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Podcast tour of the Lower East Side
Feel,
Smell, See, Touch, Taste… EXPLORE!
THE
L.E.S. IS MORE. EXPLORE! PODTOUR
Download this FREE PodTour and enjoy a fascinating tour taking your
imagination back and forth in time to the Historic and Hip, the Vintage and
Vogue, the Classic and Contemporary. All in the Lower East Side!
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RESUMING IN APRIL 2010:
Free Weekly Tours
Take a journey down historic Orchard Street and discover
the origins of New York’s first discount retail
district.
The two-hour tour highlights the integral role that the
shopping district has played in the history and
development of the Lower East Side.
No reservations
required!
Meet in front of Katz's Delicatessen
(East Houston &
Ludlow St)
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Cell Phone
Walking Tour
Explore the Jewish Lower East Side with Jerry Stiller. A
century ago, the Lower East Side became one of the most
crowded and dynamic places on earth.
This Talking Street Cell Phone Walking Tour will take
you into a world of tenements and sweatshops, radicals
and capitalists, artists and gangsters - and make the
history around you come alive.
Click here for more information.
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Customized
Group Tours
Are you planning a special excursion for your workplace
or community group?
We can organize a tour tailored to your interests,
emphasizing the historical, cultural or architectural
aspects of Orchard Street and the Lower East Side.
* Returnable security deposit
required.
To arrange
a tour
please call 1-866-224-0206. |
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Visitors’ Center
Located in the heart
of the shopping district at 54 Orchard Street, the Visitors’ Center is
the perfect place to start your visit.
Our friendly staff members can
assist you with information about local dining, sightseeing and shopping.
For directions, please click
here.
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Free Parking
Complimentary three-hour
parking for cars and motor coaches is available with validation from
participating businesses at a secure,
attended facility on Broome Street between Norfolk and Suffolk.
The
parking lot is open
24 hours 7 days; Reasonable Daily rates also apply.
Free for up to
3 hours!*
*Validation required |
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Orchard Street Pedestrian Mall
Every Sunday,
Orchard St. is closed to traffic from Delancey to E.
Houston, allowing merchants to bring their merchandise
out onto the street.
This unique walk-through market experience is fun for
shoppers of all ages and tastes, whether the quest is
for the perfect leather jacket or a one of a kind
Chinese tea pot.
For directions, please click
here.
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