[2] Designation of the neighborhood as “Little Bangladesh” caused some friction with some Korean-Americans in Los Angeles, who wanted the area named as a part of Koreatown.

[3] After neighborhood leaders organized residents for more than a year to lobby the Los Angeles City Council, Little Bangladesh received its official designation in 2010.

[4] It is a tree-lined residential community that also includes restaurants, shops and art galleries.

[3] In 2010, the South Asian Network, a cultural and advocacy group with an office nearby, estimated the Bangladeshi population in the area at more than 20,000, based on a community mapping project it did in 2005.

There is no designated bicycle infrastructure on 3rd Street itself,[6] but LA Metro does operate a bike share station on Kenmore and 3rd, with 12 docks.