Sparks Steak House is located at 210 East 46th Street between Second & Third Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. The restaurant opened in 1966 and moved to its current location in 1977 (it was originally on East 18th Street). It was founded by brothers Pat and Mike Cetta. It is the establishment where Gambino mafia boss Paul Castellano and mobster Thomas Bilotti were gunned down near its entrance before having dinner there in 1985 under the orders of John Gotti. [1] This led to Gotti being able to take control of the Gambino family. The entrance to the restaurant can also be seen in the opening scene of the 2004 film The Last Shot.
References
- ^ "John Gotti Dies in Prison at 61; Mafia Boss Relished the Spotlight", New York Times, June 11, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. "Mr. Gotti asked Mr. Dellacroce to intervene with Mr. Castellano, but before any resolution was made, Mr. Dellacroce died of cancer in December 1985. Two weeks later, on the evening of Dec. 16, 1985, Mr. Castellano and his new underboss, Thomas Billotti, were gunned down by a team of assassins in front of Sparks Steak House on East 46th Street near Third Avenue in Manhattan."
