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WEB3 days ago — Chelsea News NY | Your local paper for the Chelsea. Eric Goldstein (at podium) of the United Jewish Federation with then-NYPD Commissioner Kechant Sewell (center) and Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference announcing the arrest of two individuals in Penn Station.
Chelsea St. Renamed for Richard Henderson, Beloved Crossing …
WEB1 day ago — The newly-christened Richie’s Corner, on W. 26th St. and 10th Ave., is named after Richard Henderson. Henderson, who was a beloved crossing guard for Avenues The World School, was tragically killed on a No. 3 train in January. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Henderson’s bereaved siblings attended the corner-naming ceremony. From left to right: Kamika, Jermaine, and Earl. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Ian, a ...
Chelsea News NY | Your local paper for the Chelsea
WEBSep 19, 2024 — Rising Star: 16-Year-Old Juilliard Student Hopes to ‘Bring the Flute to the Future’ Less than 10 percent of students who apply to Juilliard are accepted, and in 2022, then-14-year-old flutist Nikka Gershman...
Feds Indict Adams on Five Counts Including Bribery and Accepting …
WEB21 hours ago — Adams has vowed not to resign and says he is innocent of the charges. Eric Adams at his press conference on Sept. 24, two days before he was hit with a sweeping five count federal indictment involving bribery, straw donors and accepting luxury trips and airplane tickets paid for by Turkish nationals.
Broadway Dims Lights to Honor James Earl Jones
WEB21 hours ago — Broadway theaters dimmed their lights to honor entertainment icon James Earl Jones at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. Jones, who passed away on Sept. 9, may be most well-known for his film roles as Darth Vader or Simba in the “ Lion King,” but he also was a key figure in the world of theater.
Murder on Market St. Update: 1 Teen Arrested, 2 Suspects Still At …
WEB4 days ago — Note scaffolding to right. ( Brian Berger) Police have arrested a 16-year-old for the shocking September 9 robbery slaying of 57-year-old Ying Zhu Liu in her 44 Market Street apartment building. Because of the suspect’s age, his name has not been released but he is facing charges of second-degree murder, robbery, burglary and criminal ...
Former Prison in West Chelsea to Become Affordable Housing, …
WEBOct 4, 2023 — The Bayview Correctional Facility redevelopment project is part of Gov. Hochul’s five-year, $25 billion housing plan to build or preserve 100,000 affordable homes. It incorporates Manhattan Community Board 4’s Bayview redevelopment plan — part of its Affordable Housing plan unveiled in December of last year, which called for the creation and preservation of 14,686 affordable housing ...
Legal Aid and CSS Rip NYCHA’s $1.5 Billion Tear Down Plans for …
WEBControversy heats up over plans by the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)’s to move forward with the $1.5 billion plan to demolish and rebuild the Fulton and Elliot- Chelsea (FEC) public housing projects. The Legal Aid Society says the city’s survey which said residents overwhelming supported the plan was ...
Chelsea Residents Again Blast NYCHA’s $1.5B Tear Down Plan
WEBChelsea-Elliot residents continue to blast NYCHA $1.5B tear down plan for the Chelsea-Elliot Houses at the third public scoping meeting on Wednesday, voicing environmental, educational, and relocation concerns of the demolition plan. They also questioned the validity of an earlier survey saying residents endorsed the plan.
Chelsea Residents Voice Concerns at Public Forum on $1.5B …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 — Some residents are not sold on the $1.5 billion plan unveiled by the city to tear down and rebuild the Fulton and Elliot NYCHA housing projects in Chelsea and many voiced their concern on Feb. 1 at the first public forum on the project. “We want to see an alternative to the proposed plan,” said one resident who identified herself only as ...