Ed Hamilton

Following Private Patti Smith Concert for Developers, a Flash Mob Is Planned at the Chelsea Hotel in Support of Tenants [Updated]

Last night Patti Smith was at the beleaguered Chelsea Hotel, playing what appears to have been a new-hotel-management-planned event to which tenants were not invited, but the architect and others were. New hotel management, for the record, is King & Grove, "a new lifestyle hotel brand defined by mod ... More >>

Hotel Chelsea Is Now Closed to Guests; Residents Feel Like 'Survivors of the Titanic'

Esther Zuckerman​A small white piece of paper was affixed to the left front door of the Hotel Chelsea today: "The Hotel Chelsea is temporarily closed. We apologize for any inconvenience," it read. There was a space. "Thank you." As the hotel ceased operation and the last holdout guest packed ... More >>

Does the Chelsea Hotel Have an Art Thief?

​Hot on the heels of the Hoboken Picasso thief, ArtInfo reports that the Chelsea Hotel has been undergoing a Thomas Crown affair of its own. The hotel, designated a landmark in 1966, put up for sale in 2010, has walls "caked with art" by former and current hotel residents, like Henri Cartier-B ... More >>

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