Umbertos Clam House
Umbertos Clam House | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1972 |
Owner(s) | Robert Ianniello |
Food type | Italian, seafood |
Street address | 132 Mulberry Street (between Grand Street and Hester Street) in Little Italy in Manhattan |
City | New York City |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 10013 |
Coordinates | 40°43′6.33″N 73°59′51.53″W / 40.7184250°N 73.9976472°W |
Website | www |
Umbertos Clam House is an Italian seafood restaurant located at 132
History
The restaurant, founded by Umberto Ianniello, opened in 1972 at 129 Mulberry Street at the northwest corner of
On April 7, 1972—two months after opening—New York gangster Joe Gallo was shot and killed at the restaurant, a killing The New York Times dubbed "one of the more sensational Mafia murders in New York City in recent history".[5][6] His party of family and friends[7][8] (including his daughter,[9] wife, and bodyguard[10]) had stopped for an early morning snack after celebrating his 43rd birthday[11] at the Copacabana.[11] A rival gangster spotted him and sent in hitmen shortly after Gallo was seated at a butcher block table in a back corner.[12] After sustaining five shots, Gallo stumbled out into the street and died.[11]
Matthew was at the cash register that night but fled to the kitchen
In 1986, Matthew Ianniello was sentenced to six years in prison on a
Between 1986 and 1994, the federal government oversaw the restaurant's financial operations and daily operations, after trial evidence led them to believe that money was being skimmed.[5][3] In 1994, with the restaurant suffering increasing losses, the establishment's control was turned over to the current owner, Matthew's younger brother, Robert Ianniello,[3][13] who is listed as the restaurant's principal owner.[3]
In November 1996, the restaurant was closed due to a lack of funds and the building was sold.[14][15] Umbertos reopened in May 2000, at 178 Mulberry Street (on the corner of Broome Street), two blocks north of the original location.[16] In 2010, Umbertos moved to its current location, just a few spots north of the original site.[16][17] Today, the Ristorante Da Gennaro occupies the original location of Umbertos Clam House.[7]
The founders of ZZ's Clam Bar have said it "celebrates" Umbertos Clam House.[18]
In popular culture
The
The song "Joey" by Bob Dylan from his 1976 album Desire references Umberto's and the Gallo incident. The song is an epic loosely based on Gallo's life, and contains the lyric "One day they blew him down/In a clam bar in New York".
In a 1989 interview, Jerry Garcia stated that he would try to eat at Umbertos every time he played in New York, chuckling "they try to get a picture of me up there with Frank Sinatra and The Pope!"
As of January 2005, the
Umbertos was featured in
The original 129 Mulberry Street location can be seen in the 1984 film
See also
References
- ^ "Zagats Review". Zagats.
- ^ Roberts, Nina (October 7, 2007). "Yes, parts have been yuppified, but Little Italy eats as well as ever". Boston.com.
- ^ a b c d Raab, Selwyn (February 12, 1994). "Umberto's, of Clams and Bullets Fame, Is Paroled". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Ianniello Is Sentenced In Racketeering Trial". The New York Times. February 16, 1986.
- ^ a b c Fried, Joseph P. (January 9, 2005). "FOLLOWING UP: Still Serving Italian, Long After a Mob Hit". The New York Times.
- ^ "The gruesome end of Crazy Joe Gallo". Ephemeral New York. February 7, 2009.
- ^ a b Skillings, Pamela. "Manhattan, New York: Photo Tour of Sites of Famous New York Deaths". About.com. p. 9 of 11. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ Gage, Nicholas (May 3, 1972). "Story of Joe Gallo's Murder" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ISBN 9781848368262.
- ^ "Joseph Gallo". The Biography Channel Website. 2013. Retrieved 8 Sep 2013.
- ^ a b c Morabito, Greg (August 26, 2011). "A Guide to New York's Mob Restaurants". New York Eater.
- ^ a b c Mulligan, Hugh A. (May 5, 1985). "In These Eateries, Pasta Was Served With Bullets". The Nevada Daily Mail: 3A.
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (December 31, 1985). "9 Of 10 Found Guilty In Skimming Trial". The New York Times.
- ^ Lewis, David L. (December 19, 1996). "Umberto's Totally Clammed". New York Daily News. New York. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Andrew (December 22, 1996). "Umberto's Is Rubbed Out". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Wilson, Michael (September 26, 2013). "After 4 Decades, Memory of a Mob Killing Still Draws Gawkers". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Grimes, William (May 24, 2000). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Fill It Up, and Check the Olive Oil". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Collins, Glenn (18 June 2013). "At ZZ's Clam Bar, Seafood Shares the Stage With Cocktails". Diner’s Journal Blog. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Image theraffon.net