7. Building a Cosa Nostra Fiefdom

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. An Introduction to the Place and the Players 1
5. PART I: THE “MOBBING-UP” OF NEW YORK CITY
6. 2. A Cosa Nostra Outfit 11
7. 3. Fishy Business 33
8. 4. The Taking of John F.Kennedy Airport 48
9. 5. Exhibiting Corruption 65
10. 6. Carting Away a Fortune 80
11. 7. Building a Cosa Nostra Fiefdom 96
12. 8. Conclusion to Part I 116
13. PART II: THE LIBERATION OF NEW YORK CITY
14. 9. Liberating the Garment District 129
15. 10. Freeing the Fulton Fish Market 146
16. 11. Purging the Mob from John F.Kennedy Airport 164
17. 12. Ridding the Javits Convention Center of Organized Crime 176
18. 13. Defeating Cosa Nostra in the Waste-Hauling Industry 190
19. 14. Cleansing the Construction Industry 206
20. 15. Conclusion to Part II 223
21. Notes 235
22. Glossary of Names 289
23. List of Indictments and Judicial Decisions 307
24. Select Bibliography 311
25. Index 315
26. About the Authors 329