Walking Tour of the East Village

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Walking Tour of the East Village

The East Village- Formerly a part of the Lower East Side and home to the famous Yiddish theater district, the East Village developed its own character and flavor in the 1960s when it began attracting young artists, musicians and hippies and grew to become the center of the counter-culture movement. Today the area is a charming combination of the old and the new, the trendy and the quaint, the past and the present.

Some stops along the way:

• The historic street of the "Yiddish Rialto" the home of Yiddish Theater in NYC
• The Walkway of Jewish Actors at the site of the former 2nd Ave Deli
• The Community Synagogue- A distinctive, pre-Civil War structure which was originally built as a Lutheran church, infamous for losing most of its congregation in a tragic steamship fire in 1904. The building was brought back to life in the 1940's as a synagogue serving the community in the Yiddish theater district, and is still serving the diverse East Village community of today.
• St Mark's Place- The longtime hub of the edgy East Village, this is one of the most hip streets in New York City, with varied boutiques and vendors.
• Stuyvesant St- A quaint street with impressive 19th century row-houses.
• The Ottendorfer Library- the oldest existing free lending library in NYC.

And more!

When: Sunday, March 27th 2011
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Where: We will meet at 181 2nd Ave. New York, NY 10003. This is at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and 12th Street, site of the former Yiddish Arts Theater, now a Multiplex. This is reachable by the N,Q,R and 4,5,6 trains- get off at the Union Square station (4th Ave and 14th St) and the L train- get off at the 3rd Ave station, (which is at 12th St.)
Cost: $20
RSVP: www.jicny.com/events