Long-time residents, many of whom enjoyed reasonable rents and decent-sized apartments, are finding that conversion of rent-controlled and -stabilized apartments, coupled with the general building boom and strong economy, brought quick change to this formerly sleepy area. Once a bastion of poor and working-class Irish Americans, over the last decade the neighborhood has undergone tremendous gentrification as a result of its proximity to Midtown's many office buildings. Spanning roughly from West 34th to 59th Streets and from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River, it still has a rough-and-tumble character when compared with other more defined neighborhoods in Manhattan.
Known as 'Clinton' by the municipal government and devotees of former mayor DeWitt Clinton and as 'Hell's Kitchen' by Daredevil and everyone else, this area of Midtown West is currently experiencing rapid (re)development. Use the arrow buttons to navigate down the street and around the neighborhood!īarrage is located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Drag the street view to look around 360°.