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Around Lower East Side ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Lower East Side, with the nearest first.

  • East Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • East Village is located in New York County
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  • Knickerbocker Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
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  • New York
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • New York is located in Kings County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • University Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • University Village is located in New York County
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  • Battery Park City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Battery Park City is located in New York County
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  • Brooklyn Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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  • Greenwich Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenwich Village is located in New York County
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  • Kips Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kips Bay is located in New York County
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  • Peter Cooper Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
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    • Stuyvesant Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
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    • Washington Square Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Williamsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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    • Jersey City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
    • Fort Jay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Jay is located in New York County
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    • Governors Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Governors Island is located in New York County
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For more communities neighboring Lower East Side, please visit our County-by-County Page for Lower East Side.

New York County ...

Lower East Side is located in New York County<1>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New York County: Bergen (NJ), Essex (NJ), Hudson (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Bronx, Kings, Nassau & Queens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower East Side ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lower East Side.

Airports Near Lower East Side ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<2> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Lower East Side and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Lower East Side.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including New York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lower East Side), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.