On this date, April 10... • in 1895, Theresa DeLuca is convicted of counterfeiting. • in 1897, Pietro Viaforo is convicted in New York of the second-degree murder of Rocco Di Sio. • in 1910, future Chicago and New York gunman Sebastiano 'Buster' Domingo is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. • in 1921, concerned for his safety, Nicola Gentile avoids a Boston party thrown for him by local boss Gaspare Messina. • in 1922, Albert Anastasia and Giuseppe Florina are released after spending seven months on Sing Sing's death row. • in 1924, Frank Callace and William Lamoglici of East Harlem are charged with burglary in Brooklyn. • in 1939, Johnny Torrio and two codefendants plead guilty to income tax evasion. • in 1958, former Brooklyn Camorra leader Leopoldo Lauritano passes away. • in 1964, Dominick Mallamo warns his Calabrian gang in Youngstown OH that FBI has phones tapped. • in 1977, sixty-eight-year-old John Lardiere, a lieutenant in Gerardo Catena's New York organization, is found shot to death at a New Jersey motel. • in 2017, Ralph 'Chong' Lamattina, age 94, dies at his North End Boston home. Image of Gaspare Messina.

#OTD (Apr 10)
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On this date, April 9... • in 1895, Stella Frauto is convicted of counterfeiting. • in 1903, Paolo 'Kelly' Vaccarelli is arrested for shooting 'Dutch Louis' Melling. 'Monk' Eastman and 'Flit' Morris are arrested for the saloon stabbing of 'Big Dave' Bernstein. • in 1912, Francesco Bonanno, friend of the Terranova family, is found stabbed to death in his East Harlem grocery. • in 1921, avoiding underworld rivals in New York City, mafioso Nicola Gentile reenters the U.S. through Boston. • in 1925, Joseph Valachi begins a three-year prison sentence for burglary. • in 1929, Michael Sclafani and Frank Plaia go to trial for the murders of Rosario and Mary Graziano. • in 1946, John Stoppelli is convicted of illegally selling opium. • in 1947, entertainer Frank Sinatra is charged with battery after punching a newspaper columnist who connected him to Mafia boss Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania. • in 1964, an FBI informant is formally inducted into a Calabrian criminal society in Youngstown OH. • in 1966, Joseph Valachi attempts suicide while held at a federal prison in Milan MI. • in 1974, in Detroit, Anthony and Vito Giacalone are acquitted of income tax evasion. • in 1984, 400 law enforcement agents raid homes and businesses across the U.S. to break up the 'Pizza Connection' heroin ring. • in 1987, Nick Scarfo of the Philadelphia Crime Family and 11 others are indicted for gangland murders in New Jersey. Image of Anthony Giacalone.

#OTD (Apr 09)
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Caught without his chain mail shirt News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (April 6) in 1913, #EastHarlem gangster Amadeo Buonomo dies of an earlier gunshot wound.

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On this date, April 5... • in 1869, S.H. Pansa, a witness to an earlier New Orleans Mafia gunfight, is shot and wounded near his home. • in 1884, the body of shooting victim Camillo Farach is found in a field on Staten Island. • in 1906, young John 'Bum' Rodgers is sentenced to the New York House of Refuge as an incorrigible juvenile. • in 1913, East Harlem gangster Amadeo Buonomo is shot and mortally wounded. • in 1914, mafioso Nicola Gentile leaves Palermo to return to New York. • in 1921, U.S. mafiosi hold a convention in Buffalo NY. • in 1926, New York gangster Peter Heslin is charged with the murder of Police Officer Charles Reilly. • in 1932, a Youngstown Ohio judge rules against the extradition to Pennsylvania of 'Happy' Marino and other accused robbers. • in 1945, a man's body, later identified as Onofrio Vitale, is found in a sewer catch basin in Chicago. • in 1956, racketeer Johnny 'Dio' Dioguardi is suspected in the acid blinding of crusading journalist Victor Riesel. • in 1961, a lawsuit accuses DOJ of illegally deporting Carlos Marcello to Guatemala. Image of John Dioguardi.

#OTD (Apr 05)
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On this date, April 1... • in 1869, New Orleans Mafia boss Raffaele Agnello is shot to death during an underworld feud. • in 1914, John Russomano of East Harlem enters Sing Sing to begin a sentence for criminal weapons possession. • in 1915, Jacob Shapiro is arrested in Manhattan for burglary. • in 1918, Brooklyn Camorra leader Alessandro Vollero is sentenced to die in the Sing Sing Prison electric chair. • in 1924, while intimidating voters in Cicero IL municipal elections, Al Capone's brother Salvatore is fatally shot by police. • in 1926, Joe Adonis is arrested for stealing an automobile. • in 1930, a decapitated murder victim is discovered inside a barrel in Pittsburgh's railroad produce yards. In Brooklyn NY, Giuseppe Piraino is buried in a silver coffin in Greenwood Cemetery. • in 1931, a jury finds Tony Morreale of Pittston PA not guilty of the murder of Charles Calamera. • in 1936, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is arrested at Hot Springs AR on a warrant from New York. • in 1953, Nicholas Civella becomes the leading figure in the Kansas City underworld after Anthony Gizzo dies during a visit to Texas. • in 1996, former county prosecutor Gary Van Brocklin is shot and wounded in his Youngstown OH law office. Image of Nicholas Civella.

#OTD (Apr 01)
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On this date, March 27... • in 1914, John Russomano of East Harlem is sentenced to at least three years and three months in prison for criminally carrying a firearm. • in 1916, Ambrogio Passaro is found shot to death in the street at Ravenswood, Long Island City NY. • in 1917, a Black Hand feud is blamed for the shooting murder of retired Pittsburgh merhant Valentine Piazza. • in 1922, Thomas Lucchese is sentenced to between three years eight months and ten years in prison for grand larceny. • in 1929, following his delayed appearance before a grand jury, Al Capone is arrested on a warrant for contempt of court. • in 1930, Giuseppe Piraino is shot to death in Brooklyn after meeting with rivals about bootlegging territories. • in 1931, Los Angeles-area authorities arrest 21 Italian immigrants in a crackdown following two recent murders. • in 1940, Brooklyn racketeer Charles LaGaipa is acquitted of a fatal stabbing. • in 1970, New England Mafia leader Raymond Patriarca and four codefendants are convicted of conspiring to kill Rudolph Marfeo and Anthony Melei in 1968. • in 1987, retired Buffalo mafioso Sam DiCarlo dies in Miami Beach FL. • in 2012, Dino Calabro testifies in Brooklyn federal court that Thomas Gioeli of the Colombo organization ordered him to murder family underboss William Cutolo in 1999. Image of Thomas Lucchese.

#OTD (Mar 27)
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#EastHarlem #LongIslandCity #Pittsburgh #Chicago #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #NewEngland #Buffalo #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Giglio Society of East Harlem - Wikipedia

Oh you gotta come through in August during the Giglio Feast, its at the same corner as Raos!

Over 4 days they have music and food, fireworks, a whole procession of St. Anthony, and they top it off with the Dance of the Giglio - like 100 men lift a three ton statue/tower. #EastHarlem

1. I love this level of chaos.

2. I love everyone commenting about the price.

3. I love that I know that Rao's is a real place and it's only a few blocks from me. #EastHarlem

#HauteCuisine
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#110thAndFirstAvenue
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A view from under the RFK Bridge offshoot into East Harlem from Randall’s Island. The sky is sunny and blue. It’s shaded under the bridge and loose gravel lines the ground.

May 2021

Randalls Island (facing toward East Harlem), Manhattan, NYC

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On this date, March 22... • in 1893, Michael Tenora of Hillsville PA, said to be a leader of 'La Mafia,' is convicted of third degree murder. • in 1912, Luigi Lazzazaro is arrested in connection with the East Harlem murder of Pasquarella Spinelli. • in 1917, Brooklyn Camorra leader Leopold Lauritano is arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon after police find a weighted pipe behind a counter in his Navy Street coffeehouse. • in 1931, Frank Vultaggio and Patsy Turrigiano of Endicott NY are arrested for illegal transportation and possession of liquor. • in 1941, Chicago mobster Ross Prio launches the Grande Cheese Company of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. • in 1943, Chicago Outfit leader Frank Nitti is quietly buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, a day before his scheduled funeral. • in 1949, Mickey Cohen and aide Sol Davis are arrested in Los Angeles for murder conspiracy. • in 1950, Irene Sarno of Kansas City, business partner of the Binaggio family, dies of apparent sleeping pill overdose, becoming the third death among witnesses subpoenaed to a federal grand jury probe. • in 1957, a Joseph Valachi heroin smuggling conviction is reversed on appeal. • in 1966, Mafia informant Joseph Valachi is transfered from District of Columbia jail to federal prison in Milan, Michigan. • in 1971, more than 1000 people attend a $125 per plate testimonial dinner for Joseph Colombo, reputed mob boss and leader of an Italian-American civil rights organization. Image of Joseph Valachi.

#OTD (Mar 22)
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#HillsvillePA #EastHarlem #Brooklyn #EndicottNY #Chicago #Wisconsin #LosAngeles #KansasCity #MilanMI #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Owner's killing is start of Murder Stable legend News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (March 20) in 1912, the murder of an #EastHarlem woman marks the beginning of the #MurderStable legend.

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I went to take out the trash and saw the streaks in the sky, so I ran back in, grabbed my cropped hoodie, and went up to the roof!

Short shorts and all!! #EastHarlem #CurlyZ #NYCWithZ

Seriously, go look at the sunset. #EastHarlem

Enjoying everyone photos! Here are a few of #marcusgarveypark #watchtower #madisonave #eastharlem It appears to be 11" on my terrace

Let’s carry that strength into the week ahead.

If you believe in a stronger, safer, more affordable community, like ❤️, share 🔁, and stand together.
#ForOurTomorrow #EastHarlem #ElBarrio #CommunityStrong

#valentinesday #eastharlem #125thstreet #uptowngrandcentral

Excited about tonight’s conversation for our show w @elivalentinny.bsky.social on #TalkoutofSchool on @wbai.org we will be talk about #EastHarlem politics, public education and democracy! You can also find the show on all podcast platforms! You don’t want to miss!!!

#PuertoRican #EastHarlem #TwoWingsmural

Woke up to Department of Sanitation #nyc removing snow along Madison Avenue in #eastharlem. Thank you @mayor.nyc.gov

Shoutout to the nice guy with a plow on his truck that cleared the snow around my car (got plowed in) this morning.

When I say I was *this* close to going back home and logging on tbere... #EastHarlem

It's 2pm on Sunday & we have 5.5 inches on our terrace. Here are a few photos of #marcusgarveypark and the historic #Harlem #firewatchtower & swimming pool taken from Madison Avenue #eastharlem

I can hear a plow going up the Ave at the corner as I type. Glad @mayor.nyc.gov isn't playing around. #NYCSnow #EastHarlem

Hit up Costco, the wine shop, AND the grocery store all within in hour. 🤌🏽

Also, can you tell that I LOVE snow? 😁☃️ #NYCSnow #EastHarlem #NYCWithZ

Plow trucks are out and about, shoutout to the Dept of Sanitation! #NYCSnow #EastHarlem #NYCWithZ

Got my butt up and walked over to Costco, they're closing at noon and there's maybe max 20 of us in here. #NYCSnow #EastHarlem #NYCWithZ

Snow is here and sticking in NYC. ☺️ #EastHarlem

Newspaper sketch of the Murder Stable

#OTD (Jan 25) in 1912, suspected informer Giuseppe Stefano is killed near the #MurderStable in #EastHarlem.

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#OTD (Jan 23) in 1926, gambler Ernest #Fusco is found beaten to death in an #EastHarlem garage.

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