The LESpass is your passport to exciting Lower East Side arts, culture and history.

It's Easy:
-Make a 100% tax-deductible donation
-Recieve a LESpass/Member Card in the mail
-Enjoy discounts throughout the year while supporting a great cause!

The LESPASS is offered by the Lower East Side History Project (LESHP), a non-profit organization under the fiscal sponsorship of Bowery Arts and Science, 501(c)(3)

Who we are
LESHP programs are organized and operated by community historians, educators, artists, activists and preservationists dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the history, culture and community of the Lower East Side. Everyone involved with LESHP are native New Yorkers who are active community members who take great pride in their work and neighborhood.

Our mission
LESHP's mission is to document the Lower East Side's great history comprehensively and accurately and utilize this information to raise awareness of the Lower East Side's historic significance and influence in world history.

The Project has been collecting important data since 2001, and countless students, journalists, preservationists, media outlets, educators and history junkies continue to utilize our information.

What we do
LESHP provides educational programming to K-12 and university level students, public walking tours, media consultation, research services, and special events, lectures and presentations.

LESHP Administration:

Eric Ferrara
Founder & Executive Director

Cary Abrams
Director of Education

David Bellel
Director of Educational Programming

Andrea Coyle
Director of Outreach

Ina Reuss
Director of Internship

LESHP Fiscal Sponsor:

Bowery Arts & Science
Bob Holman
Executive Director

LESHP Board of Advisers:

Al Orensanz, Ph.D
Executive Director,
Angel Orensanz Foundation & Center

Margaret Halsey Gardiner
Executive Director,
Merchant's House Museum

Andrew Berman
Executive Director,
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Tamara Greenfield
Executive Director,
Fourth Arts Block, 4th Street Cultural District

Jan Hanvik
Executive Director,
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center
and
Educational Committee member,
The NYC Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy

Quinn Raymond
Founder & Executive Director,
Coalition of Block and Tenant Associations (COBATA)

Bill Millard, Ph.D
Published journalist, editor and architectural historian

Alan Solomon
Local business owner, historian

Mary Tierney
Board of Directors,
Theater for the New City

Steve Warnick
Executive Director,
P.S. 122

LESHP Partners

Citizens Committee for New York City

Bowery Arts & Science

4th St Cultural District

Merchant's House Museum

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Historic Districts Council

AskaNewYorker.com

Lower East Side Girls Club

NOHO/Bowery Partnership

A.C.E. programs for the Homeless

Story Corps

Dixon Place

Big Apple Greeter

NY Historical Society

The New Museum

Angel Orensanz Foundation

Municipal Art Society 

Tenement Museum

Bowery Mission

Metropolitan Playhouse