Mob History Tour: Explore NYC's Little Italy

Embark on a thrilling Mafia History Tour in New York’s Little Italy. Explore the underworld, from black hand gangs to the rise of notorious mobsters. Discover the secrets of organized crime and visit infamous locations. Optional: see spots from The Godfather and Gangs of New York. Join now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Little Italy - Discover the origins of early Black Hand gangs and their transformation into the Mafia during the Prohibition era, along with Lucky Luciano’s establishment of The Commission of The Five Families.
  • Mulberry Street - Visit the location where the notorious Dapper Don John Gotti held court.
  • Lt. Petrosino Square - Learn about…
What's Included
  • Guided walking tour
Additional Information

Embark on an exciting exploration of mob history with this walking tour in New York’s Little Italy, where infamous events in American gangster history unfolded.
Begin with the brutal methods of early black hand gangs and the struggles to dominate the liquor trade during Prohibition, which paved the way for Joe “The Boss” Masseria’s ascent.
Discover how…

Location
44 Spring St
Spring Street
Meet on the corner of Spring and Mulberry Streets, next to the DaSalvio Playground at 44 Spring Street. Look for the guide in a white cap. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the start time as the tour will start promptly on time. Once the tour starts, you will not be able to join it.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Susan_r
Sep 2, 2025
Fun Afternoon Experience! - Quite informative and entertaining. Interesting how many of the “mob movies” have taken actual events from the past. Tom was a great guide!
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Danielledaial
Jul 30, 2025
Mob tour. - Tour guide Tom was great, very knowledgeable. Loved the tour, also visited sites of mob movie scenes like Donny Brasco.
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G4252abbethc
May 4, 2025
If you like Mafia history, this tour is for YOU!! - Our guide and this tour were both fantastic! It was an excellent blend of historical information and details of the history of the Mafia along with pop culture facts about movies and TV shows that we all know. I really learned a lot more about the history of the Mafia than I thought I knew. We also liked the details about the police side of the stories. Our guide had a great way of weaving the past with the present with a book of photos of the various people and places as they looked at the time. Highly recommend this tour instead of the big group tours!
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Ashley_c
Dec 29, 2024
Little Italy 👍 - Very informative. We enjoyed the tour, the guide and other travelers. Our tour guide was knowledgeable
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P3154tbalisonh
Oct 22, 2024
Great Little Italy and Mafia walk - Really enjoyed learning the history of Little Italy and the changes over time. Our guide was very informative and knowledgeable so good to listen to him. He had some photographs to support the history.
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Amy_d
Oct 21, 2024
Interesting history - Tom was a great guide. Obviously knew his material. Had pictures and other supporting material in a binder to show to the group. Group size (12) was good. Recommend if you are into mafia history.
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Kellyfd739ka
Aug 21, 2024
Walking Mafia Tour - A really interesting tour by a knowledgeable man. All my family enjoyed. We had pictures to add to the experience. Great for movie buffs. Thank You
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Patrick_f
Jul 5, 2024
Very informative. We all... - Very informative. We all really enjoyed the pictures, stories & history provided throughout the Mafia history tour in Little Italy.
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Susana_d
Aug 25, 2025
A few interesting places to walk by - We walked back and forth around a few blocks. A few interesting places. Guide pleasant and had a binder full of photos and newspaper clips to show
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Armor-reisen
Oct 27, 2024
Not a recommendable tour - The guide didn't bother to tell his name. He was giving information about mafia bosses uninspired. He did what was necessary but nothing more or in an interesting way. We left the tour after half an hour.
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up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).