Hells Kitchen Design Workshop
Project for Public Spaces will lead teams of residents on a field trip to key intersections in Hells Kitchen, where the participants will propose solutions to redesign the blocks.
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Eyes on the Street: From Parking to Parklet in Hell’s Kitchen
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Courtesy of Christine Berthet of CHEKPEDS, here are photos of what could be Manhattan’s newest public space, a pocket park on Dyer Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. This plaza, conceived by area residents, occupies a sliver of traffic island on Dyer between 34th and 35th Streets, near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. The space was […]
Pols and Advocates: Build the Promised 7 Train Station in Hells Kitchen
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Nearly 20 years later, pols and advocates say it’s time to finally make good on what was promised.
Choose Your Own Hells Kitchen
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The Ninth Avenue Renaissance project continues to evolve into the most thorough and impressive community-driven Livable Streets effort currently underway in New York City (the Gansevoort Project runs a close second). Following up on a design workshop facilitated by Project for Public Spaces in January, Ninth Avenue Renaissance has launched a survey that allows you […]
Street Films: Hell’s Kitchen Miracle Ticket
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Hell’s Kitchen Miracle TicketA Clarence Eckerson Street FilmRunning time: 1:13 – 3.59 MB, QuickTime Since we’ve been talking about traffic enforcement (or lack thereof), here is a quick Street Film that touches on the topic as well. In 2005, TOPP Founder and Executive Director Mark Gorton toured 9th Avenue with Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association’s Christine Berthet to check out […]
Hells Kitchen Residents Oppose Housing for HIV/AIDS Survivors Slated for MTA Parking Lot
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The city wants to pave a parking lot to put up housing for seniors living with HIV. Some Hells Kitchen residents are pushing back against this project in their back yard.
What Happened to the Pedestrian Islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen?
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A few readers have written in asking about the disappearing pedestrian islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. The concrete islands next to the bike lane shorten crossing distances and slow drivers turning onto Ninth Avenue. A few weeks ago, the city started tearing them out.