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I'll soon be moving into a women-only boarding house in Clinton/Hell's Kitchen on W. 54th St, right next to the DeWitt Clinton Park. So luckily, safety is not a big concern behind those walls, but I'm a bit worried about the surrounding area. I'm not the most gregarious person, so I don't expect or wish to travel in groups every single time I leave the building. There is a bit of a walk to the nearest metro station, unless I take the bus. Is this area at all safe for a single woman to walk, particularly evenings? By evening, I mean from sundown to 11 PM only, since this residence does have a very strict curfew.
Any other info or advice about this neighborhood would be extremely appreciated (cheap grocery stores, good cheap eats, heck, cheap anything!)
If you've seen it, you know it's primarily an industrial neighborhood -- lots of warehouses, the delivery services have depots there. East of 9th Ave. it's very gentrified, but your block and those adjacent will be pretty desolate at night. Desolate does not mean unsafe, but you probably won't begin to feel comfortable right away.
There is a spanish (Dominican I believe) restaurant on 9th and 49th Street that is not expensive. It's called "El Deportivo". I used to go and eat there alot. Also, 9th has a wide variety of different restaurants with different price ranges. If you don't mind taking a stroll in the summer, Grey's Papaya is over on 72nd and Broadway. Some of the cheapest eats you can find in the city, if you like hot dogs. There is also another one on 42nd and 9th. There's a Whole Foods Market at Columbus Circle but I don't think they would be considered cheap. Ray's Pizza on 8th avenue (if it's still there) is reasonable and if they still do the lunch thing at Associated on 9th and 58th, that wasn't too bad. I am going by years ago though, since I have not been in that area in a long time.
Whole Foods is not considered cheap by practically anyone, unless you shop their specials. They discount nicely when they put things on sale.
There's a Food Emporium (which is in reality not cheap -- most items are more expen$ive than at WF) on 8th Ave. @ 50th St. The neighborhood is spotted with delis and bodegas.
thanks for the restaurant recommendations! can't wait to check them out. but yes, i think i'll have to hunt around for a more reasonable alternative to whole foods... but that's half the fun isn't it?
As a woman, I don't feel safe at night in Hell's Kitchen. Especially on nights the theaters are dark...And for me Whole Foods is really 'Whole Paycheck.'
Hmm... it seems to be a mixed bag... luckily, the M31 bus runs right up to the front door of the residence, so I guess I can take that from the nearest metro stn. if I'm coming home at night. And if I'm really feeling desperate, Hopstop quotes the taxi ride from, for example's sake, 57th & 7th Stn to the front door @ about $4. We'll see...
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