Tag: Lower East Side (Manhattan, NY)

Tenement Museum to Feature a Black Family’s Apartment for the First Time

The museum has shared the stories of immigrants and migrants who lived in New York City in the 19th and 20th centuries for nearly four decades. For the first time, a Black family’s apartment will be included.

They Arrived Homeless. Now They’re Helping Others Make New York Home.

At a makeshift welcome center in the Lower East Side, those who came before help those who are new, and a community begins to grow.

Beth Israel Hospital May Close Next Year

The private hospital system asked state regulators to close Mount Sinai Beth Israel, which serves a swath of Lower Manhattan that has already lost several major medical institutions.