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Private tourOnly your group will participate
Overview
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.
What's included
Professional local historian tour guide
What to expect
Little Italy
2h
- 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
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
Meet outside the former Bank of America. The closest subway is the F train (orange line) to the "2nd Avenue/Lower East Side" station. Once out of the station, simply walk 4 short blocks north on 2nd Avenue (against traffic) to the meeting location.
End point
Additional 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
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
