Just what we need, more yuppies moving into the neighborhood.  A 26 story glass tower is planned for a narrow property that goes through the block at 23rd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.  Located at 39-41 West 23rd Street, the building will have a pool, retail space at ground level, and a rear courtyard. …

Tourism is back in style and the Chelsea is getting her share of guests.  Lucky for me, they all have livejournal accounts and digital cameras, so I can keep up with what’s going on around here.  However, their commentary is often puzzling. Culture Clash‘s friend poses in the lobby with Robert.  Robert is a painter,…

A man who allegedly held up a midtown bank was captured yesterday after a customer slipped out of the teller’s line and followed the suspect to a hotel, taking three taxis to keep on the suspect’s zig-zag trial through Manhattan traffic. Jonnie William Powell, alleged robber of Manhattan Savings Bank, was captured after bank customer…

Other bloggers seem to have much more fun than I do when they visit the Chelsea. From the Stone Fox’s journal,  "…Tuesday night was insane, arriving at a party at the infamous Hotel Chelsea at 2am, walking in to find Anton from the Brian Jonestown Massacre slouched on a lounge seat chatting away to people…

HOT Cocktail Waiter in underwear needed Monday nights 8pm -2am. The party is called TOUCH. http://www.massageparty.info/ – details, pics Serena Bar/Lounge, under the Chelsea Hotel Send pics/stats/contact info to: Alan@GrandSpace.com It’s the perfect opportunity for somebody in the building!  You wouldn’t even have to get dressed.

Dish & Spoone visit our block and find a Warhol Superstar ready to recommend a neighborhood eatery. That afternoon we were loitering near the Chelsea Hotel, reminiscing about our nights at Warhol’s Factory, when a former superstar, looking much the worse for wear, emerged from the lobby. After exchanging air-kisses, we asked her the buzz…

Now that this blog has more than three readers, we need a columnist to respond to reader’s questions.  Are any of you folks who are sitting around in the lobby using the free wifi interested in the gig?  I didn’t think so, but if you change your mind, let me know. How do the apartments…

Business Week’s professional blogger, Stephen Baker, admits to wasting time reading Living with Legends. So I start with a blog about New York’s Chelsea Hotel. I read about Leonard Cohen’s love affair with Janis Joplin, a funny piece about a guy having a run-in with the janitor over a spilled cup of coffee. Long story…

Finally, the news that we’ve all been waiting for, Black is the new Black, when it isn’t gray, blueish or brownish. Black is the basis for two important looks, according to Sally Singer, Vogue’s fashion news director and Chelsea Hotel Resident. "The interesting thing about black this season is that it’s either used as a…