My Hell's Kitchen

Mourning my old New York City neighborhood after a 15-year absence

Shiny glass buildings popping up
South of Central Park
down the big avenues.
The outdated trying to hold ground
The new, the flashy
can’t wait to be around.

Fancy restaurants and trendy hangouts
Covering holes in the walls
That used to house
Peep shows and video halls.
What would you like for dinner, you ask.
French, Italian or Thai?

Yellow cabs cruising North and…