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We walked through the bowels of a large warehouse shrouded in darkness. I rounded a corner and shoved open a heavy door with no idea what was on the other side. Suddenly, we were in the world headquarters of WeWork. The famous startup led by Adam Neumann seemed to take…
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A German Shepherd barks viciously and strains at his chain. A red Tahoe pulls up to a a large industrial building. The sky is grey. A hulking man steps out. This is Barone Sanitation, which featured prominently in The Sopranos as a front for Tony’s illicit interests. In one my…
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+ Cosa Nostra, HBO, Jersey, Jersey City, Mafia, New Jersey, NJ, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV+
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This is overdue. Tony Soprano At the driver’s seat of a long black Lincoln, a well dressed man peruses a magazine. Behind him pulls a red SUV. A large figure emerges, walking purposefully in shiny brown wingtips. This is how one of my favorite scenes from The Sopranos begins, as…
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+ HBO, Jersey, Jersey City, Mafia, Mob, New Jersey, NYC, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV+
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A heavyset man sits in a seat pulled from a junked car, reading Waste News. Around him are cars in various states of disassembly. A Mercedes pulls up… This is Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero’s body shop from The Sopranos, Cleveland Auto Body. It features in one of my favorite episodes,…
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+ HBO, LCN, Mafia, New Jersey, Newark, North Jersey, NYC, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV+
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They sit around tables covered in checkered cloths, sipping espresso. The conversations are hushed. As you approach, they fall silent. This is Satriale’s, the butcher shop that served as headquarters for Tony and his crew in The Sopranos. These scenes were shot at a storefront in Kearny, New Jersey, a…
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+ HBO, Hudson County, Kearny, LCN, Mafia, Mob, New Jersey, NJ, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV+
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“Gerry warned you Eli!” Dim streetlights reflect off wet pavement. In the background, a red neon sign flickers out. “Kay’s Spring Garden.” As Hesh Rabkin and his son-in-law Eli prepare to head home, a black Lexus suddenly pulls in front of them. In an instant, they’re surrounded by thugs banging…
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+ Cosa Nostra, Dramas, Episodes, HBO, James Gandolfini, Jersey City, Mafia, Mob, New Jersey, New York City, NYC, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, TV+
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EMT’s jump into a vintage ambulance and speed off past NYPD Chevy Caprices. The backdrop: a spooky, mostly disused hospital on the fringes of New York City. Two menacing men in flat-top fades and thick gold chains saunter toward the entrance. This is the world I spent yesterday in, as…
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+ Behind the scenes, Episodes, Film, Filming, Hobbies, New York, New York City, Series, Sidehustle, Television, TV+
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