F A S H I O N S H O E S & A C C E S S O R I E S - Lower East Side

Lower East Side NY
Business Improvement District
lower eAST Side viSiTor cenTer
54 Orchard Street y 212-226-9010 R
www.lowereastsideny.com
Mon–Fri 9:30am–5:30pm;
Sat–Sun 9:30am–4pm
The Lower East Side
Visitor Center is run by the
Lower East Side Business Lower East Side NY
Business Improvement District
Improvement District, a non-profit economic
development organization, dedicated to revitalizing
the Lower East Side while preserving its unique and
diverse character. The LES BID sponsors community
events and walking tours throughout the year.
The (Former) municipAl BATh
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133 Allen Street y 212-254-3886
Mon–Sun 9am–5pm
One of 15 free public bathhouses in NYC, the
bathhouse was built to provide tenement dwellers -
most of whom had no bathtubs in their homes - with
a place to bathe. The space now hosts the Church of
Grace to Fujianese.
muSeum AT eldridge STreeT/
eldridge STreeT SynAgogue T
12 Eldridge Street y 212-219-0302
www.eldridgestreet.org y Sun–Thu 10am–5pm;
Fri 10am–3pm; Tours on the hour
Completed in 1887, this
synagogue built by East
European immigrants
boasts one of the finest
facades on the Lower
East Side, an exuberant
neo-Moorish interior,
and a monumental new
stained-glass window by artist Kiki Smith and architect
Deborah Gans.
new muSeum
235 Bowery y 212-219-1222
www.newmuseum.org
Wed 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–9pm;
Fri–Sun 11am–6pm;
closed Mon and Tue
Founded in 1977, the New Museum
is a leading destination for new art
and new ideas. It is Manhattan’s
only dedicated contemporary
art museum and is respected
internationally for the adventurousness and global
scope of its curatorial program.
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SewArd pArk liBrAry
192 East Broadway y 212-477-6770
www.nypl.org/locations/seward-park
Mon & Wed 11am–7pm; Tue & Thu 10am–8pm;
Fri & Sat 10am–5pm
Built in 1909 with funds donated
by Andrew Carnegie, the recently
renovated library was designed with a
rooftop garden reading area (no longer
open) since land was so scarce. It
houses a large Lower East Side Heritage
Collection (available by appointment).
ST. AuguSTine’S epiScopAl church
440 Grand Street y 212-673-5300
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www.staugnyc.org y Prayer noon–1pm
Completed in 1828, this landmark Greek revival
church was constructed by the All Saints Free Church
congregation. Above the balcony there are two small
restored “Slave Galleries,” designated seating areas for
slaves in the early nineteenth century.
ST. mAry’S church
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440 Grand y 212-674-3266
NYC’s third Catholic Church, St. Mary’s Parish began
in 1826 on Sheriff Street. In 1832 the cornerstone was
laid for the present location. Open daily for mass and
prayer, the church has services in both English and
Spanish.
ST. TereSA’S church
16/18 Rutgers y 212-233-0233
www.stteresany.org
Call for appointment
Built in 1841 as a Presbyterian church, the structure
has been used as a Catholic church since 1863.
Today, masses are held in all three of the LES’s main
languages: English, Spanish and Chinese.
univerSiTy SeTTlemenT
184 Eldridge Street y 212-674-9120
www.universitysettlement.org
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
University Settlement is one of
New York’s most dynamic social
service institutions with deep
roots on the Lower East Side.
Each year University Settlement’s
diverse programs help over
25,000 low-income and at-risk
people build better lives for
themselves and their families.
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