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Magnificent 1883 Beaux Art Mural Endangered by Chelsea Hotel Demolition

May 17, 2010

It has come to our attention that the Chelsea Hotel management plans to punch a hole through the ceiling of Star Lounge in the basement and up through the floor of Stanley’s office (to the west of the lobby), in an apparent attempt to extend the raucous club up into the lobby area. …
Arthur Miller’s Room in Landmark Chelsea Hotel on Chopping Block

February 4, 2010

The present, illegitimate, management this week began demolition/“renovation” in room 614 of the National and City Landmark Chelsea Hotel. This is the room where the great Arthur Miller lived in the 1960s, and where he penned his play “After the Fall.” The room is virtually unchanged from the time when Miller lived there, and contains many…
Pick Your Poison, Bohemians

January 12, 2010

Sugar and lard or pure grain alcohol. We’ve got it all at the Chelsea Hotel. In addition to Mark Isreal’s proposed doughnut shop, we have now received news that the Chelsea Hotel is getting not one but two bars on the ground floor. All of these businesses will apparently be connected to the historic lobby: …
William Burroughs Wishes a Merry Christmas to All of the Junkies at the Chelsea Hotel & Elsewhere Too

December 21, 2009

Thanks to Laki Vazakas for the Holiday reminder.
Capitol Fishing Tackle Owner Supports the Bards

November 13, 2009

I own Capitol Fishing Tackle Co. I went to work at the store in 1973 and bought it in 1974.The Bards treated me fairly. The space wasn't cheap, but I made a living and it was fun.Stanley and his family are wonderful people. We were all in tears when we found out that Capitol Fishing…
Bloggers Declare Victory and Call It Quits

June 16, 2009

Since we finally got what we wanted from the hotel management, we are going on sabbatical to pursue other projects. As a few of the more perceptive among you surmised, the Bring Back the Bards campaign was nothing more than a carefully constructed ruse. What we really wanted all along was this new sink. Though…
Hotel Chelsea Newsletter: Rene Shapshak Edition

June 15, 2009

Related Shapshak Coverage: Who Will Remember the Shapshaks?
A Recent Chelsea Hotel Guest Shares Her Experience

June 14, 2009

Hello from Pennsylvania!! I have been an avid follower of the blog for quite sometime and am always disheartened by the stories of mis-management at the Chelsea. It has been my dream to stay there, but I have avoided it because of my extreme dislike for what Krauss and Elder have done to this special…
Tips For Artists in The Capitol Fishing Tackle “Empty by Choice” Show

June 12, 2009

Earlier this week a commenter asked how the works in the Capitol Fishing Tackle Show address the economy. Here's the only answer we've found so far. One of the proposed exhibits at the "Empty by Choice" show is titled “Tips for Future Occupants.” Of the storefront, that is. Well, we can give you two tips…
Multi-Million Dollar Personal Injury Lawsuit Results From Management Response to Art Show Protests

June 11, 2009

Tenant Activist Arthur Nash, the victim of unrelenting harassment by management due to his support of the Bard family, is fighting back with a multi-million dollar personal injury lawsuit. Everyone remembers last summer’s highly divisive art show in the Chelsea ’s grand ballroom, co- sponsored by minority shareholder David Elder. Briefly, because he…

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