#Chelsea market

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Chelsea Market, NYC

[rabbitcruiser]

Elisha Otis’s first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City on March 23, 1857.

[consider-your-potatoes-mashed]

I really really wish New York City was more accessible

I’m currently in NYC and because of the repurposing of buildings rather than building new ones in many parts of the city they end up being inaccessible.

I understand wanting to save and repurpose buildings rather than tearing them down and rebuilding but there has to be a better way to repurpose that can include being accessible.

Yesterday I went to a CVS that was in an old bank building and guess what no automatic doors and the only way in was a flight of stairs.

Today I went to the Chelsea market and sure getting in was fine enough except the lack of automatic doors and cobbled crosswalks/streets (my enemy) outside but even inside the floor is so bumpy and uneven that I constantly feel like I’m going to fall and have to be hyper aware of where I’m putting my feet and cane.

There has to be a way we can do better as a society and as people.

Also the amount of doors people have let shut in my face when they see me coming on my crutches is ridiculous when they were just holding it open for someone else like sure I can do it and I will but it would be nice if you’d at least keep it open long enough for me to grab it with my foot or crutch or something

On the good side though I have seen a ton of wheelchair accessible taxis and that makes me really really happy. I’ve seen more of those than of regular taxis actually.

Edit: in the comments on this post I have been let know that the taxis that I mentioned are not in fact as accessible as they appear and are rather unsafe for those who are in wheel chairs so I guess that’s just one more shit thing. Go look at the comments to find more explanation/lived experience with this

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Loading dock mural, Chelsea Market - New York City by Andreas Komodromos

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My stepsister has me turnt on cultured, salted butter with fresh crusty bread. When she visited recently we got specialty cultured butter and bread at Chelsea Market but I found this in a local market and grabbed bread from a nearby bakery. If it’s not as good, I’ll keep looking.

[noniez]

couple of spreads from past months

[tourist-gengar]

“This is an interesting water feature!”

While it certainly is an interesting water feature, it’s not a fountain. According to a nearby sign, it’s a private well, so you can’t throw coins into it.

Anyway, this was located in the Chelsea Market in the meat packing district. The place was fascinating; the way it looked, you’d think it was underground, but it’s just the lowest floor of the building.

[lejazznik]

I am a featured artist in the New York City exhibit NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL: ART INSPIRED BY ANNA MAY WONG curated by Katie Gee Salisbury, author of the new biography, “Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong.” Come see my ink and charcoal art during the entire month of May in celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month! Presented by Pearl River Mart, Chelsea Market and the Meatpacking District 🎥✨

On view May 1 to May 31 • Chelsea Market: the corridor gallery across from Amy’s Bread • 75 9th Ave

You can follow me on Instagram  / Twitter / Substack / Official Site

Buy prints: Shop

[mia-seth-adventures]

🇺🇸 Chelsea Market, Manhattan, NYC

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as of lately

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“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ―Helen Keller

Had a really rough day at work, needed to find somewhere pretty to have my mental breakdown ✨

Good for another few months!

[silasea]

[rabbitcruiser]

National Hot Tea Day

The perfect time for a cup of tea is National Hot Tea Day, on January 12 every year. Tea has been in our cups since as far back as the 2nd century B.C. Originating in China, tea has grown to become the second most consumed beverage in the world, after water. This delicious blend of spices energizes, detoxifies, relaxes, and does so much more.

History of National Hot Tea Day

Tea has been consumed for almost 5,000 years. In 2737 B.C., during the Tang Dynasty, legend has it that some tea leaves fell into a pot of water that was being boiled for Chinese emperor Shen Nung. He drank the brew and found it delicious and relaxing.

In 2016, the earliest known physical evidence of tea was discovered in the mausoleum of Emperor Jing of Han in Xi’an, indicating that tea, from the genus Camellia, was drunk by Han dynasty emperors, as early as the 2nd century B.C. The Han dynasty work, “the Contract for a Youth,” written in 59 B.C., contains the first known reference to boiling tea. The first record of tea cultivation is also dated to this period, during which tea was cultivated on Meng Mountain.

Tea was first introduced to Western priests and merchants in China during the 16th century. The first recorded shipment of tea by a European nation was in 1607, when the Dutch East India Company moved a cargo of tea from Macao to Java. Tea was sold in a coffee house in London in 1657, Samuel Pepys tasted tea in 1660, and Catherine of Braganza took the tea-drinking habit to the English court when she married Charles II in 1662.

Tea smuggling during the 18th century made tea accessible to the public. The British government removed the tax on tea, thereby eliminating the smuggling trade, in 1785. The popularity of tea played a role in historical events — the Tea Act of 1773 provoked the Boston Tea Party that escalated into the American Revolution. By the late 19th century, tea had become an everyday beverage for every social society.

The Tea Council of the U.S.A. was founded in 1950, and National Hot Tea Day was created by the council in 2016.

National Hot Tea Day timeline

2737 B.C. The Accidental Brew

Tea leaves fall into a pot of water being boiled for Chinese emperor Shen Nung.

59 B.C. Boiling Tea

The Han dynasty work, "The Contract for a Youth," contains the first known reference to boiling tea.

1607 Tea Goes West

The first shipment of tea to Europe is recorded by the Dutch East India Company.

1773 The Boston Tea Party

The Sons of Liberty destroy an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company, in opposition to the violation of rights in the Townshend Act.

National Hot Tea Day FAQs

What is the ideal temperature for your tea?

The ideal temperature for your tea is below 150° F (65° C).

Is hot tea good for you?

Tea contains multiple health benefits, some of which include improved digestion, deoxidants, reduced stress, and pain relief.

Does tea have to be hot to work?

The colder something is, the harder it is for taste buds to pick up on the subtleties of the flavor. Science agrees that hot tea is better.

How to Celebrate National Hot Tea Day

Brew a cup of tea

Celebrate on social media

Host a tea party

There is no other way to celebrate National Hot Tea Day besides brewing yourself a nice warm cup of tea. There's tea for literally any and every time of day, so don’t hold back. Have as many cups of tea as you want throughout the day, in celebration.

Sip some tea and post a beautiful photo of it on social media. Don’t forget to use the hashtags #NationalHotTeaDay, #HotTeaMonth, or #TeaTime in your posts.

Today is the perfect day to gather family and friends around for a good, old-fashioned tea party. Pull out your best table cloths, biscuits, and finest tea sets to celebrate the day.

5 Interesting Facts About Tea

There are 3,000 different types

It’s great for your health

Don’t use boiling water to make it

They weren’t always in bags

There used to be a tea auction

The flavor of teas depends on where they grow as well as the type of bush, and are sometimes made up of different blends.

Among other things, it contains polyphenols, which help our bodies fight off cardiovascular diseases, cancers, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, and other maladies.

You should never use boiling water for tea because you'll burn the leaf.

Teabags were invented in the early 1900s.

The London Tea Auction ran for 300 years, and according to the B.B.C., by the 1950s a third of all the world's tea was bought through the auction.

Why We Love National Hot Tea Day

There’s no such thing as too much

There’s a tea for everything

The flavor palette is wide

National Hot Tea Day is the perfect opportunity to drink as much tea as you want. With tea, there is no such thing as too much.

With the variations of tea, such as green tea, black tea,  tea has become more than just medicinal. If you need to relax, there's tea for that; if you need a detox, there's also tea for that. There’s pretty much tea for anything you want.

Just like the blend, the method of cultivation also varies. This leads to different types of tea variations, and ultimately different flavors as well.

Source

[hellonew-yorkgirl]

2. Die Bahnfahrt nach New York und ein erster langer Spaziergang auf der Highline

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[musenundmuseen]

New York, Freitag, 8. September 2023

Der heutige Tag begann mit einem Durchgang durch den Chelsea Market, einer traditionsreichen, etwas rustikalen Markthalle, die sich immer noch (oder wieder) grosser Beliebtheit erfreut.

Dann ging's weiter zu Little Island, einer künstlichen Insel auf Pfählen, von der aus man eine grandiose Aussicht über den Hudson River hinüber nach New Jersey und auch zurück auf die Skyline Manhattans hat. Das Wetter war allerdings heute etwas diesig, was der Klarheit der Aufnahmen nicht gerade förderlich war.

Wie man sieht, können Wolkenkratzer auch schräg stehen.