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| State | United States of America |
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| Federated state | New York |
Chelsea is a district of Manhattan to New York.
To know
Chelsea located on the West Side in the southern part of the Midtown area; roughly it can be said that it is enclosed between 14th Street to 34th Street and west of 6th Avenue.
It is a well-known area for nightlife and restaurants, particularly along 8th Avenue, and is the center of Manhattan's gay scene. Very interesting for everyone is the Chelsea Piers area, on the Hudson River, a huge sports and entertainment complex opened in 1995. Chelsea's explosive growth began in the 1990s and continues today with new skyscrapers and buildings that are expanding the neighborhood. northwards at Madison Square Garden, the famous sports arena (and not only) that is located where once there was the old Pennsylvania Station, and today "home" of the NBA team of the New York Knicks and the hockey team NHL of the New York Rangers. West of Madison Square Garden is a rather small commercial and industrial area.
How to orient yourself
Chelsea: full screen map.How to get
You can reach the neighborhood thanks to several subway lines. There TO, C., ed IS run under 8th Avenue, stop at 14th Street and 34th Street, but the C and E also stop at 23rd St. Under 7th Avenue lines run instead 1, 2, is 3 , with 1 stopping at 14th St., 18th St., 23rd St., 28th St., and 34th Street, while 2 and 3 stopping only at 14th St and 34th St. Lines F. is M. they have stops along 6th Avenue, 14th St, 23rd St, and 34th Street. The line L runs east from the terminal between 14th St and 8th Avenue, but also stops at 6th Ave. 34th Street Broadway / 6th Avenue station is served by lines B., D., F, M, No., Q is R..
From outside New York City, Penn Station, under Madison Square Garden, is Amtrak's east coast hub and is the regional hub of the Long Island Rail Road and the New Jersey Transit commuter rail. Look at the section On the train on the New York main page for more details. Another way to reach the district is by using the trains of the service PATH to Hoboken is Jersey City, in New Jersey which run under 6th Avenue, with stops at 33rd Street, 23rd Street, and 14th Street.
There are also many buses: in a north-south direction on the avenues, while on the main streets they go in an east-west direction. However, keep in mind that due to the traffic the buses can be quite slow.
How to get around
What see
Some of the mid-20 streets (such as 25th Street) between 10th and 11th avenues are the most important areas where the new art galleries are concentrated. Check out the latest news in official site[link not working].
- High Line Park. A park built on an abandoned railway line between 10th and 11th Avenues, from 34th Street to Gansevoort Street. The peculiarity is that you are about 20 meters above street level.
- Rubin Museum of Art, 17th Street between 6th and 7th Ave.
Adults - $ 10, students, seniors - $ 5, children (12 and under) - free. Free admission for all: Friday 18-22. 
Mon 11-17, Tue: Closed, Wed: 11-19, Thu: 11-17, Fri: 11-22, Sat and Sun: 11-18. Himalayan art.
Adults - $ 10, students, seniors - $ 5, children (12 and under) - free. Free admission for all: Friday 18-22. 
Mon 11-17, Tue: Closed, Wed: 11-19, Thu: 11-17, Fri: 11-22, Sat and Sun: 11-18. Himalayan art.
- Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street (between the Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) and 7th Avenue).
- Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues). Historic New York hotel founded in 1884, it is mainly known for having hosted writers, musicians and artists in general for long periods of time.
- General Theological Seminary, 440 West 21st Street.
- Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street.
What to do
- Chelsea Piers.
- Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (7th Avenue & 32nd Street), ☎ 1 212 465-6741. Box office: Mon-Fri 9-18, Sat 10-18; if an event is held outside normal hours the box office opens at least one hour before the start until one hour after the start. Madison Square Garden is one of the most famous sports arenas in the world and not only. House of the New York Rangers who play in the NHL hockey championship, dei New York Knicks, NBA team; of the women's basketball team New York Liberty who play in the WNBA championship, and gods St. John's Red Storm college basketball team. Here then several concerts and other major events are held. The Garden also hosts other university sport-related events such as the semifinals and the final of the NIT Season Tip-Off, a prestigious tournament organized by the NCAA before the regular season. After this is held the Big East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[link not working] at the beginning of March, which determines the representatives of the conference in the NCAA tournament. At the end of March the semifinals and the final of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), a kind of consolation tournament for those who failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
theater
- Atlantic Stage 2, 330 W 16th St between 8th and 9th Ave, ☎ 1 212 279-4200. 99-seat Atlantic theater used for shows that are too interesting to do in the theater on 20th St. Unusual, little-advertised shows are held here (they don't even appear in official guides so you have to search well or be invited), but seeing a show here can it means attending performances by very talented young actors and unique plays.
- Altered Stages, 212 W 29th St, ☎ 1 212 629-3206.
Cabaret and improvisation
- Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater, 307 W. 26th Street.
- Magnet Theater, 254 W 29th St.
Shopping
- B&H, 420 9th Av. (between 33rd and 34th Sts.), ☎ 1 212 444-6615, 1 800 606-6969. Probably the best camera and video store in all of New York, even for selling accessories. Owned and operated by both Orthodox Jews, so the shop is closed on Fridays, Saturdays and all Jewish holidays except Hanukkah. You can find the closing times here.
- Chelsea Market. The old Oreo Cookie Factory is now a block-sized market with delis, florists, souvenirs, as well as restaurants, bars, art galleries, and shows. Inside free wifi.
- Purple Passion, 211 West 20th St., ☎ 1 212 807 0486. Adult shop.
How to have fun
Shows
- Ice Theater of New York, Inc..
Night clubs
- [link not working]Cafe Grumpy, 224 West 20th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, ☎ 1 212 255-5511. The coffee and service are great, the setting is strange and feels like a huge corridor.
- Paddles, 250 W. 26th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenue). Fetish / BDSM club.
Where to eat
Average prices
- Cafeteria, 119 7th Avenue. The name is misleading, it's a restaurant.
- Grand Sichuan Chelsea (9th Avenue and 24th Street). Great for those who love spicy cuisine. Try to stick to the Sichuian and Hunan menus otherwise you will eat the typical American-Chinese dishes found all over the place. The restaurant is well known so you should book to avoid long waits.
- Yellow Pepper, 10th Avenue (between 24th and 25th Street.). Pasta and sandwiches, at normal prices.
- Whole Foods Market, 24th St.
Where stay
Moderate prices
- Chelsea International Hostel, 251 West 20th Street (between 7th / 8th Avenue; subway: 1 or 9 to 23rd or 18th Street; lines A, C, E to 23rd Street Walk from 6th Avenue-23rd Street stop), ☎ 1 212 647-0010. Small and clean. Internet access, reception always open.
- Pennsylvania hotels, 7th Avenue (between 32nd / 33rd), ☎ 1 800 223 8585, 1 212 736 5000. Great hotel, close to all the interesting things in the neighborhood. At least $ 99 a night. $ 4 surcharge for each piece of luggage left in storage, not particularly clean.
- Marriott Execustay (24th Street and 7th Avenue). 1 or 2 bedroom apartments - very spacious (for Manhattan), kitchen, roof garden, gym. Nearby is a deli, grocery, bakery (on 23rd street).
Average prices
- Hampton Inn Manhattan - Chelsea, 108 West 24th Street, ☎ 1 212 414-1000.
- [link not working]Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan Hotel, 160 West 25th Street, ☎ 1 212 627-1888.
- GEM Hotel - Chelsea, 300 West 22nd Street, ☎ 1 212 675-1911. Small rooms but new hotel in very good condition.
- Hotel Events, 851 6th Av. (between 29th and 30th Street), ☎ 1 212 564-4567, fax: 1 212 564-6790. New and close to Penn Station.
- Hilton Garden Inn New York / Chelsea, 121 West 28th Street, ☎ 1 212 564-2181. from $ 220 per night depending on the season. Comfortable hotel with medium-sized rooms.
How to keep in touch
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