Thanks Patti for listening to the tenants and supporters of the Chelsea Hotel. Her statement is on her blog www.pattismith.net Kudos to all of the people who made this happen. This really does show that the people have the power. The biggest thanks go to Jeremiah Moss of Jeremiah's Vanishing New York who came up with…

Thanks Patti, for responding.  If you are worried about the building being leveled, you can put your mind at rest – it’s landmarked and can’t be torn down.  As for management efforts to save and restore the building there aren’t any.  Instead they are gutting the rooms.   We are worried about who the rightful tenants…

Will they continue to multiply?

The check-in form contained fine print which allowed the Chelsea Hotel to cut short his stay. 

A former employee of the Chelsea Hotel has come forward with new allegations about the management practices of Arnold Tamasar.  In an e-mail, he writes: When I first interviewed with Arnold, the first words out of his mouth were "We don't walk people"  Walk being a hotel term for purposely overbooking, and then having to…

The Chelsea Hotel has been known for decades as the home of the non-stop party, and while some of you may have thought the party was finally over with the ouster of the Bards, we’re here to say it ain’t so, Joe.  The following is an excerpt from a sworn affidavit by a former hotel…

For those concerned about Storme Delarverie there is cause to celebrate.  First, she has moved from Oxford Nursing Home and is now living at CABS Nursing Home, a much nicer facility, where her needs can be better met and one of her good friends, Gladys Sille, is also living.  The location of the CABS Nursing Home is 270 Nostrand Ave.,Brooklyn New York.  It's…

A New Jersey woman, Emily Grace, has reportedly been missing since August 1.  Her family is seeking additional information about her whereabouts.  According to the Hudson Reporter, she may have spent the night of August 1 at the Chelsea Hotel.  When she was last seen she was wearing "a long floral dress and sandals."  If…