

Ode to the LES
The Lower East Side (LES) used to have two meanings to me, one because of the geographical
location within the isle of Manhattan and two because of the impoverished
neighborhood made up of low income earners that were tenants who settled there
for generations since the days when immigrants came pouring in from Europe
during the 1850’s until the 1920’s. It was known as a tough neighborhood for decades but
that gritty part of New York City has been seen as going through a