How a Legendary New York Hotel Became a Battleground
Mark Twain and Bob Dylan slept at the Chelsea. Now, developers hope to lure tourists, but they have to soothe some frustrated tenants.
Plans are underway to make the Chelsea Hotel an actual hotel again. But there have been … complications.Credit.Hilary Swift for The New York Times
April 16, 2021Updated 8:49 a.m. ET
You can’t exactly roam carefree through the Chelsea Hotel these days, re-enacting its bohemian past, open wine bottle in hand, say, while taking a break from writing your generation-defining novel, song, or Netflix script. Even if you found the drilling and hammering, dust and debris, and exposed cables and pipes inspirational, the Chelsea has not booked a guest room since 2011.
Vacant Storefronts Proliferate in NYC, And It’s No Easier To Identify Owners
arrow A vacant storefront on the Upper East Side Beth Fertig / WNYC
Taking a walk along Third Avenue in the 80s and 90s near his home, City Councilman Ben Kallos points to one empty storefront after another and recalls some of his favorite Upper East Side shops and restaurants.
“This was an amazing steakhouse,” said the Manhattan native, referring to a place on the west side of the avenue. Across the street was a Modell’s Sporting Goods; he also sees a former taco place and a storefront with a red awning that used to be Pesce Pasta. “It was a great place for an Italian lunch and it s been vacant for a number of years,” he said.
By: Christian DiBuono
The 2021 NYC mayoral election primaries will be on June 22, 2021. Meanwhile, the general election will be on November 2, 2021. Credit: the city.nyc
The 2021 New York City Mayoral Election may not be at the top of everyone’s minds after everything that happened in 2020, but it is important to pay closer attention to the men and women who may or may not become the new political figures of New York City.
The ballots for this election will give the city a new mayor, comptroller, four new borough presidents, and new City Council members.
Aside from the importance of this election, there are several key candidates who have a decent chance to land in the mayor’s office.
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