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  1. Five Families - Wikipedia

    The Five Families refer to five Italian American Mafia crime families that operate in New York City. In 1931, the five families were organized by Salvatore Maranzano following his victory in the Castellammarese War .

  2. Five Families | Overview, NYC, Godfather, Mafia, & Facts | Britannica

    Apr 15, 2025 · Five Families, moniker given to the five major Italian American Mafia families in New York City: Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese. The families and their inner workings were publicly revealed in 1963, when a Mafia soldier testified at …

  3. Five Families of New York City

    Apr 14, 2025 · Five Families of New York City Updated news on the Gambino, Genovese, Bonanno, Lucchese and Colombo Organized Crime Families of New York City. Toggle navigation

  4. Who Were the Mafia’s ‘Five Families’? - HISTORY

    Aug 7, 2024 · After a series of power struggles and murders, mobster Charles “Lucky” Luciano established the “Commission,” a governing body headed by five New York City crime families. For the next four...

  5. The Five Families of New York City’s Mafia - Biography

    Mar 24, 2025 · In 1931, the Five Families were established among New York City’s mafia. They included the Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Bonanno, and Colombo crime families.

  6. Inside The Five Families Of The New York City Mafia - All That's ...

    Dec 20, 2024 · The Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Colombo, and Bonanno crime organizations make up the Five Families of New York City's Italian-American Mafia, and though their power peaked in the mid-20th century, their blood-soaked saga continues to this day.

  7. Five Families - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The Five Families are the five major Italian-American Mafia crime families which have controlled organized crime in New York City since the 1930s.

  8. History ~ Five Families of New York City

    The Five Families are the five major New York City organized crime families of the Italian American Mafia.

  9. Watch American Godfathers: The Five Families Full Episodes, …

    Based upon Selwyn Raab’s New York Times best-seller “Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires,” “American Godfathers: The Five Families” traces the...

  10. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's …

    Oct 4, 2016 · For half a century, the American Mafia outwitted, outmaneuvered, and outgunned the FBI and other police agencies, wreaking unparalleled damage on America’s social fabric and business enterprises while emerging as the nation’s most formidable crime empire.

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