Tenement Museum Explore how immigrant women coped with economic hardship through the stories of Natalie Gumpertz and Mrs. Wong. Hear how these two women, living a century apart, shared similar...
The Museum at Eldridge Street To celebrate the publication of June Hersh‘s delicious new book Iconic New York Jewish Food (The History Press, 2023), celebrated foodies Niki Russ Federman (co-owner of Russ & Daughters) and this program’s moderator Rozanne Gold (four-time James Beard award-winning chef and author) join June in sharing their unique and personal...
Lower East Side History Project The “Forgotten Lower East Side” walking tour goes off the beaten path, exploring districts and aspects of our neighborhood most excursions overlook. Sure, we’ll discuss...
Tenement Museum This apartment tour takes you into the world of tenement families to explore the challenges and changes faced by Jewish immigrant mothers in 1902. Visit the Levine family’s...
Tenement Museum In the Tenement Museum’s newest neighborhood walking tour, Reclaiming Black Spaces, we’ll highlight stories of how Black and African Americans shaped Lower Manhattan as they made homes, businesses, and communities...
Green Map System Join a climate-focused tour of the storied Lower East Side, exploring public space, energy and sustainability features, indoors and out. We’ll visit a dozen or more sites...
Think!Chinatown To celebrate the publication of the Chinatown Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) report, Think!Chinatown presents “A Place for Us: Reflections from Chinatown / 我們的歸宿”, a photography exhibition featuring photos...
Village Preservation In July and August 2022 we offered our first Rock Tours of the year and the demand was overwhelming– so we’re bringing it back in 2023. Rock n’...
La Sirena Mexican Folk Art La Sirena will have a community art table for kids and grown-ups, music, Traditional Mexican Folk Dance with dancers from Mazarte Dance Company, traditional food,...
FABnyc & Loisaida Open Streets Community Coalition Join us on the Avenue B Open Street to chalk LES history and trivia! We'll provide the chalk and the trivia -- or...
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Come visit legendary historic sites where the community faced off with gentrification and corporate power. Peek inside vibrant community gardens and legendary tenement buildings, Tompkins...
Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy The late nineteenth and early twentieth century witnessed a rise in organized crime in New York City. Pickpockets, extortionists, armed robbers, bootleggers, gamblers and contract...