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==== BD Hotels takeover ==== [[File:Chelsea Hotel Night (52244685851).jpg|thumb|El Quijote and Hotel Chelsea at night in July 2022]] BD Hotels took over the hotel's operation that July and began working to renovate 120 of the hotel rooms, as well as restoring or preserving the apartments of 51 existing tenants. At the time, the renovation was planned to be completed in 2018.<ref name="Brenzel 2016">{{cite web |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |date=July 8, 2016 |title=BD Hotels to become a new owner of Hotel Chelsea |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/07/08/bd-hotels-to-become-a-new-owner-of-hotel-chelsea/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221049/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/07/08/bd-hotels-to-become-a-new-owner-of-hotel-chelsea/ |url-status=live}}</ref> SIR Chelsea LLC, led by Sean MacPherson, [[Ira Drukier]], and Richard Born, bought the Chelsea Hotel in October 2016 for $250 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noto |first=Anthony |date=November 2, 2016 |title=Hotel Chelsea sale the latest in a string of deals for Born, Drukier and MacPherson |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/11/02/hotel-chelsea-sale-the-latest-in-a-string-of-deals.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=New York Business Journal |archive-date=November 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103135155/http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/11/02/hotel-chelsea-sale-the-latest-in-a-string-of-deals.html |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |date=October 31, 2016 |title=Group of hoteliers closes on $250M purchase of Hotel Chelsea |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/10/31/group-of-hoteliers-closes-on-250m-purchase-of-hotel-chelsea/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012031034/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/10/31/group-of-hoteliers-closes-on-250m-purchase-of-hotel-chelsea/ |url-status=live}}</ref> MacPherson led additional renovations at the hotel, including restoration of artwork and design features,<ref name="Cho 2022">{{cite web |last=Cho |first=Alina |date=November 27, 2022 |title=The Chelsea Hotel: Inside an urban utopia |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-chelsea-hotel-inside-an-urban-utopia/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |publisher=CBS News |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220212408/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-chelsea-hotel-inside-an-urban-utopia/ |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as new public areas like a bar and spa on the roof.<ref name="Cheshes 2022a">{{Cite web |last=Cheshes |first=Jay |date=May 25, 2022 |title=If These Walls Could Talk: The Hotel Chelsea Reopens |url=https://www.wsj.com/story/if-these-walls-could-talk-the-hotel-chelsea-reopens-f92bf441 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813091409/https://www.wsj.com/story/if-these-walls-could-talk-the-hotel-chelsea-reopens-f92bf441 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jen |title=Documents Show New Hotel Chelsea Owner Wants To Bring A Bar To The Roof |website=Gothamist |date=April 5, 2012 |url=https://gothamist.com/food/documents-show-new-hotel-chelsea-owner-wants-to-bring-a-bar-to-the-roof |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628083945/https://gothamist.com/food/documents-show-new-hotel-chelsea-owner-wants-to-bring-a-bar-to-the-roof |url-status=live}}</ref> To convince mayor [[Bill de Blasio]] to approve further changes, Drukier and Born sent tens of thousands of dollars to various funds for de Blasio.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alexa |first1=Alexandra |last2=Ginsburg |first2=Aaron |title=Chelsea Hotel owners have sent nearly $60,000 to de Blasio in attempt to gain favor for construction |website=6sqft |date=July 31, 2019 |url=https://www.6sqft.com/chelsea-hotel-owners-have-sent-nearly-60000-to-de-blasio-in-attempt-to-gain-favor-for-construction/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131041728/https://www.6sqft.com/chelsea-hotel-owners-have-sent-nearly-60000-to-de-blasio-in-attempt-to-gain-favor-for-construction/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |first=Greg |last=Smith |title=Chelsea Hotel Steers Donations to de Blasio While Seeking Construction OK |website=The City |date=July 31, 2019 |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/7/31/21210910/chelsea-hotel-steers-donations-to-de-blasio-while-seeking-construction-ok |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602025216/https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/7/31/21210910/chelsea-hotel-steers-donations-to-de-blasio-while-seeking-construction-ok |url-status=live}}</ref> Bard's collection of paintings was sold off in 2017 after he died,<ref name="amNewYork 2019">{{cite web |date=July 19, 2019 |title=Hotel Chelsea work drags on, as long-term tenants hold on |url=https://www.amny.com/news/hotel-chelsea-work-drags-on-long-term-tenants-hold-on/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=[[amNewYork]]|archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402083029/https://www.amny.com/news/hotel-chelsea-work-drags-on-long-term-tenants-hold-on/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Heins |first=Scott |title=See the Personal Art Collection of the Hotel Chelsea's Late Stanley Bard |website=[[Gothamist]]|date=April 18, 2017 |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/see-the-personal-art-collection-of-the-hotel-chelseas-late-stanley-bard |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221120/https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/see-the-personal-art-collection-of-the-hotel-chelseas-late-stanley-bard |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite news|last=Melamed |first=Samantha |title=In Philly, selling off the art of New York's famed Chelsea Hotel |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=May 10, 2017 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/home/in-philly-selling-off-the-art-of-new-yorks-famed-chelsea-hotel-20170510.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221030/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/home/in-philly-selling-off-the-art-of-new-yorks-famed-chelsea-hotel-20170510.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and work was again halted that year when the city found high concentrations of lead in the dust.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Maya |title=Chelsea Hotel Construction Dust Has Lead 26 Times Federal Limit, City Says |website=DNAinfo New York |date=April 14, 2017 |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170414/chelsea/chelsea-hotel-construction-dust-health-department-lead-test-positive/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401051448/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170414/chelsea/chelsea-hotel-construction-dust-health-department-lead-test-positive/ |postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Ameena |title=Hotel Chelsea lead test confirms concentration way above legal limit |website=Curbed NY |date=April 4, 2017 |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/4/15181354/hotel-chelsea-conversion-stop-work-order |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327071151/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/4/15181354/hotel-chelsea-conversion-stop-work-order |url-status=live}}</ref> By then, two [[single room occupancy]] apartments remained in the Chelsea, and many tenants had temporarily relocated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Velsey |first=Kim |date=February 17, 2017 |title=Calling the Chelsea Hotel Home |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/realestate/calling-the-chelsea-hotel-home.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603163954/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/realestate/calling-the-chelsea-hotel-home.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the hotel's original doors were removed and sold at auction in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nevins |first=Jake |date=March 29, 2018 |title=Chelsea Hotel room doors of Bob Marley and Andy Warhol go under the hammer -GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/mar/29/chelsea-hotel-room-doors-auction-bob-marley-andy-warhol |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123022144/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/mar/29/chelsea-hotel-room-doors-auction-bob-marley-andy-warhol |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |date=April 3, 2018 |title=Now Is Your Chance to Own a Piece of Chelsea Hotel History |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chelsea-hotel-doors-auction |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Architectural Digest |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204012909/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chelsea-hotel-doors-auction |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite news |last=Suqi |first=Rima |date=March 18, 2021 |title=When the Chelsea Hotel's Doors Were Auctioned Off, These Homeowners Came Knocking |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-chelsea-hotels-doors-were-auctioned-off-these-homeowners-came-knocking-11616074522 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127033320/https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-chelsea-hotels-doors-were-auctioned-off-these-homeowners-came-knocking-11616074522 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CBS News 2018" /> El Quijote was closed temporarily in March 2018 for renovations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=March 29, 2018 |title=At El Quijote, One Last Helping of Charm, Kitsch and Memories |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/nyregion/el-quijote-chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705061330/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/nyregion/el-quijote-chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Upadhyaya |first=Kayla Kumari |date=March 16, 2018 |title=Historic Spanish Restaurant El Quijote to Close After 88 Years |url=https://ny.eater.com/2018/3/16/17119988/el-quijote-hotel-chelsea-closure-nyc |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Eater NY |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321003452/https://ny.eater.com/2018/3/16/17119988/el-quijote-hotel-chelsea-closure-nyc |url-status=live}}</ref> The next year, several holdout tenants filed a lawsuit to retain control of their apartments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Developers of Chelsea Hotel project hit with suit from holdout tenants |website=The Real Deal |date=January 23, 2019 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2019/01/23/developers-of-chelsea-hotel-project-hit-with-suit-from-holdout-tenants/. |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221040/https://therealdeal.com/piano/ProximaNova-Semibold.woff2 |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |title=Tenants sue to keep rent-stabilized units in Hotel Chelsea |website=Crain's New York Business |date=January 29, 2019 |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/tenants-sue-keep-rent-stabilized-units-hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528202729/https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/tenants-sue-keep-rent-stabilized-units-hotel-chelsea |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Carlson 2019" /> The renovation project was halted, and the [[New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development]] mandated that the hotel's owners obtain a certificate of no harassment.<ref name="Kaysen 2021">{{Cite news |last=Kaysen |first=Ronda |date=April 16, 2021 |title=How a Legendary New York Hotel Became a Battleground |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422200415/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/chelsea-hotel-nyc.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Work on the renovation had mostly stalled by early 2020 due to a harassment lawsuit against the owners,<ref name="Scotto 2020">{{cite web |last=Scotto |first=Michael |date=February 28, 2020 |title=What's Going on Inside the Chelsea Hotel? |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2020/02/28/chelsea-hotel-renovation-tenants |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Spectrum News NY1 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531233708/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2020/02/28/chelsea-hotel-renovation-tenants |url-status=live}}</ref> though a state judge dismissed that suit.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against BD Hotels at Chelsea Hotel |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/05/20/chelsea-hotel-owner-notches-court-win-against-tenants-over-work-at-iconic-property/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221031/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/05/20/chelsea-hotel-owner-notches-court-win-against-tenants-over-work-at-iconic-property/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The city government also contended that the owners had harassed the tenants,<ref>{{cite web |title=City Argues Chelsea Hotel Renovation Was Tenant Harassment |website=The Real Deal |date=March 10, 2020 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/03/10/chelsea-hotel-renovation-amounted-to-tenant-harassment-city-says/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221031/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2020/03/10/chelsea-hotel-renovation-amounted-to-tenant-harassment-city-says/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Michelle |last2=Ginsburg |first2=Aaron |title=City alleges Chelsea Hotel owners harassed tenants during renovation |website=6sqft |date=March 11, 2020 |url=https://www.6sqft.com/city-alleges-chelsea-hotel-owners-harassed-tenants-during-renovation/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129201920/https://www.6sqft.com/city-alleges-chelsea-hotel-owners-harassed-tenants-during-renovation/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and further lawsuits were filed throughout that year.<ref name="The City 2020">{{cite web |date=October 2, 2020 |title=Civil War for Chelsea Hotel as Tenants Split Over City Bid to Halt Upscale Conversion |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2020/10/1/21498026/civil-war-for-chelsea-hotel-as-tenants-split-over-city-bid-to-halt-conversion |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The City |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204082206/https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2020/10/1/21498026/civil-war-for-chelsea-hotel-as-tenants-split-over-city-bid-to-halt-conversion |url-status=live}}</ref> Other residents, who wanted the hotel's renovation to be completed quickly, sided with the owners.<ref name="Scotto 2020" /><ref name="The City 2020" /> Work resumed in early 2021,<ref name="Kaysen 2021" /> after the city government said that January that it would not pursue a tenant-harassment investigation against the owners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Hotel Construction Can Continue after HPD Backs Down |website=The Real Deal |date=January 11, 2021 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/01/11/chelsea-hotel-reno-can-resume-after-housing-department-drops-fight/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221037/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/01/11/chelsea-hotel-reno-can-resume-after-housing-department-drops-fight/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |first=Gabriel |last=Sandoval |title=City Suddenly Drops Crusade to Block Chelsea Hotel Upgrade |website=The City |date=January 8, 2021 |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2021/1/7/22219976/chelsea-hotel-fight-abandoned |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205170253/https://www.thecity.nyc/manhattan/2021/1/7/22219976/chelsea-hotel-fight-abandoned |url-status=live}}</ref> The hotel's owners sued the city in May 2021, claiming that the construction delays had cost them $100 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Keith |date=May 6, 2021 |title=Chelsea Hotel Owners Sue City for $100M Over Delays |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/05/06/chelsea-hotel-owners-sue-city-for-100m-over-renovation-delays/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Real Deal |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221033/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/05/06/chelsea-hotel-owners-sue-city-for-100m-over-renovation-delays/ |url-status=live}}</ref> El Quijote reopened in February 2022,<ref name="Fabricant 2022" /> and the Hotel Chelsea soft-reopened to transient guests the next month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hotel Chelsea Quietly Reopens After Renovation Delays |website=The Real Deal |date=March 21, 2022 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea-quietly-reopens-after-renovation-delays/ |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221035/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea-quietly-reopens-after-renovation-delays/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Brosnan |first=Erica |date=March 21, 2022 |title=Famed Hotel Chelsea officially open again |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/business/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Spectrum News NY1 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531230932/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/business/2022/03/21/hotel-chelsea |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Miriam |date=March 21, 2022 |title=Famed Hotel Chelsea Reopens After 11 Years, Offering 'Hard Hat' Room Rates |url=https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/hotel-chelsea-reopening-112321 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Bisnow |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327030050/https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/hotel-chelsea-reopening-112321 |url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, the rooms were rented at a discount while work continued.<ref name="Cheshes 2022" /> The Bard Room opened at ground level in June 2022,<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Alexis Bennett |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Inside Mulberry's '70s-Inspired Dinner at the Newly Renovated Chelsea Hotel |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/mulberry-flagship-store-and-softie-zine-celebration-dinner |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Vogue |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323151150/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/mulberry-flagship-store-and-softie-zine-celebration-dinner |url-status=live}}</ref> and the hotel fully reopened in mid-2022.<ref name="Cheshes 2022a" /> At the time, there were still 40 permanent residents, and the cheapest suite cost $700 per night.<ref name="Vadukul 2022" /> Disputes continued over the preservation of Dylan Thomas's apartment,<ref>{{cite web |last=Mansfield |first=Mark |date=May 18, 2023 |title=Fury at fate of Dylan Thomas' New York apartment |url=https://nation.cymru/news/fury-at-fate-of-dylan-thomas-new-york-apartment/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Nation.Cymru |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610173734/https://nation.cymru/news/fury-at-fate-of-dylan-thomas-new-york-apartment/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the hotel's owners still had an open lawsuit against the city.<ref>{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Keith |title=Judge Denies City's Motion to Dismiss Hotel Chelsea Suit |website=The Real Deal |date=October 10, 2022 |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/10/10/hotel-chelsea-owners-score-win-in-legal-fight-against-city/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021221535/https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2022/10/10/hotel-chelsea-owners-score-win-in-legal-fight-against-city/ |url-status=live|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web |last=Long |first=Ciara |title=Judge: Hotel Chelsea Owners Can Sue City Over Construction Delays |website=Bisnow |date=October 10, 2022 |url=https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/judge-hotel-chelsea-owners-can-push-ahead-with-case-against-city-115762 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017233048/https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/hotel/judge-hotel-chelsea-owners-can-push-ahead-with-case-against-city-115762 |url-status=live}}</ref> CafΓ© Chelsea, a French [[bistro]], opened within the hotel in July 2023.<ref name="Taylor 2023" /> The hotel's neon sign and stained-glass windows, which had been removed during the 2020s renovation, were auctioned off in late 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Barron | first=James | title=You Can Buy a Piece of the Famous Hotel Chelsea Sign | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 6, 2024 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/nyregion/hotel-chelsea-sign-auction.html | access-date=September 8, 2024|postscript=none}}; {{Cite web | last=Ginsburg | first=Aaron | title=Hotel Chelsea's iconic neon sign headed to auction | website=6sqft | date=September 6, 2024 | url=https://www.6sqft.com/hotel-chelseas-iconic-neon-sign-headed-to-auction/ | access-date=September 8, 2024}}</ref> A Japanese restaurant, Teruko, opened at the hotel in March 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last=Orlow | first=Emma | title=Historic Hotel Chelsea Adds a New Japanese Restaurant | website=Eater NY | date=March 11, 2025 | url=https://ny.eater.com/2025/3/11/24382094/hotel-chelsea-teruko-new-nyc-restaurant-japanese | access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>
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