https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-aug-6-12-FH6090362 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-08-05T12:09:47-04:00 Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Aug. 6-12 https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/madison-square-park-via-www-madisonsq_4-10979841_20260805120949.jpg madison square park via www.madisonsquarepark.org https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/high-line-via-highline-org_4-10979845_20260805120950.jpg high line via highline.org https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/subway-decor-mta-opens-auction-for-metrocard-vending-machines-DH6090731 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-08-05T14:36:54-04:00 Subway Decor: MTA Opens Auction for MetroCard Vending Machines https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-08-05-at-2-33-39-pm_4-10980182_20260805143511.png The NYC MTA will auction of a limited number of vintage MetroCard vending machines (left) and express machines (right), with a starting bid of $1500 to take home a blast from the subway’s past. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/camping-under-the-stars-in-city-parks-legally-yes-you-can-EJ6083125 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-08-05T22:16:57-04:00 Camping Under the Stars in City Parks? Legally? Yes, You Can! https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-53-34-pm_4-10974656_20260803125503.png Urban Park Rangers host an array of public events and activities, including educational excursions on NYC parks’ wildlife. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-56-33-pm_4-10974668_20260803125729.png Urban Park Rangers hosting Family Camping and helping families set up tents. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-08-03-at-12-43-17-pm_4-10974649_20260803124800.png The Lake of Central Park, with a person pictured on a rented boat. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/home/all-mta-buses-to-have-designated-spot-for-open-strollers-YL6094706 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-08-06T16:18:57-04:00 All MTA Buses to Have Designated Spot for Open Strollers https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/mta-open-stroller_4-10989021_20260806161839.jpg Spots on MTA buses that have been designated as open stroller spaces are marked with a decal. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/shame-stickers-for-cars-blocking-street-sweepers-make-controversial-comeback-EX6088798 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-08-07T06:03:53-04:00 Shame Stickers for Cars Blocking Street Sweepers Make Controversial Comeback https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/dsny-car-stickers_4-10978320_20260804162051.webp The NY Department of Sanitation has started affixing adhesive stickers to cars violating street cleaning parking rules again, bringing back a practice that had been prohibited since 2011 before a City Council vote in June 2026 allowed the Department of Sanitation to resume the practice starting in August. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/officials-and-advocates-blast-judge-s-ruling-blocking-ice-mask-ban-JG6091469 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-08-07T06:58:42-04:00 Officials and Advocates Blast Judge’s Ruling Blocking ICE Mask Ban https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/ice-block-jpg-10981323-10981323_4-10981323_20260805164108.jpg Officials and advocates came together after a law set to ban ICE agents from concealing their identities with masks was blocked when a judge issued a preliminary injunction. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/block-on-ban-jpg-10987926-10987926_4-10987926_20260806140901.jpg Assemblymember Tony Simone organized a conference to condemn the block on August 4. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/mask-ban-jpg-10987929-10987929_4-10987929_20260806140904.jpg Civil rights lawyer and Democratic nominee for Assembly District 66 David Siffert argued against the legal reasoning behind the decision at the press conference. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/officials-ban-jpg-10987925-10987925_4-10987925_20260806140907.jpg New York Immigration Coalition President Murad Awawdeh called the block on the mask ban a mistake. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/mask-ban-block-jpg-10987924-10987924_4-10987924_20260806140910.jpg Representative Dan Goldman, who has introduced a similar bill on a federal level in Congress, also came to speak out against the decision.