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LOWER EAST SIDE

Nowhere does the strong ethnic flavor of a strange land. Since the 1980s, Chinatown –
New York come through more tangibly than Manhattan’s most densely populated ethnic
in the Lower East Side, where immigrants neighborhood – has pushed into Little Italy,
began to settle in the late 19th century. now a narrow strip along Mulberry Street.
Here Italians, Chinese, Jews, and, more Both are colorful neighborhoods with a
recently, Dominicans established distinct host of fun places to eat. To the north is the
neighborhoods, preserving their languages, Nolita, home to chic boutiques, restaurants,
customs, foods, and religions in the midst of and bars.
Sights at a Glance
Historic Streets and Buildings Shops and Markets Restaurants see pp294–9
1 Bowery Savings Bank 6 Ten Ren’s Tea 1 Beauty & Essex
2 Old Police Headquarters w The Pickle Guys 2 Congee Village
3 Little Italy and Nolita i Economy Candy 3 Dirty French
5 Chinatown p Essex Street Market 4 Freemans
q Orchard Street Churches and Synagogues 5 Ivan Ramen
r East Houston Street 8 Mahayana Buddhist Temple 6 Joe’s Shanghai
Parks and Squares e Bialystoker Synagogue 7 Katz’s Delicatessen
8 Lombardi’s
7 Columbus Park t Basilica of St. Patrick’s 9 Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Museums and Galleries Old Cathedral 10 Mission Cantina
4 Museum of Chinese in America o Angel Orensanz Center 11 Mission Chinese Food
9 Museum at Eldridge Street 12 Pho Pasteur
0 Lower East Side 13 Public
Tenement Museum 14 Russ & Daughters Cafe
y New Museum of 15 Sammy’s Roumanian
Contemporary Art 16 Spring Street Natural
u 247365 Gallery LAFAYETTE ST EAST HOUSTON ST 17 Stanton Social
a International Center Second Ave
MULBERRY ST
of Photography Museum PRINCE M O T T S T R E E T F
ST
Spring St ELIZABETH STREET PERETZ
6 SQUARE
LUDLOW STREET
C H R Y S T I E S T R E
A L L E N S T R E E T
CLINTON STREET
CLEVELAND PL SPRING STREET B O W E R Y FORSYTH STREET ELDRIDGE STREET ORCHARD STREET ESSEX STREET EAST HOUSTON ST
LAFAYETTE STREET GRAND STREET Bowery SARA D ROOSEVELT PARKWAY E T DELANCEY STREET RIVINGTON STREET
RIDGE STREET
KENMARE STREET
NORFOLK STREET
J.Z
SUFFOLK ST
S TA N T O N S T R E E T
BROOM E STRE ET
BAXTER STREET
Essex St
F
Canal St CENTRE STREET HESTER ST BROOME ST S T R E E T
6 Grand St Delancey St
MULBERRY ST CANAL ST B O W E R Y FORSYTH STREET ELDRIDGE STREET H E S T E R S T R E E T CLINTON ST BROOME ST P I T T ABRAHAM E
M O TT ST

Canal St ELIZABETH ST B.D J.M.Z DELANCEY STREET
J.Z
ORCHARD ST
LUDLOW ST
DELANCEY STREET SOUTH
G R A N D S T R E E T
B AYA R D S T
CANAL STREET
PELL ST
B R O A D W A Y
PARK
D I V I S I O N S T R E E T East Broadway F W H SEWARD H E N R Y S T R E E T KAZAN ST
E A S T
ST. JAMES PLACE OLIVER ST M A D I S O N S T R E E T RUTGERS STREET 0 yards 500 500
M O T T S T
WORTH STREET
PARK ROW EAST BROADWAY
MARKET ST
HENRY STREET
0 meters
MONROE STREET
P I K E S T R E E T
CHERRY STREET RUTGERS
PARK
WATER STREET S O U T H S T R E E T
CATHERINE STREET
SOUTH STREET VIADUCT Manhattan
Bridge
R F WAGNER SR PL
E a s t R i v e r
See also Street Finder maps 4, 5
A vibrant street in the city’s famous Chinatown For keys to symbols see back flap
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