Manhattan Neighborhood Information:  Lower East Side, NYC




Boundaries: The Lower East Side extends from Houston to Delancey Streets, between the Bowery and the East River.

Borders: East Village, Nolita, and Soho

Subway stops: The F or V train to Second Avenue or Delancey Street or the J, M, or Z line to Essex Street.

The Lower East Side is a neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Lower East Side is situated alongside the East River from about the Manhattan Bridge up to 14th Street, and including the Stuyvesant Town housing development. On the west it is roughly bounded by Broadway. Parts of it are also referred to as "Loisaida", a blurring together that derives from a Latino pronunication of the three-word name. The area below Houston Street is now infrequently referred to as "LoHo", standing for "Lower than Houston" (as opposed to "SoHo" which is on the west side "South of Houston"). This nomenclature is largely promoted by real estate companies.

The Lower East Side once was, and in a few parts still is, a center for Eastern European Jewish immigrant culture. More recently, the Lower East Side has been settled by immigrants from Latin America and elsewhere. Particularly in the northern part of the neighborhood, which is also known as the East Village, a preexisting population of Poles and Ukrainians has been significantly replenished with newer immigrants, and the arrival of large numbers of Japanese people over the last fifteen years or so has led to the proliferation of sushi bars and Japanese specialty food markets. There is also a notable population of Bangladeshis and other immigrants from Muslim countries, many of whom are congregants of the Madina Masjid (Mosque), located on First Avenue and 11th Street. This diverse neighborhood also contains many synagogues (though because most of the practicing Jews who used to live in the neighborhood have moved away or died, only a few are functioning) and a great variety of churches, both in terms of denomination and ethnic and linguistic makeup. In addition, there is a major Hare Krishna temple and Buddhist houses of worship.

Today, many high-end real estate developers have made their mark in developing and modernizing the area. With co-op privatization, dozens of high-rise luxury apartments are becoming available. Particularly coveted are the enormous  coveted lofts.

The Lower East Side has been a home destination for designers, writers, artists, musicians, and in the past ten years professionals.   The main attractions are the eclectic shops, bars, and restaurants  from Ludlow and Orchard Streets as well as the convenient commute to Wall Street.

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