mafia

A mafia hitman from Rochester, who was in federal custody in Florida, has escaped.

Have you ever stopped and wonder if the Mafia is still active across New York State? We aren't just thinking New York City either.

There are some certified gangsters that operated their criminal enterprises in New York.

Friday, November 13th, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — An aging mobster threw his hands in the air and shouted "Free!" after his acquittal on charges he helped plan the 1978 Lufthansa heist that was retold in the hit Mafia movie "Goodfellas."

The Sopranos redefined television for more than just HBO, but did you know creator David Chase still thought of expanding his vision into a film, after the pilot was already shot? Or that the series shares 27 actors with its Goodfellas inspiration? Wake up this morning, and get yourself the 25th episode of ‘You Think You Know TV?,’ as we drive to Jersey for some felonious facts of HBO's The Sopranos!

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man killed after being mistaken for a mobster with the same name — thanks to information the killers gleaned from two former police detectives later convicted of moonlighting as hit men for the mob.

We're focusing on 10 of the best American gangster films not made by either of those legendary directors, Scorsese and Coppola. Capisce?