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New York City Mafia and Local Food Tour led by NYPD Guides

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Location
New York
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Duration
3 hours 4 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Language
English
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Join NYPD guides for a unique Mafia and food tour in NYC. Walk historic streets, hear personal stories, and enjoy a three-course meal. Explore Little Italy and East Village's crime history.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

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

What You Get

Spaghetti and Meatball, Eggplant Rollatini Parm, Sicilian cannoli.
Dinner
Three food stops makes this a 3-course dinner. Stops are full portions not samples.
Insider Story from Retired NYPD guides & NYC Mafia expert.
Drinks are not included, but can be purchased on the day.
Gratuities are not included. We very much appreciate them!
Transportation on the day (if required).

Good To Know

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

What You’ll Experience

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John's of 12th Street

John’s of 12th Street in NYC has a rich history intertwined with the Italian Mafia. Located in the East Village, this iconic Italian restaurant opened in 1908 and quickly became a popular spot for mobsters12. During Prohibition, it operated as a speakeasy, making wine and whiskey in the basement1. One of the most notorious events associated with John’s was the 1922 assassination of Umberto Rocco Valenti, a Morello family hitman, who was killed there during a "peace meeting". The restaurant’s old-world charm and connection to the Mafia have made it a legendary spot, even featured in shows like Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos We meet inside the back room of this iconic "Red Sauce Joint" for many reasons including the historic relationship to the beginnings of the NYC Mafia
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

New York City (Pass By)

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 (Pass By)

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 (Pass By)

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 (Pass By)

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 (Pass By)

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 (Pass By)

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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108 Mulberry St

Enjoy a FULL SIZED Sicilian Cannoli
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

302 E 12th St, East 12th Street, New York County New York, United States, US, 10003

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We will meet INSIDE the restaurant called "John's of 12th Street" 2nd Ave and E 12 street Manhattan
End Point

108 Mulberry St, Mulberry Street, New York County New York, United States, US, 10013

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Your tour will end on the Corner of Mulberry and Canal Street.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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