Morello crime family

Morello crime family
Founding Boss Giuseppe Morello
Founded byGiuseppe Morello
Founding locationItalian Harlem, New York City
Years active1890s–1931
TerritoryItalian Harlem, Little Italy and the Bronx
EthnicitySicilian
Criminal activitiesRacketeering, counterfeiting, extortion, conspiracy and murder
RivalsBrooklyn Camorra, D'Aquila crime family, Schiro crime family

The Morello crime family (Italian: [moˈrɛllo]) was one of the earliest crime families to be established in the United States and New York City. The Morellos were based in Manhattan's Italian Harlem and eventually gained dominance in the Italian underworld by defeating the rival Neapolitan Camorra of Brooklyn. They were the predecessors of what eventually became known as the Genovese crime family.