https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/wilson-officially-wins-ranked-choice-city-council-district-3-race-XH5823231 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-06T11:18:00-04:00 Wilson Officially Wins Ranked-Choice City Council District 3 Race https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/hhckpu4bcaasao-4-10665236-20260429104_4-10687646_20260505172113.webp Carl Wilson (center, front) has officially won the District 3 City Council race with 60 percent of ranked-choice votes, according to updated BOE tallies. He was endorsed by Council Speaker Julie Menin (left) and State Senator Erik Bottcher (back). https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-05-at-4-45-41-pm_4-10687649_20260505172113.png The runner-up in the race, Lindsay Boylan, officially pulled in 40 percent of the vote after ranked-choice tallies were completed. Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a surprise endorsement only days before mail-in voted statrted which jump started her campaign. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-may-7-13-YM5824717 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-06T12:32:00-04:00 Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: May. 7-13 https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/national-arts-club-via-www-nationalar_4-10689055_20260506120830.jpg national arts club via www.nationalartsclub.org https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/intrepid-via-intrepidmuseum-org_4-10689061_20260506120830.jpg intrepid via intrepidmuseum.org https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/amazon-union-leader-arrested-amid-protests-over-bezos-at-met-gala-LJ5821793 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-06T20:35:20-04:00 Amazon Union Leader Arrested Amid Protests over Bezos at Met Gala https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/lauren-sanches-at-met-gala-2026-wikim_4-10687705_20260505170449.jpg Lauren Sanchez arrives at Met Gala 2026 on May 4. She and her husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s riches individuals, served as the lead sponsors of the fashion showcase, and that drew protestors to the event. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/resistance-red-carpet-at-the-2026-met_4-10687704_20260505170449.jpg Protesters gather across the street from the Metropoliant Museum of Art to protest the involvment of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as a sponsor. Amazon union founder Chris Smalls was arrested. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/met-gala-via-citizen_4-10686467_20260505165339.png Chris Smalls, the head of the first successful unionization drive at an Amazon outlet, was arrested for crashing a barrier at the 2026 Met Gala. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/fashion-editor-and-mom-among-fatal-fire-victims-YK5826032 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-06T21:58:07-04:00 Fashion Editor and Mom Among Fatal Fire Victims https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/yolaine-diaz-and-mom-credit-yolaine-d_4-10692717_20260506185318.png Well-known Hispanic fashion journalist Yolaine Diaz died in a horrific fire that tore through a six-story apartment building in Inwood on May 4, as did her 73 year-old mom Ana Mirtha Lantigua. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/images_4-10692682_20260506201303.jpg Diaz was a much-loved editor at People en Español. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/fighting-for-her-life_4-10692720_20260506185320.png A mom and three of her children are fighting for their lives after being severely injured in the Inwood fire. The woman’s five-year-old daughter and two sons remain in critical condition. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/hhelscuwsaayau3-4-10684128-2026050416_4-10692701_20260506185321.webp The buildings sole stairwell collapsed in the early morning blaze on May 4. In addition to the three fatalities, five people were hospitalized in critical condition. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/dozens-protest-ice-parking-outside-varick-street-immigration-court-EN5825262 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-07T09:35:57-04:00 Dozens Protest ICE Parking Outside Varick Street Immigration Court https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7950_4-10690864_20260506162954.jpg Protestors held up posters resembling no parking signs. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7884_4-10690863_20260506145028.jpg Several signs called for the abolishment of ICE and protested the deployment of the National Guard troops in U.S. cities. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7918_4-10690861_20260506162957.jpg Protestors stood outside of 201 Varick St., which houses one of the city’s immigration courts. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7898_4-10690865_20260506145032.jpg Throughout the hour-long rally, protestor Jay W. Walker, who helped organize Chelsea Neighbors United, yelled chants into a bullhorn.