by outfit guy » Wed Oct 26, 2022 6:32 am
There was a gentleman on here that was from Harlem that could set this straight. An intermediary to the Italians was the 1920s and 1930s. As that poster makes clear, by the 50s, Puerto Ricans ran most of the major rackets on Harlem (Angelet brothers, Spanish Ray, etc.). The Italians had their own spots for sure, but so did the Cubans, Blacks, people from the Islands, PRs, etc. There was no overarching payment to the Italians besides a token for the daily number payed by Spanish Ray. Where they shared mutual spots, I'm sure they shared profits with other ethnic gangs.
There was a gentleman on here that was from Harlem that could set this straight. An intermediary to the Italians was the 1920s and 1930s. As that poster makes clear, by the 50s, Puerto Ricans ran most of the major rackets on Harlem (Angelet brothers, Spanish Ray, etc.). The Italians had their own spots for sure, but so did the Cubans, Blacks, people from the Islands, PRs, etc. There was no overarching payment to the Italians besides a token for the daily number payed by Spanish Ray. Where they shared mutual spots, I'm sure they shared profits with other ethnic gangs.