Lower East Side, New York, NY Rentals - 128 Listings

203 Rivington St #3R, New York, NY 10002
$5,250/mo
2 beds · 1.5 baths
203 Rivington St #3RNew York, NY 10002
Call(212) 674-1645
122 Norfolk St #6, New York, NY 10002
$5,000/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
122 Norfolk St #6New York, NY 10002
Call(516) 534-0012
151 Rivington St #4A, New York, NY 10002
$4,495/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
151 Rivington St #4ANew York, NY 10002
Call(917) 924-0262
203 Chrystie St #4D, New York, NY 10002
$3,199/mo
Studio · 1 bath
203 Chrystie St #4DNew York, NY 10002
Call(212) 505-5800
100 Stanton St #5A, New York, NY 10002
$3,495/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
100 Stanton St #5ANew York, NY 10002
121 Henry St #2, New York, NY 10002
$5,095/mo
3 beds · 1 bath
121 Henry St #2New York, NY 10002
163 Ludlow St #GC, New York, NY 10002
$3,295/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
163 Ludlow St #GCNew York, NY 10002
191 Henry St #10, New York, NY 10002
$3,395/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
191 Henry St #10New York, NY 10002
153 Norfolk St #2C, New York, NY 10002
$4,850/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
153 Norfolk St #2CNew York, NY 10002
150 Orchard St #2A, New York, NY 10002
$3,395/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
150 Orchard St #2ANew York, NY 10002
148 Madison St, New York, NY 10002
$1,500/mo
4 beds · 1 bath · 70 sqft room · 3 housemates
148 Madison StNew York, NY 10002
93 Clinton St #C, New York, NY 10002
$3,000/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
93 Clinton St #CNew York, NY 10002
145 Clinton St #16C, New York, NY 10002
$9,200/mo
3 beds · 1 bath · 1,281 sq ft
145 Clinton St #16CNew York, NY 10002
149 Norfolk St #3F, New York, NY 10002
$5,500/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
149 Norfolk St #3FNew York, NY 10002
269 E Houston St #5D, New York, NY 10002
$5,995/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
269 E Houston St #5DNew York, NY 10002
171 Suffolk St #5D, New York, NY 10002
$10,380/mo
2 beds · 1 bath · 800 sq ft
171 Suffolk St #5DNew York, NY 10002
254 Broome St #3A, New York, NY 10002
$5,395/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
254 Broome St #3ANew York, NY 10002
125 Delancey St #904, New York, NY 10002
$4,600/mo
Studio · 1 bath
125 Delancey St #904New York, NY 10002
180 Broome St #2314, New York, NY 10002
$9,350/mo
3 beds · 2 baths
180 Broome St #2314New York, NY 10002
261 Bowery #1B, New York, NY 10002
$11,500/mo
4 beds · 2 baths
261 Bowery #1BNew York, NY 10002
137 Rivington St #5, New York, NY 10002
$4,100/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
137 Rivington St #5New York, NY 10002
188 Ludlow St #15I, New York, NY 10002
$4,530/mo
Studio · 1 bath · 411 sq ft
188 Ludlow St #15INew York, NY 10002
157 Rivington St #4, New York, NY 10002
$3,350/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
157 Rivington St #4New York, NY 10002
54 Market St #3B, New York, NY 10002
$3,950/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
54 Market St #3BNew York, NY 10002
47 Market St #3A, New York, NY 10002
$3,895/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
47 Market St #3ANew York, NY 10002
136 Allen St #3C, New York, NY 10002
$4,300/mo
Studio · 1 bath
136 Allen St #3CNew York, NY 10002
143 Ludlow St #3A, New York, NY 10002
$6,165/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
143 Ludlow St #3ANew York, NY 10002
161 Rivington St #3D, New York, NY 10002
$4,350/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
161 Rivington St #3DNew York, NY 10002
15 Stanton St #2AA, New York, NY 10002
$4,099/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
15 Stanton St #2AANew York, NY 10002
158 Orchard St #1G, New York, NY 10002
$3,295/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
158 Orchard St #1GNew York, NY 10002
249 Broome St #10, New York, NY 10002
$4,198/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
249 Broome St #10New York, NY 10002
40 Rivington St #14, New York, NY 10002
$4,000/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
40 Rivington St #14New York, NY 10002
231 Eldridge St #6, New York, NY 10002
$6,000/mo
3 beds · 1 bath
231 Eldridge St #6New York, NY 10002
229 Chrystie St #813B, New York, NY 10002
$8,895/mo
2 beds · 2 baths
229 Chrystie St #813BNew York, NY 10002
86 Clinton St #G1, New York, NY 10002
$5,500/mo
2 beds · 1 bath
86 Clinton St #G1New York, NY 10002
25 Catherine St #3F, New York, NY 10038
$8,400/mo
3 beds · 2 baths
25 Catherine St #3FNew York, NY 10038
172 Attorney St #5, New York, NY 10002
$3,850/mo
1 bed · 1 bath
172 Attorney St #5New York, NY 10002
208 Delancey St #GC, New York, NY 10002
$4,495/mo
Studio · 1 bath · 423 sq ft
208 Delancey St #GCNew York, NY 10002
148 Attorney St #GARDEN, New York, NY 10002
$7,500/mo
1 bed · 1.5 baths
148 Attorney St #GARDENNew York, NY 10002
575 Grand St #1105, New York, NY 10002
$6,500/mo
3 beds · 1.5 baths · 1,250 sq ft
575 Grand St #1105New York, NY 10002

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Lower East Side Snapshot

About Lower East Side

Introduction

Welcome to the Lower East Side, one of the most vibrant corners of Manhattan. Here you'll find Jewish delis and faux speakeasies, rusty tenements beside glass high-rises, college bros enjoying the bars and elderly Chinese residents playing cards. Scruffier than the glossy East Village nearby, the Lower East Side is filled with hole-in-the-wall dives and modest storefronts hawking surprisingly expensive wares. Stumbling upon them feels like a discovery, until you learn they've been featured in style magazines. Historically an immigrant neighborhood, it has pleasing old-world vestiges, such as shops that sell only pickles or bialys or hats, some in business for over half a century. But due to skyrocketing rents, they're a dying breed. Regardless, it's impossible to deny Lower East Side's only-in-New-York character.

Transportation

The Lower East Side covers a large area of southeastern Manhattan between Chinatown and the East Village. It is roughly bounded by the East River, the Bowery to the west, Houston Street to the north, and Canal Street/East Broadway to the south. It is served by the B/D/F/M and J/D subway lines. Those living near the western edge of the neighborhood can easily walk to the #6 train at Canal Street. The easternmost part of the neighborhood is poorly served by subways, but the M21 and M55 bus lines help connect it. The M9 and M15 go up and downtown. The bike-sharing CitiBike system has been a game-changer for many in this subway-starved area.

Livability

If you're looking to live in a diverse neighborhood with great nightlife, people-watching, shopping and culture, the Lower East Side is an easy sell. Moving here means living where you go out, with a lot of interesting diversions any time of day. There aren't any expansive green spaces, but there are several small neighborhood parks with basketball courts. Hamilton Fish Park has an Olympic-sized pool and playground. Corlears Hook Park, on the East River, has large and small dog runs, and great views of the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges.

Families wanting peace and quiet might consider living elsewhere. There are a lot of noisy bars here, and at night sidewalks are packed, especially on weekends. Now on the radar of the bridge-and-tunnel crowd, the Lower East Side is a destination for a rowdy Saturday night out. Things are more sedate on the west side, in Tribeca and the West Village, and in parts of the Financial District.

Neighborhood Life

The Lower East Side is a lively place with a lot to see. For starters, you can get a sense of the old neighborhood at the Tenement Museum. Its engaging, site-specific tours bring the immigrant experience to life, as do the regular talks in its colorful bookshop. Those interested in the Jewish experience can also visit the gorgeous Eldridge Street Synagogue and have hand-cut pastrami sandwiches at Katz's Deli or pickled herring at Russ & Daughters. Seventy-year-old Essex Street Market serves a cross-section of the neighborhood, selling plantains and tacos, stinky cheese and salted-caramel ice cream. The Henry Street Settlement, founded in 1893, has a rich performance and exhibition schedule at its Abrons Arts Center.

Trendier diversions center around Stanton and Rivington Streets (and their offshoots). There's an enjoyably wide range of drinking establishments, ranging from the Parisian-style Experimental Cocktail Club and the beer pub Local 138 to live music venue Pianos. Tucked between them are shops selling achingly cool wares, including Spiritual America, Pixie Market or Grit N Glory. On warm-weather weekends, the popular Hester Street Fair brings together crafters and food vendors in Seward Park. Just about every cuisine is available here, from Filipino fusion to sushi to blueberry pancakes to Italian gelato.

Lower East Side History

The Lower East Side began as farmland — one farm parcel owned by Harmanus Rutgers and another owned by James Delancey. (Delancey's farm included an orchard, in the area around today's Orchard Street.) After the Revolutionary War, the land was developed and in the 19th century the neighborhood became a first stop for immigrants. The area has long been defined by its immigrants, with groups cycling in and out — as one grew more affluent and moved on, another arrived. Early settlers were Irish and German, such that the northern portion of the Lower East Side was known as Kleindeutchland, or Little Germany. Later, Italians, Poles and Ukrainians moved into the area. Eastern European Jews arrived in large numbers beginning in the 1880s. There were so many, in fact, that had the area been a separate city, it would have had been largest Jewish city in the world in the late-19th century. The streets were filled with pushcart vendors and lined with crowded tenements. It wasn't unusual for six or more people to live in two small rooms of a tenement apartment. The apartments often doubled as family workplaces, with many people working in the garment industry.

Notable addresses

56 Ludlow Street — Where John Cale, Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison started the Velvet Underground.
60 Eldridge Street — Ira Gershwin was born here in 1896.
84 Hester Street — Lyricist Yip Harburg lived here in 1900.
300 Cherry Street — Irving Berlin lived here as a boy.
85 Stanton Street — Senator Jacob Javits was born here in 1904.
173 East Broadway — Former office of influential newspaper The Jewish Daily Forward.