We have four new bios up today featuring The Genovese Family. You can find them all at the bottom of our home page, but here are the direct links! Enjoy!

Salvatore Luisi - "Salty of Coney Island"
https://thenewyorkmafia.com/salvatore-luisi/
Salvatore Luisi was formally inducted soldier in the Genovese Family who was active in narcotics smuggling and opium/heroin distribution.

Angelo Lapi - "Third Generation Mafioso" (and son of Joe Beck)
https://thenewyorkmafia.com/angelo-lapi/
Angelo Lapi was the son of a notorious Genovese member Joseph (Joe Beck) Lapi who was involved in rackets like policy bookmaking, shylocking, and more.

Edward Lanzieri - "The Buff Brothers"
https://thenewyorkmafia.com/edward-lanzieri/
Edward Lanzieri, along with his two older brothers were known as "The Buff Brothers" - Genovese henchmen who were involved in the waterfront rackets.

Joseph Paterra - The "Swede of Harlem"
https://thenewyorkmafia.com/joseph-paterra/
Joseph Paterra was said to have served in the East Harlem regime of Michael Coppola and was involved in gambling and shylocking.

NYMafia I gotta say all your articles are very enjoyable reads, thanks

Thanks for the links! Love reading about the Genovese family.

Would you say the Genovese family is the most Americanized of the 5 families? It seems like they've had the least amount of contact with families in Italy and the least amount of Italian born guys(outside of the first wave).
If so, why do you think that is? Self preservation?

nymafia we need one on colombo guy joe yacovelli. very interesting guy. may have been in the administraion in the early 70tys i think he was banished to florida in the mid 70tys. something happend. he might be alive today. he kinda just fell off the map after being a young guy made in the 50tys around ther persicos then kills crazy joe gallo or atleast sent the shooters then he was low. i enjoy you writtings

I was asking about Yacovelli on Black Hand. Apparently he ran the only home grown Colombo crew from Manhattan - ever.

i read something somewhere he was in florida in the early 80tys. did he retire in his late 40tys i doubt it. he okays the shooters in umbertos clam house to kill crazy joe. im guessing he was acting underboss or consig in 73 but then allie boy persico is released and dibella takes over as boss in 73 and joe yac is out of the picture.

Thank you. I will pass this along to my colleague and see what he can do.