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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the 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 Sunday\, May 24th at 10:30am 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\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-3/
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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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Queer Artist/Activists of the Lower East Side\, 1960-2000
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Close Friends Collective with Henry Street Settlement\nJoin us as we spend the 2026 season remixing our walking tours of the Lower East Side and the East Village! On our first tour offering this season\, we will look at many influential queer artist/activists of the late 20th century on the Lower East Side – including Martin Wong\, Miguel Piñero\, Jack Smith\, Mario Montez\, Sylvia Rivera\, Marsha P. Johnson\, and the Gran Fury collective. \nThese artist/activists were deeply connected to the Lower East Side\, and their work stands on the sometimes uneasy\, sometimes joyful intersection of artistic creativity and political action. On our tour\, we’ll discuss questions that these luminaries’ lives and works provoke: Is art made by queer artists always political? Would we even want it to be? Who is the audience for queer art? \nThe tour will begin at Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center\, 466 Grand Street\, a community arts space with a 110-year history of art and activism. \nTours are led by the Close Friends Collective\, a group of educators\, historians\, and artists with a passion for teaching queer history. Since 2021\, Close Friends Collective has led queer history walking tours of the Lower East Side and the East Village in partnership with Henry Street Settlement. Closer Friends Collective members are: Natalie Hill\, Salonee Bhaman\, Daniel Walber\, erin reid\, Jimmy Fay\, and Katie Vogel. \nTours are available only to the first 20 registrants. Tickets are $20 each. Five free tickets are available for each tour on a first-come\, first-served basis. If the date and time you’re looking for are not showing up as a ticket option\, this means all tickets have been claimed. If you cannot add multiple tickets\, that means we have fewer tickets available than you would like to purchase. \nPay it forward! If you’d like to pay more than the $20 ticket amount\, your donation will be used to subsidize free tickets and support Henry Street’s history programming. \nFor updates and announcements about Queer History Walking Tours\, be sure to follow Henry Street Settlement on social media or sign up for our monthly e-newsletter. \nIf you are interested in booking a private tour\, please contact Info@HenryStreet.org.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-queer-artist-activists-of-the-lower-east-side-1960-2000/
LOCATION:Abrons Arts Center\, 466 Grand Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260529T153000
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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 Friday\, May 29th at 1:30pm. \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-2/
LOCATION:Ottendorfer Library\, 135 2nd Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event,Walking Tour
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SUMMARY:Little Ukraine Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Organized by The Ukrainian Museum\nDiscover the soul of Little Ukraine! \n\nJoin us for a captivating stroll through one of the most culturally rich pockets of New York’s East Village. The vibrant neighborhood known as Little Ukraine was once home to 60\,000 inhabitants of Ukrainian heritage after WWII\, and it still pulses with history\, flavor\, and community spirit. Today\, as a new wave of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees reinvigorates the area\, the legacy of generations past continues to thrive in its churches\, eateries\, shops\, and institutions. \n\nTogether\, we’ll visit key landmarks – from iconic Veselka and the majestic St. George’s Church to hidden gems like Streecha – hearing stories of resilience\, identity\, and tradition along the way. Whether you’re new to the neighborhood or want to see it through a fresh lens\, this walking tour promises an unforgettable afternoon of history\, culture\, and connection. We will be joined by special guest speakers\, including David\nMulkins\, author and president of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors\, and Jason Birchard\,\nCEO and 3rd generation proprietor of Veselka. All tour participants will be treated to a cup of delicious Ukrainian borscht\, compliments of Veselka! The tour will begin at The Ukrainian Museum at 222 East 6th Street. There is a nominal fee of $10 per person for this walking tour and tickets can be purchased through the provided link. \nTicket Link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/little-ukraine-walking-tour
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/little-ukraine-walking-tour/
LOCATION:The Ukrainian Museum\, 222 E 6th St\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: 400 Years on The Bowery
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Bowery Alliance of Neighbors\nOriginally a Native American footpath and Dutch farm road\, the Bowery was the city’s first entertainment district and “cradle of American popular culture.” It has seminal links to tap dance\, vaudeville\, Yiddish theater\, Stephen Foster\, Irving Berlin\, baseball\, modern tattooing\, and Harry Houdini. \nThe stomping ground for sailors\, shopgirls\, gangs\, gays\, grifters and the immigrant Irish\, Italians\, Chinese\, Jews and Germans\, it later became America’s iconic skid row\, but rebounded in the late 20th century\, impacting the emergence of Abstract Expressionism\, free jazz and punk rock. \nArchitectural sites include the city’s oldest brick house\, Stanford White’s Beaux Arts designed Bowery Savings Bank\, and the Cooper Union\, one of America’s first free universities. In 2013 it was named to the National Register of Historic Places. Join David Mulkins\, author of The Bowery\, a just-released illustrated history. \n\nTickets: Tour – The Municipal Art Society of New York
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/walking-tour-the-bowery-from-tap-dance-vaudeville-to-skid-row-punk-rock/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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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 Sunday\, May 31st 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\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-4/
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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