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🌱 Patch AM: 3 Suspects Sought For Armed Robbery In Chelsea: NYPD
And check out Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale on the Chelsea Patch calendar

Greetings Chelsea! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Police seek trio after early-morning armed robbery on 10th Avenue
- Why police swarmed a Google-linked office as Chelsea hub mentioned
Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sunshine and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and more humid, temps: high: 84, low: 72.
- Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 3 Suspects Sought For Armed Robbery In Chelsea: NYPD (patch.com) — Residents in Chelsea should be aware that three suspects are being sought after an armed robbery outside 301 10th Avenue around 1 a.m. Friday. Police say three people were robbed but not injured, and the suspects fled on foot along West 27th Street. The investigation is ongoing, with no arrests or suspect descriptions released yet.
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• Man sets himself on fire inside Google office building in downtown Manhattan (nydailynews.com) — A man in his 60s set himself on fire inside a Hudson Square office building where Google is the main tenant, but survived and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police are still investigating his motive and secured the scene outside the building. The story also notes Google's other major New York City hub in Chelsea on Eighth Avenue.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chelsea
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★ Featured events ★
- Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale →
Grand Avenue, Grand Ave, North Brunswick Township
9:30 am - Doctors Without Boundaries →
Caveat, 21 A Clinton St, New York
7:00 pm - Burt Bacharach and Beyond By Daddy Rabbit →
Berimbau Brazilian Table - 36th Street, 3 W 36th St., New York
7:00 pm - Fine Arts and Mid-Century Modern Auction | Jewelry | Silver | Art | Furniture & More →
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10:00 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
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Thursday September 10
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Other local events
- New York University Men's Soccer at Montclair State University (S
New York University Athletics Montclair, NJ
6:00 pm - Church Service in the Park for International Students; Internati
New York University Public Events Owls Head Park, Bay Ridge Brooklyn (68th Street and Colonial Ro
10:00 am - Size Matters →
530 West 25th Street New York
6:00 pm - Earl Grey Presents: I Am ME...On PURPOSE! →
Laurie Beechman Theater, 407 W 42nd St, New York
7:00 pm - Every Street Has A Story →
Pleiades Gallery, 547 W 27th St, New York
3:00 pm - Acting Technique I and II →
The Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 W 28th St, New York
6:30 pm - Marriage, Partnering & Singlehood documentary screening →
Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St Nicholas Ave, New York
6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Thursday September 3
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
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🗞 Nearby News
Manhattan
- Man sets himself on fire in lobby of Google office building in Lower Manhattan (nypost.com)
Ok Chelsea! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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