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A 90-Minute Walk in the Lower East Side,
Chinatown, and Little Italy

This walk is through the old immigrant neighborhoods that along Grand Street, taking a left
have given New York its unique flavor, and illustrates the on Eldridge Street, which will
ever-changing texture of the city as neighborhoods are take you, just beyond Canal
rediscovered, and one set of newcomers replaces another. Street, to the grand Eldridge
Along the way you can experience a variety of cultures Street Synagogue 9 (12). The
first Eastern European synagogue
and cuisines. Sunday is the most lively day. See more in New York, the build ing also
about Lower East Side on pages 86–95. houses the Museum on Eldrige
Street, which provides extensive
The Lower East Side passing the iconic sweet shop insight into the Jewish community.
Begin on East Houston Street, the Economy Candy 5 open since
border between the Lower East 1937. On Rivington, cool fashion
Side (LES) and the East Village, shops share the blocks with the Key E A S T H O U S T O N S T R E E T
where some of the best traditional old. Now make a left onto Walk route 1
Jewish cuisine can be found at Orchard Street, the tradi tional 2
Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery 1 center of the Jewish LES. 3
E S S E X S T R E E T
(137). In the same location since The LES is now home to
1920, Russ & Daughters, 2 (179) is cutting-edge boutiques, trendy B O W E R Y CHRYSTIE STREET ORCHARD STREET
run by the great-grandson of the clubs, and hip restaurants. Still, ST ANTON STREET 4
founder and famed for smoked every Sunday, the Orchard Street K E N M A R E S T R E E T FORSYTH STREET ELDRIDGE STREET
fish and caviar. Katz’s between Delancey ALLEN STREET NORFOLK STREET SUFFOLK STREET
RIVINGTON STREET
Delicatessen 3 to Houston is closed P A R K W A Y 5 CLINTON STREET
(205) has been a to traffic for a more Bowery LUDL OW STREET
J.Z
fixture for over 100 traditional clothes
years. Continue to market. The C E N T R E S T R E E T D E L A N C E Y S T R E E T
Norfolk Street and turn sidewalk stands w D . R O O S E V E L T Essex Street RIVINGTON STREET
F
right onto it to see the sell mostly cheap G R A N D S T 7 6
Angel Orensanz Center merchan dise, Delancey Street
ELIZABE TH STREET
J.M.Z
4 (172), housed in 6 An 1885 iron from the Lower East but many Canal St MOTT STREET Grand St S A R A
B.D
New York’s oldest Side Tenement Museum stores offer J.Z HESTER ST FORSYTH STREET ELDRIDGE STREET BROOME STREET
synagogue building. discount SUFFOLK STREET
Turn right onto Rivington Street, designer leather and fashion. CHRYSTIE STREET CLINTON STREET
A historical highlight is the BAYARD ST 8
Tips for Walkers Lower East Side Tenement 0 ALLEN STREET G R A N D S T R E E T
J
Museum 6 (108). An original q T CANAL STREET ORCHARD STREET
Starting point: East Houston St. tenement has been restored LUDL OW STREET ESSEX STREET
Length: 2 miles (3.2 km). to show how different MULBERRY S MOTT ST
Getting there: Take the subway immigrant families lived B O W E R Y 9 W H SEW ARD
F or V to Second Avenue; exit East from 1874 to the 1930s. DIVISION STREET P ARK
Houston at Eldridge. Other stops: Take a short detour to the right East Broadway F STRAUS
F to Delancey; J, M, Z to Essex. The down Broome Street for another E A S T B R O A D W A Y SQUARE
M15 bus stops on East Houston unique survivor, the Kehila E A S T B R O A D W A Y
and on the corner of Delancey Kedosha Janina Synagogue and
and Allen Streets; M14A and M9
run along Essex Street. Returning Museum 7 (280), a small but
from Chinatown-Little Italy, fascinating congregation with 0 meters
Canal Street station is served by a little upstairs museum. 500
the J, N, Q, R, and 6 trains. Return to Orchard Street, 0 yards 500
Stopping-off points: This walk is continuing along to the right.
designed to take 90 minutes with- A left at Grand
out any stops. Little Italy’s cafés are Street will bring
perfect for coffee and cakes. For you into New
more substantial fare, Hop Kee at York’s former
21 Mott Street is good for Chinese “pickle district”
food, or for Italian on Mulberry on Essex. At The
Street, Il Cortile (125) or Il Palazzo Pickle Guys
(151). Il Laboratorio del Gelato, at store 8 (49),
188 Ludlow Street, is a popular you can sample
spot in summer, offering dozens sour, half-sour,
of flavors of ice cream and sorbet.
and hot pickles.
Head back Clothes vendors at Orchard Street market
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