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Heather Kristin On Growing Up In Hell’s Kitchen

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Writer Heather Kristin reads at the Franklin Park Reading Series in Crown Heights, on May 10, 2010.  Besides being a native of this fair city, Heather Kristin is a memoirist, novelist, playwright, violinist, composer, ex-actress, former subway performer, and new mom. She graduated from the New School and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Heather has written about spending most of her twenties as the Kristin Davis stand-in on SEX AND THE CITY, youth culture in Russia, and home-schooling for various publications including Glamour, Slate, St. Petersburg Times, Narrative, Smith, New York Press, and West Side Spirit. Heather is currently writing a memoir about growing up in New York City. Read her essay about growing up in Hell's Kitchen for the New 8 Million series.


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  1. Chris says:
    December 14, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    Something that confuses me frequently, is that much of the internet says Hell's Kitchen is on the west side of Manhattan, by Lincoln Square; however in movies, video games, and this blog, it's said to be in Brooklyn. Are there two Hell's Kitchens, or are a lot of people confused?

  2. Nicole Brydson says:
    December 21, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Hell’s Kitchen is in Manhattan from the high 30s to about 57th Street, West of 8th Avenue.

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