A Neighborhood Through Time

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Few neighborhoods have embodied the melting pot — and its successor agenda, multiculturalism — more than the Lower East Side, which in recent years has been evolving from the first home for newly arrived foreigners to a venue for gentrification. Decades ago, it also had a vibrant community of Orthodox Jews.

Danny Stein

A Neighborhood Through Time

For many decades, Danny Stein has photographed the dwindling Orthodox Jewish community on the Lower East Side, from its people and celebrations to its rapidly gentrifying streets.