Eric Ferrara is an author, researcher, consultant, and founder of Lower East Side History Project (http://leshp.org), an award winning non-profit organization.
Ferrara -- a fourth generation native New Yorker -- also founded the East Village Visitor Center, Bowery Cultural Center and former Museum of the American Gangster.
As consultant, Ferrara has provided research for numerous movie & TV projects, including HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE, Warner Brothers' GREAT GATSBY, SyFy's GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL, National Geographic, History Channel, and many more.
Eric Ferrara on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Ferrara