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Overview
First let me say that most Gangster Tours in New York City are total BS- We're the Original experience that comes right from the “horse’s mouth” no tour guide no filter. Hosted by a group of active & retired NYPD Police Officers. Get the real stories while visiting notorious gangland locations as we walk from the East Village to Little Italy. You'll hear firsthand accounts of the NYC Mafia and crimes in NYC and taste the local cuisines. We will visit Crime Family member hang-outs where they ate, partied and ran their elusive "family businesses" also seen in "Get Gotti". Visit the locations tour companies don’t even know exist. See the “Ravenite Social Club" and more. We meet at a famous mafia “red sauce joint” Est 1908. Three food stops ample food provided. We'll top it off with a full-sized cannoli from one of Little Italy's iconic local pastry spots. We have hosted 10,000 guests and have over 2,000 five-star ratings on Airbnb.
This is not just another Mafia tour in New York.
Description
Stop At: John's of 12th Street, 302 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
We begin in the East Village at an historic NY "red sauce joint" frequented by Lucky Luciano plus many others. Multiple films created at the restaurant such as "Boardwalk Empire" "Sopranos" "Get Gotti" and more. This is where in 1931 Luciano creates the mafia Commission. The HBO series "Boardwalk Empire filmed here as well as Sopranos, Get Gotti and most recently documentary to be released shortly "After Goodfellas" starting once of our tour guides.
John’s of 12th was established in March 1908 by another John, John Pucciatti. Pucciatti Immigrated from Umbria, Italy to the present-day East Village, where there was a thriving Italian American community centered around 1st Avenue. John’s’ current owner, Lowell Fein now owns the restaurant with partners Paul Dauber, Robbie Rundbaken, and, continuing the namesake’s legacy. The Italian neighborhood where Pucciatti moved to in the East Village existed even before Little Italy. We are the only Mafia experience allowed to enter the joint.....
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: East Village, New York City, New York
The Village has been a NYC Mafia stronghold since 1900 together we visit key Mafia locations where all 5 families operated.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Church, 131 E 10th St, New York City, New York 10003
Burial place of New York's political elite and John C COlt brother of famed gun manufacturer Samuel Colt
Stop At: New York Marble Cemetery, 41 1/2 2nd Ave, New York City, New York 10003
The first public cemetery in NYC Marbel Hill is below ground vaults demanded by NYC in order to protect its citizens from diseases. The site is also open to the public every first Sunday of the month
Duration: 1 minute
Stop At: East Village, New York City, New York
This is where Cosa Nostra "Our thing" began.
Duration: 1 minute
Pass By: Orpheum Theatre, 126 2nd Ave, New York City, New York 10003
The Orpheum Theatre, formerly Player's Theatre, is a 299-seat off-Broadway theatre on Second Avenue near the corner of St. Marks Place in the East Village neighborhood of lower Manhattan, New York City.
There may have been a concert garden on the site as early as the 1880s, but there was a theatre there by 1904.[1] During the heyday of Yiddish theatre in the Yiddish Theater District in Manhattan, the venue was the Player's Theatre, and was part of the "Jewish Rialto" along Second Avenue.[2] By the 1920s, the theatre was exhibiting films, but was converted back to dramatic use in 1958,[1] with the first production, Little Mary Sunshine, opening in November 1959.[3]
Significant productions include the revival and revamping of Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes in 1962, Your Own Thing in 1968, The Me Nobody Knows in 1970, The Cocktail Party in 1980, Key Exchange in 1981, Broken Toys! in 1981, Little Shop of Horrors in 1982, Sandra Bernhard's Without You I'm Nothing
Stop At: 188 1st Ave., 188 1st Ave., New York, NY 10009, USA
once the famous Club 188 run by Charlie "Lucky" Luciano we talk about the Genovese crime families powerful influence over the nightlife scene in NYC from the 1920's through today
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Liz Christy Bowery Houston Community Garden, Bowery and Houston Streets, New York City, New York
Considered the oldest community garden in New York, Liz Christy Community Garden was established in 1973. In late 1973 and early 1974, the community activist group the Green Guerillas, among them an energetic member named Liz Christy, cleared the lot at the northeast corner of the Bowery and East Houston. In late April 1974, the New York City Office of Housing Preservation and Development agreed to rent the site for a $1 a month to the Bowery Houston Community Farm and Garden. The land where the Liz Christy Garden now stands has seen many changes in its history.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Albanese Meats & Poultry, 238 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10012, USA
The oldest butcher shop in NYC that welcomed Sicilian immigrants since the 1800's and a frequent destination for Martin Scorsese and Robert Dinero. In fact this is where "Marty" filmed his first film.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, 263 Mulberry St, New York City, New York 10012
The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral is the original Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Since its opening over 200 years ago on the corner of Mott and Prince Streets in the Nolita section of lower Manhattan, its spiritual mission continues to be the great beacon for the Catholic Faithful and an American symbol of the triumph of religious freedom. Originally the worship center for a largely impoverished Irish community, St. Patrick's, over decades, expanded to provide for the spiritual and material needs of a diverse community, including Italian, African American, Chinese, and Vietnamese Catholics. The Godfather was filmed inside
Stop At: Ravenite Social Club/Former HQ Of Gambino Crime Family, 247 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Headquarters of the Gambino crime family and John Gotti we visit the place where the most powerful "family" operated their elusive and often deadly business. Being a local kid from Little Italy I offer the real inside details tour companies get wrong.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Chinatown, Chinatown, New York, NY, USA
Chinese traders and sailors began trickling into the United States in the mid eighteenth century; while this population was largely transient, small numbers stayed in New York and married. Beginning in the mid nineteenth century, Chinese arrived in significant numbers, lured to the Pacific coast of the United States by the stories of "Gold Mountain" California during the gold rush of the 1840s and 1850s and brought by labor brokers to build the Central Pacific Railroad. Most arrived expecting to spend a few years working, thus earning enough money to return to China, build a house and marry.
As the gold mines began yielding less and the railroad neared completion, the broad availability of cheap and willing Chinese labor in such industries as cigar-rolling and textiles became a source of tension for white laborers, who thought that the Chinese were coming to take their jobs and threaten their livelihoods. Mob violence and rampant discrimination in the west drove the Chinese east.
Duration: 4 minutes
Stop At: Little Italy, New York City, New York
Little Italy is a neighborhood in New York City that began developing in the 1840s when Italian immigrants began to settle in the area1. The area was first home to Dutch settlers and the Lenape tribe during the 1600s2. The neighborhood was popular amongst immigrants because of its population of local Italian speakers and traditional Italian culture1. Originally, Little Italy spanned from Lafayette Street to the Bowery and from Kenmare to Canal, but today it takes up roughly three blocks on Mulberry Street
Duration: 45 minutes
Schedule
- Reservations are REQUIRED for all bookings
- Book Your Package On-Line and Receive Your Confirmation
- Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email.
- Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes (Approx.)
- Return Details:
108 Mulberry St, 108 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013, USA
What's Included
- Spaghetti with Meatball , Eggplant Rollatini Parm , Sicilian cannoli
- Sicilian cannoli on our 11AM experiences
- Gratuities (Optional)
- Drinks are not included but can be purchased on the day
- Gratuity NOT Included & Always Welcomed
What To Bring
- Confirmation Voucher (printed or mobile)
- Any required or suggested items listed on your confirmation email.
- A Smile!
Additional Info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Average 5.00 out of 5 stars based on 18 traveler reviews collected by Cool New York City and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor
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Free cancellation
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.