Lower East Side

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The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics

In 1902, a funeral procession for a prominent rabbi turned into a melee in which nearly 200 Jews were injured.

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28 Remarkable Women...and one scoundrel

Meet 29 remarkable women who lived and worked in the historic Lower East Side

A new exhibit at the Museum of Eldridge Street explores the forgotten history of local Jewish women and their neighbors.

A new Jewish play imagines a New York where everyone gets along

Playwright Albert Tapper brings his play, and his generous vision, to his own theater in Midtown.

Beastie Boys Square

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Jewish rappers Beastie Boys honored with Lower East Side street renaming

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A visit to the Lower East Side’s Tenement Museum inspires a new picture book

Sammy's roumanian

Sammy’s Roumanian, iconic Lower East Side Jewish restaurant, mounts a comeback

crossing delancey

New York

How the Lower East Side has changed since the 1988 rom-com ‘Crossing Delancey’

New York

These photos of the Lower East Side show how the neighborhood looked then and now

Padma Lakshmi lighting a Menorah

Padma Lakshmi heads to the Lower East Side for a Hanukkah edition of Hulu’s ‘Taste the Nation’

All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor, children's books

Culture

A one-of-a-kind biography of the woman behind the ‘All-of-a-Kind Family’ stories

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