History

Host Traven Rice spoke with Author-Illustrator Ellen Weinstein for this week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Ellen's vibrant picture book, Five Stories (for children and adults alike) is being released this month. The story features five children, from five different cultures (Russian,...

This week on The Lo-Down Culture Cast we spoke the trio behind the new documentary, Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World. Filmmaker Michael Fiore, who wrote, directed and produced the film, joined host...

By J. Scott Orr The latest fashion venture from actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie made its Lower East Side debut on Dec. 4. Early reviews are mixed. Investing some $60,000 per month in rent, and more in renovation costs, Jolie has...

A new exhibit featuring work by Adrienne Ottenberg opens at the Museum of Eldridge on Sunday, Dec. 3rd at 3pm. On the Lower East Side: Twenty-Eight Remarkable Women…and One Scoundrel is centered around women who lived or worked in...

Shalom Stavsky sent this photo along from the Dedication of the Triangle Fire Memorial last week. The memorial features horizontal stainless-steel plates on two sides of the building, at the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place, bearing the...

Think! Chinatown is hosting a fun afternoon tea event this Saturday, May 13 - just in time for Mother's Day weekend. They write: “Afternoon Tea 下午茶: A Taste Through Three Chinatown Histories” follows the stories of immigration movements from...

The Eldridge Street Museum is collaborating with the Seward Park Library for what looks to be an interesting "tour" of the history of the Lower East Side, from each of their perspectives. You can tune in online for "As...

The Museum at Eldridge Street has a new exhibit opening this Thursday, May 12, 2022, that is inspired by "one of the many great Jewish contributions to American culture: the hot dog." The show takes viewers on a journey...

May is Lower East Side History month and FABnyc is lining up over 75 organizations to honor the diverse history of the Lower East Side for the 9th year in a row. They are issuing a call for artists...

The Museum at Eldridge Street has announced plans to reopen on June 1st, 2021. The historic site has been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum will resume regular hours of operation, but will require...