Gawker picked up on our story about Time Out New York’s advice to (stay-at-home) tourists to ask for Sid’s room when checking into the Chelsea. They even called Stanley Bard to confirm our claim that, in fact, Room 100 no longer exists. However, if you’re bummed out by this news, Gawker also offers an alternative solution: you can bother Ethan Hawke.
Well, sorry to be the bearers of bad tidings once again, but, unfortunately, Ethan no longer lives at the Chelsea. He didn’t stab his girlfriend or OD on heroin—as would have been a more 
appropriate leave-taking—but simply packed up his things in a moving van one day last year and moved out.
However, Ethan still lives in the neighborhood, and we still see him walking his dog by the building from time to time. So if you’re lonely, or really, really bored, hang out on the street for a couple of days and you just might spot him. He is very approachable, so go up and start a conversation with him and he will no doubt become your friend. If you are a woman, he will date you; if you are a man, he will bond with you in masculine solidarity and together you will drink beer and watch sporting events.
Yes, Gawker’s suggestion remains a good one. But, you know what? Don’t let Gawker, or us for that matter, tell you what to do. Come to the Chelsea anyway, figure out where Sid’s room used to be, and burn a few candles in his memory. Rend your garments, mortify your flesh, whatever. It’s America, dude, and, perhaps more to the point, it’s the Chelsea. (Ed Hamilton)
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