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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 40 MIN

From Speakeasies to Suburbia: How the Mafia Expanded into Long Island and New Jersey

from A History of the American Mafia Podcast: Organized Crime, Mob Families, Bosses, Gangsters, Prohibition, Criminal Trials, and the Rise of La Cosa Nostra · host Podily & Josh Linsk

The Gambino and Genovese families turned postwar suburbia into a front for laundering bootleg cash, exploiting real‑estate booms in Long Island and New Jersey. The episode explores how suburban expansion kept their urban revenues flowing while keeping law‑enforcement at bay, revealing the strategy behind a seemingly innocuous move of family members to fresh lawns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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