Benny, they were filming Donnie Brasco where (and when) I lived in Little Italy; my wife at the time ran into Depp on the street a couple of times (his trailer was on Baxter Street close to the parking lot we used on Broome Street). Our condo (on Grand Street) was in the first few scenes of the movie (not in the scene, but visible).

A couple friends have tried to get me to read comics but I never did get into them. I'll give the Batman book you mentioned a read.