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  • Older Resident Shows Spunk

    I suppose by now everyone in the building has heard rumors of the recent incident in which an older lady – we’ll call her Spunky—attacked a staff member with a broom.  Spunky was checking out the vacant room next to hers for signs of paranormal activity – a valid concern around here – when the…

  • Psychologist Wanted for Thankless Job

         Stanley gives one of his last interviews in his role of “Goodwill Ambassador” in the prestigious German weekly, Die Zeit.  Since we don’t know German, we had a couple of German filmmakers translate some of it.  Anyway, the tidbits we gleaned is that Stanley studied bookkeeping and psychology, and that he ran the hotel,…

  • Another Friday, Another “Chelsea for Sale” Rumor

    Over at The Real Deal, the speculation is that Andre Balazs is interested in buying the Chelsea.  Hmmmm, we hear that Balazs is having trouble finalizing deals he’s already involved with.  Back in June when Balazs was over here at the Chelsea he should have been worrying about the lack of sales down at The…

  • The Queen is Dead, Long Live the Queen (of Mean)

    Chris Shott’s piece in Tuesday’s New York Observer was a very disappointing read. There is little new information and some recycled quotes from his earlier piece. Marlene Krauss continues to be in shrill denial mode:the hotel is not for sale; Andre Balazs is not associated with the hotel. And I’m sure Stanley is still the…

  • Chelsea Guest Sent to Pod, the “Replacement” Hotel

    Now that BD Hotels is running the Chelsea, what exactly happens when a guest is unhappy? On August 4, Thomas B. checked into the Chelsea and here’s what he had to say. It’s a pricey place for what they offer.  Rooms are big, but rundown, first room they gave me was horrible, after some complain…

  • Ethan Hawke: “Chelsea Hotel is the last man standing”

    Remember a few months back with Ethan Hawke stopped by to give David Elder a piece of his mind? He recalls that day in an interview with the Daily News. Kudos to Ethan for keeping the Chelsea Hotel and the hostile takeover in the news. Maybe he’ll take Jen Carlson’s suggestion and buy the hotel!…

  • Sign of the Week

    This framed inspirational poem was hanging on Stanley Bard’s office door when I got home from work Monday evening.  Very puzzling.  (Click to enlarge)

  • All The News That’s Fit to Print (And Then Some)

    Since the hostile take over occurred in mid-June appx.175 stories have been published about the Bards and the famed Hotel Chelsea.  Definitely, one of the most covered stories of the Summer. In my opinion, 99% of these stories show support for the Bards and the Chelsea hotel community.  Below is a list of most of…

  • A Chelsea Friend in High Places

    It’s good to see that some people have the same ideas that we have — that some places, the Chelsea included, are not just all about money.  Sometimes, even with all of the money, you can’t improve upon perfection. In a recent interview in The New York Observer, Kent Barwick, president of the Municipal Art…

  • Vali Myers: A Memoir

         The one-of a kind Australian artist and frequent Hotel Chelsea resident, Vali Myers, was undeniably a legend in her own time.  Our deposed leader Stanely Bard, of course, has a soft spot for the free-spirited Vali. Speaking with Chelsea Now, Bard said, "Vali Myers was a very special person who had her own…