LESHP founder Eric Ferrara was interviewed about “The Iceman” Richard Kuklinski yesterday. The show will premiere on Discovery Channel next year. Awesome production; they also interviewed the FBI agents and state police who took Kuklinski down, as well as his… Read More »Eric Ferrara interviewed for Discover Channel show
LESHP founder, Eric Ferrara, just wrapped up filming a documentary about The Ravenite Social Club and Little Italy. Many thanks to producer Dennis Mohr and crew… it was a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to seeing the final cut. LESHP
Here is a Wall Street Journal article reporting on the afternoon Eric Ferrara spent with Meyer Lansky II on the Lower East Side — the neighborhood where his grandfather grew up and started his career: Revisiting a Family’s Mafia… Read More »Eric Ferrara featured in Wall Street Journal article about Meyer Lansky
LESHP director Eric Ferrara is featured in a new book called, ITALIANS: Un Tricolore a Stelle e Strisce Authors Giovanni Pellerito and Peter Zullo highlight the contributions of Italian-Americans currently living and working in Little Italy districts across the nation. Check… Read More »Eric Ferrara Featured in new book, “ITALIANS: Un Tricolore a Stelle e Strisce”
Last year, Lower East Side History Project’s Eric Ferrara and Seth Abrams had the pleasure of consulting the new Warner Brothers’ film, The Great Gatsby. Eric and Seth got to meet and work directly with director Baz Luhrmann, writer Craig Pearce… Read More »LESHP works on Warner Brothers’ new Great Gatsby