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Block by Block | Hell's Kitchen
Video Amid high-rises and heavy traffic, Hell's Kitchen still retains its neighborhood character.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
February 23, 2016
Hell's Kitchen, on Manhattan's West Side, is the focus of the next video in our new monthly series, "Block by Block." Watch for future installments from neighborhoods around the city.
For much of the last century, Hell's Kitchen was considered a dangerous place to live; hence, the name. But the neighborhood, stretching from Eighth Avenue to the Hudson River and roughly from 34th to 59th Streets, has undergone rapid gentrification in recent years. Today, it is better known for interesting restaurants and lively bars, especially along Ninth Avenue.
Developers have taken note, and many new buildings are going up, while older ones are being converted with high-end finishes. Prices have risen accordingly, but are still lower than in many other parts of Manhattan.
Sometimes called Clinton or Midtown West, the neighborhood is surrounded by Chelsea to the south, the garment district and the Theater District to the east, and Lincoln Square to the north. Within the zone, there are hulking structures, like the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, on 11th Avenue between 34th and 40th Streets, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and 40th and 42nd Streets. But many of the side streets are quiet and residential, filled with walk-ups and low-rise apartment buildings.
The new buildings coming to the area reach much higher, though, including the pyramidlike rental building going up at 625 West 57th Street, a 709-unit rental known as Via 57West.
For much of the last century, Hell's Kitchen was considered a dangerous place to live; hence, the name. But the neighborhood, stretching from Eighth Avenue to the Hudson River and roughly from 34th to 59th Streets, has undergone rapid gentrification in recent years. Today, it is better known for interesting restaurants and lively bars, especially along Ninth Avenue.
Developers have taken note, and many new buildings are going up, while older ones are being converted with high-end finishes. Prices have risen accordingly, but are still lower than in many other parts of Manhattan.
Sometimes called Clinton or Midtown West, the neighborhood is surrounded by Chelsea to the south, the garment district and the Theater District to the east, and Lincoln Square to the north. Within the zone, there are hulking structures, like the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, on 11th Avenue between 34th and 40th Streets, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and 40th and 42nd Streets. But many of the side streets are quiet and residential, filled with walk-ups and low-rise apartment buildings.
The new buildings coming to the area reach much higher, though, including the pyramidlike rental building going up at 625 West 57th Street, a 709-unit rental known as Via 57West.
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