Many of America's most infamous gangsters were creatures of New York.
For this project, photographer Andrew Litchenstein set out to see what has become of some of the most notorious settings for wise guy activity in the city. ⬇️
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Every neighborhood has layers of that history, buried beneath the newest construction project or the renamed, gentrified neighborhood.
Insider created an interactive map so you can see what mafia activity may have occurred in your neighborhood. 📍
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St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens 📍
The mausoleum of Charles "Lucky" Luciano — architect of the American Mafia — sits in this cemetery.
In the 1930's Luciano and Meyer Lanksy set up the Commission, a governing body for the American mafia.
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Columbus Circle, Manhattan 📍
In 1971, Joe Colombo, the boss of the Colombo crime family, was shot three times at point-blank range, leaving him paralyzed, as thousands of horrified spectators looked on in Columbus Circle.
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The Majestic Apartments, Central Park West, Manhattan 📍
From the 1930's to the 1950's, mobster Frank Costello ruled the slot machines from NYC to New Orleans, bringing in millions of dollars for the Luciano crime family, and bought an apartment here.
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Joe and Mary’s Italian-American Restaurant, Bushwick, Brooklyn 📍
Carmine Galante, the leader of the Bonanno crime family, was smoking a cigar with associates at this now-closed restaurant when three gun men rushed in and killed him and two others.
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Midnight Rose Candy Store, Saratoga and Livonia Avenues, Brownsville, Brooklyn 📍
Now an innocuous deli, this former candy store was once the HQ for Murder Inc. — an organization that carried out contract killings for what is now known as the mafia.
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Beltway Service Road, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn 📍
On November 6, 1990, near an entrance ramp on the service road, two rogue cops pulled over Gambino gangster Ed Lino in his Mercedes and murdered him.
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Wimpy Boys Social Club, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn 📍
The club operated as the 1980s-era headquarters for Gregory Scarpa — an enforcer for the Colombos and a well-paid informant for the government.
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Sparks Steak House, Midtown, Manhattan 📍
Gambino boss and godfather "Big Paul" Castellano was assassinated on the sidewalk outside Sparks Steak House, along with one of his associates, as he arrived for dinner in 1985.
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Some mob secrets have remained secrets, but you can read even more mob stories about everyday locations around New York here: ⬇️
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