Editorial
Sanitation:Don’t dump on Hudson Square
Hudson Square used to be a dumping ground for uses shunned by other neighborhoods, mainly trucking, including private garbage carters and recyclable waste and paper carters. In the late 1990s, that began to change as new luxury residential buildings began to sprout up. Three years ago, Hudson Square’s southern end was rezoned residential, and the new designer glass towers have kept on coming.

Letters to the editor

Talking point
Seminary’s history of service ensures its relelvance today
By Rev. K. Dennis Winslow
I write in response to the “Talking Point” by Tim Gay in last week’s issue of Chelsea Now, “Is General Theological Seminary Even Relevant Today?” to correct the many misrepresentations about General Seminary contained in that article. Contrary to Mr. Gay’s assertion, the Seminary has a long history of service to Chelsea, the broader city, and indeed the nation and the world.

Notebook
Shaking hands with the enemy at the Conservative Summit
By Randi Cecchine
Two weekends ago, the National Review Institute held a three-day Conservative Summit at the Marriot Hotel in Washington, D.C., around the corner from the Whitehouse, as anti-war protesters filled the Mall.

The Buzz

Police Blotter

Scene


In Briefs

Seeing-eye dog

dentity House losing space as 14th St. rents skyrocket


Obituaries
Rita Feldman, 74, beloved Chelsea activist
By Albert Amateau
Rita Feldman, a life-long resident of Chelsea whose devoted service to her neighborhood made her beloved by an entire community, died Feb. 1 in New York University Medical Center the age of 74.

Health & Fitness

Starting a successful strength-training program
By Greg Rothman, M.S. P.T.
If you read my column last week on New Year’s resolutions, you should now be armed with the information you need to stay motivated, and to develop a plan so that you can move toward your fitness goals.


Your Weekly Neighborhood Newspaper | Volume One, Issue 20, February 9 - 15, 2007

Chelsea Now photo by Lawrence Lerner

Knox Martin’s renowned mural “Venus,” painted on the southern wall of the Bayview Correctional Facility in 1970, remains in view for the time being as construction of a 20-story glass tower, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, is poised to forever block it from view.

When Chelseas collide, ‘Venus’ is shadowed
By Chris Lombardi
Last fall, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s office convened a small meeting that could be called Old Chelsea versus New Chelsea. Or Artsy Chelsea versus Condo Chelsea.


N.J. civil unions bring plenty of yawns in Chelsea
By Chris Lombardi
What a difference seven years makes.
In two weeks, local gay couples for the first time won’t have to drive five hours to Vermont, or even two hours to Connecticut, if they want the legal certificate known as a “civil union.”

Outdoor workers arebraving the big chill
By Julie Shapiro
Temperatures on Tuesday hit the low 20s, but the wind chill felt much colder — especially to people working outside.“It’s really cold today,” said Fermen Peguero, who was unloading stacks of wood and boxes in front of Cosmopolitan lumber shop on Spring St. “Today, it’s very, very cold.”

Scene of famous riots, spruced-up Stonewall to reopen
By Brooke Edwards
The Stonewall Bar at 53 Christopher St. in the West Village remains closed, but not for long. Just weeks away from reopening, Stonewall’s new owners have planned a classier version of the legendary gay venue while still paying homage to its history.

NEWS
C.B. 4 rejects Seminary’s tower proposal
By Chris Lombardi
Community Board 4’s full-board meeting on Wednesday night at the Fulton Senior Center was loud, passionate and, to some, very familiar.

Woman killed by truck at dangerous Chelsea intersection
By Lawrence Lerner
An elderly woman was crushed to death Monday morning after being hit by a large flat-bed truck at what has long been considered by community activists as one of Chelsea’s most dangerous corners.

Hudson Sq. residents to city: Garbage plan stinks
By Albert Amateau
Residents of Hudson Square and Tribeca expressed outrage and contempt last week for the city’s proposal to build a 150-foot-tall garage for three Department of Sanitation districts on a site just north of new luxury residential development and a Holland Tunnel exit ramp and ventilation tower.

Rebirth of Punk: John Holmstrom re-launches his seminal fanzine
By Orli Van Mourik
In 1975, a 21-year-old former art student named John Holmstrom decided to start a magazine that married his two favorite art forms: Punk rock and comics. So he rented a rat-infested storefront in Chelsea, recruited his friends Ged Dunn and Eddie “Legs” McNeil to help out, and set to work.

A happy hour unlike any other thrives in Chelsea
By Jefferson Siegel
For most people, the phrase “happy hour” brings to mind loud music, colorful drinks with little umbrellas, and big-screen sports events.


Arts & Entertainment

Decoding Tennessee Williams
By Jerry Tallmer
Mark, the artist — the dying painter of Tennessee Williams’s “In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel” — thinks he’s the
T alking shop with Richard Desroche of CRG Gallery
By Shane McAdams
Like many art spaces in Chelsea, CRG Gallery had an eventful history in other areas of the city before finally arriving in the epicenter of the new art world in 2000. Founded by Carla Chammas, Richard Desroche, and Glenn McMillan in 1990, CRG originally worked out of a space on East 71st Street and then moved to SoHo in 1994.


Chasing Allegra
BY Sarah D. Schulman
In “Puccini for Beginners,” her first full-length feature since 1995’s marginally acclaimed “The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls In Love,” writer/director Maria Maggenti has created an operatic and fun, if somewhat flawed, twist on the romantic comedy.

Private dancer
By Chris Bragg
Two years ago, Lisa Viola stood speechless on the stage before a full house at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea.

Koch on Film
By Ed Kocch
“Puccini For Beginners” (-) There are some good actors in this film, like Elizabeth Reaser and Justin Kirk, but the dialogue is ridiculous and at best frothy. 
“Mafioso” (+) This 1962 film is somewhat interesting, but crime films have changed a lot since then and include a lot more blood, gore and violence. 

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