Last night I had a new New York experience. Around 12:30am a couple of my friends announced they were taking a walk to 40th street and 9th for pizza. $1 pizza. I thought they were making it up - pizza for a buck in Manhattan??? So, I decided to tag along. It wasn’t far…just a 15 minute walk. It’s amazing how you can walk a few block in New York and find yourself in a completely different neighborhood with a completely different social flavor. This short walk took us to Hell’s Kitchen. A couple of decades ago you wouldn’t have dared take a walk up 9th ave to 40th unless you were well “protected”. But times have changed and so has the neighborhood. Definitely not the fanciest area of town but with my two friends I felt completely safe. Turns out a new generation of actors and celeb types have started moving into the area because of the proximity to Broadway. It’s also pretty close to Time Square, Penn Station, and Madison Square Garden.
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And guess what. You really can get a big slice of pizza for a buck in Manhattan! And it was pretty good too. Just cheese of course…very little cheese (it is only a buck). There was no place to sit. I guess the idea is if you stand to eat you can get out quickly if you need to…LOL. There were plenty of people coming in and out…many of them reaching across our tiny stand up table to grab the few shakers of hot peppers, garlic powder and dried oregano that were perched there. Cozy :-)
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It was fun. Felt like a real New York native experience. I found out today that “Americas most famous urban outdoor flee market”, called The Annex, is in Hell’s Kitchen just a block from where we were. I’m going to head back there Saturday morning and see if I can spot one of those celebrity shoppers looking for vintage items they talk about on the web site - smile.
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