History

A fascinating exhibition opens tomorrow evening at the Museum at Eldridge Street.

Next Wednesday, two local museums present two different mouthwatering takes on culinary history: the Tenement Museum looks at "Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine," by historical gastronomist Sarah Lohman, while the Museum of Chinese in America...

Here's an Election Day diversion. We thought it would be a good time to revisit a part of the Lower East Side's presidential history this morning.

The store has outlasted its Lower East Side competitors and overcome many obstacles in its eight decades of existence.

The New York Public Library has a community oral history project focused on several neighborhoods, including the Lower East Side.

TLD reader Carol Anastasio pointed this one out to us. Some old signage has emerged at 395 Grand St., which is undergoing exterior renovations.

Historian and author Tyler Anbinder (The Five Points) will be discussing his new book, City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York, this Wednesday at the Tenement Museum's event series, Tenement Talks. In the book, Anbinder puts...

The Chatham Square Library offers a unique take on the story of Chinese-American women's history with their upcoming exhibit, "HERSTORY: Chinese-American Women, 165 Years of Struggle and Success." Told through legal cases fought in supreme courts throughout the U.S.,...

The Museum at Eldridge debuted their brand new gallery space, the Michael Weinstein Gallery, with an inaugural exhibition by artist Mark Podwal last night.

This Saturday, NYC's Department of Transportation launches its first "Shared Streets" community initiative in Lower Manhattan. From 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., cyclists, pedestrians and motorists will share the streets in the Seaport and Financial district (motorists are encouraged to...