Wednesday, August 4, 2010

WIKIPEDIA: Chelsea Piers (New York)

Chelsea Piers is a series of historic piers on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City that was a passenger ship terminal in the early 1900s that was used by the RMS Lusitania and was the destination of the RMS Titanic.

The piers are currently used by the Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex. The new complex includes film and television production facilities, including those for CBS College Sports Network and Food Network, a health club, a day spa, the city's largest training center for gymnastics, two basketball courts, playing fields for indoor lacrosse and soccer, batting cages, a rock climbing wall and dance studios. In addition there is an AMF Bowling center, a golf club with multi-story driving range, and two full sized ice rinks for skating. It is located in the Chelsea neighborhood, on the northern edge of Greenwich Village and the Meatpacking District.

Pier 59, is home to the award winning craft-brewery Chelsea Brewing Company,LLC.

Chelsea Brewing Company is the only micro-brewery in Manhattan.

The complex also includes a marina for mooring private boats.

Roland W. Betts is the principal owner

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