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  1. La Cosa Nostra, the oath of omerta, and the five crime families of New York, AKA, The Mafia. In this documentary, Swamp Dweller takes a dive into the organiz...

    • 17 min
    • 87.6K
    • Swamp Dweller
  2. Mar 10, 2024 · From their origins to the height of their power, delve into the history of these influential crime organizations that shaped the underworld of the Big Apple....

    • 25 min
    • 25K
    • Top Mafia
  3. Follow the American Mafia from their early development in New York City neighborhoods through Prohibition, to the boom days of the 1950's.

    • 10 min
    • 180.1K
    • HISTORY
  4. 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. Nov 12, 2020 · The Five Crime Families of New York City: Inside the Rise and Fall of the Mafia. These Big Apple-based organizations have weathered bloody insurrections, federal convictions and...

  6. 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.

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  8. Mar 14, 2019 · Since 1931, five families have run New York's Italian-American Mafia: the Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese.