Jump on the Train

A Dyslexic Entrepreneur’s 50-Year Ride from the Leisure Suit to the Bowery Hotel and a New York Solar Farm

Gerald Rosengarten figured out early on that when the right train reaches the station, jump on it!

Discover the magic that happens when the doors open and unexpected opportunities are revealed in the big city. In fifty years of innovative ventures, the outspoken New York native never let dyslexia slow his busy mind and interest in making deals, even though he was functionally unable to read until he was in middle age. See how he conceived of the biggest men’s fashion development of the time—the leisure suit—and how the fad just as quickly subsided.

Rosengarten followed that adventure by transforming loft living in his hometown. He confronted interminable and frustrating bureaucracies, competitors, and even colleagues. Whether his timing was on the mark or awry, Rosengarten has always taken on new challenges and is still creating; his newest design is The Slide Watchband for the Apple Watch.

Jump on the Train is your ticket to embrace life lessons of a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur who has gotten results despite not always knowing what he was getting himself into. Relying on intuition and street smarts, Rosengarten often responds to stranger-than-fiction moments, and in the process has made a lasting imprint on the culture and physical identity of the greatest city in the world.

This book is for those not sure which train to take, as well as to those already on board but not sure what station to disembark. Enjoy the ride.