Clockwise: Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle Christian Mission in Harlem, St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chelsea, Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum on the Lower East Side, and St. Peter’s Chelsea. ( Photo credits, clockwise: Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle Christian Mission’s Facebook page, Jim Naureckas via Wikimedia Commons, Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons, Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons.) Four Sacred Sites in Manhattan Receive Renovation Grants The New York Landmarks Conservancy has pledged a total of $81,750 in “Sacred Sites Grants” to four religious properties in... News 03 Jun 2024 | 04:11
Delfena Plasencea and Maria Moneira in front of their Chelsea-Elliot apartment on 10th Avenue and 26th Street. Photo: Beau Matic. ( " ") Are Residents Really on Board with NYCHA’s $1.5B Plan to Tear Down, Rebuild Public Housing? The New York City Authority (NYCHA) announced on Wednesday, June 21 a plan to invest $1.5 billion to tear down the Section... News 26 Jun 2023 | 02:19
Graham Parker performs solo at City Winery on May 31. Photo: Jon Friedman Graham Parker is Just Famous Enough in Rare Solo Gig Graham Parker told a funny story on himself a few songs into his terrific set on May 31 at City Winery. While it was refreshingly... News 01 Jun 2023 | 08:14
Kevin Rawlings, who was identified recently as the Google employee who took his own life on May 4th,was remembered by a college friend as a brilliant engineer and outgoing guy, who also suffered bouts of depression. Photo: Legacy.com Google Suicide Victim Identified, Remembered as brilliant engineer The 31 year old Google software engineer who took his own life on May 4 by jumping from the 14th floor of the tech giant’s... News 19 May 2023 | 11:44
Police released a photo of one of three individuals that attacked a 14 year old victim with anti-gay language and bashed his head against the ground, according to police. Photo: Crimestoppers. Chelsea Gay Bashers Still At Large, Police Seek Public’s Help in Nabbing Attackers Police are still seeking the public’s help in nabbing a group of individuals who brutally attacked a 14 year old male youth... News 15 May 2023 | 04:55
Marcus Samuelsson, already one of New York’s hottest celebrity chefs thanks to three star Red Rooster Harlem, said the new restaurant Hav & Mar that he opened in Chelsea last year is a nod to both his Swedish and Ethiopian heritage, combining the Swedish translation of the word “ocean” with the Amharic translation for the word “honey.” Photo: Wikimedia Commons ( NEIL GRABOWSKY) The Celeb Chef Behind Chelsea’s Hav & Mar and Red Rooster Harlem Dishes on Food Diversity NEW YORK (AP) - Marcus Samuelsson is keen on leading with intention. That focus is seared into the delectable dishes prepared... News 20 Mar 2023 | 05:25
Life Sentence Looms for Attacker Convicted of Rape of Asian Woman in Chelsea in ‘21 A 61 year old man was convicted of sexual assault and sexual abuse for the brutal rape of an Asian woman at a Chelsea construction... News 06 Feb 2023 | 11:45
Governor Kathy Hochul with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (right) on the Upper East Side on Election Day. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Manhattan’s Blue Tsunami Early in the morning on Election Day, Governor Kathy Hochul addressed what was shaping up to be a competitive race between... News 10 Nov 2022 | 04:17
The playground at P.S. 11. Photo: Abigail Gruskin An Influx Of Asylum-Seeking Students — and a Community’s Response When Mario’s two children started school on Friday, October 14, they hadn’t attended a class since March — and that was in... News 04 Nov 2022 | 04:43
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, after his primary win in August. Photo via Nadler’s Twitter Midterm Election Races To Watch After a long summer with not one, but two primary elections, the November 8 midterm election is now around the corner. There... News 21 Oct 2022 | 02:59
Traffic on the West Side Highway near Hudson Yards. Photo: Abigail Gruskin The Crackdown On Loud Cars Is On A Roll Noise in New York City, like the vibrating drilling of construction or the booming sound of music coming from the apartment... News 30 Sep 2022 | 12:18
A line of parents waiting to drop off their children on the first day of school wrapped around the block at P.S. 87, on West 77th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Is This What Normal Feels Like? On paper, little about the upcoming school year felt settled in the weeks — and even days — leading up to September 8, the... Education Guide 21 Sep 2022 | 12:10
Erin Reppenhagen (left) as Miss Todd and Juliet Morris as Laetitia in the Opera Next Door’s production of “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Photo: Kathryn Tornelli What’s More NYC than an Opera on a Stoop? Opera is an art form often enjoyed in gilded halls not accessible to all. Yet last Saturday a group of talented performers... News 15 Sep 2022 | 05:29
Rep. Jerrold Nadler celebrated a landslide victory over Rep. Carolyn Maloney and attorney Suraj Patel. Photo via Nadler’s Twitter Easy Nadler Win Settles East-West Face-Off After an extra two months of campaigning, the contentious Democratic primary race in Manhattan’s newly-drawn 12th Congressional... News 26 Aug 2022 | 11:58
Incumbent State Senator Brad Hoylman has represented the current District 27 for nearly a decade. Photo courtesy of Brad Hoylman’s campaign Hoylman Campaigns In West Side District With New Lines — and a New Number State Senator Brad Hoylman, who’s represented parts of Chelsea, Midtown and the East Village for nearly a decade, is now... News 14 Jul 2022 | 02:53
