Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street Pickpockets, 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 […]
Organized by Tompkins Square Library (NYPL) with the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) Please join us for an inside look at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS), including a slide talk at the Tompkins Square Library, followed by a visit to MoRUS, where a guided tour will be provided. 12:00 PM to 1:00 […]
Organized by LES Yearbook & Office of Council Member Harvey Epstein LES Yearbook & Harvey Epstein Present: The People’s Park Celebration — a community gathering featuring a resource fair, creative art activities, and music. Join us for an afternoon of connection, creativity, and neighborhood joy! This event takes place at Lillian Wald Houses. More info […]
Organized by The Tenement Museum Join 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 […]
Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed! Meet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C, 9th & 10th St Tours need three people to run – and almost always do. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats, gardens, riots, […]
Organized by Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum Join the Greek Jewish Festival as we celebrate the unique Romaniote and Sephardic heritage of the Jews of Greece! Experience a feast for the senses including authentic kosher Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries, traditional dance performances with live Greek and Sephardic music, an outdoor marketplace full […]
Organized by Swiss Institute + Maylyn ‘Zero’ Iglesia Join Maylyn ‘Zero’ Iglesias for a free artist talk and cyanotype workshop at Swiss Institute on Sunday, May 17 from 1:30–4:30PM! We will begin by exploring Zero’s place-based photography practice, use of alternative photographic processes, and connection to Loisaida and its Nuyorican culture. This will be followed […]
Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed! Meet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C, 9th & 10th St Tours need three people to run – and almost always do. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats, gardens, riots, […]
Organized by Art Loisaida Foundation with Theater for the New City THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY Crystal Field, Executive Director Presents: L.E.S. Lower East Side Festival of the Arts Exhibit TNC Gallery May 20 – June 21, 2026 Opening Reception May 20, 5 – 8pm at TNC Gallery Carolyn Ratcliffe, Curator
Organized by Lower East Side Preservation Initiative On April 7, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Church of St. Mary on Grand Street an Individual Landmark. In addition, the parish of St. Mary, founded in May 1826, will mark its 200th anniversary, including 193 uninterrupted years at the historic church on Grand […]