Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
Category: Art
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As Brooklyn social worker and performer Imani Henry points out, and as most of us are seeing first hand, “rents are increasing while incomes are decreasing.” In a recent article in The Guardian, Chris Toenes, a social worker who supports Henry's program, relates an anecdote about an older man who is astonished to find out…
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With their backs to the wall, creative artists are struggling to come to terms with the forces of gentrification that are altering their lives beyond recognition. So, in a sense, it’s no surprise to find a playwright wrestling with this subject, which after all, touches many of them personally. On the other hand, probably due…
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NY Times coverage of Chelsea Hotel Second Life launch. Second Life Help keep Second Life Chelsea Hotel Alive. Jeremiah's Vanishing New York visits Hotel Chelsea Second Life
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For directions – http://www.eldridgestreet.org/
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Dear friends, We are three independent writers and filmmakers shooting an independent documentary about the Chelsea Hotel, El Quijote restaurant and, in general, the past, present and future of these two cultural institutions of NYC. So far we have interviewed many personalities related to the hotel: past and present tenants, cultural analysts, writers, artists, etc.…
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The Chelsea Hotel community mourns the passing of one of its guiding lights, the poet, painter, art critic, and Warhol Superstar Rene Ricard, who died this past Saturday, Feb. 1. The cause of death was cancer. Rene, who will always be remembered for his quick wit, sparkling intellect, and generosity, passed away at the hospital…
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The Chelsea community is united this week in mourning the passing of one of its own, artist Lloyd M. Rucker. Although the exact circumstances of Lloyd’s death are still under investigation, on the 18th of this month his body was discovered by a hotel staff member in his small room on the first floor. Lloyd…
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We were saddened to learn of the recent passing of former Chelsea Hotel resident Daniel Reich. Daniel took his own life at his parents home in Westchester, NY on Christmas Day 2012. Daniel, who owned Daniel Reich Gallery, on West 23rd St., moved out of the Chelsea Hotel sometime around late 2011 or early 2012. …
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