New York Trip Overview
Immerse yourself in the dramatic underworld of New York’s gangland on this fascinating insider’s tour of the Mafia, including stops at authentic, historic local joints for delicious Italian food.
Thanks to the information from ‘our guy in New York’, a retired NYPD Detective and former Mafia associate, this tour takes you to places like no other – discreet back rooms where Mafia bosses did business, to social-clubs-turned-Mafia-safehouses like the Ravenite Club. You’ll learn about notorious mobsters like ‘Lucky’ Luciano, Crazy Joe Gallo, Joe Masseria, John Gotti ‘the Teflon Don’ and ‘Vinny the Chin’ who faked madness, wandering around in his pyjamas for years to elude capture, and many more. You’ll hear about this underworld of honour, criminality and double-crossing, while eating delicious traditional Italian food at some of Little Italy’s best places – topping it all off with the best Sicilian cannoli from a local pastry spot.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: New York, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting New York, New York, United States
Immerse yourself in the dramatic underworld of New York’s gangland on this fascinating insider’s tour of the Mafia, including stops at authentic, historic local joints for delicious Italian food.
Thanks to the information from ‘our guy in New York’, a retired NYPD Detective and former Mafia associate, this tour takes you to places like no other – discreet back rooms where Mafia bosses did business, to social-clubs-turned-Mafia-safehouses like the Ravenite Club. You’ll learn about notorious mobsters like ‘Lucky’ Luciano, Crazy Joe Gallo, Joe Masseria, John Gotti ‘the Teflon Don’ and ‘Vinny the Chin’ who faked madness, wandering around in his pyjamas for years to elude capture, and many more. You’ll hear about this underworld of honour, criminality and double-crossing, while eating delicious traditional Italian food at some of Little Italy’s best places – topping it all off with the best Sicilian cannoli from a local pastry spot.
Itinerary
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Stop At: New York City, New York City, New York
Get the insider’s perspective on the infamous Mafia crime families of New York City on this walking tour with two sit-down tastings included, through the vibrant and fascinating gangland area of New York’s East Village and Little Italy.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: East Village, East Village, New York City, New York
We begin the tour in the East Village, where you will learn the complex origins of the Mafia in New York City, and learn the hierarchies within each crime family from the foot soldiers, to the captains and the ‘Boss’.
Walk in the footsteps of famed mobsters like Lucky Luciano, Joe ‘the boss’ Masseria, John Gotti – the Teflon Don, “Vinny the Chin” and “Crazy Joe” Gallo, as you hear about their lives, and their crimes.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Church, 131 E 10th St, New York City, NY 10003-7504
Explore second avenue’s prohibition history as we walk along this famous avenue exploring places most tours miss.
Stop At: Liz Christy Bowery Houston Community Garden, Bowery and Houston Streets, New York City, NY
Hear about this amazing urban garden and its connection to the New York mafia.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Little Italy, Little Italy, New York City, New York
Visit local, historic food joints –including the room where the Mafia was formed — for Italian style dinner tastings, including a “primo” and a “second piatto”. Any drinks you wish to have, you may purchase on the day of the tour.
End your tour with a delicious ‘dolce’, a cream-filled Sicilian Cannoli at the best pastry shop in town.
Duration: 1 hour
