The Cooler, New York City

#1585 among attractions in New York City

Dancing, Nightlife

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The Cooler, a music and performance space, opened on Wednesday, September 22, 1993 at 416 West 14th Street in the Meatpacking District in Manhattan. The club showcased a wide variety of experimental music, Americana music, roots music, and spoken-word performers. Performances at The Cooler also included dance, film and video arts, and club parties. The Cooler blended live music, DJs, turntablists, and electronic dance music. ()

Coordinates: 40°44'29"N, 74°0'23"W

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Midtown Manhattan (Chelsea)New York City United States

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The Cooler – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Whitney Museum of American Art, Chelsea Market, High Line, Stray Kat Gallery.

~970 ftSW
Museum with 20th and 21st-century art
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
5 min walk • The Whitney Museum of American Art, nestled in the heart of New York City's vibrant Meatpacking District, is a bastion of modern and contemporary American art. Founded in 1930 by the visionary patron and sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, the museum has established...
~490 ftNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Chelsea Market, New York City
3 min walk • Nestled in the heart of New York City's bustling district of Manhattan, Chelsea Market stands as a beacon for food lovers and shopping enthusiasts alike. This sprawling urban food hall and shopping mall, housed in a historic factory building, has become an iconic...
~1370 ftN
Park built into old elevated rail line
High Line, New York City
7 min walk • The High Line is an extraordinary urban park that has transformed the landscape of New York City. This elevated linear park, built on a historic freight rail line, is situated on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District up...
~690 ftN
Museum, Art gallery
Stray Kat Gallery, New York City
4 min walk • Stray Kat Gallery is a contemporary art gallery owned and directed by Kat Dahl, Zane Fix, and Stella Michaels. In May 2012, Stray Kat Gallery made its debut at 88 Tenth Avenue as the only art gallery in New York's Chelsea Market, underneath the High Line Park.
~1980 ftSE
Memorial
New York City AIDS Memorial, New York City
10 min walk • The New York City AIDS Memorial is a public memorial in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City built "to honor New York City's 100,000+ men, women and children who have died from AIDS, and to commemorate and celebrate the efforts of the caregivers and activists." It is the...
~1690 ftS
Synagogue
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York City
9 min walk • Congregation Beit Simchat Torah is a synagogue located in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1973, and is the world's largest LGBT synagogue. CBST serves Jews of all sexual orientations and gender identities, their families, and their friends. Members commute from as far away as the Bronx and New Jersey.
~1830 ftN
Museum, Art gallery
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York City
9 min walk • Jack Shainman Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in New York City. The gallery was founded by Jack Shainman and Claude Simard in 1984 in Washington, D.C. The gallery has a focus on artists from Africa, East Asia, and North America. The gallery opened an exhibition space called The School in Kinderhook, New York in 2018.
0.4 miN
Golf, Visitor center, Sport complex
Chelsea Piers, New York City
11 min walk • Chelsea Piers is a series of piers in Chelsea, on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City.
~1310 ftSE
Park, Historical place
Jackson Square Park, New York City
7 min walk • Jackson Square Park is an urban park in the Greenwich Village Historic District in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The 0.227 acres park is bordered by 8th Avenue on the west, Horatio Street on the south, and Greenwich Avenue on the east. The park interrupts West 13th Street.
~1510 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Joyce Theater, New York City
8 min walk • The Joyce Theater is a 472-seat dance performance venue located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. The building opened in 1941 as the Elgin Theater, a movie house, and was gut-renovated and reconfigured in 1981-82 to reopen as the Joyce Theater.
0.4 miN
Museum, Art gallery
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City
11 min walk • The Paula Cooper Gallery is an art gallery in New York City, founded in 1968 by Paula Cooper.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The Cooler?

Nearby attractions include Meatpacking District, New York City (2 min walk), Stray Kat Gallery, New York City (4 min walk), Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's Church, New York City (4 min walk), 111 Eighth Avenue, New York City (5 min walk).

How to get to The Cooler by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Cooler:

Bus

West 14th Street & 9th Avenue • Lines: M11, M12, M14A Sbs, M14D Sbs (1 min walk)
10th Avenue & West 15th Street • Lines: M12 (3 min walk)

Metro

8th Avenue • Lines: L (6 min walk)
14th Street • Lines: A, C, E (7 min walk)

Train

Pennsylvania Station (24 min walk)
New York Penn Station (24 min walk)

Ferry

Hoboken NJ Transit Terminal (30 min walk)
Hoboken 14th Street (30 min walk)