“Twas the night before …”

Hear those four words.  What happened?  Did you get a flash from your childhood?  Or remember seeing in another child’s face that moment of great joy mixed with almost unbearable anticipation?  Even though you know the rest of the poem by heart, did you relive a moment of uncomplicated urgency and impending joy?

 

You can go there again.

That is the spirit of the Manhattan neighborhood called Chelsea.   It was in this neighborhood that Clement Moore wrote his famous poem.   Chelsea is a neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan bordered by Hell’s Kitchen to the north, the Flatiron District to the east, the Meatpacking District to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. The western area of the neighborhood houses many of New York City’s great art galleries, as well as the famous park The High Line.   Chelsea includes theaters, shops, and several top-rated restaurants and food markets.

“Twas the night before “is a blog dedicated to the distinctive things to do and see in this neighborhood, and how in the midst of all that is Manhattan, it is in Chelsea that you will capture “moments of uncomplicated urgency and impending joy.”

'Twas the night before.'..in Chelsea