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Alongside Katz's Pastrami, Luxury Condos

While other New York City institutions have succumbed to the insatiable appetite of a hungry real estate market, the 128-year-old Katz’s Delicatessen, with $19.95 pastrami sandwiches and a legion of fans, found a way to hang on.

Our own Laurie Tobias Cohen is quoted in this NY Times article.

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Thursday, September 19th - sign up now for our tour of the magnificent Bialystoker Synagogue! Covered in murals and believed to be a stop on the Underground Railroad! To sign up go to link in bio! The Bialystoker Synagogue, which was built in 1826 as a Methodist Church. Hear a presentation of Lower East Side history and learn about the largest active congregation on the Lower East Side today. Marvel at this synagogue which is covered in murals and showcases Tiffany inspired stained glass windows. . . . . . . . . . #jewish #jewishhistory #jewishculture #synagogue #synagogues #yiddish #lesjc #lowereastside #thelowereastside #muralart #mural #undergroundrailroad #tiffany #tiffanyglass #stainedglass #nycneighborhoods #nychistory #nyctourist #nyctour #nyctours
September 15! Sign up now for Tenement Chic North: Ornamentation and Architectural Tour of the East Village! Link in bio! Garish grotesques, mythical beasts, beautiful botanicals, ornate cornices, columns & pilasters -- are just a few examples of architectural ornamentation that adorn otherwise drab tenements throughout the Lower East Side. Who were the anonymous artisans that created these treasures? What developments in building technology allowed for these applications? What motivated developers and landlords to increase their costs to accommodate them? Join urban historian Barry Feldman, our housing specialist for further exploration of tenement history and ornamental architecture north of Houston. There will be opportunity to analyze, compare, admire and discuss a wide sampling of building facades as you walk the streets of the East Village. Additionally, the development of the tenement and the architectural styles of nineteenth and twentieth century townhouses will be discussed Tickets are $24 for an adult /$22 for a senior (65+) or student (under 21) and an additional $3PP the day of the tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #lesjc #jewishhistory #jewishculture #lowereastside #thelowereastside #tenement #tenements #nyctour #nycarchitecture #ornamentation #eastvillage #jewish #jews #immigrants #ellisisland #stonecarving #nude #nycart #architect #nycarchitect #architecturetour #jewishtourism #pilaster #reliefsculpture
On August 8, 2008, a request to landmark Congregation Mezritch Synagogue, the last operating “tenement synagogue” in the East Village, was submitted. A young, little-known developer named Jared Kushner was planning to tear it down and replace it with condos and a new space for the tiny congregation, which had operated out of the building since 1910. Luckily, the synagogue was landmarked in 2012, and the demolition plan was dropped. Mezritch is one of several historic synagogues still standing in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and the Lower East Side. Take a look at the history of seven of them here: https://www.6sqft.com/uncovering-the-stories-behind-downtowns-overlooked-synagogues/ .. . . . .. . . . . #jewish #jewishculture #jewishhistory #synagogue #synagogues #tenement #nycarchitecture #lesjc #historicallandmark #landmark #eastvillage #jaredkushner #lowereastside #greenwichvillage #stainedglass #nychistory #ellisisland #immigration
A view of the women's gallery at The Stanton Street Shul, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. ~Book a tour with us this summer! ~ link is in our bio~🕍 Constructed in 1913 by a landsmanshaft from the town of Brzeżany in southeast Galicia, The Stanton Street Shul is one of the few surviving tenement-style synagogues, The front rose window was restored in 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #jewishart #nyctourist #tenement #lesjc #lowereastside #thelowereastside #synagogues #synagogue #synagoguesoftheworld #rosewindow #stainedglass #galicia #shul #shuls #yiddish #jewish #jews
 

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