Once home to hundreds of slaughterhouses and packing plants, this section of Manhattan's Lower West Side was as unglamorous as it got. Yet in 2013, by day well-heeled shoppers roam chic boutiques and brunch in cute little spots, and by night the cobblestone streets turn into runways as fashion models shuttle between hotspots like the Hotel Gansevoort, some of the city's priciest eateries and hottest nightspots - you're also likely to bag a celebrity sighting on any given night... keep reading