At this morning's Yigal Azrouel show in West Chelsea, attendees received gift bags stuffed with t-shirts, nail polish, and—this was new!—prophylactics. Sheathed in feminine floral packaging, the condoms (pictured above) were designed by Mr. Azrouel himself for condom manufacturer Proper Attire ("PROPER ATTIRE Required for entry," read the boxes). The color palette roughly complimented Mr. Azrouel's earth-toned runway looks.

Published by The New York Observer on September 5, 2008.

...and StreetEasy.com, the owner of an apartment in the 43-unit condo building at 251 West 19th Street avoided foreclosure by cutting the price for the one-bedroom duplex to $1.395 million...

Published by New York Times on September 5, 2008.

As far as Fashion Week parties go, Thursday night's Interview magazine relaunch party at the yet-to-be finished Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District will be hard to top.

Published by The New York Observer on September 5, 2008.

There was no public access to the shock of green above the rusty underbelly of the High Line railway. With wrecking balls looming, David helped lead a campaign to turn the abandoned track, winding through a desolate corner of the city, into a public park.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 4, 2008.

There was no public access to the shock of green above the rusty underbelly of the High Line railway. With wrecking balls looming, David helped lead a campaign to turn the abandoned track, winding through a desolate corner of the city, into a public park.

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

Cancel claimed that Pravia approached him in Union Square park around 6 a.m. Saturday looking for drugs and that the two went to his apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood, police said. After the slaying, Cancel stayed in the apartment to watch the gory horror film "Saw" before leaving before 11 a.m., police said.

Published by amNY.com on September 3, 2008.

The man claimed Pravia approached him in Union Square park around 6 a.m. Sunday looking for drugs and the two went to his apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood. The man, is identified as Jeromie Cancel and police say he left sometime before 11 a.m., police said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 2, 2008.

Police are looking for clues in the death of a Pace University honor student who was discovered dead in his Chelsea apartment, strangled with an electrical cord that was still wrapped around his neck.

Published by WNBC on September 2, 2008.

Detectives are interviewing a drug dealer who confessed to killing a Pace University student who was found dead in his Chelsea apartment with a cord around his neck and a plastic bag shoved down his throat, police sources said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 2, 2008.

Chambers, now 41, became tabloid fodder in 1986 after the death of Jennifer Levin, an 18-year-old graduate of the exclusive Baldwin School, during a tryst in Central Park. The slaying was splashed across the headlines as the story of a handsome, privileged prep school youth gone bad.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 2, 2008.

Cops were hunting Monday for friends a Pace University student called before he was found dead in his Chelsea apartment - a cord around his neck, a plastic bag shoved down his throat.

Published by New York Daily News on September 2, 2008.

A 19-year-old Pace University student who was found dead in his Chelsea apartment with a sheet over his body and an electric cord wrapped around his neck, was last seen being helped into a taxicab early Saturday morning after a party, the police said on Monday. [NYT]

Published by New York Times on September 2, 2008.

Carlos Campos, the men's wear designer known for his perfectly tailored suits, has announced that he will show his first women's wear collection on September 7 at the Altman building in Chelsea. But Mr. Campos, who was born in Honduras, doesn't plan to do it quietly: he will use only black models in his runway show.

Published by The New York Observer on September 2, 2008.

NBC wouldn’t comment for this article but in a May release said that the new digs would house a business operations center, consolidating employees now dispersed at 437 Madison Avenue, 2 Park Avenue and the Chelsea Market.

Published by The New York Observer on September 2, 2008.

Authorities did not disclose further details of the scene at Pravia's apartment, situated at 15th Street and Seventh Avenue, but a police report released yesterday indicated that they were investigating the death as a homicide.

Published by New York Sun on September 2, 2008.

The Pace University student found dead in his Chelsea apartment with an electric cord around his neck and a plastic bag in his mouth partied all night and made several after-hours calls to male friends before he died, law-enforcement sources said.

Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

CHELSEA (WABC) -- New York City police say they believe a college student was suffocated by a man he invited to his home. They are questioning the man and say they expect to charge him.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 2, 2008.

A 22-year-old Queens man has confessed to killing a Pace University student, who was found strangled in his Chelsea apartment Sunday, police sources said today.

Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

The lifeless body of Kevin Pravia, 19, was found lying face up in his bed when officers were called to his apartment at 239 W. 15th St. just after 6 p.m., a police source said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 1, 2008.

The Meatpacking District—a drug dealer’s paradise. [NYDN]

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

The mystery fund joins a growing list of foreign investors taking stakes in Manhattan trophy properties. Earlier this summer, an Italian investment group bought a majority stake in the Flatiron Building and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council purchased a 75 percent stake in the Chrysler Building.

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

For new residents, Roosevelt Island is an urban suburbia, a landscaped refuge from cramped quarters in Chelsea, the Upper East Side or the East Village.

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

Justin Hom is 31 years old, lives in an apartment on Waverly and Sixth and has a full-time job as a marketing director for American Express. For the next two weeks, as he has done for the last two years, he'll eat up most of his vacation time and come to the Open to work for very little money a ballboy. On Sunday afternoon, he was on his lunch break outside Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

Nineteen-year-old Kevin Pravia was found lying in his bed after police were called to the scene by Mr. Pravia's roommate who discovered the body Sunday night. Mr. Pravia was from Pittsfield, Mass. but was living in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. He was a sophomore honors student at Pace University.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 1, 2008.

Pravia was from Pittsfield, Mass. but was living in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. He was a sophomore honors student at Pace University.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 1, 2008.

Pravia lived in an apartment at 239 West 15th Street. His roommate made the frightening discovery--and called police.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 1, 2008.

Pravia was from Pittsfield, Mass. but was living in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. He was a sophomore honors student at Pace University.

Published by amNY.com on September 1, 2008.

The 65-year-old was tossed into the water near Chelsea Piers. The ferry was nearby, and the crew was able to pull him out.

Published by amNY.com on August 31, 2008.

The downtown migration of the party crowd has provided a welcome respite for its former home: West Chelsea.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

It's a common sight in the club-heavy Meatpacking District, which has replaced Chelsea as the epicenter of the Manhattan party scene - and home to all the woes that follow.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

The 58-year-old photographer allegedly owes money for unpaid taxes, an aborted book project, and outstanding equipment rental fees. She's also at least a year overdue in paying for renovations to her Greenwich Village townhouse, according to the documents.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

The 65-year-old was tossed into the water near Chelsea Piers. The ferry was nearby, and the crew was able to pull him out.

Published by WNBC on August 31, 2008.

It's a common sight in the club-heavy Meatpacking District, which has replaced Chelsea as the epicenter of the Manhattan party scene - and home to all the woes that follow.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

The crew of a New York Water Taxi ferry saved Sabin Danziger, 65, from the swirling waters of the Hudson River yesterday after his kayak capsized near Chelsea Piers.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

"I need some waffle fries," said Adam Freed, a 23-year old investment banker from Chelsea, after taking his tiny swig and offering a decidedly mixed review.

Published by The New York Observer on August 30, 2008.

Two hockey rinks at Chelsea Piers have been shut down because a section of wood pilings the building sits on were damaged after a boat rammed into it, officials said yesterday.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

Enrico Cinzano, an heir to the Cinzano spirit and wine fortune, has owned his six-bedroom town house at 40 West 10th Street for 16 years and is offering it for sale at $18.75 million.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

Two hockey rinks at Chelsea Piers have been shut down because a section of wood pilings the building sits on were damaged after a boat rammed into it, officials said yesterday.

Published by New York Post on August 29, 2008.

A man on his way to work heard the screams of a woman who had just been mugged near Union Square — then went hand-to-hand with the robber, holding him for cops. “I was just in the right place at the right time,” said the worker, José Goncalves, 35, a Chelsea club manager from Bayside, Queens. [New York Post]

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

Less than 24 hours after arriving on American soil for the first time since becoming a 14-time Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps was in New York yesterday for one of the first of what will be many events: a press conference at a YMCA on 14th Street, followed by a few laps in the pool with children attending a swim camp.

Published by New York Sun on August 29, 2008.

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Published by NY1 on August 29, 2008.

You shouldn't envy new Chelsea Hotel manager Andrew Tilley.

Published by The New York Observer on August 29, 2008.

The coalition is a collection of community organizations such as the Park Slope Civic Council and the Prospect Park Alliance, local institutions such as the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Museum, and advocacy groups such as Transportation Alternatives. Last year it applied for – and got – help from the Design Trust, which had previously worked on redesigns of the West Side’s High Line and of New York City taxis.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

Scores of reporters and photographers crowded around Phelps for a news conference at the McBurney YMCA in Manhattan.

Published by amNY.com on August 29, 2008.

Fifteen-year-old weekend flea market the Antiques Garage will soon sell its last vintage Oriental rug in Chelsea.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 28, 2008.

Police say the body of the 49-year-old Robert Domaszowec was found Tuesday afternoon outside the building in Greenwich Village. Police determined he had fallen from the 12th story.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 27, 2008.

A worker washing windows at an apartment building in Greenwich Village fell 12 stories to his death.

Published by New York Times on August 27, 2008.

Police say the body of the 49-year-old contractor was found Tuesday afternoon outside the building in Greenwich Village. Police determined he had fallen from the 12th story.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 27, 2008.

Residents of the illustrious-yet-embattled Chelsea Hotel will get some face time with new manager Andrew Tilley over drinks at El Quijote tonight -- including some of the tenants that Mr. Tilley and the hotel's owners have been trying to evict in recent weeks.

Published by The New York Observer on August 27, 2008.

A window worker has died after falling out of a Manhattan building. Police said the body of the 49-year-old contractor was found Tuesday afternoon outside the building in Greenwich Village.

Published by WNBC on August 27, 2008.