Hawaii Kai, NYC in Scorcese's 'Goodfellas'? - General Tiki

QK Queen Kamehameha Member So Cal Joined: Oct 21, 2003 Posts: 1413	QK Queen Kamehameha Posted posted on Fri, Jun 2, 2006 10:53 PM The hawaii kai was closed decades before this movie was made. I went there many times as a kid. I thought the bar in the Goodfellas movie was after a bar that used to be in Astoria queens, not manhattan where the hawaii kai is/was. I will see if I still have a photo of it. If you watch the movie, you will see their teritory they control is queens, astoria and kennedy airport. They did hang out at the copa, but that wasn't their neighborhood. There were many hawaiian restaurants in queens at one time. Sadly all are gone now. Amy

The hawaii kai was closed decades before this movie was made. I went there many times as a kid.

I thought the bar in the Goodfellas movie was after a bar that used to be in Astoria queens, not manhattan where the hawaii kai is/was. I will see if I still have a photo of it. If you watch the movie, you will see their teritory they control is queens, astoria and kennedy airport. They did hang out at the copa, but that wasn't their neighborhood. There were many hawaiian restaurants in queens at one time. Sadly all are gone now.

Amy

Post #235621 by Queen Kamehameha on Fri, Jun 2, 2006 10:53 PM