Longtime Lower East Side performance artist and author, Jen Miller, is going public after being fired by the Tenement Museum. On her blog, Rev. Jen recounts the events of the past week:
On Tuesday I was fired from the Lower...
At the Tenement Museum yesterday afternoon, a naturalization ceremony was held for 15 new American citizens. The U.S. Department of Citizenship & Immigration Services chose the Lower East Side setting. Judge Robert Katzmann administered the Oath of Allegiance to...
If you're looking for a fun holiday activity to do with friends or family visiting from out of town, "Shop Life," the Tenement Museum's new interactive tour is an interesting way to spend a few hours. It examines...
Editor's note: Tomorrow night, the Tenement Museum will be hosting an opening reception for Rebecca Lepkoff's "Life on the Lower East Side," photographs from 1937-1950. Last October, we interviewed Lepkoff in advance of a remarkable group show at the...
The Delancey Underground, that intriguing proposal to build a park in an abandoned trolley station, hasn't exactly kept a low profile since its unveiling last fall. But in the coming weeks you're going to be hearing a lot more...
If you're planning on attending "Tenement Talks" at the Tenement Museum tomorrow night, you will want to get there early. There will likely be a big crowd on hand to listen to former Governor Eliot Spitzer. He'll be appearing...
The Tenement Museum will host a special tasting tour on Tuesday evening, inspired by the old saloon tradition of offering a “free lunch” with the purchase of a beer. Jane Ziegelman, the author of 97 Orchard Street, will discuss the...
On Friday, New Yorkers will pause to remember the 146 people who perished in the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich Village 100 years ago. But commemorations have actually been taking place for several days. On Sunday,...
David Mulkins, co-founder and chair of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, will be at the Tenement Museum tomorrow evening for an "illustrated talk on the legendary street," and a discussion titled: Bowery - Past, Present and Future. The Bowery...
Author and historian Eric Homberger will be on hand to discuss his book, The Historical Atlas of New York City - A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York's History (Second Edition), this evening at the Tenement...
