Eric Ferrara


Eric Ferrara is an American author, historian, educator, and entrepreneur; a fourth generation native New Yorker, and well known for discovering and uncovering parts of unknown or little known NYC history.

Overview

Ferrara is founder and director of the Lower East Side History Project, an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to researching, documenting and preserving the history of the greater Lower East Side of New York City.
Ferrara is also founder of the former "Museum of the American Gangster" and "East Village Visitor Center" in New York City.

Books

REVOLT: East Village Activism Literature, 1960s-1990s Lower East Side: Then & Now Lower East Side: Oral Histories Manhattan Mafia Guide The Bowery: A History of Grit, Graft and Grandeur
  • ''A Guide to Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos of NYC's Lower East Side''

Articles

  • "Ahoy? The St. Mark’s Place Navy," The Villager, March 1, 2012
  • "Village’s ‘Little Hall of Fame’ had a memorable run," The Villager, February 23, 2012
  • "Prison to Pad Thai, Bleecker building has seen it all," The Villager, February 16, 2012
  • "A tale of two Manhattan Islands," The Villager, February 9, 2012

Movie/TV Consultant & Appearances