Lower East Side is the 32nd most walkable neighborhood in New York with 85,490 residents.
Lower East Side has world-class public transportation and is very bikeable.
Nearby neighborhoods: Chinatown, Little Italy, DUMBO, East Village, NoHo, SoHo and Navy Yard.
Daily errands do not require a car.

Daily errands do not require a car in Lower East Side.
Lower East Side is the 32nd most walkable neighborhood in New York with a Walk Score of 96.
The best New York neighborhoods for walkability are Little Italy, SoHo and Flatiron District.
Compare Lower East Side to other New York neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | DUMBO | 96 | 100 | 76 |
| 31 | Carroll Gardens | 96 | 85 | 86 |
| 32 | Lower East Side | 96 | 96 | 83 |
| 33 | Gowanus | 96 | 95 | 88 |
| 34 | Park Slope | 96 | 95 | 83 |
There are about 407 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Lower East Side. People in Lower East Side can walk to an average of 35 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
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World-class public transportation.
Lower East Side has world-class public transportation and about 7 bus and 8 subway lines passing through it.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Lower East Side on public transit.
Lower East Side has about 10 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar, Hertz On Demand and Enterprise CarShare.
Biking is convenient for most trips.
Bike sharing is available from Citi Bike.
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