![]() From bootlegging and drug smuggling to intense territorial disputes, the show paints a detailed and gritty picture of how New York organized crime has been able to create empires, affect wars, and control facets of city life. Archived news reports and additional footage round out the tales. Former mob associates such as Sal Polisi share their insight about how the day-to-day operations work and the consequences mobsters face when things go wrong. ![]() ![]() In addition, historians, writers, NYC experts such as former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and actors such as Joe Mantegna and Chazz Palminteri describe the political, economic, and social circumstances that allowed small gangs of thugs to grow into powerful networks of organized criminal operations. Actor portrayals tell the stories of how infamous mobsters such as Frank Costello (Anthony DiCarlo), Lucky Luciano (Rick Graff), Bugsy Siegel (Jonathan Stewart, Jr.), Meyer Lansky (Ian Bell), Al Capone (Umberto Celisano), and Vito Genovese (Craig Rivela) created crime families, rose through the ranks, and met their demise. ![]() Narrated by Ray Liotta, MAKING OF THE MOB: NEW YORK offers a dramatic look at the history of New York organized crime and its leaders.
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