https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/boulevard-of-heroes-city-names-streets-to-honor-champion-knicks-BB5993012 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-01T14:14:18-04:00 Boulevard of Heroes: City Names Streets to Honor Champion Knicks https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/20260630-dsc02548_4-10879103_20260630141852.jpg The Jalen Brunson street sign at West 11th Street and Seventh Avenue is considerably higher than the honorary signs for his teammates. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/20260630-dsc02529_4-10879098_20260630141844.jpg OG Anunoby sharing the honor with Rock and Roll legend Jimi Hendrix on West Eighth St. and 6th Ave. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/20260630-dsc02495_4-10879099_20260630141845.jpg West 4th Street Courts, hosting Kenny Graham’s Pro Classic N.Y.C. tournament. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/20260630-dsc02507_4-10879100_20260630141846.jpg The sign for Jose Alvarado at Washington Pl. and 6th Ave. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/20260630-dsc02485_4-10879101_20260630141848.jpg Josh Hart Street, located on West Third Street and 6th Avenue. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/city-arts/the-world-cup-of-comedy-comes-to-soho-ID5995930 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-01T17:45:11-04:00 The World Cup of Comedy Comes To Soho https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/poster-flare-web_4-10880060_20260701163054.jpg Alex Hill’s one-man show, “Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England,” transforms the true act of a superfan into a story of belonging and friendship. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/copy-of-why-i-stuck-a-flare-up-my-ars_4-10880061_20260701163055.jpg Alex Hill is a writer, actor, and producer from Egham, England. His award-winning debut play, “Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England,” now off Broadway in NYC, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/copy-of-why-i-stuck-a-flare-up-my-ars_4-10880063_20260701163101.jpg Directed by Sean Turner, “Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England” is a physically demanding role for writer/actor Alex Hill, who says Turner “made me bring it into my body more and give it 110 percent.” https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/mta-spruces-up-subway-bathrooms-secures-toilet-seats-XC5985154 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-02T11:51:56-04:00 MTA Spruces Up Subway Bathrooms, Secures Toilet Seats https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/union-square_4-10871957_20260626182746.jpg A January report from the MTA Inspector General found ten observed bathrooms lacking toilet seat covers, including those at Union Square (above). That has now been fixed. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-26-at-5-37-10-pm_4-10871944_20260626174605.png An example of a preexisting subway bathroom with an installed toilet seat. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-26-at-5-18-26-pm_4-10871950_20260626174603.png Certain bathrooms in New York City’s subway system reportedly lacked toilet seats (above) as of last year, according to a report by the MTA’s Inspector General. However, this has now reportedly been rectified. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/climbing-couple-arrested-after-proposal-atop-empire-state-building-DF5997234 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-02T13:11:19-04:00 Climbing Couple Arrested after Proposal Atop Empire State Building https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-01-at-4-39-51-pm_4-10881235_20260701164101.png Two daredevil climbers who scaled the Empire State Building and unfulred a peace banner atop the building’s needle were arrested by the NYPD on July 1. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/birthright-citizenship-upheld-as-supreme-court-rejects-trump-s-proposed-limits-IB5993659 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-02T14:25:05-04:00 Birthright Citizenship Upheld As Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Proposed Limits https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/birthrightcitizenshipimage-dsc07760-scaled_4-10881420_20260701190308.jpg The 14th Amendment has ensured birthright citizenship since 1868 and the Supreme Court upheld that provision, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump who had railed against the law for more than a decade. The amendment guarantees people born on U.S. soil are citizens, regardless of their parents’ citizenship status. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/ahead-of-bill-hearing-carriage-workers-plead-case-to-keep-horses-EB5993215 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-02T16:35:32-04:00 Ahead of Bill Hearing, Carriage Workers Plead Case to Keep Horses https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4184_4-10879688_20260630170255.jpg Horse carriage rides resumed in the park June 23, after a six-day pause to pay respect for a fatal incident, in which a teen fell from a runaway carriage and died. It was halted again after the temperature soared over 89 degrees in recent days. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4259_4-10879161_20260630170247.jpg Christina Hansen, a carriage owner and spokesperson for the union, with Cheyenne the horse. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4182_4-10879690_20260630170258.jpg Horse carriages line up at the bottom of the park before picking up visitors to take around the park’s loop. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4215_4-10879684_20260630170251.jpg As the city prepares for a July 15 hearing on a bill to ban Central Park carriage horses, the union representing carriage owners says a ban will devastate the drivers’ livelihoods. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4200_4-10879686_20260630170253.jpg Central Park horses return to three different Hell’s Kitchen stables after working in the park. At the 52 St location, horses are kept upstairs and are watched over 24/7. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4174_4-10879692_20260630170301.jpg The union imposes strict guidelines for the care of the horses, including a weather restriction of 89 degrees for the horses to be outside and working. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4154_4-10879694_20260630170305.jpg Currently, horses do not have a designated place to line up in the park. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/food-drink/miss-subways-reunion-brings-extra-pizazz-to-ellen-s-stardust-diner-AC5994046 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-02T16:54:02-04:00 Miss Subways Reunion Brings Extra Pizazz to Ellen’s Stardust Diner https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4397_4-10881375_20260701172931.jpg Ellen Hart, owner of Ellen’s Stardust Diner and a former Miss Subways (1959), poses with Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal holding her original Miss Subways poster and a Proclamation in celebration of the Miss Subways reunion and her 85th birthday. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4573_4-10879394_20260701172935.jpg Ellen Hart posing with Juliet Papa, Reporter at 1010 WINS, (left) and Julie Coker, President and CEO of NYC Tourism and Conventions (right). Papa and Coker received the Miss Subways Honorary sashes. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4332_4-10881378_20260701172938.jpg Ellen Hart pictured with fellow Miss Subways. From left to right: Eileen Ryan Keating, Dolores Mitchell Byrne, Maureen Walsh Roaldsen, Mary Gardiner, Heide Hafner, and Ellen Hart. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4469_4-10881384_20260701172944.jpg Actor Samantha Stevens arrived dressed up as Marilyn Monroe and impersonated the actress’s 1962 performance of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.” Similarly to President John F. Kennedy, Hart was pleasantly cringing to the side. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4527_4-10881381_20260701172941.jpg A Starduster performing “New York, New York.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ellen’s Stardust Diner struggled to survive the hardships of quarantine and limited tourism. The vibrant diner has since gotten back on its feet. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a4582_4-10881387_20260701172948.jpg The “Miss Subways” wall in Ellen’s Stardust Diner, showing the various women’s original posters which lined subway cars from 1941 until 1976. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/is-your-dog-getting-enough-electrolytes-in-this-heat-wave-BX6000377 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-02T16:57:27-04:00 Is your dog getting enough electrolytes in this heat wave? https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/pxl-20260702-162915079-mp_4-10888127_20260702162522.jpg Petco water fountain with bowls for animals. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/pxl-20260702-163258068-mp_4-10888134_20260702162523.jpg “Doggy Rade” electrolyte drink for dogs. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/public-pools-and-beachespreparing-for-historically-hot-summer-heatwave-CX6000747 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-03T09:30:10-04:00 Lifeguard Shortages Loom as Public Pools and Beaches Prep for Hot Summer https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/public-pools_4-10888307_20260702213558.webp Last year, the Parks Department opened the Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park, replacing the old Lasker Pool and Rink. The pool will be one of Manhattan’s outdoor pool locations offering the free Learn to Swim program this summer although only a handful of the public pools in Manhattan will offer similar programs. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/empty-lifeguard-stand_4-10888657_20260703092405.jpg The Parks Department said it is adding lifeguards through mid-July, hoping to avoid shutting down certain beaches to swimming, such as this one on Beach 129 Street in Rockaway on June 6. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/mamdani-cannonballs_4-10888630_20260703085857.jpg Mayor Zohran Mamdani leaped into the Thomas Jefferson Pool in East Harlem in a two piece business suit to signal the opening of the city’s 53 free, public swimming pools, including 16 in Manhattan, on June 27. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/rockaway-beach-lifeguards_4-10888660_20260703092405.jpg The city needs about 1,400 lifeguards to fully staff its 14 miles of ocean beaches and 53 public swimming pools. Beach 130 in Rockaway seemed to have enough lifeguards when Straus News stopped by on June 6. But some nearby stands at Beach 129 Street sat empty that day. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/voices/if-only-taylor-swift-said-i-don-t-to-an-over-the-top-wedding-BX6000650 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-03T10:33:22-04:00 If Only Taylor Swift Said, “I Don’t” to an Over the Top Wedding https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-ruomoured-m_4-10888298_20260702192352.webp Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged in 2025, and married over the July 4th weekend 2026 at Madison Square Garden in front of 1000 guests. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/wilson-narrowly-clinches-chelsea-city-council-dem-primary-HB5993283 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-03T10:54:43-04:00 Wilson Narrowly Clinches Chelsea City Council Dem Primary https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-01-at-6-51-15-pm_4-10879273_20260701185132.png Carl Wilson, who currently serves as City Council Member for District 3, won the democratic nomination for re-election in November after three rounds of ranked-choice voting for an over 50% majority. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/fired-intern-leads-rally-against-unpaid-interns-at-city-council-FE5996513 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-07-03T12:25:26-04:00 Fired Intern Leads Rally Against Unpaid Interns at City Council https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-07-01-at-12-27-47-pm_4-10880599_20260701124531.png Mina Farahmand addresses the crowd while demonstrating with dozens in front of City Hall in a dispute over unpaid interns in the office of City Council member Harvey Epstein.