The Lower East Side, (often abbreviated as LES), is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street.

It was traditionally an immigrant, working class neighborhood. But it has undergone rapid gentrification since 2005, prompting The National Trust for Historic Preservation to place the neighborhood on their list of America's Most Endangered Places.

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