Perdomo Reserve Champagne Noir When a friend suggested that I try this stick, I thought he must be joking. A medium bodied cigar with the word “Champagne” in the name? Definitely not my thing. But, what the hell? Perdomo isn’t known for making junk, maybe this one would have a fighting chance at being good. [...]
After the FBI indicted members of Gotti’s crew for selling narcotics, Gotti took advantage of growing dissent over the leadership of the crime family. Fearing he and his men would be killed by Gambino crime family Boss Paul Castellano for selling drugs, Gotti organized the murder of Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly [...]
Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012 Prelight: As I open my humidor, I have no idea what I want to smoke. I just know it has been an extremely stressful week and I’m looking for something warm and comforting. I see the wrapper of this stick resembling the brown bomber jacket hanging in my closet [...]
Have you ever noticed how relaxed Tony Soprano seemed to look as he kicked back with a fat cigar? That smirk that said, “Yeah. I’m the boss. Got a problem with that?” always seemed to creep onto his face and you knew that this man was in charge. A good cigar can do that to [...]
On June 28, 1971, Colombo held the second League demonstration at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. As Colombo prepared to speak, an African-American man, Jerome Johnson, walked up to Colombo and shot him in the back of the head three times. Although many in the Colombo family blamed Joe Gallo for the shooting, the police eventually concluded [...]
If you’ve never heard of the “Ndrangheta,” you’re not alone. As powerful and feared as this ruthless organized crime syndicate is, it is surprisingly not as well-known as the Sicilian Cosa Nostra. But that is changing. Connections with high-ranking government officials had helped the group to stay under the radar as much as possible. The [...]
Like something straight out of a movie, a trial has started and the safety of the jurors and witnesses is something to be concerned about. The trial of John Burke, an alleged hit man for the mob has started today in New York. Believe it or not, this started a long time ago. Back in [...]
Can’t get enough of The Godfather saga? Then you’re in for a real treat on May 8th, as the backstory of the Corleone family is unveiled in the new book by author Ed Falco. What? No Mario Puzo? Well, the late Puzo penned a screenplay that essentially filled in the history not covered during the [...]
This is the first in a series of photographs, I will be posting periodically, that feature a moment or character from mob history. With a dose of photojournalism, I shall offer a brief explanation of each original picture – the who, what, where, when, and if applicable – why. Today’s subject: Virginia Hill. To simply [...]
New York rapper Ron Braunstein, aka NECRO – whom we’ve profiled here before – has recently unleashed a new music video for the a track on his upcoming Murder Murder Kill Kill EP. The song – “Tough Jew/Rabbi Holding Guns” is actually under Necro’s long-discussed side-project called the Jewish Gangsters. The video has already reached [...]
