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Join our licensed, native NY educators on a journey you will never forget.

RSVPTOUR RESERVATIONS
Saturdays
12:00pm - East Village
2:00pm - Gangsters
Sundays
Mondays
12:00pm - The Bowery
2:00pm - Alphabet City
Tuesdays
12:00pm - Lower East Side
3:30pm - Sacred Spaces (monthly)
Wednesdays
12:00pm - East Village
2:00pm - Fourth Ward
Thursdays
12:00pm - Lower East Side
2:00pm - Beat Literature
Fridays
12:00pm - Lower East Side 

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The Lower East Side History Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to researching, documenting and preserving the history of the greater Lower East Side of New York City.

"...A must do" - Frommer's  |  "Top 5 in NYC..." - Time Out New York  |  "You will be amazed..." - NBC  |  "A wealth of insight..." - About.com  |  "Every trip to NYC should include a tour..." - Suzy Guides  Our guides are:
  • Professional historians & educators
  • Native New Yorkers
  • Licensed by the City of NY
  • Active community members


Through multi-generation community roots, extensive in-house research, partnerships with local museums, cultural institutions and preservation societies, LESHP is able to provide truly unique, educational, and authentic excursions that are unforgettable.


Beat Writers & Poets

Thursdays @ 2:00pm  - $15
Beat poetsPost WWII America brought a new wave of artists, students, intellectuals and freethinkers to the Lower East Side. The radical and countercultural spirit of the predominantly immigrant, working-class neighborhood inspired new art forms in literature, music, performing arts. On this tour explore the homes, hangouts and galleries which defined a generation.



Reservations: Not Required, you can pay your guide.
Fee: $15, Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours, Distance: 14 blocks
Meet: 308 Bowery (btwn E. Houston & Bleecker)
Directions: F, or V train to 2nd Ave/Lower East Side or 6 train to Bleecker/Lafayette
Also available as a PRIVATE TOUR


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LES Gangster Book

GMW
"A Guide to Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos of New York City's Lower East Side"

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