Lower East Side Tenement Museum
- Neighborhood: Chinatown
- 108 Orchard St.
- New York, NY 10002
- 212-431-0233
Partly restored 1863 tenement dedicated to immigrant life. Tours show apartments and the Lower East Side. Tours: "Getting By: Immigrants Weathering Hard Times" (Tues.-Fri. every 40 min. starting at 1 p.m., every half hour starting at 11 a.m., Sat.-Sun.); "Piecing It Together: Immigrants In The Garment Industry" (Tue.-Fri. every 40 min. starting at 1:20 p.m., every half-hour starting at 11:15 a.m. Sat.-Sun.) and "Colfino Living History Tour" (noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Sat.-Sun.).
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Orchard between Broome and Delancey
- Public Transportation:
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B, D to Grand St.
F to Delancey
J, M, Z to Essex
The Basics
- Hours:
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Mon., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sat.-Sun., 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Museum Type:
- History
- Audience:
- All Ages
