East Village | |
|---|---|
 Second Avenue and 6th Street, facing south, photographed in 2005 | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′41″N 73°59′10″W / 40.728°N 73.986°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Community District | Manhattan 3[1] |
| Named | 1960s[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.99 km2 (0.768 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 63,347 |
| • Density | 32,000/km2 (82,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • White | 65.5% |
| • Asian | 14.9% |
| • Hispanic | 12.4% |
| • Black | 3.9% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $74,265 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 10003, 10009 |
| Area code(s) | 212, 332, 646, and 917 |
The East Village is a neighborhood on the East Side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is roughly defined as the area east of the Bowery and Third Avenue, between 14th Street on the north and Houston Street on the south.[2] The East Village contains three subsections: Alphabet City, in reference to the single-letter-named avenues that are located to the east of First Avenue; Little Ukraine, near Second Avenue and 6th and 7th Streets; and the Bowery, located around the street of the same name.
Initially the location of the present-day East Village was occupied by the Lenape Native people, and was then divided into plantations by Dutch settlers. During the early 19th century, the East Village contained many of the city's most opulent estates. By the middle of the century, it grew to include a large immigrant population – including what was once referred to as Manhattan's Little Germany – and was considered part of the nearby Lower East Side. By the late 1960s, many artists, musicians, students and hippies began to move into the area, and the East Village was given its own identity. Since at least the 2000s, gentrification has changed the character of the neighborhood.[5]
The East Village is part of Manhattan Community District 3, and its primary ZIP Codes are 10003 and 10009.[1] It is patrolled by the 9th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.
Unlike the West Village, the East Village is not located within Greenwich Village.
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- ^ a b McKinley, Jesse (June 1, 1995). "F.Y.I.: East Village History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
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