One of the most "mobbed-up" industries in the New York/New Jersey area has always been the waterfront. The millions in easy revenue just waiting to be plucked from the tree was tailor-made for the underworld. And some of the most notorious mafiosi and racketeers this country has ever seen honed their extortionate skills on the docks.

From Socks Lanza, Black Mike Clemente and Alex the Ox DeBrizzi, to Vito Genovese himself.... It was "Mafia Central"

Let's take a look shall we?

https://thenewyorkmafia.com/mob-waterfront-rackets/