New York Mafia History - Hell's Kitchen, the Westies & the Mob

Jimmy Coonan, Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll, Micky Spillane, Legs Diamond, Owney Madden… the Italian mob wasn’t the only bloodthirsty power hungry gang in the city. Brutal Irish gangsters here in Hell’s Kitchen gave the Italians a run for their money. The Westies were a bloodthirsty Irish-American gang who ruled over the Hell's Kitchen area of New York in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Their reputation for violence was so extreme that former district attorney and mayor of NYC Rudy Giuliani labeled them, “The most savage organization in the long history of New York.” According to the NYPD Organized Crime Squad and the FBI, the Westies were responsible for as many as 1,500 murders between 1968 and 1986. Book the New York Mafia Tour - a luxury private tour for up to 13 people: https://romancingmanhattantours.com/t... Romancing Manhattan Tours Tel: (212) 918-1981 Email us at [email protected]