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SUMMARY:Radical History Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\nSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS\, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed!\nMeet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C\, 9th & 10th St\nTours need three people to run – and almost always do.\nMuseum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats\, gardens\, riots\, uprisings and more. From the Civil War Draft Riots of the 1860s — to the Young Lords\, Black Panthers\, hippies\, Yippies and Up Against the Wall Motherf*ckers of the 1960s — to the Tompkins Square anarchists of the ’80s — to the tree-hugging urban enviros of the ’90s to the neighborhood Earthies keeping the legacy alive today. Unlike other neighborhood tours\, we broaden beyond individual anecdotes to paint a strong historical\, academic\, and cultural big picture of the Lower East Side. \n\n\nFive things you will learn on the Lower East Side Radical History Tour that you probably didn’t know:\n1. The radical politics of the songwriter who penned the “Wizard of Oz” soundtrack.\n2. What building in the East Village links the Gershwin brothers\, the Black Panthers and Iggy Pop.\n3. What park in the East Village was the secret birthplace of both the Hare Krishna movement and Occupy Wall Street.\n4. How New York City’s recycling program began as an initiative of East Village community activists.\n5. Why the same area of the city has been variously known as Burnt Mill Point\, Drydock\, Little Germany\, Klein Deutschland\, the Lower East Side\, Loisaida\, the East Village and Alphabet City.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/radical-history-walking-tour-6/
LOCATION:Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, 155 Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T170000
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SUMMARY:Radical History Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\nSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS\, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed!\nMeet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C\, 9th & 10th St\nTours need three people to run – and almost always do.\nMuseum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats\, gardens\, riots\, uprisings and more. From the Civil War Draft Riots of the 1860s — to the Young Lords\, Black Panthers\, hippies\, Yippies and Up Against the Wall Motherf*ckers of the 1960s — to the Tompkins Square anarchists of the ’80s — to the tree-hugging urban enviros of the ’90s to the neighborhood Earthies keeping the legacy alive today. Unlike other neighborhood tours\, we broaden beyond individual anecdotes to paint a strong historical\, academic\, and cultural big picture of the Lower East Side. \n\n\nFive things you will learn on the Lower East Side Radical History Tour that you probably didn’t know:\n1. The radical politics of the songwriter who penned the “Wizard of Oz” soundtrack.\n2. What building in the East Village links the Gershwin brothers\, the Black Panthers and Iggy Pop.\n3. What park in the East Village was the secret birthplace of both the Hare Krishna movement and Occupy Wall Street.\n4. How New York City’s recycling program began as an initiative of East Village community activists.\n5. Why the same area of the city has been variously known as Burnt Mill Point\, Drydock\, Little Germany\, Klein Deutschland\, the Lower East Side\, Loisaida\, the East Village and Alphabet City.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/radical-history-walking-tour-5/
LOCATION:Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, 155 Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T153000
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Building on the LES
DESCRIPTION:Organized by The Tenement Museum\nJoin a Museum educator as they guide you on an outdoor walking tour of the Lower East Side to reveal the unique stories that buildings can tell. Over the neighborhood’s history\, many different communities have lived\, worked and played here––and just as many communities have had ideas about what the neighborhood’s buildings should look like. On this tour\, explore the changes in buildings before\, during and after the era of tenements\, and how the Lower East Side’s architecture mirrors debates across the city and country. \nAmong others\, stops on this tour include: \n\nThe 1950s utopian\, Modernist Seward Park Housing Cooperative\, an experiment in co-owned housing\nAn 1830s row house\, one of the oldest structures in the neighborhood\nAngel Orensanz Center\, a 19th Century synagogue repurposed as an art and performance space\n\nTicket Link: https://www.tenement.org/tour/w2-building-on-the-les/?tour_date=2026-05-16
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-building-on-the-les/
LOCATION:103 Orchard Street\, 103 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260516T133000
DTSTAMP:20260519T132106
CREATED:20260331T210415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T210415Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: The Jewish Gangsters of Lower Manhattan
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street\nPickpockets\, extortionists\, armed robbers\, bootleggers\, gamblers\, and hitmen cropped up not only in the Five Points neighborhood but also in the growing Jewish Lower East Side. Join us as we take to the streets and learn the story of organized crime in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in New York City\, from robbed and torched pushcarts to illegal whiskey and drugs! \nHighlights: \n\nLearn about the famous gangsters on the Lower East Side including Meyer Lansky\, Bugsy Siegel\, and Arnold Rothstein\nMeet the lesser known personalities like “Dopey” Benny Fein\, “Big” Jack Zelig\, “Lepke” Buchalter\, and the notorious Samuel “Red” Levine\nWalk the streets with an expert guide and visit where these Jewish Gangsters lived and conducted their business\n\nJoin a Museum at Eldridge Street expert guide on Saturday\, May 16th at 11:30am. \nWe will meet in front of the Ottendorfer Library at 135 2nd Avenue between St. Marks Place and 9th Street. Tickets must be purchased in advance of arrival. \nTours will run about two hours in length\, although this may vary. \nTicket Price (Includes Museum Admission):\nAdults $25\nSeniors\, Students $20\nChildren 5 and Under FREE\nCool Culture Pass / SNAP Benefits $5 \nREGISTER HERE \nThis Museum at Eldridge Street Walking Tour is only available to small groups (30 people max). This tour is available to both individual ticket holders and families. Please show your Walking Tour order confirmation at the Museum after your tour for free admission. \n\nAbout the Museum at Eldridge Street:\nThe Museum at Eldridge Street is housed in the Eldridge Street Synagogue\, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored. Opened in 1887\, the synagogue is the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Today\, it is the only remaining marker of the great wave of Jewish migration to the Lower East Side that is open to a broad public who wishes to visit Jewish New York. Exhibits\, tours\, public programs\, and education initiatives tell the story of Jewish immigrant life\, explore architecture and historic preservation\, inspire reflection on cultural continuity\, and foster collaboration and exchange between people of all faiths\, heritages\, and interests. \n\nImage Credit: Bugsy Siegel center with lawyers Jerry Giesler (left) and Byron Hanna (right)\, Everett Collection Inc.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-the-jewish-gangsters-of-lower-manhattan/
LOCATION:Ottendorfer Library\, 135 2nd Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T154337Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Foods of the LES
DESCRIPTION:Organized by The Tenement Museum\nGet a taste of tenement history! Explore over 150 years of Lower East Side history through the stories of immigrant and migrant communities and the unique food cultures that defined life in the neighborhood. Together with a Museum Educator\, examine ways in which tenement residents both preserved and adapted the food traditions of their homelands\, and how generations of street vendors\, restaurateurs\, home cooks\, and grocers sustained communities while shaping wider ideas of American cuisine and identity. \nVisit 8 unique stops and try small tastings from local Lower East Side vendors! Tastings include: \n\nCafe Katja (pretzels & beer)\nPickle Guys (new pickle\, garlic stuffed olive\, pickled pineapple)\nEssex Olive and Spice (olive oils & balsamic vinaigrettes)\nLower East Side Ice Cream Factory (ice cream)\n\nAlongside tastings\, tour a modern public market with a surprisingly deep history in the neighborhood and learn about everything from Kleindeutschland\, NYC’s first non-English speaking community\, to how public schools in the Lower East Side became the front line in the battle to “Americanize” immigrant cuisine. \n*Currently\, discounts are only available to Museum members. \nTicket Link: https://www.tenement.org/tour/f1-foods-of-the-les/?tour_date=2026-05-15
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-foods-of-the-les/
LOCATION:103 Orchard Street\, 103 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260515T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260515T133000
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street \nStroll through the neighborhood’s 100-year-old history! \nA century ago\, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled\, prayed\, played\, worked\, shopped\, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today\, there are signs of the past hidden within the modern streets. See how many of these historic places have been transformed\, repurposed\, or restored. \nHighlights: \n\nVisit the Museum at Eldridge Street and see a fully restored magnificent 1887 synagogue\nStop at Straus Square and learn about its history and its significance during the heyday of Jewish immigration\nVisit The Forward building and learn the role of this important Jewish newspaper and its Yiddish advice column A Bintel Brief\nStop by Seward Park\, the first municipally built free playground in the United States and designed especially for the neighborhood’s children\, the first generation to grow up in such crowded conditions\n\nJoin a Museum at Eldridge Street expert guide on Friday\, May 15th at 11:30am as we walk in the footsteps of these immigrants and tell their stories. \nTicket Price (Includes Museum Admission):\nAdults $25\nSeniors / Students $20\nChildren 5 and Under FREE\nCool Culture Pass / SNAP Benefits $5 \nREGISTER HERE \nThis Museum at Eldridge Street Walking Tour is only available to small groups (25 people max). This tour is available to both individual ticket holders and families. \n\nImage Credit: “A Group of Peddlers (The Ghetto)\,” color postcard\, William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection Postcards.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-jewish-lower-east-side-2/
LOCATION:12 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY 10002\, 12 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260519T132106
CREATED:20260420T180754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T180754Z
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SUMMARY:Cultural History of the Lower East Side – Curated Walking Tour with James Fuentes
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Abrons Arts Center\nTo celebrate Henry Street Settlement’s partnership with Independent – now newly situated at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side – we are pleased to present a free walking tour\, curated and led by gallerist James Fuentes. Taking place two days ahead of the inaugural Gala Preview\, the tour explores the cultural history of the Lower East Side (LES) and brings into focus the neighborhood that connects Henry Street’s long-standing community mission and support of the arts\, Independent’s new home\, and the artists and dealers who continue to shape its cultural life. \nThe tour will trace several defining moments within the art historical framework of LES\, spanning nearly a century. Beginning at Abrons Arts Center\, which has been Henry Street’s home for artistic expression\, experimentation\, and activism for over a century\, the tour will lead guests through the rich history of our neighborhood – celebrating the fact that one of New York City’s most vital immigration portals has long served as fertile ground for some of the most important art movements of the past hundred years. \nTour highlights will include:\n~Kick off at Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center\, the only contemporary art center in NYC part of a social services agency\n~Meet Lee Quiñones as he discusses his iconic mural Howard the Duck and the Lions Den – a touchstone that connects Lee’s work to Keith Haring and the broader hip-hop and graffiti movement of the 1980s\n~Visits to the flourishing Lower East Side gallery community\n~Ending at the site of Claes Oldenburg’s The Store on E. 2nd Street\, the landmark Happening of the late 1960s\, closing the loop with one of the most significant avant-garde events of the last century.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/cultural-history-of-the-lower-east-side-curated-walking-tour-with-james-fuentes/
LOCATION:Abrons Arts Center\, 466 Grand Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T132106
CREATED:20260402T200520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T200520Z
UID:322-1778425200-1778432400@www.peoplesles.org
SUMMARY:Radical History Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\nSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS\, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed!\nMeet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C\, 9th & 10th St\nTours need three people to run – and almost always do.\nMuseum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats\, gardens\, riots\, uprisings and more. From the Civil War Draft Riots of the 1860s — to the Young Lords\, Black Panthers\, hippies\, Yippies and Up Against the Wall Motherf*ckers of the 1960s — to the Tompkins Square anarchists of the ’80s — to the tree-hugging urban enviros of the ’90s to the neighborhood Earthies keeping the legacy alive today. Unlike other neighborhood tours\, we broaden beyond individual anecdotes to paint a strong historical\, academic\, and cultural big picture of the Lower East Side. \n\n\nFive things you will learn on the Lower East Side Radical History Tour that you probably didn’t know:\n1. The radical politics of the songwriter who penned the “Wizard of Oz” soundtrack.\n2. What building in the East Village links the Gershwin brothers\, the Black Panthers and Iggy Pop.\n3. What park in the East Village was the secret birthplace of both the Hare Krishna movement and Occupy Wall Street.\n4. How New York City’s recycling program began as an initiative of East Village community activists.\n5. Why the same area of the city has been variously known as Burnt Mill Point\, Drydock\, Little Germany\, Klein Deutschland\, the Lower East Side\, Loisaida\, the East Village and Alphabet City.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/radical-history-walking-tour-4/
LOCATION:Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, 155 Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T143000
DTSTAMP:20260519T132106
CREATED:20260402T150827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T150827Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Reclaiming Black Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Organized by The Tenement Museum\nExplore stories of how Black New Yorkers shaped Lower Manhattan as they made homes\, businesses\, and communities there over the centuries. On this tour\, you’ll discuss how Black New Yorkers experiences were shaped by migration\, how communities created a sense of home\, and how people resisted the racism they faced. From the story of Sebastiaen de Britto\, one of the first Black residents of the area in the 1640s\, to Studio We\, a musician’s collective in the 1970s\, we’ll also look at how stories are preserved or erased over generations. \nAmong others\, stops on this tour include: \n\nThe former downtown New York office of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)\, who fought for Civil Rights in the 1960s\nThe firehouse that was desegregated by Wesley Williams in 1919\, who became the FDNY’s first Black lieutenant\nM’Finda Kalunga Community Garden\, named in memory of the second 18th-century African American burial ground\, located on nearby Chrystie Street\n\nTicket Link: https://www.tenement.org/tour/w3-reclaiming-black-spaces/?tour_date=2026-05-10
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-reclaiming-black-spaces/
LOCATION:103 Orchard Street\, 103 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260510T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260510T133000
DTSTAMP:20260519T132106
CREATED:20260331T205615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T205615Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Mamas with Chutzpah
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street \nCelebrate Mother’s Day with the Museum at Eldridge Street! \nDiscover the women who both witnessed and shaped social\, artistic\, financial\, and political change on the Lower East Side from the late 19th to the early 20th century. \nFollow in the footsteps of activists Emma Goldman and Clara Lemlich as they pushed for radical reforms at the height of the Progressive Era. In addition to anonymous social commentators\, such as the contributors to The Jewish Daily Forward’s Yiddish advice column A Bintel Brief\, and the women who worked below the elevated train on Allen Street\, you will learn about wigmaker and mikvah (ritual bath) owner Gittel Natelson\, groundbreaking artist Louise Nevelson\, and Kosher delicatessen queen Sarah Gellis—the first female member of the Eldridge Street Synagogue where the Museum at Eldridge Street now resides. \nHighlights: \n\nVisit the Women’s Balcony of the Eldridge Street Synagogue and discuss Sarah Gellis\nLearn about the former Mikvah on Allen Street and businesswoman Gittel Natelson\nDiscuss the Allen Street Prostitutes/Handkerchief Girls\nHead to Straus Square to learn about Clara Lemlich and Emma Goldman\nVisit The Forward Building and discuss the Yiddish advice column A Bintel Brief\nSee The Educational Alliance and learn about Louise Nevelson\n\nJoin a Museum at Eldridge Street expert guide on Sunday\, May 10th at 11:30am and learn about these hardworking Lower East Side immigrant women. \nTicket Price (Includes Museum Admission):\nAdults $25\nSeniors / Students $20\nChildren 5 and Under FREE\nCool Culture Pass / SNAP Benefits $5 \nREGISTER HERE \nThis Museum at Eldridge Street Walking Tour is only available to small groups (30 people max). This tour is available to both individual ticket holders and families. \n\nAbout the Museum at Eldridge Street:\nThe Museum at Eldridge Street is housed in the Eldridge Street Synagogue\, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored. Opened in 1887\, the synagogue is the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Today\, it is the only remaining marker of the great wave of Jewish migration to the Lower East Side that is open to a broad public who wishes to visit Jewish New York. Exhibits\, tours\, public programs\, and education initiatives tell the story of Jewish immigrant life\, explore architecture and historic preservation\, inspire reflection on cultural continuity\, and foster collaboration and exchange between people of all faiths\, heritages\, and interests. \n\nImage Credit: Immigrant Women on the Lower East Side\, “The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902\, Scott D. Seligman.”
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-mamas-with-chutzpah/
LOCATION:12 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY 10002\, 12 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T132106
CREATED:20260402T191227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T191227Z
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SUMMARY:Radical History Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\nSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS\, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed!\nMeet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C\, 9th & 10th St\nTours need three people to run – and almost always do.\nMuseum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats\, gardens\, riots\, uprisings and more. From the Civil War Draft Riots of the 1860s — to the Young Lords\, Black Panthers\, hippies\, Yippies and Up Against the Wall Motherf*ckers of the 1960s — to the Tompkins Square anarchists of the ’80s — to the tree-hugging urban enviros of the ’90s to the neighborhood Earthies keeping the legacy alive today. Unlike other neighborhood tours\, we broaden beyond individual anecdotes to paint a strong historical\, academic\, and cultural big picture of the Lower East Side. \n\n\nFive things you will learn on the Lower East Side Radical History Tour that you probably didn’t know:\n1. The radical politics of the songwriter who penned the “Wizard of Oz” soundtrack.\n2. What building in the East Village links the Gershwin brothers\, the Black Panthers and Iggy Pop.\n3. What park in the East Village was the secret birthplace of both the Hare Krishna movement and Occupy Wall Street.\n4. How New York City’s recycling program began as an initiative of East Village community activists.\n5. Why the same area of the city has been variously known as Burnt Mill Point\, Drydock\, Little Germany\, Klein Deutschland\, the Lower East Side\, Loisaida\, the East Village and Alphabet City.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/radical-history-walking-tour-3/
LOCATION:Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, 155 Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260506T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260506T163000
DTSTAMP:20260519T132106
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UID:236-1778077800-1778085000@www.peoplesles.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street\nStroll through the neighborhood’s 100-year-old history! \nA century ago\, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled\, prayed\, played\, worked\, shopped\, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today\, there are signs of the past hidden within the modern streets. See how many of these historic places have been transformed\, repurposed\, or restored. \nHighlights: \n\nVisit the Museum at Eldridge Street and see a fully restored magnificent 1887 synagogue\nStop at Straus Square and learn about its history and its significance during the heyday of Jewish immigration\nVisit The Forward building and learn the role of this important Jewish newspaper and its Yiddish advice column A Bintel Brief\nStop by Seward Park\, the first municipally-built free playground in the United States and designed especially for the neighborhood’s children\, the first generation to grow up in such crowded conditions\n\nJoin a Museum at Eldridge Street expert guide on Wednesday\, May 6th at 2:30pm as we walk in the footsteps of these immigrants and tell their stories. \nTicket Price (Includes Museum Admission):\nAdults $25\nSeniors / Students $20\nChildren 5 and Under FREE\nCool Culture Pass / SNAP Benefits $5 \nREGISTER HERE \nThis Museum at Eldridge Street Walking Tour is only available to small groups (25 people max). This tour is available to both individual ticket holders and families. \n\nAbout the Museum at Eldridge Street:\nThe Museum at Eldridge Street is housed in the Eldridge Street Synagogue\, a magnificent National Historic Landmark that has been meticulously restored. Opened in 1887\, the synagogue is the first great house of worship built in America by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Today\, it is the only remaining marker of the great wave of Jewish migration to the Lower East Side that is open to a broad public who wishes to visit Jewish New York. Exhibits\, tours\, public programs\, and education initiatives tell the story of Jewish immigrant life\, explore architecture and historic preservation\, inspire reflection on cultural continuity\, and foster collaboration and exchange between people of all faiths\, heritages\, and interests. \n\nImage Credit: “A Group of Peddlers (The Ghetto)\,” color postcard\, William A. Rosenthall Judaica Collection Postcards.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-jewish-lower-east-side/
LOCATION:12 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY 10002\, 12 Eldridge Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event,Walking Tour
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UID:281-1777896000-1777901400@www.peoplesles.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Outside the Home
DESCRIPTION:Organized by The Tenement Museum\nPublic and neighborhood spaces have always been part of New Yorkers daily lives\, offering community beyond the walls of home. On this walking tour\, we’ll look at how Lower East Siders shaped and were shaped by their neighborhood over the 19th and early 20th Centuries. From stores to parks\, movie theaters to schools\, discover how these spaces became important centers for navigating identity\, advocacy\, and cultural exchange. \nThis tour discusses the people and stories behind public spaces and landmarks on the Lower East Side. Among others\, stops on this tour include: \n\nThe Daily Forward Building\, where Jewish socialists championed for workers’ rights in the early 1900s\nSeward Park\, the first municipal playground in the United States\nJarmulowsky Bank Building\, where many immigrants entrusted their savings\n\nTicket Link: https://www.tenement.org/tour/w1-outside-the-home/?tour_date=2026-05-04
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-outside-the-home/
LOCATION:103 Orchard Street\, 103 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260503T170000
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UID:310-1777820400-1777827600@www.peoplesles.org
SUMMARY:Radical History Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\nSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS\, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed!\nMeet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C\, 9th & 10th St\nTours need three people to run – and almost always do.\nMuseum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats\, gardens\, riots\, uprisings and more. From the Civil War Draft Riots of the 1860s — to the Young Lords\, Black Panthers\, hippies\, Yippies and Up Against the Wall Motherf*ckers of the 1960s — to the Tompkins Square anarchists of the ’80s — to the tree-hugging urban enviros of the ’90s to the neighborhood Earthies keeping the legacy alive today. Unlike other neighborhood tours\, we broaden beyond individual anecdotes to paint a strong historical\, academic\, and cultural big picture of the Lower East Side. \n\n\nFive things you will learn on the Lower East Side Radical History Tour that you probably didn’t know:\n1. The radical politics of the songwriter who penned the “Wizard of Oz” soundtrack.\n2. What building in the East Village links the Gershwin brothers\, the Black Panthers and Iggy Pop.\n3. What park in the East Village was the secret birthplace of both the Hare Krishna movement and Occupy Wall Street.\n4. How New York City’s recycling program began as an initiative of East Village community activists.\n5. Why the same area of the city has been variously known as Burnt Mill Point\, Drydock\, Little Germany\, Klein Deutschland\, the Lower East Side\, Loisaida\, the East Village and Alphabet City.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/radical-history-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, 155 Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T170000
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UID:315-1777734000-1777741200@www.peoplesles.org
SUMMARY:Radical History Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\nSATURDAYS & SUNDAYS\, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed!\nMeet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C\, 9th & 10th St\nTours need three people to run – and almost always do.\nMuseum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats\, gardens\, riots\, uprisings and more. From the Civil War Draft Riots of the 1860s — to the Young Lords\, Black Panthers\, hippies\, Yippies and Up Against the Wall Motherf*ckers of the 1960s — to the Tompkins Square anarchists of the ’80s — to the tree-hugging urban enviros of the ’90s to the neighborhood Earthies keeping the legacy alive today. Unlike other neighborhood tours\, we broaden beyond individual anecdotes to paint a strong historical\, academic\, and cultural big picture of the Lower East Side. \n\n\nFive things you will learn on the Lower East Side Radical History Tour that you probably didn’t know:\n1. The radical politics of the songwriter who penned the “Wizard of Oz” soundtrack.\n2. What building in the East Village links the Gershwin brothers\, the Black Panthers and Iggy Pop.\n3. What park in the East Village was the secret birthplace of both the Hare Krishna movement and Occupy Wall Street.\n4. How New York City’s recycling program began as an initiative of East Village community activists.\n5. Why the same area of the city has been variously known as Burnt Mill Point\, Drydock\, Little Germany\, Klein Deutschland\, the Lower East Side\, Loisaida\, the East Village and Alphabet City.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/radical-history-walking-tour-2/
LOCATION:Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, 155 Avenue C\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T153000
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UID:277-1777730400-1777735800@www.peoplesles.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Building on the LES
DESCRIPTION:Organized by The Tenement Museum\nJoin a Museum educator as they guide you on an outdoor walking tour of the Lower East Side to reveal the unique stories that buildings can tell. Over the neighborhood’s history\, many different communities have lived\, worked and played here––and just as many communities have had ideas about what the neighborhood’s buildings should look like. On this tour\, explore the changes in buildings before\, during and after the era of tenements\, and how the Lower East Side’s architecture mirrors debates across the city and country. \nAmong others\, stops on this tour include: \n\nThe 1950s utopian\, Modernist Seward Park Housing Cooperative\, an experiment in co-owned housing\nAn 1830s row house\, one of the oldest structures in the neighborhood\nAngel Orensanz Center\, a 19th Century synagogue repurposed as an art and performance space\n\nTicket Link: https://www.tenement.org/tour/w2-building-on-the-les/?tour_date=2026-05-02
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/building-on-the-les/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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UID:268-1777640400-1777645800@www.peoplesles.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Foods of the LES
DESCRIPTION:Organized by The Tenement Museum\nGet a taste of tenement history! Explore over 150 years of Lower East Side history through the stories of immigrant and migrant communities and the unique food cultures that defined life in the neighborhood. Together with a Museum Educator\, examine ways in which tenement residents both preserved and adapted the food traditions of their homelands\, and how generations of street vendors\, restaurateurs\, home cooks\, and grocers sustained communities while shaping wider ideas of American cuisine and identity. \nVisit 8 unique stops and try small tastings from local Lower East Side vendors! Tastings include: \n\nCafe Katja (pretzels & beer)\nPickle Guys (new pickle\, garlic stuffed olive\, pickled pineapple)\nEssex Olive and Spice (olive oils & balsamic vinaigrettes)\nLower East Side Ice Cream Factory (ice cream)\n\nAlongside tastings\, tour a modern public market with a surprisingly deep history in the neighborhood and learn about everything from Kleindeutschland\, NYC’s first non-English speaking community\, to how public schools in the Lower East Side became the front line in the battle to “Americanize” immigrant cuisine. \n*Currently\, discounts are only available to Museum members. \nTicket Link: https://www.tenement.org/tour/f1-foods-of-the-les/?tour_date=2026-05-01
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/foods-of-the-les/
LOCATION:103 Orchard Street\, 103 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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