Five Points/Chinatown/Little Italy walking tour

EVERY THURSDAY AT 10:00am $30pp (RSVP required)

Also available as a private tour $200 per group

MORE INFO: https://www.leshp.org/five-points-chinatown-little-italy-walking-tour/

Step back in time and explore the layers of New York City immigrant history on this immersive walking tour through the legendary neighborhoods of Five Points Chinatown and Little Italy. From gritty streets of the 19th century to today’s vibrant immigrant enclaves this tour uncovers stories of survival community and transformation. Discover how gangs reformers immigrants and families shaped the city’s streets and see hidden landmarks that survive to this day. Experience the sights smells and sounds of these iconic neighborhoods as you walk through the streets where history was made from bustling markets to narrow alleys showing how culture resilience and community have left an enduring mark on the city.

Utilizing generations of insight rare maps photos documents articles and oral histories not found elsewhere LESHP digs deep into the city’s early forgotten history.

Visited on tour:

• The streets of the Five Points
• The Collect Pond
• Columbus Park
• Mott Street/”Old Chinatown”
• Doyers Street/”Bloody Angle”
• The Bowery
• Mulberry Street
• Church of Transfiguration
• Church of Most Precious Blood
• St. Pat’s Old Cathedral
• Historic restaurants and shops
• Popular landmarks and much more!

Discussed on tour:

• Truth about the movie, “Gangs of New York”
• How the Five Points set the blueprint for modern day America
• The how and why of immigration to America
• Discrimination immigrants faced
• Immigrant jobs, theater, foods
• Tenements
• How Chinatown got its start
• Gangster lore
• The birth and shrinkage of Little Italy
• Changes presently affecting New York City
• And much more!

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Host or Publisher Lower East Side History Project