Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The neighborhood 's boundaries are East 4th Street and the East Village to the north , Canal Street and Chinatown to the South , Allen Street and the Lower East Side to the east and Bowery Street and Little Italy to the west .
Simplified: The neighborhood is surrounded by the East Village to the north , Canal Street and Chinatown to the South , Allen Street and the Lower East Side to the east and Little Italy to the west .