top of page

Passionate History Tours of NYC

Upcoming Events Anchor

Upcoming Events

  • Synagogues of the Lower East Side
    Sun, Apr 02
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street
    Apr 02, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USA
    About one hundred years ago, it seemed like every street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan had at least one synagogue. Join me for a two hour walk through the heart of the Lower East Side to visit these old places of worship.
  • Synagogues of the Lower East Side  (Private Tour)
    Sun, Apr 16
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street
    Apr 16, 11:00 AM
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USA
    Private Walking Tour
  • The Financial District - (Private Tour)
    Apr 30, 2:00 PM
    New York, South St, New York, NY, USA
    Private Tour See Downtown Manhattan as it was in the 18th-19th century
  • Greenwich Village: History, Music & Activism
    Sat, May 06
    Tour begins at C.O. Bigelow Chemists
    May 06, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
    Tour begins at C.O. Bigelow Chemists, 414 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA
    See why the "Village" is a microcosm of New York City
  • Jewish Gangsters?
    Sun, May 07
    Tour begins at New York Public Library
    May 07, 1:00 PM – 3:45 PM
    Tour begins at New York Public Library, 135 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
    Learn all about the very famous gangsters such as Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Arnold Rothstein, and also meet the less known and quirky ones like “Dopey” Benny Fein, “Big” Jack Zelig, “Lepke” Buchalter and the Shomer Shabbos hit man Samuel “Red” Levine.
  • Jewish Gangsters?
    Sun, May 21
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge St
    May 21, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge St , 12 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USA
    Learn all about the very famous gangsters such as Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Arnold Rothstein, and also meet the less known and quirky ones like “Dopey” Benny Fein, “Big” Jack Zelig, “Lepke” Buchalter and the Shomer Shabbos hit man Samuel “Red” Levine.
  • Synagogues of the Lower East Side
    Sun, Jun 04
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street
    Jun 04, 1:00 PM
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USA
    About one hundred years ago, it seemed like every street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan had at least one synagogue. Join me for a two hour walk through the heart of the Lower East Side to visit these old places of worship.
  • Synagogues of the Lower East Side
    Wed, Oct 18
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street
    Oct 18, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Tour begins at Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USA
    About one hundred years ago, it seemed like every street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan had at least one synagogue. Join me for a two hour walk through the heart of the Lower East Side to visit these old places of worship.
  • Jewish Gangsters?
    Sun, Oct 22
    Tour begins at New York Public Library
    Oct 22, 1:00 PM – 3:45 PM
    Tour begins at New York Public Library, 135 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
    Learn all about the very famous gangsters such as Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Arnold Rothstein, and also meet the less known and quirky ones like “Dopey” Benny Fein, “Big” Jack Zelig, “Lepke” Buchalter and the Shomer Shabbos hit man Samuel “Red” Levine.
  • Historic Five Points and Secrets of the Old Burying Ground
    Oct 29, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    New York, 12 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USA

Available Tours

Washington Square Park Arch in the Village NYC

Greenwich Village: History, Music and Activism

From NYU and Washington Square Park, to its legendary music venues, to the famous people who lived there, to its cultural impact, the Village is as popular today as when Dylan, Springsteen, Hendrix, Ginsberg and others roamed the streets looking for gigs. Join Brad for an entertaining and historic tour and learn why Greenwich Village is still, well, the "Village"

 

Jews Burying Ground NYC

Historic Five Points and Secrets of the Old Burying Ground

Herbert Ashbury’s “Gangs of New York” was a fantastic account of the notorious Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.  It was brought to life by Martin Scorsese’s 2002 movie of the same name.
Come join Brad as he talks about what life was really like in what was considered New York City’s first slum, through stories, the famous and infamous residents and visitors, and locations that still exist today.

 

Edward G Robinson from the movie Little Caeser

Jewish Gangsters?

The late nineteenth and early twentieth century witnessed a rise in organized crime in NYC. And as more Orthodox Jews settled in the Lower East Side, so did unscrupulous and vicious gangs of Jewish Gangsters!  Join Brad on a walking tour as we visit where these "Not So Nice Jewish Boys" lived and did their illicit business.

 

Walking

Customize your own private tour

I will ensure you have the travel experience that's perfect for your needs.

Eldridge St Synagogue_edited.jpg

Historic Synagogues of the Lower East Side

At the beginning of the last century, there were more than 500 synagogues throughout the streets of the Lower East Side. Very fes still exist in their original form, most are distant memories or have been altered to serve completely different functions.  Join Brad and explore the evolution of the Lower East Side through the fate of its synagogues

 

Get in Touch

Brad Shaw

New York City

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
bottom of page