYC…

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Posted on June 28, 2025

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Tariff Talk Sparks Trade War, Fans Flames of Uncertainty

BY TIARA BROWNIE | Higher prices for consumers and lower profit margins for retailers: That’s the harsh economic…

Posted on July 21, 2025

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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