The Napoli E Notte Cafe
This is the former Napoli E Notte Cafe.
It is located at 165 Thompson Street in Manhattan, New York.
These days, the original entrance no longer exists, as the property was merged with the adjoining Blue Haven bar in 2009.
The "Napoli E Notte" was a grubby, rundown cafe that was used as a mob hangout by the Genovese crime family.
An article in New York Magazine in 1969 described it as an unwelcoming spot that only served potatoes and pretzels. A sign on the inside warned, "This is not a club. Do not hang around."
During the 1960s and early 1970s, it served as a daily meeting point for a group of senior Genovese members that investigators nicknamed the Greenwich Four. This group consisted of Thomas Eboli, Frank "Funzi" Tieri, Peter DeFeo, and Anthony "Tony the Sheik" Carillo.
At the time, Eboli was the acting boss of the family. However, he was assassinated in 1972 after he failed to pay back a large debt to crime boss Carlo Gambino.
Following his death, he was officially replaced by Tieri, who ran things until he was convicted of RICO charges in the early 1980s.
Later, an informant alleged that both Eboli and Tieri were merely "decoys" for a mobster named Philip Lombardo, who was the real boss of the family.
Lombardo had chosen the two men to act as lightning rods for the authorities. By doing so, he was able to insulate himself from federal investigations.
This strategy was later employed by his successor, Vincent Gigante, who ran the nearby Triangle Social Club.
Demolished
The cafe no longer exists. However, you can still visit the location.
Further Details: The building is now part of the Blue Haven bar on West Houston Street.
Address
The address and GPS coordinates for the cafe are as follows:
Address
165 Thompson Street, Manhattan, New York, NY 10012, USA
GPS Coordinates
40.727590, -74.000463
40°43'39.32"N 74°00'01.67"W
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Area Information
The club was situated in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
📍 It is near the corner of West Houston Street and Thompson Street.
This location belongs to the following categories:
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