Originally, "Lower East Side" referred to the area alongside the East River from about the ManhattanBridge and Canal Street up to 14th Street, and roughly bounded on the west by Broadway. It included areas known today as EastVillage, AlphabetCity, Chinatown, Bowery, Little Italy, and NoLIta.
Although the term today refers to the area bounded to the north by East Houston Street, parts of the EastVillage are still known as Loisaida, a Latino pronunciation of "Lower East Sider."
This point of land on the East River was also called Corlears Hook under British rule. It was an important landmark for navigators for 300 years. On older maps and documents it is usually spelled 'Corlaers' Hook, but since the early 19th Century the spelling has been anglicized to Corlears. It was named after Jacobus van Corlaer, who settled there prior to 1640. In the 19th century, Corlaer's Hook was notorious for streetwalkers, who were called hookers. The original location of Corlaers Hook is now obscured by shoreline landfill. It was near the east end of the present pedestrian bridge over the FDR Drive near Cherry Street.
LocalParks and Entertainment
East River Park Montgomery Street to 12th Street {along the East River}
SarahD.RooseveltPark between Chrystie & Forsynth Street, from Canal to Houston Street
HamiltonFishParkEast Houston between Pitt and Sheriff Streets
CorlearsHookPark between Jackson and Cherry Street on FDR Drive
SewardPark between Jefferson and Canal Streets
RutgersPark between Rutgers Street and Pike Slip, from Cherry Street
Lower East Side Tenement Museum 97 Orchard Street
Restaurants
Alias 76 Clinton Street and Rivington Street
Azul Bistro 152 Stanton Street and Suffolk Street
Bereket 187 East Houston Street and Orchard Street
Essex 120 Essex Street and Rivington Street
Falal 68 Clinton Street btw Rivington and Stanton Street
Katz’s Delicatassen 205 East Houston Streets and Ludlow Streets
Regate 108 Orchard Street btw Houston and Stanton Streets
Schiller’s 131 Rivington Street and Norfolk Street
Shopping
Doyle & Doyle 189 Orchard Street
Foley & Corinna 108 Stanton Street
David Owen’s Vintage Clothing 154 Orchard Street
Freeman’s Sporting Club 8 Rivington
Satellite Records 259 Bowery
DDC LAB 180 Orchard Street
Jueta Nuemann 158 Allen Street
Seven 180 Orchard Street
Schools
Elementary Schools
East Side Torah Center 313 Henry Street
IS 131 100 Hester Street
Harvey Milk School 210 Astor Place
JHS 056 Corlears School 220 Henry Street
HenryStreetSchool – International Studies 220 Henry Street
PS 002 Meyer London School 122 Henry Street
PS 020 AnnaSilverSchool 166 Essex Street
PS 110 Florence Nightingale 285 Delancey Street
PS 134 HenriettaSzoldSchool 293 East Broadway
PS 140 Nathan Straus School 123 Ridge Street
PS 184M ShaungWenSchool 293 East Broadway
PS 188 Island School 442 East Houston Street
High Schools
Bard High School 525 East Houston Street
Beth Jacob High School 142 Broome Street
CascadesHigh School 108 Forsyth Street 3rd Floor
CMSPMarteValleySecondary School 145 Stanton Street
Dual Language –Asian Studies High School 350 Grand Street
East Side Torah Center 312 Henry Street
Henry St.- International Studies 220 Henry Street
High School for History – Communication 350 Grand Street
Lower East Side Preparatory High School 145 Stanton Street
Mesivita Tifereth Jerusalem 145 East Broadway
New Design High School 350 Grand Street
New Explorations Science Tech Math 111 Columbia Street
SewardParkHigh School 350 Grand Street
St. Joseph School 1 Monroe Street
Transportation
Subway: B,F,D,V,J,M, or 6
Bus M9. M15, M103, M21
Police
7th Precinct19thPitt Street at Delancey Street (212.477.7311)
Local Post Offices
U.S.Post Office: 185 Clinton Street
128 East Broadway
244 east 3rd street
Chinatown Post Office 6 Doyers Street
Prince Street Post Office 103 Prince Street
Canal Street Post Office 350 Canal Street
Peck Slip Post Office 1 Peck Slip
Local Hospitals
Beth Abraham Hospital 337 Broome street
BethIsraelHospital1st avenue &16th street
CabriniHavenPlaza 1 HavenPlaza
Hospital for Joint Diseases 301 east 17th Street
Memorial Sloan-Kettering 55 5th avenue #12
Local Heath Clubs
New York Sports Club 503-511 Broadway and Spring Street 232 Mercer Street