The Lower East Side is roughly bounded by East 14th Street on the north, by the East River to the east, by Fulton and … See more

As was true of all of Manhattan Island, the area now known as the Lower East Side was occupied by members of the Lenape tribe, who were organized in bands that moved from place to place according to the seasons, fi… See more

The census tabulation area for the Lower East Side is bounded to the north by 14th Street and to the west by Avenue B, Norfolk Street, Essex Street, and Pike Street. According to the 2010 United States Census, the popul… See more

One of the oldest neighborhoods of the city, the Lower East Side has long been a lower-class worker neighborhood and often a poor and ethnically diverse section of New York. As well as Irish, Italians, Poles, Ukrainians, and other e… See more

The Lower East Side is patrolled by the 7th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 19+1⁄2 Pitt Street. The 7th Precinct, along with the neighboring 5th Precinct, ranked 48th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 20… See more

The Lower East Side is served by two New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations:
• Engine Company 15/Ladder Company 18/Battalion 4 – 25 Pitt Street
• Engine Company 9… See more

As of 2018 , preterm births and births to teenage mothers are less common in the Lower East Side and East Village than in other places citywide. In the Lower East Side and East Village, there were 82 preterm birt… See more