Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos: Walking Tour January 5, 2010

Schedule: Saturdays and Tuesdays @ 2:00pm "A MUST DO..." Frommer's 2009 This exciting and popular walking tour covers 200 years of crime and vice in NYC. Trace the steps of criminal legends like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel -- who earned their criminal stripes on the streets of the Lower East Side -- and explore the radical counterculture of the 1960s, 70s and 80s; biker gangs, religious cults, radical activists, drug gangs, police riots and much more.Dissect the myths and learn about how the Italian Mafia was established in America; visit the sites of Black Hand headquarters, Prohibition era speakeasies, shootouts and assassination attempts, and the homes and headquarters of some of the most powerful and infamous criminals in American history. Reservations: Not Required, you can pay your guide. Fee: $25, Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours, Distance: 14 blocks Meet: 308 Bowery (btwn E. Houston & Bleecker) Directions: F, or V train to 2nd Avenue/Lower East Side or 6 train to Bleecker/Lafayette SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION The tour is conducted by Eric Ferrara, executive director of the Lower East Side History Project and the East Village Visitors Center. Ferrara is a fourth-generation, native New Yorker, Official Historian of the E.4th Street Cultural Disctrict, licensed tour guide, educator at Brooklyn College, and a published author.Eric's book, A Guide to Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos of New York City's Lower East Side, based on the tour, is published by The History Press, has sold out online and at major retailers. Ferrara's family immigrated to NYC from Sicily in the 1880s and he provides first-hand accounts combined with over four years of researching original source material, public records, archived articles, personal interviews, police department records, and published accounts.

Official Website: http://www.americantowns.com//events/gangsters-murderers-and-weirdos-walking-tour-2009-12-12