🌱 Patch AM: Inside the star-packed NYFW runway that lit up Chelsea.

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In today's newsletter:

• Inside the star-packed NYFW runway that lit up Chelsea.
• How a Chelsea penthouse topped NYC's priciest deals list.
• Inside Chelsea's late-night workshop where neighbors resurrect "dead" gadgets.

Also on today's calendar: Protecting Your Health: Medications & Fall Risk: Free HSS Program! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, with a high of 71 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 72, low: 58.
• Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Actor Jelani Alladin Makes His NYFW Runway Debut in Valerian Hughes' Spring/Summer 2027 Presentation (theqgentleman.com) — New York Fashion Week spilled right into Chelsea as actor Jelani Alladin walked Parisian designer Valerian Hughes' Spring/Summer 2027 runway at AP Space Gallery. The immersive show blended fashion, art, and performance, showcasing sharply tailored yet fluid menswear in bold colors while a celebrity-studded cast brought extra energy to the neighborhood venue.
   

• NYC's top deals: Related sells Chelsea penthouse for $28M (therealdeal.com) — A full-floor penthouse at The Cortland on West 22nd Street in Chelsea just sold for $27.5 million, topping New York City's residential deals over a 24‑hour period. The roundup also highlights other big-ticket sales across Manhattan and Brooklyn, plus fresh Census data showing a modest national rebound in single‑family home construction.
   

• The Fixers' Collective: Fixing Phones and Fixing the World (ifixit.com) — Chelsea's Hack Manhattan workshop becomes a late-night hub once a month as the Fixers' Collective helps neighbors revive broken phones, computers, and household gadgets. Volunteers share tools and know-how while promoting a broader right-to-repair movement that keeps items out of landfills and teaches residents to see every busted device as a solvable challenge.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 22
• Protecting Your Health: Medications & Fall Risk: Free HSS Program! →
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 20
• The Wayfaring Strangers improvised bluegrass musical →
  The PIT, 154 W 29th St, New York
  7:00 pm
Monday September 21
• NYU Faculty Housing Pet Photo Contest
  New York University Public Events New York, NY 10003
• January Class Schedule Published
  New York University Public Events New York, NY 10003
• Fall 2026 Census Date
  New York University Public Events New York, NY 10003
• B-Corps and Climate Standards and Collective Action
  Main Event Space, Rm. 101, 105 East 17th Street, Chelsea
  9:15 am
• Paws and Relax: Cat Meowditation Station at the Islamic Center
  Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• September Open Mic Night of Theatre, Song, Ideas, and Current Events →
  145 West 28th Street 3F New York, NY 10001
  7:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Fall in Love with the Italian Language, Culture and Spirit this Season →
  8 E 69th St, New York
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• 2026 Boarding School Fair →
  Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Ave, New York
  5:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Character Night →
  254 W 29th St, New York
  7:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Staying Strong Through Midlife and Beyond: HSS Free Webinar! →
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Manhattan

• Pete Davidson and Colin Jost's Comedy Ferry Has 'Hot and Nauseous' Debut (nytimes.com)
• The Zoe Report opens reader voting across 17 boutique hotels for its 2026 awards (travelprnews.com)
• Join NYC's SAFE Disposal Events This Fall: Dates & Locations (thecitylife.org)

Brooklyn

• Roof Collapses, Firefighters Injured In Brooklyn Restaurant Fire: Official, Reports (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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