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Author | : Thomas F. Comiskey |
Publisher | : Archway Publishing |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 2019-03-28 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1480875678 |
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Few New Yorkers are aware that the tenements and storefronts of the East Village, famous for Beat poetry, avant-garde art, and alternative rock music, were a stronghold of mafia racketeering, treachery, and intrigue for almost seventy years. From the 1920s to 1990, mob icons lived in or frequented the East Village, known as part of the Lower East Side until the mid-1960s. In The East Village Mafia, author Thomas F. Comiskey shares the history of this little-known Manhattan mafia enclave that wielded influence on the direction and destiny of organized crime in New York City, telling how: Mafia royalty Lucky Luciano, Joe "the Boss" Masseria, and Joseph Bonanno lived in or frequented the East Village; East Village-bred Mafiosi plotted the assassinations of five Cosa Nostra bosses; Lucky Luciano ordained the East Village to be one of the mafia’s major heroin distribution centers after World War II; A mobster from Avenue A conspired to sell the Vatican millions worth of bogus stocks and bonds, some forged in the East Village; A sit down in Mafia don Joseph Bonanno's favorite Social Club on East Twelfth Street determined control over a New Jersey hotel; and A federal agent from Avenue A and Fifteenth Street became the nemesis of mafia narcotics dealers.
Author | : Eric Ferrara |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2010-09-10 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1614233519 |
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The New York City historian and author of The Bowery takes readers on a tour of New York’s infamous underworld in this revealing guide. During the early twentieth century, Sicilian and Southern Italian immigrants poured into New York City looking for a better life. But while they escaped the kind of poverty and persecution they experienced in the old country, they soon discovered that certain criminal enterprises followed them to America. Over the years, the island of Manhattan would become a hotbed of organized crime and underworld intrigue. It’s a version of the city that remains invisible to most visitors—until now. In this revealing tour of New York City’s mafia history, Eric Ferrara gives readers an insider’s look at how the mob lived—and where they died. Ferrara goes inside mafia hangouts from the Copacabana to Milady’s Bar and the Thompson Street Social Club. He vividly recounts infamous episodes in the lives of famous mafia men, like Charlie “Lucky” Luciano and Joey Gallo, as well as more obscure players who will be new to most readers. From the beginnings of Black Hand criminal networks to the reign of an all-powerful organized crime syndicate, Manhattan Mafia Guide offers a fascinating look down New York City’s mean streets.
Author | : Eric Ferrara |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2009-06-16 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1614233039 |
Download A Guide to Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos of New York City's Lower East Side Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
New York's Lower East Side is the birthplace of everything from organized crime to anarchist movements. In the nineteenth century, an influx of struggling immigrants seeking opportunity met the harsh realities of industrialization. Poverty and squalor fueled a vicious battle for power and political clout. Local historian Eric Ferrara reveals the wicked history of America's most infamous neighborhood, where the abounding graffiti is a testament to the soul and spirit of the slum.
Author | : Thomas Hunt |
Publisher | : Thomas Hunt |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2023-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Journalists Craig Thompson and Allen Raymond in 1940 wrote that “...the lower East Side of Manhattan in the first twenty years of the twentieth century was the greatest breeding ground for gunmen and racketeers, since risen to eminence, that this country has ever seen...” Conditions in the pre-Prohibition twentieth century Lower East Side certainly fueled an explosion in gangs and racketeering. Such underworld giants as Meyer Lansky, Louis “Lepke” Buchalter and Salvatore “Charlie Luciano” Lucania were products of that overcrowded and hard environment. But that was just a small part of the area’s underworld history. In this issue, Informer presents a collection of articles representing the seedy and bloody gangland history of the Lower East Side. Material spans many decades of Manhattan’s history. Related article subjects: ∙ End of the Whyos gang. ∙ Historic Photo: Bandits' Roost. ∙ John H. McGurk and Bowery's "Suicide Hall." ∙ The death and life of hoodlum/hero Monk Eastman. ∙ NYC's first Mafia boss? ∙ Italian gang chief with an Irish name: Paul Kelly. ∙ Sai Wing Mock and the New York "Tong Wars." ∙ Frank Lanza's New York firms may have been Mafia fronts. ∙ In search of "Johnny Spanish." ∙ Racketeering future was molded in young Meyer Lansky's neighborhood. ∙ "Death Avenue": Second Avenue, 1910-1924. ∙ 1964 narcotics report included mobster bios. In addition, the issue includes these articles: ∙ New facts about 1928 Mafia conventioneers. ∙ "Bill the Butcher" wasn't from the Five Points. ∙ New and recent true crime book releases. ∙ Looking back from 2023: 150, 100, 75, 50, 5 years ago. Contributors to this issue: Thomas Hunt, Justin Cascio, Patrick Downey, Michael O'Haire, Steve Turner, Matt Ghiglieri.
Author | : David Critchley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2008-09-15 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1135854939 |
Download The Origin of Organized Crime in America Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Introduction -- Black hand, Calabrians, and the Mafia -- "First family" of the New York Mafia -- The Mafia and the Baff murder -- The neapolitan challenge -- New York City in the 1920s -- Castellammare war and "La Cosa Nostra" -- Americanization and the families -- Localism, tradition, and innovation.
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Publisher | : Transaction Publishers |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781412844925 |
Download East Side, West Side Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic life in New York from 1930-1950. By describing and analyzing both the social world and social system of organized crime, Block provides a new perspective, one based on racial and ethnic stereotypes. The book provides a penetrating look at one of the most misunderstood aspects of American society, important for historians, criminologists and sociologists.
Author | : C. Alexander Hortis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 161614923X |
Download The Mob and the City Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Forget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime. Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the Mafia came to dominate organized crime in New York City during the 1930s through 1950s. Based on exhaustive research of archives and secret files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, author and attorney C. Alexander Hortis draws on the deepest collection of primary sources, many newly discovered, of any history of the modern mob. Shattering myths, Hortis reveals how Cosa Nostra actually obtained power at the inception. The author goes beyond conventional who-shot-who mob stories, providing answers to fresh questions such as- * Why did the Sicilian gangs come out on top of the criminal underworld? * Can economics explain how the Mafia families operated? * What was the Mafia's real role in the drug trade? * Why was Cosa Nostra involved in gay bars in New York since the 1930s? Drawing on an unprecedented array of primary sources, The Mob and the Cityis the most thorough and authentic history of the Mafia's rise to power in the early-to-mid twentieth century.
Author | : Michal DANIEL |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2008-04-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781457998843 |
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Author | : Tim Koppenhafer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014-11-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781320220576 |
Download East Village Roots Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Wesley Gottlock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Counterculture |
ISBN | : |
Download Manhattan's East Village Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"From the 1960s through the 1980s, the East Village of Manhattan experienced changes that no one could have envisioned. The tumultuous years brought about stark contrasts. Crime, poverty, drugs, arson, displacement, anarchy, and AIDS tore through the heart of the area. But throughout much of that time, an artistic community evolved and flourished drawing thousands of artists, musicians, writers, poets, and filmmakers. From hippies to radicals and revolutionaries, the historic melting pot simmered and occasionally boiled over." --