From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the LES was the beating heart of Jewish immigrant life. More than 2 million Jews fleeing persecution settled in the crowded tenements east of the Bowery. They built over 350 congregations & 70 synagogues
From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the LES was the beating heart of Jewish immigrant life. More than 2 million Jews fleeing persecution settled in the crowded tenements east of the Bowery. They built over 350 congregations & 70 synagogues
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From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the LES was the beating heart of Jewish immigrant life. More than 2 million Jews fleeing persecution settled in the crowded tenements east of the Bowery. They built over 350 congregations & 70 synagogues
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From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the LES was the beating heart of Jewish immigrant life. More than 2 million Jews fleeing persecution settled in the crowded tenements east of the Bowery. They built over 350 congregations & 70 synagogues
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From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the LES was the beating heart of Jewish immigrant life. More than 2 million Jews fleeing persecution settled in the crowded tenements east of the Bowery. They built over 350 congregations & 70 synagogues
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From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the LES was the beating heart of Jewish immigrant life. More than 2 million Jews fleeing persecution settled in the crowded tenements east of the Bowery. They built over 350 congregations & 70 synagogues
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  • The Lower East Side

    The Lower East Side of New York City has long been one of the nation’s most important gateways for immigrants and a crucible of American culture.

  • In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, waves of Jewish, Italian, Irish, Puerto Rican and Chinese immigrants settled there, creating one of the most densely populated and diverse neighborhoods in the world.

  • Culturally, the LES became a birthplace of artistic and musical movements—from Yiddish theater to punk rock at CBGB—while its historic synagogues, community centers, and preserved tenement buildings tell the story of generations striving for a better life.  

Hey out-of-towners!

Stuff to do nearby (and beyond) ...

Some of these are meaningful to us, and some are good and convenient places in the neighborhood. From famous institutions, to obscure and beloved, it’s sort of a random compilation. New York is a big city with millions of totally far out places and popular recommendation lists, so take it or leave it sweethearts, we love you either way.

The Tenement Museum

Sip & Guzzle

Superiority Burger

NY Knicks at MSG

ABC Beer Company

Please Don’t Tell

Museum at Eldridge Street

Village Vanguard

Scarr’s Pizza

Tsion Cafe

Timeout Chinatown Recs

Bowery Ballroom

Breads Bakery

Central Park, Alice in Wonderland

Sunny’s

Nublu

The Met

Oh Mary! on Broadway

Supermoon Bakehouse

Essex Market

Shirokuro

Ess-a -Bagel

The Back Room

Buba Burekas

The New Museum

Zinc bar

Yonah Shimmel’s Knish

El Pote

Arlene’s Grocery

Timeout Little Italy Recs

Katz’s Deli

Cafe Reggio

NY Public Library & Library Way

The Frick

Nuyorican Poets Cafe