The East Village 101

Join us on this hour and an half off the beaten path tour as an introduction to the East Village neighborhood looking at its evolution from immigrant enclave to punk rock scene, 

We will look at the origins of when  it was Dutch farmland and look at remnants of New York's Kleines Deutschland, at one time the 3rd largest urban population of Germans outside of Berlin and Vienna and when 2nd Avenue was the ¨Jewish Rialto¨ a thriving Jewish entertainment district.   We will talk about New Yorks immigration waves and the rise of tenement housing.   We will also look at the early history of political protests in Tomkins Square Park. 

If you haven’t spent much time in the Village, this is a perfect introduction of its highlights.   

 

 “”SPECIAL TOURS !!””

East Village Tour with Kenny Sharf Art Exhibition

DEC 11,  18   JAN 8 ,15   Wed  afternoons - This tour will be East Village ONLY and will include a visit and guided tour to the Brant Foundation to see an 80’s East Village artist Kenny Sharf.  Tickets are $10 general, $7 students and seniors.   Museum tickets are not included in the tour.