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Many of The Godfather Sicily scenes were filmed in and around Taormina. I believe the village served as the setting for Corleone. That's right. I made my own tour along the place years ago I thought the Godfather was filmed in Savoca, Sicily... Which is a half hour drive North of Taormina I think i...

Thanks! I didn't know Taormina was a city in Sicily so I've learned something today You could do a search for a family name or a ship name on the Ellis Island Foundation web site. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/ Thanks for the link. It oddly eno...

You knew how to eat my friend. I ate in only a few of the spots there, I missed out. I could go on about old spots from back then but I don't' want to turn this into a restaurant thread. Plus all this talk is making me hungry and everything is closed! bert I know you want to end this but one last c...

Cacuzza, you seem to know the area very well, I have a question. There was a small lot next to Luna's if I remember right? I think it was used once for a fight scene or confrontation in the Sopranos. I think it involved Johnny Sac. Do you recall the scene? It now makes more sense for it to be shot ...

I don't know whether this question should go here, but has anyone had any experience with or any knowledge about either of these two New York City restaurants? I think Giando is in Williamsburg or at least its located on Kent Avenue near the Williamsburg bridge going into lower Manhattan. Angelo's ...

It hasn't been the same down there in years regarding the quality of the food or service. I never ate in Angelos, I wish I had. Casa Bella was good, and Vincents was not a tourist trap back then. I loved Luna's for the simple food, nothing fancy but good. There was also a good Chinese place on Cana...

Nevermind, I found the article where he claims to have HIV. This guy is so crazy, it's hard to tell what's true and what isn't though. www.silive.com/news/2019/10/alleged-mob-boss-killers-interrogation-video-vomiting-fox-news-and-varying-accounts.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&u...

I don't know whether this question should go here, but has anyone had any experience with or any knowledge about either of these two New York City restaurants? I think Giando is in Williamsburg or at least its located on Kent Avenue near the Williamsburg bridge going into lower Manhattan. Angelo's ...

I don't know whether this question should go here, but has anyone had any experience with or any knowledge about either of these two New York City restaurants? I think Giando is in Williamsburg or at least its located on Kent Avenue near the Williamsburg bridge going into lower Manhattan. Angelo's ...

Nevermind, I found the article where he claims to have HIV. This guy is so crazy, it's hard to tell what's true and what isn't though. www.silive.com/news/2019/10/alleged-mob-boss-killers-interrogation-video-vomiting-fox-news-and-varying-accounts.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&u...

Oh wait I forgot it's 2020. It's only hipsters. Same with Williamsburg Also not entirely. Williamsburg is mostly gentrified but many old school joints still exist but as far as population, it’s mostly younger and gentrified. I used to live in Greenpoint so I know but people like to put labels on th...

I forgot to the mention the elderly grandfather who was also suffering with senility at the time came to the U.S. decades earlier. He was already inducted in Sicily before coming to the U.S. He was from Catania. His grandson used to call him "cornuto" as a private joke between them and a t...

Thank you Cacuzza, your story really put it into perspective why someone would turn down the opportunity to be made. I guess the outcome of turning it down depends on the associate in question that turned it down. I am sure there were associates, unlike those in your story, that rejected the offer ...

For the sake of further context to the above story. The young guys were between the ages of 20 and 25 when they first started. The older made guys in question were between the age of 40 and 50 years. The guy who was allowed to go moved to a town called Long Branch, New Jersey. The other guy who stay...

Alphonse Persico (colombo consigliere) made in 1975 in bufalino, transferred to Colombo’s. Shortly after that promoted to capo and then to csonsigliere It was even faster than that. Made in 1971 and Consiglere by 1973. The fastest one of all is of course Ralph Natale. Made in late 1994 and promoted...