Current Newsie Houses
Manhattan
Lower Manhattan Union:
Duane Street Lodging House (boys)
Address: 9 Duane St.
Landlord: Mr. Kloppman
Leader: Jack Kelly
Territory Boundaries:
Grand Street Lodging House (boys) and Marion Street Lodging House (girls)
Addresses: 34 Grand St. (boys), 56 Marion St. (girls)
Landlord/Lady: Mr. Marcetta (boys), Mrs. Ricci (girls)
Leader: Shane Marcetta (boys/overall leader), Mariana Conti (girls)
Territory Boundaries: Canal St., Bleecker St., Lafayette, the Bowery (a.k.a. Little Italy)
Greenwich Village Lodging House (girls)
Address: 127 Bleecker St.
Landlady: Mrs. Heartwick
Leader: Footsteps Callaway
Territory Boundaries: 14th St., Houston St., Broadway, the Hudson River
Bowery Lodging House (boys' and girls' branch)
(reserved but not yet made)
Addresses: 40 Bowery (boys), 42 Bowery (girls)
Landlord: Gino "Brimstone" Vaccarelli (boys and girls)
Leader: Night Owl O'Dare and Quip Valerio (boys), Alias Cohen (girls)
Territory Boundaries: Canal St., Park Row, Bowery, Center St. (a.k.a. Five Points)
Long Island
Brooklyn Union:
Brooklyn Heights Lodging House (boys) and Brooklyn Heights West (girls)
Addresses: 61 Poplar St. (boys), 81 Poplar St. (girls)
Landlord/Lady: Reardon O'Malley (boys), Bridget MacKenzie (girls)
Leader: Spot Conlon (boys/overall leader), Raven Tortulo (girls)
Territory Boundaries: Old Fulton St., Atlantic Avenue, Court St., Cadman Plaza
Note: Spot Conlon wields so much power in Brooklyn that he rules over all the newsies who sell there, regardless of which house they live in. Other lodging houses are free to outline their own territory and choose their own leaders, but they must ultimately answer to Spot.
Bay Ridge Lodging House
(reserved but not yet made)
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Non-Newsie Houses
Riverside House
Description: A tenement house offering bunkrooms and apartments for individuals or families
Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
Address: 24 Joralemon St.
Owned/Managed By: Alfred T. White (owner), Mrs. Finnigan (landlady/housekeeper)
Current Businesses
The Bistro Lucio
Description: Cafe/theatre/brothel/nightclub/opium den with some mob ties
Neighborhood: Turtle Bay (Midtown Manhattan)
Address: Corner of 1st and Mitchell Streets
Owned/Managed By: Massimo Macchia (owner), Lito Sebastiano (manager)
The Dusty Rose
Description: Burlesque theater/bar
Neighborhood: Red Hook
Address:
Owned/Managed By: Madame Barry
Louie's Pub
Description: Food, musicians, three pool tables, a wine cellar
Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
Address: 110 Furman St.
Owned/Managed By: Tommy Fierro (owner/main bartender), Luna Morgan (barmaid/waitress/manager)
Suggested Neighborhoods
In Lower Manhattan:
The Battery
In Midtown Manhattan:
Hell's Kitchen (Midtown West )
The Tenderloin (Central Midtown)
Turtle Bay (Midtown East)
In Upper Manhattan:
Upper West Side
In The Bronx:
Kingsbridge Heights (Northwest Bronx)
Mott Haven (South Bronx)
In Staten Island:
Stapleton (Northeastern Staten Island)
Tottenville (South Staten Island)
In Long Island
In Brooklyn:
Bensonhurst (Southwestern Brooklyn)
Coney Island (southern Brooklyn)
Red Hook (South Brooklyn)
Sunset Park (South Brooklyn)
In Queens:
Astoria (Northwestern Queens)
Ravenswood (Northwestern Queens)