The movies received widespread critical acclaim and spawned a generation of copycat mobster movies, but remains the original gangster of crime thrillers. But even the biggest Godfather fan might not ...

The Sopranos is fiction at its most brutally realistic form, addressing the harsh world of the mafia with nods to real-life crime families. Situated just outside the elite stature of New York City's ...

From "The Godfather" to "The Sopranos," mobsters and their families have been the subject of American fiction for generations. Now, two new programs promise to take a deep dive into the true stories ...

Frank Sinatra had the voice of an angel, but whispers of a devilish side followed him all his life. Though he laughed off rumors of Mafia ties and dodged congressional investigations, eyewitness ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Over the years, Staten Island has seen its share of mob incidents. From the lavish Todt Hill home of real-life “Godfather” Paul Castellano to the early careers of John Gotti and ...

Robert De Niro is reuniting with his “Goodfellas” screenwriter Nick Pileggi for yet another true story of the Italian-American mafia. De Niro in the first trailer for “The Alto Knights” portrays not ...

Long Island has always had deep, real-life Mafia ties by way of operations conducted by the likes of the Lucchese, Gambino and Bonanno crime families. For filmmakers Chuck and Polish-born spouse ...

Growing up as the son of an Italian immigrant in the 1990s, the word “mafia” has been in my lexicon for as long as I remember. It was unavoidable in that era. Media at the time was filled with images ...