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by **JoelTurner** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:21 pm

thekiduknow wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:38 pm
JoelTurner wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:28 pm Was this Salvatore Ippolito?

If this is the right guy, he moved from NJ to NYC at some point between 1940 and ‘50. Interestingly, he lived at 268 Ampere Pkwy, Bloomfield which was a couple of houses down from John Misuraca (298 Ampere pkwy)
Yup, that's him. Interesting to know that he lived close to Misuraca, I haven't dug into his time in New Jersey that much so if you find out more please let me know.

On Jan 13 1931, Salvatore Ippolito was with future Colombo member Salvatore Lombardino when he was shot. They were at a meeting at Calogero Mangiaracina’s office (506 N 9th St, Newark, NJ)

The others at the meeting were: Salvatore Geloso (Mar 10 1887 - Borgetto) & Dominick Basile (Jan 1 1892 - Catanzaro, Calabria).

Richie Boiardo was blamed for a lot of shootings during this time, but I’d buy his involvement in this one. Mangiaracina was investigated again, a few months later, when his business partner & Newark underboss Sam Monaco was killed.

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Lombardino & Ippolito were both from Gibellina so not that surprising that they would be connected. Also, pretty good confirmation that Ippolito was with the Newark Family back then

by **thekiduknow** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:32 am

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.htm ... ch=cosenza

Some more info on Cosenza's relationship with Bonanno. Interesting the informant says Cosenza was from an "influential family" with the longshoreman's union, but believed they were with Bonanno.

B. wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:55 am Excellent info. Did not expect to see a Mangano nephew in the Bonannos.

One possibility too is he wasn't straightened out until after his uncles were killed, going with the Bonannos in part because of that along with the Tucson connection.

Could be. Sounds like either way, when he went to Tucson he was under Bonanno rather than Mangano.

I wonder the same about Russ Andalaro, was he already made in the Pittston family or made with the Bonannos in Tucson?

by B. » Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:55 am

Excellent info. Did not expect to see a Mangano nephew in the Bonannos.

One possibility too is he wasn't straightened out until after his uncles were killed, going with the Bonannos in part because of that along with the Tucson connection.

by **thekiduknow** » Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:28 pm

I'm not sure if this has been brought up before, but Michael Cosenza was a nephew of Vincent and Philip Mangano. His mother Verna was their sister. News to me.

Unsurprisingly, he was a delegate/business agent for the ILA, local 327-1 in Brooklyn since 1940. When he moved to Tucson around 1947, it was reported that he was still receiving "gratuities and monies" in the form of Christmas gifts from various stevedoring/shipping companies in Brooklyn, on top of his regular salary despite being inactive. He told the FBI that he had moved to Tucson for health reasons.

Worth speculating that he may have been a Gambino member prior to the move to Tucson. Later in his file, there's mention that the smoke shop he ran was a " phone drop" for Tucson hoodlums, where they'd leave messages for each other with Cosenza.

Not a whole lot in his file that isn't redacted, especially when it gets to the mid-60s/Bonanno split.

by **Don_Peppino** » Tue Oct 15, 2024 6:36 am

Here's an article from 1920 on member Thomas Scardino. It includes info not referenced in the LCNbios article but the address and round-a-bout age match the article. Apparently, Scardino defrauded some business associates then fled to Italy.

by **Augie** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:11 am

Wasn’t Sylvester Carollo(a), New Orleans boss, from Terrasini as well. Wonder if there was a relation with Carollo on this Vito Licavolis’ mother side as well.

by **Don_Peppino** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 6:37 am

B. wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:11 pm
JoelTurner wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:44 pm Morale Crew

VITO LICAVOLI
(Willie Rex)
DOB: May 21 1904
POB: Terrasini, Palermo, Sicily
F: Vincenzo Licavoli
M: Paola “Pauline” Carollo
Occupation: Owner - Rex Tavern (174 Humboldt St, Brooklyn, NY)
Address: 196 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Prior addresses: 143 Humboldt St, Brooklyn, NY
Death: Sep 1974

Both Licavoli & Carollo were surnames shared by important Terrasini mobsters, however they were mostly in the Midwest, especially Detroit. TBH, I can’t think of any notable figures from there in the NYC area.

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There were a couple Terrasinesi with the Gambino Family, Battista Balsamo and Ignatius Crachiola. The Balsamos' true surname was Cracchiolo and it's likely the Crachiolas' name was originally spelled that way, Battista's father name being Ignazio as well, so maybe there was a relation.

Balsamo isn't to be confused with the much older Giuseppe "Battista" Balsamo, whose grandson wrote a book claiming the grandfather founded the Gambino Family. That Balsamo may have been from Terrasini as well though.

In general though, no, Terrasini doesn't surface in NYC much at all. Vito Licavoli's Bonanno membership does bring to mind the overlapping Detroit/Bonanno networks.

Speaking of the overlapping Bonanno/Detroit connections, has anyone ever flushed out the connection between Antonio "Papa Tony" Mirabile, who started on Detroit but transfered to the L.A. Family and Joe Bonanno? I dobknow that even today there are some Bonventre's in San Diego where Mirabile operated. There is a couple photos of Bonanno and Mirabile which l think lends to a strong association especially considering "on paper", even within the mafia, the are a world apart. Where there's smoke, there's fire.

by B. » Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:11 pm

JoelTurner wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:44 pm Morale Crew

VITO LICAVOLI
(Willie Rex)
DOB: May 21 1904
POB: Terrasini, Palermo, Sicily
F: Vincenzo Licavoli
M: Paola “Pauline” Carollo
Occupation: Owner - Rex Tavern (174 Humboldt St, Brooklyn, NY)
Address: 196 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Prior addresses: 143 Humboldt St, Brooklyn, NY
Death: Sep 1974

Both Licavoli & Carollo were surnames shared by important Terrasini mobsters, however they were mostly in the Midwest, especially Detroit. TBH, I can’t think of any notable figures from there in the NYC area.

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There were a couple Terrasinesi with the Gambino Family, Battista Balsamo and Ignatius Crachiola. The Balsamos' true surname was Cracchiolo and it's likely the Crachiolas' name was originally spelled that way, Battista's father name being Ignazio as well, so maybe there was a relation.

Balsamo isn't to be confused with the much older Giuseppe "Battista" Balsamo, whose grandson wrote a book claiming the grandfather founded the Gambino Family. That Balsamo may have been from Terrasini as well though.

In general though, no, Terrasini doesn't surface in NYC much at all. Vito Licavoli's Bonanno membership does bring to mind the overlapping Detroit/Bonanno networks.

by **JoelTurner** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:44 pm

Morale Crew

VITO LICAVOLI
(Willie Rex)
DOB: May 21 1904
POB: Terrasini, Palermo, Sicily
F: Vincenzo Licavoli
M: Paola “Pauline” Carollo
Occupation: Owner - Rex Tavern (174 Humboldt St, Brooklyn, NY)
Address: 196 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Prior addresses: 143 Humboldt St, Brooklyn, NY
Death: Sep 1974

Both Licavoli & Carollo were surnames shared by important Terrasini mobsters, however they were mostly in the Midwest, especially Detroit. TBH, I can’t think of any notable figures from there in the NYC area.

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by **OmarSantista** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 6:57 pm

What a find great stuff Joel, thank you

by **JoelTurner** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:01 am

B. wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:26 pm Was Adragna Alcamese like the Williamsburg/Pittsburgh/San Jose members?

Nope, but still interesting in a Bonanno context. He was born on Jun 30 1884 in Castellammare del Golfo.

His wife Giovanna D’Angelo was also from there. I think she could have been related to Fauney D’Angelo; both their fathers shared the same name, Giacomo.

My guess is that the two were cousins. The latter’s father was born in Nov 1881 to Epifano D’Angelo & Rosaria Asaro; I couldn’t find much info on Giovanna’s father

by B. » Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:26 pm

Excellent, so he goes way back with the Bonannos if he knew Gallo.

Was Adragna Alcamese like the Williamsburg/Pittsburgh/San Jose members?

by **JoelTurner** » Mon Aug 26, 2024 3:49 pm

In Aug 1925, Vito Bello was arrested for forgery with Benny Gallo

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A few years later in 1929, there was a Salvatore Adragna (born ~1884) living next door at 219 Stagg St, Brooklyn, NY who killed someone over fireworks.

by B. » Sat Aug 24, 2024 8:04 pm

Richard was also involved in bootlegging with Gioacchino Rizzuto in KC along with other mafia figures. It didn't dawn on me when I originally saw it but that must be the same brother from the 1930 census.

by **thekiduknow** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:38 pm

B. wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 3:38 pm
- Nino Rizzuto (b. 1902) had 3 or 4 brothers and two of them were Jack (b. 1900, oldest son) and Frank (b. ~1916, youngest), but their arrival manifest shows two more sons named Innocenzo (b. ~1906) and Desiderato (b. ~1908). 1920 census shows only one son in that age range, Louis (b. ~1906). The 1930 census again shows only one son between Nino and Frank, Richard (b. ~1902, same year as Antonino but Nino is listed as born ~1900 so they are off all around).

- 1920 census suggests Innocenzo went by Louis in the US as their ages match perfectly, yet Richard's age doesn't fit either brother on the manifest and would lend itself to Innocenzo/Louis given he was older... unlikely he would use both "Louis" and "Richard" though. Richard would make more sense for Desiderato ("R" sound), yet the immigration manifest is the only place that lists two sons between Nino and Frank. The names, ages, and number of sons are a mess between records.

I don't have anything to add with untangling the names, but Sebastiano Nani Sebastiano Nani met Nicola Impostato in KC through Richard Rizzuto, both noted for being involved in narcotics.

Based on newspaper articles, Richard bounced back and forth from KC and Brooklyn throughout the 40s, looks like he died in 1949 in Manhattan.

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