Hester Street (Manhattan)

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Hester Street is a street in the Lower East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The street stretches from Essex Street to Centre Street, with a discontinuity between Chrystie Street and Forsyth Street for Sara Delano Roosevelt Park.

It has historically been a center for Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant culture. More recently, it has been absorbed by Chinatown, although some kosher and Jewish-owned stores can be found.

As a symbol of the immigrant experience, the street was the title of the 1975 period film Hester Street.

[edit] Notable establishments

• Gertel's Bake Shop (53 Hester Street)
• Kadouri & Sons (51 Hester Street)
• The Sweet Life (63 Hester Street)

[edit] External links

• picture of Hester Street near Essex