Hell's Kitchen

English Etymology en Proper noun Hell's Kitchen en neighborhood borough/Manhattan city/New York City s/New York c/USA, also known as Clinton, that was historically known for poor living conditions. en Clinton HK en Five Points en 2008 w:Charles Rangel And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress Macmillan 9781429939287 They were living someplace in Hell's Kitchen, because that's where the blacks were at that time, before they started moving up, and uptown. en 2015 Tanya Hart Health in the City: Race, Poverty, and the Negotiation of Women’s Health in New York City, 1915–1930 NYU Press 9781479873067 86 Her first assignment was Hell's Kitchen, the infamous violent Manhattan neighborhood with the name that bespoke its environment, and San Juan Hill, the area just above West 59th Street, and on the northern edge of Hell's Kitchen. en by extension Any neighborhood with a reputation for poverty and crime. en slum ghetto Further reading Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan