In recent years, the East Village and Alphabet City have become a magnet for artists, musicians and punk and avant-garde style. The area is a great hunting ground for budget foreign restaurants and community theater. Most of the housing is of the 5-floor walk up variety, although several new elevator buildings have appeared in recent years.

To the south, Little Italy, Chinatown and the Lower East Side present some of the most culturally defined immigrant neighborhoods in the city, resulting in a very eclectic social mix. Again, most housing in these neighborhoods is to be found in walk-up buildings, although commercial buildings are now being converted to loft apartments, although not as grand as those in SoHo and Tribeca.

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