The Mob and the City
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Ferrigno, Stephen (“Steve”), 76, 83
Ferro, Anthony, 203
Fiaschetti, Michael, 196
Filardo, Joseph, 265, 281
Fiore, Vincent, 260
Firpo, Luis, 160
Five Families (Raab), 95, 226
Flegenheimer, Arthur. See Schultz, Dutch (a.k.a. Arthur Flegenheimer)
Floyd, Pretty Boy, 218
FOIA. See Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Fontana, Bartolo, 196
Fopiano, Willie, 179
Ford Motor Company's Internal Security Department, 33
forgeries. See counterfeiting
Forlano, Nicholas (“Jiggs”), 145, 150
Fort Leavenworth prison, 259
Foster, Pops, 157
Fox, Billy, 163
Franco, Cosmo, 150
Franse, Steve, 168, 169, 170
Franzese, John (“Sonny”), 157, 189
Franzese, Michael, 61, 103
Frasca, Cosmo, 206
Fratelli Berio Distributing Company, 273
Fratianno, Jimmy, 61, 65, 192
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 198
French Connection, The (film), 143
French Connection case, 13, 135, 143, 144, 147
Friedkin, William, 143
Fuca, Joe, 143
Fuca, Pasquale (“Patsy”), 143
Fuca, Tony, 143
Fulton Fish Market, 25, 113
Fulton Market Watchmen and Patrol Association, 113
Futterman, George (“Muscles”), 119
Gagliano, Joseph (“Pip the Blind”), 137, 150
Gagliano, Tomasso (“Tom”), 75, 76, 77, 78, 83, 90–91, 93, 96, 97
Gagliano Family, 96, 97, 116
Gagliardi, Frank, 201
Gagliodotto, Charles, 150, 167, 201
Galante, Carmine (“Lilo”), 140, 144, 145, 146, 150, 182, 184, 252–53, 266, 270, 277
Galgano, Michael, 201
Gallo, Albert (“Kid Blast”), 63, 206
Gallo, Joseph (“Crazy Joe,” “Joey,” “Jukebox King”), 12, 63, 167, 185, 206, 244–45
Gallo, Lawrence (“Larry”), 63, 198, 206, 245
Galluccio, Frank, 203
Gambetta, Diego, 61
Gambino, Carlo, 39, 184, 198, 234, 244, 245, 247, 248, 258, 277
Gambino Family, 39, 62, 106, 132, 145, 170, 180, 181–82, 184–85, 191, 192, 200–202, 246, 247, 277
gambling, 7, 27, 46, 65, 66–67, 75, 81, 101, 108, 126, 160, 164–65, 180, 183, 185, 186–87, 190, 191, 192, 194–95, 200–206, 210, 212, 218–19, 236–37, 251, 260, 263, 265, 272, 284
bookmaking, 46, 66–67, 162, 180, 182, 187, 210
numbers lottery, 66–67, 75, 81, 101, 180, 190, 210, 212, 284
sports betting, 66–67, 180, 237
Garbo, Greta, 170
Gargotta, Charles (“Mad Dog”), 219
Garland, Judy, 170
Garofalo, Frank, 252
Garufi, Agatino, 150
Geiger Products Corporation, 114
Genese, Pasquale, 201
Gennaro, Joseph, 150
Genovese, Anna, 170
Genovese, Michael (“Mike”), 267, 268, 280
Genovese, Vito, 56, 76, 90, 107, 144, 145, 148, 150, 168, 169, 186, 189, 197, 198, 226–27, 237, 244, 245, 247, 248, 257, 258, 271, 277
Genovese Family, 25, 26, 62, 142, 144, 167, 169, 170, 171, 190, 202–204, 209, 248, 258, 277–78
Gentile, Nicola, 49, 64, 71, 73, 74, 80, 88, 89, 91, 94, 96, 133, 145, 148, 197, 199
Gentry, Elmer, 132
Geoghan, William, 209
Geraghty, Tom, 49
Giancana, Sam, 158, 267, 274, 280
Giannini, Eugenio (“Eugene,” “Gene”), 151, 197
Gibson, Truman K., Jr., 165–66
Gigante, Mario, 203
Gigante, Olympia, 231
Gigante, Vincent (“The Chin”), 102, 144, 203, 229, 230–31
Giglio, Salvatore, 151
Gillespie, Dizzie, 157
Gioielli, Joseph (“Joe Jelly”), 245
Giuliani, Rudolph, 216
Giusto, John (“Scarface”), 118
Giustra, Anthony, 110
Giustra, John (“Silk Stockings”), 87, 110
Gleason, Jack, 95
Gleason, Teddy, 105
Gleitsmann, Chris, 252–53
Godfather, The (films), 11–12, 93–94, 126–27, 128, 283
Godfather Part III, The, 198
Godfather, The (Puzo), 195
Goldstock, Ronald, 59
“Good Killers, the,” 196
Goodman, Oscar, 213
Goodman Hat Company, 44
Gopher Gang (Irish gang), 101
Gordon, Waxey, 216
Gosch, Martin, 128
Gotti, John, 12, 186, 194
Grammauta, Stephen (“Steve” a.k.a. “Stevie Coogan”), 245, 246, 247
Granello, Salvatore (“Solly Burns”), 171, 205
Granza, Anthony, 151, 201
Grasso, Arthur, 239, 240, 242
Gravano, Sammy (“The Bull”), 106, 127, 179, 181–82, 183, 193
Graziano, Rocky, 105, 159, 162, 164–65
Great Gatsby, The (Fitzgerald), 158
Greenwich Village, 156, 168, 178
East and West Village, 201, 202, 203
South Village, 24, 49, 52, 58
Griffin, Dennis, 214
Grim Reapers, The (Reid), 222
Guarnieri, Anthony (“Guv”), 251, 259, 278
Guccia, Bartolo, 257, 278
Guido, Alfred, 151
Hackman, Gene, 143
Half Moon Hotel, 112, 114
Haller, Mark, 65
Hammer, Richard, 128
Harlem, 11, 52, 59, 66, 76, 101, 131, 138, 139, 157, 190, 212, 284
East Harlem, 27, 35, 47, 50, 58, 59, 63, 73, 75, 80, 82–83, 131, 132, 134–35, 136–37, 139–40, 188, 189, 190, 191, 200, 203, 204, 205, 259
Little Italy in, 59, 131
Harlem Renaissance, 157
Harriman, Averell, 269
Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914, 130
Hartman, Helmuth, 134
Havana, Cuba, 158, 237, 256, 272, 281
Hawkins, Gordon, 224
Hawks, Howard, 11
Helblock, Joe, 157
Helbrant, Maurice, 136
Hennessy, David, 213
heroin. See drug trade
hijacking. See criminal receiver of stolen goods
Hill, Henry, 38, 60, 61, 103, 187, 192, 194, 195, 208, 209, 275
Hill, Karen, 194
Hines, James (“Jimmy”), 212
Hoffa, Jimmy, 99, 107
Hogan, Frank, 209
Holstein, Casper (“Bolito King”), 101–102
Home Box Office (HBO), 45, 81
homicide. See murder/homicide
Hoover, J. Edgar, 8, 108, 207, 208, 216–18, 219, 220–24, 249, 275, 276–77
Horan, James, 209
Hortis, Alex, 7–8
Hotel Casey, 267
Hotel et des Palmes, 140–41
Howdy Club (gay nightclub), 168, 169
Howe & Hummel (law firm), 210
Hudson Dusters (Irish gang), 101
Hundley, William, 222
Iamascia, Daniel, 207
Ianni, Francis, 100
Ianniello, Matthew (“Matty the Horse”), 170, 171–72
Iannuzi, Joseph (“Joe Dogs”), 186
IATSE. See International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
IBC. See International Boxing Club (IBC)
IBT. See International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
Ida, Joseph (“Joe”), 258, 280
ILA. See International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)
ILGWU. See International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU)
Il Progresso (newspaper), 228
Incendiarism in Greater New York (New York Fire Commissioner), 34–35
Indelicato, Al (“Sonny Red”), 208
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nformants, 196–98
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 177, 192
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), 108
International Boxing Club (IBC), 162, 165–66
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), 38, 99, 107, 108, 119–23, 190, 265, 272
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU), 33–34, 107–108, 116–19, 236
International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), 22, 23–24, 25, 26–27, 102, 105–106, 109–113, 242
Irish Potato Famine of 1845–1852, 100
IRS. See Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Isabella, Florio, 151
“Italian-American Civil Rights League,” 214
It Happened in Brooklyn (film), 155
I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi), 93
Jacobs, George, 158
Jacobs, James B., 7–8, 108
Jacobs, Michael (“Uncle Mike”), 163
Jersey City, NJ, 19, 188, 203
Johnson, Ellsworth (“Bumpy”), 138, 139
Johnson, Enoch (“Nucky”), 209
Jordan, Don, 162, 166
Joselit, Jenna Weissman, 103, 105
Joseph Lanza, et. al., United States v., 114
Justice Department, 192, 214, 218, 219, 220, 222, 273
Kansas City, MO, 108, 133, 219, 256, 265, 272, 280–81
Kansas City Star (newspaper), 219
Kapilow, Danny, 163
Kastel, Phillip (“Dandy Phil”), 65
Katzenberg, Yasha, 130
Kefauver, Estes, 219
Kefauver Committee hearings, 219, 220, 222–23, 227, 276
Kelly, Jack, 146–47
Kelly, Paul. See Vaccarelli, Paolo (aka “Paul Kelly”)
Kennedy, John F., 17
Kennedy, Robert F., 217, 221, 269, 273, 275, 276
Kennedy, Sergeant, 257
Kennedy, William, 228, 229
Kent, Buddy, 169, 171
Kingsley, Sidney, 155
Kiselik, Jerome, 114, 115–16
Knapp Commission, 36, 147, 156, 167, 208
labor racketeering, 8, 99–123, 181, 187, 190
See also strongarm tactics
La Cascia, Charles, 151
La Duca, James, 255, 266, 279
La Gaipa, Charles (“Big Nose”), 133
La Gaipa, U.S. v., 142
Lagattuta, Samuel, 279
Lagatutta, Pietro (“Pete the Bum”), 42, 43
La Guardia, Fiorello, 39–40
Laietta, August, 203
L'Aiglon Restaurant, 228
LaMare, Chester, 76, 78, 197
La Motta, Jake, 163, 165
Lansky, Meyer, 102, 216, 271
Lanza, James, 281
Lanza, Joseph (“Socks”), 25, 107, 113–16, 267
Lapi, Joseph, 203
LaRasso, Louis (“Fat Lou”), 263–64, 280
LaRocca, John, 267, 280
Last Testament of Lucky Luciano, The (Gosch and Hammer), 128–29
Las Vegas, NV, 65, 138, 190, 213, 255
LaTempa, Peter (“Pete,” “Petey Spats”), 197, 227
La Verdi, Leon, 169
lawyers for the Mob, 207–224
Lay Fish Company, 114
Lazzara, Ernest, 203
LeBrun, George, 210
Leibe, Fred, 252
Leibowitz, Samuel S., 211
Leitsch, Richard, 171
Leonard, Jackie, 166
Leonetti, Philip, 182
Lerner, Michael, 50
Lessa, Daniel, 151
Leuci, Robert, 208, 209–210
Levey, Edgar, 29–30
Levine, Sam (“Red”), 92–93
Lexow Committee, 21, 35–36, 208
Licchi, Benjamin, 151
Licchi, Joseph, 151
Lichtman, Charles, 185
Lido Restaurant, 189, 209
Life (magazine), 269, 270
Life of a Mafia Boss (Gentile), 133, 199
Linardi, John, 151
liquor. See bootlegging
Liquori, Ralph, 132, 151
Lisi, Anthony, 151, 205
Little Italy. See specific areas, Bronx, Harlem, Manhattan
Livorsi, Frank (“Cheech”), 76, 86, 134, 151, 203
loansharking, 27, 65, 180, 182–83, 189, 190, 200–206
LoCascio, Peter, 151
Lockwood Committee, 106
Loiacano, Angelo, 151
Lombardino, Andrew, 203
Lombardino, Paul, 151, 203
Lombardo, Philip, 151, 203
Lombardozzi, Carmine, 263, 277
Lonardo, Angelo, 128, 144
Lonergan, Richard (“Pegleg”), 101
Long Island, 18, 50, 137, 170, 177, 188, 189, 194, 200, 202–205
LoPiccolo, Giuseppe (“Joseph”), 151, 201
Lo Proto, Salvatore, 205
Los Angeles, CA, 65, 108, 138, 166, 212, 238, 256, 264, 281
Louis, Joe (“Brown Bomber”), 163, 165
Lucania, Salvatore. See Luciano, Charles (“Lucky,” a.k.a. Charles Ross, a.k.a Salvatore Lucania)
Lucas, Frank, 102, 136, 139
Lucchese, Thomas (“Tommy”), 38, 75, 76, 77, 78, 83, 90–91, 93, 127, 197, 198, 236, 247, 267, 272
Lucchese Family, 60, 63, 103, 132, 137, 138, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 162, 163, 165, 181, 187, 191, 192, 197, 204–205, 208, 212, 259, 267, 273, 275, 278
Luciano, Charles (“Lucky,” a.k.a. Charles Ross, a.k.a. Salvatore Lucania), 42, 44–46, 56, 71, 72, 76, 77, 85, 86, 87, 90, 93, 95, 96, 97, 108, 109, 116, 125, 128–29, 132, 140, 144, 151, 158, 167, 177, 178, 194–95, 196, 215, 219, 233, 283
Luciano, Frank, 201
Luciano, Ron, 270
Luciano Family, 66, 96, 97, 141, 147, 155, 177, 181, 190, 225, 226, 229, 230, 231, 232
Lucky, Charley. See Luciano, Charles (“Lucky”)
Lupo, Ignazio (“The Wolf”), 11, 46, 47
Lurye, Willie, 117–18
Macri, Benedict, 117–19
Macri, Vincent, 117, 119
Macri-Lee Corporation, 117
Madden, Owney (“The Killer”), 49, 52, 101, 157
Madell, Steve, 22
Madison Square Garden, 162, 163, 164, 165
Mafia Dynasty (Davis), 93
Mafia II (video game), 283
Magaddino, Antonio (“Anthony”), 262, 279
Magaddino, Stefano (“Steve,” “Stephen”), 76, 77, 90, 94, 96, 97, 196, 248, 253, 267, 274, 279
Magaddino Family, 76, 96, 97, 260, 262
Magic Touch (restaurant), 170
Magliocco, Joseph, 75, 258–59, 273, 278
Magliocco Family, 145
Magnasco, Joseph, 206
Maimone, Salvatore, 151
Maione, Michael, 203
Majuri, Frank (“Fat Frank”), 263–64, 279
Malin, Jean, 167
Malizia, John, 151
Manca, John, 28
Mancino, Francesco, 151
Mancuso, Rosario, 260, 279
Mandelbaum, Frederika (“Mother”), 210
Maneri, Salvatore, 151, 205
Manford, Morty, 172
Manfredi, Joseph (“Jo Jo”), 145, 201
Manfredonia, Richard, 151
Mangano, Philip, 25, 87, 231, 232, 247
Mangano, Vincent, 24, 25, 56, 75, 90, 96, 97, 105, 145, 209, 231–33, 247
Mangano Family, 25, 27, 96, 97, 120, 133, 142, 231
Manhattan, 19, 25, 27, 28–29, 30–31, 35, 37, 43–44, 47, 48, 53–54, 62, 76, 87, 90, 106, 109, 114, 118–19, 156, 158, 166, 168, 183, 185, 188, 193, 194, 195, 214, 216, 220, 228–29, 237, 238
East Side, 23, 25–26, 131, 171
Lower East Side, 23, 27, 34–35, 42, 43, 47, 53–54, 56, 73, 125, 160, 177, 200, 201, 202, 203, 205
Upper East Side, 139, 201
Hell's Kitchen, 49, 52
Little Italy in, 27, 41–44, 53–54, 58, 59, 99, 104–105, 108, 125, 132, 139
Lower Manhattan, 18, 20, 30–31, 39, 42, 66, 76, 80, 106, 116, 139,
188
Midtown, 155, 161, 225, 239–42
Upper Manhattan, 114
West Side, 23, 49, 101
Upper West Side, 54, 201, 228
See also Greenwich Village; Harlem
Mannarino, Gabriel, 268, 280
Mannino, Vincent, 24
Man of Honor, A (Bonanno), 12, 71, 79, 127, 145, 262
Marangello, Nicholas, 200
Maranzano, Salvatore, 49, 52, 72, 76, 77, 79–82, 83, 85, 87–93, 94, 95, 96, 101, 145, 232, 233, 238, 247
Marcello, Carlos, 211, 218, 219, 266
Marcello, Joseph, 266, 281
Marchi, John, 214
Marchitto, Anthony, 203
Mari, Frank, 200
Marone, Joseph (“Joe”), 132, 151
Marsalisi, Mariano, 132, 151
Martello, Nicholas, 151
Martino, Gaetano, 203
Marzano, Alfonso, 203
Masseria, Giuseppe (“Joe the Boss”), 41–44, 50, 53–56, 71–72, 74–75, 76, 77, 78, 79–82, 83, 85–87, 88, 89, 90, 94, 95, 116, 232, 233, 238, 283
Masseria Family, 55–56, 63, 72, 74, 76, 77, 80–81, 82, 83, 85, 95
Massi, James, 151, 201
Masters, Viola, 166
Matranga, Charles (“Millionaire Charlie”), 196
Mattachine Society, 171
Mauro, Vincent, 151, 203
Mazzie, Pete, 112
Mazzie, Rocco, 145, 151
McClellan, John, 178, 185, 217
McClellan Committee (U.S. Senate), 17, 39, 178, 180, 185, 187, 188, 217, 269, 273, 275
list of soldiers of the New York families identified at hearings, 200–206
McCormack, William J., 160
McFall Road. See Apalachin, NY
McGrath, J. Howard, 218, 219
Medico, William (“Bill”), 198–99
Medico Industries, 198, 199
Merman, Ethel, 155
Messina, Gaspare, 85
Metropolitan New York Dry Wall Contractors Association, 34
Metropolitan Restaurant and Cafeteria Owners Association, 37
Meyer, Kathryn, 140
Mezzrow, Mezz, 157
Miami, FL, 65, 190, 199, 218, 271
Miami Beach, FL, 95, 190
Migliore, Neil, 205, 267
Milazzo, Gaspare, 76, 77, 78, 80
Milazzo Family, 76
Milk Dealers’ Protective Association, 38
Milo, Louis, 203
Milo, Sabato, 203
Milo, Thomas, Sr., 203
Milto, Lynda, 192
Mineo, Alfred, 75, 83
Mineo Family, 75, 76
Miniaci, Al, 228
Miraglia, Lester, 151
Miranda, Barney, 203
Miranda, Michele, 263, 278
Mission Beverage Company, 250
Mitchell, John, 214
Mob Candy (magazine), 283
Mob Wives (TV series), 283
Moccardi, Frank, 201
Moccio, Pasquale, 151, 203