LES/EV

The term or acronym LES refers to the Lower East Side in Manhattan, NY.
The acronym EV refers to East Village, Greenwich Village, also in Manhattan.

Therefore, when a local resident of Manhattan says LES/EV they are referring to the bottom east side of Manhattan Island

.”Our way of life has been commoditized into a “lifestyle” and the accouterments of the “Downtown” East Village/Lower East Side (LES/EV) have been marketed to the entire country and across the world."