University Settlement 140th Birthday Block Party — Lower East Side
Saturday 26 September 2026 (time not stated) · University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street at Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002 · New York
via University Settlement (press release, 9 September 2026) · Checked 23 Sept 2026
About this event
America's first settlement house turns 140 and throws open Eldridge Street in front of the 1898 headquarters it has occupied ever since. Free food, a ping-pong tournament, art-making, dance parties and performances fill the block — a party that doubles as a piece of Lower East Side social history, staged by the organisation that helped write it.
Why we picked it
A 140-year-old neighbourhood institution closing its own street, with free food and free activities stated outright by the organiser.
Free entry
Press release: 'our free, open-to-the-public, joyous Block Party celebrations', 'Featuring free food', 'many other fun free activities'. Start and end times are not published.
Registration
None
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