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🌱 Patch AM: Which big-city agency is staying put on 11th Avenue?
And check out Blessing of the Animals: A Marble Collegiate Church Tradition on the Chelsea Patch calendar

Hey there, Chelsea! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- Which big-city agency is staying put on 11th Avenue?
Also on today's calendar: Blessing of the Animals: A Marble Collegiate Church Tradition and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New York City's top office leases in September (therealdeal.com) — A major city agency just renewed its 174,000-square-foot lease at 260 11th Avenue in Chelsea, keeping hundreds of public-sector jobs anchored in the neighborhood. The deal is one of New York City's largest office leases in September, alongside big moves in Times Square, Long Island City, the Plaza District, and Penn Plaza that signal how major employers are reshaping office footprints across the city.
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📸 Around Chelsea
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chelsea
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★ Featured events ★
- Blessing of the Animals: A Marble Collegiate Church Tradition →
1 West 29th Street,
12:00 pm - Jon Kabat-Zinn & Sherry Turkle LIVE at All Souls in NYC Upper East Side →
All Souls School, 1157 Lexington Ave, New York
7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- Book Launch Party
New York University Public Events, 20 Cooper Square, Chelsea
6:00 pm - Cut, Copy, Queer: A Zine-Making Workshop
New York University Public Events, 20 cooper square, Chelsea
6:00 pm - The Wayfaring Strangers improvised bluegrass musical →
THE PIT NYC, 154 W. 29th St., New York, NY, 10001
7:00 pm - Move with Confidence: The Nutrition Connection (In Person Class) →
Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital, 535 E 70th St, New York
10:00 am - Chelsea Film Festival 2026 →
6:00 pm - Chelsea 2026 #cffny2026 →
6:00 pm - Chelsea 2026 →
Regal Battery Park, 102 N End Ave, New York
6:00 pm - Collectors Auction | Fine Jewelry | SIlver | Asian Antiques | Artwork | Furniture | Historical →
Online Auction
10:00 am - The Showroom: Mid-Century Modern →
530 West 25th Street New York
6:00 pm - Reel Magic Hour Summit | Day 1 & Day 2 →
Trinity Broadcasting Network - Kansas City, 9670 N Seymour Ave, KCMO
11:00 am
Thursday October 8
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Manhattan
- 119th FDNY Memorial Service in Manhattan (nydailynews.com)
New York
- 2 Arrested After Stabbing Off-Duty NYPD Detective (patch.com)
- Chrysler Building Will Get $235M Makeover With New Ownership Deal (patch.com)
- NYC Wants Filmmakers Back: How To Film And File A Permit (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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