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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > communities: case studies > lower east side
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban and suburban life > lower east side
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > proximate communities > lower east side

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lower east side  

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  • The Lower East Side, covering some 1,400 acres in Lower Manhattan, has been the first stop for immigrants for almost two centuries. Situated just north of the original Dutch colony, the area is convenient to Wall Street, the port, and the civic center. [Source: Encyclopedia of American Urban History; Lower East Side]

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