Against his better judgment, Australian novelist Bruce Russell signed up for a sublet at the Chelsea Hotel.  His interview gives us some insight into why Stanley Bard dislikes sublets.  We had better luck with ours, thank heavens.  We were also interested to learn that the Chelsea is not a family friendly place. What do you…

Nick Bienes and Rhea Gallaher are co-authors who collaborate on writing bestselling novels under the pseudonym Judith Gould.  One of our neighbors tipped us off that they used to live here at the Chelsea.  She also said that they had one of the most elegant apartments ever and threw the most sophisticated parties.  Yes, those were…

Eileen Myles is the author of numerous books, including our favorite, "Chelsea Girls."  The title story in the book begins with the narrator going on a date with her girlfriend and ends with her enjoying a steamy romp here at the Hotel Chelsea with a waitress she met that evening.  Luckily, she only has to…

Last year, on June 8, we interviewed Swedish author Sara Stridsberg.  Sara was passing through the Chelsea Hotel retracing the life of Valerie Solanas, the author of SCUM Manifesto and shooter of Andy Warhol, for a book that she was writing.  Each day, she would sit in the lobby for a couple of hours channeling…