24% off (Sale price $146.30, Reg. Price $194.65) :: Hotel at a Glance: Hotel 50 Bowery NYCDozens of art galleries are sprinkled around the Lower East Side, but this 4.5-star hotel always has its own exhibit running. Original works by local artists are displayed throughout common areas and guest rooms. In a nod to the neighborhoods past, the pieces are joined by historical black-and-white photos of Chinatown. Stylish rooms: are decked out with floor-to-ceiling windows, original artwork, Jonathan Adler bath amenities, and comfy beds. Pet-friendly digs: Four-legged travelers are welcome for no additional fee. Global cuisine: Rice Gold restaurant fuses Asian and American flavors in dishes like lobster fried rice. Rooftop lounge: specialty cocktails and spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn Where to work out: 24-hour fitness center with kettlebells and a Peloton bikeManhattans Lower East Side: Chic Boutiques, Restaurant Row, and Contemporary-Art GalleriesIf you were a German, Irish, Polish, or Jewish immigrant coming to America in pursuit of a better life in the 19th or early 20th century, odds were good that you’d wind up sharing space in an overcrowded tenement building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The neighborhood—one of the city’s oldest—was a refuge for New York’s newest and poorest residents for generations. You can learn more at the Tenement Museum, located in a five-story brick building that once housed some 7,000 working-class immigrants.In recent years, the Lower East Side’s identity as a welcome mat for newcomers has shifted as gentrification began to reshape the neighborhood. Pushcarts and rundown storefronts have given way to trendy boutiques along Orchard Street and a chic “restaurant row” on Clinton Street. Whats more, the relocation of the New Museum has attracted a slew of contemporary-art galleries. Some of the old mainstays have stuck around, though, including Katz’s Delicatessen and Russ Daughters, which has been selling premium smoked fish, bagels, and other specialty foods since 1914.
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