Hell's Kitchen

The Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood
New York City is a prominent destination in the state of New York not only for its rich history, but also because it boasts a myriad of unique attractions, historical landmarks and diverse cultures. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the city of New York is among one of the most populated states and tourist areas in America. New York City, also known as, “The Big Apple” is divided up into five boroughs; Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. Particularly, within the borough of Manhattan lies a neighborhood often referred to as “Hell’s Kitchen” which will be the focus of this study. The neighborhood streches a little over 0.8 square miles, starting from its southern border on 34th street
Generally, such films depict their main characters from either Irish or Italian descent who are involved in or know someone involved in a criminal gang. Though not everything conveyed in films about the neighborhood is factual, there lies some truth within the film depictions, as Hell’s Kitchen historically, was home to several working-class Italian and Irish families. In 19__ immigrant Irishmen were given jobs near the Hudson river, which is why so many immigrant families moved to that particular area. After the construction of the Hudson River Railroad, several Irish immigrants were employed with modest paying jobs, therefore making up most of the population inhabiting the neighborhood (Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, n.d.). The river was often used for transporting goods and for dumping waste; which can potentially explain why the neighborhood may have certainly lived up to its name during that particular time. There are theorists that believe that that is where the origin of the name came from; however, there are many other credible theories. Regardless of which one is true, all theories have a mutual understanding that Hell’s Kitchen was not known for being the most luxurious, safe, or affluent neighborhood, but rather for its grit, its tenacity, and its
The entire Hell’s Kitchen community encompassess census tracts 0111.0, 0115.0, 0117.0, 0121.0, 0127.0, 0129.0, 0133.0, 0135.0, and 0139.0. Due to large size of Hell’s Kitchen, the presented demographic data will be from Census Tract 127, the heart of the neighborhood. In 2010, the tract population was 7,039 with a median family income of $68,006; the 2015 tract population was 6,974 with an anticipated median family income of about $71,300. The ethnic/racial make up was comprised of nearly 64% White/Caucasian while Black/African Americans made up just above 3% of the tract’s population. A notable difference is the Asian population, which increased to 17% in 2015 compared to its 9.8% population size in 2010. Further, about 23% of the tract was made up of Hispanic/Latinos. Of the 6,974 residents, 43% are estimated to be female and 53% are estimated to be male. It is interesting to note the comparison between the presence of unmarried same sex couples in 2009, represented 1.9% of the population while opposite sex households represented 7%. In 2014, the representation of unmarried same sex couples rose to 6.3% while unmarried opposite sex couples percentage decreased to 2.1%. The LGBTQ community became a larger respresentation of the population after the neighborhood was subjected to