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BoroughManhattan
Population50000
MapMap of East Village

Location: The East Village, in its modern definition, means everything east of Astor Place, south of 14th street and north of Houston Street. People used to make a distinction between the East Village and the Alphabet City (avenues A,B,C and D), but that practice is almost extinct now (thanks to the booming real estate market).

Character: Formerly the seedy punk rock mecca, the East Village has significantly gentrified as recently as the last few years. The punk hang out street, St. Marks, has slowly become a new Japantown. Legendary venue Coney Island High closed its doors, "cheap eats" bohemian hang out DoJo was also recently closed by the health inspector. The "landmarks" have been replaced by noodle houses, sushi bars, delis, and even a Chipotle and a SUPERCUTS! Punk rock standard store Trash and Vaudeville is still there, with countless vendors of studded belts, anarchy t-shirts and wigs, but it just isn’t the same seedy place of the 1980s and 90s. That being said, as a result the neighborhood is much safer, the apartments and building façades are getting upgrades, and outdoor cafes are sprouting up all over. The area still captures an artsy feel and is being inhabited by a newer school of artists.

Demographics: The population stands about 50,000. Young artsy types who can't afford the Lower East Side, although luxury apartments are popping up here and there. The older home owners are mostly left over from the punk/artsy era of the 70s and 80s, which creates an amazing creative vibe spanning both generations. The eastern frontiers of the neighborhood (Ave D, basically) prominently feature housing projects inhabited by low-income families.

Apartments & Real Estate

The East Village is famed for cheap apartments - that are sixth and seventh floor walk-ups and the like. If you have the endurance, it is highly worth the rent break (apartments in walk-up buildings that are higher up tend to be cheaper).

Many of the apartments in the neighborhood are old and in need of renovations, but that is changing slowly.

Selected Rental Buildings

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Condo & Co-op Buildings

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NAME

The name is derived from the East Village's "parent neighborhood" called "Greenwich Village". Originally, the area was considered part of the Lower East Side, but since the 50's, when artists, writers and bohemians started their slow migration east in search of cheaper rent, the neighborhood has been associated more with Greenwich (West Village and Central Village ) Village and its artsy community than with immigrants living on the Lower East Side.

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Neighborhood Photos

East Village: East 12th street at First Avenue.
East Village: East 12th street at First Avenue.

194 East 2nd street: Exterior
194 East 2nd street: Exterior

Bamn! People
Bamn! People

First Avenue at Ninth Street
First Avenue at Ninth Street

First Avenue at Seventh Street
First Avenue at Seventh Street

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