Lower East Side (LES)-- New York City Neighborhoods Map -- Arts and Sciences Libraries, UB Libraries
Lower East Side (LES)

Neighborhood Boundaries:

North 14th Street
East East River
South Fulton and Franklin Streets
West Pearl Street and Broadway

Notable Features:

The Lower East Side is one of the most famous neighborhoods in America. The area comprehends the East Village and Tomkins Square.

The Lower East Side neighborhood over time was home to many immigrants. Irish, German, Italians, Jewish, Russians, Ukrainians, and Poles. One of the largest enclaves was Jewish.

Links:Little Italy Neighbors Association (LINA). With links to The Bowery, Chinatown, and related materials.

Bowery 1880s
The Bowery in the 1880s

Bowery photo

Elevated Trains
 
Neighborhood boundaries as defined in: Jackson, Kenneth T. (Editor). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven, Ct.: Yale University Press, 1995. Lock, UGL F128.2 .E75 1995
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Last Modified: 17 July 2003 djb
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