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Talking Street: "A Cell Phone Walking Tour
Explore the Jewish Lower East Side with Jerry Stiller

A century ago, New York's Lower East Side became one of the most crowded and dynamic places on earth. This cell phone walking tour will take you into a world of tenements and sweatshops, radicals and capitalists, artists and gangsters "

Get the map, choose a stop, call the number and listen — it's as easy to use as an audio guide in a museum.

Anyone with a cell phone can enjoy the tour at any time. The tour is free, but your own cell phone charges still apply.

The toll-free number is 1-800-644-3545.

There are 13 stops, and each lasts about two minutes. You can visit them in any order you want, at your own pace.

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