In 1931, following decades of turf warfare, Brooklyn bootlegger Salvatore Maranzano established the leaders of New York ...

Dive deep into the truth behind American mafia glamour with these documentaries - a real, gritty look at organized crime and its impact. Learn about the rise and fall of notorious figures from the ...

An article by The Atlantic titled 'The Rise of the Brutal American' has stirred controversy on social media. It portrays US ...

Barry Levinson stages a confrontation between two crime bosses, played by the actor, who delivers a double, laborious ...

A new movie starring Robert De Niro will have you seeing double. That's because the Oscar winner is playing not one, but two different notorious mobsters. "The Alto Knights" is from the same people ...

Businesses that remained open were frequently raided by the police. Already a strong presence in New York, members of the Mafia saw a business opportunity in catering to the otherwise shunned gay ...

With The Alto Knights, Barry Levinson explores rivalries at the top of the Italian-American mafia in a thriller starring ...

(JTA) — In the postwar years, there were so many Jews in the American publishing industry that some writers began coining a phrase to describe them: “The literary mafia.” This mafia ...

Cleveland's Danny Greene was a formidable force to be reckoned with. The infamous Danny Greene and his gang 'The Celtic Club' competed with rival Italian-Americans during the 1970s, often with ...