Stroll the Chelsea Historic District, West 20th Street to West 22nd Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues. These town-house blocks in varying styles of Italianate, Greek Revival and other popular styles of the 19th century will make you reminisce about what New York must have been like back in the day.
See a modern dance performance at the Joyce Theater, arguably the city’s preeminent venue for dance. The Art Moderne building from 1941 was originally a movie theater showing cult films and revivals-and later adult films. Now it is the place to see world-renowned dance companies performing modern dance, flamenco, ballet and tango at affordable prices.
The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave .http://joyce.org
Watch a performance at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater: Robin William’s, Conan O’Brien, and Tina Fey have all graced the stage of this 150- seat comedy venue, where improv, sketch and stand up comedy take place seven nights a week, tickets are cheap and there is no drink minimum.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, 307 West 26th Street https://ucbtheatre.com
A favorite hangout of Andy Warhol’s, The Chelsea Hotel, (closed for renovations) is one of the important cultural sights in New York. It has been the home to writers, musicians, artists and actors. Bob Dylan lived here when his first child was born as well as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Edie Sedgwick, Jane Fonda, Ethan Hawke and the list goes on and on. The hotel was designated as a New York City landmark in 1966 and is scheduled to open in 2017.