The New York mob is controlled by five organized crime families with specific geographic boundaries created in 1931 to stop turf wars. The families are: Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and ...

No-stra. A Mafia captain was sentenced Wednesday for running an illegal online betting operation that netted nearly $25 ...

Of all the five crime families of New York, some are more trustworthy than others, and the Godfather trilogy shows that the balance between them is delicate. The Corleone Family ...

You've seen fictional recounting of NYC's notorious Mafia culture in classic gangster films like Goodfellas, A Bronx Tale and The Godfather trilogy.Now learn about the real-life crime families ...

"American Godfathers: The Five Families," a six-hour History Channel special on the New York mob (Aug. 11-13, 8 p.m.) launches Sunday, ...

The "Five Families" refers to the GOP factions within the House Republican Party, in a nod to the five well-known major organized Italian crime families in the New York City area.