New York City Territories

The Mob Don of East Harlem and Manhattan was Salvatore Toto D'Aquila. He was the founder of the Gambino rime famil!. D'Aquila was born in "alermo# $tal! and brou%ht his brutalit! to Ameri a. He too& over 'arts of Harlem and Manhattan in (ew )or& *it!# (ew )or&. He was the boss. $ wat h him ever!da! 'our terror u'on ivilians and those under and wor&in% for him. He is an e+tremel! feared and 'owerful man. The ne+t 'art of (ew )or&# the ,ron+# is throned b! Giuse''e Morello. also &nown as -The .ld /o+-# was the and later to' adviser to Giuse''e -0oe the territor! and he let ever! &now. Mu h 'eo'le on the streets live in fear. area# it was no mista&e how 'owerful he (i &# man! of and e+tortion. Giuse''e 0oe the ,oss Masseria was boss of the Genovese rime famil!. He was born in Marsala# Si il!. $t was well2&nown he was %reat enemies with D'Aquila. $ see it on a dail! basis. ,oth %rou's onstantl! tr! to %et hits on# sabota%e# ea h other. Masseria was ver! blood! and brutal with ea h tas& he arried out. .bviousl!# the! never ended well for the vi tim. He was a hu%e ontribution to the *astellammarese *lan# whi h was mainl! ran b! (i ola S hiro# whom also hel'ed run a lot of ,roo&l!n alon%side Masseria. ,oth were a for e to be re &oned with. Giuse''e -the *lut h Hand- Morello# first boss of the Morello rime famil! ,oss- Masseria. The ,ron+ was his li&e# D'Aquila# $ wat h him ma&e Althou%h he rei%ned over a smaller was. His main asso iates were 1in ent# and *iro Terranova. The! arried out his tas&s# whi h often involved murder

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Alfredo Al Mineo Manfredi was also a ,roo&l!n mafia boss. He 'la!ed ma3or roles in the *astellammarese *lan and was a 'art of the Gambino rime famil!. He was D'Aquila's se ond2in2 ommand. This is an e+tremel! 'rominent 'osition be ause most mafia members strive to be the hi%hest in ommand as the! 'ossibl! an. Some even sabota%e to do so# this means &illin% all those in the wa!. Al Mineo didn't have to &ill an!one to %et to his 'osition. D'Aquila sou%ht him s'e ial4 therefore# ma&in% him underboss. Gaetano Tomm! 5eina was boss of the 6u hese rime famil!. He was born in *orleone# Si il!. 5eina was not onl! a rime boss# but a businessman. Man! deals were made with him# whether he betra!ed his end of the deal or not. He was a %reat e+tortionist. Also# his riminal o'erations rei%ned over mu h of Harlem and the ,ron+. /rom m! observations# he ma! have been the least brutal member# but most untrustworth!. Giuse''e 0oe "rofa i is the founder of the *olombo rime famil!. "rofa i was born in 1illabate# Si il!. "rofa i was bi% on ta&in% thin%s that weren't ri%htfull! his. However# He thou%ht the! should be# hen e wh! he stole thin%s. "rofa i was an enormous thief. $ wat h him da! after da! ommit this ille%al a tion of ta&in% one's 'ro'ert! or 'ossession. "rofa i also rei%ned over 'arts of ,roo&l!n.

D'Aquila vs. Masseria

As $ 'reviousl! stated# D'Aquila and Masseria were &nown enemies onstantl! tr!in% to %et hits at ea h other's or%ani7ations. This rivalr! was in redibl! dan%erous !et monotonous. /inall! it ended on . tober 89# 8:;<. Masseria had %otten the last hit. This hit ulminated D'Aquila's life. As 'ower and 'rominent as D'Aquila was# Masseria had %otten the u''erhand this time and it had ended D'Aquila's life. $t was awful as $ wat hed. D'Aquila was ambushed une+'e tedl! on Avenue A in Manhattan# e+a tl! where $ was at the time. Ever!one hit the de &. $t was so une+'e ted. He was shot to death at the a%e of =9. He lived a short# rime2ridden life. He left his home for a do tor's a''ointment onl! to be shot to death b! Masseria's atta & do%s. He was a''roa hed b! several men while wal&in% down the street. .ne of them men 'ulled out a 'istol and shot him twi e in the hest. He fell to the %round while the men 'oured another seven bullets into his bod!. Althou%h some thou%ht it was Mineo# the underboss of D'Aquila# was all Masseria's men. it

Philadelphia

The "hiladel'hia Mafia all be%an in 8:88 when members of the (ew )or& rime families were sent to s o'e out new territor! and oloni7e it into new business o''ortunities. This is how the "hill! mob be%an. $t's the birth hild of ()*. Salvatore Sabella was sent from (ew )or& into "hiladel'hia. Salvatore is the first and most 'rominent of the members to do laim territor! in "hiladel'hia. He owned and om'an!# alon% with a soft a hievement# and admiration# men# other *o o77a# and a differen e "hill! ones. "hill!. Sabella be ame the first mob don of manufa tured an olive oil and heese drin& afe. However with all of this su ess# Sabella was a &iller too. He shot and &illed mafia members# li&e 6eo 6an7etti# 1in ent 0ose'h >an%hi. *learl!# there was not mu h of between the (ew )or& %an%sters and the new ,ut it all is 3ust startin%.

0ose'h ,runo was the underboss of Salvatore Sabella. ,runo su eeded 'ower in 8:;? after the death of Sabella. Soon# he would be hallen%ed for his 'ower b! 0ohn Avena. .f ourse ,runo re%ained his 'ower from the ver! short lived hallen%e. ,runo and his men 'ut Avena ba & in his 'la e.

Atlantic City

0ose'h ,runo's son# An%elo ,runo su eeded him as the boss after his death two terms later. An%elo ,runo %ot the "hill! mob to laim Atlanti *it! as new territor! and e+'and the mafia down at the shore. ,usiness o''ortunities flourished. @ith all of the asinos and the boardwal&# mone! ame 'ourin% in. All of the rimes that have been ta&in% 'la e be ame so mu h easier and a essible. This was *it! Mafia This was when mafia in a meetin% and even were the Atlanti *onferen e too& 'la e. offi ials all ame to%ether dis ussed se rets and

allian es. This was an in redibl! im'ortant meetin%# whi h %ave even more redibilit! to Atlanti *it!. $t had so mu h 'otential. $t was wonderful. $t was the ,oardwal& Em'ire mira le.