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How neighbors in Chelsea are responding to the coronavirus crisis. Plus: Good food news
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My partner and I have called Chelsea our home for more than a quarter-century. I co-produce a podcast, “Making Gay History,” on the street where I liv...
Chelsea's small-town spirit has been amplified during the coronavirus crisis.
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My partner and I have called Chelsea our home for more than a quarter-century. I co-produce a podcast, “Making Gay History,” on the street where I liv...
Today in Coronavirus Watch:
Council Member Mark Levine says he assumes he has coronavirus; C train service disrupted by conductor's positive test; MTA faces $4 billion loss; and more:
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Updated Monday, March 23, 5:30 p.m. Quote of the Day: “If we don’t get the equipment, we’re literally going to lose lives." Mayor de Blasio, on CNN, t...
How to get your Broadway fix when the theaters are closed:
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Usually, I would be using this time to report on the latest Broadway shows. There are — or were — some 16 new ones set to open before the Tony nominat...
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Cuomo workforce reduction order now 75 percent as cases rise in NYC. Check in for the latest news and updates on our daily Coronavirus Watch:
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Updated Thursday, March 19, 7:15 p.m. Quote of the Day: "We are the new epicenter." - Council Member Mark Levine, on Twitter Mayor: Need for Federal A...
How Manhattan's religious centers are responding to the coronavirus
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Last Thursday, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency across New York, business carried on more or less as usual at the Islamic Cultural C...
New York's elected officials take on a crisis that has shredded the fabric of everyday life
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At a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo likened our world to a snow globe. Like a child, the coronavirus pandemic has shaken our world and tu...
The novel coronavirus is greeted with a classic mix of anxiety, gallows humor and a rolling series of adaptations
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Until a very few days ago, social distancing conjured for most New Yorkers an image of, say, the rich and famous rising above the rest of us as they s...
The way we live now: School closings, sanitizer shortages, empty shelves, Wall Street shocks and an ever-longer list of cases
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In the narrow aisles of Joseph’s Pharmacy on the Upper West Side, customers scoured the shelves for anything they could find to kill the coronavirus. ...
A new show at The Museum at FIT traces ballet's influence on high fashion in the modern era.
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If you need a classical dance fix between now and the beginning of the New York City Ballet’s spring season in April, head downtown to The Museum at F...
Gov. Cuomo declares state of emergency as number of cases statewide rises to 76. Check in with our Coronavirus Watch for updates:
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Updated Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m. The COVID-19 toll: Worldwide: More than 100,000 cases, more than 3,400 deaths U.S.: More than 300 cases, mostly on t...
"Landscapes," says artist April Gornik, "are natural metaphors." @MGregoryWriter beautifully evokes the show at the Miles McEnery Gallery in Chelsea.
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Landscape has been a favorite subject of art for as long as there has been art. Little is more relatable to human beings than the world around us. Yet...
Confused about the upcoming plastic bag ban? What you need to know - and where to pick up reusable bags:
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On Sunday, March 1, New York joins California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon, Vermont and a handful of cities and towns including Albuq...
Which Democratic presidential candidates are raising the most money in Manhattan? See who people in your neighborhood are backing.
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In the 2020 Democratic primary race, Manhattan residents are putting their money on the moderate mayor of a city one-sixteenth the population of their...
Nuts Factory, a neighborhood favorite on the UES, plans to open a second location in Chelsea in March.
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Nuts Factory opened its first U.S. location at 1030 Third Ave. with a drive to create a sensory experience for its shoppers. Aromas provided by three ...
After five years as chief of staff to City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Erik Bottcher is stepping up and running for a seat of his own. Key issues he wants to address: street homelessness and mental health.
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In Erik Bottcher’s ideal political world, policy problems would be resolved by gathering stakeholders around a table to hash out the issues and come u...
After five years as chief of staff to City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Erik Bottcher is stepping up and running for a seat of his own.
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
http://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/it-s-all-about-the-details-XJ913437
In Erik Bottcher’s ideal political world, policy problems would be resolved by gathering stakeholders around a table to hash out the issues and come u...
How healthy is your neighborhood? Our 2020 guide shows how New Yorkers assess their own health. Plus takes on restorative #yoga, virus-prevention -- and a moving story of one kidney donor.
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Click here to read this year's guide to a Healthy Manhattan.
Our columnist @JonMediaWeb, a former Bloomberg writer, explains how the ex-mayor is using the same tactics in his run for president that he used throughout his business career.
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I have to smile as I watch America trying to make sense of Michael Bloomberg’s insurgent presidential run. Journalists and pundits are racking their b...
A beloved museum’s proposal for a redesign of its future home in a landmark church on Central Park West has touched off a bitter controversy:
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Upper West Siders rolled out the welcome mat in early 2018 when it was revealed that the Children’s Museum of Manhattan had found a spectacular new ho...
Don't miss our Most Viewed story of the day - Douglas Feiden's moving interview with Eleanor Reissa, the host of a new podcast about the Holocaust:
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She’s been dubbed the “Jewish Beyonce” and the “Reigning Queen of the Yiddish Cabaret.” She’s a singer, actress, playwright, choreographer, librettist...
Bundle up and head outdoors to see some of the best artwork the city has to offer:
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This season, there's no telling when it might snow, when the temperature might hit 70, or when the first bits of spring growth will start to break thr...
Despite bitter weather, rallygoers pack a punch at fourth annual Women’s March in New York City
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After three years, they’re still marching. Hundreds of protesters gathered for the fourth annual Women’s March in New York City Saturday morning, brav...
Come springtime, New York City will have another professional sports team to call its own when Sky Blue FC moves to Red Bull Arena for their 2020 season.
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Come springtime, New York City will have another professional sports team to call its own. After years of playing at Rutgers University, Sky Blue FC, ...
Before lion and dragon dances fill the streets of Chinatown on February 8 and 9, check out some of the city's extraordinary and unexpected offerings.
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Lunar New Year celebrations fill the city with vibrant colors, flavors, and lots of sounds. January 25 rings in the Year of the Rat. According to the ...
Showcasing his record on affordable housing and public health, Council Member Mark Levine launches his campaign for Manhattan BP:
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Council Member Mark Levine announced his candidacy to become the next Manhattan borough president last week, touting a record of fighting for affordab...
Anti-Semitic attacks through the holiday season bring tens of thousands out to a rally – and spur calls for greater protection
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“No Hate. No Fear.” “#JewishANDProud.” “America 2020 Not Germany 1933.” The signs were everywhere on a cold, clear day in Lower Manhattan. After a ser...
Anti-Semitic attacks through the holiday season bring tens of thousands out to a rally – and spur calls for greater protection
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“No Hate. No Fear.” “#JewishANDProud.” “America 2020 Not Germany 1933.” The signs were everywhere on a cold, clear day in Lower Manhattan. After a ser...
2019 was a tough year for safety on the city's streets. For the first time since Vision Zero was implemented in 2014, traffic fatalities rose citywide.
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It was a challenging year under Vision Zero. For the first time since the street safety initiative was implemented in 2014, traffic fatalities have in...
Retired Army Brigadier General Loree Sutton launches a longshot bid to become NYC's first woman mayor
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After a decades-long career in the military, and the transient lifestyle that accompanied it, retired Army brigadier general Loree Sutton’s six years ...
Amid a growing sense of unease, residents, elected officials and experts hunt for solutions to homelessness
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Over the last year, Elizabeth Carr has witnessed a shift in her neighborhood on the Upper West Side. She and others have noticed encampments of homele...
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announces a $1 million pilot program to help community college students get the meals they need.
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Food insecurity, defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as “the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe f...
Robert W. Snyder was just appointed to one of the city's most interesting and quirky jobs: Manhattan borough historian. He talks to Doug Feiden about his favorite neighborhood, block, street corner, historical period and subway line.
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His first vivid memory of Manhattan came as a three-year-old in the late 1950s when he visited the city from suburban New Jersey with his family and e...
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Dinaw Mengestu, the well-known Ethiopian-American novelist and writer, would regularly walk past the Bernie Wohl Center of the Goddard Riverside Commu...
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