Cities

W 16th St descriptions

  • Description of Highline Ballroom

    - Apr 29, 2008 6:22:06 PM

    This mostly music venue is a fun place to see anyone from Bitch and Ferron to Anne Smith to interesting dance acts.

  • Description of The Maritime Hotel

    - Nov 2, 2007 3:43:50 PM

    This glamorous Chelsea hotel, once the headquarters for the National Maritime Union, made its striking debut in June 2003. The owners revamped the building, using its nautical architectural elements—most notably the 5-foot portal windows (one per room) overlooking the Hudson—and expanding on them with perfectly conceived details, such as the cabin-like teak furniture.

  • Description of Matsuri

    - Nov 2, 2007 3:43:50 PM

    This is the most tasteful of the big new Japanese dining palaces that began their assault on the city a couple of years ago. The ceiling looks like the hull of an upturned samurai ship, and the bar is as long as a city block. You'd expect chef Tadashi Ono's cooking to be elaborate and showy, but in fact it's solid, sensible, and faithfully Japanese.