Five Families
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The Five Families, also known as the New York Mafia, are the five original Italian American Mafia crime families of New York City which have dominated organized crime in the United States since 1931.
The families are: Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese.
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See also
- Chicago Outfit
- Rizzuto crime family (Montreal crime family, the "Sixth Family")
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