STORE FRONT WALKING TOUR THIS SUNDAY sponsored by @mas_nyc Please join us as we lead a Store Front walking tour of the East Village and Lower East Side this Sunday, June 7th at 12 pm (noon) sponsored by the Municipal Arts Society of New York.

Russ & Daughters Appetizers is a family-owned business which specializes in smoked salmon, herring, caviar, pickles, and dried fruits and nuts. It was founded in 1914 by Joel Russ and passed down to his daughters. Shown here are Joel Russ Tupper and Niki Russ Federman, fourth-generation co-owners being interviewed by Cat Greenleaf for NBC New York's segment "New Book Chronicles Disappearing NYC Store Fronts" in 2009. watch the segment here:  http://www.nbcnewyork.com/the-scene/archives/New_Book_Chronicles_Disappearing_NYC_Store_Fronts_New_York.html 

STORE FRONT WALKING TOUR THIS SUNDAY sponsored by @mas_nyc Please join us as we lead a Store Front walking tour of the East Village and Lower East Side this Sunday, June 7th at 12 pm (noon) sponsored by the Municipal Arts Society of New York. @mas_nyc The cost is $20/$15 Members We will visit Russ & daughters and some of the remarkable#momandpop #storefronts documented in our book "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York" and "New York Nights" and remember those that have disappeared. We will stop in many culinary specialty stores and sample #food Tickets can be purchased online at www.mas.org or call (212) 935-2075 Monday-Friday 9-5. Meeting location is provided after tickets are purchased. Tour will proceed rain or shine.  https://secure3.convio.net/masnyc/site/Ecommerce/444340424?store_id=1221