New York’s Most Haunted Buildings
One of the favorite pursuits of many people who visit New York City is to find great food. They will go to great extremes seeking the best pizza, steak, sub or pasta and are thrilled when they can return home to say “the best giro I ever had I ate at a small New York deli on the corner of . . .” you get the idea. Other tourists enjoy trying to find celebrities as they go about their business shopping, dining etc. And then there are those seriously impassioned tourists at some of the hotels New York USA that are there to find the greatest ghostly encounter they are able too. And New York has plenty of them, it is believed by many to be one of the most haunted cities in the nation. And with all of those hotels, many of them landmarks and historical icons, something is certain to go bump in the night somewhere.
New York’s famous Hotel Chelsea is just one of these likely places. This long-standing NY icon has hosted many famous guests including Dylan Thomas, Thomas Wolfe, Eugene O’Neill and even Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. So, which of these personalities would you guess roams the floors of this establishment? It is reported to be none other than the notorious punk rock singer and bass player Sid Vicious. He is reported to have been seen lingering on and around the hotel’s lift.
One of the most popularly accepted haunted locations in New York is also the city’s oldest house. The residence is located at 175 Jumel Terrace in Washington Heights and is well known as the Morris-Jumel mansion. It was built in 1765 and came into the possession of Eliza and Stephen Jumel in 1810. She began having an affair with the former Vice President Aaron Burr and in 1831 Stephen’s life came to an unfortunate as well as mysterious end by falling on a pitchfork. The details never became clear but Burr and Eliza were married shortly after. Their marriage didn’t last nor did Eliza’s mental stability. Her mind and body sunk into quick deterioration and she became a recluse before her death. Both Eliza and Jumel are believed to haunt the house today and it is included on many haunted ghost tours. One of the most popular stories of ghostly encounters allegedly occurred to young school children when Eliza appeared before them and yelled at them to shut up.