D'Aquila crime family

D'Aquila crime Family
Founded bySalvatore D'Aquila
Founding location Little Italy, New York City
Years active1910s-1931
Territory Little Italy, Harlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx
EthnicitySicilian, Neapolitan
Criminal activitiesRacketeering, Extortion, and Murder
RivalsMorello crime family

The D'Aquila crime family (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːkwila]) was one of the earliest crime families to be established in the United States and New York City. The D'Aquilas were based in Manhattan's Little Italy, originally a crew of the Morello family prior to breaking off and absorbing what was left of the Neapolitan Camorra of Brooklyn.[1] It was a predecessor of the modern-day Gambino crime family.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Varese 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Capeci, Jerry (2004). The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. New York: Penguin. ISBN 9781440625824.
  3. ^ H. Thomas Milhorn (December 2004). Crime: Computer Viruses to Twin Towers. p. 218. ISBN 9781581124897.