The Bowery Boys: New York City History

The Serbian immigrant Nikola Tesla was among the Gilded Age'sbrightest minds, a visionary thinker and inventor who gave theworld innovations in electricity, radio and wireless communication.So why has Tesla garnered the mantle of cult status among many?Part of that has to do with his life in New York City, hisshifting fortunes as he made his way (counting every step) alongthe city streets. Tesla lived in New York for more than 50 years,and although he hated it when he first arrived, he quicklyunderstood its importance to the development of his inventions.Travel with us to the many places Tesla worked andlived in Manhattan -- from the Little Italy roost where theTesla Coil may have been invented to his doomed Greenwich Villagelaboratory. From his first job in the Lower East Side to his finalhome in one of Midtown Manhattan's most famous hotels.Nikola Tesla, thank you for bringing your genius to New YorkCity.www.boweryboyshistory.com ARRIVING IN JUNE 2016: The Bowery Boys Adventures In Old NewYork, a time-trave