Dimes Square
Dimes Square
!The restaurant [Dimes), the neighborhood's namesake](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/DimesNYC.jpg/250px-DimesNYC.jpg)
Dimes Square
Dimes Square is a micro neighborhood of New York City and art scene located in the Chinatown and Lower East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan. The exact perimeter and nature of the neighborhood is debated, though survey data from The New York Times lists it as roughly the five blocks on either side of Canal Street) between Allen Street and Essex Street.
Etymology
The neighborhood's name, a play on "Times Square", refers to Dimes), a restaurant located at the intersection of Canal Street and Division Street) on the Lower East Side. According to Marisa Meltzer of The New York Times, the nickname has transitioned from a term used "jokingly" to one used "semi-seriously".
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