There’s a stretch of 6th Avenue in Chelsea where you’ll find a lot of large, name brand stores: Bed Bath and Beyond, Old Navy, Lowes, etc. In contrast to this display of consumerism, there’s also some spectacular street art in the area.

16th Street and 6th

Get off the F train at the 16th Street west side exit and you’ll run right into a vibrant, important reminder from artist Jason Naylor: 

17th Street and 6th

Walk north one block and you’ll find this iconic NYC art sitting above a parking lot on 17th Street. Your view, for better or for worse, will depend on how many cars are in the lot at your given time. Even if parts of it get blocked by vehicles, this piece by Nick Walker knows exactly how you feel about the city you’re standing in.

18th Street and 6th

Up one more block to 18th Street, you’ll have to look closely, but you’ll spot this Ninja Turtle gem by artist Gregos in an abandoned emergency call station. He’s hanging out with Phoebe New York, who you may remember from a previous street art post.

16-17-18 and all art is in the south west corner of the street.

I run a lot of errands in this neighborhood and let me tell you, these triple threat blocks can even make picking up toilet paper from Bed Bath and Beyond fun!