Walking Tour - Lower East Side (by NYC Guide Greg!)
October 18, 2026 · 2 PM
Mahayana Temple Buddhist Association, 133 Canal St, New York
A two-hour historical walking tour from Chinatown to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, led by licensed guide Greg and including Elizabeth Street Garden and Eldridge Street Synagogue; tips are encouraged.
Explore Lower East Side immigrant history on a two-hour walk led by licensed NYC guide Greg, visiting sites including Elizabeth Street Garden, Eldridge Street Synagogue and the Tenement Museum, with tipping encouraged.
Dear Dharma Drink Friends, **Walking Tour: Lower East Side of Manhattan** Join us for a special walking tour led by our friend **Greg**, a licensed NYC guide and history enthusiast! Together, we’ll explore the once most densely populated pf ground on earth! This is the traditional Lower East Side tour, 2 hours from Chinatown to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum Greg will take us on a journey through Lower East Side Manhattan, visiting key historical sites, including: * **Elizabeth Street Garden** — A beloved, sculpture-filled community garden and rare pocket of greenery amid the dense streets of Nolita/Lower East Side. * **Eldridge Street Synagogue** — Completed in 1887, it was America’s first purpose-built synagogue founded by Eastern European Jewish immigrants and is renowned for its ornate restoration. * **Lower East Side Tenement Museum** — Historic tenement apartments preserve and tell the lived stories of immigrant and working-class New Yorkers from the 19th and 20th centuries. * More Note: Greg will be hosting, not Eddie. See photo of Greg. **TIPPING! Please consider.. Greg is an official tour guide for NYC and he's taking his time to lead this fun, historical, and educational walk. So please consider tipping. Thank you**