EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 20 MIN
The Garment District: How the Mafia Sewed Its Grip into New York Fashion
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
In this episode we trace how organized crime turned New York’s bustling Garment District into a lucrative racketeering hub—leveraging trucking, union control and production contracts to extract protection fees. We unpack court records, federal indictments and union testimonies that expose the mechanics behind this underworld supply chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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