Lower East Side History Project

Our website and email is down for a day or two so if you need to book a tour or contact us, please do so at 347.465.7767 or FB messenger.

LESHP founder on Bagel Talk this morning, discussing the neighborhood, our tours, and his favorite bagel :)

Thanks to Doug Stern for uncovering a great piece of local history!

Happy to announce that the Lower East Side Welcome Center will be officially opening on March 9, 2019 at 397 Grand Street. This is a collaboration between Lower East Side History Project and LoHo Realty. Besides offering local information, brochures, etc, we'll have rotating exhibits featuring artifacts from Lower East Side History Project's extensive archives, as well as contributions from many other collections.... Come by and visit! More info here: https://leswelcome.com/lower-east-side-welcome-center-open/

SPECIAL TOUR THIS SUNDAY: "Allen Street: Where the Sun Never Shines" This special tour, led by veteran guide Robert Brenner, digs deep into the history of one of the most overlooked and historically infamous streets on the Lower East Side. In 1909, McClure's Magazine called the Lower East Side, "The World's Brothel" -- and Allen Street hosted a thriving red light district. Robert will discuss this and much more. Don't miss it!... Sunday, November 18, 11:00AM ($20pp, RSVP required) http://www.leshp.org/allen-street-street-sun-never-shines/

Watch LESHP founder Eric Ferrara on PBS's "Metrofocus" tonight discussing The Godfather book and series. 6pm PBS (channel 13) or 7pm WLIW (channel 21) -- or check your local listings outside of the NYC area.

Public tours are NOW FREE for active & retired teachers, military, first responders and law enforcement officers... As a small thank you for your service, we now offer all of our public tours to you for free. To take advantage of this offer, simply notify us in the contact form on the tour pages (there is a special field to check). That's it! (Unfortunately we must ask that your guests pay regular price of $20pp.)... See our current public tour schedule here: http://www.leshp.org/

From our friends at the Italian American Museum

FREE Mafia Walking Tour tomorrow, Saturday March 3 at 12:00pm. Just show up: 72 Second Avenue at E. 4th Street, outside Bank of America. (Feel free to share or tell a friend!)... More info here: http://www.leshp.org/mafia-walking-tour/

Children lined up outside of the Tompkins Square Library on E. 10th Street.

FLASH SALE: 50% off walking tour tickets thru Friday, January 26! ($10pp, normally $20pp) 1 - Choose a public tour from the schedule at http://leshp.org 2 - Click "pay online" 3 - Use promo code "FLASH" at checkout... Tix can be gifted, or share this post info with anyone you think might be interested!

We're happy to announce the release of our new book, "REVOLT: East Village Activism Literature, 1960s-1990s." Over 300 scanned pages of very rare books and posters from our exclusive archives, like: The Bust Book, F*ck the System, Feminism and the Anarchist Connection, Freespace Magazine, Horse & Goat Peoples Anarchist Communist Affinity Group, and MUCH MORE. This book is an invaluable snapshot into the revolutionary culture of our neighborhood during the 1960s, 70s, 80s and ...90s. This literature has not seen the light of day in decades, and very few copies still exist. We did out best to carefully scan each page from the original documents, in their entirety for preservation, for you to enjoy. Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1984123696/

Vauxhall Garden, 1803. This public space was bounded by Bowery and Broadway (west to east), and E. 4th Street and 8th Street/Astor Place (south to north).