Teruko bar with a shell backbar salvaged from Tokyo’s iconic Orchid Bar showcases its extensive whiskey offerings, said by the owners to be the largest collection of Japanese whiskies in North America. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Sophisticated New Japanese Restaurant Opens in Hotel Chelsea There is a new swanky, sensuous subterranean restaurant that just opened at the Hotel Chelsea and as the place blends traditional... Food & Drink 19 Jun 2025 | 12:32
Pisillo, which just returned to the heart of Chelsea, is renowned for its world-class sandwiches sourced with genuine Italian ingredients. ( Photo: Pisilio) Pisillo Returns to the Heart of Chelsea With over 506,000 claiming Italian-American heritage, New York City remains the largest Italian city outside of Italy, and... Food & Drink 09 Jun 2025 | 12:25
Andrew Genn’s job, and what has become his passion, is reviving the medians along an Upper West Side stretch of Broadway as living, thriving greenways in the middle of the bustling city. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) The Man Who Creates Nature Preserves Right Down Broadway Your first association with the word “mall” might be shopping destinations in the suburbs, but the word was originally derived... People 15 Apr 2025 | 01:56
The elders at West Side Presbyterian say costly repairs are needed to save the aging church. Cultural groups that use The Center at West Park in the church worry a valuable neighborhood resource will be lost forever. ( Photo: Westparkpresbyterian.org) Reading of ‘Chelsea Walls’ Is Latest Creative Effort to Save The Center at West Park “If it wasn’t for this place, I wouldn’t live in New York,” bemoans a character from Chelsea Walls at a recent reading at... Voices 27 Jan 2025 | 01:06
There’s always a steady hum of customers coming to Rafaello Furs. Most customers to the shop which has been at the same West 30th Street location since 1994, are interested in restoring their vintage furs. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) In a Profession Under Fire, an Old-Time Furrier Thrives By Saving Vintage Fur Coats Winter took its time to pull the mercury down to properly frigid levels, but now that temperatures seem to have hit their... News 15 Jan 2025 | 11:35
Salt & Straw founder Kim Malek (left) teamed up with first cousin Tyler Malek to make their homemade brand of ice cream that started in Portland, OR, into a bi-coastal success. ( Photo: Posy Quarterman Photography ) Famed Craft Ice Cream Parlor That Started in Portland OR Delights NYers with 2nd Store Way back in the olden days, ice cream was made using salt water to churn cream into a solid enough concoction, and then packed... Food & Drink 27 Sep 2024 | 08:53
Welcome to the Cumin Club, Javits Center during the Fancy Foods Show ( Deborah Fenker) Fancy Foods Show Requires Fancy Footwork to Feast on Even a Fraction of Fare but Egads! The Effort is Worth It The Fancy Food Show was back in town last month at the Jacob Javits Center, its attendees particularly thrilled to be there... Food & Drink 22 Jul 2024 | 09:11
Huge crowds turned out for the opening of famed Florence sandwich shop All’Antico Vinaio in the Nomad neighborhood bordering Chelsea. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Gem of a Sandwich Shop Draws Huge Crowd to Opening in Chelsea/Nomad District Just last week, The New York Times compiled a seemingly comprehensive list of must-try sandwiches throughout the five boroughs.... News 26 Jun 2024 | 01:25
A typical crowded day at Fellini ( by Deborah Fenker) Fellini Coffee Captures Classic Italian Flavors in New Chelsea Outpost What makes a place cool? Well, whatever it is, Fellini’s, at 231 8th Avenue, has it. And not just among one particular demographic:... Food & Drink 07 Jun 2024 | 01:25
Author Elle Evans (left) with Elle culture writer Lauren Puckett-Pope (center) and Kathleen Harris, executive editor of Zibby Books. Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Chick Lit Author Who Wrote “Wedding Issues” Under Pen Name Has Day Job: M.D. I think of myself as somewhat of a Jack of all trades but Elle Evans has me trumped by most counts. This ambitious Boston... City Arts 23 Apr 2024 | 03:59
All of Tony Notarberardino are oversized and shot in black & white. The Chelsea Hotel Portraits show is at the ACA Gallery in Chelsea through April 13th. Photo: Deborah Fenker Chelsea Hotel Portraits Captures the “End of the Party” in Big Black & White Photos It’s no secret that the new management of the renovated Hotel Chelsea would rather have had the permanent tenants of the... News 12 Mar 2024 | 01:13
Our puzzle man, Myles Mellor (left), and his wife Debby--who initially urged him not to quit his day job--is now his biggest fan after he turned his one time hobby of creating crossword puzzles into a lucrative worldwide business. Photo: Courtesy Mellor family Myles Mellor: The man who turned his puzzling hobby into booming crossword syndicate There are people who solve puzzles and then there are true puzzle people. Normal puzzle people peruse the news and ads in... News 17 Jan 2023 | 12:57
El Quijote dining room. Photo: Eric Medsker The Return of El Quijote For nearly a decade, Hotel Chelsea has been under a seemingly endless process of construction. El Quijote, the iconic Spanish... News 25 Feb 2022 | 04:40
The Mermaid Inn Chelsea. Photo: Deborah Fenker The Big Little Mermaid In case you thought mermaids were imaginary, this expanding mini-empire’s Chelsea location is here to steer you straight.... News 21 Dec 2021 | 02:20
Bar Veloce in Chelsea. Photo: Deborah Fenker Bar Veloce Returns in Its Own Sweet Time For a bar named Veloce, they sure have taken their own sweet time reopening. But good things are worth waiting for, and owner... News 17 Aug 2021 | 03:01
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