Alphabet City, Manhattan

Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City

Alphabet City
Neighborhood of Manhattan
Avenue C was designated Loisaida Avenue in recognition of the neighborhood's Puerto Rican heritage
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°43′34″N 73°58′44″W / 40.726°N 73.979°W / 40.726; -73.979
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Manhattan
Community District	Manhattan 3[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1.2 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	45,317
• Density	37,000/km2 (96,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity [2]
• White	41.5%
• Hispanic	30.6%
• Asian	14.3%
• Black	9.3%
• Other	4.4%
Economics [3]
• Median income	$63,717
ZIP Code	10009
Area codes	212, 332, 646, and 917

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Alphabet City is a neighborhood located within the East Village in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Its name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, the only avenues in Manhattan to have single-letter names. It is bounded by Houston Street to the south and 14th Street to the north, and extends roughly from Avenue A to the East River.^[4] Some famous landmarks include Tompkins Square Park, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and the Charlie Parker Residence.

The neighborhood has a long history, serving as a cultural center and ethnic enclave for Manhattan's German, Polish, Hispanic, and immigrants of Jewish descent. However, there is much dispute over the borders of the Lower East Side, Alphabet City, and East Village. Historically, Manhattan's Lower East Side was 14th Street at the northern end, bound on the east by East River and on the west by First Avenue; today, that same area is Alphabet City. The area's German presence in the early 20th century, in decline, virtually ended after the General Slocum disaster in 1904.

Alphabet City is part of Manhattan Community District 3 and its primary ZIP Code is 10009.^[1] It is patrolled by the 9th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.