Category: Chelsea

Denim and Fairy Tale Fashion: Clothes From Practical to Fantastical at the Museum at FIT

By Elissa Gilbert.  Photos by Museum at FIT. The upstairs exhibit at the Museum at FIT is called Denim: Fashion’s Frontier. The exhibit includes the prosaic denim blouses worn by Rosie the Riveter and stretches to an elegant white and black denim gown, plus slightly vintage ads by […]

Club Owner and Film Producer Noel Ashman a Staple in the New York Nightlife Scene

The lights and glitz of Manhattan are a serious draw for anyone looking for excitement. But once you land there the question arises, “Ok where do we go now?” For any club goers there are not many choices as there were during the height of the club scene in the 80’s. But there are a few that stand out like Space, Pacha, Webster Hall and more. Yet these are big room clubs that lack the intimacy that many club goers look for.

Posman Books Summer Reading List

By Denise Oliveira Summer is here, which for many of us means it’s time to settle into a hammock or beach chair and catch up on some reading. The task of picking the perfect book can be daunting, so we checked in with experts. Today we present your […]

Mini Food Tour

By Seth Fera-Schanes.  This article first appeared on The Refined Chef cooking website. A mini food tour is a great way to spend a few hours on a weekend afternoon, especially in food obsessed New York.  I recently went on a little excursion and had a lot of […]

New York Tech City

By Seth Fera-Schanes Do a quick internet search for tech start-ups in nyc and you’ll get a lot of hits.  New York City, known to many for food, fashion and finance (and obviously so many more industries) also has a healthy and growing technology scene. Instead of a […]

Doughnut Plant and Hotel Chelsea

Hotel Chelsea is a New York City landmark and has been home to writers, artists, musicians and poets since it first opened in 1885. The added benefit of visiting the hotel today is a Doughnut Plant location in the first floor retail space that offers some of the best doughnuts in the city.

Abracadabra in New York City

It is October and New Yorker’s are settling into their fall schedules.  Part of the schedule is thinking about and preparing for Halloween at the end of the month.  This is a notable holiday in the city with parties, parades and then some more parties. Retailers recognize the […]