Under new Joseph Chetrit management, the Hotel Chelsea's ground-floor real estate will "embody 'lifestyle,'" and longtime tenant Rising Dragon Chelsea Tattoo Company doesn't quite qualify. The tattoo parlor, which has been on a month-to-month lease with previous manager Stanley Bard since 1997, was asked to move its business elsewhere. For now, other tenants like Chelsea Guitars remain. [City Room; previously]
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