Replate’s delivery service picks up surplus food from businesses, restaurants and other food vendors. Photo courtesy of Replate Letters to the Editor On Food Waste and Food Insecurity I recently stumbled upon Chelsea News NY’s article on food waste and insecurity in New York... Letters to the Editor 14 Oct 2022 | 09:40
The Spanish Benevolent Society building. Photo: Zoey Lyttle La Nacional: The Spanish Benevolent Society Lives On The nonprofit society La Nacional opened on 14th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in 1868, but when the Church of... News 17 Aug 2022 | 03:02
Stephen Saunders, owner of The End of History in the West Village. Photo: Zoey Lyttle Boy Meets Vase, and the Rest is History About 53 years ago, an auctioneer held up a blue-and-white, Chinese porcelain vase as he sold off the contents of an English... News 22 Jul 2022 | 11:11
The Chelsea Garden Club. Photo courtesy of the Chelsea Garden Club The Chelsea Garden Club’s Community Roots Since Phyllis Waisman was a young girl growing up in Manhattan, she always wanted a tree in front of her building. For decades,... News 20 Jul 2022 | 04:16
Instructor Colleen Saidman-Yee asked the hundreds of participants to “dedicate this next hour...in a way that will increase peace.” Photo: Zoey Lyttle Yoga on a Long, Rainy Day On June 21, the day of the summer solstice, several blocks’ worth of yoga mats lined Times Square. From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30... News 22 Jun 2022 | 02:07
At the 2019 Oasis benefit at Chelsea Piers. Photo courtesy of the Ali Forney Center Ali Forney Center Changes Event Venue to Protest Chelsea Piers Chelsea Piers faced a massive backlash for featuring Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a Tivkah Fund conference on Sunday,... News 17 Jun 2022 | 06:13
Full sun seen from 14th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Photo: Zoey Lyttle Full Sun’s Light Leaves Onlookers Half-Satisfied Between the clear sky overhead and the holiday weekend timing, the year’s Manhattanhenge conditions seemed to line up as... News 01 Jun 2022 | 12:59
Chelsea tree canopy. Photo: Zoey Lyttle A Greener Future for District 3 Councilman Erik Bottcher’s office recently tallied District 3’s votes for this year’s Participatory Budgeting program. After... News 31 May 2022 | 01:05
Dr. David Jevotovsky after graduation from NYU Grossman School of Medicine last week. Photo: Zoey Lyttle From Patient to Doctor On May 18, New York University’s class of 2022 celebrated its long-awaited graduation. Among the triumphant recipients, one... News 22 May 2022 | 02:05
Employees protest during the Whitney gala. Photo: Karissa Francis Whitney Museum Union Demands More During Annual Gala Along the westernmost block of Gansevoort Street, Whitney Museum staffers rallied for fair wages and benefits on Tuesday... News 19 May 2022 | 07:26
Nighttime outdoor dining scene at Shaffer’s on Eighth Ave. and 18th Street. Photo: Zoey Lyttle Cyclists and Restaurants Clash Over Shared Bike Lane Space Tensions have been rising ever since New York City restaurants began offering outdoor seating in June 2020. Bicyclists and... News 25 Mar 2022 | 11:24
