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Heading north brings us into the hood known as the LES. It is everything between Houston St, the Bowery, Pike St, and the East River. This hood is mostly residential. Originally, it was first settled by Jacobous van Corlaer who named it Corlaers Pt after himself in 1640 until the British took over the colony and Agnlicized the name. Etienne DeLancey resided in a farmhouse as he was declared the colonial governor in 1686. His farmhouse became a popluar site for orchards, mainly Jewish, around it durring the 1700's. Due to the fact that the DeLancys' remained loyal to the British, James DeLancey flead to the UK durring the American Revolution. The area remained isolated from NYC until the 2nd and 3rd Aves els provided faster transporation, though some did live when feeling priced out of what was considered NYC at the time. The huge population boom in the late 1800's pushed for the construction of tenements, though they were viewed as slums in 1890 by Jacob Riis when he wrote his novel, How the Other Half lives. In 1903, the Williamsburg Br was built to allow for transportation to Brooklyn. In 1911, the very first NYC style bagle was made over at Ratner's Bakery (now closed) on Clinton St. In the 1930's, numerous rows were demolished by the East River to have the housing projects that are there now due to poverty caused by the Great Depression. In the 1950's, the els became demolished as they were seen to be obsolete. In the 1960's, a part of it known as the East Village seceded to become its own neighborhood due to the demographics. Some thought that the LES would remain a slum, until almost recently. Unfortunately, the gentrification wave has caused it to loose a number of long time businesses in the making, especially when Ratner's Bakery closed its doors in 2002. Some can still enjoy Katz's Delicatessen as well some other grocers that are able to stay. Some can see the history of the way they lived by going to the LES Tenement Museum. You can get here by taking the subway to East Broadway (F), Grand St (B, D), Bowery (J, M, Z), Delancey St (F), Essex St (J, M, Z), and LES-2nd Ave (F, V). Here is what you will find in the LES.

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