NYC Mafia Self-Guided Walking Tour: Lower East Side Edition

From historian Eric Ferrara and the Lower East Side History Project

Walk to the places where New York’s mob history happened. This self-guided tour has 46 stops in three loops, so you can do it all in one go or one neighborhood at a time.

Loop 1: Two Bridges, 8 stops
Loop 2: Little Italy, 21 stops
Loop 3: East Village, 17 stops

Walk the streets where Lucky Luciano grew up, where “Crazy Joe” Gallo was murdered at Umberto’s Clam House, and where Neil Dellacroce and John Gotti used the Ravenite Social Club. Along the way you’ll meet Joe Masseria, Toto D’Aquila, Ignazio Lupo, Carmine “Lilo” Galante, Carlo Gambino, and Paul Castellano, stand at the Alto Knights Social Club and the Prohibition-era Whiskey Curb, see Detective Joe Petrosino’s home, and visit the spot where a body was found in a sugar barrel in 1903, as well as the addresses of powerful crime figures that we guarantee most tours overlook.

Every stop has an audio summary, and a longer written account with the names, dates, and details. Each one also has a link to walking directions for the next stop, so you don’t have to work out the route.

How it works

After you buy, you’ll land on a page with a link to the tour. It is browser based, so there’s no app to download. You can add it to your home screen if you want one-tap access. You’ll need an internet connection while you walk and access this guide.

$19.99 — one-time payment

Buy the self-guided tour — $19.99

Secure payment by Stripe (card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay).
Right after you pay, you’ll be taken straight to your tour.

Prefer a guide in person? Book one of our private guided tours or call (347) 465-7767.