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This Week In & Around Chelsea: November 4-10, 2024

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

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

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Haunting images caught the eyes and…

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

BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | The subway ride home from New…

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

Life before the Presidential Election The autumn dawn jolts her…

This Week In & Around Chelsea: October 28-November 3, 2024

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Pumpkin Smash /…

A Bumper Crop of Scenes from Chelsea Green Park’s Hocus Pocus Harvest

Friends of Chelsea Green, the frightfully hard-working group responsible for…

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This Week In & Around Chelsea: November 4-10, 2024

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): The Full Board meeting of Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) / Hell’s Kitchen Culture…

Posted on November 4, 2024No Comment

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…

Posted on November 4, 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…

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 out of sleep. She skims the paper, barely reading headlines. Still,…

Posted on October 30, 2024No Comment

This Week In & Around Chelsea: October 28-November 3, 2024

Here’s What’s Happening (in order of appearance): Pumpkin Smash / Día de Muertos Week throughout the Flatiron District & NoMad /…

Posted on October 28, 2024No Comment

Arts

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

Eight Jukebox Musicals I Pray We Never See

BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Like an embarrassing itch, Broadway jukebox…

Posted on October 29, 2024No Comment

‘About Elephants’ — A Poem by Michelle M. Tokarczyk

ABOUT ELEPHANTS The party of America First claims the elephant…

Posted on October 28, 2024No Comment

This Week in Chelsea

LGBTQ+

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

Opinion

Guest Opinion: Polls are Open!

BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Voting is the bedrock of our democracy — it shapes the kind…

Posted on October 28, 2024No Comment

For the Kids
LGBTQ+
Community Contacts
Police Blotter
Theater

‘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

Theater

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

Community Activities

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

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