Hells kitchen (Clinton, Columbus: high crime, hotels, neighborhood)

[amerks]

I am thinking of staying in hells kitchen at a new hotel called the v u , is hells kitchen a safe place to stay ? Thank you

[bmwguydc]

If memory serves, it's at 11th Avenue, which is decent today. It's not the same as 5th Avenue in the East 60s, but it's not a location that would place you in immediate peril. The location can be can be a little desolate at very late hours on the side streets, so if you're coming back at 2 or 3 in the morning, you might want to take a cab.

It's a Kimpton property if I am remembering correctly, and they're not a chain that locates in the middle of a high crime area. The chain has another nearby, a little to the east in the Theatre District, known as The Muse. Kimpton Hotels are generally pretty nice, for a smaller chain, so I think you'd like it. I have never had an issue that they didn't correct in other cities, though have not used them in NYC.

Just take adequate precautions when you travel about the neighborhood in the off hours and you should be just fine. Enjoy your trip.

[BXGEAR]

Hells Kitchen is a decent place to live.

Pros:
- Cheaper rents than rest of city (excludes luxury)
- Can walk to Times Square, Port Authority, Columbus Circle, Rockefeller Center
- Dewitt Park, Clinton Park

Cons:
- Homeless
- Noisy drunk people esp. on weekends (litter and vomit)
- Rehab centers and shelters

[lludra]

I am looking for some family from hell's kitchen / clinton area. the last name is Irwin......can someone email me back if you know them? thanks, Ann
[email]lludra@aol.com[/email]
from the 1920's to 1965 they were longshoreman and lived at 601 tenth ave and 511 west 43rd street