https://infamousnewyork.com/2019/07/12/corlears-hook-birthplace-of-the-hooker/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/corlears-hook-map.pngCorlear's Hook Maphttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/corlears-hook-birthplace-of-the-hooker-featured-image.pngCorlear's Hook Birthplace of the Hooker Featured Imagehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_0808.jpgIMG_0808Corlears Hook today. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mny222930.jpgMNY222930Corlears Hook Park 1903. (Image via the Museum of the City of New York)https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mny488.jpgMNY488The Short Tail Gang (Corlears Hook) under pier at foot of Jackson Street, now Corlears Hook Park. (Image via the Museum of The City of New York)2019-11-24T13:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/06/30/rubout-at-the-new-york-central-building-the-rise-and-fall-of-salvatore-maranzano/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/salvatore-maranzano-office-230-park-ave-murder-helmsley-building.jpgSalvatore maranzano office 230 Park Ave Murder Helmsley BuildingMaranzano's office was in the New York Central Building, 230 Park Avenue. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/maranzano_office_web.jpgmaranzano_office_Webhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/giuseppemasseria.jpgGiuseppeMasseriaJoe the Boss Masseria in his later years. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/murder_inc.jpgMurder_Inchttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/helmsleybuilding2web.jpgHelmsleyBuilding2Webhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/helmsley_building_web2.jpgHelmsley_Building_Webhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/helmsley_building_web1.jpgHelmsley_Building_Webhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/maranzano_luger-copy1.jpgMaranzano_Luger copyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/helmsley_building_web.jpgHelmsley_Building_Webhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/helmsley_building.jpgHelmsley_Building2019-01-30T01:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2017/03/19/mulberry-street-bend-new-yorks-original-back-alley/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mulberry-bend-park.jpegMulberry-Bend parkThe city demolished Mulberry Bend in 1897 and created Mulberry Bend Park which was later renamed Columbus Park.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mulberry-bend-today.jpgMulberry-Bend-TodayAll that remains of Mulberry Bend today, is a tiny sliver of land on the east side of Columbus Park. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/jacob-riis.jpegjacob-riisPhoto journalist and social reformer, Jacob Riis, revealed the horrors of The Mulberry Bend. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/5.jpeg5Bandits Roost. Image via the Museum of The City of New York.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/4.jpeg4Bottle Alley. Image Via Museum of the City of New York.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/3.jpeg3Mulberry Bend was the epicenter of incredible poverty. Image via the Museum of The City of New York.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2.jpeg2The slums of Mulberry Bend in the heart of the Five Points. Image Via the Museum of the City of New York.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/11.jpeg1Street was a gathering place for generations of New York’s underworld. Image via Museum of the City of New Yorkhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1.jpeg1https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/viele_map_collect_pond_five_points.jpegviele_map_collect_pond_five_pointsThe freshwater Collect Pond quickly became a toxic bog. It was drained in 1817 and became the Mulberry Bend.2020-08-11T01:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2017/10/30/gangs-of-new-york-walking-tour-map/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gangs_of_new_york_featured.pngGangs_of_New_York_Featuredhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gangs_of_new_york_tour_map1.pngGangs_of_New_York_Tour_MapGangs of New York Map Click to Enlargehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/big_jack_zelig.jpgBig_Jack_ZeligBig Jack Zelig, leader of the Jewish Mob hug his derby at Siegal’s Cafe. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/paul_kelly_new_brighton_club.jpgPaul_Kelly_New_Brighton_Clubhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mcgurks.pngMcgurkshttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/whyos_cemetary_old_st_patricks_mulberry_street.jpgWhyos_Cemetary_Old_St_Patricks_Mulberry_StreetDuring the Summer, the Whyos loafed around in Old St. Patrick’s cemetery. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/old-st-pats-door.jpgOld-St.-Pats-DoorBefore the Civil War, parishioners fortified St. Patrick’s Cathedral with a brick wall to protect it from anti-Catholic riots.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/whyos_cemetary_2_old_st_patricks_mulberry_street1.jpgWhyos_Cemetary_2_Old_St_Patricks_Mulberry_StreetOld Saint Patrick's Cathedral on Mulberry Street. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/9_rivington_street_monk_eastman_paul_kelly.jpg9_Rivington_Street_Monk_Eastman_Paul_KellyThe Monk Eastman and Paul Kelly gangs shot it it out under the elevated train tracks on Rivington Street. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/8-sullivan.jpeg8 sullivanTammany Hall's King of the Bowery, Big Tim Sullivan. 2017-12-16T01:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2017/11/18/hart-island-nycs-island-of-the-dead-potters-field/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hart-island-smoke-stack.jpgHart-Island-Smoke-Stackhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hart-island-ruins-civil-war.jpgHart-Island-Ruins-Civil-WarCivil War ruins on Hart Island surrounded by barbed wire. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hart-island-ruins.jpgHart-Island-RuinsRuins on Hart Island, a NYC prison and potter's field.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/yankee-sullivan-web.jpgYankee-Sullivan-WebYankee Sullivan, a close friend of Bill The Butcher Poole, boxed on Hart Islandhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hart-island-prison-ferry.jpgHart-Island-Prison-FerryHart Island is an active NYC prison. Prisoners named the Ghoul Squad bury bodies in mass graves.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hart-island-prison-keep-off-new-york.jpgHart-Island-Prison-Keep-Off-New-Yorkhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hart_island_featured.jpghart_island_featured2017-12-15T17:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2017/12/13/last-days-of-the-mafia-commission-bari-restaurant-supply-company-234-bowery/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/comission-meeting-bari-pizza-supply-map.pngComission-Meeting-Bari-Pizza-Supply-MapThe Commission meeting was held at Bari, a pizza equipment shop in the heart of the Lower East Side. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-mafia-commission.jpgThe-Mafia-CommissionMafia Commission members present at the meeting at Bari. Top to bottom: Big Paul Castellano, Fat Tony Salerno, Tony Ducks Corallo, https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bari-supply-mafia-commission_scaled-down.jpgBari-Supply-Mafia-commission_scaled-DownA hoard of FBI agents and NYPD detectives, nearly caught a clandestine Mafia Commission meeting at the Bari Restaurant supply company. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bari_restaurant_supply_mafia_commision.jpgBari_Restaurant_Supply_Mafia_CommisionOn June 13, 1983 The Bari Restaurant Supply company hosted a mafia Commission meeting. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/featured-image-bari.jpgfeatured-Image-Bari2017-12-13T20:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2017/04/17/the-death-of-albert-anastasia-park-central-sheraton-hotel-870-7th-avenue/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-death-of-albert-anastasia-featured-image.jpgThe-Death-of-Albert-Anastasia-Featured-Imagehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dscn0802.jpgDSCN0802The renovated lobby of the Park Central Hotel. The door into the barbershop (now Starbucks has been removed). https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/barbershop.jpgBarbershophttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/squillante.jpgSquillanteAnastasia's protege, Vincent Squillante survived the barbershop attack. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/albert-anastasia-park-central-sheraton-hotel.jpgAlbert-Anastasia-Park-Central-Sheraton-HotelThe old barbershop in the Park Central Sheraton Hotel is now a Starbucks like everything else in New York City. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-death-of-albert-anastasia-map.pngThe-Death-of-Albert-Anastasia-MapTwo hitmen rubbed out Albert Anastasia in the Park Central Sheraton Hotel located at 870 7th Avenue. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/the-death-of-albert-anastasia-featured-image.pngThe Death of Albert Anastasia Featured Image2017-10-25T17:04:22+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2017/09/04/siegals-cafe-big-jack-zeligs-jewish-mob-headquarters-76-second-avenue/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumbnail_siegals_cafe_jack_zelig.pngThumbnail_Siegals_Cafe_Jack_ZeligSiegal's Cafe Big Jack Zelig Jewish Mobhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/old-page-bridgy-zelig.jpgold-page,-bridgy,-zeligThe regulars at Seigal’s: 1 Casino tycoon Sam Pal. 2 Bald Jack Rose, the man who brought down Zelig. 3. Big Jack Zelig https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/siegals_cafe_jack_zelig_map.jpgSiegals_cafe_Jack_Zelig_MapChieftain of the Jewish mob, Big Jack Zelig, hung his hat at Siegal’s cafe, 76 Second Avenue.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dopey_benny_fein_cut.pngDopey_Benny_Fein_CutDopey Benny Fien, Jewish labor Slugger. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/siegals_cafe_76_second_avenue.jpgSiegals_Cafe_76_Second_AvenueNow an abandoned church, Siegal’s Cafe at 76 Second Avenue was anything but holy. During the early 1900s, the Cafe was the headquarters of the jewish mob. 2021-11-24T23:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2015/01/09/the-death-of-monk-eastman-union-square/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/monk-eastman-jerry-bohan.jpgMonk Eastman Jerry BohanIn Bohan’s version of the crime, the corrupt Prohibition Agent shot Eastman in self-defense.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/monk-eastman1.jpgMonk EastmanMonk Eastman had survived turn of the century street wars of the Lower East Side, and the trenches of the First World War, but on the morning after Christmas, 1920; Eastman was found face down in the gutter. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/monk-eastman.jpgMonk EastmanEastman was once the prince of the Lower East Side, but opium addiction and prison sentences destroyed his kingdom. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-murder-death-of-monk-eastman-union-square.jpgThe Murder Death of Monk Eastman Union SquareMonk Eastman died in the gutter of Union Square. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-death-murder-of-monk-eastman.jpgThe Death Murder of Monk Eastman2021-01-24T21:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2015/10/29/hunting-the-black-hand-lieutenant-joe-petrosino-square/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/joe_petrosino.jpgJoe_petrosinoJoseph Petrosino leader of the New York Police Department's Italian Squad. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/giuseppe_morello_1902.jpgGiuseppe_Morello_1902Giuseppe “The Clutch Hand” Morello, leader of America’s first Mafia family. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/black-hand-letter-copy.jpgBlack Hand Letter copyKnow as the Black Hand for their distinctive extortion notes often featuring black hand prints, the criminal organization often served as a front for mafia activities. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/clubberwilliams.jpgclubberwilliamsAlexander Clubber William brought the young Petrosino into the NYPD to help with Italian crimes. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/joe-perosino-square-map.pngJoe Perosino Square MapNamed for NYPD detective Lieutenant Joe Perosino, Petrosino square honors the famed detective cut down by mafia assassins on the streets of Palermo. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/featured-image-joe-petrosino-square.pngJoe Petrosino Square2017-04-29T01:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/09/09/vito-genovese-the-don-of-greenwich-village/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/vito-genovese-mugshot.jpgvito-genovese-mugshotA NYPD mug shot of Vito Genovese. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/vito-genovese.jpgvito-genoveseVito Genovese after his return to the U.S. in the 1950s. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/erb-strapping-180-thompson-street-vito-genovese.jpgerb-strapping-180-thompson-street-vito-genoveseGenovese owned this apartment building at 180 Thompson Street in Greenwich Village. It served as the headquarters for his ERB Strapping corporation, a powerhouse in the Port of New York. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/29-washington-square-vito-genovese-apartment-entrance.jpg29-washington-square-vito-genovese-apartment-entrance29 Washington Square West Vito Genovese's Apartment / home for most of the 1930shttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/29-washington-square-vito-genovese-apartment.jpg29-washington-square-vito-genovese-apartmentAnna and Vito Genovese's second apartment at 29 Washington Square West had stunning views of Washington Square Park and the Empire State Building. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/43-5th-avenue-vito-genovese-apartment.jpg43-5th-Avenue-Vito-Genovese-ApartmentVito and Anna Genovese lived in the palatial 43 5th Avenue apartment building. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/124-thompson-street-vito-genovese-murder.jpg124-Thompson-Street-Vito-Genovese-MurderTo propose to his future wife Anna Vernotico, Vito Genovese had her husband strangled to death on the roof of 124 Thompson Street. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/strollo.jpgStrolloTony Bender Strollo served as Genovese’s second in command. He became wealthy beyond his wildest dreams bankrolling nightclubs, burlesque joints and gay bars. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tommy-ryan.jpgtommy ryanTommy Ryan Eboli, a volatile ex-boxer and wheelman, provided Genovese with muscle.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/vito-genovese-map.pngVito-Genovese-Map2017-04-18T16:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/07/25/bare-knuckles-and-spaghetti-paul-kellys-little-naples-cafe-and-new-brighton-athletic-club/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/paul-kelly-little-naples-cafe-new-brighton-five-points-gang-map.jpgPaul Kelly little naples cafe New Brighton Five Points Gang mapThe Little Naples Cafe was the headquarters of the Five Points Ganghttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/paul_kellys-club2.jpgFive Points Headquartershttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fivepointsheadquarters1.jpgFivePointsHeadquartershttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/little-naples-map-2.jpglittle naples map 2Headquarters of the Five Points Gang.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/little_naples_today2.jpgLittle_naples_Today2Paul Kelly's New Brighton Athletic Club (right) and the Little Naples Cafe (left) today. Jean Michel Basquiat would later die of an overdose in the loft that was above the New Brighton.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/paul_kelly.jpegPaul_Kellyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/eat_em_up_jack_mcmanus_and_paul_kelly.jpgEat_Em_Up_Jack_McManus_And_Paul_KellyPaul Kelly (right) and Eat Em Up Jack McManus (left) at the New Brighton. 2022-11-21T02:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/05/02/little-italy-mafia-walking-tour-map/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ravenite.jpgravenitehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/225-layafette.jpg225-Layafettehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cafe-roma.jpgCafe-Romahttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/toto-daquila.jpgToto-D'Aquilahttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/giuseppe-morello-8-prince-street.jpgGiuseppe-Morello-8-Prince-Streethttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mafia-tour-featured-image.jpgMafia-Tour-Featured-Imagehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/infamous_new_york_mafia_walking_tour.pngInfamous_New_York_Mafia_Walking_Tour2020-10-19T21:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/12/27/the-ravenite-social-club-john-gottis-bunker-247-mulberry-street/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ravenite-floor.jpgravenite-floorhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dellacroce.jpgdellacrocehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/john-gotti-ravenite-social-club1.pngjohn-gotti-ravenite-social-clubhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/john-gotti-ravenite-social-club.pngjohn-gotti-ravenite-social-clubhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aniello-dellacroce.jpganiello-dellacrocehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ravenite-social-club-map.pngravenite-social-club-mapJohn Gotti used the Ravenite Social Club at 247 Mulberry Street as his headquarters after becoming Gambino Family boss. 2022-07-19T22:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/10/27/texas-guinan-and-owney-maddens-club-intime-the-hotel-harding-205-west-54th-street/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/flute-bar.jpgflute-barTexas Guinan's speakeasy, Club Intime, was located beneath 205 West 54th Street. It is now Flute Bar. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/owney-madden-hotel-harding-texas-gunian-clubintime.jpgowney-madden-hotel-harding-texas-gunian-clubintimeOwney Madden purchased the Hotel Harding to be the crown jewel of his underworld empire. Legs Diamond and Mae West lived in the hotel above Texas Guinan's speakeasy, Club Intime. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/harding-hotel-front-club-intime-front.jpgharding-hotel-front-club-intime-fronthttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/texas-guinan-and-owney-madden-club-intime-map1.pngtexas-guinan-and-owney-madden-club-intime-mapOwney Madden and Texas Guinan owned the Club Intime located at 205 West 54th Street inside of Madden's posh Hotel Harding. In the 1930's Dutch Schultz acquired the club and renamed it the Club Abby.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/owney-madden.jpgowney-maddenOweny Madden was a gangland rags to riches story. We went from West Side tough to prohibition power broker.2017-01-06T17:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2014/03/06/tong-wars-gangs-of-chinatown-map/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tong-war-gangs-of-chinatown-map-title.jpgTong War Gangs of Chinatown Map Titlehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tong-war-gangs-of-chinatown-map1.jpgTong War- Gangs of Chinatown MapTong Wars: Gangs of Chinatown Map Click to Enlarge in a New Window2021-11-08T05:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/09/28/leave-the-gun-take-the-cannolli/2016-09-28T17:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2014/02/27/frank-costellos-home-the-majestic-apartments-115-central-park-west/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/frank-costello-majestic-apartments1.jpgFrank-Costello-Majestic-ApartmentsThe view from Frank Costello's apartment was majestic. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/majestic-apartments.jpgMajestic Apartmentshttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/frank-costello-majestic-apartments.jpgFrank Costello Majestic Apartmentshttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/frank-costello-home-majestic-apartments-115-central-park-west.jpgFrank Costello Home Majestic Apartments 115 Central Park WestFrank Costello lived in apartment 18F in the Majestic Apartments. Vincent "Chin" Gigante attempted to assassinate him in the lobby in 1957. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/frank-costello-majestic-apartments-115-central-park-west1.jpgFrank Costello Majestic Apartments 115 Central Park WestFrank Costello Lived Here at the Majestic Apartments.2022-03-26T10:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/11/23/joe-masserias-revenge-johns-of-12th-street-a-great-place-for-a-last-meal/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/web3_johns_of_12th_joe_masserias_revenge.jpgWeb3_John's_of_12th_Joe_Masseria's_RevengeJoe Masseria's Revengehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/johns_of_12th_chicken_parm_joe_masseria.jpgJohn's_of_12th_Chicken_Parm_Joe_MasseriaWhether or not Umberto Valenti sampled the chicken parmesan before being croaked has been lost to the winds of history.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/webcandlesource.jpgwebCandleSourceThe candle in John's of 12th Street was lit to celebrate the end of prohibition. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/masserias_revenge_johns_of_12th_map.jpgMasseria's_Revenge_John's_Of_12th_map1.Umberto Valenti emerges from John’s of 12th Street. Lucky Luciano and another assassin open fire. 2. Valenti draws a revolver and is hit in the chest with a bullet. He staggers to a waiting taxicab and dies. 3. The gunmen shoot two innocent bystanders, before disappearing into a tenement.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/johns_of_12th1.jpgJohn's_of_12thIn the guise of peace treaty, Joe Masseria lured Umberto Valenti to John's of 12th Street for his last meal.2016-09-05T16:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/07/18/albert-anastasias-nj-mansion-sold/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/albert-anastasias-nj-mansion.jpgAlbert Anastasia's NJ MansionHead of Murder Inc., Albert Anastasia lived here from 1947 until his gangland death in 1958. 2016-07-19T02:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/07/15/mother-of-mercy-is-this-the-end-of-rico-little-caesar-puppet-remix/2016-07-16T01:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/06/22/monk-eastman-goes-to-wwi-the-bedford-atlantic-armory/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/monk-eastman-wwi-bedford-atlantic-armory-map.pngMonk-Eastman-WWI-Bedford-Atlantic-Armory-MapMonk Eastman enlisted for WWI at the Bedford Atlantic Armory located at 1322 Bedford Avenue. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/monk-eastmans-derby.jpgMonk Eastman's DerbyKnown for wearing a derby hat several sizes too small, Monk was never a dapper mobster. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_0385.jpgDSC_0385Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (Image via Wikipedia)https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/monk-eastman-trench-warfare-school-27th-infantry-division.jpgMonk-Eastman-Trench-Warfare-School-27th-Infantry-Divisionhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/monk-eastman-infantry-traning-wwi-27th-infantry-division-camp-wadsworth.jpgMonk-Eastman-Infantry-Traning-WWI-27th-Infantry-Division-Camp-Wadsworthhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/paul_von_hindenburg_1914_von_nicola_perscheid.jpgPaul_von_Hindenburg_(1914)_von_Nicola_PerscheidDevised by Field Marshal Paul Von Hindenburg, the Hindenburg line consisted of three concrete trenches surrounded by three belts of barbed wire, mines, and machine gun nests.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/major-general-frank-o_ryan.jpgMajor-General-Frank-O’RyanMajor General Frank O’Ryan leader of the 27th Infantry Division. 2016-06-23T19:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2014/11/02/the-death-of-mad-dog-coll-312-west-23rd-street/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/vincent_-mad_dog-_coll.jpgVincent_-Mad_Dog-_CollMad Dog Collhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/a_new_york_city_police_officer_standing_in_front_of_the_drugstore_where_gangster_vincent_coll_was_murdered.jpgLondon ChemistsA New York City police officer standing in front of the drugstore where gangster Vincent Coll was murdered. (Photo Library of Congress. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-death-of-mad-dog-coll-petland-discounts-312-west-23rd-street.jpgThe Death of Mad Dog Coll, Petland Discounts 312 West 23rd StreetNow a Petland Discounts store, 312 West 23rd Street, played host to Coll’s brutal machine gun murder. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/6597375.jpgMad Dog Coll Phone Both Library of CongressThe bullet riddled phone booth in which Mad Dog Coll was cut down. (Library of congress )https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-death-of-vincent-mad-dog-coll-map-312-west-23rd-street.jpgThe Death of Vincent Mad Dog Coll Map 312 West 23rd StreetGangland put Mad Dog Coll on the spot at 312 West 23rd street at the London Chemists. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-death-of-mad-dog-coll.jpgThe Death of Mad Dog CollAccused of murdering a fifteen-year-old boy during a drive by shooting, Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll (far right) and his mob yucked it up with reporters during the trial. 2016-06-17T03:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2015/04/25/new-yorks-scotland-yard-old-nypd-headquarters-240-centre-street/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/240-centre-street-police-headquarters-map.png240-Centre-Street-Police-Headquarters-MapThe old New York Police Department headquarters was located at 240 Centre Street. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/240-centre-street-old-police-headquarters-infamous-new-york.jpg240 Centre Street Old Police Headquarters Infamous New Yorkhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/240-centre-street-old-police-headquarters-infamous-new-york-2.jpg240 Centre Street Old Police Headquarters Infamous New York 2https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/3b37174r.jpg3b37174rhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/3a46281r.jpg3a46281rhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/michael-fiaschetti-2-italian-squad-infamous-new-york.jpgMichael Fiaschetti 2 Italian Squad Infamous New Yorkhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/old-nypd-headquarters-infamous-new-york-240-centre-street-police-building.jpgOld NYPD Headquarters Infamous New York 240 Centre Street Police Buildinghttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/infamous-new-york-240-centre-street-old-police-headquarters.pngInfamous-New-York-240-Centre-Street-Old-Police-Headquarters2016-06-17T03:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2015/05/14/lucky-luciano-at-the-waldorf-astoria-301-park-avenue/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waldorf-int.jpgWaldorf Inthttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/800px-lucky_luciano_mugshot_1931.jpg800px-Lucky_Luciano_mugshot_1931https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lucky-luciano-waldorf-hotel.jpegLucky Luciano Waldorf Hotelhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lucky-luciano-apartment-waldorf-astoria1.pngLucky-Luciano-Apartment-Waldorf-AstoriaLucky Luciano lived in apartment 39c under the alias Charles Ross. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lucky-lucianos-apartment-at-the-waldorf-astoria1.pngLucky-Luciano's-Apartment-at-the-Waldorf-Astoria2021-06-08T12:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2015/10/18/humpty-jacksons-graveyard-11th-street-catholic-cemetery/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/thumb-11th_street_catholic_cemetery2.pngThumb 11th_Street_Catholic_Cemetery2https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/humpty-jackson-11th-street-catholic-cemetery.pngHumpty Jackson 11th Street Catholic Cemeteryhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/humpty-jacksons-cemetery-11th-street-catholic-cemetery.jpgHumpty Jackson's Cemetery, 11th Street Catholic CemeteryThe remains of the 11th Catholic Cemetery today.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/humpty-3-pics.jpgHumpty 3 PicsAfter going straight, Humpty and his wife Bertha opened a pet shop. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/humpty.jpgHumptyThe infamous hunchback of East 11th Street, Thomas Humpty Jacksonhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/humpty_hat.jpghumpty_HatHumpty Jackson often carried a pistol in his hat. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jimmy-kelly.jpgJimmy KellyHumpy Jackson's rival, Jimmy Kelly, John DeSalvio would go from gangster and nightclub owner to Tammany Hall politician. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/portrait_of_charles_f-_murphy.jpgPortrait_of_Charles_F._MurphyTammany Boss Silent Charlie Murphy employed Jackson as a key election rigger. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/11th_street_catholic_cemetery.jpg11th_Street_Catholic_Cemeteryhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/300px-east_20th_st_northside_towards_1st_ave_1938.jpg300px-East_20th_St_northside_towards_1st_Ave_1938A rare view of one of the last gasworks in the Gas House District circa 1938., years after Humpty Jackson's reign. 2019-12-09T00:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/09/27/the-mayor-of-james-street-robert-roxie-vanella/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/vanellaad.jpgVanellaAdhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/roxy_vanella_map.jpgRoxy_Vanella_MapVanella's Funeral Chapel located at 29 Madison Street. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0101.jpgIMG_0101https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0100.jpgIMG_0100https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0099.jpgVanella'sReformed gangster and member of Johnny Torrio's first gang, Vanella opened this funeral pallor. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ethel_eppstein.jpgEthel_EppsteinEthel Eppstein would help Vanella win his freedom from a Montana Prison2018-10-24T17:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/12/11/gangbusting-the-woolworth-building-headquarters-of-special-prosecutor-thomas-e-dewey/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/deweyforpresident.gifDeweyForPresidenthttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/woolworthelevator.jpgWoolworthElevatorAfter a brilliant surprise raid on Lucky Luciano’s brothels, these elevator banks were used to shuttle hundreds of prostitutes up to the 14th floor. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/woolworth-building.jpgWoolworth-BuildingDewey's Office was located on the 14th floor of the Woolworth Building where he would successfully prosecute Lucky Luciano. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/woolworthbuilding1.jpgWoolworthBuildinghttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/woolworth_building_thomas_dewey.jpgWoolworth_Building_Thomas_Deweyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/woolworthhall.jpgWoolworth HallPlainclothes detectives patrolled the Woolworth Building’s lobby 24/7 to ferret out gangster spies.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/thomas_dewey_woolworth_building_map.jpgThomas_Dewey_Woolworth_Building_MapDewey's Office was located on the 14th floor of the Woolworth Building where he would successfully prosecute Lucky Luciano. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/woolworthbuilding.jpgWoolworthBuilding2016-06-17T03:15:10+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/12/28/the-death-of-eat-em-up-jack-mcmanus/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/thomas_dewey_woolworth_building_map1.jpgThomas_Dewey_Woolworth_Building_Maphttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/the-death-of-eat-em-up-jack-mcmanus.jpgThe Death of Eat Em Up Jack McManusEat Em Up Jack McManus was killed by Sardinia Frank on the north west Corner of Bleeker Street and Bowery. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/death-of-eat-em-up-jack-mcmanus.jpgDeath of Eat Em' Up Jack McManusWithout a whisper, a whimper or a groan, Thomas “Eat ‘Em Up Jack” McManus fell face down into his derby. 2023-03-17T12:09:03+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/04/08/the-world-of-vincent-the-chin-gigante-apartment-social-club-and-townhouse/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/featured-vincent-gigantes-world.pngFeatured-Vincent-Gigante's-World-https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/vincent-gigantes-town-house-infamous-new-york.jpgVincent-Gigante's-Town-House-Infamous-New-Yorkhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/vincent-gigantes-townhouse.jpgVIncent-Gigante's-Townhousehttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/vincent-the-chin-gigante-apartment-triangle-civic-club-mafia-map.pngVincent-the-Chin-Gigante-Apartment,-Triangle-Civic-Club-Mafia-MapFor most of his life, Vincent the Chin Gigante lived with his Ma at 225 Sullivan Street. His headquarters, the Triangle Civic Association, was across the street at 208 Sullivan street.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/vincent-gigantes-apartment.jpgVincent-Gigante's-Apartmenthttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/triangle-civic-association.jpgTriangle-Civic-Association-2020-11-22T23:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/06/15/mob-lawyer-murray-richman/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/murray-richman.jpgMurray Richman2016-06-15T14:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2016/05/31/murder-at-the-metropole-charles-becker-herman-rosenthal-case-147-west-43rd-street/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/lefty-louie-gyp-the-blood.jpgLefty Louie gyp the bloodJack Zelig's cocaine addled triggermen, Lefty Louie and Gyp the blood, gunned down Herman Rosenthal in the murder of the century. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/charles-becker.jpgCharles Beckerhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/herman-rosenthal-murder-metropole-hotel.jpgHerman Rosenthal Murder Metropole Hotelhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hotel-metropole-herman-rosenthal-murder-charley-becker-map.jpgHotel-Metropole-Herman-Rosenthal-Murder-Charley-Becker-Maphttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/herman-rosenthal-murder-charles-becker.jpgHerman-Rosenthal-Murder-Charles-Beckerhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/metropole-hotel-herman-rosenthal-murder.jpgMetropole Hotel herman rosenthal murderhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/thumb-metropole-hotel-charles-becker-herman-rosenthal.jpgThumb-Metropole-Hotel-Charles-Becker-Herman-Rosenthal-2022-04-07T12:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2015/02/24/a-fishy-kingdom-of-crime-gangs-of-the-south-street-seaport-map/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1st-precinct-20.jpg1st precinct 20https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/yakeyyakebrady.jpgYakeyYakeBradyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gangs-of-the-south-street-seaport.pngGangs of The South Street SeaportSocks Lanza, Yakey Yake Brady, Fulton Fishmarket, South Street Seaport, Corlears Hook, The Bridge Café, Roxy Vanella, Vito Genovese, Lucky Luciano, NYPD, Harbor Patrol, Socco the Bracer, Patsy Conroy, Saul and Howlett, River Pirates, Paris Cafe, NYPD Museum2016-06-12T16:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/08/12/mike-salters-pelham-cafe-birthplace-of-irving-berlin/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ludwig_alexander_von_battenberg.jpgLudwig_Alexander_von_BattenbergPrince Louis of Battenberg. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/9489432100_00be64698d_o.jpgMike Salter Pelham Cafe Irving Berlinhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/irvingberlin.jpgIrvingBerlinhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/12_pell_street_mike_salters_today.jpg12_Pell_Street_Mike_Salters_Today12 Pell Street today. The site was once home to Mike Salter's election rigging gang. The ragtime piano saloon was the birthplace of the Irving Berlin. 2019-06-29T19:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/09/22/the-death-of-arnold-rothstein-part-ii/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/stuyvesant_polyclinic_death_of_arnold_rothstein.jpgStuyvesant_Polyclinic_Death_of_Arnold_RothsteinRothstein would die of a gunshot wound in the Stuyvesant Polyclinic, 135 2nd Ave. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/stuyvesant_polyclinic.jpgStuyvesant_PolyclinicA historic plaque on the landmarked polyclinic today. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/stuyvesant_polyclinic_2.jpgStuyvesant_Polyclinic_2After being shot at the Park Central Hotel, Arnold Rothstein would die in the Stuyvesant Polyclinic. 2017-08-20T03:34:57+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/10/11/the-mobster-who-dodged-bullets-the-rise-of-joe-the-boss-masseria/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/joe-the-boss-masseria-map.jpgJoe the Boss Masseria Map1) After completely botching the assassination on the bullet dodging Joe the Boss Masseria, the gunmen jumped into a waiting blue Hudson cruiser and roared off. 2) The getaway car plows though a pack of striking workers before escaping. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/joe_the_boss_masserias_apartment_80_second_ave.jpgJoe_The_Boss_Masseria's_Apartment_80_Second_AveThe cops later found Joe the Boss Masseria, sitting in his apartment, here at 82 Second Avenue, dazed and deafened, with two bullets drilled through his straw hat and a slug blasted through his coat.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/joe_the_boss_masseria_hit_attempt_82_second_ave.jpgJoe_The_Boss_Masseria_Hit_Attempt_82_Second_AveHere at 82 Second Ave, bullets started to fly at Joe Masseria, blowing this plate glass window to smithereens.2016-06-08T01:07:53+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/09/08/the-death-of-arnold-rothstein-part-i/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/park-central-room.jpegPark Central RoomHump McManus shot Rothstein in a fourteen-dollar-a-night room at the Park Central hotel that looked much like this one. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/161_west_54th2.jpg161_West_54th2The thirteen-hour five card stud game that broke the Big Bankroll was held here at the Congress Apartments, 161 West 54th Street. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/death-of-arnold-rothstein-map-i.jpgDeath of Arnold Rothstein Map Ihttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/alg_arnold-rothstein.jpgArnold RothsteinGangsters called multi-millionaire Arnold Rothstein the Brain of Broadway for his sharp-calculating mind. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/park-central-hotel-death-of-rothstein-copy.jpgPark Central Hotel Death of Rothstein copy2016-06-08T01:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/10/31/lucky-lucianos-boyhood-home/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/03487v.jpg03487vLuciano’s multi-national gang of knickers-wearing hooligans who terrorized East 10th Street must have looked something like this.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lucky_luciano_boyhood_home_265_east_10th_map.jpgLucky_Luciano_Boyhood_Home_265_East_10th_MapLucky Luciano lived here at 265 East 10th Street https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lucky_luciano_childhood_home_265_east_10th_street.jpgLucky_Luciano_Childhood_Home_265_East_10th_StreetBorn Salvatore Luciana, Charley Lucky Luciano grew up in this tenement at 265 East 10th Street. His parents would live here until 1933. https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lucky_luciano_childhood_home_265_east_10th_street_2.jpgLucky_Luciano_Childhood_Home_265_East_10th_Street_22022-05-16T21:31:50+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2013/10/22/kit-burns-rat-pit/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/web-kit-burns-the-ratpit-today-273-water-street.jpgWeb Kit Burns the Ratpit today 273 Water Streethttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/web-kit-burns-the-rat-pit-today.jpgWeb Kit Burns the Rat Pit Todayhttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kit-burns-rat-pit-473-water-street.jpgKit Burns Rat Pit 473 water streetThe humanitarians spend another night at Kit Burns Sportsmen's Hall.https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kit-burns-rat-pit-map-473-water-street.jpgKit Burn's Rat Pit map 473 Water Streethttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kit-burns-rat-pit-273-water-street.jpgKit Burns Rat Pit 273 Water Street2016-06-08T00:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2014/10/21/monk-eastmans-tailor-witty-brothers/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0599.jpgMonk Eastman's Tailor Witty Brothers 50 Eldridge Streethttps://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/monk-eastmans-tailor-map.jpgMonk Eastman's Tailor Map2016-06-03T19:58:31+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/about/2021-01-24T10:17:40+00:00weekly0.6https://infamousnewyork.com/2015/01/09/new-york-prison-archives-digitized-free/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/07singsing-articlelarge.jpg07SINGSING-articleLarge2015-01-09T16:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2014/11/21/gangland-is-lonesome-like-infamous-new-york-on-facebook/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/gangland-is-lonesome-infamous-new-york.jpgGangland is Lonesome Infamous New YorkClick Here To Follow Infamous New York2014-11-22T00:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2014/10/24/titanic-thompson-by-kevin-cook/2014-10-24T19:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://infamousnewyork.com/2014/06/15/tammany-halls-last-wigwam100-east-17th-street/https://infamousnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/alfred-e-smith-tammany-sacham.jpgAlfred E. 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