Exploring the East Village, its Community Gardens and Immigrant History

RSVPs open 2 weeks prior to the event on Saturday, May 4th at 5pm.

Space is set aside for new members and first timers who land on the waiting list. If this is you please email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot. This tour is being offered concurrently with my other Meetup.com group, "Exploring NYC History and Neighborhoods."

I will be covering the housing scene and real estate market.
This tour is free with voluntary donation to your leader.

To Bring:
Sun protection, lunch, water to drink: We'll have a nice break in Tompkins Square Park (restrooms available).

Please take care of business before the tour. Restrooms one block away at The Strand Bookstore at 12th Street and Broadway or at our meeting place at Think Coffee. Other restroom options if arriving at Union Square can be found at the Union Square Whole Foods on 14th Street, Nordstrom Rack at 60 East 14th Street and Trader Joes at 142 East 14th Street. There's also a restroom in Union Square Park - on the East Side between 16th and 17th Streets and several local Starbucks.
Make sure you allow extra travel time given weekend subway changes.

Tour Overview
From the days of the Yiddish Theatre to Andy Warhol’s Electric Circus and Little Ukraine, this neighborhood, formerly part of the Lower East Side is packed with immigrant and counter culture history--past and present.

The East Village features the city's largest array of community gardens of any single neighborhood in the United States and we'll be sure to visit some of them, along with historic Stuyvesant Street, lively Tompkins Square Park, the Charlie Parker residence, and unique houses of worship, including St. Marks Church-in-the-Bowery, the final resting place of Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam in the mid-17th century.

We'll discover traces of Kleinedeutschland (Little Germany), and follow in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln who made a history-changing visit to the area in February, 1860. We will also learn about how this neighborhood has made its mark as a center for cutting edge music and theatre arts, along with the squatter’s movement and the counter-culture.

Optional after party for a drink and/or a bite after the tour:

Thank you for your cooperation.

Your organizer and guide,

Hank Orenstein
Licensed NYC Tour Guide/Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
hankorenstein@gmail.com
hank.orenstein@corcoran.com
646-596-3005