Thing to do
St. Marks Place
East Village & Lower East Side, New York City
About St. Marks Place
St. Marks Place runs from Third Avenue to Tompkins Square Park and remains the busiest strip in the East Village after dark, packed with Japanese basement restaurants, bars and small shops stacked above one another.
St. Marks Place on the map
More to see around East Village & Lower East Side
Thing to doTompkins Square Park
The East Village's central square, with elms, benches and a busy dog run.
AttractionLower East Side Tenement Museum
Restored immigrant apartments at 97 and 103 Orchard Street, seen on guided tours.
AttractionNew Museum
A contemporary art museum in a stacked white box on the Bowery.
Information source: NYC Tourism + Conventions
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