Umberto's Clam House is a restaurant located in Little Italy, Manhattan

Little Italy, Manhattan

Little Italy is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italians. Today the neighborhood of Little Italy consists of Italian stores and restaurants.-Historical area:...

, New York City, New York, United States. Originally located on Mulberry Street

Mulberry Street (Manhattan)

Mulberry Street is a principal thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York. The street was listed on maps of the area since at least 1755. The "Bend" in Mulberry in which the street changes direction from southwest to northeast to a northerly direction was to avoid the wetlands surrounding the Collect Pond...

, it has since moved to Broome Street.

History

On April 7, 1972, New York gangster Joe Gallo

Joe Gallo

Joseph Gallo , also known as "Crazy Joey" and "Joe the Blond", was a celebrated New York City gangster for the Profaci crime family, later known as the Colombo crime family...

was shot and killed at the restaurant two months after opening.

Between 1986 until 1994, the Government oversaw financial operations after trial evidence lead them to believe that income was being skimmed. It was believed to be the only restaurant in New York overseen by the government over an organised crime case. In 1994 with increasing losses under Government control, the restaurant's control was returned to owner Robert Ianniello.

In 1996, the restaurant was closed due to lack of funds and the building was sold, but reopened in 2000 in a new location.