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East Village New York
The East Village is a neighborhood on the East Side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. 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. 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 Americans, 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 populationincluding what was once referred to as Manhattan's Little Germanyand was considered part of the nearby Lower East Side. By the late 1960s, many artists, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighborhoods In Manhattan
This is a list of neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan arranged geographically from the north of the island to the south. The following approximate definitions are used: *Upper Manhattan is the area above 96th Street. *Midtown Manhattan is the area between 34th Street and 59th Street. *Lower Manhattan is the area below 14th Street. *West Side is the area west of Fifth Avenue; East Side is the area east of Fifth Avenue. Neighborhood names and boundaries are not officially defined. They may vary or change from time to time due to demographic and economic variables. Uptown neighborhoods Midtown neighborhoods Between Midtown and Lower Manhattan †Large scale developments Lower Manhattan neighborhoods †Large scale developments Islands * Ellis Island * Governors Island * Liberty Island * Randalls and Wards Islands * Roosevelt Island See also * Neighborhoods in New York City * List of Bronx neighborhoods * List of Brooklyn neighborhoods * List of Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
