Historic Little Italy: Stories From Behind the Counter, as part of The Municipal Art Society’s Jane’s Walk NYC and in celebration of Lower East Side History Month

When:
May 3, 2015 @ 10:00 am
2015-05-03T10:00:00-04:00
2015-05-03T10:30:00-04:00
Where:
Elizabeth Street Garden
Cost:
Free

Walk with Lou Di Palo, proprietor of the family-owned food shop that has been a neighborhood  treasure for more than a century and author of Di Palo’s Guide to the Essential Foods of Italy, as he shares both his favorite places in Little Italy and his family’s storied history and engages in a discussion of the neighborhood’s past, present and future.

Open to the public and FREE. Find walk details here.

Jane’s Walk NYC is an annual weekend-long celebration featuring 200-plus free “walking conversations” throughout the five boroughs, led by urban enthusiasts and local experts who care deeply about their neighborhoods.

LES History Month is the annual celebration of the diverse and rich history of the Lower East Side — historically defined as including the East Village, Chinatown, Little Italy and Alphabet City. Conceived by LES-based arts and community groups, LES History Month aims to connect our present to our past, exploring how our history can inform and inspire our future.