Regarding Sollozzo: “The Alley” mission
Mr. Bonasera: “The Enforcer” mission
Meeting With Sollozzo: “A Grave Situation” mission
Sicilian Sign: “Sleeping With The Fishes” mission
Five Shots: “The Don Is Dead” mission
Sonny And Tom Disagree: “Intensive Care” mission
Sonny And Tom Argue Again: “Fireworks” mission
Mr. Woltz: “Death To The Traitor ” mission
Trigger Too Tight: “Horseplay” mission
Mattresses Montage: “A Recipe For Revenge” mission
Where’s Michael?: “Now it’s Personal” mission
Spoiled Guinea Brat: “The Silent Witness” mission
Carlo Learns A Lesson: “Sonny’s War” mission
Are You Ready To Do Me This Favor?: “Change Of Plans” mission
The Don’s Demise: “Order To Kill” mission
Carlo Goes For A Ride: “It’s Only Business” mission
The Baptism: “Baptism By Fire” mission
Johnny Fontane: Collect 10 film reels
Don Sends Luca On An Errand: Collect 20 film reels
Luca’s Demise: Collect 30 film reels
The Don Is Dead: Collect 40 film reels
Whack Paulie: Collect 55 film reels
Good Morning Mr. Woltz: Collect 70 film reels
Sonny At The Tollbooth: Collect 85 film reels
Sorry Sally: Collect 100 film reels

To stop your money from going into some racket that will not pay off later, get the pressure up on the person you would normally buy out and he will instead pay you.

In missions where you raid an enemy gang’s operation (like a supplier or storefront racket), search the interior after completing the main objective for hidden stashes of money and ammunition. Most back rooms, closets, and rooftops contain hidden moneybags or weapon stashes.

Go to the police station in Brooklyn and bribe the chief, then rob the bank. When you get outside no one will shoot or chase you. Note: When bribing the chief make sure you have no heat.

To get easy money and respect, go to the Molotov Cocktail seller in Midtown. Look for hobos walking around, then shoot them. You will get a good amount of respect and money, but no heat.

When walking around the city, kill the homeless men you see from time to time. The majority of the time they will have $5,500 and you will get no heat.

Get on the freeway and about every ten seconds a warehouse truck should appear. Stop your car in front of it, get out, cause some damage, kill the bagmen, take the money, and keep driving. You can accumulate a lot of money quickly. Then, return to your safe house and deposit the money.

After you own the compounds, go to New Jersey. It is easier to travel through the Holland Tunnel. Go to the Stracci compound, then drive into the container park. Go far behind, where you will see a lot of containers. Step out, then you will see a lot of Stracci soldiers. Kill all of them, then go in to the maze. At the back, there are two boxes and another group of Straccis. Break open the box to find approximately $120,000. Then, run as fast as you can to your car before another bunch of Straccis appear. If they do appear, kill them all. In total you will get around $125,000. Note: You will need a lot of ammunition. They can be as strong as the sewer system bell-boys.

Different families have different incomes; the richest family is the Barzini (green) family followed by the Cuneo (red) family. The businesses that you take from these families pay out a lot more than the other two. Also, when you are taking over their business, do not forget to pick up the money they drop. When a Barzini (green) family member is killed, you can pick up at least $200 per person. However, when you take money from a Tattaglia (brown) family member, you will only get $15.

Enter the sewer system and find a crate containing money, which is guarded by a group of heavily armed bell-boys. The entrance to the sewer system is directly south of the westernmost Tattaglia warehouse on the Hell’s Kitchen Loop.

Back Of The Head execution: Use a pistol and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Barehanded Kneeling execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, without any weapons drawn, stand in front of your enemy. While they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press RB.

Barehanded Standing execution: Without any weapons drawn, stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Between The Eyes execution: Use a revolver and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Blackhand execution: Kill your enemy with your fists without grabbing them.

Blackhand Grapple execution: Kill your enemy with your fists while grabbing them.

Bombs Away execution: Kill your enemy with dynamite, a bomb, an explosive barrel, or an explosive crate.

Bottle execution: Kill your enemy by throwing a bottle at them.

Chin Up execution: Use a 2×4 and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB. 2×4s can be found by blowing up a burning barrel on the street.

Clavicle Crush execution: Use a tire iron and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Cocktail Hour execution: Kill your enemy with a Molotov.

Crooked Cop execution: Use a police baton and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Disarmed execution: Shoot your enemy in the shoulder to make them drop their weapon.

Double Play execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, use a baseball bat and stand in front of your enemy. While they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press RB.

Face-off execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a shotgun. Lock on to them and press RB.

Foot In Mouth execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a magnum. Lock on to them, then press RB.

Gut Shot execution: Use a shotgun and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Hard Head execution: Kill your enemy by slamming their head into a counter or other low object.

Hats Off execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a pistol. Lock on to them and press RB.

Headstrong execution: Use a Tommy gun and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

How’s Your Leg execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a golf club or shovel. Lock on to them, and press RB.

Kneecapped execution: Shoot your enemy in the knee.

Last Gasp execution: Strangle your enemy to death with your bare hands.

Look at Me execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, use a revolver and stand in front of your enemy. While they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press RB.

Magnum execution: Kill your enemy with a magnum.

Melee Weapon execution: Kill your enemy using any melee weapon.

Neck Boned execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a tire iron. Lock on to them and press RB.

Neck Kink execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, use a police baton and stand in front of your enemy. While they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press RB.

Over Cooked execution: Throw your enemy into a furnace. Furnaces can be found in bakeries and funeral homes.

Pipe Down execution: Use a lead pipe and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Pistol execution: Kill your enemy with a pistol.

Protect Ya Neck execution: Use a golf club or shovel and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Revolver execution: Kill your enemy with a revolver.

Riddled With Lead execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a Tommy gun, lock on to them, and press RB.

Road Rage execution: Kill your enemy by running them over with a car.

Shotgun execution: Kill your enemy with a shotgun.

Sicilian Candle execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a 2×4, lock on to them, and press RB. 2×4s can be found by blowing up a burning barrel on the street.

Silent Assassin execution: Strangle your enemy to death using the garrote wire.

Stained Glass execution: Kill your enemy by throwing them through a window.

Sure Shot execution: Kill your enemy with a head shot.

Taste My Chamber execution: Use a magnum and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB.

Tommy Gun execution: Kill your enemy with a Tommy gun.

Traffic Accident execution: Kill your enemy by throwing them in front of a moving vehicle. Do not stand in front of traffic or it will stop; stand to the side of the road.

Wallpapered execution: Kill your enemy by slamming them against a wall.

Watch Your Step execution: Kill your enemy by throwing them off a roof, ledge, two-story window, etc.

Wrenched execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get directly in front of them while holding a lead pipe, lock on to them, and press RB.

You’re Out execution: Use a baseball bat and stand in front of your enemy. While they are standing, lock onto them and press RB. Note: There is a glitch with the onscreen message, which will call it a “Melee Standing Execution”.

If you have not taken over all the businesses and rackets, wait until you have reached the “Don Of New York City” rank. You will be able to take over anything without having to smash anything up or “convince” the person that it is a good idea; they will just say “Yes” immediately.

To take over a compound, equip all of your guns with ammunition, or use a powerful gun to kill other gangsters and take their gun. You should have cover at all times. Note: When behind the bushes to the left of the entrance they can shoot you through the bushes. Once inside, do the same thing and always have cover. Then, run downstairs. In the back house there are two men. One is behind a box and there is another behind a pillar. After those two are dead, set the time bomb (not dynamite). If needed, stay in the basement and die, then drive back and repeat on the other house.

When you are ready to take over a compound, the Tattaglias in northeast Brooklyn is recommended because they may be the weakest family in New York, but that does not mean they are going to be very simple to defeat either. Bring some bombs along and blow up the support pillars in the basements. You may start a mob war, but if you are successful you will have a new safe house with a group of guards.

When trying to take over a compound, use your car to run people over. Then, get out and use it as a shield. Once you are in the yard, kill any enemies. Then if you have a lot of ammunition, take one step into the house and shoot at the floor or person. The enemies should step out as you hide. Shoot them, then continue into the room with the couches. Someone could be hiding behind the couch. Run to the basement and clear it, then plant a bomb. Do the same in the other house.

Stay far away form the gang members guarding the business or compound, enough so that you cannot lock on to them. If you pick them off from a far range, they will not shoot back. You can clear the area without getting shot.

When you go to a hub, warehouse, or compound with people and cars blocking your way, stand close enough that you can lock-on to a person. Take either dynamite or a Molotov Cocktail and throw it. It will blow up the cars next to the people. Continue doing this until you have reached the hub, warehouse, or compound.

The pistol at level 3 works like a semi-automatic gun. It carries fourteen bullets and has more firepower. It is great for taking over businesses. The shotgun at level 3 has more ammunition, more firepower, and is great for taking over warehouses, etc. Prioritize weapons upgrades before safehouse buying. One house in each city is fine at the start. However, you will have to buy them all in the end.

Health: The more health, the better.

Streetsmarts: Prolong the victims breaking point (and by doing so, increasing your weekly income earnings). Remember to always try to buy them out first.

Fighting: Increase you negotiation pressure by 10% for each upgrade.

Speed: Not so essential. Only faster reloading is interesting here.

Shooting: For better aiming speed and precision but not essential for taking over businesses.

.38 Snub-Nose: Colt Detective .38 Special / Smith & Wesson M & P 2 in revolver
Pistol: Colt M1911A1 semi-auto .45 pistol
Magnum: Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver in .357
Long-barrel Shotgun: Remington 870 pump-action shotgun
Tommy Gun: Thompson M1921 / 1928 sub-machine gun in .45

First Sign of Respect (5 points): Reach Respect Level 10.
Gaining Respect (10 points): Reach Respect Level 20.
Making an Impression (15 points): Reach Respect Level 30.
Demanding Respect (20 points): Reach Respect Level 40.
Jack of All Trades (25 points): Reach Respect Level 45.
Public Enemy Number One (50 points): Reach Respect Level 50.
Assassin (10 points): Earn 5 Execution Styles.
Petty Theft (10 points): Crack 10 Safes.
Negotiator (5 points): Bribe a Police Chief.
Smuggler (10 points): Hijack 10 Racket Trucks.
Real Estate Investor (10 points): Purchase a Safehouse.
Bodyguard (10 points): Hire a Crew Member.
Earner (10 points): Extort 10 Businesses.
Enforcer (10 points): Take Over 5 Rackets.
Arms Dealer (10 points): Purchase a Firearm Upgrade.
Forced Entry (10 points): Heist a Bank.
Demolitions Expert (10 points): Bomb a Business.
Knockout King (15 points): Win a Prize Fight.
Entrepreneur (15 points): Collect 10 Film Reels.
Neighborhood Control (20 points): Take Over a Neighborhood.
For the Family (25 points): Complete all Missions.
Contract Killer (25 points): Complete all Hits.
Service Provider (25 points): Complete all Favors.
Diplomat (20 points): Help all Merchants.
Total Domination (50 points): Extort all Businesses.
Front Man (50 points): Take Over all Fronts.
No More Narcotics (30 points): Bomb all Drug Rackets.
Warehouse Wrecker (30 points): Seize all Warehouses.
Transport Takedown (30 points): Seize all Transport Hubs.
Rival Family Elimination (40 points): Destroy all Rival Compounds.
Real Estate Mogul (20 points): Purchase/Own all Safehouses.
Bank Robber (10 points): Heist all Banks Once.
Heavyweight Champ (25 points): Win all Prize Fights.
Safecracker (30 points): Crack all Safes.
The Don (25 points): Reach Don Rank.
Don of NYC (50 points): Reach Don of NYC Rank.
Executioner (40 points): Complete all Execution Styles.
Debt Collector (30 points): Collect all 100 Film Reels.