Chelsea Piers
Chelsea Piers is a series of piers in Chelsea, on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located to the west of the West Side Highway and Hudson River Park and to the east of the Hudson River, they were originally a passenger ship terminal in the early 1900s that was used by RMS Lusitania and was the destination of RMS Carpathia after rescuing the survivors of RMS Titanic.Photo: Groovio, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whitney Museum and Little Island at Pier 55.
Whitney Museum
Museum
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is a modern and contemporary American art museum located in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. Whitney Museum is situated 2,600 feet south of Chelsea Piers.
Little Island at Pier 55
Islet
Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, CC BY 2.0.
Little Island at Pier 55 is an artificial island and a public park within Hudson River Park, just off the western coast of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and West 13th Street in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan. Little Island at Pier 55 is situated 1,700 feet south of Chelsea Piers.
Madison Square Garden
Stadium
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd streets above Pennsylvania Station. Madison Square Garden is situated 1 mile east of Chelsea Piers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chelsea and Hudson Yards.
Chelsea
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitting on the southwest side of Midtown Manhattan, Chelsea has a huge concentration of art galleries and is a popular dining and nightlife district. The area along 8th Avenue is the center of gay social life in Manhattan.
Hudson Yards
Neighborhood
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.
Gramercy Flatiron
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0.
In the shadow of the skyscrapers of Midtown sit some of Manhattan's most colorful and vibrant neighborhoods. Busy Flatiron is one of the borough's most active shopping and entertainment districts, situated between Union Square and Madison Square Park, two of the most popular meeting places for Manhattanites.
Chelsea Piers
- Categories: architectural structure, business, enterprise, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74674° or 40° 44′ 48″ northLongitude
-74.00992° or 74° 0′ 36″ westOpen location code
87G7PXWR+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 22935714OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreWikidata ID
Q1069142
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Chelsea Piers” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “59號碼頭”
- Chinese: “切爾西62號碼頭”
- Chinese: “切爾西碼頭”
- Chinese: “雀兒喜碼頭”
- Dutch: “Chelsea Piers”
- French: “Chelsea Piers”
- German: “Chelsea Piers”
- Japanese: “チェルシー・ピア”
- Japanese: “チェルシー・ピアーズ”
- Japanese: “チェルシー埠頭”
- Spanish: “Embarcaderos de Chelsea”
- Swedish: “Chelsea Piers”
- Thai: “ท่าน้ำเชลซี”
- Ukrainian: “Пірси Челсі”
- Venetian: “Chelsea Piers”
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