As you can see from these photos, the hotel management (presently led by vice president David Elder, general manager Andrew Tilley and manager Arnold Tamasar) has obtained permits from the Department of Buildings (DOB) allowing them to begin construction on the Chelsea Hotel. (The permits allow them to renovate kitchens and bathrooms on two rooms…

With all of the possible repairs needed around the Chelsea Hotel the first item on Andrew Tilley’s agenda is to inspect all fireplaces and chimneys.  Gee isn’t it funny that he waited until the end of November to do this.  Heat in many rooms is sporadic at best as many contain tiny radiators and drafty…

We are disappointed to learn of further incidences of violence outside the Star Lounge recently.  This is especially disconcerting in light of the fact that the Chelsea Hotel management (Arnold Tamasar and Andrew Tilley) had earlier been informed of this ongoing problem and chose to take no action.  These violent incidents appear to take place…

On the first part of his most recent stay in New York, BBC Radio correspondent David Willis had the misfortune to check into one of those trendy boutique hotels.  About the experience he says: ”One of the effects of middle age is that things which once seemed funky and fun suddenly start to seem faintly…

A reader writes in:  Hello, I'm sure you get asked this all the time, but I'm wondering if you could suggest a place in New York that has the kind of atmosphere that the Chelsea had a few years ago. We stayed there back then and had a great time, but I've been following some…

Don’t look now, but Big Brother Elder may be watching you.  A Chelsea Hotel resident recently sent us this photo of a spy-cam disguised as a smoke detector.  Although we have long had cameras mounted in the stairwell on each floor to record who gets on and off the elevators, this one was placed at…

If you haven't had time to find a Halloween costume yet don't sweat it. Just wear one of these two masks and you'll be the hit of any party. Imagine the fun you will have explaining to all of your friends why David Elder and Marlene Krauss are so scary.        

A lot of people have noticed that Artie Nash recently replaced the tattered "Bring Back the Bards" banners with one large banner. So we asked Artie what gives? Here's what he said: "Well, streamlining the message, and consolidating the banners. But mostly just keeping some fresh paint in rotation, and switching to a weatherproof banner…