Museum of the American Gangster the shooting of Pretty Boy Floyd. The former speakeasy has a history of its own; the building is the former residence of Walter Scheib. The exhibit is currently open. It is also possible to tour the old speakeasy. July 24, 2010 marked the twentieth anniversary of the release of "Goodfellas". This milestone was celebrated with a private screening hosted by Henry Hill for a select group of invitees at the Museum of the American Gangster. Museum of the American Gangster The Museum of the American Gangster is a two-room museum located at 80 St. Mark's Place in the East Village,
Pretty Boy Floyd of four law enforcement officers. Though J. Edgar Hoover used the incident as ammunition to further empower the FBI to pursue Floyd, historians are divided as to whether or not he was involved. Another more likely suspect was gang member Sol Weismann, who resembled Floyd. Floyd adamantly denied his involvement in this fiasco (apparently a botched attempt to free bank robber Frank Nash, who was in police custody). The gunfight was an attack by Vernon Miller and accomplices on lawmen escorting robber Frank "Jelly" Nash to a car parked at the Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Two Kansas City,