What the records say
- When
- 1930 – 1931
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 40.71° N, 74.01° W
- Description
- Italian-American Mafia war
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Castellammarese War
Italian-American Mafia war, 1930–1931
The Castellammarese War was a bloody power struggle for control of the American Mafia between partisans of Joe "The Boss" Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano in New York City from February 26, 1930, until April 15, 1931. The feud was named after the Sicilian town of Castellammare del Golfo, Maranzano's birthplace.
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