Activists, artists top our ‘Year in People’
Compiled by Scott Stiffler
March 23: Maja T. Castillo, MD joins Chelsea Now as a regular contributor, writing about the unique challenges and rewards of being a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parent. Here, she holds Olivery Tortolani — daughter to moms Julia Tortolani (left) and Lee Shroeder (right). For info on Castillo and her practice, visit tribedapediatrics.com.
Photo courtesy of The Chelsea Greyhounds
A local indoor practice space eludes the Chelsea Greyhounds track team. In this photo (taken February 6), the Greyhounds medal — at the USATF Metropolitan Meet in Brentwood, Long Island. Left to right: Adam Fallis, Habib Apooyin, Elena Bertolotti, Brandon Tirado, Zuma Guialdo, Grant Nickson (front on knees), Raiden Guialdo and Tyruse Boock. For info, visit b-group.com/chelseagreyhounds.
Photo by Winnie McCroy
May 5: At 127 West 25th Street, dozens rally to protest the incoming Bowery Residents’ Committee shelter.
Photo courtesy of Friends of 20th Street Park
May 1: Children, parents, seniors and representatives from more than a dozen local civic groups pose for a group photo in front of vacant Department of Sanitation lot to press for a desperately needed public park.
Photo by Sam Spokony
At the mic: Michael Henriquez, a recruitment associate for the advocacy group Project Achieve, speaks at a June 28 Gay Men’s Health Crisis panel discussion about PrEp (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) — a controversial HIV prevention strategy in which those who are negative take antiretroviral medication daily to try to lower their chances of becoming infected.
Chelsea resident and professional photographer Jonathan Hollingsworth snapped this image of newlyweds Rhonda and Debra (along with their daughter) on the steps of City Hall — as Marriage Equality became the law of the land (in New York, at least).
Photos by Scott Stiffler
This summer, nutritionist Carlye Waxman, RD joined Chelsea Now as a regular contributor — writing about weight loss, eating right and cultivating a healthier lifestyle. Here, she visits the greenmarkets run by PS11 students and Fulton Youth of the Future.
August 10: Longtime Chelsea resident, former Community Board 4 member and veteran civil rights activist Velma Murphy Hill anticipates a return to Chicago — for the dedication of a historic marker commemorating the August 28, 1960, wade-in on Rainbow Beach (led by the South Side NAACP Youth Council, of which Hill was its president).
Photo by Lily Bouvier
August: During the Chelsea Garden Club’s tour of tree pits, a gardener (left, in hat) explains his choice of plantings — noting that the scent of herbs keeps dogs away from the pit. For info, visit chelseagardenclub.blogspot.com.
Photo by Scott Stiffler
At September 4’s Father Mychal F. Judge Walk of Remembrance, participants pledge forgiveness — and contemplate loss.
Photo by Sam Spokony
August: Our art critic Stephanie Buhmann reveals yet another dimension to longtime neighborhood activist Stanley Bulbach — in a profile of his work with fiber (“handspun into yarn and woven into abstract compositions rich in symbolism,” wrote Buhmann). Visit bulbach.com.
Photo by Walter Naegle
From our November 16 issue: The Penn South Senior Sandwich Brigade (which delivered sandwiches to Zuccotti Park in support of the Occupy Wall Street) changed their name to “Enduring Endeavor” — a nod to the ever-changing OWS situation. Shortly before the encampment was disassembled by police, EE delivered sweaters, hats, gloves and scarves to the protesters.
