It may be a bit cold to enjoy the plazas, but go indoors to Chelsea Market for awesome food or shop around our many unique and fashion-forward boutiques. Don't forget about the amazing restaurants.
Except for the Apple store, The Highline (which is AWESOME) & 2 or 3 decent restaurants this area is a wasteland of poseurs, tourists & wannabe socialite/models & the d-bags who chase them.
In 1832, with beef scarce in NY &, therefore, a status symbol, edible hats, then shoes, belts and purses made out of specially dried and seasoned "fashion meat," became popular among wealthy women.
Jean Shop is my favorite design shop for denim...the Standard HotelRooftop Bar &Le Bain is amazing (thursday).and VIP room NYC ..(i luv this club).this area is great for nightlife.cool restaurants.
Duff McKagan: This once desolate and somewhat dangerous area is now a hipster hangout with some really cool clothing stores and cafés. Stroll over to Chelsea Piers from here. http://bit.ly/phhnN0
Several generations ago, the corner of the West Village between West 14th Street and Gansevoort Street and west of 9th Avenue was where the city's meats were packed and shipped. Read more
Turn a night out into a calorie burning party! Try drinking club soda instead of alcoholic beverages and then hit the dance floor to get your body moving!
#OPENMARKET mentioned in NYtimes http://nyti.ms/1e8SCNg - co-chaired by Diane von Furstenberg, Andrew Rosen, and André Balazs - get your tix www.openmarketnyc.com - the meatpacking event of the year!
Meatpacking NY is brought to you by the Meatpacking District Improvement Association (MPIA), the non-profit business alliance of the 24-hour neighborhood.