Chelsea Now photo by Adrian Jimenez

The Frying Pan’s captain and owner, John Krevey, standing in front of his beloved vessel at Pier 66 earlier this week

Frying Pan moves to Pier 66, floating on uncertainty
By Adrian Jimenez
John Krevey is a maritime man, his jeans stained with grease and his face tan from years of sun exposure. Nearly 20 years ago he bought one of 13 remaining U.S. Coast Guard lightships—or floating lighthouses—out of more than 100 built, and brought it to Pier 63, just north of Chelsea Piers, from the Chesapeake Bay, where it had been sitting for 10 years at an oyster cannery.

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Garage foes step up pressure on Sanitation Dept.
By Albert Amateau
A coalition of civic groups in the Hudson Sq. and Tribeca neighborhoods are stepping up efforts to turn back the Department of Sanitation’s plan for a jumbo garage for three sanitation districts on United Parcel Service property just north of new high-end luxury residences.

‘Garmentos’ alerted about possible zoning changes
By Chris Lombardi
Most of the thousands of people attending the trade-only “Direction” textile show on Wednesday morning were there to catch the latest trends, the new colors and styles. Perhaps they wanted to check out print designs from Grafiq Trafiq, new fabric from Masters of Linen, or the latest from the state-of-the-art Digital Design Center exhibit.

CSA season kicks off at the McBurney Y
By Jefferson Siegel
You meet your doctor when you’re sick, you meet your lawyer when you’re sued; it makes sense to meet your farmer before you eat. Many Chelsea and Village residents are doing just that through Community Supported Agriculture, a program that lets members buy fresh, organic fruit and vegetables directly from a farmer.

Young women seek ways to combat street harassment
By Brooke Edwards
Virtually every female in the city has experienced street harassment, no matter her age, ethnicity, size or the way she’s dressed.

Imani Winds performs its magic at the Beacon
By Jefferson Siegel
From 1958 to 1973, the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, gave a series of Saturday afternoon performances, the Young People’s Concerts. Geared toward youths with blossoming musical interests, the concerts interspersed classical music with Maestro Bernstein’s comments and stories about the music and instruments.

NEWS
HKNA lawsuitsullies mayor’s grand environmental plan
By Chris Lombardi
As Chelsea Now goes to press, five days after Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s landmark Earth Day “PlanNYC “ speech, lawyers for the mayor’s office are scheduled to be at a Downtown New York courtroom, representing hizzoner as one of the defendants in a Clean Air Act lawsuit.

Spitzer to introduce gay marriage bill today
By Paul Schindler
A senior official in Eliot Spitzer’s administration has confirmed to this reporter that the governor will introduce his program bill enacting marriage equality for same-sex couples on Friday, April 27.

State court takes aim at Mitchell-Lama homebuyers
By Albert Amateau
State Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Shafer on April 24 struck down the Tenant Empowerment Act passed by the City Council in 2005 to give Mitchell-Lama residents the first crack at buying their homes when their landlords choose to leave the program.

Walkers set to make the Great Schlep around Manhattan
By Albert Amateau
The 2007 Great Saunter, the 22nd annual shoreline trek around Manhattan Island conducted by the hiking and environmental group, Shorewalkers, is expected to attract close to 1,000 walkers on Sat. May 5.

Chelsea health center puts L.G.B.T. patients at ease
By Julie Shapiro 
When Jim went to the doctor, he used to worry about more than just his health. As a gay man, Jim faced discrimination from doctors at city clinics, he said.

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On the Record
Helping Bayview’s inmates find their way to college
By Chris Lombardi
An Trotter’s sleek office at Columbia University’s Office of Executive Education is pretty far from Chelsea’s Bayview Correctional Facility, literally and metaphorically. But Trotter has spent more than 15 years working at Bayview and, as co-founder of the prison’s Learning Center for Women in Prison, was a driving force behind its new college program in partnership with Bard College.

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On the Street
Bringing affordable Internet access to all New Yorkers
By lawrence lerner
For many people in Manhattan, Internet access is a reflex—the simplest way to get in touch with someone, or to find a job, apartment or the answer to a question. For others, mainly the elderly, low-income households or small businesses in the outer-boroughs, fast, affordable Net access remains elusive.

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