Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Entertainment
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (
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)
Comedy Cellar (
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)
Getting There
Subway
Take the A/C/E or 1/2/3 and disembark at 14th St (along either service) if you're looking for a good
place to make tracks.
Bus
Try the M14 or the M8 if you're traveling across town and want to access the westernmost areas of
Chelsea and the West Village by public transportation.
The Sights in a Day
Wander along
The High Line
(
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) - an inviting emerald strand zip-
ping over the gridiron - to get yourself oriented in this heart-stealing corner of
the city. Exit at 14th St and lust over designer threads in the Meatpacking District, then
slip into the West Village for more unique buys. Don't miss the
Strand Book Store
(
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)
just beyond.
An afternoon of art is in store for those who explore the Chelsea galleries, loc-
ated in a swath of former warehouses. Fuel up at the gut-rumbling
Chelsea
Market
(
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)
, or hit up one of the neighborhood eateries such as
Cookshop
(
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)
or
Le Grainne
(
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)
.
Bluesy tunes often get tangled in the trees of
Washington Square Park
(
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eateries, among them
Rosemary's
(
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)
and
RedFarm
(
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). After din-
ner, channel Prohibition days at sneaky
Little Branch
(
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)
or
Bathtub Gin
(
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)
, or opt for chuckles at comedy headquarters like the
Upright Citizens Bri-
gade Theatre
(
Click here
)
or the
Comedy Cellar
(
Click here
)
.
For a local's day in Chelsea,
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.
