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In 1931, Fresina was murdered and members of the Pillow gang continued fighting with the Russo gang and the Green Ones. [3] The Pillow gang was taken over Thomas Buffa, who became boss of the St. Louis Mafia family. [3] The rival gangs continued fighting until the end of Prohibition, when the various Mafia factions began functioning as one ...
The Five Families refer to five Italian American Mafia crime families that operate in New York City. In 1931, the five families were organized by Salvatore Maranzano following his victory in the Castellammarese War. Maranzano reorganized the Italian American gangs in New York City into the Maranzano, Profaci, Mangano, Luciano, and Gagliano ...
Rivals. Various gangs in New York City, including their allies. The Genovese crime family (pronounced [dʒenoˈveːze, -eːse]), also sometimes referred to as the Westside, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City and New Jersey as part of the American Mafia.
116th Street Crew. The 116th Street Crew, [2] also known as the Uptown Crew, [3] is a faction of the Genovese crime family. In the early 1960s, Anthony Salerno became the caporegime of the 116th Street Crew and one of the most powerful captains in the Genovese family. Salerno based the crew in the Palma Boys Social Club located at 416 East ...
The Origin of Organized Crime in America:the New York City Mafia, 1891-1931. London: Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-99030-1; Dash, Mike. The First Family: Terror, Extortion and the Birth of the American Mafia. London, Simon & Schuster, 2009. Asbury, Herbert. The Gangs of New York. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. ISBN 1-56025-275-8; Sifakis, Carl.
The American Mafia, [23][24][25] commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, [23][24][25] is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group. In North America, the organization is often colloquially referred to as the Italian Mafia or Italian Mob, though these terms ...
Velentzas Organization [13] and various other gangs in New York City, including their allies. The Gambino crime family (pronounced [ɡamˈbiːno]) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia.
DeCavalcante crime family. The DeCavalcante crime family, also known as the North Jersey crime family or the North Jersey Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family that operates mainly in northern New Jersey, particularly in Elizabeth, [2] Newark, West New York [4] and the surrounding areas. The family is part of the nationwide criminal ...