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  • Patti Smith Sings for Chelsea Hotel Developer Joseph Chetrit

    The Bard family has been good to Patti Smith, helping her out at two difficult times in her life.  The first time, in the late sixties when she was a struggling, unknown poet, Stanley Bard gave her and her friend Robert Mappelthorpe a place to stay so they could get out of the drug and…

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  • Is there a Krauss in the House? Were comments of TMS praise written by Krauss herself?

     As you can see from the screen grab below, two comments by someone using the screen name "Olivia", which is the name of one of minority shareholder Dr. Marlene Krauss' daughters, and a comment praising TMS (the basis of Marlene's latest money-making scheme, the Sychordia Center), all came from the same IP address.  These are the…

  • Doctor Marlene Krauss, Magnetize Thyself!

    Having failed to make a killing in the hotel business, Chelsea Hotel minority shareholder   Marlene Krauss, an ophthalmologist, seems to have gone into the more promising field of mental health care.  The following is from the website for her latest venture, the Sychordia Center, which employs a technique called NeuroStar TMS Therapy to treat depression:…

  • Article on New Boutique Hotels in New York Fails to Mention Chelsea

    Here's an article on six new mid-town boutique hotels.  Hmmmmm, let's see now: Distrikt, Eventi, Fashion 26, Hotel Indigo, The Mave, and The Strand.  Funny, I don't see any mention of the Chelsea here.  What's the matter Marlene?  Failed?

  • Thomas Wolfe Suite Now Available for Steamy Video Shoots

    How’s this for proof that Chelsea Hotel minority shareholder Marlene Krauss has finally done as she said she was going to do and activate the historic spaces of the Chelsea Hotel. Check out this video that was shot in Thomas Wolfe’s suite. You’ll notice former tenant/photographer Julia Calfee’s photograph hanging on the wall. And, it…

  • Death for Sale at the Chelsea Hotel

    Lost our lease!  Everything must go!  Stanley was famous for renting the room where Madonna shot her Sex book to Material Girl-worshiping hipsters with stars in their eyes.  Lately, however, sex alone has not been paying the bills.  In response, general manager Arnold Tamasar has revealed a new marketing strategy: Celebrity Death Tourism.  (And maybe…

  • Magnificent 1883 Beaux Art Mural Endangered by Chelsea Hotel Demolition

        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.      …

  • Capitol Fishing Tackle Owner Supports the Bards

    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…

  • Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead: The “Invincible” Marlene Krauss Goes Down in Flames

    Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. God has interceded in the affairs of mankind, and the prayers of all sentient beings have been answered. Chelsea Hotel minority shareholder Marlene Krauss, MD, MBA, has been forced to liquidate her company, KBL Healthcare, Acquisition Corp III due to her inability to complete an acquisition. In other words, even with…