NYC's Meatpacking District: A guide
The High Line in Manhattan's Meatpacking District is a well-landscaped park along elevated railroad tracks. (May 1, 2013) Credit: Anthony Lanzilote
In the early 1900s, New York's Meatpacking District was home to around 250 meat markets and slaughterhouses. A century later, only five remain.
Nowadays, the district is a shopaholic's dream. Popular retail spots include the New York flagship stores of Diane von Furstenberg and Alexander McQueen, as well as many smaller boutiques.
Design studios and art galleries abound as well, and in 2015 the Whitney Museum will move to its new headquarters at the south entrance to the High Line. That popular attraction -- a landscaped park on elevated railroad tracks -- brings lots of foot traffic to the area.
Come sundown, the glamorously dressed can be seen headed for a bite to eat at Del Posto or SEA followed by a night of dancing at Le Bain, STK or Cielo.
Here's a cheat sheet to this rapidly evolving neighborhood.
The Meatpacking District is bordered by West 16th Street to the north and Horatio Street to the south. Eleventh Avenue is its western boundary and Eighth Avenue is the eastern border.
