Tag Archives: Chelsea

Above is the ten-foot-high mountain of toys I encountered at last night’s Toys Party, the 27th annual holiday event at Chelsea Piers which raises money for SAGE (Services & Advocacy for Gay Elders).  The event always sells out and the well-dressed crowd of over 2300 was already in a  block-long line when I arrived.  I didn’t get a lot of …

The favorite traveling party of dancing bears nationwide, Blowoff lumbers its sweaty, furry, beer-soaked self back to New York City this Friday at the Highline Ballroom. And this time, DJs Bob Mould and Rich Morel have a special message: For the last seven years, the Ali Forney Center has helped LGBT youth who have been displaced for many reasons. Unfortunately, …

After yesterday’s post about the destruction of Ali Forney’s drop-in center, some of you wrote asking for a PayPal donation address rather than use your credit cards.  That PayPal account now exists.  AFC executive director Carl Siciliano and his staff send the JMG community their heartfelt thanks for all of your concern and assistance.  (As do I!)  For traditional credit …

Instead of taking part in the now-canceled Marathon, today some gay runners and their supporters will pub crawl for hurricane relief in Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, and the West Village. Beneficiaries will be the American Red Cross, the Ali Forney Center, and New York Care. More details are here and on the event’s Facebook page.

A terrible message from Carl Siciliano: Dear Friends,  Yesterday we were finally able to inspect our drop-in center in Chelsea, half a block from the Hudson River. Our worst fears were realized; everything was destroyed and the space is uninhabitable. The water level went four feet high, destroying our phones, computers, refrigerator, food and supplies. This is a terrible tragedy …

After five days, electricity was restored this evening to parts of downtown Manhattan, almost a full day ahead of yesterday’s forecast by Con Edison. According to Miss Twitter, folks were literally dancing in the LIT streets of Chelsea, the Flatiron, the East Village, Chinatown, Soho, and parts of the Lower East Side.  Con Ed tweets this disclaimer: “For all in …

The building is near the corner of 14th Street and Eighth Avenue. More in a moment… UPDATE: There appear to be no serious injuries. UPDATE II: Somebody across the street caught it on video.

Mayor Bloomberg has just ordered the mandatory evacuation of the lowest-lying areas of New York City.   Residents of Zone A are to immediately begin making plans to leave their homes. Zone A covers much of downtown Manhattan and the blocks bordering the Hudson and East rivers.   Hospitals in the affected areas will be moving their patients to other facilities …

As Folsom Street Fair approaches, Chelsea’s kinkwear outlet Nasty Pig has published a history of their company. Even if you’re not in the scene, you might be interested in how leather fashion has evolved over the last couple of decades. Also interesting is that Nasty Pig has been sued for spoofing Absolut and Major League Baseball. Naughty photos at the …

Manhattan Community Board 4 (Chelsea) chair Corey Johnson has published a 500-name list of backers in his campaign for City Council. Politicker reports: West side City Council candidate Corey Johnson can safely be claimed the early front-runner in the race to replace Christine Quinn, having already maxed out in fundraising and now rolling a rather impressive list of over 500 …

Judging by last year’s party, this Friday’s gay pride Blowoff at the Highline Ballroom will be an explosion of furry insanity. Advance tickets recommended, this one will definitely sell out.

New York City’s Folsom Street East Fair is this Sunday and Jeremiah Moss reports that the owners of luxury condos nearby have petitioned the local community board to end the fair. Moss’ site Vanishing New York has a quote from a resident: Residents from several surrounding buildings have passed fliers asking our residents to write to the Community Board to …

Blowoff will bust its sweaty, furry self into Chelsea’s Highline Ballroom this Friday. Doors open at 11:30pm. Advance tickets here. This party will probably sell out.

The two young men suspected of murdering gay Manhattan resident John Laubach were arraigned in a New York City court yesterday after being apprehended in Florida. Edwin Faulkner, 30, and Juan Carlos Martinez-Herrera, 30, appeared before a Manhattan Criminal Court judge Sunday to face a single count each of second-degree murder in the death of John Laubach, 57 on March …

Last week I reported on the murder of gay Chelsea resident John Laubach, who was found bound, gagged, and strangled in his apartment. Police theorized at the time that Laubach had hired his killer on Rentboy.com. Today the NYPD has named suspects. Investigators believe John Laubach, 57, who had recently had a stroke, hired ex-con Edwin Faulkner, 30, and Juan …

On Friday night Manhattan resident John Laubach, 57, was found bound, gagged, and apparently strangled to death in his Chelsea apartment. Police are seeking a young man that Laubach may have hired that evening on Rentboy.com. Police late Monday released a set of surveillance photos of a man allegedly caught trying to using John Laubach’s bank card after he died, …

Rocky Horror, techno beats, hot boys, and a drag queen look-a-like. If all that doesn’t tell you the demo that Ms. Estefan is going for with her new album, you can decide during tonight’s appearance at Chelsea’s Splash Bar.

Blowoff will bust its sweaty, furry self into Chelsea’s Highline Ballroom this Friday. Doors open at 11:30pm. Advance tickets here. This party will probably sell out.

A lovely Xmas tune for the gays. Get it here.

The is the view from the Sixth Avenue entrance of the former Limelight nightclub. The bones of the old space have mostly been obliterated, although one can still peg the former location of the DJ booth. The main floor consists of about a dozen retailers whose boundaries are defined by aisles instead of walls. When I stuck my head inside …