Murder Scenes

Visit the multiple murder locations, including Umberto's Clamhouse where Crazy Joe Gallo was shot.

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Old Police Headquarters
Today a group of luxury apartments, the NYPD's former headquarters is one of the finest Beaux-Arts buildings in all New York.
Little Italy NYC
Little Italy is a neighbourhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City, centred around Mulberry Street, known for its Italian population, shops and restaurants.
John Gotti
John Gotti was an American gangster and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. Known as ‘the Teflon Don’, he was caught by the NYPD at the Ravenite Club in 1992.
Mulberry Street
Mulberry Street has historically been associated with Italian-American culture & history since the early 20th century has been the heart of Manhattan's Little Italy.
Hearty Italian food
Delicious Italian meatballs on tour!
"Our Guy" in NYC
Dennis is a retired NYPD Detective born and raised in Little Italy where he would do runs for the local gangs from a very young age. Dennis designed this tour, full of insider information, and trained a select team of guides to lead it.

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New York City Mafia Tour with Food Tastings: the Insider’s Story
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. On your tour, you will: 

  • Enjoy the attention of your local guide.
  • Uncover Crime Family member hang-outs,  where they ate, partied and ran their elusive "family businesses". Visit the locations most don’t even know exist. From Prohibition-era bootlegging operations run by the Mafia to the former Gambino headquarters "The Ravenite Social Club", while hearing about Mafia business dealings from money laundering and racketeering to narcotics and assassinations.
  • Tour 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 LucianoJoe ‘the boss’ MasseriaJohn Gotti – the Teflon Don“Vinny the Chin” and “Crazy Joe” Gallo, as you hear about their lives, and their crimes.
  • Learn about the Mafia ‘omerta blood oath initiations for recruits, the ‘unwritten rules’ and ‘sit downs’.
  • Visit local, historic food joints --including the room where the Mafia was formed -- for Italian style dinner tastings, including a "primo" and a "secondo 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.
The stories of the violent and elusive underworld of the Mafia have captivated each of us – with a whole genre of movies and novels dedicated to New York’s gangsters.  On this tour, you immerse yourself in that world, become familiar with the characters, their history, the places, and the unbelievable real-life events thanks to the insider information shared with our small team of expert guides, by a retired Detective and former associate of the Mafia. 

On this tour, you will learn about the Mafia’s origins in the early twentieth century, from their inception of factional wars with one another. That bloody power struggle ended in 1931 when ‘Lucky’ Luciano and fellow Mafia bosses formed the ‘Commission’ of the five New York crime families. ‘Cosa Nostra’ was born, in a discreet back room – where you will eat your first course and begin your journey through New York’s gangland.  

Learn about the most notorious gangsters and their crimes at the very places where they lived, worked, parties were murdered or arrested. Hitmen like Umberto Valenti ‘the Ghost’ (because he was so quick at disappearing after a shoot out), crazy Joe GalloVinny the Chin – who walked around town in his pyjamas and dressing gown muttering to himself, faking madness to avoid arrest for decades  – and John Gotti, known as the ‘Teflon Don’ for his long evasion of the police. Hear about the highest-ranking Mafia turncoat: Sammy “The Bull” GravanoGotti’s under-boss, whose confession finally landed Gotti in jail. 

If you’re into criminal history, the Mafia, or gangsters, then this larger-than-life tour will more than deliver. You’ll hear about the spying, the escapes, the hitmen, drug running, double-crossing, criminality and all the drama of this most sinister yet riveting world of gangsters, while also indulging in delicious Italian food at some of Little Italy’s best joints. 
New York City Mafia & Food Private Tour: the Insider’s Story
Get the insider's perspective on the infamous Mafia crime families of New York City on this walking and food tasting tour through the vibrant and fascinating gangland area of New York’s East Village and Little Italy. On your tour you will: 

  • Enjoy the personalised attention of a private local guide.
  • Uncover Crime Family member hang-outs,  where they ate, partied and ran their elusive "family businesses". Visit the locations most don’t even know exist. From Prohibition-era bootlegging operations run by the Mafia to the former Gambino headquarters "The Ravenite Social Club", while hearing about Mafia business dealings from money laundering and racketeering to narcotics and assassinations.
  • Tour 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.
  • Learn about the Mafia ‘omerta’ blood oath initiations for recruits, the ‘unwritten rules’ and ‘sit downs’.
  • Visit local food joints --including the room where the Mafia was formed -- for sit-down tastings. Taste "pasta fasul and a main course of parmigiana and Italian Polpette.
  • End your tour with a delicious ‘dolce’, a cream-filled Sicilian Cannoli at the best pastry shop in town.

The stories of the violent and elusive underworld of the Mafia have captivated each of us – with a whole genre of movies and novels dedicated to New York’s gangsters.  On this tour, you immerse yourself in that world, and become familiar with the characters, their history, the places, and the unbelievable real-life events thanks to the insider information shared with our small team of expert guides, by a retired Detective and former associate of the Mafia. 

On this tour, you will learn about the Mafia’s origins in the early twentieth century, from their inception of factional wars with one another. That bloody power struggle ended in 1931 when ‘Lucky’ Luciano and fellow Mafia bosses formed the ‘Commission’ of the five New York crime families. ‘Cosa Nostra’ was born, in a discreet back room – where you will eat your first course and begin your journey through New York’s gangland.  

Learn about the most notorious gangsters and their crimes at the very places where they lived, worked, parties were murdered or arrested. Hitmen like Umberto Valenti ‘the Ghost’ (because he was so quick at disappearing after a shoot-out), crazy Joe Gallo, Vinny the Chin – who walked around town in his pyjamas and dressing gown muttering to himself, faking madness to avoid arrest for decades  – and John Gotti, known as the ‘Teflon Don’ for his long evasion of the police. Hear about the highest-ranking Mafia turncoat: Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, Gotti’s under-boss whose confession finally landed Gotti in jail. 

If you’re into crime history, the Mafia, or gangsters, then this larger-than-life tour will more than deliver. You’ll hear about the spying, the escapes, the hit men, drug running, double-crossing, criminality and all the drama of this most sinister yet riveting world of gangsters, while also indulging in delicious Italian food at some of Little Italy’s best joints. 

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