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PUBLIC TOURS
(On select dates we will be offering public walking
tours. For reservations and further information, click the link above.)
About
Our Tours
All tours are led by Michelle or
James Nevius and feature a mix of stops that highlight the history,
architecture, and cultural development of the neighborhood. We are both
historians who believe that the best way to experience New York City is up close and on foot.
Booking
All tours are given exclusively on a private basis so
that you can pick the time and date that best accommodates your schedule. The
tour covers between a mile-a-half and two-and-a-half miles in approximately
two hours. The tour costs a flat fee of $80 for groups of 1, 2, or 3 people;
it is $20.00 per person if your party has four or more people. Discounts are
available for student groups and parties of more than 10 people.
To contact us about
booking this tour
please email
walknyc@gmail.com
or
call (toll-free) 1-877-572-9719
or
in NYC: 212-666-2903
Questions?
Follow
this link to our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Follow
this link for Customer
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Immigration and
The Lower East Side
Between
1892 and 1924, 12 million passed through Ellis Island; two-thirds of them
went immediately to Manhattan's Lower East Side. Some stayed just a few weeks before
moving on; others settled and became a part of the fabric of New York City. This tour
explores historic patterns of immigration in the city, from the Germans and
Irish in the mid-19th century through the waves of Eastern European and
Jewish immigrants and the peak years of Ellis Island.
Sunday-Friday mornings, this tour normally focuses on the heart of the old
Jewish section. On Friday afternoons and on Saturday, when Jewish shops are
closed, we usually also include stops in Chinatown
and Little Italy.
Planned stops include *:
 Typical
tenement housing- The last
operating pickle shops on the Lower East Side
- Traditional
Jewish bakeries (and their modern successor)
- The Henry Street
Settlement
- The original Jewish
Daily Forward building
- Seward Park and the Seward Park
Library
- Storefront
synagogues
- Eldridge Street synagogue
- The Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges
- The Kletzker
Brotherly Aid Association
- Other synagogues, such as the
Bialystoker Synagogue or Kahila Kedosha Janina can, on request, also be
a part of this tour.
- This heavily
illustrated tour uses historical photographs from the mid-19th century
onward to show tenement life, street markets, sweat shops, labor
rallies, and the great mix of people that jammed Manhattan's most crowded neighborhood.
*
all walking tour itineraries are subject to change
“Add an
Hour”
For
an additional $10 per person (or a flat fee of $120 for groups of 1-3
people), you can add an hour to the length of your tour and spend some time
exploring one of the neighborhoods that borders the Lower East Side, such as Chinatown and the Irish Five
Points or SoHo and NoLita.
For more information, please visit our Add
an Hour page by CLICKING HERE; to book this tour, click on one of
the following email links:
1) The
Lower East Side + Chinatown/Five Points
2) The
Lower East Side + SoHo/NoLita
(Please note that you may only add one
additional neighborhood to the tour.)
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