#OTD (June 17) in 1957, Frank #Scalise, #Mafia lieutenant to Albert #Anastasia, is murdered at a produce shop in the #BronxNY.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/06/fruits-vegetables-may-be-hazardous-to.html

#NewYork #MafiaHistory #History #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Apr 25)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Chicago #EastHarlem #KansasCity #BronxNY #YoungstownOH #RhodeIsland #California #LosAngeles #Philadelphia #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Mar 10)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewOrleans #HillsvillePA #ProvidenceRI #Brooklyn #Philadelphia #BronxNY #KansasCity #Buffalo #Dallas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#Introduction:

Mastodon user since 2022, but new to this instance in 2026.
Home: My wife & I live in an old #WhitingVT farmhouse with amazing views.
Kids: 3 grown.
Pets: 2 mini #donkeys & Icelandic #horse.
Past homes: #BronxNY & western #CT.
Work: #CrimeHistory #writer, editor, publisher.
Interests: #History #Tech #CurrentEvents #Mythology #RedSox #Patriots, #Photography #RaspberryPi #Philately #Gardening #Food #Cooking #Chess #OldMovies #Reading #Saxophone #Clarinet.

Very nice to meet you!

For your evening read: Don’t miss tomorrow’s event. Curator-led tours offer a closer look at the George A. Romero Stay Scared! exhibit across two historic Bronx locations.

The events take place at the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage and the Museum of Bronx History, giving visitors a chance to learn more about Romero’s work while standing inside spaces shaped by generations of creative ideas.
#georgearomero #bronxny #newyorkcity

https://www.talkteav.com/bronx-george-a-romero-exhibit-curator-tours

#OTD (Dec 13) in 1928, police raid the location of a former Joey #Noe speakeasy in the #BronxNY, seize weapons and ammunition, and arrest Vincent #Coll (shown), John Jacapraro and six other gangsters.

#MafiaHistory
#Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD in 1929, gunmen robbed a #BronxNY testimonial dinner for Magistrate Albert #Vitale, exposing a link between officials and organized crime..

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/12/vitale-dinner-holdup-sparks.html

#MafiaHistory @mafiahistory #Histodons

#OTD (Oct 23) in 1923, a #BronxNY judge sentences Joseph #Valachi to between 15 and 30 months in prison for attempted #burglary.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (June 22) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Madden is in court after #CottonClub closure, #BronxNY watches Iamascia & Scalise funerals, #Terranova pledges to give up mansion, Zwillman surrenders in #NewJersey, #Trafficante is briefly released in #Havana, #Valachi beats fellow prisoner, #Spilotro grave is found in #Indiana, Salemme & Weadick are convicted.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD in 1931, the #Belmont neighborhood of the #BronxNY said goodbye to Danny #Iamascia, member of the Dutch #Schultz and Ciro #Terranova organizations, who was recently killed in an accidental shootout with police detectives.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/06/iamascia-funeral-is-glittering-pageant.html

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory