Community- Lower East Side

This is the Lower East Side Manhattan.

The LES is a microcosm of all NYC. It was once home to thousands of poor immigrants looking to better their standard of living but instead they were ostracized; subjected to racism, no power, no equal rights. But over time thanks to people like Jacob Riis, who helped spread their story of injustice and expose through photographs the reality of their living situation, things did change in LES. Jewish people started to own and operate their own businesses, and they became successful. Artists started moving into the neighborhood for the low rents and great location. Musicians hung out at the local bars. Now developers are building luxury condos. The Lower East Side has everything, grunge, elitism, fashion, food, and nightlife. This is the LES today.

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4 Responses to Community- Lower East Side

  1. fantmann says:

    Dana, You have some strong images which convey the diversity, pulse and texture of the neighborhood. However, there is too much repetition and several images are extraneous. It would greatly profit from a better edit. If you send the pix to me in an email, I can work on the edit. Also what you really need to still shoot are some close-ups.

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