The Legendary Mafia-Camorra Gang War In East Harlem New York 1915-1917
The Mafia–Camorra War was a gang war in East Harlem, New York that lasted from 1915-1917.Continue reading
Giuseppe “Joe The Boss” Masseria, Mafia Boss From East Harlem, NY 1886 – 1931
Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria, January 17, 1886 – April 15, 1931, was an early Italian-American Mafia boss in East Harlem, New York. Continue reading
Vincenzo “The Tiger Of Harlem” Terranova East Harlem NY 1886 – 1922
Vincenzo "the Tiger of Harlem" Terranova, May 1886 – May 8, 1922, was a gangster and an early Italian-American organized crime figure in East Harlem, NY.Continue reading
East Harlem’s Tommy Lucchese Founding Member Of The Italian Mafia 1899 – 1967
Thomas Gaetano Lucchese, born Gaetano Lucchese; Italian; December 1, 1899 – July 13, 1967, was an Italian-American gangster in East Harlem, NY.Continue reading
Ignazio “The Wolf” Lupo, Head Of The Black Hand Gang In East Harlem NY 1877 – 1947
Ignazio Lupo, March 19, 1877 – January 13, 1947, also known as Ignazio Saietta and Lupo the Wolf, was a Sicilian-American Black Hand leader in Italian Harlem, New York, during the early 1900s. Continue reading
Nicholas “Nick” Morello East Harlem, NY 1890-1916
Nicolò Terranova, 1890 – September 7, 1916, also known as Nicholas "Nick" Morello, was one of the first Italian-American organized crime figures who were part of the 107th Street Mob and lived in East Harlem. Continue reading
The Story Of Guy Thomas Fisher, Harlem, New York, 1947 –
Guy Thomas Fisher (the Bronx born in 1947) Guy Fisher was born in 1947 in the South Bronx, New York, the eldest of five siblings. Continue reading
A Rare Interview With Harlem Godfather Frank Lucas, 2015 (Video)
Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, born September 9, 1930, is a former heroin dealer and one of the leading drug lords of the 20th century, who operated in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Continue reading
Frank Lucas, The Harlem Drug Lord Who Inspired American Gangster, Dies Aged 88
Frank Lucas, the former Harlem, New York drug kingpin whose life was the subject of the 2007 movie American Gangster, has died.Continue reading
East Harlem’s Frank “The Prime Minister” Costello, 1891 – 1973
Frank "the Prime Minister" Costello, born Francesco Castiglia; January 26, 1891 – February 18, 1973, was an Italian-American Mafia gangster and crime boss. Continue reading
Percy “Angel Face” Geary, Husband, Kidnapper, Extortioner Uses Harlem As Hideout
We posted a story last week regarding Daniel J. Wakin's great book The Man With the Sawed-Off Leg and Other Tales of a New York City Block, where mentions kidnapper, mail extortioner, gangster Percy Geary, who used 334 Riverside Drive in West Harlem, NY as a hideout.
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17 East Harlem Arrested For War With Rival Gang
NY Daily News reports that Manhattan prosecutors charged 17 members of an East Harlem gang with engaging a rival crew in a bloody war over for two years, the district attorney said Friday.Continue reading
Gang Member Shot To Death Near Harlem Deli (Update)
Bullets erupted outside a Harlem bodega early Friday, killing a reputed gang member and wounding a bystander coming home from work, cops said.Continue reading
RIP Ghetto Brother Benjamin “Yellow Benjy” Melendez (Video)
Ghetto Brothers leader Benjamin “Yellow Benjy” Melendez, who famously brokered a gang truce between Bronx and Harlem in 1971, has passed away at the age of 65, according to his wife Wanda Melendez and author Amir Said.Continue reading
East Harlem’s Joseph “Tough Joey” Rao
Joseph "Tough Joey" Rao (pronounced "Ray-oh"), also known as Joey Rao and Joseph Cangro March 12, 1901 – May 10, 1962 was a New York mobster who was both a rival and an associate of mobster Dutch Schultz. Continue reading
