Mr. Barnett and Mr. Pohanka have preserved around 215 signs from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. The project started out of “emotional necessity,” Mr. Barnett said, describing the ...

Legendary mob boss Carmine "The Snake" Persico, the last surviving member of New York City's Commission, has died after a long stint in federal prison. He was 85.

New York City Police officer is seen at the scene where reported New York Mafia Gambino family crime boss, Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali, was killed outside his home in the Staten Island borough of ...