"One of these days" I plan on coming up with my own "tour" that can be printed out...

My family will be spending a week in NYC this summer and I was hoping someone could give me a few mob-related places to check out.

The Edison Hotel is a good one to stay at too. In the summer hotel prices are ridiculous, but I stayed there right after New Year's. I think it was like $180/night. In the summer it'll probably be $300.00.

And seeing all the crazies there makes me feel somewhat normal.

I visited both of you at your hotels.... both of you kept me waiting in the lobby ....

(SC continues drinking out of the hose)

I visited both of you at your hotels.... both of you kept me waiting in the lobby ....

(SC continues drinking out of the hose)

That's funny, I remember falling for you.

Yeah right! You fell because you were exhausted from walking 45 miles that day.

Did you have a "can o' peas" while you were waiting on line?

I go once a year. I actually went January 2, which I think technically should still be considered last year. So I'm past due.

Now, if only my checking account felt the same way.

You made out all right that day. Tired, but unscathed.

Thats just it... I DIDN'T make out that day.

Yea, that's me and Vegas. I try to go at least once a year. As far as NYC, I find the r/t flight is very very reasonable. It's the hotel prices that cha-ching up the tab. Of course, if I didn't want to stay in/by Time's Square I'd get a cheaper price, but who wants to be away from the action?

TIS

"Godfather" related

Here's a good basic list of some of the locations you may want to visit:

Depending on how much time you have to spend in New York, and how much distance you'll be willing to travel, you may want to concentrate on just a few areas.


Downtown

Mulberry Street, the heart of "Little Italy" figures prominently in the "Godfather" movies. At #263 Mulberry St. (near Prince St.) is the "Old" St. Pat's Cathedral, used in the christening scenes of Connie's son in Part I and some scenes in the beginning of Part III. A short distance away at Thompson and Bleecker Streets is the location used when Sonny left Lucy Mancini's apartment (surrounded by bodyguards as he left the building). Mott Street, one block away, was used as the background for the scene in which Vito was gunned down. At #128 Mott Street (on the fourth floor) is a loft used for the interiors of the Genco Olive Oil Co. (where Sollozzo met with the Family leaders). A few blocks south is the NYS Supreme Courthouse (60 Centre Street) on whose steps Barzini tumbled down after being shot dead.

Midtown

At #314 Fifth Avenue (by 32nd Street) is a pizzeria that used to be Polk's Hobby Shop (where Tom Hagen was kidnapped by Sollozzo). Go up north some to The Edison Hotel (241 West 47 Street, just off Broadway). The Edison's restaurant was used as the bar in which Luca Brasi was killed. Two short blocks north on the west side of Broadway (between 49th and 50th Streets) WAS the home of Jack Dempsey's Restaurant, used as the backdrop in front of which Mike waited to be picked up by Sollozzo and McCluskey. Head east a few blocks to Radio City Music Hall at Sixth Avenue and 50th Street. Mike and Kay left there only to see the newspaper headlines that Vito was shot. Walk a block east to #645 Fifth Avenue (at 51st Street), now the Olympic Tower Building. That WAS the former home of Best & Co., the department store from which Mike and Kay exited with their Christmas shopping. A few blocks up Fifth Avenue is The St. Regis Hotel (at 55th Street) in which Mike and Kay's hotel room scenes were filmed. 3/4 mile east of there is the 59th Street Bridge, used in Part I as the George Washington Bridge, over which Mike and Sollozzo drove on their way to Louis' Restaurant in The Bronx.

Other

The filming location for Sollozzo's murder scene was The Luna Restaurant (renamed "Louis' Restaurant" in the movie). It was at White Plains Rd. and Gun Hill Rd. (just under the "el" train). It is now the home to The Bethel Church of God. The restaurant went out of business a year after the movie was filmed.

The Corleone Mall (supposed to be in Long Beach) was actually filmed on Staten Island. The homes used are located at #110 and #120 Longfellow Avenue in the Emerson Hill section. There is no wall around the houses (it was built out of styrofoam for the movie), and the homes are privately owned, so you won't be able to go inside, but here are travel directions to see them from the outside: (from lower Manhattan) - Take the Staten Island Ferry from the terminal at Battery Park to St. George, Staten Island. The Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway will take you from the St. George Station, four stops to Grasmere. From there Clove Rd. runs north into Milford Drive and Ocean Terrace. Longfellow Ave. is a cul-de-sac running east from Ocean Terrace. #110-120 are the last houses at the end of the road.

The Cavalry Cemetery, just under the Long Island Expressway near Greenpoint Avenue (in Queens) was used to film Don Vito's funeral. The street address is 49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd., Woodside, Queens. There are 3 million people buried there, so good luck in finding the gravesite used in the movie.

Its about time for me to update this list, but its a good beginning for visitors. (I put the better sites that remain relatively the same as they were when the movie was filmed IN BOLD).

Held: a caveat I always share with people who are visiting New York:
There are almost no public toilets anywhere in the city (or at least any that any decent person would consider using). Make sure you plan your day accordingly.