Joseph Vincent Moriarty also known as Newsboy Moriarty, was a mobster and ran a numbers racket in Hudson County, New...
Prohibition in New Jersey
The controversy over the nation’s Prohibition Amendment spilled over into New Jersey politics. Republicans, whose base...
Manhattan, New York, 1855
Manhattan, New York in 1855 - To the right of the picture is Hells Kitchen & the West Side, New Jersey can be seen...
Legs Diamond & The Hotsy Totsy Club
After a shooting in Legs Diamond and his partner Charlie Entratta's speakeasy bar, The Hotsy Totsy Club at 1721...
Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll & His Gang
After a disagreement with Dutch Schultz over the robbery of a dairy in the Bronx among other things, "Mad Dog" Coll...
Jack Diamonds first arrest
February 4, 1914, early in the morning, 16 year old Jack Diamond and two of his pals, James Burns, also 16 and John...
Pat Nee, Bulger, The Valhalla, Marita Ann & The IRA
Its very well known that the Valhalla was sent from Boston with weapons for the IRA, what isnt as well known is what...
Danny Walsh – Bootlegger
Danny Walsh was a mobster from Providence, Rhode Island involved in bootlegging during Prohibition. He was the top...
Charles “Vannie” Higgins – The Last Irish Boss of Brooklyn
Charles "Vannie" Higgins was a mobster and one of the most prominent bootleggers during Prohibition. Known as...