• Lower East Side History Project Walking Tours

Why LESHP Tours?

check Multiple award-winning organization
check Multi-generational local guides
check Professional educators

Guest Reviews

five stars Tripadvisor
five stars Facebook

Press

"Top 5 tours in NYC" -Time Out New York
"Top 10 ATTRACTIONS in NYC" -USA Today
"You will be amazed" -NBC
"Guided by passion" -NY Times
"The real thing" -NY Newsday

Awards

2009 – Citizens Committee for New York City
2012 – Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
2014 – Acker Award

Private & Group Walking Tours

Lower East Side History Project Walking Tours

Lower East Side Walking Tour

Available as a private tour

The former Jewish slum district of NYC’s Lower East Side is one of the most iconic and historically significant neighborhoods in the world.

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Mafia Walking Tour - New York CIty

Mafia Walking Tour

Available as a private tour

This popular and exciting walking tour through Little Italy explores the former social clubs, homes and haunts of some of the most influential 20th century mobsters,

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Forgotten New York Walking Tour

Forgotten Lower East Side Walking Tour

Available as a private tour

The “Forgotten Lower East Side” walking tour goes off the beaten path, exploring districts and aspects of our neighborhood most excursions

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Gentrified City: NYC Then & Now Walking Tour

Gentrified City: NYC Then & Now Walking Tour

Available as a private tour

For better or for worse, the culture, character, skyline and streetscape of New York City has changed drastically over the last 20 years.

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Lower East Side History Project (LESHP) is an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to researching, documenting and preserving the history of the greater Lower East Side of New York City. We offer public and private WALKING TOURS seven days a week.