New York City: Mafia History in Little Italy Walking Tour w/NYPD

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US$129.43 per guest

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

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

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Location

New York

Duration

3 hours 30 minutes

Number of Guests

1 - 15 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English

Other

Vegetarian, Wheelchair Accessible, Pet-friendly

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover NYC Mafia secrets with the NYPD. Walk East Village to Little Italy, hear true crime stories, and enjoy local cuisine. Hosted by real officers; taste history where it happened.

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

Experience Details

Begins 4:30 or 5:15PM. First let me say that most Mafia Gangster Tours in New York City are total BS- Our experience comes right from the “horse’s mouth” no filter. Rated #1 Things to do in New York. Hosted by active & retired NYPD Police Officers- I appear in the movie "Life After Goodfellas" as myself, to be released on Prime Video on 35th anniversary.

Get real stories while visiting notorious gangland locations walking from East Village to Little Italy. You'll hear firsthand accounts of the NYC Mafia & crimes in NYC and taste the local cuisines. We will visit Crime Family member hang-outs where they ran their elusive "family businesses" also seen in "Get Gotti". See the “Ravenite Social Club" & more. We meet at a famous mafia “red sauce joint” Est 1908. Two food stops food provided- equal to a FULL DINNER. We'll top it off with a large cannoli from one of Little Italy's iconic local pastry spots. We have hosted over 24,000 guests and have 2,500 five-star Airbnb ratings.

What You Get

Dinner

FULL PORTION Spaghetti with Meatballs , We End with Large Sicilian cannoli

Insider Story from Retired NYPD guides & NYC Mafia expert.

An Active or Retired NYPD Detective as Your Guide

Drinks are not included but can be purchased on the day

Gratuity NOT Included & Always Welcomed

Transportation

Good To Know

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Strong Language and sometimes Graphic descriptions of murders
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

We begin in the East Village at an historic NY "red sauce joint" frequented by Lucky Luciano plus many others. Multiple films created at the restaurant such as "Boardwalk Empire" "Sopranos" "Get Gotti" and more. This is where in 1931 Luciano creates the mafia Commission. The HBO series "Boardwalk Empire filmed here as well as Sopranos, Get Gotti and most recently documentary to be released shortly "After Goodfellas" starting once of our tour guides. John’s of 12th was established in March 1908 by another John, John Pucciatti. Pucciatti Immigrated from Umbria, Italy to the present-day East Village, where there was a thriving Italian American community centered around 1st Avenue. John’s’ current owner, Lowell Fein now owns the restaurant with partners Paul Dauber, Robbie Rundbaken, and, continuing the namesake’s legacy. The Italian neighborhood where Pucciatti moved to in the East Village existed even before Little Italy. We are the only Mafia experience allowed to enter the joint.....

John's of 12th Street

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

East Village

The Village has been a NYC Mafia stronghold since 1900 together we visit key Mafia locations where all 5 families operated.

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery (Pass By)

Burial place of New York's political elite and John C COlt brother of famed gun manufacturer Samuel Colt

New York Marble Cemetery

The first public cemetery in NYC Marbel Hill is below ground vaults demanded by NYC in order to protect its citizens from diseases. The site is also open to the public every first Sunday of the month

1 minuteAdmission Ticket Free

East Village

This is where Cosa Nostra "Our thing" began.

1 minuteAdmission Ticket Free

Orpheum Theatre (Pass By)

The Orpheum Theatre, formerly Player's Theatre, is a 299-seat off-Broadway theatre on Second Avenue near the corner of St. Marks Place in the East Village neighborhood of lower Manhattan, New York City. There may have been a concert garden on the site as early as the 1880s, but there was a theatre there by 1904.[1] During the heyday of Yiddish theatre in the Yiddish Theater District in Manhattan, the venue was the Player's Theatre, and was part of the "Jewish Rialto" along Second Avenue.[2] By the 1920s, the theatre was exhibiting films, but was converted back to dramatic use in 1958,[1] with the first production, Little Mary Sunshine, opening in November 1959.[3] Significant productions include the revival and revamping of Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes in 1962, Your Own Thing in 1968, The Me Nobody Knows in 1970, The Cocktail Party in 1980, Key Exchange in 1981, Broken Toys! in 1981, Little Shop of Horrors in 1982, Sandra Bernhard's Without You I'm Nothing

188 First Ave

once the famous Club 188 run by Charlie "Lucky" Luciano we talk about the Genovese crime families powerful influence over the nightlife scene in NYC from the 1920's through today

2 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Liz Christy Bowery Houston Community Garden

Considered the oldest community garden in New York, Liz Christy Community Garden was established in 1973. In late 1973 and early 1974, the community activist group the Green Guerillas, among them an energetic member named Liz Christy, cleared the lot at the northeast corner of the Bowery and East Houston. In late April 1974, the New York City Office of Housing Preservation and Development agreed to rent the site for a $1 a month to the Bowery Houston Community Farm and Garden. The land where the Liz Christy Garden now stands has seen many changes in its history.

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Albanese Meats & Poultry

The oldest butcher shop in NYC that welcomed Sicilian immigrants since the 1800's and a frequent destination for Martin Scorsese and Robert Dinero. In fact this is where "Marty" filmed his first film.

5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Basilica Of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral (Pass By)

The Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral is the original Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Since its opening over 200 years ago on the corner of Mott and Prince Streets in the Nolita section of lower Manhattan, its spiritual mission continues to be the great beacon for the Catholic Faithful and an American symbol of the triumph of religious freedom. Originally the worship center for a largely impoverished Irish community, St. Patrick's, over decades, expanded to provide for the spiritual and material needs of a diverse community, including Italian, African American, Chinese, and Vietnamese Catholics. The Godfather was filmed inside

Mulberry Street

Headquarters of the Gambino crime family and John Gotti we visit the place where the most powerful "family" operated their elusive and often deadly business. Being a local kid from Little Italy I offer the real inside details tour companies get wrong.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Little Italy

Little Italy is a neighborhood in New York City that began developing in the 1840s when Italian immigrants began to settle in the area1. The area was first home to Dutch settlers and the Lenape tribe during the 1600s2. The neighborhood was popular amongst immigrants because of its population of local Italian speakers and traditional Italian culture1. Originally, Little Italy spanned from Lafayette Street to the Bowery and from Kenmare to Canal, but today it takes up roughly three blocks on Mulberry Street

45 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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PM experience please meet inside the meeting point called "John's of 12 street" on AM experience meet in front of the same location

End Point

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

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Pastry Shop

Cancellation Policy
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Reviews

4.8

based on 64 reviews

(Viator)

Don't hesitate to book this tour!!!

July 11, 2026

If you’re thinking about taking this mafia tour, do it! It’s an absolute must-do. We started the tour at John’s with an amazing dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. It was the perfect way to kick of...read more

(Viator)

Too little food for the walking.

June 27, 2026

Frank was outstanding and really knew his stuff. My main issue is that it is a long walk from John's of 12th to Little Italy. Another food stop or two along the way would break up the tour a bit.

(TripAdvisor)

Great way to see Little Italy and surrounding blocks

May 25, 2026

We really enjoyed the Mafia tour. It was great seeing the old neighbourhoods, hearing stories about the characters and people involved in ‘the life’. Little Italy and the surrounding blocks are ver...read more

(Viator)

Intetesting

April 28, 2026

The information was quite interesting. It would have been nice to have more perspective and experiences inside the places that we walked by. It was a little difficult to follow the story from down ...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Amazing Experience!

April 02, 2026

What an incredible experience on the New York City Mafia History in Little Italy Walking Tour with a retired NYPD detective! From start to finish, this tour exceeded all expectations. Our guide, Lo...read more