I was the New York mafia’s craziest hitman & even took my son, 7, to a gunfight… then Gotti’s mob knifed ME in the back

HE was the ultra-violent hitman who showed total commitment to the New York mafia – battering wise guys with his infamous ...
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Gangs of New York: America’s revolution was fought across the city — intimately and ferociously

“The United States came out of violence,” the historian Maya Jasanoff reminds us in our series “The American Revolution” (premiering tonight on PBS). And in 1776, the awful violence of war was ...
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In 1930s New York, The Mafia Had A Monopoly On This Common Vegetable

The humble but nutritious artichoke is best known as a delicious appetizer and side dish. But it also has a history that's ...
New York Sun

There Was More to Weegee Than Lurid Shots of Dead Gangsters

The groundbreaking street photographer of the 1930s and 1940s, Arthur Fellig, also known as Weegee, is best known for his lurid shots of dead gangsters and madding crowds. A new retrospective at the ...
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Gangs of New York, The Holdovers, & More TV Shows Being Developed at Miramax

New TV shows based on Gangs of New York, The Holdovers, and more are being developed at Miramax. According to a recent report from Variety, Miramax is developing new TV shows or limited series based ...
The New York Times

At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians

William Kennedy raised money for the food pantry at his old church by reading from “Legs,” the gangster novel he began his celebrated Albany cycle with half a century ago. William Kennedy went to the ...