Located within Chelsea Market, Artists & Fleas is part flea market and part marketplace for artists. This comedy group and improv theater was co-founded by Amy Poehler and tickets to shows are $10 or less! Artists & Fleas: Just a hair outside Chelsea, the ironic Flatiron Building is on the corner of 5th Avenue and 23rd Street, and is one of New York City’s most recognizable buildings. It is also a performance space for musicians and street performers. The park is known for the arch, it’s fountain, and it’s chess tables. The park has been the site of many large protests, including a march of 25,000 people supporting the women’s suffrage movement in 1915. Maisel filmed a scene here where Midge participates in a protest. Dozens of movies have filmed here including When Harry Met Sally, Begin Again, and August Rush. More recently, The Marvelous Mrs. Washington Square Park is one of the most well known parks in America. It’s technically across the street from the Chelsea border, but I wanted to mention it. The space not only has thousands of books, it plays host to book signings, talks, and workshops. This 90-year-old independent book store is a gem. My sister very highly recommends it saying that it is sophisticated and not cheesy, and that the magic is impressive and mind-boggling. One of the hardest tickets to get in NYC, this late night magic show in The Nomad hotel starring Dan White takes place every weekend. The Fashion Institute of Technology is home to a fashion museum where you can find exhibitions that explore topics like the role textiles play in forming silhouettes, the interplay between minimalism and maximalism, and Paris’s impact on fashion trends, along with work by students and faculty. Admission to the exhibitions is free! The Magician at the Nomad: The Mother Theresa And Gandhi mural is on the corner of 10th Avenue and 18th Street. The mural Albert Einstein We Love NY Squared can be found at the corner of 21st Street and 7th Avenue. His mural of Andy Warhol, Frida Khalo, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat on Mount Rushmore is above the Empire Diner on Tenth Avenue and 22nd Street. The Brazilian streetartist had a residency in New York City and three of his works can be found in Chelsea. The Cosby Show Brownstone:Įven though the family lived in Brooklyn Heights, the show filmed the exterior of 10 Leroy Street in Greenwich Village. The Friends Apartment:Įxterior shots of the apartment where Joey, Chandler, Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe lived on Friends were shot at 90 Bedford Street, on the corner of Grove and Bedford Streets. Note: this photo is of a very similar brownstone. It’s fine to walk by and take a photo, you cannot sit on the steps and take photos – it is someone’s home. See Carrie Bradshaw’s Brownstone:Įven though Carrie lived on the Upper East Side, Sex and the City filmed the exterior shots of her brownstone at 64 Perry Street in Greenwich Village. Guests go from room to room where different performers are acting out different parts of the story. Sleep No More:Īn immersive theater experience based on MacBeth at The McKittrick Hotel, my sister went and described her experience as being a bit creepy. The park provides visitors with a scenic walk from north to south (or vice versa) without having to wait for any street lights. The park is home to gardens, art installations, and view points. Opened in 2014, it is a 1.45 mile elevated park that runs from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street. The High Line is one of New York City’s newest attractions. The museum is known for hosting the Whitney Biennial, which takes place every two years and exhibits the works of lesser known and emerging artists. Right now it is home to the blockbuster Andy Warhol – From A to B and Back Again exhibition which shows his portraits. Whitney founded the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1929 to exclusively showcase American Art which she felt was under-represented in NYC museums. The museum was founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (Anderson Cooper’s great-aunt) after The Met declined Whitney’s offer to donate 500 works of art. The Whitney moved to the border of Greenwich Village and Chelsea in 2015, and can be found at the start of The High Line. 250+ Things to do in New York City A 3-5 Day New York City Itinerary NYC Packing List Gossip Girl Filming Locations What to do in Brooklyn What to do in Union Square What to Know about Visiting New York City Which NYC Airport to Fly Into What to do in the Upper East Side What to do in the Upper West Side What to Do in the West Village What to Do in Lower Manhattan 24 Hours in NYC and a Visit to Roosevelt Island Exploring NYC with Mom My Favorite Places in NYC.Where to eat in Greenwich Village and Chelsea:.What to do in Greenwich Village and Chelsea:.
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