Question

What were conditions like in New York City tenements in the late 19th century?

Answer 1

Tenements were very filthy and crowded. People were forced to live with many family members.

Answer 2

During the 19th century, an ever-increasing number of people started moving into America's urban areas, including a huge number of recently arrived settlers looking for a better life than the one they had abandoned.

Step-by-step explanation:

• In New York, where the population multiplied each decade from 1800 to 1880, buildings that had once been single-family residences were partitioned into different living spaces to accommodate this increasing crowd.

• Known as Tenements, these small, low-rise condo buildings, a large number of them located in the city's Lower East Side neighborhood were very frequently cramped, dark, and lacked proper ventilation and plumbing.

• The condition on these Tenements was very poor and needed reforming.