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Volume 2, Number 23 The Weekly Newspaper of Chelsea / March 07 - 13, 2008
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NEWS
W. Chelsea raps about Jay-Z hotel venture
By Charlotte Cowles
The stretch of Tenth Ave. between 22nd and 21st Sts. in Chelsea lies in an area where avant-garde art galleries commingle with historic row houses, churches and auto-body shops on Manhattan’s low-rise West Side frontier.
Spitzer spurs fears of Hudson Park work delays
By Josh Rogers
The governor is tying Hudson River Park funding to the sale of land near the Javits Center on the West Side, which could delay the opening of the Chelsea and Tribeca sections of the Hudson River Park by a year or more, advocates and officials are warning.
A night of Beethovenian proportions
By Jefferson Siegel
A group of highly attuned young artists from the German-speaking world had the opportunity to display their talents to New York’s German cultural community, as the German Forum celebrated its 30th anniversary on Tuesday with a concert of classical-music favorites at St. Paul’s Church on W. 22nd St. in Chelsea.
Good swordsmanship as Chelsea fencing clubs spar
By Barry Paddock
New Yorkers who have ever considered taking up the sport of fencing have a uniquely ample opportunity to indulge their curiosity in Chelsea.
Women’s ‘Harvest’ at Chelsea Market
By Jefferson Siegel
To help celebrate International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8, the Mercy Corps charitable organization opened “Harvest, Sustenance and Survival: A Photo Exhibit of Women and Food from Around the World” on Tuesday at Chelsea Market.
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Courtesy of the Empire State Development Corporation
A newly released rendering of the proposed Expanded Moynihan Station, viewed from the west. The open roof peeks into the top of the Farley Post Office, which would house a new sporting arena, while the eastern portion is comprised of a new station/retail complex that would replace the current Madison Square Garden, One Penn Plaza and Penn Station.
Stalled West Side projects await help from on high
By Chris Lombardi
The ambitious local development projects that have been making heads in Chelsea/Clinton and the Flatiron District spin in recent years—especially the redeveloped Hudson Yards and Moynihan Station—now need firm leadership to become a reality, local experts told Chelsea Now this week.
 Squeaky 22nd St. residents get greased over oil leak
By Patrick Hedlund
Pedestrians passing along the bucolic brownstone block of 22nd St. between Eighth and Ninth Aves. have borne the stench and stain of spewing oil for months after an unmanned mobile unit began leaking the toxic substance onto the street.
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ARTS
 New staging of Seurat’s life story is stunning
By Scott Harrah
Best known for “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” painter George Seurat died in near obscurity at age 31, but found posthumous fame for his “pointillist” interpretations of color and light, a phenomenon that greatly influenced the art movements of 19th and early 20th century Europe.
Koch On Film
By Ed Koch
“Un Secret” (+) This extraordinarily poignant film, based on an eponymous novel by Philippe Grimbert, depicts the Nazi victory over France and its effect on the French Jews living in Paris and occupied France. While watching it I found myself thinking, “It could happen again.” Anti-Semitism is at an all-time high in France, England, and elsewhere in Europe.
 Therapeutic History
By Brian MCCormick
Early in Juliette Mapp’s moving emotional memoir “Anna, Ikea, and I,” I looked around the audience at St. Mark’s Church, wondering if some of what she was saying required insider knowledge. Certain references, like the precise name of the venue –– Danspace Project –– got hardy laughs from those in the know, and cocked heads from others.
Pink Martini’s ‘mini-orchestra’ intoxicates listeners
By Todd Simmons
The dazzling 12-piece “mini-orchestra” Pink Martini headlines a show this weekend at Avery Fisher Hall. In the midst of a national tour promoting their eclectic new album, “Hey Eugene!,” the multicultural band from Portland, Oregon continues to be as entertaining as ever.
Stoking the anxieties of adolescence
By Steven Snyder
Throughout his career, director Gus Van Sant has made a name for himself by stoking the anxieties of adolescence. It all started in 1985 with “Mala Noche,” a recently revived road romance about a gay teenager incapable of connecting with the Mexican immigrant he loves.
 Treble clef in a Soviet asylum
By Jerry Tallmer
Every good boy deserves to see “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” at least once. So does every good girl. And now they can, for the first time in New York City since Lincoln Center, 1979.
Life, summed up in six words
By Adrienne Urbanski
Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words (his creation: “For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.”) Smith Magazine, a web site showcasing personal narratives, invited writers to come up with their own six-word memoirs.
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