THE BLACK HAND FORUM

In Feb 1954, LoPiccolo founded Regal Construction Inc alongside Vincent Todaro & Rocco “Ralph” Paolicelli. Both his partners had been Newark bootleggers who had moved to the Washington, DC area. Todaro was a Gambino member & major drug importer while Paolicelli wasn’t made & wasn’t invol...

Newark member Charles Matranga’s naturalization was witnessed by Benedetto Grippi, son of Bonanno member Salvatore Grippi and boss Nichola Schiro’s nephew https://theblackhand.club/forum/ext/dmzx/imageupload/files/79d0f150ce398d1fb09b0d1b3b537d53.jpeg (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9...

There is little reliable data, but according to my estimates, these captains hold the record for longest tenure. Rocco Pellegrino (Genovese Family) - 1920s?/1931-mid 1970s, ~40-50 years; Giuseppe Traina (Gambino family) - 1900s?-1912?, 1931?-early 1970s, ~45 years old; Ruggiero Boiardo (Genovese fa...

I was wondering who served as capo for the longest amount of time. In the NYC area, I would guess Rocco Pellegrino or Joe Traina . Both of them were important figures fairly early on; even if we give them a starting point of 1931, they would have been captains for well over 40-years. I think someone...

Gerlando Sciascia Aka George From Canada moved from Montreal to Newark in 1961. He lived and worked there for a brief period before settling in the Bronx. This is according to “The Sixth Family.” Shiascia immigrated to the US in 1958, but then quickly headed up to Montreal with the Rizzutos. He ret...

Nice! It adds to the idea that Monaco was killed because of his loyalty to Maranzano but I wish we had someone who could clarify. Valachi believed Badami was part of Maranzano's conspiracy to keep killing rival bosses after the war but why he was spared and Monaco killed, then much later Monaco's b...

On Jan 16th 1926; Sam Monaco, Frank Garofalo, and James Plumeri were indicated together for their roles in a liquor ring. https://theblackhand.club/forum/ext/dmzx/imageupload/files/27dbc96f098c9a65b16e09d37115484c.jpeg ————— Olivet Distribution was officially a fragrance company but was running some...

The surname Calabrese seemed familiar to me. Nicolo's Schiro's business partner (or employee?) in his Real Estate business was named Vincent John Calabrese. Vincent Calabrese was also the witness on Schiro's 1923 passport application. However, I checked and it turned out to be just a coincidence. V...

He was close to Joe Bonanno. He was a member of his inner circle known as the Boys of the First Day and served as an usher at his wedding. The two were arrested while picking up guns and Charlie told the police he would take them to the source but took the cops on a wild-goose chase instead. Other t...

On May 15 1928, an alcohol seller was killed at 818 Milton Ave. Identified as “Joseph Cavarith” of 733 North LaSalle St., his car was registered to Emmanuel Cammarata (470 W Chicago Ave). Frank Moretti (2015 Fremont St) was arrested. https://theblackhand.club/forum/ext/dmzx/imageupload/files/ab7de8b...

New post on Charles Consagra
(https://lcnbios.blogspot.com/2024/04/ch ... o.html?m=1)

JoelTurner wrote: ↑Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:06 pm Here’s a possible member: Angelo Taccetta

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He was born in 1921, even though he wasn’t really on lists from the ‘60s, I’d speculate that he would have been made in the late 50s rather than the 70s.

Angelo Taccetta was made in the 1970s

Very late response, but it seems that according to the FBN Sam Maugeri was born December 16, 1897 in Catania and not September 13, 1892 in San Giorgio Morgeto. Was the FBN wrong? https://theblackhand.club/forum/ext/dmzx/imageupload/files/9266a5a9fb72dd9ed0481f0b0269a67a.png (https://www.findagrave....

Looking back, I don’t get how/why Schiavo landed with the Lucchese family. Aside from his background, a Castellammarese living in Brooklyn, he seems to have started out with Bonanno adjacent people. https://theblackhand.club/forum/ext/dmzx/imageupload/files/c31121a110c0dde6301d00480dcfa3d8.jpeg The ...

in 1908 a Giovanni Carollo was allegedly burned to death in an oven by bakers and brothers Giuseppe and Vito Bonventre, and their aides Gaspare Galante and "Stadler" Lisante. In reality they allegedly strangled Carollo for getting behind on a loan and dumped his body in a sack in a vacant...