Neighborhoods
Lower East SideLower East Side
One of the newest areas to become “cool” is the formerly “fringe” neighborhood of the Lower East Side. Until recently, the Lower East Side was what it had always been – a population of immigrants whose neighborhood was made up of six-story residential tenement buildings. It was, and is, a shopping mecca for tourists, Uptown Manhattanites, as well as suburban visitors on the weekend looking for designer labels for less, fabric, linens, lighting at a discount, and an array of smoked fish, pickles, and other culinary delights. Now, the trendy bars, cafés, shops, and performance spaces have arrived. You can still get a bit more value on housing, but it’s definitely not the low rent district it was a decade ago.
