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Vito Genovese may have single-handedly done more damage to the Mafia than any other mobster. Taking a cue from my good friend over at Friends of Ours , who did this on the appropriate date, I am posting, for posterity's sake, the New York Daily News's original 1957 article on Appalachin.  The Friends of Ours blogger , Philip Crawford Jr., has an excellent book available now: The Mafia and the Gays . It is an historical analysis of the Mafia's control of gay bars in major U.S. cities, including New York and Chicago. The unjust illegality of such establishments essentially green-lighted the Mafia to come in and cater to that demand.

The Mafia and the Gays by Phillip Crawford Jr., the Friends of Ours blogger , is available at Amazon either as a Kindle e-book for $2.99 or a trade paperback for $9.95. The Friends of Our blog is a must-read for anyone interested in crime -- it offers a comprehensive focus on criminal activity impacting America, including but not limited to traditional organized crime, including the various Mafia grows that expanded beyond Italy. Since 2009, Philip has blogged about organized crime at Friends of Ours . He is the leading authority on the Mafia's historical role in gay bars and has been cited as a major resource in numerous books, foremost among them Alex Horts's The Mob and the City and John Strausbaugh's The Village.

The  Friends of Ours  blog includes a story about our  pending ebook  -- and we want to give him a shout out for his kind post. Friends of Ours , "An Eclectic Blog: From Crime & Corruption To Politics & Culture," is an excellent resource for news of all stripes -- the blogger posts relentlessly about crime/corruption in all its guises. Alex Hortis among authors who used the Friends of Ours blog  In addition to insightful commentary on the various Mafias (including a personal encounter with some mobbed-up thugs ), the anonymous blogger, seeking no self-recognition, shines a bright spotlight on topics such as government corruption and drug trafficking . He reports news that the mainstream media does not focus on nearly enough, such as immigration reform . The blogger also files numerous Freedom of Information Act requests and then selflessly posts the files he pries loose from the FBI. .. Among the figures/topics whose F...