Russian & Turkish Baths
Appearance
Tenth Street Baths | |
Address | 268 E 10th Street New York City United States |
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Coordinates | 40°43′42″N 73°59′01″W / 40.728277°N 73.983543°W |
Public transit | First Avenue station |
Parking | None |
Current use | |
Opened | 1892 |
Website | |
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The Russian & Turkish Baths are a bathhouse in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Correal, Annie (January 29, 2016). "After 124 Years, the Russian and Turkish Baths Are Still a Hot Spot". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
A longstanding bathhouse in the East Village has found ways to attract a new generation of customers — though they tend to come only every other week.
- ^ Correal, Annie (February 12, 2016). "Recalling the Past Lives of an East Village Bathhouse". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
After the article was published, many readers shared their memories of the baths, including people whose families had owned or run the baths before the current owners took over in 1985.
- ^ Cleary, Mary (August 2023). "New York's iconic Russian & Turkish Baths is where the city goes to 'schvitz'". Wallpaper. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
From gangsters to hipsters, artists to politicians, New York's Russian & Turkish Baths continues to attract a colourful crowd with its basement banya