120 ESSEX STREET is a mid-century 1939 building, 1 unit in Lower East Side, NYC. Owned by NYC DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES. Public records show 20 311 complaints on file.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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ACRIS deeds and regulatory filings
Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
Dirty Condition — Trash
Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
Dirty Condition — Trash
Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
The Lower East Side still carries the grit and hustle of its immigrant roots, now layered with cocktail bars, vintage shops, and some of the city's best dumplings. Weekend nights get rowdy along Orchard and Ludlow, but weekday mornings belong to the old-timers at the corner bodegas.