https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/gates-for-washington-square-park-public-divided-at-cb2-meeting-FA5828766 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-10T08:45:48-04:00 Gates for Washington Square Park? Public Divided at CB2 Meeting https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-8018_4-10704627_20260509005817.jpg How to handle the opening around the arch is an entirely different challenge. Currently, closing the space requires the NYPD to link around a dozen of the barricades. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-8038_4-10704726_20260510084505.jpg The Parks Department has to move the barricades twice a day: at midnight and 6 a.m. Some believe gates would be easier to maneuver. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-8042_4-10704729_20260510084507.jpg The barricades are held together by chains and locks, which the Parks Department has to lock and unlock every day. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-8016_4-10704626_20260509005815.jpg Though the community was divided on the issue of permanent gates, they agree a better solution is needed than the current police barricades. Many argue that the barricades undercut the beauty of the park and fail to keep out people after hours. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-8028_4-10704732_20260510084510.jpg At the end of the meeting, the committee decided to draft a proposal to request alternative designs from the Parks Department. Since Washington Square Park is in a historic district, the new design would have to be approved by the Landmarks Committee. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/park-east-synagogue-protest-tests-nypd-mamdani-buffer-zone-policy-CI5831554 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-11T11:15:37-04:00 Park East Synagogue Protest Tests NYPD, Mamdani, Buffer Zone Policy https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/park-east-synagogue-protest-tests-mam_4-10704741_20260510091808.jpg NYPD holds back Park East synagogue protestors at East 67th Street and Lexington Avenue. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/park-east-synagogue-protest-tests-mam_4-10704744_20260510091946.jpg The May 5 Park East Synagogue protest was a reaction to the Great Israeli Real Estate Event. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/park-east-synagogue-protest-tests-mam_4-10704756_20260510092610.jpg The Park East Synagogue protest buffer zone on East 67th Street also excluded press. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/park-east-protest-tests-mamdani-nypd_4-10704761_20260510093521.jpg Park East Synagogue protest included the anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish sect Neturei Karta. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/city-arts/the-long-hard-road-a-play-must-follow-before-it-hits-the-stage-NL5805186 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-11T12:12:04-04:00 The Long Hard Road a Play Must Follow Before it Hits the Stage https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/dog-day-afternoon-photo-of-star_4-10667388_20260508144330.png Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss Bachrach star in the stage version of the play “Dog Day Afternoon” based on a real life bankruptcy in Brooklyn in the 1970s that captured the nation. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/voices/early-voting-starts-june-13-in-tense-cd-12-congressional-race-FN5834513 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-11T14:21:06-04:00 Early Voting Starts June 13 in Tense CD 12 Congressional Race https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/subway-murder-sparks-outrage-and-probe-of-hospital-that-released-alleged-killer-EM5835464 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-11T16:59:32-04:00 Subway Murder Sparks Outrage and Probe of Hospital that Released Alleged Killer https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/ross-falzone_4-10709219_20260511135632.png Ross Falzone, a retired high school special education teacher was shoved to his death by a 23 year old homeless person at a Chelsea subway station on W. 18th St. and Seventh Ave. It was the second violent incident at the station in a 18 months. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/blurry-video-of-subway-shover_4-10704752_20260511124845.png Blurry surveillance video allegedly shows Rhamell Burke shoving Ross Falzone down the steps of the Chelsea subway station at W. 18th Street and Seventh Ave. Falzone was a resident of W. 85th St. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-3216_4-10709568_20260511142546.jpg Ross Falzone, the victim of a subway shover, lived on a tree lined street on W. 85th St.