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Showing posts with label Bronx. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bronx. Show all posts
25 April 2020

Sláinte: The Strange Tale of “Durable Mike” Malloy

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One of my favorite criminal stories of Prohibition isn’t gangster-related, but the story of “Durable Mike” Malloy, a New York derelict who h...
03 February 2020

'Joe Baker' gunned down on Belmont Ave.

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On this date in 1931: Mafia gunmen working for Castellammarese insurrection leader Salvatore Maranzano on February 3, 1931, ambushed Josep...
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08 December 2019

Vitale dinner holdup sparks investigations

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Incident leads to city magistrate's removal, mayor's resignation, Tammany Hall's defeat New York Times On this date in 19...
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25 November 2019

Bringing Joe Valachi's memoirs to the Web

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The 1000-plus page memoirs of Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi are valuable source material for organized crime historians. The manuscript, e...
06 October 2018

Murdered at McD's

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Sylvester "Sally Daz" Zottola, 71, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, while waiting at a McDonald's drive-thru lane...
22 June 2018

Iamascia funeral is 'glittering pageant'

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On this date in 1931... Donato "Daniel" J. Iamascia's gangland funeral on June 22, 1931, became a "glittering pageant...
17 June 2017

Fruits, vegetables may be hazardous to your health

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Police restrain John and Philip Scalise after they view the body of their murdered brother. On this date in 1957 - Frank "Don Cicci...