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'''Chelsea''' is a neighborhood on the [[West Side (Manhattan)|West Side]] of the [[Boroughs of New York City|borough]] of [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]. The area's boundaries are roughly [[14th Street (Manhattan)|14th Street]] to the south, the [[Hudson River]] and [[West Street (Manhattan)|West Street]] to the west, and [[Sixth Avenue]] to the east, with its northern boundary variously described as near the [[list of numbered streets in Manhattan|upper 20s]]<ref>See:
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knU7bvz6jjAC&pg=PA14 |title=Fodor's New York City 2012 |author=Rachel Klein, Erica Duecy, Carolyn Galgano |publisher=Fodor's |year=2012 |page=14 |isbn=9780679009306 |quote=Its leafy streets (which stretch from 14th to the upper 20s) are lined with renovated brownstones and spacious art galleries; its avenues (from 6th to the Hudson) brim with restaurants, bakeries, bodegas, and men's clothing stores. |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224021549/https://books.google.com/books?id=knU7bvz6jjAC&pg=PA14 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/unitedstates/newyork/newyorkcity/fdrs_feat_111_13.html |title=New York Nabes |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2006 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |quote=The neighborhood stretches from 6th Avenue west to the Hudson River, and from 14th Street to the upper 20s. |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027064824/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/unitedstates/newyork/newyorkcity/fdrs_feat_111_13.html |url-status=live }}
* {{cite aia5|page=483}} "The name was originally given by ''Captain Thomas Clarke'' to his estate, staked out in 1750, which extended roughly from the present 19th to 28th Streets, from Eighth Avenue west to the Hudson. The modern place-name covers approximately a similar area, with its eastern boundary at Seventh Avenue and its southern one at 14th Street."
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=y5qUDg2ck7AC&pg=PA299 ''Fodor's See It New York City''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527152411/https://books.google.com/books?id=y5qUDg2ck7AC&pg=PA299 |date=May 27, 2016 }}, p. 299. [[Fodor's|Fodor's Travel Publications]], 2012. {{ISBN|9780876371367}}. Accessed October 20, 2015. "Chelsea... The boundaries stretch from 14th to 30th streets and from Sixth Avenue to the Hudson River."
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xDMVOLtPRI0C&pg=PA83 |title=New York City For Dummies |author=Brian Silverman |year=2007 |publisher=Wiley Publishing, Inc. |isbn=9780470109540 |quote=Chelsea, which extends from 14th Street to 26th Street and from the Hudson River to Fifth Avenue, is now the city's largest gay community. |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035831/https://books.google.com/books?id=xDMVOLtPRI0C&pg=PA83 |url-status=live }}
* Malbin, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/16/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-chelsea-strikingly-changed-but-still-diverse.html "If You're Thinking of Living In/Chelsea; Strikingly Changed, But Still Diverse"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023944/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/16/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-chelsea-strikingly-changed-but-still-diverse.html |date=March 16, 2018 }}, ''The New York Times'', April 16, 2000. Accessed February 24, 2018. "Today, the Chelsea Historic District encompasses parts of West 20th, West 21st and West 22nd Streets between 8th and 10th Avenues, and the neighborhood itself runs, roughly, from 14th Street to 29th Street and from the Avenue of the Americas to the Hudson River."
* Goldstein, Joseph. [https://nypost.com/2010/08/08/new-york-neighborhood-border-wars/ "New York neighborhood border wars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084754/https://nypost.com/2010/08/08/new-york-neighborhood-border-wars/ |date=March 16, 2018 }}, ''[[New York Post]]'', August 8, 2010. Accessed March 15, 2018. "But Chelsea's growth to the north has been more hesitant — and many residents feel that the neighborhood ends with the art galleries and the night clubs in the upper 20s."
* De Avila, Joseph. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703956604576110042918842016 "Chelsea Shows Art for Living"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120054135/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703956604576110042918842016 |date=November 20, 2018 }}, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', January 29, 2011. Accessed April 10, 2018.</ref><ref name=encnyc>Regier, Hilda. "Chelsea (i)" in {{cite enc-nyc2}}, pp.234–235</ref>
or [[34th Street (Manhattan)|34th Street]], the next major crosstown street to the north.<ref>See:
* Sloane, Leonard. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/04/kids-on-skates-and-in-buggies-give-new-bank-a-homey-touch.html "Kids on Skates and in Buggies Give New Bank a Homey Touch"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052941/http://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/04/kids-on-skates-and-in-buggies-give-new-bank-a-homey-touch.html |date=September 9, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times'', September 4, 1964. Accessed October 20, 2015. "The Chelsea area of Manhattan, from 14th Street to 34th Street on the West Side, is one of the city's oldest sections."
* Bennetts, Leslie. [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-chelsea.html If You're Thinking of Living In: Chelsea"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053316/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-chelsea.html |date=September 9, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times'', May 2, 1982. Accessed October 2, 2015.</ref><ref name=NYT2015>Navarro, Mireya. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/nyregion/in-chelsea-a-great-wealth-divide.html "In Chelsea, a Great Wealth Divide"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005256/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/nyregion/in-chelsea-a-great-wealth-divide.html |date=September 9, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times'', October 23, 2015. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Today's Chelsea, the swath west of Sixth Avenue between 14th and 34th Streets, could be the poster neighborhood for what Mayor Bill de Blasio calls the tale of two cities."</ref> To the northwest of Chelsea is the neighborhood of [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]], as well as [[Hudson Yards, Manhattan|Hudson Yards]]; to the northeast are the [[Garment District, Manhattan|Garment District]] and the remainder of [[Midtown South Community Council#Midtown South neighborhood|Midtown South]]; to the east are [[NoMad]] and the [[Flatiron District]]; to the southwest is the [[Meatpacking District]]; and to the south and southeast are the [[West Village]] and the remainder of [[Greenwich Village]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kravitz |first=Derek |title=Midtown South: Living Where the Action Is |website=WSJ |date=October 23, 2015 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/midtown-south-living-where-the-action-is-1445594401 |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208075122/https://www.wsj.com/articles/midtown-south-living-where-the-action-is-1445594401 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|Neighborhoods in New York City do not have official status, and their boundaries are not specifically set by the city. (There are a number of [[Community Boards of Manhattan|Community Boards]], whose boundaries are officially set, but these are fairly large and generally contain a number of neighborhoods, and the [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/neighbor/neigh.shtml neighborhood map] issued by the Department of City Planning only shows the largest ones.) Because of this, the definition of where neighborhoods begin and end is subject to a variety of forces, including the efforts of real estate concerns to promote certain areas, the use of neighborhood names in media news reports, and the everyday usage of people.}} Chelsea was named after an estate in the area which, in turn, was named after the [[Royal Hospital Chelsea]] in London which, in its turn, was named after the [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea District of London]] (England).<ref name=NYCParks/>

Chelsea contains the '''Chelsea Historic District''' and its extension, which were designated by the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] in 1970 and 1981 respectively.<ref name=nycland>{{cite nycland}}, p.70-72</ref> The district was added to the [[List of Registered Historic Places in New York County, New York|National Register of Historic Places]] in 1977, and expanded in 1982 to include contiguous blocks containing particularly significant examples of period architecture.

The neighborhood is primarily residential, with a mix of [[tenement]]s, apartment blocks, two [[New York City Housing Authority|city housing projects]], [[townhouses]], and renovated [[rowhouse]]s, but its many retail businesses reflect the ethnic and social diversity of the population. The area has a large [[LGBT culture in New York City|LGBTQ]] population.<ref name=WNYC-2010714>Venugopal, Arun. [http://www.wnyc.org/story/146106-census-shows-rising-number-gay-couples-and-dominicans/ "Census Shows Rising Numbers of Gay Couples and Dominicans in New York"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010300/http://www.wnyc.org/story/146106-census-shows-rising-number-gay-couples-and-dominicans/ |date=September 9, 2017 }}, [[WNYC]], July 14, 2011. Accessed September 20, 2016. "The largest numbers of same-sex couples live in a corridor of sorts, that stretches from Greenwich Village through Chelsea and into Hells Kitchen and Midtown along the west side of Manhattan. Chelsea, long known for its gay singles scene, also registered the highest proportion of same-sex couples, and, in one census tract bounded by Sixth and Eighth Avenues and 18th and 22nd streets, 22 percent of all couples were same-sex couples."</ref> Chelsea is also known as one of the centers of the city's [[art world]], with over 200 [[Art museum|galleries]] in the neighborhood. {{As of|2015|post=,}} due to the area's [[gentrification]], there is a widening income gap between the wealthy living in luxury buildings and some people living in the two [[housing project]]s.

Chelsea is a part of [[Manhattan Community Board 4|Manhattan Community District 4]] and [[Manhattan Community Board 5|Manhattan Community District 5]], and its primary [[ZIP Code]]s are 10001 and 10011.<ref name="NYCPlanning"/> It is patrolled by the 10th Precinct of the [[New York City Police Department]].
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==History==

===Early development===
[[File:Chelsea mansion house crop.jpg|thumb|left|"Chelsea", drawn by a daughter of [[Clement Clarke Moore]]]]
Chelsea takes its name from the estate and [[Georgian architecture|Georgian-style]] house of retired British Major Thomas Clarke, who obtained the property when he bought the farm of Jacob Somerindyck on August 16, 1750. The land was bounded by what would become 21st and 24th Streets, from the Hudson River to Eighth Avenue.<ref name=encnyc /> Clarke chose the name "Chelsea" after the [[Royal Hospital Chelsea]] in London.<ref name=NYCParks>[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/clement-clarke-moore-park/history Clement Clarke Moore Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016193412/https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/clement-clarke-moore-park/history |date=October 16, 2016 }}, [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. Accessed August 8, 2024. "A retired British Army officer, Captain Clarke named his property 'Chelsea' after London's Royal Chelsea Hospital for veterans."</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Janvier |first1=Thomas Allibone |author-link1=Thomas Allibone Janvier |title=In Old New York |date=1894 |publisher=[[Harper & Brothers]] |pages=[https://archive.org/details/inoldnewyork00janvgoog/page/n195 167]–9 |url=https://archive.org/details/inoldnewyork00janvgoog}}</ref> Clarke passed the estate on to his daughter, Charity, who, with her husband [[Benjamin Moore (bishop)|Benjamin Moore]], added land on the south of the estate, extending it to 19th Street.<ref name=encnyc /> The house was the birthplace of their son, [[Clement Clarke Moore]], who in turn inherited the property. Moore is generally credited with writing "[[A Visit From St. Nicholas]]" and was the author of the first Greek and Hebrew [[lexicon]]s printed in the United States.

In 1827, Moore gave the land of his apple orchard to the [[Episcopal Diocese of New York]] for the [[General Theological Seminary]], which built its brownstone Gothic, tree-shaded campus south of the manor house. Despite his objections to the [[Commissioner's Plan of 1811]], which ran the new [[Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)|Ninth Avenue]] through the middle of his estate, Moore began the development of Chelsea with the help of [[James N. Wells]], dividing it up into lots along Ninth Avenue and selling them to well-heeled New Yorkers.<ref>Burrows & Wallace, p.447</ref> [[Covenant (law)|Covenants]] in the deeds of sale specified what could be built on the land&nbsp;– stables, manufacturing and commercial uses were forbidden&nbsp;– as well as architectural details of the buildings.<ref name=encnyc /> In 1829, Moore leased one of the lots to Hugh Walker who constructed what is now the [[404 West 20th Street|oldest standing house in Chelsea]], completed in 1830.<ref>McGeehan, Patrick. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/nyregion/chelsea-real-estate-.html "When the Real Estate Mogul Tried to Supersize His $8 Million Brownstone"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 7, 2019. Accessed February 24, 2024. "A local community board had tried in vain to stop a similar expansion just seven doors away, in a home that is considered the oldest dwelling in Chelsea.... The plan for renovating the neighborhood's oldest house, at 404 West 20th Street, sparked an even bigger outcry.... The house, which has a brick front wall and about 4,000 square feet of living space, was built in 1830 on a lot leased from Mr. Moore."</ref>

===Industrialization and entertainment district===
The new neighborhood thrived for three decades, with many single family homes and rowhouses, in the process expanding past the original boundaries of Clarke's estate, but an industrial zone also began to develop along the Hudson.<ref name=encnyc /> In 1847 the [[West Side Line|Hudson River Railroad]] laid its freight tracks up a [[right-of-way (railroad)|right-of-way]] between Tenth and [[Eleventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Eleventh Avenues]], separating Chelsea from the [[Hudson River]] waterfront. By the time of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the area west of Ninth Avenue and below 20th Street was the location of numerous distilleries making [[turpentine]] and [[camphene]], a lamp fuel. In addition, the huge Manhattan Gas Works complex, which converted [[bituminous coal]] into [[town gas|gas]], was located at Ninth Avenue and 18th Street.<ref>Johnson, Clint. "A Vast and Fiendish Plot" ''New York Archive'' (Winter 2012)</ref>

The industrialization of western Chelsea brought immigrant populations from many countries to work in the factories,<ref name=fednyc /> including a large number of [[Irish-Americans|Irish]] immigrants, who dominated work on the Hudson River piers that lined the nearby waterfront and the truck terminals integrated with the freight railroad spur.{{efn|The film ''[[On the Waterfront]]'' (1954) recreates this tough world, dramatized in [[Richard Rodgers]]' 1936 jazz ballet ''[[Slaughter on Tenth Avenue]]''.}} As well as the piers, warehouses and factories, the industrial area west of Tenth Avenue also included lumberyards and breweries, and tenements built to house the workers. With the immigrant population came the political domination of the neighborhood by the [[Tammany Hall]] [[political machine|machine]],<ref name=fednyc /> as well as festering ethnic tensions: around 67 people died in a [[Orange Riots|riot between Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants on July 12, 1871]], which took place around 24th Street and Eighth Avenue.<ref name=encnyc /><ref>Burrows & Wallace, pp.1003–1008</ref> The social problems of the area's workers provoked [[John Lovejoy Elliot]] to form the [[Hudson Guild]] in 1897, one of the first [[settlement house]]s&nbsp;– private organizations designed to provide social services.

A theater district had formed in the area by 1869,<ref name="encnyc" /> and soon West [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd Street]] was the center of American theater, led by [[Pike's Opera House]] (1868, demolished 1960), on the northwest corner of Eighth Avenue. Chelsea was a busy entertainment district between about 1875 and 1900. Sixth Avenue contained the [[Ladies' Mile Historic District|Ladies' Mile]] shopping district; music publishers opened offices in [[Tin Pan Alley]] along 28th Street; and the [[Tenderloin, Manhattan|Tenderloin]] red-light district occupied the northern section of Chelsea.<ref name="nyt-1987-10-16">{{Cite news |last=Yarrow |first=Andrew L. |date=October 16, 1987 |title=Chelsea: Where the Avant-garde Rubs Shoulders With Old New York |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/16/arts/chelsea-where-the-avant-garde-rubs-shoulders-with-old-new-york.html |access-date=April 8, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Early and mid-20th centuries===
[[File:London_Terrace_NY1.jpg|thumb|[[London Terrace]] occupies the entire block bounded [[Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|Tenth]] Avenues and 23rd and [[24th Street (Manhattan)|24th Streets]].]]
The neighborhood was an early center for the motion picture industry before World War I. Some of [[Mary Pickford]]'s first pictures were made on the top floors of an armory building at 221 [[26th Street (Manhattan)|West 26th Street]], while other studios were located on 23rd and 21st Streets.<ref name=fednyc>{{cite fednyc}}, pp. 151–155</ref>

To accommodate high freight and industrial demand, several railroads had built [[Rail freight transport|rail freight]] terminals on the Manhattan side of the Hudson River,<ref name="NYCL-1295">{{cite report |url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1295.pdf |title=Starrett-Lehigh Building |date=October 7, 1986 |publisher=[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220192221/http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1295.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|pages=2–3}} and many freight terminals and warehouses were built in the western part of Chelsea by the late 19th century.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=5}} The first of these was the Central Stores, constructed at 11th Avenue between 27th and 28th Streets in 1891.<ref name="NYCL-1295" />{{rp|pages=2–3}} This was followed in 1900 by the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]'s terminal between 26th and 27th Streets, as well as the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]'s terminal immediately to the south, completed in the early 1910s.<ref name="NYCL-1295" />{{rp|pages=2–3}}<ref name="nyt-1939-12-10">{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Lee E. |date=December 10, 1939 |title=New Era in Sight for Eleventh Ave.; a 'new' Eleventh Avenue Emerges as Work Nears Completion on Street and Railroad Improvements |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/10/archives/new-era-in-sight-for-eleventh-ave-a-new-eleventh-avenue-emerges-as.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329181317/https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/10/archives/new-era-in-sight-for-eleventh-ave-a-new-eleventh-avenue-emerges-as.html |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Freight operations on Manhattan's far west side were improved when the elevated [[High Line|West Side Freight Line]] and the [[West Side Elevated Highway]] were built in the 1930s, replacing a surface-level railroad and roadway.<ref name="NYCL-1295" />{{rp|pages=2–3}}

[[London Terrace]] was one of the world's largest apartment blocks when it opened in 1930, with a swimming pool, [[wikt:solarium|solarium]], gymnasium, and doormen dressed as London bobbies. Other major housing complexes in the Chelsea area are [[Penn South]], a 1962 [[cooperative apartment|cooperative housing development]] sponsored by the [[International Ladies Garment Workers' Union]], and the [[New York City Housing Authority]]-built and -operated [[Fulton Houses]] and [[Chelsea-Elliot Houses]].

The 23-story [[Art Deco]] Walker Building, which spans the block between 17th and 18th Streets just off of [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh Avenue]], was built in the early 1930s. That structure was converted in 2012 to residential apartments on the top 16 floors, with Verizon retaining the lower seven floors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/realestate/chelsea-posting-verizon-offices-remade-into-luxury-condos.html |title=Dial C for Condos |website=The New York Times |date=March 8, 2012 |last=Hughes |first=C. J. |quote=One of those Verizon buildings, a 1929 tan-brick Art Deco high-rise at 212 West 18th Street in Chelsea, is being converted into luxury condominiums. The 53-unit project is called Walker Tower for its architect, Ralph Walker, who also designed several other phone company buildings.... Verizon owns Floors 2 through 7, which contain offices for about a dozen employees who will come to work through a West 17th Street entryway. Mr. Stern owns the condo that encompasses Floors 8 through 23. |access-date=October 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309012534/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/realestate/chelsea-posting-verizon-offices-remade-into-luxury-condos.html |archive-date=March 9, 2012}}</ref> In the early 1940s, tons of [[uranium]] for the [[Manhattan Project]] were stored in the Baker & Williams Warehouse at 513–519 West 20th Street. The uranium was removed and a decontamination project at the site was completed during the early 1990s.<ref>Broad, William J. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/science/30manh.html?pagewanted=all "Why They Called It the Manhattan Project"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518205859/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/science/30manh.html?pagewanted=all |date=May 18, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times'', October 30, 2007. Accessed October 23, 2015. "After lunch, we headed to West 20th Street just off the West Side Highway.... On its north side, three tall buildings once made up the Baker and Williams Warehouses, which held tons of uranium.... Dr. Norris's 'Traveler's Guide' fact sheet said the federal government in the late 1980s and early 1990s cleaned the buildings of residual uranium."</ref> By the mid-20th century, the western part of Chelsea had various types of light manufacturing businesses. According to the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]], these ranged "from printing shops and box companies, to milk-bottling plants and electrical wire and cable manufacturers".<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=23}}

=== Late 20th century to present ===
The industrial character of West Chelsea declined in the 1960s and 1970s, as industries started to relocate from Manhattan.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=24}} In subsequent years, the area's redevelopment was concentrated around West Chelsea,<ref name="nyt-2018-02-14">{{Cite news |last=Jacobson |first=Aileen |date=February 14, 2018 |title=East Chelsea, Manhattan: Once Industrial, Now Residential |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/realestate/living-in-east-chelsea-manhattan.html |access-date=April 8, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and some of the old industrial structures were converted to nightclubs.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=24}}<ref name="nyt-1987-10-16" /> These included Les Mouches (housed in a former [[Otis Worldwide|Otis Elevator Company]] factory) and [[Tunnel (New York nightclub)|the Tunnel]] (housed in the Central Stores building on 11th Avenue).<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=24}} Many LGBTQ people started moving to Chelsea in the mid-1980s, and upscale restaurants and stores began opening in the neighborhood around the same time.<ref name="nyt-2000-04-16">{{Cite news |last=Malbin |first=Peter |date=April 16, 2000 |title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Chelsea; Strikingly Changed, But Still Diverse |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/16/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-chelsea-strikingly-changed-but-still-diverse.html |access-date=April 8, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> By then, the neighborhood also contained some of New York City's "cutting-edge theaters and performance spaces" according to ''The New York Times''.<ref name="nyt-1987-10-16" /> By the late 1990s, West Chelsea had also begun to attract visual-arts galleries that had relocated from [[SoHo]].<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=25}}<ref name=":1" />

On September 17, 2016, there was [[2016 New York and New Jersey bombings|an explosion]] outside a building on 23rd Street, which injured 29 people; police located and removed a second, undetonated [[pressure cooker bomb]] on 27th Street.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Mallory |title=New York explosion leaves dozens injured |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/17/us/new-york-explosion/ |publisher=CNN |date=September 17, 2016 |access-date=September 17, 2016 |archive-date=September 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918160112/http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/17/us/new-york-explosion/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1=Rick |last1=Schapiro |first2=Edgar |last2=Sandoval |first3=Nicole |last3=Hensley |first4=Ginger Adams |last4=Otis |first5=Rocco |last5=Parascandola |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/blast-rips-chelsea-street-started-running-article-1.2796382 |title=Explosive fireball erupts from dumpster on Chelsea street injuring 29, secondary pressure cooking device found blocks away |work=The New York Daily News |date=September 18, 2016 |access-date=September 18, 2016 |archive-date=October 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031235737/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/blast-rips-chelsea-street-started-running-article-1.2796382 |url-status=live }}</ref> A suspect, [[2016 New York and New Jersey bombings#Suspect|Ahmad Khan Rahami]], was captured two days later after a gunfight in [[Linden, New Jersey]].<ref>Santora, Marc; Rashbaum, William K.; Baker, Al; and Goldman, Adam. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/nyregion/nyc-nj-explosions-ahmad-khan-rahami.html "Ahmad Khan Rahami Is Arrested in Manhattan and New Jersey Bombings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919124409/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/nyregion/nyc-nj-explosions-ahmad-khan-rahami.html |date=September 19, 2016 }}, ''The New York Times'', September 19, 2016. Accessed September 19, 2016. "The man who the police said sowed terror across two states, setting off bombs in Manhattan and on the Jersey Shore and touching off a furious manhunt, was tracked down on Monday morning sleeping in the dank doorway of a neighborhood bar and taken into custody after being wounded in a gun battle with officers. The frenzied end came on a rain-soaked street in Linden, N.J., four hours after the police issued an unprecedented cellphone alert to millions of people in the area telling them to be on the lookout for Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, who was described as 'armed and dangerous.'"</ref>

By the late 2010s, the eastern part of Chelsea, which had once been largely industrial, had also attracted upscale residential development.<ref name="nyt-2018-02-14" />

==Demographics==
For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Chelsea as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square.<ref>[https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/ntas.pdf New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129141839/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/ntas.pdf |date=November 29, 2018 }}, Population Division – [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.</ref> Based on data from the [[2010 United States census]], the population of Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square was 70,150, a change of 14,311 (20.4%) from the 55,839 counted in [[2000 United States census|2000]]. Covering an area of {{cvt|851.67|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{cvt|82.4|PD/acre|PD/sqmi PD/sqkm}}.<ref name=PLP5>[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610175331/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, Population Division – [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.</ref> The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 65.1% (45,661) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.7% (4,017) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% (93) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 11.8% (8,267) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0% (21) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% (261) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.3% (1,587) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 14.6% (10,243) of the population.<ref name=PLP3A>[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610170733/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, Population Division – [[New York City]] Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref>

The entirety of Community District 4, which comprises Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, had 122,119 inhabitants as of [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|NYC Health]]'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 83.1 years.<ref name="CHP2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn4.pdf |title=Clinton and Chelsea (Including Chelsea, Clinton and Hudson Yards) |date=2018 |website=nyc.gov |publisher=NYC Health |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323024312/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn4.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Rp|2, 20}} This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |title=2016–2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020 |date=2016 |website=[[government of New York City|nyc.gov]] |publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]] |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004755/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}}<ref>{{cite web |title=New Yorkers are living longer, happier and healthier lives |website=New York Post | last=Short | first=Aaron |date=June 4, 2017 |url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024959/https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most inhabitants are adults: a plurality (45%) are between the ages of 25–44, while 26% are between 45 and 64, and 13% are 65 or older. The ratio of youth and college-aged residents was lower, at 9% and 8% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median [[household income]] in Community Districts 4 and 5 was $101,981.<ref name="CB4_5PUMA">{{cite web |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603807-nyc-manhattan-community-district-4-5-chelsea-clinton-midtown-business-district-puma-ny/ |title=NYC-Manhattan Community District 4 & 5—Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323024312/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603807-nyc-manhattan-community-district-4-5-chelsea-clinton-midtown-business-district-puma-ny/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, an estimated 11% of Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen residents lived in poverty, compared to 14% in all of Manhattan and 20% in all of New York City. One in twenty residents (5%) were unemployed, compared to 7% in Manhattan and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 41% in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 45% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not [[gentrification|gentrifying]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|7}}

==Culture==
{{Further|LGBTQ culture in New York City|Chelsea Arts District}}
People of many different cultures live in Chelsea. Chelsea is famous for having a [[Gay village|large LGBTQ population]], with one of Chelsea's census tracts reporting that 22% of its residents were gay couples,<ref name=WNYC-2010714/> and is known for its social diversity and inclusion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Calhoun |first=Ada |date=December 6, 2013 |title=The Chelsea |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/books/review/inside-the-dream-palace-by-sherill-tippins.html |access-date=April 8, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Eighth Avenue is a center for LGBT-oriented shopping and dining, and from 16th to 22nd Streets between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, mid-nineteenth-century brick and brownstone townhouses are still occupied, a few even restored to single family use.<ref>[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/CHELSEA_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf "Chelsea Historic District Designation Report"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019023933/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/CHELSEA_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf |date=October 19, 2012 }} NYCLPC (September 15, 1970)</ref><ref>Dibble., James E. [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/CHELSEA_HISTORIC_DISTRICT_EXTENSION.pdf "Chelsea Historic District Extension Designation Report"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019023941/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/CHELSEA_HISTORIC_DISTRICT_EXTENSION.pdf |date=October 19, 2012 }} [[New York Landmarks Preservation Commission]] (February 3, 1981)</ref>
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The stores of Chelsea reflect the ethnic and social diversity of the area's population. The Chelsea [[Lofts]] district&nbsp;– the former fur and flower district&nbsp;– is located roughly between Sixth and Seventh Avenues from 23rd to 30th streets.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} The McBurney YMCA on West 23rd Street, commemorated in the hit [[Village People]] song ''[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]'', sold its home and relocated in 2002 to a new facility on 14th Street, the neighborhood's southern border.<ref>Geberer, Raanan. [http://www.nypress.com/local-news/20150925/the-original-gilded-ymca/1 "The Original, Gilded YMCA"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011120937/http://www.nypress.com/local-news/20150925/the-original-gilded-ymca/1 |date=October 11, 2015 }}, ''Chelsea News'', September 25, 2015. Accessed October 23, 2015. "The opening shots of the official "YMCA" video, however, might confuse some current Chelsea residents. You see a huge sign, 'McBurney YMCA,' but instead of today's familiar McBurney Y on West 14th Street, you see a different building. The older building, on West 23rd Street between 7th and 8th avenues, is still there, and was the home of the McBurney Y from 1904, when it was built, until 2002, when it moved to 14th Street."</ref>

By the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Chelsea had become an alternative shopping destination, starring the likes of Barneys CO-OP — which replaced the much larger original [[Barneys New York|Barneys flagship store]] — [[Comme des Garçons]], [[Balenciaga]] boutiques, [[Alexander McQueen]], [[Stella McCartney]], and [[Christian Louboutin]]. [[Chelsea Market]], on the ground floor of the former [[Nabisco]] Building, is a destination for food lovers.
In the late 1990s, New York's visual arts community began a gradual transition away from [[SoHo]], due to increasing rents and competition from upscale retailers for the large and airy spaces that [[Contemporary art gallery|art galleries]] require,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/12/realestate/commercial-property-west-chelsea-ex-garages-attracting-art-galleries-from-soho.html |title=West Chelsea: Ex-Garages Attracting Art Galleries From Soho |last=Holusha |first=John |website=The New York Times |date=October 12, 1997 |access-date=October 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527055158/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/12/realestate/commercial-property-west-chelsea-ex-garages-attracting-art-galleries-from-soho.html |archive-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> and the area of West Chelsea between [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Eleventh]] Avenues and [[16th Street (Manhattan)|16th]] and [[28th Street (Manhattan)|28th]] Streets has become a new global centers of contemporary art, home to over 200 art galleries that are home to modern art from both upcoming and established artists.<ref>See:
* {{cite web |url=http://manhattan.about.com/od/neighborhoodguide/p/chelseaprofile.htm |title=Chelsea Neighborhood Profile |publisher=About.com |access-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403081921/http://manhattan.about.com/od/neighborhoodguide/p/chelseaprofile.htm |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.com/visitor_guide/chelsea.75816/editorial_review.aspx |title=Chelsea |publisher=NYC.com |access-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103025313/http://www.nyc.com/visitor_guide/chelsea.75816/editorial_review.aspx |url-status=live }}
* [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/stylish-traveler-chelsea-girls-september-2005 "Stylish Traveler: Chelsea Girls"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524083444/http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/stylish-traveler-chelsea-girls-september-2005 |date=May 24, 2011 }}, ''[[Travel + Leisure]]'', September 2005. Accessed May 14, 2007. "With more than 200 galleries, Chelsea has plenty of variety. Here, eight of them that feature everything from paintings to sculpture, videos to installations."
* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr122004.shtml "City Planning Begins Public Review for West Chelsea Rezoning to Permit Housing Development and Create Mechanism for Preserving and Creating Access to the High Line"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611184958/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/about/pr122004.shtml |date=June 11, 2007 }}, Department of City Planning press release, December 20, 2004. "Some 200 galleries have opened their doors in recent years, making West Chelsea a destination for art lovers from around the City and the world."</ref> Along with the art galleries, Chelsea is home to the [[Rubin Museum of Art]], with a focus on [[Tibetan art|Himalayan art]]; the [[Graffiti Research Lab]] and [[New York Live Arts]], a producing and presenting organization of dance and other movement-based arts. The community, in fact, is home to many highly regarded performance venues, among them the [[Joyce Theater]], one of the city's premier modern dance emporiums, and [[The Kitchen (art institution)|The Kitchen]], a center for cutting-edge theatrical and visual arts.
[[File:The_Rubin_Museum_of_Art_(49051574333).jpg|thumb|The [[Rubin Museum of Art]]]]
Above 23rd Street, by the [[Hudson River]], the neighborhood is post-industrial, featuring the elevated [[High Line]] viaduct, which follows the river all through Chelsea. The elevated rail line was the successor to the street-level freight line original built through Chelsea in 1847, which was the cause of numerous fatal accidents, so it was elevated in the early 1930s by the [[New York Central Railroad]]. It fell out of use in the 1960s through 1980 and was originally slated to be torn down, but in the early 2000s, it was redesigned and converted into a highly used aerial [[greenway (landscape)|greenway]] and [[rail trail|rails-to-trails]] park.
<ref name=":0">Brazee, Christopher D. and Most, Jennifer L. et al. [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/WestChelsea_REPORT.pdf "West Chelsea Historic District Designation Report"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221105551/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/WestChelsea_REPORT.pdf |date=December 21, 2008 }} [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] (July 15, 2008)</ref> With a change in zoning resolution in conjunction with the development of the High Line, Chelsea experienced a new construction boom, with projects by notable architects such as [[Shigeru Ban]], [[Neil Denari]], [[Jean Nouvel]], and [[Frank Gehry]]. The neighborhood was quickly gentrifying, with small businesses being replaced by big-box retailers and technology and fashion stores.<ref name=NYT2015/> With this development, more wealthy residents moved in, further widening an already-existing income gap with public-housing residents. In 2015, the average yearly household income in most of Chelsea was about $140,000. On the other hand, in the area's two public-housing developments&nbsp;– the [[Elliott-Chelsea Houses]], between 25th Street, Ninth Avenue, 28th Street, and Tenth Avenue; and Fulton Houses, between 16th Street, Ninth Avenue, 19th Street, and Tenth Avenue&nbsp;– the average income was less than $30,000.<ref name=NYT2015/> At the same time, the area's [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] enclaves and rent-subsidized housing, especially in [[Penn South]], was being replaced by high-rent studios. This resulted in large income disparities across the neighborhood; one block in particular&nbsp;– 25th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues&nbsp;– had the Elliot Houses on its north side and two million-dollar residences on its south side.<ref name=NYT2015/>

The Chelsea neighborhood is served by two weekly newspapers: the ''Chelsea-Clinton News'' and ''Chelsea Now''.{{dubious|date=February 2024}}

''West Chelsea'' refers to the western portion of Chelsea, previously known as Gasoline Alley,<ref>Moss, Jeremiah. Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul. 2017, page 236.</ref> much of which was previously a manufacturing area and has since been rezoned to allow for high-rise residential uses. It is often considered the area of Chelsea between the Hudson River to the west and Tenth Avenue to the east, a portion of which was designated a [[West Chelsea Historic District|historic district]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/west-chelsea/wc_chap07_historicresources_feis.pdf |title=Special West Chelsea District Rezoning and High Line Open Space EIS – Chapter 7: Historic Resources |access-date=March 16, 2018 |archive-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212073940/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/west-chelsea/wc_chap07_historicresources_feis.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2008 article in ''[[The New York Times]]'' showed the eastern boundary of West Chelsea as [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Eighth Avenue]] for the area between 14th and 23rd streets, [[Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)|Ninth Avenue]] between 23rd and 25th, and [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|Tenth Avenue]] between 25th and 29th.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/realestate/06livi.html |title=Galleries and High-Line Views |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 6, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317040130/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/realestate/06livi.html |url-status=live |last1=Hughes |first1=C. J. }}</ref><ref>[https://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/01/05/realestate/190-livi-map.jpg West Chelsea map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316202627/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/01/05/realestate/190-livi-map.jpg |date=March 16, 2018 }}, from "Galleries and High-Line Views"</ref>

==Landmarks and places of interest==
===Culinary===
[[File:Chelsea_Market_(49052085186).jpg|thumb|[[Chelsea Market]] contains a popular [[food hall]]]]
The [[Chelsea Market]], located in a restored historic [[Nabisco]] factory and headquarters, is a festival marketplace that hosts a variety of shopping and dining options, including bakeries, restaurants, a fish market, wine store, and many others.<ref>Martinelli, Katherine. [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/factory-oreos-built-180969121/ "The Factory That Oreos Built; A new owner for the New York City landmark offers a tasty opportunity to recap a crème-filled history"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925064824/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/factory-oreos-built-180969121/ |date=September 25, 2019 }}, ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)]]'', May 21, 2018. Accessed October 2, 2019. "If walls could speak, the brick at New York's Chelsea Market would have more than a few stories to tell. Alphabet (the parent company of Google) purchased the building in March of 2018 for $2.4 billion—an earth-shattering figure even in New York City's real estate market—but this isn't a glittering, 21st-century beacon, a symbol of the ingenuity of Silicon Valley. In reality, the looming brick structure remains largely the same as it did more than a century ago, when it served as headquarters for the iconic snack company Nabisco."</ref>

[[Peter McManus Cafe]], a bar and restaurant on Seventh Avenue at 19th Street, is among the oldest family-owned and -operated bars in the city.

The [[Empire Diner]] was an [[art moderne]] diner at 210 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street that appeared in several movies and was mentioned in [[Billy Joel]]'s song "Great Wall of China". Designed by [[Fodero Dining Car Company]], it was built in 1946 and was altered in 1979 by Carl Laanes. The diner closed on May 15, 2010; reopened briefly as "The Highliner", and again re-opened under its original name in January 2014<ref>Preston, Marguerite. [http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/01/empire_diner_amanda_freitags_revamp_of_the_retro_icon.php "Empire Diner, Amanda Freitag's Revamp of the Retro Icon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017071702/http://ny.eater.com/2014/1/7/6301573/empire-diner-amanda-freitags-revamp-of-the-retro-icon|date=October 17, 2014}} ''Eater'' (January 7, 2014)</ref> before closing permanently in December 2015 due to failure to pay rent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea's 'Empire Diner' Forced to Close Again Amid Rent Struggles – Chelsea – DNAinfo New York |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151217/chelsea/chelseas-empire-diner-forced-close-again-amid-rent-struggles |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016194112/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151217/chelsea/chelseas-empire-diner-forced-close-again-amid-rent-struggles |archive-date=October 16, 2016 |access-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref>

===Cultural===
[[Pike's Opera House]] was built in 1868, and bought the next year by [[James Fisk (financier)|James Fisk]] and [[Jay Gould]], who renamed it the '''Grand Opera House'''. Located on the corner of Eighth Avenue and 23rd Street, it survived until 1960 as an [[RKO]] movie theater.<ref name=fednyc />

The [[Irish Repertory Theatre]] is an [[Off-Broadway theatre|Off-Broadway]] theatrical company on West 22nd Street producing plays by Irish and Irish-American writers.

The [[Joyce Theater]], located in the former [[Elgin Theater]] at 175 Eighth Avenue, near 19th Street, is in a 1941 movie house that closed in 1978. The Elgin was completely renovated to create in the Joyce a venue suitable for dance, and was reopened in 1982.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kisselgoff |first=Anna |title=Creating A Theater Just for Dance |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 26, 1981 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03EFD9163BF935A15754C0A967948260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |access-date=May 4, 2008 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035838/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/26/arts/creating-a-theater-just-for-dance.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[The Kitchen (art institution)|The Kitchen]] is a performance space at 512 West 19th Street. It was founded in [[Greenwich Village]] in 1971 by [[Steina and Woody Vasulka]], taking its name from the original location, the kitchen of the [[Mercer Arts Center]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Rachel Lee Harris |date=March 29, 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/arts/design/artists-in-dialogue-at-the-kitchen.html |title=Artists in Dialogue at the Kitchen |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 28, 2014 |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623123647/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/arts/design/artists-in-dialogue-at-the-kitchen.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The warehouse building at 530 West 27th Street, which was the site of The Sound Factory & [[Twilo]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rip-richard-grantfounder-of-nyc-after-hours-institution-sound-factory/ |title=RIP Richard Grant – Founder of NYC After-Hours Institution Sound Factory – VICE<!-- Bot generated title --> |date=January 22, 2015 |access-date=January 16, 2019 |archive-date=January 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116201029/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpn3gx/rip-richard-grantfounder-of-nyc-after-hours-institution-sound-factory |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as several other megaclubs in the 1980s and 1990s, was acquired in 2011 by the British theater company [[Punchdrunk]], who converted it into "[[McKittrick Hotel|The McKittrick Hotel]]", a five-story, {{cvt|100000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} performance space housing their immersive site-specific theatrical production, [[Sleep No More (2011 play)|''Sleep No More'']]. The building, along with those at 532 and 542 West 27th Street, was also the location of several restaurants and event venues, and featured other shows such as 'Speakeasy Magick', featuring Todd Robbins, Jason Suran, and Matthew Holtzclaw.<ref>[[Ben Brantley|Brantley, Ben]] (April 13, 2011) [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/theater/reviews/sleep-no-more-is-a-macbeth-in-a-hotel-review.html "Shakespeare Slept Here, Albeit Fitfully"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827151330/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/theater/reviews/sleep-no-more-is-a-macbeth-in-a-hotel-review.html |date=August 27, 2017 }} ''The New York Times''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mckittrickhotel.com/ |title=The McKittrick Hotel website |access-date=March 22, 2017 |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324085548/http://www.mckittrickhotel.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-McKittrick-Announces-Additional-Performance-of-SPEAKEASY-MAGICK-20190528 |title=The McKittrick Announces Additional Performance of SPEAKEASY MAGICK<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824232746/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-McKittrick-Announces-Additional-Performance-of-SPEAKEASY-MAGICK-20190528 |url-status=live }}</ref> The McKittrick and associated spaces closed in 2025 following the end of ''Sleep No More''{{'}}s theatrical run.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sleep No More Closes Off-Broadway January 5 |url=https://playbill.com/article/sleep-no-more-closes-off-broadway-january-5 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250210231619/https://playbill.com/article/sleep-no-more-closes-off-broadway-january-5 |archive-date=February 10, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[New York Live Arts]] is a dance organization located at 219 West 19th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Kate |title=Dance Theater Merges With Bill T. Jones Troupe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/arts/dance/02workshop.html |access-date=December 30, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 1, 2010 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021064553/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/arts/dance/02workshop.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Rubin Museum of Art]] is a museum dedicated to the collection, display, and preservation of the art of the Himalayas and surrounding regions, especially that of Tibet. It was located at 150 West 17th Street between Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Seventh Avenue. While the museum still exists as an institution, its Chelsea building closed on October 6, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nasseri |first=Visuals by Sinna |last2=Aguiar |first2=Text by Annie |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Audience Report: Gongs and Goodbyes as the Rubin Museum Shuts Its Doors |url=https://www.nytimes.com/card/2024/10/09/arts/design/rubin-museum-closed |access-date=May 15, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

[[File:Edificio_IAC_InterActiveCorp.JPG|thumb|[[IAC Inc.|InterActiveCorp]] headquarters on Eleventh Avenue, designed by [[Frank Gehry]]]]

===Industrial and commercial===
[[Google]]'s New York office occupies [[111 Eighth Avenue]], which takes up the full city block between 15th and 16th Streets and between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. The building was once Inland Terminal 1 of the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref>Weiss, Lois. [https://nypost.com/2010/12/03/googles-search-ends/ "Google's Search Ends"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320173717/http://nypost.com/2010/12/03/googles-search-ends/ |date=March 20, 2017 }} ''[[New York Post]]'' (December 3, 2010)</ref>

The [[Starrett-Lehigh Building]], a huge full-block freight terminal and warehouse on West 26th Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues, was built in 1930–1931 as a joint venture of the Starett real estate firm and the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]. Designed by Cory & Cory to enable trains to pull into the ground floor of the building, it was one of only a few American buildings included in the [[Museum of Modern Art]]'s 1932 "[[International style (architecture)|International Style]]" exhibition. It was designated a [[List of New York City Landmarks|New York City landmark]] in 1966.<ref name=nycland />
[[File:Starrett_Lehigh_Building_NY1.jpg|thumb|The [[Starrett–Lehigh Building]] with the rising skyscrapers of [[Hudson Yards (development)|Hudson Yards]] rising in the background]]
The [[Hudson Yards (development)|Hudson Yards]] rail-yard development is located at the northern edge of Chelsea, within the [[Hudson Yards Redevelopment|Hudson Yards neighborhood]]. The project's centerpiece is a mixed-use real estate development by [[Related Companies]]. According to its master plan, created by master planner [[Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates]], Hudson Yards is expected to consist of 16 skyscrapers containing more than {{cvt|1.27|e6sqft|m2}} of new office, residential, and retail space. Among its components will be {{cvt|6|e6sqft|m2}} of commercial office space, a {{cvt|750000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} retail center with two levels of restaurants, cafes, markets and bars, a hotel, a cultural space, about 5,000 residences, a 750-seat school, and {{cvt|14|acres|ha}} of public open space. The development, located mainly above and around the [[West Side Yard]], will create a new neighborhood that overlaps with Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/hudson-yards-smart-neighborhood/ |title=New York's next big neighborhood is its smartest |author=Volpe, Joseph |work=[[Engadget]] |date=May 7, 2014 |access-date=May 9, 2014 |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508005336/http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/hudson-yards-smart-neighborhood/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Residential===
[[Hotel Chelsea]], built 1883–1885 and designed by Hubert, Pirsson & Co., was New York's first cooperative apartment complex<ref name=nycland /> and was the tallest building in the city until 1902. After the theater district migrated uptown and the neighborhood became commercialized, the residential building folded and in 1905 it was turned into a hotel.<ref>Leffel, C. and Lehman, J. ''The Best Things to Do in New York''. New York: Universal Publishing 2006.</ref> The hotel attracted attention as the place where [[Dylan Thomas]] had been staying when he died in 1953 at [[St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan|St. Vincent's Hospital]] in [[Greenwich Village]], and for the 1978 slaying of [[Nancy Spungen]] for which [[Sid Vicious]] was accused. The hotel has been the home of numerous celebrities, including [[Brendan Behan]], [[Thomas Wolfe]], [[Mark Twain]], [[Tennessee Williams]] and [[Virgil Thomson]],<ref name=nycland /> and the subject of books, films (''[[Chelsea Girls]]'', 1966) and music.
[[File:View_from_High_Line_3_(New_York)_(44520183804).jpg|thumb|An eastward facing view from the [[High Line]]. [[London Terrace]] is visible on the left.]]
The [[London Terrace]] apartment complex on West 23rd was one of the world's largest apartment blocks when it opened in 1930, with a swimming pool, [[wikt:Solarium|solarium]], gymnasium, and doormen dressed as London bobbies. It was designed by Farrar and Watmough. It takes its name from the fashionable mid-19th century cottages that were once located there.<ref name=fednyc />

[[Penn South]] is a large limited-equity [[housing cooperative]] constructed in 1962 by the [[United Housing Foundation]] and financed by the [[International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union]]. The development includes 2,820 apartments and covers six city blocks between [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|8th]] and [[Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)|9th Avenue]] and [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd]] and [[29th Street (Manhattan)|29th Street]]. In 2012, there were 6,000 names on a waiting list of prospective residents looking to purchase a unit in the development.<ref>Buckley, Cara. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/nyregion/in-chelsea-a-rift-at-a-defiantly-low-priced-co-op.html "Soul-Searching at a Defiantly Affordable Co-op"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007210052/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/nyregion/in-chelsea-a-rift-at-a-defiantly-low-priced-co-op.html |date=October 7, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times'', April 19, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2017. "Founded by a labor union in 1962, Penn South has 2,820 units scattered over six blocks, still charges rock-bottom prices and once was so left-leaning that resident Communists pilloried resident Socialists.... The complex, which was sponsored by the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union and is formally known as the Mutual Redevelopment Houses, is one of the last of a breed of New York co-ops built for the working class.... Some 6,000 people are on the now-closed waiting list, and if history is any indication, many will die before getting in."</ref> Under the terms of agreements reached with the City of New York in 1986 and 2002, and separately with the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]], Penn South's eligibility for tax abatements offered by the [[Mitchell-Lama Housing Program]] has been extended to 2052.<ref>[https://www.pennsouth.coop/penn-south-history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902002537/https://www.pennsouth.coop/penn-south-history.html |date=September 2, 2017 }}, [[Penn South]]. Accessed September 1, 2017. "In April 2011 Penn South cooperators again voted in an advisory referendum to extend the contract with the City for an additional 8 years of tax abatement to 2030. In exchange, the City agreed to a package of over $25 million in financial aid to Penn South to help fund the replacement of the heating, ventilating, and air cooling system (HVAC). Most recently, to secure a $189 million refinance with HUD, Penn South shareholders voted to extend our contract for 22 additional years, through 2052."</ref>

===Other===
[[File:New_York_City_Chelsea_Piers-20120519-RM-170114.jpg|thumb|The Chelsea Piers, New York City's primary luxury [[ocean liner]] terminal from 1910 until 1935]]
The [[Chelsea Piers]] were the city's primary luxury ocean liner terminal from 1910 until 1935, when the growing size of ships made the complex inadequate. The [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] was headed to Pier 60 at the piers and the [[RMS Carpathia|RMS ''Carpathia'']] brought survivors to Pier 54 in the complex, which was destroyed in 2018 although ironwork remains. The northern piers are now part of an entertainment and sports complex operated by [[Roland W. Betts]], and the southern piers are part of [[Hudson River Park]].<ref>[[Peter Vecsey (sports columnist)|Vecsey, Pete]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=U-MCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63 "Piers Without Peer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223083055/https://books.google.com/books?id=U-MCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63 |date=December 23, 2019 }}, p. 63, ''[[New York (magazine)]]'', December 19, 1994. Accessed May 20, 2016.</ref> The Hudson River Park, designed as a joint city/state park with non-traditional uses, runs along the Hudson River waterfront from [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th Street]] to the Battery and comprises most of the associated piers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Hudson Park Draws Closer To Reality; Proponents Celebrate Approval by Albany |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/30/nyregion/hudson-park-draws-closer-to-reality-proponents-celebrate-approval-by-albany.html?pagewanted=all |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 30, 2015 |date=July 30, 1998 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180642/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/30/nyregion/hudson-park-draws-closer-to-reality-proponents-celebrate-approval-by-albany.html?pagewanted=all |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Chelsea Park]] is located between 9th and 10th Avenues, and between 27th and 28th Streets. It contains baseball diamonds, basketball courts and six handball courts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Park |publisher=NYC Parks |url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/chelsea-park |access-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203033527/https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/chelsea-park |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Chelsea Studios]], a [[sound stage]] on 26th Street, has been operating since 1914, and numerous movies and television shows have been produced there.<ref>Fry, Andy. [http://www.kftv.com/news/2014/12/17/nyc-studios "NYC studios can cater for growing production"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624032256/http://www.kftv.com/news/2014/12/17/nyc-studios |date=June 24, 2016 }}, [[Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook|KFTV]], December 17, 2014. Accessed May 20, 2016. "Another Manhattan-based venue, Chelsea Studios was formed in 1914 and hosted some high-profile productions during the 1950s and 1960s (12 Angry Men, The Phil Silvers Show)."</ref>

The [[Church of the Holy Apostles (Manhattan)|Church of the Holy Apostles]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.holyapostlesnyc.org/ |title=Church of the Holy Apostles website |access-date=July 25, 2009 |archive-date=August 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826174142/http://www.holyapostlesnyc.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> was built in 1845–1848 to a design by [[Minard Lefever]], with additions by Lefever in 1853–1854, and [[transept]]s by [[Charles Babcock (architect)|Charles Babcock]] added in 1858, this [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] church was designated a [[List of New York City Landmarks|New York City landmark]] in 1966 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It is Lefever's only surviving building in Manhattan. The building, which featured an octagonal spire,<ref>[http://www.nyc-architecture.com/CHE/CHE022-ChurchoftheHolyApostles.htm "Church of the Holy Apostle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116094941/http://www.nyc-architecture.com/CHE/CHE022-ChurchoftheHolyApostles.htm |date=November 16, 2009 }} on ''New York Architecture''</ref> was burned in a serious fire in 1990, but [[stained glass windows]] by [[William Jay Bolton]] survived, and the church reopened in April 1994 after a major restoration.<ref name=nycland /> The Episcopal parish is notable for hosting the city's largest program to feed the poor,<ref>{{cite news |title=Blessed Is the Full Plate |first=Anna |last=Quindlen |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/70982 |magazine=Newsweek |date=November 17, 2007 |access-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011062403/http://www.newsweek.com/id/70982 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is the second and larger home of the [[LGBTQ]]-oriented synagogue, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah.<ref>[http://www.lgbtran.org/Exhibits/CBST/index.aspx "Congregation Beth Simchat Torah"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121205219/http://www.lgbtran.org/Exhibits/CBST/index.aspx |date=January 21, 2009 }} on ''LGBT Religious Archives Network''</ref>

[[General Theological Seminary|The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church]]'s college-like close is sometimes called "Chelsea Square". It consists of a city block of tree-shaded lawns between Ninth and Tenth Avenues and West 20th and 21st Streets. The campus is ringed by more than a dozen brick and brownstone buildings in [[Gothic Revival]] style. The oldest building on the campus dates from 1836. Most of the rest were designed as a group by architect [[Charles Coolidge Haight]], under the guidance of the Dean, Augustus Hoffman.<ref>Gray, Christopher. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/01/realestate/streetscapes-general-theological-seminary-restoration-drive-begun-for-chelsea.html "Streetscapes: General Theological Seminary; Restoration Drive Begun For Chelsea Landmark"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016193046/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/01/realestate/streetscapes-general-theological-seminary-restoration-drive-begun-for-chelsea.html |date=October 16, 2016 }}, ''The New York Times'', May 1, 1988. Accessed May 20, 2016.</ref> In 2024, [[Vanderbilt University]] entered into a lease with The General Theological Seminary to establish a Vanderbilt campus in New York City. "The leasing arrangement is not a merger with The General Theological Seminary. The Seminary will continue to operate as a separate entity and maintain its distinct identity and programming."<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2024 |title=Vanderbilt explores an enhanced presence in New York City |url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/09/26/vanderbilt-growth-initiative/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Vanderbilt University |language=en-US}}</ref>{{clear left}}

==Police and crime==
Chelsea is patrolled by the 10th Precinct of the [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]], located at 230 West 20th Street.<ref name="NYPD 10th Precinct">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/10th-precinct.page |title=NYPD – 10th Precinct |website=www.nyc.gov |publisher=[[New York City Police Department]] |access-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324105320/http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/10th-precinct.page |url-status=live }}</ref> The 10th Precinct ranked 61st safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/manhattan/chelsea/ |title=Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen – DNAinfo.com Crime and Safety Report |website=www.dnainfo.com |access-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415065149/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/manhattan/chelsea |archive-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, with a non-fatal assault rate of 34 per 100,000 people, Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen's rate of [[violent crime]]s per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 313 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|8}}

The 10th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 74.8% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 1 murder, 19 rapes, 81 robberies, 103 felony assaults, 78 burglaries, 744 grand larcenies, and 26 grand larcenies auto in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-010pct.pdf |title=10th Precinct CompStat Report |website=www.nyc.gov |publisher=[[New York City Police Department]] |access-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413201333/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-010pct.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Fire safety==
[[File:23rd St 10th Av td (2018-11-27) 27.jpg|thumb|FDNY EMS Station 7]]
Chelsea is served by two fire stations of the [[New York City Fire Department]] (FDNY).<ref>{{Cite FDNY locations}}</ref> Engine Company 1/Ladder Company 24 is located at 142 West 31st Street,<ref>{{cite web |title=Engine Company 1/Ladder Company 24 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e1.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023222549/http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> while Engine Company 3/Ladder Company 12/Battalion 7 is located at 146 West 19th Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Engine Company 3/Ladder Company 12/Battalion 7 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e3.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022013138/http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e3.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, [[New York City Fire Department Bureau of EMS|FDNY EMS]] Station 7 is located at 512 West 23rd Street.

==Health==
[[Preterm birth|Preterm]] births in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen are the same as the city average, though teenage births are less common. In Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, there were 87 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 9.9 teenage births per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|11}} Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen have a low population of residents who are [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|uninsured]]. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 11%, slightly less than the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen is {{cvt|0.0098|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, more than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Eleven percent of Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is less than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, 10% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 5% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 18% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 14% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}

Ninety-one percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 86% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", more than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, there are 7 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}

The nearest major hospitals are the [[Bellevue Hospital Center]] and [[NYU Langone Medical Center]] in [[Kips Bay, Manhattan|Kips Bay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Manhattan Hospital Listings |website=New York Hospitals |url=http://www.allny.com/health/hosp-manhattan.html |access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115151717/http://www.allny.com/health/hosp-manhattan.html |archive-date=November 15, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Best Hospitals in New York, N.Y. |website=U.S. News & World Report |date=July 26, 2011 |url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/new-york-ny |access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529091928/https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/new-york-ny |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, [[Beth Israel Medical Center]] in [[Stuyvesant Town]] operated until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2025 |title=Mount Sinai Beth Israel in East Village officially closes after judge dismisses bid to stay open |url=https://abc7ny.com/post/mount-sinai-beth-israel-east-village-officially-closes-judge-dismisses-community-group-bid-stay-open/16148740/ |access-date=April 9, 2025 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}</ref>

==Post offices and ZIP Codes==
[[File:23rd St 11th Av td (2018-11-27) X06.jpg|thumb|USPS maintenance facility, 11th Avenue]]
Chelsea is located within two primary [[ZIP Code]]s. The area north of 24th Street is in 10001 while the area south of 24th Street is in 10011.<ref name="zipmaps">{{cite web |title=Chelsea, New York City-Manhattan, New York Zip Code Boundary Map (NY) |website=United States Zip Code Boundary Map (USA) |url=https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/New_York_County/Z_Chelsea.htm |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323032433/https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/New_York_County/Z_Chelsea.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[United States Postal Service]] operates four post offices in Chelsea:
* [[James A. Farley Building|James A. Farley Station]] – 421 8th Avenue; the main post office for New York City<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: James A Farley |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1433785&locationName=JAMES+A+FARLEY&address2=&address1=421+8TH+AVE |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035840/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* London Terrace Station – [[London Terrace|234 10th Avenue]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: London Terrace |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1370834&locationName=LONDON+TERRACE&address2=&address1=234+10TH+AVE |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035839/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[United States Post Office (Old Chelsea Station)|Old Chelsea Station]] – 217 West 18th Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Old Chelsea |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1433835&locationName=OLD+CHELSEA&address2=&address1=217+W+18TH+ST |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035847/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Port Authority Station – [[111 Eighth Avenue|74 9th Avenue]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Port Authority |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1378055&locationName=PORT+AUTHORITY&address2=&address1=74+9TH+AVE |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035848/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In addition, the Centralized Parcel Post and the [[Morgan General Mail Facility]] are located at 341 9th Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Centralized Parcel Post |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1444233&locationName=CENTRALIZED+PARCEL+POST&address2=&address1=341+9TH+AVE+BSMT+BB30 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035841/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Edwards and Kelcey Engineers |title=Manhattan General Mail Facility: Environmental Impact Statement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ot03AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT36 |volume=1 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |year=1989 |page=IV-229 |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226044948/https://books.google.com/books?id=ot03AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT36 |url-status=live }}</ref> The USPS also operates a vehicle maintenance facility on the block bounded by 11th Avenue, 24th Street, 12th Avenue, and 26th Street.<ref>{{cite web |last=Oser |first=Alan S. |title=Perspectives: Land Use; Postal Trucks Find a Home on 11th Ave. |website=The New York Times |date=September 18, 1988 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/18/realestate/perspectives-land-use-postal-trucks-find-a-home-on-11th-ave.html |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323032437/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/18/realestate/perspectives-land-use-postal-trucks-find-a-home-on-11th-ave.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This facility has the ZIP Code 10199.<ref name="zipmaps"/>

==Education==
[[File:Chelsea School 9 Av 27 jeh.JPG|left|thumb|The Chelsea School]]

Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen generally have a higher rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. A majority of residents age 25 and older (78%) have a college education or higher, while 6% have less than a high school education and 17% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 64% of Manhattan residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} The percentage of Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen students excelling in math rose from 61% in 2000 to 80% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 66% to 68% during the same time period.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |url=http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/MN_04_11.pdf |title=Clinton / Chelsea – MN 04 |date=2011 |publisher=[[Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy]] |access-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-date=September 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918163019/http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/MN_04_11.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is lower than the rest of New York City. In Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, 16% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per [[school year]], less than the citywide average of 20%.<ref name=":21" />{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} Additionally, 81% of high school students in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}}

===Schools===
[[File:Textile High School W 18th St.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Bayard Rustin Educational Complex]] in 1931, when it was Textile High School]]
There are numerous public schools in Chelsea, including PS 11, also known as the William T. Harris School; PS 33, the Chelsea School; the O. Henry School (IS 70); Liberty High School For Newcomers; [[NYC Lab School|Lab School]]; the Museum School; and the [[Bayard Rustin Educational Complex]], which houses six small schools.

The [[Bayard Rustin Educational Complex]] was founded as Textile High School in 1930, later renamed to Straubenmuller Textile High School, then Charles Evans Hughes High School. In the 1990s, it was renamed the Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities after [[civil rights]] activist [[Bayard Rustin]].<ref>{{cite news |title=F.Y.I. |first=Michael |last=Pollak |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/11/nyregion/fyi-148458.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=April 11, 2004 |access-date=October 7, 2009 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113100625/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/11/nyregion/fyi-148458.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The high school closed in 2012 after a grading scandal, but the building had already started being used as a "vertical campus" housing multiple small schools. [[Quest to Learn]], Hudson High School of Learning Technologies, Humanities Preparatory Academy, James Baldwin School, Landmark High School, and Manhattan Business Academy are the six constituent schools in the complex.

Private schools in the neighborhood include [[Avenues: The World School]], a K-12 school; and the Catholic [[Xavier High School (New York City)|Xavier High School]], a secondary school.

Chelsea is also home to the [[Fashion Institute of Technology]], a specialized [[State University of New York|SUNY]] unit established in 1944 that serves as a training ground for the city's fashion and design industries.<ref>[http://www.fitnyc.edu/about/history.php Our History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908071348/http://www.fitnyc.edu/about/history.php |date=September 8, 2019 }}, [[Fashion Institute of Technology]]. Accessed October 2, 2019.</ref> The [[School of Visual Arts]], a for-profit [[art school]],<ref>[http://www.sva.edu/about/directions Directions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003041612/http://www.sva.edu/about/directions |date=October 3, 2019 }}, [[School of Visual Arts]]. Accessed October 2, 2019.</ref> and the public [[High School of Fashion Industries]] also have a presence in the design fields.

The neighborhood is also home to the [[General Theological Seminary]] of the Episcopal Church, the oldest seminary in the [[Anglican Communion]].<ref>[http://gts.edu/our-history Our History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004052235/http://gts.edu/our-history |date=October 4, 2019 }}, [[General Theological Seminary]]. Accessed October 2, 2019.</ref> The [[Center for Jewish History]], a consortium of several national research organizations, is a unified library, exhibition, conference, lecture, and performance venue, located on [[16th Street (Manhattan)|16th Street]] between [[Fifth Avenue|Fifth]] and [[Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)|Sixth]] Avenues.<ref>[https://www.cjh.org/about/about-the-center About the Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819161649/https://www.cjh.org/about/about-the-center |date=August 19, 2019 }}, [[Center for Jewish History]]. Accessed October 2, 2019. "The Center for Jewish History in New York City illuminates history, culture, and heritage. The Center provides a collaborative home for five partner organizations: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research."</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:NYPL_Muhlenberg_Branch,_Manhattan_(cropped).jpg|thumb|The Muhlenberg branch of the [[New York Public Library]]]]
The [[New York Public Library]] (NYPL) operates two branches in Chelsea. The Muhlenberg branch is located at 209 West 23rd Street. The three-story [[Carnegie library]] building opened in 1906 and was renovated in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Muhlenberg Library |website=The New York Public Library |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/muhlenberg |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323024928/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/muhlenberg |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library]] is located at 40 West 20th Street. The current building opened in 1990; the [[Library of Congress]] has designated the Heiskell branch as the city's "Regional Library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped" for [[Braille]] media and [[audiobook]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library |website=The New York Public Library |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/heiskell |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323032433/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/heiskell |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Transportation==
The neighborhood is served by the {{NYC bus link|M7|M10|M11|M12|M14 SBS|M23 SBS|prose=y}} [[New York City Bus]] routes. [[New York City Subway]] routes include the {{NYCS trains|Broadway-Seventh|type=service}} on Seventh Avenue, the {{NYCS trains|Eighth south|type=service}} on Eighth Avenue, and the {{NYCS trains|Sixth local|type=service}} on Sixth Avenue.<ref>{{Cite NYC bus map|M}}</ref> The [[34th Street&nbsp;– Hudson Yards (IRT Flushing Line)|34th Street&nbsp;– Hudson Yards]] station on the {{NYCS trains|Flushing}} opened in September 2015 with its main entrance in Chelsea.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |title=Subway Station for 7 Line Opens on Far West Side |website=The New York Times |date=September 10, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/nyregion/no-7-subway-station-far-west-side-manhattan.html |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914231924/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/nyregion/no-7-subway-station-far-west-side-manhattan.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tangel |first=Andrew |title=New Subway Station Opens on NYC's Far West Side |website=WSJ |date=September 13, 2015 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-subway-station-opens-on-nycs-far-west-side-1442171470 |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216171800/https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-subway-station-opens-on-nycs-far-west-side-1442171470 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notable residents==
{{Category see also|Category:People from Chelsea, Manhattan}}
* [[Andy Bey]] (born 1939), jazz singer and pianist<ref>Adler, David R. [https://jazztimes.com/archives/andy-bey/ "Andy Bey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614204818/https://jazztimes.com/archives/andy-bey/ |date=June 14, 2021 }}, ''[[JazzTimes]]'', April 25, 2019. Accessed December 14, 2020. "We are sitting in Bey's studio apartment on the western edge of Manhattan's Chelsea district, where he has lived for the last 13 years. "</ref>
* [[Bob Dylan]] (born 1941), singer-songwriter stayed in the [[Chelsea Hotel]] (1961–64).<ref>{{cite web |last=Arak |first=Joey |title=Meanwhile, at the Hotel Chelsea |website=[[Curbed NY]]|date=October 22, 2008 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2008/10/22/10556078/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604081851/https://ny.curbed.com/2008/10/22/10556078/meanwhile-at-the-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]] (born 1955), actor, lived in the [[Chelsea-Elliot Houses]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |url=https://www.amny.com/news/whoopi-ing-it-up-for-hudson-guild/ |title=Whoopi-ing it up for Hudson Guild |work=amNY – The Villager |publisher=Schneps Media |date=June 21, 2005 |accessdate=February 3, 2022 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203172107/https://www.amny.com/news/whoopi-ing-it-up-for-hudson-guild/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Silas Seandel]] (born 1937), furniture sculptor<ref>Rohrlich, Marianne. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/15/garden/currents-metalwork-on-the-train-to-west-chelsea.html "Currents: Metalwork; On the Train to West Chelsea"], October 15, 1998. Accessed February 10, 2025. "Silas Seandel was a pioneer 30 years ago, and he may be one again. In 1967, the designer and metal smith, below left in his workshop, was one of the original tenants at the D.& D. Building in Manhattan, where he sold his handmade sculptural metal furniture to architects and designers. Recently, he relocated his showroom, left, to 551–3 West 22d Street in Chelsea, where he now sells to the public."</ref>
* [[Wallace Shawn]] (born 1943), actor, lives in Chelsea.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Als |first=Hilton |date=Summer 2012 |title=Wallace Shawn, The Art of Theater No. 17 |url=http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6154/wallace-shawn-the-art-of-theater-no-17-wallace-shawn |journal=[[The Paris Review]] |location=Paris, France |publisher=The Paris Review Foundation |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|New York City}}
* [[List of neighborhoods in Manhattan]]
* [[Chelsea Corners]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{Notelist}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite gotham}}

==External links==
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