This summer, I want to escape the city’s heat without escaping the city. What is your favorite pool in Manhattan?
Every summer, even the most die-hard New Yorkers skip town to play beach blanket bingo. But if you want some fun in the sun without bumper-to-bumper traffic on the L.I.E., check out one of AskMelissa’s best kept secrets: the rooftop pool at the Hotel Gansevoort.
This SoHo contemporary art gallery has works from around the world. Recent projects on view include Stephen Sprouse and his Rock on Mars, Liz Renay's How to Attract Men, and Keith Haring's The Ten Commandments.
Address: 76 Grand Street, between Greene and Wooster St. in SoHo
Ph: 212.343.7300
The Heller Gallery is a contemporary art gallery with displays of glass and sculpture. Artists include Hank Adams, Susan Taylor Giasgow, Martin Rosoi, and Ivana Sramkova.
Address: 420 West 14th St., Chelsea
Ph: 212.414.4014
The Sean Kelly Gallery has works by established contemporary American and international artists such as James Casebere, Christine Borland, Callum Innes, and Marina, Abramovic.
Address: 528 West 29th Street, Chelsea
Ph: 212.239.1181
Sikkema Jenkins, a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, has works from artists such as Burt Barr, Rachel Berwick, Mitch Epstein, Arturo Herrera, and David Humphrey.
