Organized by New York Theatre Workshop MAY DAY This special event will run from approximately 12:30–2pm. Immediately following, please join us for a special watch party of: FALL OF FREEDOM in partnership with National Black Theatre and Lena Waithe. On May 1, 2026, New York Theatre Workshop will lead a May Day public activation on the Lower East Side […]
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 the New School with Performance Project @ University Settlement Archives in Motion is a site-specific performance created in partnership with University Settlement and staged in their historic gymnasium—one of the first basketball courts in the United States. Led by faculty member Irina Kruzhilina, the project brings together students from The New School to engage with […]
Organized by New York Marble Cemetery The New York Marble Cemetery, established in 1830, is the oldest public non-denominational cemetery in the city. This small garden is hidden in the interior of the block, accessible through two sets of iron gates, via a 100-foot private alley. Surrounded by 12-foot Tuckahoe marble walls, it is only […]
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 Lower East Side Preservation Initiative (LESPI) with The Clemente On View: May 1 – June 30 Where: Banner Exhibition on the outdoor Clemente building fence, on the corner of Rivington St. and Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002 Organized by: Lower East Side Preservation Initiative — LESPI Opening Reception: Saturday, May 2 @ […]
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 the New School with Performance Project @ University Settlement Archives in Motion is a site-specific performance created in partnership with University Settlement and staged in their historic gymnasium—one of the first basketball courts in the United States. Led by faculty member Irina Kruzhilina, the project brings together students from The New School to engage with the […]
Organized by New York Marble Cemetery The New York Marble Cemetery, established in 1830, is the oldest public non-denominational cemetery in the city. This small garden is hidden in the interior of the block, accessible through two sets of iron gates, via a 100-foot private alley. Surrounded by 12-foot Tuckahoe marble walls, it is only […]
Organized by La Sirena Mexican Folk Art Folclórico Mexican dance, make your own diadama(flowercrown), vegan &traditional tamales, hand crafted folk art and more!