Italian Organized Crime
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When Organized Crime started in New York,
the Irish had control. To belong to any of the gangs, you had to be
Irish. The area they formed in was called five point. It received
its name from a corner connecting five streets:
- Cross Street
- Anthony Street
- Little Water Street
- Orange Street
- Mulberry Street.
Everyone wanted to be part of an organized crime group. Men
were changing their names to appear Irish. One Italian man, Paolo Antonelli
Vaccarelli changed his name to Paul Kelly. Once he became leader of
the gang, he changed the requirement from Irish to Italian.
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