

A History of Tenements and Immigrant Life in the Lower East Side.
Explore the full itinerary for Tenement History and Immigrant Life in the Lower East Side in New York City, United States. This cultural neighborhood tours experience includes 3 stops over 1 day. Duration: 3 hours. Activity level: Light.

We begin at the former sites of The Five Points neighborhood and Mulberry Bend, one-time notorious slums in New York City's history. The focus is on the "tenement," the early purpose-built housing for the working class, mostly immigrant poor whose history begins not far from this spot.

Jacob Riis and his seminal work, How the Other Half Lives, helps bring to life the past communities that once occupied the site of today's Columbus Park, between Chinatown and the Court District.