Get an understanding of immigration to New York City by exploring the Lower East Side, Little Italy and Chinatown.  Highlights include the Five Points, Confucius Plaza, Canal Street, Mulberry Street, Mahayana Buddhist Temple and the old St. Patrick’s Cathedral.  In the afternoon, visit the Tenement Museum, which tells the story of successive waves of Irish, Jewish and Italian immigrants to the area.  Visit www.tenement.org
Lunch suggestions: Dim sum style Chinese (a la carte appetizers) followed by dessert at Ferrara’s famous bakery…or Katz Deli or fine Italian on Mulberry St.