Best things to do Lower East Side New York City on Sunday afternoon (US)

Confucius Plaza is most popular around 12 PM on Wednesdays. Visitors usually stay 20 min here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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Lt. Petrosino Square is most popular around 2 PM on Sundays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

This small park, named for heroic police officer Lt. Joseph Petrosino, is at a crossroads of several dynamic New York neighborhoods: Little Italy and the Bowery to the east, Chinatown to the south, and SoHo to the west and north. The park is great for a quick lunch or people-watching along the busy thoroughfare, and is frequently the home for temporary public art exhibitions.

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Coleman Playground is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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Elizabeth Street Garden is most popular around 3 PM on Sundays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Elizabeth Street Garden, Inc (ESG) is a volunteer-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to protect & preserve the magic of Elizabeth Street Garden as a public community green space and to determine how NYC together with the community can save the garden for generations to enjoy. City-owned and privately leased, the Garden is open to the public daily, weather permitting (real feel above 45).

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Kimlau Square is most popular around 2 PM on Sundays. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

This bustling memorial plaza was named after Lt. Benjamin Kimlau, a Chinese-American bomber pilot who died serving his country in World War II. An 18-foot tall memorial honors Lt. Kimlau and the many other Chinese-American soldiers who lost their lives defending the United States. The site is also home to a statue of Lin Zexu or Yuanfu, a Qing dynasty-era scholar-warrior. Nearby, a larger-than-life bust of Confucius serves as an inspiration and important meeting place for the community.

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Theater For the New City is most popular around 3 PM on Sundays. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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