 East Village, New York City
East Village, as its name suggests, is on the east side of Manhattan, across from Greenwich Village. This was where Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch Director-General of the colony that was to become New Yorck, had his country estate here.
Once occupied by the rich, the area became the residence of poorer immigrants in the early part of the 20th century, with the Irish, Germans, Jews, Poles, Ukrainians and Puerto Ricans, all coming to stay here and leaving their mark in the neighborhood, noticeable from their churches to their restaurants. In the later part of the 20th century, hippies make it their home.
The neighborhood today has a vibrant nightlife, with music clubs and theaters. An area of East Village known as Alphabet City - because the avenues carry letters of the alphabet - has become one of the trendiest areas in New York City.
Street in East Village
Author: Postdlf (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
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