Lower East Side

Lower East Side
Neighborhood
The corner of Orchard and Rivington Streets in the Lower East Side in 2005
The corner of Orchard and Rivington Streets in the Lower East Side in 2005
Map
Location of the Lower East Side in New York City
Coordinates: 40°42′54″N 73°59′06″W / 40.715°N 73.985°W / 40.715; -73.985
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughManhattan
Community DistrictManhattan 3[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2.17 km2 (0.837 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total72,957
 • Density34,000/km2 (87,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity
[3]
 • Hispanic39.6%
 • Asian24.9%
 • White22.6%
 • Black10.9%
 • Other2.0%
Economics
[4]
 • Median income$51,649
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
10002
Area code212, 332, 646, and 917
Lower East Side Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by East Houston, Essex, Canal, Eldridge, South, and Grand Streets, and the Bowery and East Broadway, Manhattan, New York (original)
Roughly along Division, Rutgers, Madison, Henry and Grand Streets (increase)
Coordinates40°43′2″N 73°59′23″W / 40.71722°N 73.98972°W / 40.71722; -73.98972
NRHP reference No.00001015 (original)
04000297 (increase)
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 2000 (original)
May 2, 2006 (increase)[5]

The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets. Historically, it was understood to encompass a much larger area, from Broadway to the East River and from East 14th Street to Fulton and Franklin Streets.

Traditionally an immigrant, working class neighborhood, it began rapid gentrification in the mid-2000s, prompting the National Trust for Historic Preservation to place the neighborhood on their list of America's Most Endangered Places in 2008.[6][7]

The Lower East Side is part of Manhattan Community District 3, and its primary ZIP Code is 10002.[1] It is patrolled by the 7th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.

  1. ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PLP5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PLP3A was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Lower East Side neighborhood in New York". Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  6. ^ Barrett, Devlin. "Threats to history seen in budget cuts, bulldozers". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  7. ^ Salkin, Allen (June 3, 2007). "Lower East Side Is Under a Groove". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2012.