CHELSEA NEIGHBORHOOD AREA LIFESTYLE

The townhouses and prewar co-ops of gay-friendly Chelsea have been home to photographers and filmmakers for years. Recently, doctors, lawyers, and business owners are making Chelsea home. Chelsea has it all ? nightlife, art, shopping, and recreation at the Piers. And, of course, a happening gay scene.

Attractions

Chelsea Piers Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 30-acre waterfront sports village located between 17th and 23rd Streets along Manhattan's Hudson River. This $120 million, privately-financed project has transformed four historic, but long-neglected, piers into a major center for public recreation and waterfront access. Chelsea Pier offers a Golf Club, Sports Center Health Club, Sky Rink, Fieldhouse, Events Center, and more! The Chelsea Market The Chelsea Market sits in the heart of Chelsea, a one stop culinary food shop, a gourmet lover's wholesale-retail wonder world, and an energetic, industrial-chic hotspot, all meshed into a million square feet of space, along an historical 800-foot concourse on the most unique city block in Manhattan. The Chelsea Hotel The hotel started out as a co-op apartment building and was, surprisingly enough, the city's tallest building for more than a decade. n 1905, after the co-op went bankrupt, the Chelsea turned into a hotel and quickly became the favorite lodging (or hangout) for a number of notable visitors to New York over the course of the 20th century, including Mark Twain, Dylan Thomas, William Burroughs and Andy Warhol.

Arts & Musuems

West Chelsea Arts New York's most exciting galleries line the long blocks of westernmost Chelsea, in the 20s between Tenth and Twelfth Avenues. Many of the top names in the gallery world are here, along with the Dia Center for the Arts, a longtime bastion for non-traditional art. This site offers a comprehensive gallery guide for west chelsea's booming art community. Bringing you information on chelsea art galleries. Exhibitions and opening receptions. Artists profiles, artwork and slideshows. Lincoln Center The city's foremost performing arts center is Lincoln Center, home to the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Ballet. In 2004, the center opened up its first new venue in decades -- Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick Rose Hall. Guggenheim Museum Founded in 1937, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a modern art museum located on the Upper East Side in New York City. It is the best-known of several museums owned and/or operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and is often called simply The Guggenheim. It is one of the best-known museums in New York City. Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as "the Met", is one of the world's largest and most important art museums. It is located on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The Met also maintains "The Cloisters", which features medieval art. The Met's permanent collection contains more than two million works of art from around the world. View more information on New York City Arts and Museums

Theatre

Times Square is the heart of New York's theater world. In its neon-splashed center presides the Times Square Ticket Center (TKTS) booth, where same-day theater tickets are sold for half price. On the square's side streets are the famous Broadway theaters -- the Shubert, the Belasco, and the like. Most smaller and more experimental Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theaters are located downtown, where you'll also find modern dance and art-house movie theaters. View more information on New York City Theater

Golf

If you love playing golf then you?re going to love playing in New York City. With public golf courses scattered throughout the boroughs lush fairways abound minutes away from the concrete towers, noise and bustle of Manhattan. Golf Course Information

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Area Beaches

Parks maintains 14 miles of beaches, all of which are open from Memorial Day weekend (Saturday, May 27) through Labor Day (Monday, September 4). Lifeguards will be on duty daily, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. View New York City Beach Information

Chelsea Area Schools

New York City Department of Education

Central Park

With about twenty-five million visitors annually, Central Park is the most visited city park in the United States,[1] and its appearance in many movies and television shows has made it among the most famous city parks in the world. It is run by the Central Park Conservancy, a private, not-for-profit organization that manages the park under a contract with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Check out what's happening in Central Park!

Area Library

Check out what's happening at the New York Public Library

Transportation

Subway: A,C, and E to 14th, 23rd or 34th; F to 23rd; 1,2,3,9 to 14th or 34th, 1 or 9 only to 18th or 23rd; L to 14th, PATH train to 14th, 23rd, and 34th. Bus: The M23 goes cross-town on 23rd and directly to the Chelsea Piers. The M11 goes uptown (slowly) on Tenth Avenue and downtown on Ninth Avenue. The M10 goes uptown on Eighth Avenue and downtown on Seventh Avenue. New York Subway Information

Grocery Stores

Chelsea Area Grocery Stores

Shopping

Area Shopping Chelsea offers a multitude of shopping venues. You will find flower markets, flea markets, specialty boutiques, department stores, and more!

Dining / Nightlife

Chelsea Area Dining Chelsea Nightlife To learn more about Chelsea Area Properties contact New York Premier Real Estate at 212-727-6105 or Request Info