, ▁the ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mount ▁Car mel ▁and ▁the ▁" Dan cing ▁of ▁the ▁G ig lio " ▁is ▁performed ▁while ▁thousands ▁of ▁visitors ▁and ▁on look ers ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁once ▁largest ▁Italian ▁community ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁describes ▁the ▁restaurant ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁hard est ▁places ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁in ▁the ▁city ". ▁Notable ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁eat ery ▁have ▁included ▁John ▁Gott i , ▁Anthony ▁Sc aram ucci , ▁Rud y ▁Giul iani , ▁Robert ▁De ▁N iro , ▁Al ▁Pac ino , ▁Matt ▁S ull ivan , ▁Paul ▁V ario , ▁Anthony ▁Sal erno , ▁Henry ▁Hill , ▁Steven ▁C rea , ▁Michael ▁Ros ent hal , ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁ ▁and ▁many ▁New ▁York ▁members ▁of ▁La ▁C osa ▁N ost ra . ▁ ▁In ▁media ▁ ▁Film ▁In ▁the ▁movie ▁The ▁Wolf ▁of ▁Wall ▁Street , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Leon ardo ▁Di Cap rio ▁is ▁seen ▁e ating ▁dinner ▁in ▁R ao ' s ▁R estaur ant . ▁ ▁Wo ody ▁Allen ▁and ▁M ia ▁F arrow ▁would ▁regularly ▁eat ▁at ▁R ao ' s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Mrs . ▁R ao ▁inspired ▁the ▁character ▁T ina ▁Vit ale ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁film ▁Broadway ▁D anny ▁Rose . ▁ ▁Music ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ,