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4 Things To Do This Week in New York City's Neighborhoods

By Daniel Jumpertz | November 30, 2014 6:57pm
 The week's most interesting events are here for you in one handy guide.
4 Things To Do This Week in New York City's Neighborhoods
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Monday, December 1
From his revolutionary idea that laid the foundation for the modern computer, to his leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, and finally to his tragic ending, Alan Turing led an incredible life. At the National Museum of Mathematics event, “Turing Tales,” author Andrew Hodges talks about his book “Alan Turing: The Enigma,” which inspired the new movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game.” From 7 p.m. National Museum of Mathematics, 11 East 26th St., Midtown. Register and pay online.

Tuesday, December 2
"The Islamic State and the Crisis in US Foreign Policy" is the topic up for discussion Tuesday evening at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. Loretta Napoleoni, an Italian journalist (author of "Terror Incorporated and Insurgent Iraq"), and expert on terrorist financing will speak, as will Chris Hedges, a former Middle East Bureau Chief for The New York Times. $10 for tickets purchased in advance. At the door, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. From 7 p.m. 2 W. 64th St. at Central Park West, Upper West Side.

Wednesday, December 3
With this short class, “Batik Your Own Holiday Stocking,” use Batik — a wax-resist dyeing technique — to create a personalized stocking to hang on the mantle. From 6:30 p.m. at Hiho Batik, 184 5th Ave., Park Slope. $60. Sign up online.

Thursday, December 4
The Tenement Museum is a groundbreaking museum in a landmark building that tells the stories of 97 Orchard St. on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Built in 1863, this tenement apartment building was home to nearly 7,000 working class immigrants. The building is now the site where visitors take guided tours of apartments that recreate immigrant life in the 19th and 20th centuries. There are three ways to visit the Tenement Museum. Tour the building and visit the restored apartments and businesses of past residents and merchants from different time periods; meet the residents (played by costumed interpreters) who lived at 97 Orchard St., or walk the neighborhood and discover the Lower East Side and the way immigrants helped shaped the area and its culture. Various prices and starting times, starting at 11:45 a.m. 97 Orchard St., Lower East Side.