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New York City Mafia Tour with Food Tastings: the Insider’s Story

New York City Mafia Tour with Food Tastings: the Insider’s Story

Overview

Why this experience? We LIVED this firsthand. We're Born & raised in Little Italy - or cops who worked the streets here - both active and retired/ NYPD Officers. Our “walk with stories” breaks the typical tour company mold of boring facts, repetitive "stops" & irrelevant dates replaced with personal life experiences. Walk the very streets where the mafia strolled with a real resident and meet other locals along the way. Plus food included is equivalent to a full 3 course dinner!
Growing up witnessing some of New York’s infamous families and having consulted for TV and major films makes this a unique experience no other company can offer.
Beginning at a famous Mafia "Red Sauce Joint" as seen in Soprano's and "Get Gotti" this experience winds through the East Village & Little Italy visiting notorious Mafia and Crime locations sharing personal true crime stories and eating amazing food from the neighborhood. Rated #1 "Things to do in New York" Recently featured in the Washington Post

City: New York City

Fri 16 May

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Starting at $149.00

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Fri 16 May

Starting at $149.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Spaghetti and Meatball, Eggplant Rollatini Parm, Sicilian cannoli.

Three food stops makes this a 3-course dinner. Stops are full portions not samples.

Insider Story from Retired NYPD guides & NYC Mafia expert.

Vegetarian options are available with advanced request.

Headsets ensure you don’t miss a detail

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for travelers with leg or walking problems

What To Expect

New York City

is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is coextensive with New York County, the smallest county by geographical area in the U.S. state of New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area.[6] Manhattan serves as New York City's economic and administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world

St. Mark's Church In-the-bowery

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery is a parish of the Episcopal Church located at 131 East 10th Street, at the intersection of Stuyvesant Street and Second Avenue in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The property has been the site of continuous Christian worship since the mid-17th century, making it New York City's oldest site of continuous religious practice

East Village

The population of Manhattan's 17th ward – which includes the western part of the East Village and Lower East Side – grew from 18,000 in 1840 to over 43,000 by 1850 and to 73,000 persons in 1860, becoming the city's most highly populated ward at that time.[30][33]: 29, 32 As a result of the Panic of 1837, the city had experienced less construction in the previous years, and so there was a dearth of units available for immigrants, resulting in the subdivision of many houses in lower Manhattan

Basilica Of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral

The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral, sometimes shortened to St. Patrick's Old Cathedral or simply Old St. Patrick's, is a Catholic parish church, a basilica, and the former cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York, located in the Nolita neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Built between 1809 and 1815 and designed by Joseph-François Mangin in the Gothic Revival style

Nolita

The neighborhood was long regarded as part of Little Italy, but has lost its recognizable Italian character in recent decades because of rapidly rising rents.[1] The Feast of San Gennaro, dedicated to Saint Januarius ("Pope of Naples"), is held in the neighborhood every year following Labor Day, on Mulberry Street between Houston and Grand Streets.[6] The feast, as recreated on Elizabeth Street between Prince and Houston Streets, was featured in the film The Godfather Part II.

Little Italy

A great spot for adding photos to your visit to NYC. The iconic buildings seen in multiple movies and TV series make for a great backdrop to this Mafia experience

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (742)

rollonemptynest

Feb 2020

Dennis is a fantastic and credible raconteur. His stories of growing up in the neighbourhood, with guys whose career’s went at an extreme tangent to his own in the NYPD, is something you’d expect to see in the movies. The food stops offer sublime Italian fare. Freshly made mozzarella, pizza with the crispiest base, meatballs and stuffed aubergine (eggplant to the Yanks) in a delicious tomato sauce and finishing with a sublime cannoli. You’ll leave satiated in more ways than one!

Response from Host

Feb 2020

Thank you so much for taking time to review me and more so, for allowing me to show you Little Italy. I love living here and being able to share stories from my neighborhood. It was really great meeting you! Please contact me for anything NYC! Dennis

Laurentide1963

Feb 2020

What an amazing day! The best tour I’ve ever been on! Dennis is such a master story teller that you feel like you’re living in the moment! He is incredibly knowledgeable and tells it like it is. Could’ve listened to him for hours! And what a bonus to eat at an authentic Italian deli, bakery and a couple of restaurants - the food was outstanding!! Thanks Dennis - Wil and I will definitely be back to tour with you again!

Response from Host

Feb 2020

Guys you were awesome! This is successful because of you! Not just a typical mafia tour in New York. I can’t thank you enough for coming out.. if you need anything please don it hesitate to call me! Enjoy the rest of you tone on NYC.

Artdecoder

Feb 2020

Dennis is a really interesting guy, he brings to life the gangster stories I have read about and seen in the movies, he is a master story teller, having grown up in the community with the mafia on his doorstep, he shares his experiences with you in an engaging way. Ask questions and the ebb and flow of the tour morphs into different aspects of the subject matter being questioned, which makes each one of these tours a unique and one off experience . The food on the tour is authentic Italian cuisine from some of Little Italy’s longest established businesses. Delicious Hand made Mozzarella cheese and sausage from Russos fine foods , Fresh Pizza , Beautiful Meatballs and Eggplant from Benito One Restaurant. The Cannoli at the end of the tour is “to die for” if you’ll pardon the pun 😂 Dennis goes out of his way to make his guests feel comfortable as he provided the whole group with wireless headsets, everyone in the group could hear Him speaking at all times, even when on the move . I would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone visiting New York , you’ll get to meet some lovely people indulge in fine food and learn about part of the history of New York City. You will not be disappointed .

Response from Host

Feb 2020

Wow thank you for writing a review that really captures what I’m trying to achieve.. plenary of gangster and mafia tours out there and I am completely different having experienced the area first hand. I’m happy you could appreciate the difference and can’t thank you enough for saying it. Again, if I can assist in any way in NYC please reach out!