Announcements
May is Lower East Side History Month — join us for one or more free LESPI events to celebrate all things LES!
May 1 – June 30: LESPI’s outdoor photography exhibit: “Brick and Stone: Landmarking our Lower East Side Heritage”
To celebrate our neighborhood’s extraordinary architecture and cultural history, LESPI is showcasing 12 historic buildings and 2 proposed historic districts in an outdoor photography exhibition of large-scale photo banners installed on the fence of The Clemente Center, at the corner of Rivington and Suffolk Streets.
For more information see HERE.
Wednesday May 20: Celebrate the landmarking of the Church of St. Mary and the parish’s 200th Anniversary!
On April 7, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Church of St. Mary on Grand Street an Individual Landmark. In addition, the parish of St. Mary, founded in May 1826, will mark its 200th anniversary this month, including 193 uninterrupted years at the historic church on Grand Street. Join us for a festive evening!
For more information see HERE.
Saturday May 30: LESPI’s “behind the scenes” tour of the former Jarmulowsky Bank Building, now Nine Orchard Hotel
Join LESPI for an exclusive tour of the historic Jarmulowsky Bank Building, now the Nine Orchard Hotel, led by architect Gagandeep Singh.
Explore the building’s history, the restoration of its wonderful historic features, and its transformation into a boutique hotel. The tour will also provide insights into the preservation challenges and design decisions behind this major adaptive reuse restoration project. The tour runs 3:00-4:30PM.
For more information and to sign up — reservation required — see HERE.
Get Involved
LESPI is dedicated to preserving the historic areas and buildings of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, including the East Village,
Lower East Side below Houston Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Bowery.
93 Fourth Avenue #1223
New York, NY 10003
Email: info at lespi-nyc.org
Phone: 347-827-1846
