Lifelong Brooklynite Frank Dimatteo had a front-row seat to some of the most violent times in Red Hook's history. Growing up ...

“The Italian takeover of the piers was inevitable.” DiMatteo has written numerous books on the mafia and crime in New York. He said he wanted to be a gangster for as long as he could remembe ...

The reputed "heir apparent" to a New York City Mafia family doesn't want to be promoted to godfather, his lawyer said in ...

In social media clips circulating on X, attendees of a “Trump dance” flash mob can be seen happily mouthing along to the ...

Evidence found at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson assassination point to a possible message left behind by ...

Pennisi was born and raised in an Italian New York neighbourhood where the mob had huge influence. He speaks on how he ended up being an associate with the Gambino family through John Gotti Jr ...

Pennisi was born and raised in an Italian New York neighborhood where the mob had a huge influence. He speaks on how he ended up being an associate with the Gambino family through John Gotti Jr ...

Discover the notorious lives of the most famous mobsters, from Al Capone to John Gotti. Also, learn about their rise to power and ultimate downfall.

Dimatteo says he witnessed his first mob murder aged five and quickly learned ... had the worst percentage of juvenile delinquency in New York City’s five boroughs. Violence was the universal ...