William Poole better known as "Bill The Butcher” was a champion pugilist in 1855 when kicking, biting and eye-gouging...
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...
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...
Irish hunger Memorial – New York City
A real piece of Ireland in America. In New York City, the birthplace of the Irish Mob, stands what is undeniably proof...
Joe Coffey
Mob history isnt always about the mobsters, the cops, authors and even the hated rats have a part to play. One Irish...
Little Annie Reilly
Little Annie Reilly also known under the aliases Kate Cooley, Connelly and Manning she was a thief and con artist...