The four remaining city council district 3 candidates (from left) Leslie Boghosian-Murphy, Linday Boylan, Layla Law-Gisiko and Carl Wilson. Special Election Race for West Side City Council Seat Nears End The four candidates seeking to fill Erik Bottcher’s empty seat on City Council District 3 race–Layla Law-Gisiko, Leslie Boghosian-Murphy,... News 29 Apr 2026 | 07:22
Funeral notice for Chinatown resident Wai Fun Tso, killed in Chelsea Dec. 22, 2025. ( Photo: Wah Wing Sang Funeral Home) New Jersey Driver Ticketed for Chinatown Woman’s Death in Chelsea A 19-year-old male driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a Chinatown woman in Chelsea last December has been arrested–and... Crime Watch 27 Apr 2026 | 10:48
Wanted for robbery in Chelsea; Forcibe. Touching in Penn Station (inset). ( Photos: NYPD) Robbery in Chelsea; Forcible Touching on Penn Station Platform Cops are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred... Crime Watch 06 Apr 2026 | 03:56
An appeals court has stopped NYCHA from demolishing the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses—in order to create a new mixed-use development—until late spring, at the earliest. Chelsea NYHCA Houses Demolition Halted Until at Least May A lawsuit filed by tenants seeking to halt the demolition of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses has been given further... News 01 Apr 2026 | 05:22
Social media troll wanted for hate crime arson; later arrested as Michael James. ( Photo: NYPD) MAGA Hat Social Media Trolls Charged for Chelsea Assault In the annals of Chelsea street crime, there are no known incidents more witlessly self-incriminating than the hate crime... News 02 Mar 2026 | 11:39
The landmarked Redbury Hotel, once one of the more prestigious small hotels in Manhattan, was converted to a migrant shelter in August, 2023. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Redbury Hotel Shelter and 7-Eleven Homicide Top Concerns at Mid-Town South Pct. Council Problems at the landmarked Redbury Hotel which was converted to a migrant shelter in August 2023, emerged as a hot button... News 27 Feb 2026 | 06:05
Benjamin Feldshuh, 88 years old, picked up a paint brush again when he quit his job as a top psychiatrist at NYU. His abstractionist and cubist paintings will have their first public exhibition at the loft space Sixth Floor on Feb. 19. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Benjamin Feldshuh: A Rising Modernist Star at 88 Years Old Historically, critical acclaim and popularity have depended on youth and novelty. But sometimes something hits at the right... Home 21 Feb 2026 | 03:31
An appeals court judge has issued a temporary restraining order on plans to demolish—and then remake—the Fulton & Chelsea-Elliott Houses. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons ) Appeals Court Halts Chelsea NYCHA Demolition Plans, For Now An appeals court has issued a temporary restraining order halting the demolition of the Fulton & Chelsea-Elliot Houses, in... News 21 Feb 2026 | 09:42
McKenna Camille (left) stands with fashion designer Kalita Hon (middle), and guest Ilona Ho (right) who came to see her show at the Neighbor Gallery in Chelsea on Feb. 11, featuring upcycled denim displays. The thrift store chic clothing industry is booming. ( Photo: Isis O’Flynn-Shahaf) Young Pop Star Brings Thrift Store Chic Collection to NYFW It might not attract the attention of Vogue’s Anna Wintour, but 23-year-old pop singer and up-and-coming fashion designer... News 16 Feb 2026 | 11:24
Surveillance images of Kelly Playground shooting suspect Michael Zayas. ( Photos: SDNY) Feds Indict Convicted Felon in Kelly Playground Shooting The convicted felon accused of firing ten shots in Kelly Playground in Chelsea on Jan. 14 has been indicted. The announcement... News 16 Feb 2026 | 02:54
The creative team behind the pop up Valentine Museum (form left) Maddie Hill, founder Nicole Utley and Sayre Stewart. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Valentine’s Museum Pop Up Opens in Chelsea; All Hearts Are Welcome Temperatures are in a deep freeze but things are heating up in Chelsea, thanks to a red-hot pop-up celebrating all the things... News 02 Feb 2026 | 11:33
A developer has bought the vacant lot separating two of the three surviving carriage stables in Manhattan, Central Park Carriage (lower left) and West Side Livery Stables (upper right). ( Photo: Bing Maps ) Developer Grabs Chelsea Lot Between Two Holdout Carriage Stables A developer has acquired a lot wedged between two of the three remaining carriage horse stables in Manhattan, leading to... News 21 Jan 2026 | 03:30
A Restaurant Week jewel in Battery Park City: Treadwell Park ( Photo: Brian Berger) Restaurant Week Takes Midtown & Downtown— for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feedbag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:02
In a video that went viral, a woman said a Chelsea man wearing a “Hot Girls for Zohran” T-shirt began spewing anti-Jewish speech at her and another woman. The man admits he got into an argument with the two women, but says he’s the victim of a smear campaign that has upended his life. ( Photo: Instagram) A Video Labeled Him an Anti-Semite; He Says It’s a Smear Campaign The video is, at first glance, simple. Greg Schlotthauer, a middle-aged, bespectacled man, stands inside the 14th Street... News 31 Dec 2025 | 06:30
A National Night Out on Crime event at Elliott-Chelsea Houses, August 2025. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) Elliott-Chelsea Houses NYCHA Evictions Blocked by Judge A judge has prevented New York City Housing Authority from evicting two tenants from the Elliott-Chelsea Houses, which could... Home 18 Nov 2025 | 06:23
