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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T201156Z
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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=UTC:20260517T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260517T180000
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SUMMARY:Greek Jewish Festival
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum\nJoin 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 of vendors\, arts and educational activities for kids\, and much more!  \n 
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/greek-jewish-festival/
LOCATION:280 Broome Street\, New York\, NY 10002\, 280 Broome Street\, New York\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T201326Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260521T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260521T193000
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SUMMARY:Open Arts LES: Mencius Society for the Arts
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URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/open-arts-les-mencius-society-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event
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SUMMARY:The Loisaida Festival
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Losiaida\, Inc.\n  \nSince 1987\, the Loisaida Festival has been celebrated the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend in the Manhattan neighborhood known as Alphabet City\, the East Village\, or “Loisaida.” Presented in the Avenue C cultural corridor — renamed Loisaida Avenue in 1989 — it is considered the largest community festival in the neighborhood.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/the-loisaida-festival/
LOCATION:Ave C Cooridor
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260524T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260524T123000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T110000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260529T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260529T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055638
CREATED:20260331T211303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211303Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T180000
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SUMMARY:Typewritten Tales
DESCRIPTION:Organized by 6th & B Garden\nTell your unique East Village story on a page of real paper typed on our vintage typewriters! Readings by local poets and writers start at 4pm. Raindate will be on May 31st\, stay tuned for announcements\, as needed.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/typewritten-tales/
LOCATION:6th & B Garden\, on the corner of E 6th & Ave B\, New York\, NY\, 10009
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260531T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260531T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055638
CREATED:20260331T211602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211602Z
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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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