NYC Mafia Walking Tour of Little Italy
Description
Your guide, Eric Ferrara, is founder of the Lower East Side History Project, a 7-time published author and native New Yorker whose family goes back four generations in Little Italy. He is also the founder of the former Museum of the American Gangster, the Lower East Side Welcome Center and East Village Visitor Center. Eric has worked as a consultant on several movie & tv projects including History Channel, Netflix's The Irishman, HBO's Boardwalk Empire, AMC's Making of the Mob, and Warner Brothers' new Great Gatsby. His books include Manhattan Mafia Guide. Ferrara has consulted several law enforcement agencies and crime victims as well as families and estates of many of the mafia figures discussed on the tour. These unique first-hand accounts, combined with 150 years of community insight and over two decades of active research, makes this excursion a one-of-a-kind experience for fans and aficionados alike. This is no Wikipedia tour. This is 150 years of insight from the inside.
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Itinerary
- Former mafia social clubs - Former homes and businesses of influential mobsters - Sites of notorious mob hits - Former Sicilian and Neapolitan districts of Little Italy - "Black Hand Block" - "Curb Exchange," an open air alcohol market during Prohibition - Ravenite Social Club - Former HQs of John Gotti, Peter Gotti, Joe Bonanno, Carmine Galante, "Prince Street Crew," and many more - Historic Little Italy churches, restaurants, gift and pastry shops - Movie locations where Godfather, Sopranos, Mean Streets, Donnie Brasco and more were filmed - Much, much more
Highlights
What's included
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels