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The Russian Mob Funded My Parents' Restaurant
When this guy's $300 check came, he refused to pay it and instead took out his pocket knife and stabbed the check in the middle of the bar.
Anonymous
1.22.17
crime
A Brooklyn Murder Mystery Surrounds a Stolen Pizza Sauce Recipe
Louis Barbati, the 61-year-old fourth-generation owner of the beloved Bensonhurst pizzeria L&B Spumoni Gardens, was shot five times in his backyard on June 30 while his wife and two sons were inside his home.
Wyatt Marshall
7.5.16
italy
The Mafia Is Alive, Well, and Controlling Bread Prices in Italy
The police allege that bread retailers of all sizes, whether a street vendor or a supermarket, have had to buy their bread from bakeries tied to the Camorra Mafia for years.
Wyatt Marshall
7.1.16
Ice Cream
Artisanal Gelato and Climate Change Are Killing New York's Ice Cream Truck Mafia
Ice cream dons often have had the business in their family for decades, and everyone knows everyone else. There are two things you need to join the club—a mobile food permit and a list of good spots where you can sell—and both are almost impossible to...
Tove Danovich
7.2.15
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