Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
East Side Exploration
Morning
From the Delancey Street
subway walk south to
Grand Street and Kossar's
Bialys Bakery, 367 Grand,
famous for chewy, onion-
flavored rolls, or the
Doughnut Plant, 379
Grand, where the oversize
cakes achieve gourmet
status. Walk east for two
historic houses of worship,
the
Beth Hamedrash
Hagadol Synagogue
and the
Bialystoker
Synagogue
(see p91)
.
private chapel. Stuyvesant is also
buried here. In the 1960s it served
as one of the city's most politically
committed congregations and con-
tinues to be on the avant-garde
edge.
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131 East 10th Street
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Map M4
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Open 8:30am-4pm Mon-Fri;
service 10:30am Sun
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Free
Return along East Broad-
way, passing the Henry
Street Settlement at No.
281, in three restored
Federal buildings. The
gallery at the Educational
Alliance, No. 197, has
good art and photography
exhibits. Walk to Orchard
for
Guss' Pickles
, and pick
up a bargain at the shops
here. If you're hot try one
of the 50 flavors of ice
cream at Le Laboratorio
del Gelato, or continue to
East Houston Street, and
have lunch at
Katz's
Delicatessen
(p95)
, a New
York institution.
Renwick Triangle
This handsome group of
townhouses was created in 1861
by James Renwick, Jr., a
prominent architect of the day.
The houses are on land that was
once Peter Stuyvesant's farm,
developed by his descendants
as a stylish residential area.
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114-128 East 10th Street, 23-25
Stuyvesant Street, between 2nd & 3rd
avs
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Map M4
Afternoon
After lunch, walk uptown
on 2nd Avenue. Turn left
on East 6th to visit the
Ukrainian Museum
, a
small and hidden gem
of costumes and culture.
Walk to
St. Mark's Place
,
browsing through the
funky shops and bars on
your way, and then walk
east again on Stuyvesant
Street, admiring the
landmark townhouses of
the
Renwick Triangle
.
Lastly, stop at
St. Mark's-
in-the-Bowery Church
,
one of the oldest in the
city, where you can pay
your respects to Peter
Stuyvesant's grave.
Ukrainian Museum
The museum has moved
into a plush new facility that
showcases a beguiling collection
of Ukrainian costumes, lavishly
embroidered peasant blouses,
colorful sashes, fancy sheepskin
and fur vests, wedding wreaths
of yarn and ribbons. There are
also ceramics, jewelry, and the
intricately designed Ukrainian
Easter eggs known as
pysanky
.
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226 East 6th St, between 2nd and 3rd
avs
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Map N4
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Open 1-5pm Wed-Sun
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Admission charge
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