Eric Ferrara
(Redirected from Ferrara, Eric)
A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (June 2021) |
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
[edit | edit source]Ferrara is founder and director of the Lower East Side History Project, an award-winning[1] non-profit organization dedicated to researching, documenting and preserving the history of the greater Lower East Side of New York City.[2]
Ferrara is also founder of the former "Museum of the American Gangster"[3] and "East Village Visitor Center"[4] in New York City.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Books
[edit | edit source]- REVOLT: East Village Activism Literature, 1960s-1990s (Lower East Side History Project Press, Jan 2018, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Lower East Side: Then & Now (Arcadia, Nov 2012, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Lower East Side: Oral Histories (History Press, Nov 2012, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Manhattan Mafia Guide (History Press, Jul 2011, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- The Bowery: A History of Grit, Graft and Grandeur (History Press, Feb 2011, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- A Guide to Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos of NYC's Lower East Side (History Press, Jul 2009, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
Articles
[edit | edit source]- "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
[edit | edit source]This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (June 2021) |
- Metrofocus, discussing The Godfather, PBS (October 3, 2018)
- The Irishman Martin Scorsese/Netflix (2018)
- Ravenite: An Antisocial Social Club, Public Pictures (2015)
- “The Iceman” Richard Kuklinski, Discovery Channel (2015)
- Hunt For History, "The Mafia," H2/History Channel (2014)
- Copper, BBC America (2012)
- The Great Gatsby, Warner Brothers Pictures (2011)[5]
- Secrets of New York, NYC-TV (2011)
- "Jack the Ripper: The German Suspect," National Geographic Channel (2011)
- Boardwalk Empire, HBO (2010)
- Ghost Hunters International, SyFy Network (2009)
- 50th anniversary re-release of the Lionel Rogosin classic, On The Bowery (2009)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 1982 “The Lower East Side History Project: 2012 Village Award Winner,” GVSHP
- ^ “Many Projects but one goal,” Villager, Jan 12, 2012[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).