Midtown West
West 34th Street North to West 59th Street. West of 5th Avenue.
Nearby Subways R, S, 1, 2, 3, 9, 7, A, C, E, B, D, F, Q

Midtown West offers everything from performing arts to culinary arts, paired with a classic and memorable skyline. Along with Times Square, Restaurant Row, and Broadway, Midtown West is home to many who work around midtown. Clinton, formerly referred to as Hell's Kitchen, sits comfortably in the area west of 8th Avenue. It was once known as the city's dirtiest, most crime-ridden areas. Despite the efforts of police and the area's respectable citizens, its reputation stuck throughout the 20th century. However, area has shed all negative perceptions and is a fine example of a successful, ethnically-mixed neighborhood.

Local residents and many New Yorkers appreciate the more sophisticated name, but still prefer to call it Hell's Kitchen, knowing full well that it's far from hellish anymore.

Made up of about 20 streets lined with attractive brick row houses, lush trees and garden boxes, Clinton is home to a diversity of residents ranging in age, occupation and ethnicity. Its housing, which was predominantly five- or six-story walkups, is famous throughout Manhattan. New construction and renovated buildings, of course, have much more bathroom, kitchen and closet space than older designs, as well as views and amenities. Loyal to their neighborhood, many Clinton residents are quite active in local politics and in area preservation. People tend to live in Clinton for a long time, secure with the fact that they have discovered a raw and valuable gem in Manhattan.