This summer, inspired by international soccer's global spirit, we're highlighting something we've long known about the Lower East Side: the world is already here.

Each May, FABnyc brings together organizations across the neighborhood to celebrate LES History Month, highlighting the people, places, and stories that have shaped the Lower East Side.

For our part, we looked at just some of the few buildings that have remained remarkably recognizable over time. While the businesses have changed and the neighborhood has evolved, many of these buildings still look strikingly familiar.

NYC Restaurant Week returns with 12 participating Lower East Side restaurants.

District 1 launches a Reading Hub at Essex Market! Kids and families can discover, share, and enjoy books on the mezzanine or take a book home.

The iconic intersection of Ludlow and Rivington Streets, now officially designated as “Beastie Boys Square,” stands preserved as a piece of New York music history.

Join an evening discussion celebrating Asian pride by hearing POVs from local NYC community builders.

Open Streets on the ‘Orchard T’, Orchard Street between Grand and Delancey and Allen and Ludlow Streets is back! As the the weather warms up, don’t forget that people are WALKIN’ HERE! Our businesses are setting up shop outside, and we’ll have a refresh to our planters soon! Special thanks to our clean team staff for managing the closure.

Bishop’s Crook lampposts were first used in New York City around 1900…less than 100 still exist today. On the Lower East Side they remind us that we’re in one of the most historically rich neighborhoods in our city, alive with cultural institutions that celebrate that history and our diverse community today. Don’t forget to look up and enjoy the urban architecture of yesteryear, and stay tuned for more features of our storied spaces on banners this spring.