Chelseahenge!
Whether it’s finding a soul mate or winning the lottery, you can wait your whole life for the stars to align. But once in a blue moon, our favorite mass of incandescent gas falls into perfect alignment with the buildings of West Chelsea — as it did this past Saturday, June 8. That’s when our [...]
At CB4, Different Spokes for Different Folks
BY YANAN WANG | Noise pollution, the need for an affordable supermarket in Hell’s Kitchen, worker’s rights and concern for those who ride (and park) two-wheeled vehicles — of two different varieties — were all on the 29-item agenda of June 5’s Community Board 4 (CB4) public meeting. When Superstorm Sandy hit West Chelsea hard, [...]
Former B.P. Fields gives Kurland a ‘very good’ chance
BY GERARD FLYNN | When Yetta Kurland, 43, a civil rights attorney, ran for the City Council’s Third District in 2009 she was up against a political powerhouse: the incumbent Christine Quinn, who has held the so-called “gay seat” since 1999. Quinn’s win was no doubt helped along by key support from powerful unions and [...]
Council, Anti-Violence Agency Announce Self-Defense Push
BY PAUL SCHINDLER | In response to a wave of anti-gay violence that included the May 18 murder of Mark Carson in the West Village, the New York City Council has announced a series of free self-defense trainings to be held in at least three boroughs in coming weeks. The sessions were announced by the [...]
From Prison to Prime Real Estate: Bayview’s Future in Flux
BY WINNIE McCROY | As Superstorm Sandy filled Bayview Correctional Facility with 14 feet of water, the medium-security prison’s 153 female inmates were evacuated to three upstate facilities. A skeletal staff maintains the 550 West 20th Street building, whose inmates never returned from their October 2012 evacuation. With the state likely to sell Bayview to [...]
Police Blotter, Week of June 12, 2013
Robbery: Gun drawn, wallet removed His first mistake was walking home from XL Nightclub — unaccompanied and intoxicated, at the height of last call. That’s when (at 3:45am on Wed., May 29) a 25-year-old man was accosted by three males as he passed 411 W. 42nd St. (Ollie’s Noodle Shop, which had been closed since [...]
Wheels in Motion, as Citi Bike Rolls Out
BY YANAN WANG | Following this week’s official launch of Citi Bike, the new bike share program organized by the Department of Transportation (DOT), residents can expect to see cyclists take the city streets in full force — but at what cost? The program, which puts 6,000 bikes and over 300 docking stations across Manhattan [...]
Neighbors Begin Process to Found Hudson Yards BID
BY WINNIE McCROY | With construction on the new Hudson Yards neighborhood well underway, local residents and business owners have set their sights on forming a Business Improvement District (BID). In a series of meetings last month, organizers solicited input from the community before submitting their proposal to the Department of City Planning. “For about [...]
Pipeline Radon Fear Starting to Catch Fire
BY EILEEN STUKANE | Evidenced by the large turnout at the May 14 public forum “Lung Cancer and New York City Kitchens: Why Increased Radon in Natural Gas Could Be a Public Health Disaster,” local residents are growing increasingly concerned about seemingly high radon levels in the natural gas that the Spectra Energy pipeline [...]
Captain David S. Miller Now in Command, at 10th Precinct
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | At his first Community Council meeting since taking over the leadership position at Chelsea’s 10th Precinct, Captain David S. Miller repeatedly assured residents that all concerns brought to the attention of his officers would be taken seriously, and all leads aggressively pursued. This is Miller’s first command, having spent the last [...]
