Hell's Kitchen


Hell's Kitchen
Category:	Neighborhood
Country:	United States of America
State:	New York
City:	New York City
Locale:	Manhattan
Points of interest:	Alias Investigations Holy Ghost Church Javits Center Matt Murdock's apartment

Hell's Kitchen is a neighborhood located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is located between 34th Street and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. The name is derived from a comment once said by infamous frontiersman Davy Crockett when referring to the Irish slum of Five Points. He said, "In my part of the country, when you meet an Irishman, you find a first-rate gentleman; but these are worse than savages; they are too mean to swab hell's kitchen".

Hell's Kitchen is a major setting of the Marvel Comics comic book series Daredevil. It is the base of operations for the titular costumed hero, whose real name is Matt Murdock. As Daredevil, Murdock is the guardian protector of Hell's kitchen and is in a constant struggle to free it from the criminal enterprises of Wilson Fisk - the Kingpin of crime.

During an even known as "Shadowland", Hell's Kitchen was largely destroyed. Daredevil became the leader of an assassin's guild known as the Hand, who constructed a castle fortress in it's place, which has hence become known as Shadowland.

Hell's kitchen served as the central setting for the Daredevil live-action series on Netflix in 2015. Presented as a seedy, darkened blight on the world, Hell's Kitchen is shown to be rife with graft and corruption, all of which lays at the feet of the Kingpin of Crime, Wilson Fisk. Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson struggle to get their meager law firm up and running. When their first client, Karen Page, shows that she cannot pay them for their services, they decide to help her out by hiring her as their secretary. At night, Matt Murdock patrols the rooftops fighting up against the Kingpin's operations, which includes human trafficking.

Points of Interest[]

Bar With No Name II: This branch of the Bar With No Name was located in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City, New York. Like its predecessor, the bar catered to a specific clientele - supervillains. It was the place where notable criminals could go in costume, or out of costume, and forget about life for a while. A standing rule at the Bar With No Name was that there was a strong no-fights policy with regards to its patrons. Villains were not allowed to take arms against one another, accept contracts, or fulfill contracts while at the bar.

Holy Ghost Church: The Holy Ghost Church is located on 42nd Street in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York. Its services are ministered by Father Francis Xavier Delgado. Years ago, Father Delgado found two mysterious individuals in his church requesting sanctuary. They were Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen, aka Cloak & Dagger. Cloak and Dagger told Delgado about the circumstances that led to current altered states and the priest agreed to let them stay at the church.

Javits Center: The Javits Center is a convention center in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is located at 655 West 34th Street. The assassin known as Bullseye escaped from The Raft and entered New York City. Daredevil, now leader of The Hand, had a confrontation with Bullseye on the top of the structure. Corrupted by the demon known as The Beast, Daredevil broke both of Bullseye's arms, then ran him through with one of his own sais. ^[1]

Josie's Bar: This rough bar in Hell's Kitchen has been the scene of many shady meetings of petty and organized crimes. It was closely watched over by Hell's Kitchen's protector Daredevil and he sometimes questions certain patrons such as Turk Barrett and his friend Grotto. The owner, Josie, had few rules. One of which was to keep any violence outside of her establishment. Daredevil went to Josie's Bar and Grill to interrogate a stoolie named "Lark" Logan about the whereabouts of an assassin known as Bullseye. Logan remained tight-lipped until Daredevil flashed a handful of twenty-dollar bills in front of his eyes. Daredevil went to Josie's one evening and interrogated a criminal named Joseph "Walleyed" Pike concerning a shipment of stolen adamantium. One of Pike's cohorts tried to stab Daredevil in the back, but the blind hero, easily deflected him.