“It’s worse than the hottest part of hell. It’s hell’s kitchen.”
That’s what a police officer allegedly said some 150 years ago about the neighborhood I call home. At least that’s one of the theories on how Hell’s Kitchen got its steamy name.
Much has changed since then. Like most of New York City, Hell’s Kitchen has been gentrifying over the 25 years I’ve lived here, with all the pros and cons that accompany that journey. And yet the neighborhood still maintains a grasp on its grit, alongside the rising glimpses of glamour.
*Read my Hell’s Kitchen guide published in Tripadvisor
