Organized by Bond Street Theatre Join us for an immersive hour celebrating 50 years of Bond Street Theatre’s global impact through a vibrant mix of stories, images, and video. As part of Lower East Side History Month, this event highlights the company’s deep roots in New York City alongside its remarkable theatre projects in Afghanistan, […]
Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street Stroll through the neighborhood’s 100-year-old history! A 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 […]
Organized by Relative Arts with Catalyst Join us at Relative Arts (367 E 10th St NY NY 10009) for Lower East Side History Month and take part in a collective quilt-making project. On May 15th anytime from 12–6pm, participants are invited to drop by and design a quilt square that will become part of a […]
Organized by The Tenement Museum Get 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 […]
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 […]