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Putting one’s self in another’s shoes is something we all need to do once in a while. Understanding we’re all the same, have all had or needed help, or even a leg up through previous family struggles is a good way to move forward in life. As President Obama told the great chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain in his 2016 Vietnam interview when talking…[Read more]

In 1905’s “The Life Of Reason”, George Santayana said “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. If you want to know what the future may hold, or how to learn from mistakes, knowing history is a solid step to take. Right here in the heart of the Big Apple and on the Lower East Side, you can take a trip into the past at the…[Read more]

Everyone knows the Met Gala is one of the most prestigious events that takes place in New York City. The museum raises millions of dollars and generates tons of publicity, as the place celebs feel they “must be seen” at. The Gala raises money so people less fortunate are able to experience art, and attend the museum for free. Downtown, there is…[Read more]

Then The Tenement Museum might be the perfect place for you to work! Located in the heart of the Lower East Side, the Tenement Museum is seeking someone to fundraise on their behalf. every person and their family has a history, so if you can help people appreciate and recognize that, apply…[Read more]

As someone of Irish descent that has descended from five generations of New Yorkers, it is not understandable how people that share my DNA makeup and ancestry are not more helpful to the plight of immigrants today. It seems that a lot of the people that happily tell you the struggles of how their grandparents had doors slammed in their face, will…[Read more]

Taking a trip to the past today is something we all dream of. That dream is a reality
anyone can experience today on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the Tenement
Museum. Located at 97 Orchard Street in the heart of the Lower East Side, the Tenement
Museum is a place where it’s still the 1860’s in New York City. The museum is an act…[Read more]