The Lower East Side of Manhattan has one of the most diverse and amazing histories in the world. Starting out as an affluent suburb of NYC, it became the quintessential tenement filled home of new immigrants from the German enclave of Kleindeutschland to the largest Jewish Ghetto in the world. The changes continued with the neighborhood welcoming the Puerto Rican and Hispanic communities and then housing an expanding Chinatown. It is now hosting trendy clubs and young professionals while still embracing some of its grittier past. 

Brad Shaw was born on the Lower East Side as were his parents and has been an active visitor for all of his life. Experience the stories and see the sites of the neighborhood and its changing past and present from the perspective of a one time resident and lifelong observer. Some of the things you will see and hear about:

>Historic places of worship
>Historic ethnic eateries of the past and present
>Hangouts and stories of Jewish Gangsters
>The neighborhood of Kleindeutchland
>Historic institutions which helped and influenced the inhabitants

Special thank you to Tour Sponsors Debra Bergen Koster and Karen Ostrove